Best Scimitars In Baldur’s Gate 3

Highlights

• Scimitars in Baldur’s Gate 3 are versatile melee weapons that can be dual-wielded and deal slashing damage.
• The best Scimitars have unique effects, such as knocking opponents off balance or causing bleeding.
• Players can acquire Scimitars through looting, crafting, or buying from traders, and they can be useful for mages or as backup weapons.

Scimitars in Baldur’s Gate 3 are one-handed melee weapons that are Light and thus can be dual-wielded. Characters must have Martial Weapon Proficiency to get the most out of Scimitars, which deal Slashing damage. They also utilize Finesse which means either Strength or Dexterity can be used, whichever is higher.

All Scimitars also have the ability to Flourish, which might knock an opponent off balance, and can also Lacerate to hopefully make enemies bleed. The best Scimitars in Baldur’s Gate 3 deal more damage and have unique effects that can be quite overpowered in the right circumstances.

Updated December 25, 2023 by Joe Grantham: Game of the Year winner Baldur’s Gate 3 is now out for Xbox players as well as PlayStation and PC players who got to experience the RPG first. As new players enroll in their first adventures and veterans attempt to beat the new hardest difficulty, Honor Mode, knowing all about the best Scimitars in BG3 will always be helpful.

While Scimitars don’t deal the most damage in the game, they are incredibly versatile and are a good option for duel-wielding, or even as a backup weapon for mages.

9 Sylvan Scimitar

Base Damage: 2~7

The Sylvan Scimitar is Jaheira’s weapon, and players can acquire it by looting it from her corpse, or if they manage to keep her alive and get on well with her, they can recruit her as a companion. With the Melee Caster passive, this Scimitar is great as a secondary weapon for mages who are more likely to hit by using their Spellcasting Modifier for Attack Rolls.

Beyond this, however, the damage is nothing to get excited about, and there are no additional passives or abilities. Nevertheless, it will serve players well in Act 2.

8 Speedy Reply

Base Damage: 1~6

Although Speedy Reply simply deals the standard 1d6 Slashing damage of Scimitars with no bonus, it does allow players to gain Momentum in fights. Momentum is one of the many positive conditions in Baldur’s Gate 3 that allows characters to move further each turn.

While this might not sound like much, the best players utilize their movement extremely efficiently and small buffs like this should not be overlooked. Speedy Reply can be looted early in the game from a body on The Risen Road.

7 Adamantine Scimitar

Base Damage: 2~7

The Adamantine Scimitar, like the other Adamantine weapons, is one of the weapons in Baldur’s Gate 3 that can only be crafted, and not looted. To craft it at the Adamantine Forge, players will need some Mithral Ore and a Scimitar Mould.

While it doesn’t have the highest damage out of all the Scimitars, the fact that it ignores resistance to Slashing damage can come in incredibly useful against certain enemies.

6 Scimitar +2

Base Damage: 3~8

In terms of flat Slashing damage, the Scimitar +2 is on par with the other top Scimitars in Baldur’s Gate 3, however, it doesn’t have any special effects to push it that bit further.

The Scimitar +2 can be bought from a few traders later on in the game, and without magical effects it is perfect for players who want to role-play as a non-magic user, even if it means their build is weak.

5 Salty Scimitar(rrr)

Base Damage: 3~8

Beyond its slightly amusing name, which is a pirate pun, the Salty Scimitar(rrr) is a fairly standard one-handed weapon with good damage. It does, however, come with one of the most underrated spells in Baldur’s Gate 3, Command. This versatile spell can be used in four different ways to force a target into doing an action.

If players get creative, they can pull off some fairly incredible feats with Command. The Salty Scimitar(rrr) can be looted from Captain Grisly in the basement of The Blushing Mermaid, a tavern in Act 3 of the game.

4 Belm

Base Damage: 3~8

Belm is easily one of the best Scimitars in Baldur’s Gate 3 given that it has the joint most base damage, as well as the Perfectly Balanced Strike ability which can be used as a Bonus Action.

However, players will have to wait until Act 3 to get their hands on Belm as it is found in the Lower City of Baldur’s Gate, more specifically in a locked bookcase inside Jaheira’s Hideout Basement.

3 Thorn Blade

Base Damage: 2~7

Despite being one of the best Scimitars in Baldur’s Gate 3, the Thorn Blade can be found relatively early on at The Last Light Inn at the start of Act 2. The Tiefling merchant Dammon sells it, as long as no harm has come to him.

While the extra Poison damage on hits can be great, it only comes into effect if the user is concentrating on a spell. The Ensnaring Strike spell, however, that Thorn Blade enables is incredibly strong with the ability to Ensnare a target for 10 turns.

2 Kurwin’s Cauteriser

Base Damage: 3~11

Against enemies who aren’t resistant to fire damage, Kurwin’s Cauteriser is easily one of the highest-damage Scimitars. Given the weapon’s association with fire, it is a great option for players role-playing in Baldur’s Gate 3 as a fire mage.

However, as good as Kurwin’s Cauteriser is, players will have to wait until Act 3 to get their hands on it as it is only dropped in Baldur’s Gate Graveyard by Bugthimble.

1 Justiciar’s Scimitar

Base Damage: 3~8

The Justiciar’s Scimitar is not only arguably the best Scimitar, but it is also one of the best melee weapons in Baldur’s Gate 3 in general. Not only is it on par with the other top Scimitars in terms of flat damage, but it can also deal additional Psychic damage, with impressive damage combos possible on good rolls.

The opportunity to blind targets when attacking with Advantage should not be overlooked either. To find the Justiciar’s Scimitar, players will need to head to the Gauntlet of Shar and kill Lyrthindor who is disguised as a rat.