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Wizard Spells in Baldur's Gate 3 are regulated forms of magic energy. In BG 3, there are certain classes can cast spells to damage enemies, buff companions or create other effects. Wizards and Clerics have different sets of spells, while characters of other classes may cast a spell using scrolls.

Name	Level	School	Casting time	Description
ACID SPLASH	Cantrip	Conjuration	Action	Hurl a bubble of acid that deals 1d6 Acid to each creature it hits. Attack/Save: Dexterity Range: 18m/60ft + 2m/7ft Explode radius
BLADE WARD	Cantrip	Abjuration	Action	Inflicts Blade Ward (2) Gain resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from weapon attacks.
CHILL TOUCH	Cantrip	Necromancy	Action	Inflicts Chill Touch (2) Assail a creature with the chill of the grave. It takes 1d8 Necrotic and cannot regain hit points. Undead creatures also get disadvantage on attack rolls. Attack/Save: Ranged Attack Range: 18m/60ft
DANCING LIGHTS	Cantrip	Evocation	Bonus Action	Create wisps of light that illuminate a 12m/40ft radius. Concentration: Required Range: 18m/60ft
FIRE BOLT	Cantrip	Evocation	Action	1d10 Fire Hurl a mote of fire that deals 1d10. Attack/Save: Ranged Attack Range: 18m/60ft
FRIENDS	Cantrip	Enchantment	Action	Inflicts Friends (10) Enchant a non-hostile creature to gain advantage on Charisma checks against it. Concentration: Required Range: 9m/30ft
LIGHT	Cantrip	Evocation	Action	Infuse an object with an aura of light. Range: 1.5m/5ft
MAGE HAND	Cantrip	Conjuration	Action	Create a spectral hand that can manipulate and interact with objects. Concentration: Required Range: 18m/60ft
MINOR ILLUSION	Cantrip	Illusion	Action	Create an illusory image that distracts nearby creatures, compelling them to investigate. You can remain hidden while casting this spell.
POISON SPRAY	Cantrip	Conjuration	Action	1d12 Poison Project a puff of noxious gas that deals 1d12 Poison. Attack/Save: Constitution Range: 3m/10ft
RAY OF FROST	Cantrip	Evocation	Action	1d8 Cold Inflicts Ray of Frost (1) Call forth a frigid beam of blue-white light. Deals 1d8 Cold and reduces the target's speed by 3m/10ft. Attack/Save: Ranged Attack Range: 18m/60ft
SHOCKING GRASP	Cantrip	Evocation	Action	1d8 Lightning Inflicts Shocking Grasp (1) Lightning springs from your hand. It deal 1d8 Lightning and prevents the target from taking reactions. Attack/Save: Melee Attack Range: 1.5m/5ft
TRUE STRIKE	Cantrip	Divination	Action	Inflicts True Strike (2) Divine a character's defenses to give you advantage on attack rolls against it. Concentration: Required Range: 18m/60ft
BURNING HANDS	Lv 1	Evocation	Action	Fire shoots from your outstretched fingers. It ignites anything flammable and deals 3d6 Fire. On successful save, targets only take half damage. Attack/Save: Dexterity Range: 5m/17ft
CHARM PERSON	Lv 1	Enchantment	Action	Inflicts Charmed (10) Magically charm a humanoid that you can see. A Charmed creature can't harm the charmer, and the charmer has advantage on Charisma checks against the creature. Attack/Save: Wisdom Range: 18m/60ft
CHROMATIC ORB	Lv 1	Evocation	Action Spell Slot	Hurl a sphere of energy that deals 3d8 elemental damage of your choice
CHROMATIC ORB: ACID	Lv 1	Evocation	Action Spell Slot	2d8 Acid Hurl a sphere of energy that deals 2d8 Acid Damage and creates an acid surface.
CHROMATIC ORB: COLD	Lv 1	Evocation	Action Spell Slot	2d8 Cold Hurl a sphere of energy that deals 2d8 Cold Damage and creates a frozen surface.
CHROMATIC ORB: FIRE	Lv 1	Evocation	Action Spell Slot	2d8 Fire Hurl a sphere of energy that deals 2d8 Fire Damage and creates a fire surface.
CHROMATIC ORB: LIGHTNING	Lv 1	Evocation	Action Spell Slot	2d8 Lightning Hurl a sphere of energy that deals 2d8 Lightning Damage and creates an electrified surface.
CHROMATIC ORB: POISON	Lv 1	Evocation	Action Spell Slot	2d8 Poison Hurl a sphere of energy that deals 2d8 Poison Damage and creates an poison surface.
CHROMATIC ORB: THUNDER	Lv 1	Evocation	Action Spell Slot	3d8 Thunder Hurl a sphere of energy that deals 3d8 Thunder Damage.
COLOUR SPRAY	Lv 1	Illusion	Action	Inflicts Colour Spray (1) Creates a dazzling array of flashing, colored lights that Blinds creatures up to a combined 33 hit points. Range: 5m/17ft
DISGUISE SELF	Lv 1	Illusion	Action	Magically change all aspects of your appearance. (Lasts until the end of a long rest)
EXPEDITIOUS RETREAT	Lv 1	Transmutation	Bonus Action	Inflicts Expeditious Retreat (1) Turn Dash into a bonus action, allowing you to move at an incredible pace. Concentration: Required
FALSE LIFE	Lv 1	Necromancy	Action	Inflicts False Life (1) Bolster yourself with a necromantic facsimile of life to gain 5 temporary hit points.
FEATHER FALL	Lv 1	Transmutation	Bonus Action	Inflicts Feather Fall (10) Slow the rate of descent of allied creatures. Grants immunity to Falling damage. Range: 9m/30ft
FIND FAMILIAR	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Gain the service of a familiar, a fey spirit that takes an animal from you choose. (Using this spell allows the caster to choose from Find Familiar: Cat, Find Familiar: Crab, Find Familiar: Frog, Find Familiar: Rat, Find Familiar: Raven, and Find Familiar: Spider) (Lasts until the end of a long rest) Range: 18m/60ft
FIND FAMILIAR: CAT	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Summon a familiar with the form and statistics of a cat that can distract your enemies. (Lasts until the end of a long rest) Range: 18m/60ft
FIND FAMILIAR: CRAB	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Summon a familiar with the form and statistics of a crab. Its sharp pincers can slow enemies. (Lasts until the end of a long rest) Range: 18m/60ft
FIND FAMILIAR: FROG	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Summon a familiar with the form and statistics of a frog. Its skin is covered with dizzying toxins. (Lasts until the end of a long rest) Range: 18m/60ft
FIND FAMILIAR: RAT	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Summon a familiar with the form and statistics of a rat. Its infectious bite can spread disease. (Lasts until the end of a long rest) Range: 18m/60ft
FIND FAMILIAR: RAVEN	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Summon a familiar with the form and statistics of a raven. It can launch precise attacks. (Lasts until the end of a long rest) Range: 18m/60ft
FIND FAMILIAR: SPIDER	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Summon a familiar with the form and statistics of a spider. Its deadly bite can poison enemies. (Lasts until the end of a long rest) Range: 18m/60ft
FOG CLOUD	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Create a cloud of dense frog. Creatures submerged in the fog are Heavily Obscured and Blinded. Concentration: Required Range: 18m/60ft
GREASE	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Cover the ground in grease. It becomes difficult terrain and creatures within can fall Prone. Range: 18m/60ft
JUMP	Lv 1	Transmutation	Action	Inflicts Jump (10) Touch a creature to triple its jumping distance. Range: 1.5m/5ft
LONGSTRIDER	Lv 1	Transmutation	Action	Inflicts Longstrider (1) Touch a creature to increase its speed by 3m/10ft. Range: 1.5m/5ft
MAGE ARMOUR	Lv 1	Abjuration	Action	Inflicts Mage Armour (1) Surround a creature in a protective magical force. Its Armour Class increases by 3. Prerequisite: not wearing armour. Range: 1.5m/5ft
MAGIC MISSILE	Lv 1	Evocation	Action	1d4+1 Force Create three darts of magical force, each dealing 1d4+1 Force to its target Range: 18m/60ft
PROTECTION FROM EVIL AND GOOD	Lv 1	Abjuration	Action	Inflicts Protection from Evil and Good (1) Protect a creature against aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead. The target can't be Charmed, Frightened, or possessed by them, and when these creatures attack it, they do so with disadvantage. Concentration: Required Range: 1.5m/5ft
RAY OF SICKNESS	Lv 1	Necromancy	Action	2d8 Poison Inflicts Poisoned (2) Call forth a ray of sickening energy. Deals 2d8 Poison and possibly Poisons the target. Attack/Save: Ranged Attack Range: 18m/60ft
SLEEP	Lv 1	Enchantment	Action	Inflicts Sleeping (2) Put creatures up to a combined 24 hit points into a magical slumber. Sleeping creatures awaken if they take damage. Range: 18m/60ft
THUNDERWAVE	Lv 1	Evocation	Action	2d8 Thunder Release a wave of thunderous force. It deals 2d8 Thunder and pushes away creatures and objects. Attack/Save: Constitution Range: 5m/17ft
WITCH BOLT	Lv 1	Evocation	Action	1d12 Lightning Inflicts Witch Bolt (2) Call forth a beam of crackling, purple energy. Deals 1d12 Lightning and links you to the target through an arc of lightning. Each turn, you can activate the arc to automatically deal 1d12 Lightning. Attack/Save: Ranged Attack Concentration: Required Range: 18m/60ft
Blindness	Lv 2	Necromancy	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Magically blind an enemy creature. 10 turns Range: 18m CON Save
Blur	Lv 2	Illusion	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Your body becomes blurred. Attackers have Disadvantage on Attack rolls against you. Doesn't affect creatures that don't rely on sight or that can see through illusions. 10 turns Concentration
Cloud of Daggers	Lv 2	Conjuration	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	4d4 Slashing Conjure a cloud ofspinning daggers that attack anyone inside. 10 turns Range: 18m Radius: 2m Concentration
Crown of Madness	Lv 2	Enchantment	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Instil madness in a humanoid enemy, making them attack the creature closest to them (other than you), even if it's allied. 3 turns Range: 18m WIS Save Concentration
Darkness	Lv 2	Evocation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Create a cloud of magical darkness that Heavily Obscures and Blinds creatures within. Creatures cannot make ranged attacks into or out of the darkness. Range: 18m Radius: 5m Concentration
Darkvision	Lv 2	Transmutation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Grant a creature the ability to see in the dark out to a range of 12m. Until Long Rest Melee
Detect Thoughts	Lv 2	Divination	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Focus your mind to read the thoughts of certain creatures while talking to them. Until Long Rest Concentration
Enlarge - Reduce	Lv 2	Transmutation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Make a creature larger or smaller to affect their weapon damage and Strength Checks and Saving Throws. Range: 9m CON Save Concentration
Flaming Sphere	Lv 2	Conjuration	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	2d6 Fire Summon a flaming sphere that damages nearby enemies and objects. The sphere sheds bright light in a 6m radius, and dim light for an additional 6m. 10 turns Range: 18m Radius: 2m DEX Save Concentration
Hold Person	Lv 2	Enchantment	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Paralyse a humanoid creature, making it unable to move or act. 10 turns Range: 18m WIS Save Concentration
Invisibility	Lv 2	Illusion	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Touch a creature to turn it Invisible. 10 turns Melee Concentration
Magic Weapon	Lv 2	Transmutation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Infuse a weapon with arcane energy. The weapon becomes magical, receiving a +1 bonus to Attack and Damage Rolls. Until Long Rest Melee Concentration
Melf's Acid Arrow	Lv 2	Evocation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	4d4 Acid + 2d4 Acid (Delayed) Shoot a green arrow that covers the target and the ground with acid. Deals 4d4 Acid damage immediately and 2d4 Acid damage at the end of the target's turn. 1 turn Range: 18m
Mirror Image	Lv 2	Illusion	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Create 3 illusory duplicates of yourself that distract attackers. Each duplicate increases your Armour Class by 3. Whenever you successfully evade an attack, one of the duplicates disappears. 10 turns
Misty Step	Lv 2	Conjuration	Bonus Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see. Range: 18m
Phantasmal Force	Lv 2	Illusion	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	1d6 Phychic Flood a creature‘s mind with an illusion of the last thing that attacked it. Each turn, it takes 1d6 Psychic damage. Each time it takes damage from another source, the damage type of Phantasmal Force changes to that damage type. 10 turns Range: 18 INT Save
Ray of Enfeeblement	Lv 2	Necromancy	Action	A beam of enervating energy springs from your fingers to weaken a foe. The target deals half damage with Weapon Attacks using Strength. Range: 18m Concentration
Scorching Ray	Lv 2	Evocation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	2d6 Fire Hur1 3 rays offire. Each ray deals 2d6 Fire damage. Range: 18m
Shatter	Lv 2	Evocation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	3d8 Thunder Generate a painfully intense ringing noise that damages all nearby creatures and objects. Affected creatures made of inorganic material such as stone have Disadvantage on their Saving Throw. Range: 18m Radius: 3m CON Save
Web	Lv 2	Conjuration	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Cover an area in thick, flammable webbing that slows creatures within and possibly Enwebs them. Range: 18m Radius: 4m DEX Save Concentration
Animate Dead	Lv 3	Necromancy	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Animate a corpse to create an undead servant while not in combat.
Bestow curse	Lv 3	Necromancy	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Curse a creature with your touch. 10 Turns Melee WIS Save Concentration
Counterspell	Lv 3	Abjuration	Reaction Spell Slot	Interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell, making it fail so it has no effect. The higher the level of the spell being cast, the harder it is to interrupt. You can always interrupt spells of 3rd level or lower. 18m
Fear	Lv 3	Illusion	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Project a phantasmal image so frightening it makes targets drop whatever they are holding and become Fearful. If the target ends their turn where they can't see you, they can make another Saving Throw to shake off their fear. 3 Turns 1 Turn 9m WIS Save Concentration
Feign Death	Lv 3	Necromancy	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Put an ally in a protective, magical coma deep enough to imitate death. The Ally becomes Resistant to all damage except psychic damage, and disease and poison no longer have any effect. 10 Turns Melee
Fireball	Lv 3	Evocation	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	8d6 Fire Shoot a bright flame from your fingers that explodes upon contact, torching everything in the vicinity. On Save: Targets still take half damage. 18m 6m DEX Save
Fly	Lv 3	Transmutation	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Bestow the ability to Fly upon yourself or an ally. 10 Turns Melee Concentration
Gaseous Form	Lv 3	Transmutation	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Transform yourself or an ally into a cloud of mist to avoid attacks. The target becomes Resistant to all damage, gains Advantage on Constitution, Dexterity, and Strength Saving Throws, and becomes tiny in size. Until Long Rest MeleeConcentration
Glyph of Warding	Lv 3	Abjuration	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Inscribe a circle of arcane glyphs on the ground that trigger a magical effect when stepped on by an enemy. 3m 8m Dex Save
Haste	Lv 3	Transmutation	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Target yourself or an ally to become Hastened. 10 Turns 9mConcentration
Hypnotic Pattern	Lv 3	Conjuration	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Create a twisting pattern of colours that Hypnotises all creatures within area that can see the pattern. 2 Turns 18m 9m WIS Save Concentration
Protection from Energy	Lv 3	Abjuration	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Touch a creature to grant it Resistance to Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Thunder damage. Melee Concentration
Remove Curse	Lv 3	Abjuration	Action Warlock Spell Slot	Touch a creature or object to remove all Curses affecting it. Melee
Sleet Storm	Lv 3	Conjuration	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Call forth a storm of sleet that douses fires, creates an ice surface, and disrupts the concentration of spellcasters. 18m 9m Concentration
Stinking Cloud	Lv 3	Conjuration	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Create a cloud of gas so nauseating it prevents creatures from taking actions. 3m 8m Dex Save Concentration
Vampiric Touch	Lv 3	Necromancy	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	3d6 Necrotic Touch an enemy to syphon their life force. You regain half as many hit points as hit points as the damage they take. For 10 turns, you can use Vampiric Touch again without expending an additional spell slot. 10 Turns

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