Beast in Divinity Original Sin 2 Divinity Original Sin 2 Guide, walkthrough
Check out all available and recommended classes for Beast!
Last update: 09 March 2020
This page of the Divinity Original Sin 2 guide contains a detailed description of Beast, one of the characters that can join your party. The section offers information regarding the hero, available and recommended classes (when choosing Beast as a main hero or a companion).
Beast is the only character and potential companion (if you didn't select him as your main hero) that represents Dwarves. He can be found on a beach west from Fort Joy - he hides near a shipwreck. In this chapter, you can find information about the character itself, classes that are available to it (along with their descriptions) as well as a recommended class if you want to choose Beast as your main character or a companion.
Recommended classes for Beast
Beast works great as:
- Battlemage - his default class and the best choice for that character. Battlemage fights with two weapons which give him additional bonus to Dodge (thanks to Dual Wielding ability) and this works perfectly with his Sturdy talent which increases his health and chances for Dodge. This class also makes it easier to use Petrifying Touch ability because it works only at a short range.
- Rogue, Shadowblade, Ranger or Wayfarer - usually, these classes require to deal as much damage as possible, however, in the case of this character, they also get increased chance for Dodge and more health points (thanks to Sturdy talent) which eliminates their biggest flaw. Another additional plus is Dwarven Guile talent which grants bonuses to Sneaking ability.
Basic information
Name | Description |
Gender | Male |
Race | Dwarf |
Tags | Dwarf, Beast, Male, Barbarian, Noble |
Talents | Sturdy - a character gets +10% to maximum health points and +5% to Dodge. Dwarven Guile - a character receives +1 to Sneaking ability. |
Comments - Tags are used during conversations with other NPCs which give access to unique dialog lines.
Special abilities
Icon | Name | Description |
 | Petrifying Touch | This ability is unique to Dwarves. It allows to deal X amount of Earth damage and then turn a target into stone for 1 turn (provided that an enemy is not protected by magic armor). Removes Bleeding, Burning, Poisoned, Crippled status effects. |
 | Blinding Squall | This ability is available only to this character. It allows to deal Air damage at a medium distance and inflict (if an enemy wasn't protected by magic armor) Blinded effect for 1 turn. |
Classes available for Beast
Beast has access to 14 classes which are described in the table below. In case of a class that is for a player (if you want your main character to be Beast) you can freely modify his starting abilities and attributes. However, if you choose a class for him as your companion then you can't change anything.
Class | Starting bonuses | Starting abilities and talents | Starting weapons |
Battlemage | +1 Strength +1 Intelligence +1 Constitution +1 Aerotheurge +1 Warfare +1 Persuasion | Blinding Radiance Battering Ram Shocking Touch Comeback Kid Talent - if a character's health drops to 0, they will be revived with 20% of their maximum health points. This effect can be activated only once per battle - if a character was revived with a scroll then this talent can be activated again. | 2x Sharp Stone on a Stick (a single-handed axe, 4-5 physical damage) |
Cleric | +1 Strength +1 Intelligence +1 Constitution +1 Hydrosophist +1 Necromancer +1 Bartering | Decaying Touch Restoration Blood Sucker Hothead Talent - when a character has 100% of health, it gets +10% bonus to critical hit chance and +20% to Accuracy. | Claw Hammer (a single-handed club, 4-5 physical damage) Makeshift Shield (a shield, 6 magic armor and 8 physical armor) |
Conjurer | +1 Intelligence +2 Constitution +1 Summoning +1 Loremaster +1 Leadership | Conjure Incarnate Dimensional Bolt Elemental Totem Pet Pal Talent - allows this character to speak with animals. | Makeshift Wand (a wand, 2-3 damage from a random element) |
Enchanter | +2 Intelligence +1 Constitution +1 Hydrosophist +1 Aerotheurge +1 Loremaster | Electric Discharge Hail Strike Rain Far Out Man Talent - increases range of scrolls and spells by 2 meters. | Improvised Staff (a staff, 5-7 damage from a random element) |
Fighter | +1 Strength +2 Constitution +1 Warfare +1 Geomancer +1 Bartering
| Battle Stomp Bouncing Shield Fortify Opportunist Talent - allows a character to perform additional attack when an enemy passes them by. | Knife On a Stick (a single-handed sword, 4-5 physical damage) Makeshift Shield (a shield, 6 magic armor and 8 physical armor) |
Inquisitor | +1 Strength +1 Intelligence +1 Constitution +1 Warfare +1 Necromancer +1 Telekinesis | Blood Sucker Battering Ram Mosquito Swarm Executioner Talent - gives a character 2 AP after performing an attack that kills an enemy. The effect can be activated once per turn. | Makeshift Club (a two-handed club, 6-7 physical damage) |
Knight | +2 Strength +1 Constitution +1 Warfare +1 Two-Handed +1 Bartering | Battle Stomp Battering Ram Crippling Blow Opportunist Talent - allows a character to perform additional attack when an enemy passes them by. | Cracked Twohander (a two-handed sword, 6-7 physical damage) |
Metamorph | +2 Strength +2 Finesse +1 Two-Handed +1 Polymorph +1 Persuasion | Tentacle Lash Chicken Claw Bull Horns Opportunist Talent - allows a character to perform additional attack when an enemy passes them by. | Wooden Pitchfork (a spear, 6-7 physical damage) |
Ranger | +2 Finesse +1 Wits +1 Huntsman +1 Pyrokinetic +1 Lucky Charm | Ricochet Peace of Mind Elemental Arrowheads Arrow Recovery Talent - gives a character 33% chance to recover a special arrow after using it. | Twig With a String (a bow, 5-6 physical damage) |
Rogue | +2 Finesse +1 Constitution +1 Scoundrel +1 Sneaking +1 Dual Wielding | Throwing Knife Backlash Adrenaline The Pawn Talent - gives a character 1 additional AP point per turn. This point can be spent on movement and it's granted at the beginning of each turn. | 2x Shiv (a dagger, 3-4 physical damage) |
Shadowblade | +2 Finesse +2 Wits +1 Scoundrel +1 Polymorph +1 Thievery | Chameleon Cloak Backlash Chicken Claw Guerilla Talent - increases character's damage by 40% while they are Sneaking. Doesn't work while using effects that cast Invisibility. | Shiv (a dagger, 3-4 physical damage) |
Wayfarer | +2 Finesse +1 Intelligence +1 Huntsman +1 Geomancer +1 Bartering | Pin Down Fossil Strike Elemental Arrowheads Pet Pal Talent - allows this character to speak with animals. | Toy Crossbow (a crossbow, 6-7 physical damage) |
Witch | +1 Finesse +1 Intelligence +1 Constitution +1 Scoundrel +1 Necromancer +1 Persuasion | Raise Bloated Corpse Chloroform Mosquito Swarm Leech Talent - heals a character when they stand in pool of blood. | Shiv (a dagger, 3-4 physical damage) |
Wizard | +2 Intelligence +1 Constitution +1 Pyrokinetic +1 Geomancer +1 Loremaster | Searing Daggers Fossil Strike Ignition Far Out Man Talent - increases range of scrolls and spells by 2 meters. | Makeshift Wand (a wand, 2-3 damage from a random element) |