Lay on HandsClass Actions 4 Healing Use your blessed touch to heal a creature or cure it of all diseases and poisons.
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MeleeLay on Hands is an Action in Baldur's Gate 3. Actions can be used in both exploration and combat to maneuver across the battlefield or to harm or aid Characters. The Actions that a Character can perform are based on their Class and Equipment.
Lay on Hands Information
- Use your blessed touch to heal a creature or cure it of all diseases and poisons.
- 4 Healing
No effect on undead and constructs.- Type: Action Lay on Hands Charge(s)
Melee
How to unlock Lay on Hands
Lay of Hands can be unlocked by the following classes:
Lay on Hands BG3 Guide
Lay on Hands is a Paladin-specific action that allows the Paladin to heal themselves or their allies by expending their pool of hit points. You can also use this to cure a target of its disease or neutralize the poison affecting the target. You can cure multiple diseases and neutralize multiple poisons with a single use of Lay on Hands, expending hit points separately for each one. Do note that this will have no effect on undead and constructs.
Lay on Hands will cost an Action and will also cost Lay on Hands Charge(s), you'll see the number of charge(s) on the tab below the screen. The amount of Hit Points you can heal with Lay on Hands will also increase as you level up.
Lay on Hands Charges are restored when you take a Long Rest
How to use Lay on Hands in BG3
To activate the ability, click on your Paladin to bring up their abilities, then click on Lay on Hands and select a target you want to heal or cure, you can use this on yourself or other party members.
Useful Tips for Lay on Hands in BG3
- Do not solely rely on Lay on Hands: Lay on Hands is pretty useful but it doesn't need to be your only resource for healing. Try combining it with other healing spells, abilities, or items such as healing potions to ensure your survival in longer battles.
- Multiclass Consideration: If you happen to multiclass your Paladin, you need to be mindful of the synergies of the other class you picked. For example, if you've combined Paladin with a class that excels in healing, like the Cleric, you might want to prioritize the Cleric's healing and save the Lay on Hands for a different situation.
- Use Lay on Hands outside of Combat: Lay on Hands isn't limited to combat scenarios, so don't hesitate to use Lay on Hands outside of combat to heal up your party before engaging in a challenging encounter. Keeping you and your party members at full health can make a significant difference during combat and will ensure your group starts a fight with a health advantage.
Lay on Hands Tips & Notes
- Notes & Tips go here
AnonymousWhy is this not a bonus action I thought the point if lay in hands was to heal then hit ??
- Anonymous
Patch 1.0 fixed the bug for scaling off of your character level
- Anonymous
Lay on Hands is currently bugged and scales off of Character level instead of your Paladin levels, which as you can well imagine, is kind of broken.
- Anonymous
This should be thought of as a "pool" of healing that you dish out. It should gain more upon level up. My table uses it for downs, in replacement of Cure Wounds, for curing of diseases, and to try and heal someone that's low between fights. The last one should only be done if you can't theoretically short rest instead.
Important thing to note is Lay on Hands heals for a static number of hit points, which is useful for guaranteeing specific amounts of healing in combat without having to rely on getting a good dice roll.
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