Patch 8 being a very important update, it requires stress testing and its release date is therefore a little far away. Expect it to drop in 2025.

This is a big update introducing many important new features to a game that is already full of them. We can’t wait.

Keep reading to find out when the Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 8 release window is and for the full list of expected patch notes.

When is Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 8?

Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 8 release date is somewhere in 2025Larian revealed.

Unfortunately, we don’t know the exact date the major update will arrive, but we do know that it will be stress tested in early January.

You will be able to participate in the patch 8 stress test on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. More details will be shared on how to participate in a future development update.

What’s changing in the Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 8 update?

Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8 Update Is Coming 12 new playable subclassesA photo mode And cross-platform game.

This major update adds three massive new features of the game, Larian revealed in a blog post on Steam.

If photo mode and crossplay weren’t enough for you, these 12 new subclasses just might.

Expect a new subclass for every playable class in the game: Bard, Barbarian, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Fighter, Monk, Ranger, Rogue, Warlock, Warlock, and Sorcerer.

“Expect new abilities, animations, visual effects, summons and cantrips, as well as unique voiced dialogue lines for the Oathbreaker Knight with written responsiveness for the Oathbreakers, as well as a homebrewing twist on certain actions to enhance your role-playing experience.”

Read on for the full list of expected patch notes.

Full patch notes expected for Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 8

Although Larian won’t reveal the full list of Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 8 patch notes until its release in 2025, the developer has revealed a lot about the update ahead of time.

We will update this page with the full list of patch notes once they are revealed.

For now, here’s the full list of patch notes expected for Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8 (according to Larian):

Crossplay

• Baldur’s Gate 3 multiplayer will soon feature full cross-platform progression, including cross-play
• Once the update is live, you will be able to invite your friends to join your cross-play lobby directly, regardless of platform and find available multiplayer lobbies with friends on other systems using the Larian network.

Twelve new subclasses

• A new subclass for each of the existing Bard, Barbarian, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Fighter, Monk, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Sorcerer classes in the game.
• Expect new abilities, animations, visual effects, summons and cantrips, and unique voiced lines of dialogue for the Oathbreaker Knight with responsiveness written for Oathbreakers, as well as a homebrewing twist on certain actions to enhance your experience role play.

Bard – College of Glamor:

• As a bard of the College of Glamor, you will discover that you have the power to heal your friends and command your enemies in equal measure.
• Cast Mantle of Inspiration to grant your allies 5 temporary health points. And if an enemy attacks while it is thrown, they will find themselves charmed.
• Play your hand correctly and you can use it to your advantage with Mantle of Majesty
• Target charmed enemies and you can command them to flee, move closer, freeze, fall to the ground, or drop their weapon.

Barbarian – Way of the Giants:

• Forget potions to bulk up your muscles, these barbarians benefit from the Giant’s Rage passive which grants both strength and size, allowing you to deal extra damage with throwing attacks.
• Are your pockets weighing you down? Not for you and your increased carrying capacity!

Cleric – Domain of Death:

• Three new necromancy cantrips, including Toll The Dead, a cantrip that deals 1-8 damage when your cleric rings the bell of impending doom.
• The homemade ability to explode nearby corpses, damaging enemies

Druid – Circle of Stars:

• Take one of the three star forms for their power: the constellations of Archer, Chalice and Dragon
• The Archer deals radiant damage with astral arrows, the Life-Giving Chalice restores health to you and others nearby, and the Wise Dragon lets you deal damage with an added bonus to constitution rolls.
• Star Forms not only offer celestial aesthetics, but also practical and powerful options to enhance your role as a healer, fighter, or strategist.

Paladin – Crown Oath:

• Guide your companions into battle with Righteous Clarity, taunt enemies with strategic interrupts, and keep your party strong with Divine Allegiance, absorbing their damage while restoring their health.

Fighter – Arcane Archer:

• The Arcane Archer subclass offers unique skills in addition to new shooting animations.
• Banish enemies to the Feywild, removing them from the battlefield for one turn, or trigger psychic damage that forces enemies to make a Wisdom saving throw or be blinded until the start of their next turn.

Monk – Drunk Master:

• As a Drunken Master, you have the ability to consume alcohol directly from your inventory, as well as drink from bottles you see on the Sword Coast, in order to recover Ki.
• By sharing the bottle with your enemies using Intoxicating Strike, you will generate a buff to your armor class and your chance to hit intoxicated targets.
• Drunk enemies are also susceptible to the Drunken Masters’ other abilities, such as Sobering Realization – which sobers up drunk targets, dealing physical and psychic damage.

Ranger – Guardian of the Swarm:

• The cloud of jellyfish deals additional lightning damage, potentially shocking your enemy.
• The Flurry of Moths deals psychic damage, giving you the ability to blind your enemy.
• The Legion of Bees deals piercing damage and forces the enemy to make a strength saving throw or be pushed back 15 feet.
• Each swarm also has the ability to grant you teleportation abilities!

Thief – Swashbuckler:

• Play dirty by throwing sand at enemies to blind them. Throw your weapon at a target to disarm it. Or use your new Fancy Footwork passive while engaging your enemy in melee to ensure they can’t launch attacks of opportunity against you for the rest of your turn.

Wizard – Shadow Magic:

• This subclass grants its wizard superior darkvision, as well as the ability to shadow walk between dimly lit or dark places.
• It also allows you to summon the Hound of Ill Omen, perfectly prepared at home, to harass your enemies, and use the Force of the Grave to prevent yourself from being shot down – ideal for those trying to run in mode Honor.

Warlock – Hexblade

• Curse your enemies and force their souls to do your bidding. Kill any enemy that isn’t usually a nature element, construct, giant blob, or already dead, and you can resurrect their spirit from their corpse for ten turns.
• This new summon can deal necrotic damage and will rip out part of your enemy’s soul to provide healing for your Hexblade Warlock.

Sorcerer – Blade Song:

• The Bladesinging subclass fuses swordplay and sorcery
• Expect new spellcasting animations when casting spells with your weapon, a new Bladesong ability that grants you supernatural speed, agility, and focus, and a bonus to any saving throw Constitution that you carry out.

Photo mode

• Photo mode is added to Baldur’s Gate 3!
  • Camera and lens settings
  • Scene Settings
  • Post-processing effects
  • Frames
  • Stickers

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