Best BG3 Sorcadin Build: Multiclass Guide for 2026

Latest Update: August 15, 2026 – Categories: Baldur’s Gate 3

Master the best overall build in Baldur’s Gate 3. This Sorcadin guide covers the Shadow Blade and Smite combo for the highest burst damage and Charisma-driven dialogue, specifically tailored for Baldur’s Gate 3.

One build reigns supreme in utility, damage, and fun factor and that’s the multiclass version of the Sorcerer and Paladin classes called the Sorcadin. This guide walks you through every factor in creating this powerful build, along with how to play it. The Sorcadin can be complex, using both melee and range attacks along with multiple ability scores. However, the power and ability to influence dialogue not just combat outweighs the complexity.

This build guide is updated for Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8, Community Update #36, Version Number: 4.1.1.7209685.

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Why Use the BG3 Sorcadin Build?

The reason you want to use the Sorcadin build in BG3 is because it’s powerful in combat and in dialogue. You are multiclassing two Charisma-based classes, and with high Charisma, you influence your spellcasting but also influence conversations. Plus, you’ll have skills that make passing speech checks easy mode.

When it comes to combat, Metamagic combined with Divine Smite makes the class combination a match made in heaven. Metamagic manipulates spells, like forking two single-target spells or making your spells have increased range. As a Sorcadin, you gain access to all the spells from both Sorcerer and Paladin spell lists, maximizing your versatility and strategic options in every encounter. For Paladin spellcasting, you use prepared spells, meaning you can only select a limited number of spells to have ready at a time, which affects your spell selection and flexibility. Meanwhile, you are effective in melee combat due to Shadow Blade and Divine Smite trigger extra damage. Utilizing bonus attack opportunities, such as with certain feats or abilities, further maximizes your damage output each round. Critical strikes are especially impactful for this build, as they can trigger massive burst damage when combined with Divine Smite.

If that weren’’t enough, the Shadow Magic subclass has massive survivability built in since you can see through darkness. Therefore, you cast Darkness spell and move into the cloud and avoid nearly all attacks. With high Dexterity, Mirror Image, Blur combo, and a high armour class (AC) from equipment and features, you will be nearly impossible to hit with huge damage coming from melee or spellcasting. Starting as a Paladin also grants you heavy armor proficiency, which is a key benefit for boosting your AC. High saving throw bonuses are also important for resisting enemy spells and effects, further increasing your survivability.

For spellcasting strategy, you can cast control spells like Hold Person or Fear to disable enemies, often securing a win before the fight even starts. Enchantment spells, such as Hypnotic Pattern and Hold Monster, provide powerful crowd control options. Enhance Ability is a recommended spell pick for boosting skills or attributes in various situations. Hold Monster is a late-game control spell that can paralyze even the toughest foes, setting up guaranteed critical hits. When choosing weapons, piercing weapons like Shar’s Spear of Evening or Nyrulna are excellent for maximizing melee damage, especially when paired with smite abilities. For gear optimization, equipping a stat stick weapon can significantly boost your attack or damage output, making your Sorcadin even more effective in combat.

Video Guide – Sorcadin Build

Our Sorcadin video starts at 20:31 in timestamps below via description.

BG3 Sorcadin Build Character Creation

The most important decision during character creation is your race. Orc is the top choice if you’re building around a melee Shadow Blade setup, thanks to the Savage Attacks trait. Whenever you land a critical hit with a melee weapon, you get to roll one of the weapon’s damage dice an extra time and add it to the crit’s bonus damage. This also stacks with the Savage Attacker feat, which lets you roll your melee damage dice twice and take the higher result. Together, this leads to huge crit damage, especially once your gear lowers the number you need to score a critical hit.

Your next major decision is your ability score spread, specifically including at least one odd-numbered stat. Odd numbers don’t give a bonus on their own, only even numbers do, but you can fix that later. In Act 1, Auntie Ethel offers a bonus that can round that odd stat up, letting you reach extremely high Charisma. Only plan around this if you fully intend to finish her side quest and use her hair to gain a permanent +1 to Charisma.

The last important decision is regarding your “origin.” Dark Urge is the strongest for combat because you gain the Death Stalker Mantle in Act 1. You go invisible after a kill, which synergises perfect with Shadow Magic Sorcerer because you gain bonuses for attacking while obscured. However, this locks you into a unique gameplay experience. We assume you want the most power possible for this build and will go with Dark Urge origin for that reason.

Important note, start as a Paladin not a Sorcerer for this build. Mainly so you can unlock shield proficiency along with many other weapons and armor. This can be helpful at the start of the game wearing light with one hand and shield for higher AC.

Leveling Progression – Sorcadin build

Early Game Considerations

The early game in Baldur’s Gate 3 is all about laying the groundwork for your Sorcadin’s future dominance. Start by prioritizing a high Charisma score – this not only boosts your spellcasting and dialogue options but also enhances your spell save DC and attack rolls with spells. While Strength is less of a focus due to the reliance on elixirs later, having enough to wear medium armor and wield your chosen weapons is still important for melee combat effectiveness.

During these initial levels, pay close attention to your spell slots management. You’ll want to conserve spell slots for crucial moments, especially for Divine Smite and key control spells. Make use of your Paladin’s Divine Sense early on to gain advantage in detecting threats and setting up ambushes, which can be a game-changer in tough encounters. Equip the best available gear to maximize your armor class and survivability, and don’t hesitate to use your attack rolls to pressure enemies in melee combat. A strong early game setup ensures you transition smoothly into the mid and late game, setting the stage for your Sorcadin to shine.

Action Economy & Buff Stacking

Metamagic: Quickened Spell

The core of the Sorcadin’s action economy is Quickened Spell, which is unlocked at level three with your Metamagic choice. This allows you to cast a spell, such as Fireball or Darkness, using a Bonus Action, leaving your Main Action free for melee attacks. By managing your bonus actions effectively, you can also take advantage of bonus attack opportunities – such as those granted by certain feats or class features – to further increase your damage output in a turn. Starting at level 6 with this build, you can then use Fireball with an action, Quickened spell to cast yet another Fireball. Two back-to-back Fireballs will decimate a large group of enemies clustered together and is the key reason you need to maintain a few Sorcery points if possible.

The Haste & Bloodlust Loop

To maximize attacks, players should stack the Haste spell (which provides an additional Action) with the Elixir of Bloodlust. You can get the extra action bonus via Potion of Speed as well. Once you kill an enemy with Bloodlust active, you gain yet another action. Since you have Quickened metamagic, this gives you massive opportunities to cast multiple spells per turn and or weapon attacks with Divine Smite burst.

Shadow Blade Setup

Your main priority after a Long Rest is to cast Shadow Blade which automatically equips the weapon in your main hand. You want to use the highest level spell slot, which increases the damage. Combine this with the Resonance stone which doubles your psychic damage. This, along with Hunter’s Mark and Strange Conduit Ring produces massive damage.

You can also use the Booming Blade Cantrip and Divine Smite in the same attack. The result is extra thunder and radiant damage per action. With Extra Attack unlocked via the Paladin, each action will produce two attacks, further increasing your damage output.

Pre-Buffing and Concentration

One of the advantage of Shadow Blade is it doesn’t require concentration. Therefore, you can pre-buff with spells like Blur to avoid incoming attacks, or cast Darkness on your primary melee target. Once concentration is active, you will increase damage via this ring on all weapon attacks. Plus it doubles from Resonance Stone.

If you’re playing on a Honor Mode, you want to cast or use scrolls of Blur and Mirror Image. These two together make you near impossible to hit, especially if you or a companion can cast Darkness in an area.

Divine Smite Management

The Sorcadin’s action economy is often limited by spell slots rather than actions. In your reactions menu, you can toggle on “ask” for Divine Smite. This gives you a promote if you want to consume a spell slot in order to deal extra damage. This is important to not blow through all of your spell slots in two melee attacks. The further in your leveling progression, the more slots you get but each combat action can consume multiple divine smite spell slots so be careful.

Gear Progression Path – Sorcadin build

Act 1 (Early Game)

Act 2 (Mid Game)

Act 3 (Best in Slot)

Potions, Elixirs, and Consumables

Essential Elixirs (Melee & Spell Focus)

Elixir of Hill Giant Strength / Cloud Giant Strength: Sets Strength to 21 (Hill Giant) or 27 (Cloud Giant) until a Long Rest. Since the Sorcadin prioritizes Charisma and Dexterity during character creation (starting with 8 STR), this elixir is mandatory to hit with the highest damage with Shadow Blade. Drink immediately after every Long Rest. This turns you into a “Single-Attribute-Dependent” (SAD) character, allowing your naturally high Charisma to fuel your Smites and Spells while the elixir fuels your weapon accuracy. Just remember, you cannot use two Elixir at once, so Bloodlust or this will be your primary.

Elixir of Battlemage’s Power: Grants 3 stacks of Arcane Acuity until a Long Rest. Each stack provides a +1 bonus to Spell Attack Rolls and Spell Save DC. This is best for major boss fights where you need your Hold Person, Command, or Fear spells to have a near 100% success rate. Use when you are going to cast more spells due to range or enemy types.

Elixir of Bloodlust: Provides 5 Temporary HP and an additional Action once per turn after killing an enemy. This is the best “Action Economy” elixir if you do not need the Strength bonus. It allows you to use your first action for a melee kill and your second action for a high-level Fireball. Drink before large-scale encounters with multiple “trash” mobs to ensure you trigger the extra action early in the turn.

Potions & Tactical Consumables

Potion of Speed: Grants an extra Action, +2 AC, Advantage on DEX Saves, and double movement speed for 3 turns. This is your primary way to boost actions for a few turns. Just realize, after three turns, you will lose the effect and skip a turn.

Elixir of Vigilance: Grants a +5 bonus to Initiative and immunity to being Surprised. In 2026 meta-play, the most dangerous threat is being stunned or killed before you take a turn. If you do not have the Alert feat, this ensures you go first to drop a Darkness cloud for protection. Use specifically for high-initiative boss fights.

Oils & Weapon Coatings

Oil of Accuracy: Grants a +2 bonus to Attack Rolls for 10 turns. Use this when facing high-AC bosses to ensure your Shadow Blade smites land reliably. Apply to your weapon just before initiating combat from stealth.

Drow Poison: Chance to inflict Sleep on the target. Attacks against sleeping targets are guaranteed Critical Hits. Best used with the Arrow of Many Targets (if you have ranged proficiency) to put multiple enemies to sleep, setting them up for massive Shadow Blade Smites on your next turn. Have a Ranger or Rogue in your team use this so you can blast the enemy afterwards.

Illithid Powers and Synergies

Illithid Powers are granted by consuming Tadpoles and the effect is introduced early in Act 1. There aren’t any major negative impacts to your character, including your story ending. However, consuming the Astral-Touched Tadpole will change your appearance and effect your character’s epilogue and relationships. If you’re interested in the most powerful character, it’s near mandatory to consume and seek out these tadpoles for incredible passive and active bonuses.

Tier 1: The Essentials (Prioritize First)

Luck of the Far Realms: Once per Long Rest, when you make a successful Attack Roll, you can change it into a Critical Hit. This is the most important power for the any build. It allows you to guarantee a massive crit on a boss exactly when you need it.

Favourable Beginnings: The first Attack Roll or Ability Check you make against a target gains a bonus equal to your Proficiency Bonus. This is a “passive” buff that applies to every single encounter. It significantly helps you land your first attack.

Cull of the Weak: When you bring a creature’s HP lower than your number of evolved Illithid powers, they die instantly and deal 1-4 Psychic damage to nearby enemies. This acts as an “execution” mechanic, exploding multiple enemies dealing huge AOE damage.

Tier 2: Combat Utility

Ability Drain: Once per turn, when you make an Attack Roll, the target’s corresponding Ability Score is reduced by 1. By hitting an enemy repeatedly, you lower their physical saves or AC, making them easier for the rest of your party to hit or crowd-control. This also reduces the enemy’s saving throw success rates, increasing the effectiveness of spells and effects that require saving throws.

Psionic Backlash: When an enemy casts a spell within 9m, you can use a Reaction to deal 1d4 Psychic damage per spell level. This provides you with a Reactions against casters, potentially breaking their concentration before they can debuff your team. Interrupting a caster in this way can also prevent them from forcing your party to make difficult saving throws.

Tier 3: High-Tier Mastery (Astral Tadpole Required)

Black Hole: Use an Action to pull all nearby enemies into a single point and potentially Slow them. This is the ultimate setup for the Sorcadin. Pull everyone into one spot, then use Quickened Spell to drop a Fireball to hit the entire group at once.

Mind Blast: Deal 4d8+Int Psychic damage in a massive cone and potentially Stun targets for 1 turn. This is the best crowd-control tool for AOE fights.

Concentrated Blast: Deal 3d6+Int Psychic damage to a target. If you are concentrating on another spell, you heal for the damage dealt. This is perfect for the Sorcadin who is already concentrating on Darkness. It turns your extra actions into a source of self-healing while maintaining high damage.

Permanent Bonus Tracker

These bonuses carry across acts and boost your Sorcadin power overall. Below we have this broken down by each Act and what to prioritize. None of these are required for the build, however.

Act 1 Bonuses

Auntie Ethel’s Hair – +1 to Any Ability Score

• What: Permanent +1 to a stat of your choice.
• Where: Complete Auntie Ethel’s quest in the Sunlit Wetlands and accept her “reward.”
• Why It Matters: Lets you start with an odd Charisma score and later round it out to hit higher CHA earlier, boosting spell DCs, attack rolls, and dialogue power.

Awakened – Illithid Powers as Bonus Action

• What: Illithid powers can be used as a Bonus Action instead of an Action.
• Where: Githyanki Creche, Zaith’isk machine interaction.
• Why It Matters: You can cast, attack, or use Shadow Blade while still activating Illithid abilities like Cull the Weak or Psionic Backlash in the same turn.

Scratch – Find Familiar: Scratch

• What: Permanent ability to summon Scratch as a familiar.
• Where: Recruit Scratch at the campsite after meeting him in the wilderness.
• Why It Matters: Free scouting, help actions, trap triggering, and utility without costing spell slots.

Cheeky Quasit – Summon Shovel

• What: Permanent Summon Quasit spell.
• Where: Find the scroll in the Necromancy of Thay area and learn it as a caster.
• Why It Matters: Excellent scout and distraction tool, especially for setting up Darkness ambushes.

Loviatar’s Love – Combat Buff Under 30% HP

• What: When under 30% HP, gain +2 Attack Rolls and +2 Wisdom saves.
• Where: Let Abdirak torture you in the Goblin Camp.
• Why It Matters: Shadow Sorcerers often fight aggressively in Darkness, this turns risky HP levels into a damage boost.

Necromancy of Thay – Future Spell Access

• What: Unlocks powerful necromantic options in Act 3 if fully explored.
• Where: Blighted Village cellar.
• Why It Matters: Gives late-game spell options that stack well with Darkness and fear-based control.

Volo’s Ersatz Eye – See Invisibility

• What: Permanent See Invisibility effect.
• Where: Let Volo “help” with the parasite.
• Why It Matters: Prevents invisible enemies from bypassing your Darkness zone or ambushing you.

Act 2 Bonuses

Potion of Everlasting Vigour – +2 Strength

• What: Permanent +2 Strength.
• Where: Purchase from Araj Oblodra at Moonrise Towers.
• Why It Matters: Helps carry capacity, jump distance, and melee damage if using Shadow Blade or hybrid Paladin smites.

Slayer Form – Transform into the Slayer

• What: Gain a powerful transformation form.
• Where: Dark Urge storyline.
• Why It Matters: Massive combat spike option for tough encounters if playing Dark Urge.

Summon Us – Permanent Summon

• What: Gain ability to summon Us.
• Where: If saved during the Nautiloid and later reunited.
• Why It Matters: Extra battlefield control, scouting, and utility.

Act 3 Bonuses

Mirror of Loss – +2 Ability Score

• What: Permanent +2 to a stat of your choice (with correct choices).
• Where: House of Grief.
• Why It Matters: Pushes Charisma to end-game caps for max spell DCs and crit consistency.

Partial Ceremorphosis – Tier 3 Illithid Powers

• What: Unlock strongest Illithid abilities.
• Where: Story progression.
• Why It Matters: Adds massive burst, control, and mobility on top of Sorcerer casting.

Sweet Stone Features – Blessed (Permanent Buff)

• What: Permanent Blessed-style buff.
• Where: Act 3 Pay Boney in Circus of the Last Days 5,000 Gold.
• Why It Matters: Boosts attack rolls and saves—perfect for crit-based Shadow Blade play.

Anointed in Splendour – +2 to All Saving Throws

• What: Permanent +2 to saving throws.
• Where: Offer enough gold to deities statue in Stormshore Tabernacle depending on your character level.
• Why It Matters: Makes you extremely hard to disable while standing in your Darkness cloud casting or smiting.

Combat Strategy

Starting at level 1 as a Paladin gives you stronger early-game durability thanks to extra weapon and armor proficiencies, including shields to pair with Shadow Blade later. At level 2, grab Chromatic Orb, and at level 3 pick up Twinned Spell for your Metamagic. Your early-game combo is Twinned Chromatic Orb, use Ice to knock enemies prone. Splitting the spell lets you control multiple targets while still dealing solid damage.

At level 4, take Shadow Blade as your level 2 spell and replace Thunderwave with something more utility-focused like Invisibility or Enlarge. You should be casting Shadow Blade after every long rest. The goal is to attack while you’re invisible or at least lightly or heavily obscured. The easiest way to do this is by casting Darkness on yourself.

At level 1 in Shadow Magic Sorcerer, Eyes of the Dark lets you see in magical darkness up to 24 meters. At level 3, you get Darkness for free. This means you can drop Darkness on yourself, gain Advantage with Shadow Blade, and blind enemies who enter the cloud. Blinded enemies struggle with ranged attacks and spells beyond three meters, forcing them into melee. With medium armor, 16 Dexterity, and a shield, your AC becomes extremely hard to crack.

Once you unlock Fireball at level 6, you gain a powerful new opener: double-casting Fireball on turn one using Quickened Metamagic. This is your go-to nuke when you can’t safely engage in melee. After this point, you shift back into Paladin to pick up Divine Smite. Smite adds bonus damage to your melee hits and stacks with Booming Blade and the Shadow Blade + Darkness combo. This gives you deadly melee pressure and strong ranged spell options.

One important limitation: Psychic damage doesn’t work on Constructs. That’s the main weakness of this build. In those fights, rely more on spellcasting inside your Darkness, using Chromatic Orb, Fireball, and other spells, instead of melee Shadow Blade attacks.

Exploiting the Opening Move

The most effective way to end a fight is to ensure the enemy never gets a turn. By positioning your party effectively, you can catch surprised enemies off guard, granting you a full round of uncontested actions. During this window, use your mobility to reach a high-priority only target – usually the enemy caster or boss – to eliminate the biggest threat before they can react.

Maximizing Damage Output

The Sorcadin’s bread and breadth is the Divine Smite, but how you trigger it matters:

• Additional Free Attack: Utilize the Haste spell or the Potion of Speed to gain an action that allows for an additional free attack. This extra swing is another opportunity to burn a high-level spell slot for a Smite.
• Land Critical Hits: To truly break the game, look for ways to guarantee or land critical hits. Whether through the Luck of the Far Realms illithid power or the Hold Person spell, a critical hit doubles your Smite damage dice, resulting in astronomical numbers.
• Great Weapon Master: If you are using a two-handed sword, toggling on Great Weapon Master is essential. While it carries a penalty to accuracy, the +10 damage bonus scales perfectly with the Paladin’s multi-attack capabilities.
• Unarmed or Weapon Attack: While most of your Smites require a unarmed or weapon attack (specifically a melee weapon for Divine Smite), remember that your Sorcerer levels provide “Shocking Grasp” or other touch-based spells if you find yourself disarmed.

Defensive Utility and Synergy

A Sorcadin isn’t just a glass cannon – it’s a tank!

• Gain Resistance: Use spells like Warding Bond or specific gear sets to gain resistance to physical or elemental damage. This, combined with your high Armor Class and Shield spell, makes you nearly untouchable.
• Sneak Attack: If you’ve dabbled in a Rogue dip or have an ally providing distraction, remember that a sneak attack can occasionally add that extra sliver of d6 damage needed to finish a foe without burning a precious Level 4 spell slot.

Best Party Composition for the Sorcadin Build

Party Synergy: Who to Pair With

The Sorcadin build will play a hybrid range DPS style; thus, you need a support, utility, and DPS companion alongside your primary character. Use Gale as a secondary spellcaster for AOE damage and crowd control spells. Astarion is key for melee pressure with dual wield and utility such as chest lockpicking and trap detection. Shadowheart is your go-to buff, debuffer, and healer all in one.

• Pre-Buff: Cast Bless and any other until long rest buff on your party immediately after a long rest.
• Surprise: Use Astarion to sneak into position and hit a target from stealth to trigger the surprise status effect.
• Guiding Bolt: Use Shadowheart’s Spiritual Guardian and Radiant Orb combo to debuff enemies’ attack rolls.
• Fireball: Evocation Wizard doesn’t trigger friendly fire, so use Fireball, Ice Storm, and other AOE DPS spells.

Avoid: Wyll as a Warlock since it will be a bit redundant to have another Charisma-based character. You also don’t want to have a team full of melee builds with Karlach or Lae’zel, so keep one or two melee characters max.

Honorable mentions: Halsin or Jaheira are decent mid-game companions that use Druid spellbooks. If you don’t find yourself needing any healing, but want more ranged firepower or Wild Shape survivability, these are two choices.

Solo Play

Taking on Baldur’s Gate 3 solo as a Sorcadin is a true test of your build’s flexibility and your tactical prowess. To thrive, focus on maximizing your survivability with medium armor and shield proficiency, ensuring you can withstand the toughest encounters. Gear like bhaalist armor and the strange conduit ring provide essential boosts to your defenses and damage output, especially as you progress into Act 3 where the challenges ramp up.

Invest in feats like Savage Attacker for reliable bonus damage, and use arcane acuity to enhance your spellcasting and ability scores. Managing your resources—spell slots, health, and consumables—is crucial when you don’t have party support. Use your spells to control the battlefield, daze enemies, and create openings for your melee attacks. With careful planning and the right equipment, you’ll be able to tackle even the most daunting solo challenges, making the most of your Sorcadin’s hybrid strengths.

Sorcadin (Sorcerer / Paladin) Build FAQs

1. What is the best level split for the Sorcadin in BG3?

The 6 Paladin / 6 Sorcerer split is the gold standard because it unlocks Aura of Protection and Extra Attack from Paladin while providing enough Sorcerer levels for Fireball, Haste, and Quickened Spell Metamagic. A 2 Paladin / 10 Sorcerer split offers more spell slots for smiting but sacrifices Aura of Protection, making it riskier on Honour Mode.

2. Why should you start as a Paladin rather than a Sorcerer?

Starting as Paladin grants proficiency in heavy armor, shields, and martial weapons immediately, which are only awarded by the class you take at level 1. Taking Sorcerer first locks you out of these proficiencies unless you respec.

3. How does Shadow Blade work with Darkness?

Cast Shadow Blade out of combat to summon a psychic damage weapon, then cast Darkness on yourself in combat. Shadow Magic Sorcerer’s Eyes of the Dark allows you to see through your own Darkness cloud, giving you Advantage on every attack while blinded enemies cannot target you effectively beyond three meters.

4. Can Divine Smite trigger on critical hits?

Yes, and this is the core of the Sorcadin’s damage ceiling. Critical hits double all damage dice, which includes the dice from Divine Smite. Using Hold Person via Quickened Spell as a bonus action then attacking with your main action causes every melee hit to auto-crit, producing some of the highest single-turn damage numbers available in the game.

5. Does Shadow Blade break concentration?

No, Shadow Blade does not require concentration, which is one of its primary advantages for this build. This means you can pre-cast Shadow Blade after a long rest and still maintain a concentration spell like Darkness, Blur, or the Strange Conduit Ring’s psychic damage rider simultaneously.

6. Does Shadow Blade work against Constructs?

No. Shadow Blade deals Psychic damage and most Constructs are immune to Psychic damage, making it ineffective for those fights. Switch to Fireball, Chromatic Orb, and other elemental spells when facing Constructs and rely less on melee Shadow Blade attacks.

7. Should I prioritize Strength or Charisma for this build?

Charisma is the primary stat as it powers your spells, Aura of Protection’s saving throw bonus, and dialogue checks simultaneously. Use Elixirs of Hill Giant or Cloud Giant Strength to cover your melee accuracy, keeping your natural Strength at 8 and putting all character creation points into Charisma, Dexterity, and Constitution.

8. How do you manage spell slots with Divine Smite?

Toggle Divine Smite to “ask” mode in your reactions menu so you are prompted before each hit rather than burning a slot automatically. This prevents accidentally spending high-level slots on weak enemies and reserves them for boss fights where maximizing a critical hit smite matters most.

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