Dexterity

Agility, reflexes, and balance.

Dexterity is an Ability Score and a key ability of Rogues, Rangers, Monks and other wielders of Finesse weapons.

Dexterity affects your Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth skills, as well as your Attack Rolls for ranged weapons and Finesse weapons. It also affects your Initiative and Armour Class.

Dexterity Modifier Chart

Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.

Dexterity Scores and Modifiers

Score	Modifier
1	- 5
2 - 3	- 4
4 - 5	- 3
6 - 7	- 2
8 - 9	- 1
10 - 11	+ 0
12 - 13	+ 1
14 - 15	+ 2
16 - 17	+ 3
18 - 19	+ 4
20 - 21	+ 5
22 - 23	+ 6
24 - 25	+ 7
26 - 27	+ 8
28 - 29	+ 9
30	+ 10

Related Items

Increases Dexterity "to"

•  Gloves of Dexterity sets  Dexterity to 18

Increases Dexterity "by"

•  The Graceful Cloth increases  Dexterity by +2 (up to 20)
•  Nimblefinger Gloves (Nimblefinger: Grants Gnomes +2  Dexterity, Halflings / Dwarves +1 Dexterity.) No cap.

+1 to Saving Throws

•  Frayed Drow Hood
•  Leather Helmet
•  Covert Cowl
•  Helmet of Arcane Acuity
•  Helmet of Grit
•  Slinging Shoes
•  Boots of Persistence
•  Boots of Psionic Movement
• Hedge Wanderer Armour Hedge Wanderer Armour
•  Breastplate +2
• Chain Shirt +2 Chain Shirt +2
• Hide Armour +2 Hide Armour +2

Other

•  Elven Chain Advantage to  Dexterity Saving Throws
•  Acrobat Shoes Advantage to  Dexterity Saving Throws
•  Reaper's Embrace Disadvantage to  Dexterity Saving Throws
•  Leather Armour +2 +1 to  Dexterity Checks
• Yuan-Ti Scale Mail Yuan-Ti Scale Mail Exotic Material
•  Armour of Agility Exotic Material
• Sharpened Snare Cuirass Sharpened Snare Cuirass Exotic Material
•  The Jolty Vest Countershock
•  Gloves of Missile Snaring Missile Snaring