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

These will leave you spellbound!

Stephanie Watel

Published: Aug 11, 2023 03:18 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 3 Spells in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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

There are 33 Level 3 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	Classes/Races
Animate Dead	Choose to reanimate a small or medium-sized corpse to either a zombie or skeleton, to serve you while you are not in combat.	Necromancy	One Action	until Long Rest	Cleric, Wizard
Beacon of Hope	Your allies will regain the maximum hit points possible when healed. They also gain Advantage on Wisdom Saving Throws and Death Saving Throws.	Abjuration	One Action	10 Turns	Cleric, Paladin
Bestow Curse	Curse a person or creature in melee range, bestowing Disadvantage on Saving Throws, or allowing you to do additional damage to the target.	Necromancy	One Action	10 Turns	Bard, Cleric, Wizard
Blink	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.	Transmutation	One Action	10 Turns	Sorcerer, Wizard
Call Lightning	Lightning strikes all targets within range. Then for 10 turns, you can call down lightning again without expending a spell slot.	Conjuration	One Action	10 Turns (Concentration)	Druid, Sorcerer
Counterspell	Attempt to disrupt a creature casting a spell, which is always successful on a level 3 or lower spell, making the spell fail and have no effect.	Abjuration	One Reaction	N/A	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Daylight	Summon an area of daylight to dispel darkness. You can either cast the spell on an area or an item.	Evocation	One Action	until Long Rest	Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer
Fear	Project an image so frightening it makes targets drop everything and become Fearful. They will be easier to hit and cannot move.	Illusion	One Action	up to 3 Turns (Concentration)	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Feign Death	Put an ally into a magical coma which mimics death to protect them from harm. They become resistant to all damage except psychic damage, and any poison or disease is removed.	Necromancy	One Action	10 Turns	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Wizard

Fireball	Shoot a bright flame from your fingers that explodes upon contact, torching everything in the vicinity.	Evocation	One Action	Instantaneous	Sorcerer, Wizard
Grant Flight	Bestow the ability to Fly upon yourself or an ally.	Transmutation	One Action	10 Turns	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Gaseous Form	Transform yourself or an ally into a tiny gas cloud. It can’t fall, and fits through small openings. It is very hard to damage.	Transmutation	One Action	until Long Rest	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Glyph of Warding	Inscribe a circle of arcane glyphs on the ground that trigger a magical effect when stepped on by an enemy.	Abjuration	One Action	until Long Rest	Bard, Cleric, Wizard
Haste	Target yourself or an ally to become Hastened: gain an action, become faster and harder to hit.	Transmutation	One Action	up to 10 Turns (Concentration)	Sorcerer, Wizard
Hunger of Hadar	Create a sphere of cold blackness, teeming with horrors. Creatures starting their turn take 2d6 Cold damage. Creatures ending their turn possibly take 2d6 Acid damage.	Conjuration	One Action	10 Turns	Warlock
Hypnotic Pattern	Hypnotize creatures that can see the pattern. They cannot attack you. They cannot move or act.	Conjuration	One Action	2 Turns	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Lightning Bolt	Call forth a blast of lightning that hits all creatures in the line of the eruption.	Evocation	One Action	Instantaneous	Sorcerer, Wizard
Mass Healing Word	Call out words of restoration to heal up to 6 creatures.	Evocation	Bonus Action	Instantaneous	Cleric
Plant Growth	Make weeds burst from the ground and smother the area. Creatures moving through the weeds have their Movement Speed hindered.	Transmutation	One Action	10 Turns	Bard, Druid, Ranger

Protection From Energy	Touch a creature to grant it resistance to various types of damage: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.	Abjuration	One Action	until Long Rest	Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard
Remove Curse	Touch a creature or object to remove all Curses and Hexes affecting it.	Abjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard
Revivify	Revive a companion. They return to life with 1 hit point.	Necromancy	One Action	Instantaneous	Cleric, Paladin
Sleet Storm	Call forth a storm that disrupts the Concentration of spellcasters, douses fires, and creates an ice surface.	Conjuration	One Action	10 Turns	Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
Slow	Alter time around up to 6 enemies to Slow them. They won’t get far, they can’t do much, and they’re easier to hit.	Transmutation	One Action	10 Turns	Sorcerer, Wizard
Spirit Guardians	Summon several spirits to protect the area around your character.	Conjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Cleric
Stinking Cloud	Create a cloud of gas so nauseating it prevents creatures from taking actions.	Conjuration	One Action	10 Turns	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Vampiric Touch	Touch an enemy to syphon their life force. You regain half as many hit points as hit points as the damage they take.	Necromancy	One Action	10 Turns	Warlock, Wizard
Conjure Barrage	Channel your weapons essence into a destructive, widespread volley.	Conjuration	One Action	Instantaneous	Ranger
Blinding Smite	Evoke a heavenly flare, and possibly Blind your target.	Evocation	Bonus Action	Unknown (Concentration)	Paladin
Crusader’s Mantle	Radiate a holy power that emboldens nearby allies. The weapon attacks deal an additional 1-4 Radiant damage.	Evocation	One Action	10 Turns	Paladin
Elemental Weapon	Imbue a weapon with elemental power. It receives a +1 bonus to Attack Rolls, and deals an additional 1d4 damage of your choice.	Transmutation	One Action	Unknown (Concentration)	Druid, Paladin, Ranger
Lightning Arrow	On a ranged weapon attack, fire an arrow made purely of lightning, shocking the enemy and dealing lighting damage.	Transmutation	Bonus Action	Unknown	Ranger
Warden of Vitality	While this aura lasts, you can cast Restore Vitality as a bonus action to heal yourself or nearby allies.	Transmutation	One Action	10 Turns	Paladin

That concludes our guide for all Level 3 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 for this amazing Larian RPG, 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.