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All Level 4 Spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)

Make sure you spell them correctly!

Stephanie Watel

Published: Aug 14, 2023 03:14 pm

Baldur’s Gate 3 is abundantly rich in magic, with countless types of spells at your disposal in your journey across Faerun. They’re subdivided by levels, and there are plenty of them to collect as you progress through the game. If you’re wondering just how many there are at each level and what they do, here is our handy guide to all Level 4 Spells in Baldur’s Gate 3.

All Obtainable Level 4 Spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3) & Their Uses

There are several Level 4 Spells in all to choose from in Baldur’s Gate 3, though it does depend on your class/race picked during character setup. Knowing how to balance your spells with your other skills and abilities is key not only to your survival, but your entire party as well.

Name	Description	Level/School	Cast Time	Duration	Class/Race
Arcane Eye	Create an invisible eye with darkvision that sends the caster the mental image of what it sees.	Divination	One Action	Instantaneous	Wizard, Seeker
Aura of Life	Creatures in a 30-ft radius gain resistance to necrotic damage and regain 1 hp when at 0 hp.	Abjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Paladin
Aura of Purity	Creatures in a 30-ft radius can not become diseased, gain resistance to poison, and get advantage to various saving throws.	Abjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Paladin
Banishment	Temporarily Banish your target to another plane of existence.	Abjuration	One Action	2 Turns (Concentration)	Cleric, Paladin, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Blight	Plants are more susceptible to this spell: they roll with Disadvantage, and still take half of all the damage if they succeed the roll.	Necromancy	One Action	Unknown	Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Compulsion	Targets within 30 ft must succeed on a Wis. save or move in a specified direction.	Enchantment	One Action	Unknown (Concentration)	Bard
Confusion	Befuddle a group of creatures, causing them to attack at random, wander around aimlessly, and occasionally skip turns.	Enchantment	One Action	3 Turns	Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
Conjure Minor Elemental	Conjure a minor elemental to fight alongside you.	Conjuration	One Action	Unknown (Concentration)	Druid, Wizard
Conjure Woodland Beings	Summon from 1 fey of CR 2 to 8 fey of CR 1/4, all friendly.	Conjuration	One Action	Unknown (Concentration)	Druid, Ranger

Control Water	Control the water in a 100-ft cube (cause a flood, part the water, redirect the flow, create a whirlpool).	Transmutation	One Action	Unknown	Cleric, Druid, Wizard
Death Ward	When the target drops to 0 hp for the first time, it automatically returns to 1 hp.	Abjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Cleric, Paladin
Dimension Door	Teleport yourself and up to 1 adjacent ally to a place you can see. The ally cannot be larger than medium.	Conjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Divination	The caster gets a truthful reply to 1 question about an event to occur within 7 days.	Divination	One Action	Instantaneous	Cleric
Dominate Beast	Make a beast fight alongside you. Every time the beast takes damage, it makes a Wisdom Saving Throw against your domination.	Enchantment	One Action	10 Turns	Druid, Sorcerer
Dominate Person	Make a humanoid fight alongside you. Every time the creature takes damage, it makes a Wisdom Saving Throw against your domination. Allies cannot be dominated.	Enchantment	One Action	10 Turns (Concentration)	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Evard’s Black Tentacles	Tentacles sprout from the ground, turning the area into Difficult Terrain, attacking and Smothering creatures within.	Conjuration	One Action	10 Turns (Concentration)	Warlock
Fire Shield	The caster gains resistance to cold or fire damage, and deals 2d8 damage to attackers who hit him within 5 ft.	Evocation	One Action	Unknown	Wizard
Freedom of Movement	Target’s movement is unaffected by difficult terrain, spells or water.	Abjuration	One Action	Unknown	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Ranger
Giant Insect	Transform insects (from 10 centipedes to 1 scorpion) into giant creatures that obey the caster’s orders.	Transmutation	One Action	Unknown	Druid

Grasping Vine	The target must succeed on a Dex. save or be pulled 20 ft toward the vine.	Conjuration	Bonus Action	Unknown	Druid, Ranger
Greater Invisibility	Turn a creature Invisible. Attack against it have Disadvantage. It attacks with Advantage.	Illusion	One Action	10 Turns (Concentration)	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Guardian of Faith	Hostiles creatures within a 10-ft radius of the created guardian must succeed on a Dex. save or take 20 radiant damage.	Conjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Cleric
Ice Storm	Impel a storm of hail ice to crash from the sky, covering the ground and striking all objects and creatures within range.	Evocation	One Action	2 Turns	Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
Leomund’s Secret Chest	Hide a chest (3 x 2 x 2 ft) and its contents in the Ethereal Plane.	Conjuration	One Action	Unknown	Wizard
Locate Creature	The caster senses the direction in which a familiar creature is within a 1000-ft radius.	Divination	One Action	Instantaneous	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Wizard
Mordenkainen’s Faithful Hound	Summon an invisible watchdog that barks when a creature approaches and attacks it (4d8 piercing damage).	Conjuration	One Action	Unknown	Wizard
Phantasmal Killer	The target must succeed on a Wis. save or be frightened then take 4d10 psychic damage (damage/lvl) each turn.	Illusion	One Action	Unknown (Concentration)	Wizard
Polymorph	Transform a creature into a harmless sheep.	Transmutation	One Action	5 Turns	Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
Staggering Smite	Strike your enemy with ferocious force, dealing damage and pushing them back.	Evocation	Bonus Action	10 Turns	Paladin
Stone Shape	Give a stone no more than 5 ft in any dimension any shape, or create an opening in it.	Transmutation	One Action	Instantaneous	Cleric, Druid, Wizard
Stoneskin	Turn a creature’s flesh hard as stone. It takes only half the damage of all non-magical Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage.	Abjuration	One Action	until Long Rest	Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard
Wall of Fire	Create a blazing wall of fire, burning anyone for 5d8 who dares to stand too close.	Evocation	One Action	Unknown (Concentration)	Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard

That concludes our guide for all Level 4 Spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3). We hope you find this helpful, and let us know what your favorite spell set-up is so far.

Be sure to check out all of our other guides, such as all Cantrips in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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Stephanie Watel

Stephanie Watel is a freelance writer for Twinfinite. Stephanie has been with the site for a few months, and in the games media industry for about a year. Stephanie typically covers the latest news and a variety of gaming guides for the site, and loves gardening and being the bird lady of the neighborhood. She has a BA in Writing from Pace University in NY.