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Wizard

Subclasses
Abjuration School Conjuration School Divination School Enchantment School Evocation School Necromancy School Illusion School Transmutation School Bladesinging
Wizard Initial Features
Intelligence Saving Throw Proficiency Wisdom Saving Throw Proficiency Dagger Proficiency Quarterstaff Proficiency Light Crossbow Proficiency Arcane Recovery Choose 2 Skill Proficiencies Wizard Spellcasting

Wizard is a Class in Baldur's Gate 3. Wizards primary ability is Intelligence, their saving throw proficiencies are Intelligence & Wisdom and they have a Hit Dice of 1d6. They have proficiency with Daggers, Darts, Slings, Quarterstaves and Light Crossbows. Wizards have very little in the way of Armour protection, and minimal Weapon Proficiencies, making them lean on their spells to support their party.

The Wizard is a spellcasting class in Dungeons & Dragons, and it also plays a significant role in Baldur's Gate 3. Wizards are distinguished by their extensive knowledge of arcane magic, which they acquire through rigorous study and the mastery of ancient tomes and spellbooks.

Unlike Sorcerers who possess innate magical abilities, Wizards rely on their intellect, discipline, and education to cast spells. They delve into ancient texts, meticulously transcribing and memorizing magical formulae into their spellbooks.

Through this scholarly process, Wizards gain access to a diverse range of spells and the flexibility to prepare different ones each day, tailoring their magical arsenal to suit specific challenges.

Wizards master the arcane by specialising in individual schools of magic, combining ancient spells with modern research.

BG3 Wizard Class Features

HIT POINTS

Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 4 + Constitution modifier

PROFICIENCIES

Armour: None
Weapons: Daggers, Quarterstaves, Light Crossbows
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
Skills: Choose any 2 Skills from - Arcana, History, Insight, Investigation, Medicine, Religion

STARTING EQUIPMENT

WIZARD SPELLCASTING

Full Spellcasters: Unlocks new spell level every 2 Wizard levels, up to level 6 spells.
Cantrips: Starts with 3 Cantrips (gains additional cantrips at level 4 & 10)
Spell Save DC: 8 + your Proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier
Spell Attack Modifier: your Proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier
Known Spells: 1 + your Intelligence modifier + your Wizard level
Spell List: Prepared Casters - Can change equiped spells freely when out of combat.
Ritual Casting: Yes - Spells with the Ritual tag do not consume a spell slot when cast out of combat.

UNIQUE CLASS FEATURES

Wizard Spells
Arcane Recovery: Replenish spell slots while out of combat. You cannot restore spell slots above 5th level.
Can learn spells from Spell Scrolls.

BG3 Wizard Class Progression

All Wizards gain access to the following progression regardless of their subclass:

Level 1

Wizard Spellcasting (Class Feature)
Arcane Recovery (Action)

Level 2

Pick a Wizarding School (Abjuration, Evocation, Necromancy, Conjuration, Enchantment, Divination, Illusion, Transmutation, or Bladesinging)

Level 3

Arcane Recovery Charge

Level 4

Choose 1 additional Wizard Cantrip (Class Feature)
Choose a Feat - Choose one from the Feats list

Level 5

Arcane Recovery Charge

Level 6

Subclass Feature

Level 7

Arcane Recovery Charge

Level 8

Choose a Feat - Choose one from the Feats list

Level 9

Arcane Recovery Charge

Level 10

Choose 1 additional Wizard Cantrip (Class Feature)
Subclass Feature

Level 11

Arcane Recovery Charge

Level 12

Choose a Feat - Choose one from the Feats list

BG3 Wizard Subclasses Features

Bladesinging

BG3 Wizards Spell Slots

Wizards Level	Cantrips Known	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
Level 1 Wizards	3	2	-	-	-	-	-
Level 2 Wizards	3	3	-	-	-	-	-
Level 3 Wizards	3	4	2	-	-	-	-
Level 4 Wizards	4	4	3	-	-	-	-
Level 5 Wizards	4	4	3	2	-	-	-
Level 6 Wizards	4	4	3	3	-	-	-
Level 7 Wizards	4	4	3	3	1	-	-
Level 8 Wizards	4	4	3	3	2	-	-
Level 9 Wizards	4	4	3	3	3	1	-
Level 10 Wizards	5	4	3	3	3	2	-
Level 11 Wizards	5	4	3	3	3	2	1
Level 12 Wizards	5	4	3	3	3	2	1

BG3 Wizard Tips & Builds

NEW SUBCLASS, Bladesinging, will be added in Patch 8.
Choose Magic Missile for reliable damage, Grease for area control, and Cloud of Daggers for both damage and area denial.
Choose for Evocation School for protecting allies from your AoE spells or Divination School for manipulating dice rolls to your advantage.

All Wizard Spells in Baldur's Gate 3

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Name	Level	School	Casting time	Description
ACID SPLASH	Cantrip	Conjuration	Action	1d6 Acid Throw a bubble of acid that damage each creature it hits. 18m DEX Save
BLADE WARD	Cantrip	Abjuration	Action	Take only half of the damage from Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing attacks. 2 Turns
Bone Chill	Cantrip	Necromancy	Action	1d8 Necrotic Prevent the target from healing until your next turn. An undead target receives Disadvantage on Attack Rolls. 1 turn 18m INT
DANCING LIGHTS	Cantrip	Evocation	Bonus Action	Illuminate a 9m radius. 10 Turns 18m Concentration
FIRE BOLT	Cantrip	Evocation	Action	1d10 Fire Hurl a mote of fire. 18m
FRIENDS	Cantrip	Enchantment	Action	Gain Advantage on Charisma Checks against a non-hostile creature. Once the spell ends, the creature knows it was Charmed and might accuse the spellcaster. 10 Turns In higher difficulty modes, the target might accuse you of enchanting them. 9m Concentration
LIGHT	Cantrip	Evocation	Action	Infuse an object with an aura of light. Until Long Rest Melee DEX Save
MAGE HAND	Cantrip	Conjuration	Action	Create a spectral hand that can manipulate and interact with objects. 10 Turns 18m
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. 18m
POISON SPRAY	Cantrip	Conjuration	Action	1d12 Poison Project a puff of noxious gas. 3m CON Save
RAY OF FROST	Cantrip	Evocation	Action	1d8 Cold Reduce the target's Movement Speed by 3m. 1 turn 18m
SHOCKING GRASP	Cantrip	Evocation	Action	1d8 Lightning The target cannot use reactions. This spell has Advantage on creatures wearing metal armour. 1 turn Melee
TRUE STRIKE	Cantrip	Divination	Action	Gain Advantage on your next Attack Roll. 2 turns 18m Concentration
BURNING HANDS	Lv 1	Evocation	Action	3d6Fire Each flammable targets is thi with 3∼18 Fire damage. On Save: Targets still take half damage. 5m DEX Save
CHARM PERSON	Lv 1	Enchantment	Action	Charm a humanoid to prevent in from attacking you. You gain Advantage on Charisma Checks in dialogue and prevent it from attacking. Enemies have Advantage on Saving Throws against being Charmed. When the spell ends, the target might accuse you of Charming them. 10 Turns Condition ends early if you or an ally hurts the targets. In higher difficulty modes, the target might accuse you of enchanting them. 18m/60ft WIS Save
CHROMATIC ORB	Lv 1	Evocation	Action Spell Slot	Hurl a sphere of energy. It deals 3d8 Thunder damage, or deals 2d8 Acid, Cold; Fire, Lightning, or Poison damage and creates a surface. 18m
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 that deals 3-24 Thumder damage and possibly creates a surface on impact. Alternative, choose a different type of damage. 18m
COLOUR SPRAY	Lv 1	Illusion	Action	Blind creatures up to a combined 33 hit points. 1 Turn 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	Gain Dash immediately and as a bonus action on each of your turns until this spell ends. Until Long Rest 1 Turn Concentration
FALSE LIFE	Lv 1	Necromancy	Action	Gain 7 temporary hit points. Until Long Rest Can only have temporary hit points from one source.
FEATHER FALL	Lv 1	Transmutation	Bonus Action	You and nerby allies Immunity to Falling damage. 10 Turns 9m
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	The cloud Blinds and Heavily Obscures creatures within it. 10 Turns 5m18m Concentration
GREASE	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action	Cover the ground in grease, slowing creatures within and possibly making them fall Prone. 10 Turns 18m4m DEX Save
Ice Knife	Lv 1	Conjuration	Action Level 1 Spell Slot	2d4 Piercing +2d6 Cold (Conditional) Throw a shard of ice that deals 1~10 Piercing damage. It explodes and deals 2~12 Cold damage to anyone nearby. It leaves an ice surface. 2 turns 2m 18m DEX Save
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	Touch a creature to increase its Movement Speed by 3m. Until Long Rest Melee
Mage Armour	Lv 1	Abjuration	Action	Protec a target from attacks: increase its Armour Class to 13 + its Dexterity modifier. Until Long Rest The target can't be wearing armour Mele
Magic Missile	Lv 1	Evocation	Action	3d4+3 Force Shoot 3 magical dsarts, each dealing 2∼5 Force damage. They always hit their target. Range: 18m
PROTECTION FROM EVIL AND GOOD	Lv 1	Abjuration	Action	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. Until Long Rest Melee Concentration
RAY OF SICKNESS	Lv 1	Necromancy	Action	2d8Poison Possibly Poisons the target. 2 Turns 18m CON Save
SLEEP	Lv 1	Enchantment	Action	Put creatures into a magical slumber. Select targets up to a combined 24 hit points. 2 Turns The condition ends upon taking damage. 18m
Tasha's Hideous Laughter	Lv 1	Enchantment	Action Level 1 Spell Slot	Inflicts Hideous Laughter (10 turns) Leave a creature Prone with laughter, without the ability to get up. WIS Save Concentration Range: 18m
THUNDERWAVE	Lv 1	Evocation	Action	2d8 Thunder Release a wave of thunderous force that pushes away all creatures and objects. 5mCON Save
WITCH BOLT	Lv 1	Evocation	Action	1d12 Lightning Link yourself to a target with a bolt of lightning. Deal an additional 1∼12 Lightning Damage each turn by activating it. 10 Turns 18mConcentration
Arcane Lock	Lv 2	Abjuration	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Close a door or container with a magical lock.It can no longer be lockpicked or opened with Knock. 10 Turns Melee
Blindness	Lv 2	Necromancy	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Limit a foes sight range. It is easier to hit, and the creature will miss more often. Attack Rolls against it have Advantage and the foe attacks with Disadvantage. 10 turns Range: 18mCON Save
Blur	Lv 2	Illusion	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	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: 18mConcentration
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: 18mWIS SaveConcentration
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 it. 10 Turns 5m 18m 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. 9mCON Saven 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: 18mRadius: 2mDEX SaveConcentration
Gust of Wind	Lv 2	Evocation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Summon a strong wind that clears all clouds and pushes creautes back 5m, forcing them Off Balance. 1 Turn 12mSTR Save
Hold Person	Lv 2	Enchantment	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't move, act or react. Attacks from within 3m are always Critical Hits. 10 turns 18mWIS SaveConcentration
Invisibility	Lv 2	Illusion	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Touch a creature to turn it Invisible. Attacks against it have Disadvantage. It attacks with Advantage. 10 turns Condition ends early if the creature attacks or casts a spell. MeleeConcentration
Knock	Lv 2	Transmutation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Unlock an object that is held shut by a mundane lock. 18m
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 MeleeConcentration
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 On Missing: Targets still takes half the initial damage. 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	1d6Phychic Deal damage to a creature each turn. The type of damage changes to the last type the creature suffered. 10 Turns 18m INT Save Concentration
Ray of Enfeeblement	Lv 2	Necromancy	Action	Weaken a Foe: they deal half damage with weapon attacks using Strength. 10 Turns 18m Concentration
See Invisibility	Lv 2	Divination	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	Become able to see Invisible creatures, and possibly reveal them to others. Until Long Rest 9mDex Save
Scorching Ray	Lv 2	Evocation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	6d6 Fire Hur1 3 rays offire. Each ray deals 2∼12 Fire damage. 18m
Shatter	Lv 2	Evocation	Action Level 2 Spell Slot	3d8 Thunder Damage all nearby creatures and objects. Creatures made of inorganic material such as stone have Disadvantage on their Saving Throw. On Save: Targets still take half damage. Range: 18mCON 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	Create an undead servant from a corpse. The target must be a Medium or Small corpse. 3m
Bestow curse	Lv 3	Necromancy	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Curse a creature with your touch. The curse either bestows Disadvantage on checks and Saving Throws or attacks, lets you deal additional damage to the target, or robs it of its actions. 10 turns Melee WIS Save Concentration
Counterspell	Lv 3	Abjuration	Reaction Spell Slot	Nullify another creature's spell as a reaction. The spell must be 3rd level or lower. If it is higher, you must succed a Check to nullify it, the difficulty of which is based on the spell's Level. 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
Lightning Bolt	Lv 3	Evocation	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	8d6Lightning Call forth a blast of lightning that hits all creatures in the line of the eruption. On save: Targets still take half damage
Blink	Lv 3	Transmutation	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	At the end of your turn, roll a D20. On 11 or higher, you vanish into the Ethereal Plane. While there, you can't be harmed or seen in this world
Slow	Lv 3	Transmutation	Action Level 3 Spell Slot	Alter time to Slow up to 6 enemies. They won't get far, they can't do much, and they're easier to hit.
Confusion	Lv 4	Enchantment	Action Level 4 Spell Slot	Befuddle a group creatures, causing them to attack at random, wander around aimlessly, and occasionally skip turns in the stupor. 3 Turns 18m WIS Save Concentration
Conjure Minor Elemental	Lv 4	Conjuration	Action Level 4 Spell Slot	Conjure a minor elemental to fight alongside you. 18m
Dimension Door	Lv 4	Conjuration	Action Level 4 Spell Slot	Teleport yourself and up to 1 adjacent ally to a place you can see. The ally cannot be larger than medium. Melee
Greater Invisibility	Lv 4	Illusion	Action Level 4 Spell Slot	Turn a creature Invisible. Attack against it have Disadvantage. It attacks with Advantage. 10 Turns MeleeConcentration
Ice Storm	Lv 4	Evocation	Action Level 4 Spell Slot	2d8 Bludgeoning +4 d6 Cold Impel a storm of hail ice to crash from the sky, covering the ground and striking all objectas and creatures within range. 2Turns On Save: Targets still take half damage. 6m18mDEX Save
Polymorph	Lv 4	Transmutation	Action Level 4 Spell Slot	Transform a creature into a harmless sheep. 5 Turns 18mDEX SaveConcentration
Stoneskin	Lv 4	Abjuration	Action Level 4 Spell Slot	Turn a creature's flesh hard as stone. It takes only half the damage of all non-magical Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage. Until Long Rest MeleeConcentration
Wall of Fire	Lv 4	Evocation	Action Level 4 Spell Slot	5d8Fire Create a blazing wall of fire, burning anyone who dares stand too close. 18mDEX SaveConcentration
Cloudkill	Lv 5	Conjuration	Action Level 5 Spell Slot	5d8 Poison Craft a large cloud that inflicts 5∼40 Poison damage per turn. You can reposition the cloud every turn. 1 Turn 18m WIS Save Concentration
Cone of Cold	Lv 5	Evocation	Action Level 5 Spell Slot	8d8 Cold Make a flurry of frost, crisp air, and condensed snow crystals erupt from your hands. On save: Targets still take half damage. 9m STR Save
Conjure Elemental	Lv 5	Conjuration	Action Level 5 Spell Slot	Bend the barrier between the Planes until they disgorge an elemental ally to follow and fight for you. 18m
Dominate Person	Lv 5	Enchantment	Action Level 5 Spell Slot	Make a humanoid fight alongside you. Every time the creature takes damage, it makes a Wisdom Saving Throw against your domination. Allies cannot be dominated. 10 Turns 18mWIS SaveConcentration
Hold Monster	Lv 5	Enchantment	Action Level 5 Spell Slot	Paralyse a creature. It can't move, act or react. Attacks from within 3m are always Critical Hits. 10 Turns No affect on undead. 18m WIS SaveConcentration
Planar Binding	Lv 5	Abjuration	Action Level 5 Spell Slot	Target an otherworldly creature and attach its consciousness to your own. It will follow and fight for you as an ally. 10 Turns Target must be a celestial, an elemental, a fey, or a fiend. 18m WIS SaveConcentration
Seeming	Lv 5	Illusion	Action Level 5 Spell Slot	Disguise up to 4 memebers of your adventuring party. 18m
Telekinesis	Lv 5	Transmutationt	Action Level 5 Spell Slot	Throw a creature or object up to 18m with a thought. Once per turn, you can use Telekinesis again without expending a spell slot. 10 Turns STR Save Concentration
Wall of Stone	Lv 5	Evocation	Action Level 5 Spell Slot	Raise a wall of non-magical, solid stone. 18m Concentration
Arcane Gate	Lv 6	Conjuration	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	Create two liked teleportation portals. 10 Turns. 18mConcentration
Chain Lightning	Lv 6	Evocation	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	1d8 Lightning Strike an enemy with lightning. Three more bolts will leap from the target, electrifying as many as three other enemies within 18m. On Save: Targets still take half damage. 18mDEX Save
Circle of Death	Lv 6	Necromancy	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	8d6 Necrotic Sculpt a massive sphere of entropic energy around a creature. Devastate the target and all surrounding creatures. On Save: Targets still take half damage. 18mCON Save
Create Undead	Lv 6	Necromancy	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	Raise a corpse as a heinous mummy that fights by your side. Until Long Rest The target must be a Medium or small corpse. 18m
Disintegrate	Lv 6	Transmutation	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	10d6 + 40Force Shoot a thin green ray from your finger. If the 50∼100 Force damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, it disintegrates into a crumbly ash. 9mDEX Save
Eyebite	Lv 6	Necromancy	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	Your eyes become black corridors walled in teeth, your gaze capable of inflicting dread, sickness, or putting creatures to sleep. While Concentrating, you may cast Eyebite without expending a spell slot. 100 Turns 18mWIS SaveConcentration
Flesh to Stone	Lv 6	Transmutation	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	Atrophy a foe, Restraining them until they temporarity turn to stone. Target will Petrify if it does not succed its Saving Thorw within 3 turns. 3 Turns 18mCON SaveConcentration
Globe of Invulnerability	Lv 6	Abjuration	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	Creates a barrier that makes creatures and objetcs inside it Immune to all damage. 3 Turns 3mConcentration
Otiluke's Freezing Sphere	Lv 6	Evocation	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	10d6 Cold Create a ball of churning ice that can be lauched instantly to generete a frosty explosion or store for later use. Melee CON Save
Otto's Irresistible Dance	Lv 6	Enchanment	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	Cause a creature to start dancing, making it unable to take actions or move. It attackers have Advantage on Attack Rolls. The dancer has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saving Throws. 10 Turns 9m WIS SaveConcentration
Sunbeam	Lv 6	Evocation	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	6d8 Radiant A beam fo brilliant light sears and Blinds all creatures in its path. Until the spell ends, you can recast Sunbeam without expending a spell slot. 10 Turns On save: Targets still take half damage. 18m CON SaveConcentration
Wall of Ice	Lv 6	Evocation	Action Level 6 Spell Slot	10d6 Cold +10d6 Cold (Conditional) Raise a wall of solid ice that deals 10∼60 Cold Damage to anyone standing in its way. When the ice is broken, it leaves behind a cloud of frigid air that deals 10∼60 Cold damage per turn to creatures within. 18m DEX SaveConcentration

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- Anonymous
  22 Oct 2025 00:12
  Speak whatever you want about "Casters are supposed to be support, you just don't know how to use them.", but when you would rather prefer half of a warrior that does 4-6 attacks with 30 damage each, and is much better at crowd control (by killing enemies outright) than Gale, that's not balance.
  Casters were support in Pathfinder, in 5e they are damage dealers, in BG3 - they are nothing.
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- Anonymous
  08 Nov 2024 22:06
  well they take away almost every wizard only spells, wizards are still strong, but it's unfun to play wizards, I needed to respec my chararacter too other full caster, and gale still on camp.
  
  Ps: I had more fun with wizards in pathfinder Wotr.
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- Anonymous
  26 Oct 2024 15:39
  Dont recommend go full wizards for first plays, only abjuration, and kinda necromancer, are fun and works well in all acts, other subs only late game (lv 10, act 3), and others just sucks.
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- Anonymous
  10 Oct 2024 16:50
  The "pick 1~2 lvs" class
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- Anonymous
  30 Aug 2024 02:38
  Evocation necromancy Abjuration are pure gems! Divination also very good but a bit limited… still can easily reroll any spell check to get their effects (or anything actually) then conjuration very fine cause get rain by that can double your ice and lightning damages and also everlasting concentration! Never will break which is super good! And it is why transmutation is garbage! Get hirelings to make potions… also enchantment and illusion are garbages too! Enchantment still can use a little bit but illusion…!
  
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- Anonymous
  19 Apr 2024 23:45
  Really good and fun to play on multiclass builds, but full wizard (or at least lv 10 wiz and 2 on anithing else) only shiny at act 3 (abjuration shiny early), god tier for multiclass, and "at least it's a full caster" tier for pure wizard.
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- Sewer009
  06 Apr 2024 00:21
  Puny anonymous sorcerer, if playing a wizard causes you so much pain - just don't play it.
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- Anonymous
  21 Mar 2024 22:24
  THEY NERFED WIZARD DEVA, NOW IT'S A LV 6 SPELL.
  
  Full Wizards already are in a "bad" spot for a full caster, and now they nerfed it? Why?
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- Anonymous
  14 Mar 2024 18:22
  "a wizard that thinks that hurling fireballs at his enemy is his job is just a hedge wizard".
  
  Check out those supportive spells you would never want to cast as a sorcerer (because using sorcery on them would be a waste). And seems like Larian team thought the same way, since many of wizard only spells are supportive, not damaging.
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- Anonymous
  09 Mar 2024 02:52
  If you want to play as a wizard I recomend 1~2 lvs in wizard/10~11 lvs sorceres, this way you have verstility + power, make it focused in char and pick the ogre int circlet for fixed 17 int.
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- Anonymous
  06 Mar 2024 05:23
  Wizards are the worst full caster class in this game, others class have other resources that make you continue in that class (bardic inspiration, metamagic, druid wild form, cleric power, warlock eldritch and pacts), wizards only have the scroll learning (if you dip 1 lv in any class they have full acess to this) and Arcana recovery (something that sorceres and land druid have too).
  
  I only recommend this class for multiclassing.
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- Anonymous
  01 Mar 2024 18:03
  Why wizards need to be that bad? Full wizard is terrible, only works for multiclass 1~2 lvs in wizard and everthing else in other class.
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- Anonymous
  27 Feb 2024 18:59
  Why full wizard need to be soo bad? The only worth full lv subclass is evocation one, everthing else only worth the lv 2 and maybe the lv 6, basically a class that only works if you multiclass.
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- Anonymous
  19 Dec 2023 05:48
  What's the point of having so many weak subclasses when you'll be making WAY better use of Evocation for combat and maybe Transmutation for a camp wizard.
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- Anonymous
  24 Oct 2023 12:07
  Sorcerers get Twinned Haste.
  
  Wizards get unique spells like Artistry of War.
  
  Seems like a fair exchange.
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- Anonymous
  24 Oct 2023 09:09
  My fav build was 1 Sorc/2 Tempest/8 Wizard (divination or Evocation if you have melee in party) with Alert feat, +2 INT and all DC items/Mirror in Act 3 giving you like 27 DC on spells. You can nuke everything with Conjure Water (anyone in your party can cast it with Light Cleric dip for example) and Destructive Wave and using Snowburst ring with Cold spells to create Ice Surfaces everywhere so enemies would always prone. Basically just **** on everything.
  
  Also use Minor Illusion before entering encounter to group up enemies in area close together to nuke them with single Wet->Destructive or prone them all with Sleet Storm/Cold Spells
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- Sewer009
  24 Oct 2023 03:38
  The best option for wizard:
  1) Take 17 int, +1 int from Ethel and +2 from feat = 20 INT
  2) Dual wielder at the end to have 2 staffs.
  3) War caster like feat and Alert like potion.
  
  Feats not pokemon, but you catch them all.
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- Anonymous
  04 Oct 2023 05:08
  Level 12.
  Only a feat you don't need.
  Just dipped storm sorcerer for gale.
  +3 all you need, just use dc buff geat.
  Warcaster and maybe resilience con.
  But I couldn't be bothered resetting everything for boting con save i really didn't need.
  So i went duel weilder. Duel weild 2 staffs that give big bonuses, +DC buffs.
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- Anonymous
  29 Sep 2023 01:10
  Some math for those to cheese the respec for cheaper scroll. You need 4+ scrool per school (25g saved per scroll vs. 100g respecc cost) plus another 4 scrolls over all schools involved (100g respec cost) to even out the cost for the process. So If you want to spec conjuration just for the sake of learning a respec to evocation you need 8+ conjuration scrolls to save some money. That's is really worth the effort. Besides conjuration and evocation school scrolls it's rarely worth any gold in doing so and not really worth your time.
  
  If you want to "save" some money, scam a few merchants with a hireling thief later on if you want some more money. But you should not have money issue at all, so don't think about.
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- Anonymous
  24 Sep 2023 05:01
  It's good to note that any wizard spells you learn from scrolls seem to carry over if you respec into wizard again. Reasons to do this are to change your stats around or change the school you master. Do this all you want and you wont lose your learned spells. You can't, however, cast them if you are too low a level, say, if you multiclass and lack the wizard level required for the spell. Happy casting folks!
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- Anonymous
  09 Sep 2023 13:39
  This is missing the Coolio spells ypu can learn from scrolls in act 3. I'm not sure how many there are total but at least one really good evocation spell is missing
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- Anonymous
  06 Sep 2023 00:32
  The only class deserving of the magic they wield. Don't @ me.
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- Anonymous
  28 Aug 2023 07:47
  I want to go wizzard/eldritch knight once the game is released on PS5 but am not sure how to split. Is it more advisable to go to 6-6 and get the third feat or go 5 fighter 7 wizzard and get the spell slots? (if I’m not mistaken the five levels in warrior should be counted as 1.666… spellcaster levels which would be rounded up to 2 giving me the same amount of spell slots a level 9 wizzard would have or am I missunderstanding how caster levels work?)
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- Anonymous
  28 Aug 2023 06:45
  Everyone absolutely needs a Transmutation Wizard but NOT in their party. Get a hireling or respec a companion but the Transmutation skills are too valuable to not have. Mind you, playing the class in combat sucks. But twice the alchemy crafts? Free resistance on a chosen character? Invaluable. Give them as much wisdom as you can because Medicine checks rely on wisdom. You'll never run out of healing potions, haste potions, giant strength elixirs and so on.
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- Anonymous
  25 Aug 2023 10:47
  Wizards have always been strong, but the way they've been implemented in this game does not do them full justice. They can still be very strong if setup right, though. Evocation, Necromancy and Abjuration Wizards are the strongest, and I think Divination is still strongest on PnP or when played as the face char in BG3, but is useable. One thing that could be changed in order to make them more viable in the videogame is to give more charges of the arcane recovery ability, or make it replenish upon short rest (even if conditionally), in order to make the wizards more serviceable between long rests. Nevertheless, people say evocation is not strong, but they sleep on the "powerful cantrip" class trait, ESPECIALLY when wearing a pendant that adds the int modifier to elemental cantrips. Acid splash demolishes packs of enemies without using a single spell slot. And I've finished fights with my Evowiz with a single Lightning Bolt cruising around my team mates. Necro is certainly stronger due to action economy, but Evo is definitely fun too.
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- Anonymous
  22 Aug 2023 15:39
  So many schools are just outright bad and their special abilities do nothing of value.
  Despite having the biggest amount of subclasses, it's the least diverse class by so far.
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- Anonymous
  21 Aug 2023 09:56
  Right now all spells that leave an effect on the battlefield (grease, web, stinking cloud, cloudkill etc) have their DC's broken. If you are planning on playing a spellcaster be prepared to have your DC equal 12 or 13 for all those spells.
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- Anonymous
  18 Aug 2023 19:44
  Just a small tip if anyone comes across this. The wiki says to learn and use Grease for area control. In BG3 this is incorrect. Prone is a worthless status effect that merely deducts an enemy's movement speed slightly, which 200% of the time will benefit you in absolutely no way. In DOS and some DnD based games Grease and Prone were really good debuffs, here it's a trap for newbies.
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- Anonymous
  17 Aug 2023 07:12
  Can a Wizard learn cantrips from the scrolls ???
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- Anonymous
  15 Aug 2023 16:05
  Where metamagic? Sorc is better in every way.
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- Anonymous
  14 Aug 2023 09:10
  Wizard is so weak. 90% of game you are at 8-9 level max. At this level wizard always lose to other classes.
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- Anonymous
  13 Aug 2023 04:59
  Seems like this wiki needs a LOT of updating. When you look at the "All Wizard Gallery" there is a plethora of spells that are not in the "All Wizard Spells Comparison Table". I'm no DnD expert, so I can't tell what belongs and doesn't but looking at the hyperlinks it seems that a lot of the spells in the Gallery are not even obtainable as a Wizard!
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- Anonymous
  12 Aug 2023 18:52
  What in the world? We only get up to level 6 spells?
  
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- Anonymous
  10 Aug 2023 15:12
  so... in tabletop, one of the appeals of ritual casting on the wizard is that you don't have to memorize spells to cast them as ritual spells allowing you access to an array of utility spells without sacrificing memorized spell options. unfortunately, it seems you can't do this in BG3. if you don't memorize find familiar, you can't cast it as a ritual.
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- Anonymous
  10 Aug 2023 07:59
  6 Levels in Fighter (I like BM) and then multiclass 6 more into Wizard necromancer subclass (any order). Make sure to get the Warped Head Band of Intellect (Necro passive Grim Harvest allows you to heal from killing enemies with spells) and then you have a proper DEATH KNIGHT. Its a time investment for sure but its possible. Dark Justiciar armor is fun with this build.
  
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- Anonymous
  08 Aug 2023 20:33
  How do you memorize spells?
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- Anonymous
  08 Aug 2023 18:56
  Info on how many spells can be 'prepared' per level would be good.
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- Anonymous
  08 Aug 2023 10:17
  very bad class. weak.
  There is almost 0 good items for wizard. Male classes are far better.
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- Anonymous
  06 Aug 2023 18:36
  Meteor swarms ?????? :(
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- Anonymous
  04 Aug 2023 09:20
  It is so incredibly disappointing to see that Wizards can no longer learn scrolls from outside of the class. I guess it's just something modders will have to do. :/
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- Anonymous
  04 Aug 2023 01:00
  Shadow Wizard Money Gang
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- Anonymous
  08 Jan 2023 06:26
  As from patch 9 you can no longer learn spells from scrolls outside your class. So no more awesome Armour of Agathys for Abjuration mages / Heat Metal
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- Anonymous
  16 Aug 2022 16:28
  Will there eventually be a conjurer class?
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- Anonymous
  19 Jul 2022 19:56
  Will there be Ritual casting spells? I think thats important for the wizard to be able to cast some utility spells without using spell slots
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- Anonymous
  11 May 2022 18:43
  what happens in lvl 5 6 7 8 9 10
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- Anonymous
  08 Dec 2020 04:42
  Does wizard get lvl+int mod number of prepared spells?<
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- Anonymous
  08 Oct 2020 09:20
  Whoever keeps putting that the classes roll their HP needs to stop; they don't. It's the average.
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