Heat MetalLevel 2 Transmutation Spell 2~16 Damage
Cause a metal weapon or armour to glow red-hot and force the creature touching it to let go or receive Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Ability Checks. If the creature is only wearing metal armour, it always receives Disadvantage. If the creature is still touching the metal, you can use a bonus action on subsequent turns to deal another 2~16 Fire damage and force the creature to let go or receive Disadvantage.
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ConcentrationHeat Metal is a Spell in Baldur's Gate 3. Heat Metal is a Lvl 2 Spell from the Transmutation school. Spells can be used for dealing damage to Enemies, inflict Status Ailments, buff Characters or interact with the environment.
Heat Metal Information
- Description: Cause a metal weapon or armour to glow red-hot and force the creature touching it to let go or receive Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Ability Checks.
- If the creature is only wearing metal armour, it always receives Disadvantage.
- If the creature is still touching the metal, you can use a bonus action on subsequent turns to deal another 2~16 Fire damage and force the creature to let go or receive Disadvantage.
- Level: Lvl 2 spell
- School: Transmutation School
- Casting Time: Action
- Duration: 10 turns
- Range: 18m
- Requires Concentration: Yes
- Saving Throw: Constitution
ActionHeat Metal (Condition)
- Metal weapons are dropped if the weilder fails their Saving Throw.
- If the target is touching the heated metal, they receive Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Ability Checks.
- Every turn the target is touching the heated metal, the caster can use a
Bonus Action to deal another 2d8 Fire damage, forcing the target to Save or drop the weapon.
How to Acquire Heat Metal
- Heat Metal can be acquired by the following classes:
- Heat Metal can be cast by using the following Items:
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Heat Metal Tips & Notes
- Useful against Grym in the Grymforge as this spell will make the construct superheated without need of Lava.
- Notes & Tips go here
Anonymousappears to not superheat grym on honor mode. not worth it for grym, just hit the valve with a ranged weapon and cheese from the stairs with minor illusion to get grym to walk in lava.
- Anonymous
Apparently works against Apostle of Myrkul. Lost my mind when I realized he was no longer holding anything
Really strong single target spell against tough metal wielding opponents as the damage is non-saveable. On save they take damage, get disadvantage and you get to reapply every turn with bonus action. On fail they drop the weapon. Win/win!
- Anonymous
Anyone seeing the disadvantage part of this spell drop off in patch 3? I've seen it twice now, even though the target is still holding the item and concentration wasn't broken.
- Anonymous
Respecing Gale and can’t learn this spell at level 6??? Can anyone help?
- Anonymous
Had Lae'Zel as an eldritch knight dual wielding. Heat metal made her drop both weapons and caused the bound weapon to no longer be bound? Seems a bit much for this spell to do all that
Good against Grym in the Grymforge. Will make him Superheat (lower resistance) without need for lava.
- Anonymous
So it will prioritize the weapon before the armor?
Combos well with someone casting command to drop first then so that you can sizzle them each turn
- Anonymous
Saved my ass against bosses so many times. Those greatswords are terrifying.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
When a strong enemy drops their metal weapon and you scramble to stash it into your pack.
- Anonymous
if the target is holding a metal weapon, it will eventually drop the weapon to overcome ongoing dmg ... which is realistic and nice. (Worked well on guys with big weapons..like Anders)
S tier situational spell. Does not apply in all fights, but when it does you're fighting a much easier fight.
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