BG3: BEST Gale Companion Build [Our Expert Tips]

There are eight possible Wizard subclasses, each with unique skills and benefits, but the suitable pick is the Evocation Subclass to make this companion a heavy-hitting spellcaster. Personally, I find that it gives the most Damage per turn, and I’m all about “blowing” things up.

1. The Evocation School is excellent for long-range and AoE damage and utility, making Gale a primary choice in most mobility-limited battles.
2. Furthermore, as an Evocation Wizard, you automatically save your allies from any friendly fire by Evocation spells, so you can cast attacks like Acid Splash without worrying about your teammates getting hit.
3. You’ll also access two additional slots to fill with some of the best level 1 spells for Gale. 
4. Ideally, you should pair an Evocator Gale with melee-oriented characters for a balanced team composition.
5. You’ll also unlock the following Subrace Features:
   • Evocation Savant: Learning Evocation spells from Scrolls costs half as much.
   • Sculpt Spells: Allied creatures automatically succeed in their Saving Throws and take no damage from them.

On top of selecting a subclass, you also need to choose 5 Prepared Spells from a starting list of 17 for Gale. If you go Evocation, you should mainly prioritize Evocation Spells for the optimal build

As such, these are the spells you should equip:

• Magic Missile: Shoot 3 Magical Darts, each confirmed to hit and deal 2-5 Force Damage.
• Burning Hands: Each flammable target is hit with 3-18 Fire Damage.
• Ray of Sickness: Call forth a sickening energy and possibly Poison the target.
• Thunderwave: Release a wave of thunderous force that pushes away all creatures and objects.
• Mage Armor: Protect a target from attacks by increasing its Armour Class by 13 + its Dexterity modifier.

1. You unlock two more spell slots and an extra Prepare Spell slot for Level 3. I would suggest going for the ones listed below.
   • Shatter: Damages all nearby enemies and objects and enforces Disadvantage on inorganic creatures’ Saving Throws.
   • Prayer of Healing: Heal all allies you can see.
2. It’s better to put Shatter into the Prepare Spell list from these two to make it even more potent in terms of damage.
3. Moving to Level 4, you can learn two more spells, ideally Darkness and Scorching Ray, since they’re related to Evocation, and equip the Ray of Frost Cantrip.
4. Furthermore, you can also choose Ability improvement as your first Feat ability for increasing Intelligence twice.

1. Starting with Level 5, you should for a lethal spell combo by selecting Fear, a Level 3 Evo Spell that projects a frightening image that causes targets to be fearful, and Fireball, a large AoE projectile without which this best BG3 Gale build would be incomplete.

2.  With Fireball, all you have to do is sneak as close as you can to enemies until you’re in range to unleash hell on them.
3. For Level 6, you should focus on mobility and passive effects by grabbing Grant Flight and Mass Healing Word for better mobility and sustainability.
4. Furthermore, you also gain a new Subclass Feature, Potent Cantrip, which improves your cantrips.

5. Finally, once you hit Level 7, you can work with Level 4 spells and balance Gale with defensive abilities by choosing Haste, making you or an ally faster and harder to hit.

1. Elemental Adept (Fire) makes targets less resistant to fire-based attacks. It removes invulnerability from fire (If any) or completely removes the resistance altogether.
2. Additionally, you can learn two Level 4 spells, making the following spells the obvious choices:
   • Wall of Fire: Create a blazing fire, burning anyone who dares stand too close.
   • Conjure Minor Elemental: Conjure a minor elemental to fight alongside you.

1. For Level 9, the only major magic you need is the Wall of Stone, a defense-based spell that raises a solid non-magical wall you can use to buy time to recover.
2. As for the other slot, you can choose whichever one you like, although I’d suggest going for the Dispel Good and Evil spell.
3. Moving on to Level 10, you’ll get your second Cantrip, the best one being Acid Splash with its wide AoE damage.
4. You will also unlock another Subclass Feature, Empowered Evocation, which lets you add your Intelligence Modifier to damage rolls with Evo spells.

5. Finally, Level 11 brings you Level 6 spells with a massive jump in effectiveness and strategical advantage over their predecessor, so the best choices here include:
   • Chain Lightning: Strike an enemy with lightning; three more bolts will leap from the target, electrifying as many as three other enemies within 18m.
   • Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere: Create a ball of churning ice that can be launched instantly to generate a frosty explosion or stored for later use.

1. With this Feat, you learn two additional Cantrips and a Level 1 Spell from the Wizard’s Spell list, which can only be cast once per a Long Rest.
2. Magic Initiate is typically used for Multiclassing and adding versatility, and although you don’t need the former advantage, the latter can be useful against enemies with different immunities.
3. You can select Fire Bolt and Produce Flame for the Cantrips because of its incredible base damage and because it gets a buff from the Elemental above Adept Feat from Level 8. 
4. You also learn two more Level 6 spells, and the optimal choices here include:
   • Globe of Invulnerability: Creates a barrier that makes creatures and objects inside it immune to all damage.
   • Wall of Thorns: Create a 60-ft-long, 10-ft-high, 5-ft-thick wall of brush that slows movement and can inflict 7d8 piercing damage (damage/lvl).