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Wisdom
Senses and Intuitions.

Wisdom affects your Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Perception, and Survival skills and improves spellcasting for Clerics, Druids, Monks and Rangers (better chance to hit enemies with spell attack rolls; increases the Difficulty Class of spells with Saving Throws).
Wisdom modifier chart
Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.
Ability score | Modifier value | Ability score | Modifier value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | -5 | 16-17 | +3 | |
2-3 | -4 | 18-19 | +4 | |
4-5 | -3 | 20-21 | +5 | |
6-7 | -2 | 22-23 | +6 | |
8-9 | -1 | 24-25 | +7 | |
10-11 | +0 | 26-27 | +8 | |
12-13 | +1 | 28-29 | +9 | |
14-15 | +2 | 30 | +10 |
Related items
Change Wisdom score
Increases Wisdom
The following items increase Wisdom while equipped:
- Khalid's Gift increases Wisdom by 1 (up to 21)
The following sources permanently increase a character's Wisdom score:
- Auntie Ethel's Hair permanently increases Wisdom by +1
- The Mirror of Loss permanently increases Wisdom by +2 (up to 24)
Reduces Wisdom
- Harmonium Halberd reduces Wisdom by -1
- Devilfoil Mask reduces Wisdom by -1 per nearby creature also wearing a mask
Saving throws
+1 to saving throws
- Circlet of Psionic Revenge (If githyanki or disguised as one)
- Cerebral Citadel Armour
Advantage
- Amulet of the Harpers
- Fey Semblance Amulet
- Blackguard's Plate
- Selune's Spear of Night
- Silver Sword of the Astral Plane (if githyanki or disguised as one)
Other
- Helmet of Autonomy (Proficiency in Wisdom saving throws)
- Seemingly Gleaming Ring (-1 to Wisdom saving throws)
Other
- Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo deal additional damage equal to your Wisdom modifier with unarmed strikes