As players progress through the Act 1 ending of Baldur’s Gate, you’ll need to traverse the dark horrors below. We’re talking about the Underdark, an area below the Blighted Village, and your ticket to getting closer to Baldur’s Gate. During your caving time here, you will come across a few different subsections of the Underdark. One of these places being once illustrious Adamantine Forge. A place where special items are forged and crafted, provided you have the necessary materials. And with limited resources, being able to craft every item might not be in the cards for your party. So we’ll lower the forge and take a look at the best adamantine items in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3) ranked.
Best Adamantine Items in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
Our list covers all 6 adamantine objects currently available in BG3, ranking them from from best to worst. We’ll go over the necessary materials you’ll need to craft them, as well as what makes them better/worse than the others.
#1 – Adamantine Scale Courier
- How to craft: 1x Scale Mail Mould, 1x Mithral Ore
- Skill: Medium Armor Skill
- Armor Class: 16
THE Adamantine Scale Mail Armor is our best adamantine item in BG3. Along with all the stats we’ve already listed, you’ll also earn a few passive bonuses. The first being Magic Platewhich reduced all damage taken by 1. Another useful bonus you get is the Adamantine Backlash, which staggers an attacker for 2 turns when they successfully attack you. Finally, players will also gain an Armor Class bonus when wearing this chain mail based on your Dexterity. Although it only goes up to +2, this gear is great for those with a Dex boost and for those unfamiliar with heavy armor.
Related: Where To Find Mithral Ore – Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3) Locations Guide
#2 – Adamantine Longsword
- How to craft: 1x Longsword Mold, 1x Mithral Ore
- Weapon Qualities: Long Sword, Versatile
- Damage: 1D8+1 Slash (one-handed), 1D10+1 Slash (two-handed)
The second best item on the list, and our first weapon, is the Adamantine Longsword. A true devastating weapon, the longsword is one of the few versatile weapons in the game. This means that the weapon is capable of being held with one or two hands, with some stat differences when choosing one or the other. Players will also receive Pommel Strike, Lacerate, and Rush attacks if you are proficient with longswords. In addition to ignoring enemy hit resistances, passive bonuses like kill-the-diamond And Versatile hitter are gained when using this weapon.
#3 – Adamantine Splint Armor
- How to craft: 1x Splint Mould, 1x Mithral Ore
- Skill: Heavy Armor Skill
- Armor Class: 18
Take a look at the only other piece of armor you can get from the forge is the Adamantine Splint Armor. The breastplate has some essential differences from the main scale, such as its Magic Plate reducing incoming damage by 2, and completely negate critical hits. In addition to not receiving additional AC from Dex, players will benefit from the Intense Adamantine Backlash.
#4 – Adamantine Scimitar
- How to craft: 1x Scimitar Mold, 1x Mithral Ore
- Weapon Qualities: Scimitar, Light, Finesse
- Damage: 1D6+1 Slash
Starting with the bottom half of the list is the Adamantine Scimitar, a light weapon of finesse. If you end up finding the mold for this before any of the other previous ones, you might want to end up saving your mithral ore. The weapon sports some interesting stats, such as fast hitter, staggering your target for 1 turn when attacking. That being said, unless you’re a thief or proficient with finesse weapons, the lethal weapon and diamond killer aren’t enough to justify crafting this item. Unless you just have a supply of mithral ore.
#5 – Adamantine Shield
- How to craft: 1x Shield Mold, 1x Mithral Ore
- Skill: Shield Skill
- Armor Class: +2
Our penultimate item on the list, and the only non-weapon/armor, comes the Adamantine Shield. You gain an equip feature that allows you to dispatch an attacker unwinding of 2 turns if their melee attack misses. The shield also prevents enemies from critically hitting you, which can help you out in a pinch. But at the end of the day, the passive bonus you get from the shield doesn’t justify crafting it, if you have other options. Other more common shields have the same amount of AC if not more, and there are plenty of other alternatives that won’t use mithral ore.
#6 – Adamantine Mass
- How to craft: 1x Sledgehammer
- Weapon Qualities: Dippable
- Damage: 1D6+1 Blunt
To complete the last item in the list, is the Adamantine Mace. While there aren’t really any objectively “evil” items on this list, the mace is by far the worst item of all the adamantine weapons. It is equipped with the basic adamantine perks, like kill-the-diamond And lethal weapon for the clubbing. Unfortunately, this is where the bonuses pretty much end, which significantly decreases effectiveness compared to other weapons on this list. However, just because mace is at the bottom of our list doesn’t mean you shouldn’t craft it. If you were only able to find the mold for the mace and are ok with losing a mithral ore, better to have an adamantine item than none.
