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Borrowed from the universe ofDungeons & Dragons, there are tons of Status Conditions, buffs, debuffs, andpermanent bonusesinBaldur’s Gate 3, and it can be a hard task keeping track of them all while playing the game. WhileLarianhas done an admirable job of explaining all in-game mechanics via their ever-expanding tooltips, some jargon is still hard to figure out if you’re not already familiar with the concept from D&D.
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Heat is a status condition granted to the player when equipping certain items in the game. If players find an item that gives the player character Heat, they’ll want to know how it works. Here’s the breakdown.
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How Does Heat & Heat Convergence Work
A character with the Heat condition takes 1d4 Fire Damage per turn of Heat remaining (Self-damage) but gains the ability Heat Convergence. With Heat Convergence, any time you deal fire damage, all charges of Heat get consumed to deal an extra 1 damage per turn of Heat remaining.This means that if you have 5 Heat and you use Fire Bolt on an enemy, they take an extra +5 damage on top of the initial damage from the spell.
Quitesimilar tohow Lightning Charges work, you need to gather Heat by performing certain actions in combat, depending on the Heat gear you have equipped. However,Heat also locks you into only usingFire Spells,as if you don’t use them every turn, the self-damage you take can become staggeringly high.
Unfortunately, however, you also cannot fully lean into a complete Heat build either, as you’relimited to only having 7 Charges of Heat at any one time. This means that the maximum damage you’re allowed to deal with Heat Convergence is +7, which is not that much considering there are other avenues of damage available in the game by the time you get to Act 3 that deal much more damage without pigeonholing you into a one-dimensional build.
Single target spells that proc multiple times, like Scorching Ray, will consume all Heat charges on the first proc. Every subsequent proc will not benefit from Heat Convergence. For Area of Effect spells like Fireball and Wall of Fire, all enemies caught within the blast will take the extra Heat Convergence damage.
All Heat Items & Where To Find Them
Like the Lightning Charge equipment pieces, there are a set of items in the game that give you Heat. Most of them are available in Act 2, with one in Act 1 and two in Act 3. If you already gathered a full Lightning Charge set by finding the individual pieces in the game, you’ll know what to expect when it comes to these items.
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