Baldur's Gate 3: Best Spells For Each Patch 8 Subclass

The release of Patch 8 in Baldur's Gate 3 has marked a final send-off for the game by the devs, adding a number of fixes and new features, including twelve new subclasses. Naturally, players have been jumping right into playing these new options, particularly the various new casters and half-casters available in the game.

In Baldur's Gate 3, finding a build that works for your Tav and each companion is important, as every little thing from stat points, Feat selection, gear, and Spell choice can make all the difference between a successful build and a failure. If you're looking for some good Spells to consider using with one of the new Subclasses, the best Spells for each Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 Subclass have been outlined in the guide below.

The Best Spells For Each Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 Subclass, Explained

Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 marked the final sendoff for the game, complete with twelve new Subclasses for players to experience. These twelve Subclasses are listed below:

Path of Giants Barbarian
College of Glamour Bard
Death Domain Cleric
Circle of the Stars Druid
Arcane Archer Fighter
Way of the Drunken Master Monk
Oath of the Crown Paladin
Swarmkeeper Ranger
Swashbuckler Rogue
Shadow Magic Sorcerer
Hexblade Warlock
Bladesinger Wizard

Of those twelve Subclasses, seven of them are Spellcasters or half-casters. These eight caster classes are narrowed down to Glamour Bard, Death Cleric, Stars Druid, Swarmkeeper Ranger, Shadow Magic Sorcerer, Hexblade Warlock, and the Bladesinger Wizard. However, Patch 8 also introduced a few new Spells and Cantrips, so knowing the best Spells and Cantrips for each of these Classes will come in handy when it comes to setting up your builds.

Best Spells For College of Glamour Bard in Baldur's Gate 3

Best Cantrips

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Vicious Mockery	60ft	WIS	1d4 Psychic

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Blade Ward	Self	-	Take only half damage from Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Mage Hand	60 ft	-	Create a spectral hand that can manipulate and interact with objects.

Best Level 1 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Cure Wounds	5ft	-	1d8 + Spellcasting modifier (healing)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Healing Word	60ft	-	1d4 + Spellcasting modifier (healing)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Dissonant Whispers	60ft	WIS	3d6 Psychic

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Speak With Animals	Self	-	Gain the ability to comprehend and communicate with Beasts

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Thunderwave	5ft/17ft cube	CON	2d8 Thunder

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Bane	30ft	CHA	Up to 3 creatures receive a -1d4 penalty to Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.

Best Level 2 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Hold Person	60 ft	WIS	Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React. Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Person

60 ft

WIS

Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React.

Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Heat Metal

60ft

CON

2d8 Fire

Cause a metal weapon or armour to glow red-hot and force the wearer to let go or receive Disadvantage on Attack rolls and Ability Checks.

If the creature is only wearing metal armour, it always receives Disadvantage. If the creature is still touching the metal, you can use a bonus action on subsequent turns to deal another 2d8 Fire damage and force the creature to let go or receive Disadvantage.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Shatter	60 ft/10ft radius	CON	3d8 Thunder Damages all nearby creatures and objects. Creatures made of inorganic material, such as ston,e have Disadvantage on their Saving Throw

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Shatter

60 ft/10ft radius

CON

3d8 Thunder

Damages all nearby creatures and objects.

Creatures made of inorganic material, such as ston,e have Disadvantage on their Saving Throw

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Silence	60ft	-	Create a soundproof sphere. All within are Silenced and Immune to Thunder damage.

Best Level 3 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Hypnotic Pattern	60ft/30ft radius	WIS	Hypnotise creatures that can see the pattern. They cannot attack you. They cannot move nor act. This spell can be cast while you are Silenced.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Stinking Cloud	60ft	CON	Create a cloud of gas so nauseating that it prevents creatures from taking actions.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Speak With Dead	30ft	-	Grant a semblance of life to a corpse, allowing it to answer questions.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Glyph of Warding	30ft	DEX	Sleep: Apply Sleep Detonation: Push enemy back Thunder: 5d8 Thunder Lightning: 5d8 Lightning Fire: 5d8 Fire Cold: 5d8 Cold Acid: 5d8 Acid

Best Level 4 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Polymorph	60ft	WIS	Transform a creature into a harmless sheep. If the sheep's Hit Points drop to 0, the target reverts to its original form with its original HP.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Polymorph

60ft

WIS

Transform a creature into a harmless sheep.

If the sheep's Hit Points drop to 0, the target reverts to its original form with its original HP.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Dimension Door	167ft	-	Teleport yourself and up to one adjacent ally to a place you can see. The ally cannot be larger than Medium.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Dimension Door

167ft

Teleport yourself and up to one adjacent ally to a place you can see.

The ally cannot be larger than Medium.

Best Level 5 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Mass Cure Wounds	60ft	-	3d8 + Spellcasting modifier (healing)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Hold Monster	60ft	WIS	Paralyze a creature. It can't Move, Act, or React Attacks from within 10ft are always critical hits.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Monster

60ft

WIS

Paralyze a creature. It can't Move, Act, or React

Attacks from within 10ft are always critical hits.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Dominate Person	60ft	WIS	Affected entity will follow and fight alongside the caster of this spell. Every time it takes damage, it may break the caster's control over it with a successful Wisdom Save

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Dominate Person

60ft

WIS

Affected entity will follow and fight alongside the caster of this spell.

Every time it takes damage, it may break the caster's control over it with a successful Wisdom Save

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Planar Binding	60ft	WIS	Target an otherworldly creature and attach its consciousness to your own. It will follow and fight for you as an ally. Target must be a Celestial, Elemental, Fey, or a Fiend.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Planar Binding

60ft

WIS

Target an otherworldly creature and attach its consciousness to your own. It will follow and fight for you as an ally.

Target must be a Celestial, Elemental, Fey, or a Fiend.

Best Level 6 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Otto's irresistible Dance	30ft	WIS	Cause a creature to start dancing, making it unable to take Actions or Move. Its attackers have Advantage on Attack rolls. The dancer has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saves.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Otto's irresistible Dance

30ft

WIS

Cause a creature to start dancing, making it unable to take Actions or Move.

Its attackers have Advantage on Attack rolls.

The dancer has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saves.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Eyebite	60ft	WIS	Your eyes become black corridors walled in teeth, your gaze capable of inflicting dread, sickness, or putting creatures to sleep. While Concentrating, you may cast Eyebite without expending a spell slot.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Eyebite

60ft

WIS

Your eyes become black corridors walled in teeth, your gaze capable of inflicting dread, sickness, or putting creatures to sleep.

While Concentrating, you may cast Eyebite without expending a spell slot.

Best Spells For Death Domain Cleric in Baldur's Gate 3

Best Cantrips

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Bursting Sinew	60ft/10ft radius	DEX	Explode a corpse, causing it to impale those around it. 1d10 Piercing

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Bursting Sinew

60ft/10ft radius

DEX

Explode a corpse, causing it to impale those around it.

1d10 Piercing

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Guidance

5ft

The target gains +1d4 to Ability Checks.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Toll the Dead

60ft

WIS

1d12 Necrotic

If the target is at full health, you deal 1d8 Necrotic instead.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Bone Chill	60ft	-	1d8 Necrotic Prevent the target from healing until your next turn. An undead target receives Disadvantage on Attack rolls.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Bone Chill

60ft

1d8 Necrotic

Prevent the target from healing until your next turn.

An undead target receives Disadvantage on Attack rolls.

Best Level 1 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Inflict Wounds	5ft	-	3d10 Necrotic

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Sanctuary	60ft	-	You or an ally cannot be targeted until you attack or harm a creature. You can still take damage from area spells.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Sanctuary

60ft

You or an ally cannot be targeted until you attack or harm a creature.

You can still take damage from area spells.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Cure Wounds	5ft	-	1d8 + Spellcasting modifier (healing)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Shield of Faith	60ft	-	Increase affected creature's AC by +2

Best Level 2 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Hold Person	60 ft	WIS	Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React. Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Person

60 ft

WIS

Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React.

Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Spiritual Weapon	60ft	-	Summon a floating, spectral weapon that attacks your enemies alongside you. 1d8+1 Force damage on Spiritual Weapon hits

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Spiritual Weapon

60ft

Summon a floating, spectral weapon that attacks your enemies alongside you.

1d8+1 Force damage on Spiritual Weapon hits

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Silence	60ft	-	Create a soundproof sphere. All within are Silenced and Immune to Thunder damage.

Best Level 3 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Animate Dead	10ft	-	Animate a corpse to create an undead servant while not in combat. The target must be a Medium or Small corpse.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Mass Healing Word	60ft	-	1d4 + Spellcasting Modifier (healing)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Spirit Guardians	10ft	WIS	Nearby enemies take 3d8 Radiant or 3d8 Necrotic damage per turn, and their Movement Speed is halved.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Revivify	30ft	-	Revive a companion. They return to life with 1 HP.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Beacon of Hope	30ft	-	Your allies will regain the maximum Hit Points possible when healed. They also gain Advantage on Wisdom Saving throws and Death Saving Throws.

Best Level 4 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Guardian of Faith	30ft	-	Call forth a divine guardian that attacks nearby enemies. Every time it deals damage, the guardian loses an equal amount of Hit Points.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Banishment	60ft	CHA	Temporarily Banish your target to another plane of existence.

Best Level 5 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Contagion	5ft	CHA	Filth Fever: Disadvantage on STR Checks, Saves, and Attack Rolls. Flesh Rot: Disadvantage on CHA Ability Checks, and is afflicted with Vulnerability to all damage. Slimy Doom: Disadvantage on CON Ability Checks and Saving Throws. Whenever they are hit, they get Stunned. Seizure: Disadvantage on DEX Ability Checks, Saving Throws, and Attack Rolls. Mindfire: Disadvantage on INT Ability Checks and Saving Throws, and is Befuddled. Blinding Sickness: Disadvantage on Wisdom Ability Checks and Saving Throws, and is Blinded.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Mass Cure Wounds	60ft	-	3d8 + Spellcasting Modifier (Healing)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Flame Strike	60ft/10ft radius	DEX	5d6 Fire + 5d6 Radiant
Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Destructive Wave	30ft	CON	Possibly knock targets Prone. 5d6 Thunder + 5d6 Radiant

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Insect Plague	60ft	CON	Swarming, biting locusts fill the air. They do the following: - Deal 4d10 Piercing damage per turn - make the area Difficult Terrain, and impose Disadvantage on Perception Checks

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Telekinesis	60ft	STR	Throw a creature or object up to 60 ft with a thought. Once per turn, you can use Telekinesis again without expending a Spell Slot.

Best Level 6 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Create Undead	10ft	-	Create a corpse as a heinous mummy that fights by your side. The target must be a Medium or Small corpse.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Harm	60ft	CON	14d6 Necrotic Reduce a target's maximum HP, but never below 1.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Heal	60ft	-	+70 Healing. Remove Blindness and any diseases.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Planar Ally	60ft	CHA	Summon either an Elemental, Celestial, or Fiend to fight for you. (Dijinni, Deva, Cambion)

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Best Spells For Circle of the Stars Druid in Baldur's Gate 3

Best Cantrips

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Shillelagh	Self	-	Your staff or club becomes magical: it deals 1d8 Wisdom Modifier Bludgeoning & uses your Spellcasting Modifier for Attack Rolls.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Poison Spray	10ft	CON	1d12 Poison

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Guidance	5ft	-	The target gains +1d4 to Ability Checks.

Best Level 1 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Cure Wounds	5ft	-	1d8 + Spellcasting Modifier (Healing)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Ice Knife	60ft/7ft radius	DEX	1d10 Piercing 2d6 Cold

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Thunderwave	5ft/17ft cube	CON	2d8 Thunder

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Fog Cloud	60ft	-	Create a cloud of dense fog to Heavily Obscure and Blind creatures within.

Best Level 2 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Flaming Sphere	60ft	DEX	2d6 Fire

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Heat Metal	60ft	CON	2d8 Fire Cause a metal weapon or armour to glow red-hot and force the wearer to let go or receive Disadvantage on Attack rolls and Ability Checks. If the creature is only wearing metal armour, it always receives Disadvantage. If the creature is still touching the metal, you can use a bonus action on subsequent turns to deal another 2d8 Fire damage and force the creature to let go or receive Disadvantage.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Person

60 ft

WIS

Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React.

Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Moonbeam	60ft/3ft radius	CON	2d10 Radiant per turn

Best Level 3 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Call Lightning	60ft/7ft radius	DEX	3d10 Lightning

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Sleet Storm	60ft	CON	Create an Ice Surface: Forces spellcasters to succeed at a Concentration Save in order to maintain Concentration. Difficult Terrain - Half Movement Speed, will fall Prone on failed DEX save.

Best Level 4 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Blight	30ft	CON	8d8 Necrotic Plants take maximum damage from this spell, and have Disadvantage on the Saving throw against it.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Conjure Minor Elemental	60ft	-	Conjure a minor elemental to fight alongside you. (Azer, Ice Mephits, Mud Mephits)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Conjure Woodland Being	60ft	-	Conjure a Dryad to fight alongside you. She can use Nature's Step, Entangle enemies, and Summon a Wood Woad.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Ice Storm	60ft/20ft radius	DEX	2d8 Bludgeoning + 4d6 Cold

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Wall of Fire	60ft	DEX	5d8 Fire

Best Level 5 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Call Lightning	60ft/7ft radius	DEX	3d10 Lightning

Best Level 6 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Call Lightning	60ft/7ft radius	DEX	3d10 Lightning

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Polymorph

60ft

WIS

Transform a creature into a harmless sheep.

If the sheep's Hit Points drop to 0, the target reverts to its original form with its original HP.

Best Spells For Swarmkeeper Ranger in Baldur's Gate 3

Best Level 1 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Cure Wounds	5ft	-	1d8 + Spellcasting modifier (healing)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Hunter's Mark	60ft	-	Mark a creature as your quarry to deal an additional 1d6 Weapon damage whenever you hit it with a weapon attack. If the target dies before the spell ends, you can use Reapply Hunter's Mark to mark a new creature.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Hail of Thorns	60ft	DEX	Normal weapon damage + 1d10 Piercing

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Fog Cloud	60ft	-	Create a cloud of dense fog to Heavily Obscure and Blind creatures within.

Best Level 2 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Silence	60ft	-	Create a soundproof sphere. All within are Silenced and Immune to Thunder damage.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Spike Growth	60ft	-	Shape a piece of ground into hard spikes. A creature walking on the spikes takes 2d4 Piercing damage for every 5ft moved.

Best Level 3 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Lightning Arrow	60ft/10ft radius	DEX	After the arrow hits, smaller bolts snake out from the target towards nearby creatures. 4d8 Lightning (primary target) +2d8 Lightning

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Conjure Barrage	Self/30ft cone	DEX	Channel your weapon's essence into a destructive, widespread volley. Normal weapon damage + 2d8 weapon damage.

Best Spells For Shadow Magic Sorcerer in Baldur's Gate 3

Best Cantrips

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Fire Bolt	60ft	-	1d10 Fire

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Ray of Frost	60ft	-	1d8 Cold Reduces the target's Movement Speed by 10ft

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Bone Chill

60ft

1d8 Necrotic

Prevent the target from healing until your next turn.

An undead target receives Disadvantage on Attack rolls.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Acid Splash	60ft/7ft radius	DEX	1d6 Acid

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Mage Hand	60 ft	-	Create a spectral hand that can manipulate and interact with objects.

Best Level 1 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Chromatic Orb	60ft	WIS	3d8 Thunder or: 2d8 Acid, Fire, Cold, Lightning, or Poison

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Burning Hands	Self/17ft cone	DEX	3d6

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Mage Armor	5FT	-	Increase target's AC to 13+ DEX modifier.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Ice Knife	60ft/7ft radius	DEX	1d10 Piercing 2d6 Cold

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Magic Missile	60ft	-	1d4 Force damage for each missile

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Shield	Self	-	When you are about to be hit by an enemy, use your Reaction to improve your AC by +5.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Witch Bolt	60ft	-	1d12 Lightning While link is active, activate each turn to deal another 1d12 Lightning damage

Best Level 2 Spells

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Person

60 ft

WIS

Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React.

Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Enlarge/Reduce	30ft	-	Make a creature larger or smaller. Either option has a duration of 10 turns. This affects their weapon damage and Strength Checks + Saves

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Mirror Image	Self	-	Create 3 illusory duplicates of yourself to distract attackers. Each duplicate increases your AC by +3 Whenever you successfully evade an attack, one of the duplicates disappears.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Misty Step	60ft	-	Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Scorching Ray	60ft	-	2d6 Fire for each ray.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Shatter

60 ft/10ft radius

CON

3d8 Thunder

Damages all nearby creatures and objects.

Creatures made of inorganic material, such as ston,e have Disadvantage on their Saving Throw

Best Level 3 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Counterspell	-	-	Try to stop a spell being cast. If it is higher level than the spell slot you used to Counterspell, you must make a check using your Spellcasting ability. The check's difficulty is equal to 10 plus the level of the spell you are trying to counter. This Spell can be cast while you are Silenced.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Fireball	60ft/13ft radius	DEX	8d8 Fire

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Haste	30ft	-	Hasten yourself or a willing target. +2 AC +1 Action per turn Double Movement Speed Advantage on DEX Saves

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Lightning Bolt	100ft	DEX	8d6 Lightning

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Slow	60ft	WIS	Alter time around up to 6 enemies to Slow them: Half Movement Speed AC & Dex Saves -2 Can only take Action or Bonus Action, not both Can't take Reactions Can not make Extra Attacks

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Stinking Cloud	60ft	CON	Create a cloud of gas so nauseating it prevents creatures from taking actions.

Best Level 4 Spells

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Polymorph

60ft

WIS

Transform a creature into a harmless sheep.

If the sheep's Hit Points drop to 0, the target reverts to its original form with its original HP.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Ice Storm	60ft/20ft radius	DEX	2d8 Bludgeoning + 4d6 Cold

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Blight	30ft	CON	8d8 Necrotic Plants take maximum damage from this spell, and have Disadvantage on the Saving throw against it.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Banishment	60ft	CHA	Temporarily Banish your target to another plane of existence.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Wall of Fire	60ft	DEX	5d8 Fire

Best Level 5 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Cloudkill	60ft	-	5d8 Poison

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Cone of Cold	Self/30ft cone	CON	8d8 Cold

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Monster

60ft

WIS

Paralyze a creature. It can't Move, Act, or React

Attacks from within 10ft are always critical hits.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Dominate Person

60ft

WIS

Affected entity will follow and fight alongside the caster of this spell.

Every time it takes damage, it may break the caster's control over it with a successful Wisdom Save

Best Level 6 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Chain Lightning	60ft	DEX	10d8 Lightning

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Circle of Death	60ft/30ft radius	CON	8d6 Necrotic

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Sunbeam	60ft	CON	6d8 Radiant

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Disintegrate	30ft	DEX	10d6 + 40 Force

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Eyebite

60ft

WIS

Your eyes become black corridors walled in teeth, your gaze capable of inflicting dread, sickness, or putting creatures to sleep.

While Concentrating, you may cast Eyebite without expending a spell slot.

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Best Spells For Hexblade Warlock in Baldur's Gate 3

Best Cantrips

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Booming Blade	60ft	-	Normal weapon damage +1d8 Thunder

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Eldritch Blast	60ft	-	1d10 Force

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Bone Chill

60ft

1d8 Necrotic

Prevent the target from healing until your next turn.

An undead target receives Disadvantage on Attack rolls.

Best Level 1 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Hex	60ft	-	Make your attacks deal an additional 1d6 Necrotic damage to the target. Give it Disadvantage on an Ability of your choosing.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Shield	30ft	DEX	Make your attacks deal an additional 1d6 Necrotic damage to the target. Give it Disadvantage on an Ability of your choosing.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Wrathful Smite	-	-	Normal Weapon Damage + 1d6 Psychic

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Hellish Rebuke	-	-	2d10 Fire

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Armor of Agathys	Self	-	Gain 5 Temp HP and deal 5 Cold Damage to any creature that hits you with a melee attack.

Best Level 2 Spells

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Person

60 ft

WIS

Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React.

Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Mirror Image	Self	-	Create 3 illusory duplicates of yourself to distract attackers. Each duplicate increases your AC by +3 Whenever you successfully evade an attack, one of the duplicates disappears.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Shadow Blade	Self	-	2d8 + STR or DEX mod Psychic

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Misty Step	60ft	-	Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

Best Level 3 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Counterspell	-	-	Try to stop a spell being cast. If it is higher level than the spell slot you used to Counterspell, you must make a check using your Spellcasting ability. The check's difficulty is equal to 10 plus the level of the spell you are trying to counter. This Spell can be cast while you are Silenced.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Hunger of Hadar	60ft/20ft radius	DEX	Creatures within this black sphere are Blinded. They take 2d6 Cold damage when starting their turn inside. They take 2d6 Acid damage when ending their turn inside.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Vampiric Touch	5ft	-	3d6 Necrotic

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Branding Smite	-	-	Normal Weapon Damage + 2d6 Radiant

Best Level 4 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Blight	30ft	CON	8d8 Necrotic Plants take maximum damage from this spell, and have Disadvantage on the Saving throw against it.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Dimension Door

167ft

Teleport yourself and up to one adjacent ally to a place you can see.

The ally cannot be larger than Medium.

Best Level 5 Spells

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Monster

60ft

WIS

Paralyze a creature. It can't Move, Act, or React

Attacks from within 10ft are always critical hits.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Elemental Weapon	60ft	-	+1 Attack Rolls +1d4 damage of your selected type on weapon attacks

Best Level 6 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Circle of Death	60ft/30ft radius	CON	8d6 Necrotic

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Flesh to Stone

60ft

CON

Atrophy a foe, Restraining them until they temporarily turn to stone:

Affected entity cannot move as its body begins to petrify over the course of 3 turns.
Attack rolls against it have Advantage, while the entity's Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saving throws have Disadvantage.

The target will Petrify if it does not succeed its Saving Throw within 3 turns:

Turned to stone. Can't move or take Actions, Bonus Actions, or Reactions.

Best Spells For Bladesinger Wizard in Baldur's Gate 3

Best Cantrips

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Booming Blade	60ft	-	Normal weapon damage +1d8 Thunder

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Fire Bolt	60ft	-	1d10 Fire

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Ray of Frost	60ft	-	1d8 Cold Reduces the target's Movement Speed by 10ft

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Toll the Dead

60ft

WIS

1d12 Necrotic

If the target is at full health, you deal 1d8 Necrotic instead.

Best Level 1 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Chromatic Orb	60ft	WIS	3d8 Thunder or: 2d8 Acid, Fire, Cold, Lightning, or Poison

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Mage Armor	5FT	-	Increase target's AC to 13+ DEX modifier.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Magic Missile	60ft	-	1d4 Force damage for each missile

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Burning Hands	Self/17ft cone	DEX	3d6

Best Level 2 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Shadow Blade	Self	-	2d8 + STR or DEX mod Psychic

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Person

60 ft

WIS

Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React.

Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Misty Step	60ft	-	Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Melf's Acid Arrow

60ft

4d4 Acid

+ 2d4 Acid (delayed)

Best Level 3 Spells

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Blink

Self

At the end of your turn, roll a d20. On 11 or higher, you vanish into the Ethereal Plane.

While there, you can't be harmed or seen in this world.

When you do vanish, your presence here is a representation of the location you'll come back to. You can choose to teleport it up to 20 ft.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Fireball	60ft/13ft radius	DEX	8d8 Fire

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Haste	30ft	-	Hasten yourself or a willing target. +2 AC +1 Action per turn Double Movement Speed Advantage on DEX Saves

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Slow	60ft	WIS	Alter time around up to 6 enemies to Slow them: Half Movement Speed AC & Dex Saves -2 Can only take Action or Bonus Action, not both Can't take Reactions Can not make Extra Attacks

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Lightning Bolt	100ft	DEX	8d6 Lightning

Best Level 4 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Conjure Minor Elemental	60ft	-	Conjure a minor elemental to fight alongside you. (Azer, Ice Mephits, Mud Mephits)

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Evard's Black Tentacles	60ft/20ft radius	STR	Tentacles sprout from the ground, turning the area into Difficult Terrain and attacking anything inside 3d6 Bludgeoning

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Fire Shield	Self	-	Wreathe your body in flames that shed light in a 10ft radius. Provide Resistance to Fire or Cold damage and retaliate against melee attacks.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Phantasmal Killer	60ft	WIS	Haunt a creature with illusions of its greatest fears, inflcting the following: - Take 4d10 Psychic damage per turn - Can not move - Has Disadvantage on all ability checks and attack rolls.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Wall of Fire	60ft	DEX	5d8 Fire

Best Level 5 Spells

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Conjure Elemental

Bend the barrier between the Planes until they disgorge an elemental ally to follow and fight for you.

Air Elemental

Earth Elemental

Fire Elemental

Water Elemental

Air Myrmidon

Earth Myrmidon

Fire Myrmidon

Water Myrmidon

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Hold Monster

60ft

WIS

Paralyze a creature. It can't Move, Act, or React

Attacks from within 10ft are always critical hits.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Cloudkill	60ft	-	5d8 Poison

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Cone of Cold	Self/30ft cone	CON	8d8 Cold

Best Level 6 Spells

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Arcane Gate	60ft	-	Create two linked teleportation portals within range. All creatures, including enemies, may travel between the two portals as a free action.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Arcane Gate	60ft	-	Create two linked teleportation portals within range. All creatures, including enemies, may travel between the two portals as a free action.

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Otiluke's Freezing Sphere	5ft	CON	Create a ball of churning ice that can be launched instantly to generate a frosty explosion or stored for later use. 10d6 Cold damage

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Sunbeam	60ft	CON	6d8 Radiant

Spell	Range	Save	Damage/Effect
Wall of Ice	60ft	DEX	Raise a wall of solid ice that deals 10d6 Cold damage to anyone standing in its way. When the ice is broken, it leaves behind a cloud of frigid air that deals 10d6 Cold damage per turn to enemies within.

Spell

Range

Save

Damage/Effect

Otto's irresistible Dance

30ft

WIS

Cause a creature to start dancing, making it unable to take Actions or Move.

Its attackers have Advantage on Attack rolls.

The dancer has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saves.

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Released: August 3, 2023
ESRB: M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s): Larian Studios
Publisher(s): Larian Studios
Engine: Divinity 4.0
Multiplayer: Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play: Full cross-platform play.