Sorcerer

Sorcerers are natural spellcasters, drawing on inherent magic from a gift or bloodline.	File:Sorcerer Class Icon 2.png

Sorcerer is one of the Playable Classes of Baldur's Gate 3. Sorcerers use their innate magical powers to fight enemies and aid allies in combat. Sorcerers use Charisma as their primary ability score.

Class Information

File:Sorcerer Class Default Armor 2.png

Sorcerer's default armour

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 6 + Constitution Modifier
  • Hit points at higher levels: 4 + Constitution Modifier
• Important Ability Scores: Charisma for Spells, Constitution for Hit Points and Concentration Checks, and Dexterity for Armour Class.
• Spellcasting:
  • Spellcasting Ability: Charisma
  • Known Spells: Sorcerer Spells are Always Prepared. In exchange, Sorcerers know fewer Spells at low levels.
• Saving Throw Proficiencies: Charisma, Constitution
• Equipment Proficiencies:
  • Daggers, Quarterstaves, Light Crossbows
  • No armour proficiency

Skills

You receive a bonus to every Skill that you are Proficient in. This bonus increases as you gain levels in your Class and applies to all Checks for those Skills.

Level 1 Proficiency Bonus: +2

• Inherited Skills: Granted by Races and Backgrounds
• Skills with Proficiency (Choose 2):
  • Arcana
  • Deception
  • Insight
  • Intimidation
  • Persuasion
  • Religion

Level Progression

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following trait:

Level 1

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 1 Spell Slots.)

• Cantrips (Choose 4)

• Blade Ward
• Acid Splash
• Mage Hand
• Poison Spray
• True Strike
• Friends
• Dancing Lights
• Fire Bolt
• Light
• Ray of Frost
• File:Shocking Grasp Icon 2.png Shocking Grasp
• Minor Illusion
• File:Chill Touch Icon.png Chill Touch

• Spells Known (Choose 2)
• New 1st Level Spells Available:

• Chromatic Orb
• Fog Cloud
• Charm Person
• Sleep
• Burning Hands
• Magic Missile
• Mage Armour
• Thunderwave
• File:Witch Bolt Icon 2.png Witch Bolt
• Color Spray
• Disguise Self
• False Life
• Ray of Sickness
• Expeditious Retreat
• Feather Fall
• Jump

• Choose a subclass:

Wild Magic

Draconic Bloodline

• Subclass Features:

Wild Magic	Draconic Bloodline
Wild Magic Tides of Chaos	Draconic Resilience Draconic Ancestry

Level 2

• Sorcery Points: 2 (Sorcery Points are the innate power of sorcerers. They can use these points to alter Spells or gain Spell Slots. You gain 2 Sorcery Points.)
  • File:Create Spell Slots Icon 2.png Create Spell Slot
  • File:Create Sorcery Points Icon 2.png Create Sorcery Points
• Metamagic (Choose 2):
  • File:Metamagic Careful Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Careful Spell
  • File:Metamagic Distant Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Distant Spell
  • File:Metamagic Extended Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Extended Spell
  • File:Metamagic Twinned Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Twinned Spell
• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot.)

• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell from the Sorcerer Spell List.

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Sorcerer Spell List.

• Subclass Features: None at this level

Level 3

• Sorcery Points: 3 (You gain +1 Sorcery Point.)

• Metamagic (Choose 1 additional Metamagic):
  • File:Metamagic Careful Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Careful Spell
  • File:Metamagic Distant Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Distant Spell
  • File:Metamagic Extended Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Extended Spell
  • File:Metamagic Twinned Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Twinned Spell
  • File:Metamagic Heightened Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Heightened Spell - New!
  • File:Metamagic Quickened Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Quickened Spell - New!
  • File:Metamagic Subtle Spell Icon 2.png Metamagic: Subtle Spell - New!
• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 4 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot.)
• Level 2 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 2 Spell Slots.)

• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell from the Sorcerer Spell List.
• New 2nd Level Spells available:

• Blindness
• Blur
• Cloud of Daggers
• Crown of Madness
• Darkness
• Darkvision
• Detect Thoughts
• Enhance Ability
• Enlarge - Reduce
• Hold Person
• Invisibility
• Mirror Image
• Misty Step
• Scorching Ray
• Shatter
• Web

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Sorcerer Spell List.

• Subclass Features: None at this level

Level 4

• Ability Score Improvement or Feat (Choose 1)
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1. (You can't increase an Ability Score above 20 using this feature.)
  • Choose a Feat.

• Sorcery Points: 4 (You gain +1 Sorcery Point.)
• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 4 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot.)
• Level 2 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 2 Spell Slot.)

• Cantrips (Choose 1):

• Blade Ward
• Acid Splash
• Mage Hand
• Poison Spray
• True Strike
• Friends
• Dancing Lights
• Fire Bolt
• Light
• Ray of Frost
• File:Shocking Grasp Icon 2.png Shocking Grasp
• Minor Illusion
• File:Chill Touch Icon.png Chill Touch

• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell from the Sorcerer Spell List.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Sorcerer Spell List.

• Subclass Features: None at this level

Level 5

• Proficiency Bonus: +3 (You gain +1 to your Proficiency Bonus.)
• Sorcery Points: 5 (You gain +1 Sorcery Point.)
• Level 3 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 3 Spell Slots.)

• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell from the Sorcerer Spell List
• New 3rd Level Spells available:

• Counterspell
• Daylight
• Fear
• Fireball
• Fly
• Gaseous Form
• Haste
• Hypnotic Pattern
• Protection from Energy
• Sleet Storm
• Stinking Cloud

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Sorcerer Spell List.

• Subclass Features: None at this level

Sorcerer Spell List

List of Spells and Cantrips

Cantrips	1st Level Spells	2nd Level Spells	3rd Level Spells
Blade Ward Acid Splash Mage Hand Poison Spray True Strike Friends Dancing Lights Fire Bolt Light Ray of Frost File:Shocking Grasp Icon 2.png Shocking Grasp Minor Illusion File:Chill Touch Icon.png Chill Touch	Chromatic Orb Fog Cloud Charm Person Sleep Burning Hands Magic Missile Mage Armour Thunderwave File:Witch Bolt Icon 2.png Witch Bolt Color Spray Disguise Self False Life Ray of Sickness Expeditious Retreat Feather Fall Jump	Blindness Blur Cloud of Daggers Crown of Madness Darkness Darkvision Detect Thoughts Enhance Ability Enlarge - Reduce Hold Person Invisibility Mirror Image Misty Step Scorching Ray Shatter Web	Counterspell Daylight Fear Fireball Fly Gaseous Form Haste Hypnotic Pattern Protection from Energy Sleet Storm Stinking Cloud