- Heal a target within 18 meters for 1d4+3 hit points.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>
The healing itself on this spell may not be a contender for the highest amount in Baldur’s Gate 3<\/em>, but this spell can be cast as a bonus action. That fact alone makes it phenomenal, but that’s not all.<\/p>
In BG3, <\/em>picking up a downed ally is a standard action, but receiving healing while downed will automatically pick up a character. This means that Healing Word can be used to pick up a party member as a bonus action from 18 meters away, and<\/em> instantly grants them four to seven hit points. This is, in my opinion, a must-have spell for any class that can cast it. <\/p>
1) Haste (Sorcerer, Wizard)<\/h3>
- Hasten yourself or a target in range, granting an extra action per turn<\/strong>, two AC, two to Dexterity saving throws and doubling movement speed for 10 turns.<\/li> <\/ul>
In a lot of cases, lists of this nature are subjective to a degree and usually, different circumstances will make certain spells much more viable over others. Personally, I believe that Haste<\/strong> is the exception, and the only time you shouldn’t cast it is when you think a fight is easy enough that you don’t need it.<\/p>
Here’s the thing about Haste: most classes in BG3<\/em> receive an extra attack per turn at level five. This is not an extra action, but rather a free bonus attack granted whenever the attack action is used during a turn. With two actions per turn, a character can use the attack action twice, and thus receive an extra attack twice. That’s 40 attacks in 10 turns\u2014a one-character army.<\/p>
It doesn’t stop there, either. In BG3<\/em>, Sorcerers have a class-specific resource called Sorcery Points. These points can be spent to achieve several different effects, one of which is to make a single target spell apply to two different targets. See where this is going?<\/p>
A Sorcerer can cast Haste on two different members of a party in one turn with a single spell slot. If one of those party members is a Wizard, they can then use their extra action to cast Haste on the other two party members in their turn if they so choose.<\/p>
Even without using this method, Haste is so strong that players are actually asking Larian Studios to nerf the spell or remove it altogether as they feel that it is so powerful that it removes the challenge from even the hardest difficulty setting.<\/p>
Utilizing Spells in BG3<\/em><\/h2>
Every spell in BG3<\/em> has its time to shine (well, almost every spell<\/a>). Every damage spell included on this list is not there because it deals the most possible damage in the game, but because they all have some added element of versatility. Fireball is a fantastic spell, but obviously shouldn’t be used on one foe surrounded by three allies.<\/p>
- Hasten yourself or a target in range, granting an extra action per turn<\/strong>, two AC, two to Dexterity saving throws and doubling movement speed for 10 turns.<\/li> <\/ul>
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2) Healing Word (Bard, Cleric, Druid)<\/h3>
