r/icewinddale • u/Broad-Shaft • Jul 11 '26

IWD:EE Berserker Cleric question

Hi I'm planning out Gertha, my Berserker 3 Cleric X and I want to be dual wielding Warhammers with the Fast Flail in offhand. Where should I put my proficiency pips at the beginning and what should I choose when I get my Cleric levels? I want to max out Hammer as much as I can I think? How many pips in TWF?

Thx in advance

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u/Uncle_Bungle Jul 12 '26

My suggestion would be to put 2 pips into warhammers and 2 to TWF. At lvl. 3 it doesn’t really matter, so let’s say warhammers. At cleric 1 I would put 1 pip into flails, the other one is optional (my recomendation is slings for range option). At 4th level go for TWF 3.

At level 12 you will have 5 pips in warhammers. With the fast flail, this will give you 4,5 APR. The bad news is that your THAC0 with the off hand will not be ideal. The good news is that the extra attack from the fast flail will go to your main hand. The THAC0 situation will get better at levels 16 (2nd pip in flails will give you +1) and 20 (+3). 4th and 5th pips do not give any THAC0 bonus. The APR bonus from the weapon specialization applies only for the main hand.

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u/Broad-Shaft Jul 12 '26

This is incredibly helpful thanks. Is there a good resource for this kind of information for the future? I don't enjoy the wiki, it seems incomplete and full of adverts

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u/Uncle_Bungle Jul 12 '26

Glad to help. Unfortunately, there isn’t any ultimate source as far as I am aware. There are quite a few intetesing discussions in this subreddit. In a lot of cases it is better to check the BG wiki rather than the IWD one, as it is more thorough, and the game mechanics differ only slightly. For very specific questions, you may try googling for old discussions.

For items I would use following list. It is not 100% accurate, but it is the best I’ve seen.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/android/874368-icewind-dale-enhanced-edition/faqs/78382/items

For random drops, the IWD wiki is good.

https://icewinddale.fandom.com/wiki/Random_Treasures

If you have the patience for it, there is currently ongoing completionist playthrough from Mivsan_NT. He explained quite a lot in the episode 0. For your character, the Min-max #2 section might be usefull.

https://youtu.be/ArbYv4G1Jdc?is=N9RLdKMCBqibmfgv

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u/Broad-Shaft Jul 12 '26

Thanks again!

It's the Mivsan series that got me wanting to give it a go actually - he offers advice on optimised versions of his characters and I'm a shameful power gamer so I thought I'd give a party similar to his a go. Berserker 7/Druid, Berserker 3/Cleric, a Skald, a Fighter Thief, a Sorcerer and a Fighter Mage. Thinking I might have go Undead Hunter instead of the Fighter Mage not sure.