Hypnotic PatternLevel 3 Illusion Spell Hypnotise creatures that can see the pattern. They cannot attack you. They cannot move or act. This spell can be cast while you are Silenced.
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ConcentrationHypnotic Pattern is a Spell in Baldur's Gate 3. Hypnotic Pattern is a Lvl 3 Spell from the Illusion school.
Spells can be used for dealing damage to Enemies, inflict Status Ailments, buff Characters or interact with the environment.
Hypnotic Pattern Information
- Description: Hypnotise creatures that can see the pattern. They cannot attack you. They cannot move or act. This spell can be cast while you are Silenced.
- Level: Lvl 3 spell
- School: Illusion School
- Casting Time:
Action - Range:
18m - Requires Concentration: Yes
- Saving Throw: Wisdom
- Hypnotised:
- Duration: 2 turns Wisdom saving throw
- Can't Move or take Actions, Bonus Actions, or Reactions.
- Removed by taking damage, being Shoved, or Helped.
How to Acquire Hypnotic Pattern
- Hypnotic Pattern can be acquired by the following classes:
- Hypnotic Pattern can be cast by using the following Items:
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Hypnotic Pattern Tips & Notes
- Hypnotized status effect is Can't move or take actions, bonus actions, or reactions. Friendly Fire possible.
- Unlike in D&D 5e, this lasts a maximum of 2 turns.
AnonymousHypnotic pattern could take an entire room out of combat for 3 turns and if they don't make their initial saving throw *they can't reattempt to save on each turn*.
Every enemy now has 0 actions for 3 turns, massive action economy advantage to your party. You can use the time to burst down worrisome enemies (or enemies that saved) without fear of being attacked by the others and even if they decide to attack or help their allies out of that, they have literally just dedicated their turn to doing that.
Haste - The person you taget gains +1 action (Don't cast it on yourself) if you lose concentration you cannot move and cannot take actions (Potion of speed is kinda better despite not lasting very long just because it's not concentration; if the enemies are still alive when this expires you're doing something wrong)
If I was to ask for a competing spell I'd potentially try Confusion.
- Anonymous
Amazing spell. Sure it's not as good as 5th Editions, but that spell is unreasonably good there.
Locking down 3-5 mobs for two turns whilst you deal with the rest is game changing, and if you need more time. Just cast it again.
It's not that good than you think. It's like AOE sleep, but have the same disadvantages - enemy can wake up his ally just but pushing it, it's bonus action, then second push third and all like that will be waken up.
It's worth it only if you make sleep ALL enemies, what will be rare
Great spell, had a blast using it on my first tactician clear-- However just to point out for efficiency sakes-- Command: Halt does the same thing, but this becomes much more efficient if you're casting it on 3+ enemies. This requires Concentration, Halt doesn't, so it has it's ups and downs but both spells are amazing though!
- Anonymous
People are definitely overhating on this, if you can't see the value in being able to take a large AoE of enemies out of the fight for 2 turns as you go in and wreak unmitigated havoc on them, that's on you. Granted the fact that it's interrupted when you do hit them stops it from being OP, but it's still a great choice, especially if you're running it with a heavy hitter with resets like a Barb or Fighter who is just happy to have nothing them stop them as they run up on their targets.
- Anonymous
Imagine whining about a 2 turn massive AoE stun. Fextra scrubs never fail to deliver.
- Anonymous
What is it with nerfing spells from the PHB? In that it lasts 10 turns. Why are they doing this?
- Anonymous
Great aoe control for bard for 3rd level. 2 turns is plenty for your party to kill at least 2-3 enemies, assuming this won't fail on apply ofc
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Yep, almost pointless for a 3rd-level spell with that short of a duration. So disappointed on my bard when I got to level 5.
- Anonymous
One of the best 3rd level spells in 5e. Significantly nerfed for BG3 currently with 2 turn duration as opposed to 10 in 5e.
- Anonymous
Does this hit allies?
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