Baldur’s Gate 3: What’s the max level cap?

Baldur’s Gate 3 players who are keen to max out their character as soon as possible will want to know what the highest level in the game is. So, here’s everything you need to know about the max level cap in the RPG.

Being able to increase your character level in an RPG is one of the most exciting elements of a game as it gives players the chance to learn the best abilities and skills possible, and Baldur’s Gate 3 is no exception.

Some games let players reach into the hundreds with their level cap and others have a lower level count but require characters to gain much more XP. But what is the max level for Baldur’s Gate 3? Is it 20 like traditional Dungeons & Dragons or something different?

Here’s everything you need to know about the level cap in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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What’s the max level in Baldur’s Gate 3?

The Baldur’s Gate 3 devs have confirmed that players can “reach Level 12” at this moment in time, although this could very easily be increased in the future.

They told PCGames that they had “originally planned for Level 10 to be the highest character level in the game,” but after some soul-searching: “Too many rad high-level spells would have been left just out of reach had we done so.”

This led to the team upping the player level cap to Level 12. As we’ve seen from other games in this genre though, additional DLCs and the full release may see the level cap get raised even higher.

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