Ray of SicknessLevel 1 Necromancy Spell 2~16 Damage
Possibly Poisons the target.
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CON SaveRay of Sickness is a Spell in Baldur's Gate 3. Ray of Sickness is a Lvl 1 Spell from the Necromancy school. Spells can be used for dealing damage to Enemies, inflict Status Ailments, buff Characters or interact with the environment.
Baldur's Gate 3 Ray of Sickness Information
- Description: Possibly Poisons the target.
- Level: Lvl 1 spell
- School: Necromancy School
- Casting Time:
Action - Range:
18m - Requires Concentration: No
- Saving Throw: Constitution
How to Acquire Ray of Sickness in BG 3
- Ray of Sickness can be acquired by the following classes:
- Ray of Sickness can be cast by using the following Items:
Ray of Sickness Tips & Notes for BG 3
- Upcast: Cast at higher levels deals an extra 1d8 Poison damage for each Spell Slot Level above 1st.
- Poisoned: Disadvantage on Attack Roll and Ability Checks.
AnonymousI have come to the realization that this has one important aspect to it compared to chromatic orb. If you are casting at an enemy who is close to your party members, chromatic orb has the possibility to hurt and debuff your own team. Ray of sickness has no possibility of hurting your front line tank. This is very useful to my playstyle.
- Anonymous
I don't care if it's a bad spell or if chromatic orb is better, I love ray of sickness.
- Anonymous
The actual difference between chromatic orb and ray of sickness is that chromatic orb uses an attack roll whereas ray of sickness uses a constitution saving throw.
So even though chromatic orb has more uses with the AoE effect being able to influence nearby targets.
Ray of sickness is more likely to hit targets when you have high spell save DC's, when the target has low constitution, or if the target is cursed with bestow curse: constitution disadvantadge.
Though by the time you can bestow curses you most likely have better spells for damage.
- Anonymous
Pretty much no reason to ever choose this unless you get it for free. Chromatic Orb does everything Ray of Sickness can but better (2d8 poison damage, AoE poison surface), and comes with additional options for damage type on top of that.
- Anonymous
I use ray of sickness with my warlock using the staff of crones, every time i cast the spell it looks like my character take damage as welll. Is there a reason for that?
Can happily settle for this in those endgame times when our Draconic Bloodline Valor Bard and their Staff of Cherished Necromancy has a group of sleeping-Glyphed enemies lined up. Free-castable necromancy spell that twins + crits + gets amped up through charisma investment — so cherishable!
Since the staff just needs to be held temporarily until Life Essence is granted, you can even use the Dual Wielder feat with Markoheshkir and Duke Ravengard's Longsword to reach maximum Charisma bonus damage, all while maximizing crits with the Hat of the Sharp Caster instead of Birthright!
Bonus synergy: Poisoned condition hurts their Perception Checks vs the Greater Invisibility that you're currently holding concentration on
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