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Baldur's Gate 3 Reverberation
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What is the Reverberation condition in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)

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There are a lot of big and small mechanics in Baldur’s Gate 3 and one that can be missed or forgotten is Reverberation. If you need a quick refresher on what Reverberation is in BG3, you’ve come to the right place.

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Baldur’s Gate 3: Reverberation, explained

Reverberation in Baldur’s Gate 3 is a stackable condition that you can apply to enemies and can be applied to you. It’s a debuff that weakens the target’s ability to roll successful Saving Throws, can deal Thunder damage, and can knock the target Prone.

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It gives you a minus one to Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution Saving Throwing per stack. If five or more stacks of Reverberation are received, the target takes 1d4 Thunder damage and must succeed a DC 10 Constitution Saving Throw or fall Prone. After getting up from Prone, Reverberation is removed. And finally, those immune to Thunder damage can’t receive Reverberation.

How to negate the Reverberation condition in BG3

All you need to do to remove Reverberation is succeed on a DC 10 Constitution Saving Throw. If you do, you won’t be affected by Reverberation and the stacks will wear off. In my opinion, Reverberation isn’t that powerful because it is easily countered by high-constitution enemies and is hard to inflict.

How to inflict Reverberation condition in BG3

To me, not only is Reverberation not that strong of a mechanic, but it also is hard to inflict. No spells exist in the game to cast Reverberation. The only way to apply it is through these four items:

  • Gloves of Belligerent Skies: When the wielder deals Radiant, Lightning, or Thunder damage, apply two stacks of Reverberation to the target or targets.
  • Boots of Stormy Clamour: When the wearer inflicts a condition upon a hostile creature, they also inflict two stacks of Reverberation.
  • Spineshudder Amulet: When the wearer deals damage with a ranged Spell Attack, inflict two stacks of Reverberation on the target or targets.
  • Markoheshkir: Grants Kereska’s Favor which can grant Bone-shaking Thunder which allows you to inflict one Reverberation upon a target of a damage spell.

Those four items are the primary way to inflict Reverberation. However, if you want to take it even further, these three items interact with Reverberation nicely:

  • Ring of Absolute Force: If the wearer bears the Absolute’s brand, they deal one additional Thunder damage.
  • Thunderskin Cloak: When a creature with Reverberation deals damage to the wearer, the creature needs to make a Constitution Saving Throw or become Dazed.
  • Ring of Spiteful Thunder: When the wearer deals Thunder damage to a Reverberating creature, it becomes Dazed unless it succeeds a Constitution Saving Throw.

Best Reverberation build in BG3

I honestly don’t recommend Reverberation builds because there are hundreds of other builds that are more useful and powerful, but if you want to create a unique build centered on Reverberation, I recommend using a Storm Sorcery Sorcerer.

At level 6 as a Storm Sorcery Sorcerer, you get Heart of the Storm that makes you resistant to Lighting and Thunder damage and allows you to make small, local storms of Lightning or Thunder after casting a spell that deals that damage type.

Use Call Lighting and Thunderwave while wearing Gloves of Belligerent Skies, Spineshudder Amulet, and Markoheshkir to inflict five stacks of Reverberation on an enemy which greatly reduces their Saving Throw stats and immediately makes them make a Constitution Saving Throw. If they fail it, they take even more Thunder damage and fall Prone.

If you can create a Storm Sorcery Sorcerer that has Gloves of Belligerent Skies, Spineshudder Amulet, and Markoheshkir, this Reverberation build isn’t bad. It’s not incredible by any means, but it’s unique and fun to use to keep controlling your enemies by knocking them all Prone. If you want to keep going down the Sorcerer rabbit hole, you should check out the best Sorcerer spells and cantrips.


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Noah Nelson
From his early days of blog-style music, movie, and game reviews to working as the Esports Writer at Coastline Community College, Noah Nelson now works fulltime as a Staff Writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion. He has been helping gamers everywhere with Destiny 2 god rolls, Warzone 2 DMZ missions, and collectibles in any indie game for over a year and a half. His Bachelor's Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition with a minor in Journalism from CSULB has shaped him to be a strong writer and editor. His fondest gaming memory is playing Sly Cooper 2 after begging his mom (for hours) to play it before his birthday and he still cries myself to sleep remembering the time he accidentally saved over his 99% completion save file in Kingdom Hearts 2.