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All Cantrips in Baldur’s Gate 3

You can't miss out on these Cantrips!

Stephanie Watel

Published: Aug 4, 2023 01:03 am

Baldur’s Gate 3 is abundantly rich in magic, with countless types of spells at your disposal in your journey across Faerun. One particular niche of weaker but still very useful spells are Cantrips, and there are plenty of them to collect as you progress through the game. If you’re wondering just how many there are and what they do, here is our handy guide to all Cantrips in Baldur’s Gate 3.

All Obtainable Cantrips & Their Uses in Baldur’s Gate 3

There 24 Cantrips in all to gain and choose from in Baldur’s Gate 3, though it does depend on your class/race picked during character setup.

In contrast to traditional spells in the game, Cantrips are instantly cast and can be used as often as you want. The main trade-off is that they’re weaker, and there are no healing-based ones. However they are still plenty reliable when used properly.

Name	Description	Level/School	Casting Time	Duration	Class/Race
Acid Splash	Throw a bubble of acid to all targets in range.	Conjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Eldritch Knight, Sorcerer, Wizard
Blade Ward	Talk half-damage from Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing attacks.	Abjuration	One Action	2 Turns	College of Lore, College of Valour, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, High Elf, High Half-Elf, Eldritch Knight, Bard
Bone Chill	Prevent the target from healing until your next turn.	Necromancy	One Action	Instantaneous	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, High Elf, High Half-Elf, Eldritch Knight
Dancing Lights	Illuminate a 9 meter radius.	Evocation	One Action	10 Turns	College of Lore, College of Valour, Sorcerer, Wizard, Eldritch Knight
Eldritch Blast	Conjure 1 beam of crackling energy (more beams at higher levels)	Evocation	One Action	Instantaneous	Warlock
Firebolt	Throw a mote of fire at a target within range.	Evocation	One Action	Instantaneous	Wizard, High Elf, High Half-Elf,Eldritch Knight, Sorcerer
Friends	Charm a non-hostile creature and gain advantage on Charisma checks against it.	Enchantment	One Action	10 Turns	Bard, College of Lore, College of Valour, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Eldritch Knight
Githyanki Psionics: Mage Hand	Create an invisible spectral hand that can manipulate and interact with objects.	Conjuration	One Action	Concentration	Githyanki
Guidance	Bestow upon a creature within melee range, they gain a d4 bonus to one ability of their choosing for the duration.	Divination	One Action	10 Turns (Concentration)	Cleric, Druid

Light	Infuse an object with an aura of light.	Evocation	One Action	100 Turns or until Long Rest	Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard, High Elf, High Half-Elf, Eldritch Knight
Mage Hand	Create a spectral hand that can manipulate and interact with objects.	Conjuration	One Action	10 Turns	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard Eldritch Knight
Minor Illusion	Create an illusory image that distracts nearby creatures, compelling them to investigate.	Illusion	One Action	10 Turns	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Eldritch Knight
Poison Spray	Project a puff of noxious gas.	Conjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Druid, Eldritch Knight, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Produce Flame	A flickering flame appears in your hand. It sheds bright light in a 3m radius and deals 1d8 Fire damage when thrown.	Conjuration	One Action	100 Turns (?)	Druid
Ray of Frost	Reduce the target’s Movement Speed by 3m.	Evocation	One Action	Instantaneous	Eldritch Knight, Sorcerer, Wizard
Resistance	Magically bolster a creature’s defenses. It receives a +1d4 bonus to Saving Throws.	Abjuration	One Action	10 Turns	Cleric, Druid
Sacred Flame	Engulf your target in a sacred flame, dealing damage.	Evocation	One Action	Instantaneous	Cleric
Selune’s Dream	The caster is able to heal an ally for 1d8 hit points. However, the spell may put the target into a slumber.	Evocation	One Action	until Long Rest	Any class with ‘Amulet of Selune’s Chosen’ equipped
Shillelagh	Imbue your weapon with magical energy, causing it to deal additional bludgeoning damage	Transmutation	Bonus Action	10 Turns	Druid
Shocking Grasp	Shock your enemy, inflicting lightning damage and preventing the target from reacting.	Evocation	One Action	1 Turn	Eldritch Knight, Sorcerer, Wizard
Thaumaturgy	Manifest a supernatural power that grants you advantage on Intimidation and Performance checks.	Transmutation	One Action	10 Turns	Cleric, Tiefling (Asmodeus or Zariel)
Thorn Whip	Strike at a target a thorned whip. It deals 1d6 Piercing damage and pulls the target 3m closer to you if it is Large or Smaller in size.	Transmutation	One Action	Instantaneous	Druid
True Strike	Gain Advantage on your next Attack Roll.	Divination	One Action	2 Turns	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Fighter, Rogue, Ranger
Vicious Mockery	Unleash a string of enchanted insults at a creature. It takes damage, receives Disadvantage on its next Attack Roll.	Enchantment	One Action	Instantaneous	Bard

That concludes our guide for all Cantrips in Baldur’s Gate 3. We hope you find this helpful as you start your journey through Faerun, and let us know what your favorite spell set-up is so far.

Be sure to check out all of our other guides as they come up, such as all Baldur’s Gate 3 Twitch Drops.

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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.