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Intelligence
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Intelligence is an Ability Score and the primary ability of Wizards.
Memory and mental power.

Intelligence affects your Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, and Religion skills and improves spellcasting for Wizards, Eldritch Knights and Arcane Tricksters (better chance to hit enemies with Spell Attack Rolls; increases the Difficulty Class of spells with Saving Throws).
Intelligence Modifier Chart
Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.
Ability score | Modifier value | Ability score | Modifier value | |
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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
Increases Intelligence "to"
- Warped Headband of Intellect sets to 17
Increases Intelligence "by"
- Harmonium Halberd reduces by -1
+1 to Saving Throws
- Circlet of Psionic Revenge only if Githyanki
- Cerebral Citadel Armour Illithid Protection
- Phalar Aluve Sing: 1d4 to [...] Intelligence Saving Throws
Advantage on Saving Throws
- Aberration Hunters' Amulet Aberration Hunter: A Githyanki [...] has Advantage on Intelligence Saving Throws.
- Fey Semblance Amulet Semblance of Fey: Advantage on Intelligence [...] Saving Throws.
- Silver Sword of the Astral Plane Githborn Psionic Resistance: A Githyanki [...] has Advantage on Intelligence Saving Throws
Other
- The Pointy Hat Glorious Pointy Hat: [...] bonus to Persuasion checks equal to your Intelligence Modifier.