Spells

From Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
Revision as of 01:39, 13 July 2023 by Aldwin (talk | contribs) (added seo)

Spells are magical energies from the multiverse conjured by spellcasters (Wizard, Sorcerer, Druid, Warlock, etc.) through experience, knowledge, or innate ability to create magical Effects, deal damage to enemies, or heal their allies.

All spellcasters are proficient with Spell Attacks. When they make an Attack Roll with a Spell, they roll against the target's Armour Class:

D20.png d20 + Proficiency Bonus + Spellcasting Ability Modifier

Spell Slots

Spell Slots are the spellcasters' Resource used to cast Spells. Once Spell Slots are depleted, they can only be regained through a Long Rest, with the following notable exceptions:

  • Certain classes like Wizard and some Druid subclasses have the ability to regain a small number of Spell Slots once per day.
  • Warlocks only need to take a Short Rest to fully regain their Spell Slots.

Spell Slot Levels

Each Spell Slot has a level that corresponds to the level of spells that can be cast using that slot: 4 Level 1 Spell Slots.png Level 1, 2 Level 2 Spell Slots.png Level 2, 2 Level 3 Spell Slots.png Level 3, and so on.

Cantrips Cantrips Icon.png do not consume any spell slots and are effectively an infinite resource.

Upcasting

Upcasting refers to when a spellcaster chooses to use a higher level spell slot to cast a lower level spell. Many spells gain additional damage dice, area of effect, targets, or other effects when upcast, but some spells gain no additional benefit. Warlock spells are always upcast to their highest known spell level.

Spellcasting Ability Modifier

Your Spellcasting Ability Modifier affects your chance of success with certain spells, and sometimes how powerful they are. See the Saving Throw and Attack Roll pages for detailed explanations of how the spellcasting ability modifier is applied.

Each class uses a different Ability Modifier for spellcasting:

Concentration

Main page: Concentration

Concentration Spells require the caster to put focus into the spell in order to maintain its effects. If the caster loses Concentration, the spell ends prematurely. A caster can only concentrate on one spell at a time.

When the caster takes damage, they make a Constitution Saving Throw D20.png d20 + Constitution Modifier to maintain Concentration. The result must match or exceed a DC of 10 or half the number of damage they received, whichever is higher.

  • Ways you can lose Concentration while maintaining Concentration Spells:
    • Failing a Concentration Check by taking damage.
    • Casting another Concentration Spell.
    • Being affected by Conditions such as Downed, Sleeping, Rage, etc.

Prepared Spells

Prepared Spells are Spells that certain spellcasting classes must prepare in order to cast. In exchange, these classes know many Spells at low levels and will eventually learn all Spells from their class's Spell List.

Prepared Spells can be swapped at any time outside of combat.

The number of Prepared Spells each class can have at a time is equal to Spellcasting Ability Modifier + Class Level (Minimum of 1 spell).

  • Classes that use Prepared Spells:

Known Spells

Known Spells are Spells memorized by certain spellcasting classes. These Spells are Always Prepared. In exchange, these classes know fewer Spells at low levels and will be unable to learn every Spell from their class's Spell List.

Additionally, Spells granted by Races or by certain Subclasses (such as Cleric Domains) are Always Prepared.

List of Spells

All Spells

List of Spells and Cantrips
Name Casting Time Duration Range / Area Attack / Save Damage / Effect
Cantrips
File:Acid Splash Icon 2.png Acid Splash Action Instant  Range: 18 m / 60 ft
AoE: 2 m / 7 ft (Radius)
Attack roll
Dexterity saving throw
Damage TypesAcid
File:Blade Ward Icon 2.png Blade Ward - - - - -
File:Chill Touch Icon 2.png Chill Touch - - - - -
File:Dancing Lights Icon 2.png Dancing Lights - - - - -
File:Eldritch Blast Icon 2.png Eldritch Blast - - - - -
File:Fire Bolt Icon 2.png Fire Bolt - - - - -
File:Friends Icon 2.png Friends - - - - -
File:Guidance Icon 2.png Guidance Action Duration: 10 turns  Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft - -
Light Cantrip Icon.png Light - - - - -
File:Mage Hand Icon 2.png Mage Hand - - - - -
File:Minor Illusion Icon 2.png Minor Illusion - - - - -
File:Poison Spray Icon 2.png Poison Spray - - - - -
Produce Flame Icon 64px.png Produce Flame - - - - -
File:Ray Of Frost Icon 2.png Ray of Frost - - - - -
File:Resistance Icon 2.png Resistance - - - - -
File:Sacred Flame Icon 2.png Sacred Flame - - - - -
Shillelagh Icon 64px.png Shillelagh - - - - -
File:Shocking Grasp Icon 2.png Shocking Grasp - - - - -
Thaumaturgy Icon.png Thaumaturgy - - - - -
File:Thorn Whip Icon 2.png Thorn Whip - - - - -
File:True Strike Icon 2.png True Strike - - - - -
File:Vicious Mockery Icon 2.png Vicious Mockery - - - - -
1st Level Spells
File:Animal Friendship Icon 2.png Animal Friendship - - - - -
Armour Of Agathys 2 Icon.png Armour of Agathys - - - - -
File:Arms Of Hadar Icon 2.png Arms of Hadar - - - - -
File:Bane Icon 2.png Bane - - - - -
File:Bless Icon 2.png Bless - - - - -
File:Burning Hands Icon 2.png Burning Hands - - - - -
Charm Person Icon.png Charm Person - - - - -
File:Chromatic Orb Icon 2.png Chromatic Orb - - - - -
Colour Spray Icon.png Colour Spray - - - - -
Command Halt Icon.png Command - - - - -
Compelled Duel Icon.png Compelled Duel - - - - -
Create Water.png Create or Destroy Water - - - - -
Cure Wounds Icon.png Cure Wounds - - - - -
Disguise Self Icon.png Disguise Self - - - - -
Dissonant Whispers Icon.png Dissonant Whispers - - - - -
Divine Favour Icon.png Divine Favour - - - - -
Ensnaring Strike Melee Icon.png Ensnaring Strike (Melee) - - - - -
Ensnaring Strike Ranged Icon.png Ensnaring Strike (Ranged) - - - - -
Entangle Icon.png Entangle - - - - -
Expeditious Retreat Icon.png Expeditious Retreat - - - - -
Faerie Fire Icon.png Faerie Fire - - - - -
False Life Icon.png False Life - - - - -
Feather Fall Icon.png Feather Fall - - - - -
Find Familiar Icon.png Find Familiar - - - - -
Fog Cloud Icon.png Fog Cloud - - - - -
Goodberry Icon.png Goodberry - - - - -
Guiding Bolt Icon.png Guiding Bolt - - - - -
Grease Icon.png Grease - - - - -
Hail Of Thorns Icon.png Hail of Thorns - - - - -
Healing Word Icon.png Healing Word - - - - -
Hellish Rebuke Icon.png Hellish Rebuke - - - - -
File:Heroism Icon 2.png Heroism - - - - -
Hex Icon.png Hex - - - - -
Hunter's Mark Icon.png Hunter's Mark - - - - -
Inflict Wounds Icon.png Inflict Wounds - - - - -
Jump Spell Icon.png Jump - - - - -
Longstrider Icon.png Longstrider - - - - -
Mage Armour Icon.png Mage Armour - - - - -
Magic Missile Icon.png Magic Missile - - - - -
Protection From Evil And Good.png Protection from Evil and Good - - - - -
Ray Of Sickness Icon.png Ray of Sickness - - - - -
Sanctuary Icon.png Sanctuary - - - - -
Searing Smite Icon.png Searing Smite - - - - -
Shield Of Faith Icon.png Shield of Faith - - - - -
Sleep Icon.png Sleep - - - - -
Speak With Animals.png Speak with Animals - - - - -
Tasha's Hideous Laughter Icon.png Tasha's Hideous Laughter - - - - -
Thunderous Smite Icon.png Thunderous Smite - - - - -
Thunderwave Icon.png Thunderwave - - - - -
File:Witch Bolt Icon 2.png Witch Bolt - - - - -
Wrathful Smite Icon.png Wrathful Smite - - - - -
2nd Level Spells
Aid Icon.png Aid - - - - -
Barkskin Icon.png Barkskin - - - - -
Blindness Icon.png Blindness - - - - -
Blur Icon.png Blur - - - - -
Branding Smite (Melee) Icon.png Branding Smite - - - - -
File:Calm Emotions Icon 2.png Calm Emotions - - - - -
Cloud of Daggers Icon.png Cloud of Daggers - - - - -
Crown of Madness Icon.png Crown Of Madness - - - - -
Darkness Icon.png Darkness - - - - -
Darkvision Icon.png Darkvision - - - - -
Detect Thoughts Icon.png Detect Thoughts - - - - -
Enhance Ability Icon.png Enhance Ability - - - - -
File:Enlarge Reduce Icon 2.png Enlarge/Reduce - - - - -
Flame Blade Icon.png Flame Blade - - - - -
Flaming Sphere Icon.png Flaming Sphere - - - - -
Heat Metal Icon.png Heat Metal - - - - -
Hold Person Icon.png Hold Person - - - - -
Invisibility Icon.png Invisibility - - - - -
Lesser Restoration Icon.png Lesser Restoration - - - - -
Magic Weapon Icon.png Magic Weapon - - - - -
Melf's Acid Arrow Icon 64px.png Melf's Acid Arrow - - - - -
Mirror Image Icon.png Mirror Image - - - - -
Misty Step Icon.png Misty Step - - - - -
Moonbeam Icon.png Moonbeam - - - - -
Pass Without Trace Icon.png Pass Without Trace - - - - -
File:Phantasmal Force Icon 2.png Phantasmal Force - - - - -
Prayer Of Healing Icon.png Prayer of Healing - - - - -
Protection From Poison Icon.png Protection from Poison - - - - -
Ray Of Enfeeblement Icon.png Ray of Enfeeblement - - - - -
Scorching Ray Icon.png Scorching Ray - - - - -
Shatter Icon.png Shatter - - - - -
Silence Icon.png Silence - - - - -
Spike Growth Icon.png Spike Growth - - - - -
Web Icon.png Web - - - - -
3rd Level Spells
Animate Dead Icon.png Animate Dead - - - - -
Beacon of Hope Icon.png Beacon of Hope - - - - -
Bestow Curse (Ability) Icon.png Bestow Curse - - - - -
Call Lightning Icon.png Call Lightning - - - - -
Counterspell Icon.png Counterspell - - - - -
Daylight Icon.png Daylight - - - - -
Fear Icon.png Fear - - - - -
Feign Death Icon.png Feign Death - - - - -
Fireball Icon.png Fireball - - - - -
Fly Icon.png Fly - - - - -
Gaseous Form Icon.png Gaseous Form - - - - -
Glyph of Warding Icon.png Glyph of Warding - - - - -
Haste Icon.png Haste - - - - -
Hunger of Hadar Icon.png Hunger of Hadar - - - - -
Hypnotic Pattern Icon.png Hypnotic Pattern - - - - -
Healing Word Icon.png Mass Healing Word - - - - -
Plant Growth Icon.png Plant Growth - - - - -
Protection from Energy Icon.png Protection from Energy - - - - -
Remove Curse Icon.png Remove Curse - - - - -
Revivify Icon.png Revivify - - - - -
Sleet Storm Icon.png Sleet Storm - - - - -
Speak with Dead Icon.png Speak with Dead - - - - -
Spirit Guardians Icon.png Spirit Guardians - - - - -
Stinking Cloud Icon.png Stinking Cloud - - - - -
Vampiric Touch Icon.png Vampiric Touch - - - - -

All Spells (Including Variants)

Cantrips

Cantrips are Spells that can be cast at will without expending Spell Slots.

Level 1 Spells

Level 1 Spells are Spells that consume Level 1 Spell Slots when cast.

Level 2 Spells

Level 2 Spells are Spells that consume Level 2 Spell Slots when cast.

Level 3 Spells

Level 3 Spells are Spells that consume Level 3 Spell Slots when cast.