Call Lightning | Baldurs Gate 3 Wiki

I normally don't enjoy spellcasters due to strict, inflexible spell slot economy but this spell is so insanely efficient, it pretty much saved it for me. This spell is basically a mini fireball you can cast 10 times in a row for the cost of 1 as long as you don't lose concentration. Also, if the enemy is wet, it will do far more damage than fireball per cast.

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Can call lighting crit?

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I actually prefer this to Lightning Bolt. If I'm not Concentrating on Haste or some CC like Web or Sleet Storm, Call Lightning is a very damage efficient spell for the slot you spend.

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Can you recall this spell two times on the same turn if you have two actions or three times if you use meta magic quickened spell + speed potion?

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Necklace of Elemental Augmentation actualy works with this spell BUT only on re-casts (for some reason a re-cast is being treated as a cantrip).

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So wait a minute. If you upcast this as level 6 it becomes 6d10 but if you upcast lightning bolt as lvl 6 it's 11d6. Not to mention the level 6 slot should be used by chain lightning instead. However call lightning is free to cast as well so you can spam it like 20 times if you got haste from someone else.

Now play as tempest cleric and you have forced max damage lightning per divination charge. Then multi into draconic sorcerer for metamagic.

Essentially you close the gap towards lightning bolt's damage each higher spell level unlocked. 1 shot burst half the encounters with wet and divinity charges. Save spell slots thanks to call lightning recast to then recover sorc points with at level 8-9+.

If you were to do this as storm sorc, sure you get metamagic early but need level 8 to do single divine charge fights with lightning bolt. So you are 2 levels late to the lightning party and losing 1 divination charge really lowers the damage even with draconic ancestry bonus. On the other side cleric setup gets the metamagic going while you gotta wait max level for the final divinity charge.

Not even gonna talk about extra divinity charge amulet and Markoheshkir staff where both parties end up with the same spells by the very end but cleric start had a much comfier campaign at way earlier levels.

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It says sorcerer can cast it but when i click on the sorcerer page it doesn't show up in the list - is it a subclass of sorcerer that can cast it?

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If it were a bonus action to cast OR didn't require concentration but still cost an action it would be good. Definitely not good now it's been limited to one per turn. Rather concentrate on a Twinned Haste and cast Chain Lightning or Lightning Bolt.

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were is a bag, if u have multy cler/sorc
u have +wisdom only at 1st cast
all next "10 turns casts" u get charisma bonus ;(
i tried 5 cler 1 sorc 1 cler, change nothin, if u go only cler - wis for all cheks

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Companion throws or creates water on enemy, you drink speed potion and cast 2 times 2x max dmg spell.
Melt things in instant (don't forget it can also be critical hit)

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Also bard has it from magical secrets and it's OP, love it

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You can give good AOE damage and save your slots? Just good.

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Is there a magic item that grants a casting of this per long rest? I really wish my wizard tav could cast it

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Probably the best lightning spell. Sure chain lightning deals more damage and larger range but you can only use it once per long rest. (Unless you do the arcane battery exploit which allows you to cast spell for free every turn). Able to do 6d10 damage every turn(12d10 if you quicken it too) is just too good.

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This spell is available for College of Lore bards at level 6 (through Magical Secrets). It's a great option for Lores because this subclass has few options to deal sustained damage, and 3d10 per action at level 6 for 10 turns, costing only one level 3 spell slot once, is much better than shooting a crossbow, for instance. It does cost concentration, but that's part of the balance that Bards need to deal with. Couple this with Warden of Vitality (which doesn't require concentration), and you have optional Action and Bonus Action sustained by magic, while still being able to use non-concentration stuff such as Glyph of Warding, Blindness and Plant Growth. Not a bad choice at all.

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Answering to ''I guess the main downside of this spell is that it requires concentration. Many cool stuff with concentration could net in more damage. But it surely is cost-effective.''

beginning at 6thlvl, a tempest cleric can cast this spell and deal garanteed maximized damage on it (which is 30 on a failed save, 15 on a succesful save) as an AoE for 2 turns. if you throw a water bottle or your druid cast something to make the ennemies wet before that, you double that damage, hence its 60/30 on an AoE.

At the beginning of the 11th lvl, you can upcast this spell to deal 6d10 instead of 3d10 damage, hence with the previously stated combo you can deal 120/60 garanteed damage on a 2m radius. I don't think any class allows you to deal 240/120 damage consistently on 2 turns.

Channel divinity restores on a short rest, it's only your spellslot that limit you from abusing the damage from that. ( I would probably pick up the elemental adept feat to forgo lightning resistances. don't know if immunities to lightning are frequent in this game, I would assume not since I don't think you'd encounter blue or brass dragons that often.

to answer ''Is the re-call each turn a cantrip, like witch bolt, or is it a proper spell ? To know if you can use it each turn to fly.''

as it is the same instance of the spell, I believe the wording would mean that you wouldn't be able to use your bonus action to fly on each turn with the tempest sorcerer.

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I guess the main downside of this spell is that it requires concentration. Many cool stuff with concentration could net in more damage. But it surely is cost-effective.

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Currently, reactivating Call Lighting and Moonbeam does not break Sanctuary, even if you damage an enemy with it. This will probably be patched, as it stands, you could have 4 Tempest Clerics all under Sanctuary

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one of the best spells in the game, i spell slot per fight for up to 10 casts, upcasting increases by an additional d10. wet condition doubles the damage. gives tempest cleric and storm sorcerer much more spell slot sustain

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Is the re-call each turn a cantrip, like witch bolt, or is it a proper spell ? To know if you can use it each turn to fly.

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If I get this as tempest cleric but also multiclass into sorc, does call lightning scale with charisma or wisdom? I want it to scale with charisma but I’m unsure if it does if you pick it up as a cleric

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wildshape prevents you from continuing to cast the spell, but doesn't actually end it

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Spell is only available to sorcerers with "storm sorcery" - subclass at LV 6.
Can be used multiple times per round with "Quickened Spell" or additional actions (Haste etc.) especially strong in combination with "wet"- condition and if upcasted (+1d10/per spell slot above 3).

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seems like it's been removed from sorcerer?
or perhaps there is some trick to getting it?

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Storm Sorcerer staple. Cast this and fly around. Continue to spam and run until the opponent is dead.

Dex save kinda sucks but even so being able to cast this continuously without expending a spell slot other than the initial, the spell moves from a shittier version of lightning bolt into a completely different beast.

But if you don't have immediate ways to fly, continuously misty step, or become undetectable, you should probably skip this.

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Seems dope

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Is there a scroll of Call Lightning in the game ?

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I don't have call lightning as Sorlock hmmm.

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