These 13 Spells are Actually Overpowered in Baldur's Gate 3

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In this Baldur’s Gate 3 video we’re going to talk about the most underrated spells that are deceptively better than you might think, with a ton more functionality and applications than you’d suspect, or just way stronger than you might estimate at first glance.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:14 Longstrider
01:02 Magic Missile
02:09 Disguise Self
03:54 Command
04:48 Guidance
05:32 Bless
06:19 Healing Word
07:03 Sleep
08:12 Colour Spray
08:57 Minor Illusion
09:25 Shield
09:50 Sanctuary
10:26 Create or Destroy Water
*Longstrider
First up is Longstrider. This spell increases the move speed of a character by 3 meters until a long rest. 3 meters might not sound like a lot, but the standard move speed is 9 meters, which means this increases the amount of distance you can cover by a third - which is huge! And it’s an even bigger deal if you’re a race with short legs like a gnome, dwarf, or halfling. What’s also great about this spell is that it doesn’t require concentration, so you don’t have to worry about losing concentration or taking up that concentration spell slot. Not only that, but because Longstrider is a ritual spell if you cast it outside of combat it doesn’t use up a spell slot, meaning you can cast it as many times as you want without sacrificing other spell slots, allowing your entire party to move more each turn. So you’ve got nothing to lose, and 33% more movespeed to gain.
Magic Missile
Next up is Magic Missile. Magic Missile is a damaging spell that fires off 3 missiles and each missile can be sent at 3 different targets or all 3 on the same if you want. This spell is extremely flexible for one because you can use it to finish off a monster without overkilling it if it has low health, and send the other 2 missiles to other targets. You can also upcast this spell to increase the missile count. Second, Magic Missile always hits your target, whether it needs to fly up down left or right, whether you’re disadvantaged or blind, magic missile always lands. And Third, magic missile can turn corners and bend around obstacles to reach enemies. That means you don’t even need to have line of sight on a target to cast magic missile and hit them. And Fourth and most importantly, each missile will trigger a concentration saving throw on the target, so it’s excellent at interrupting enemy spells that require concentration. These spells are usually really powerful too, making Magic Missile a real lifesaver, especially since you can send all your missiles at a single target, almost guaranteeing that you’re breaking their concentration.
Disguise Self
Next up is Disguise Self. This spell allows you to magically change all aspects of your appearance. This spell is powerful for a couple reasons. One, it allows you to disguise yourself and then steal, pickpocket, and perform other criminal acts and when you’ve had your fill, you can end your disguise and your character’s reputation isn’t hurt because you were disguised. Your reputation is important because if you do enough criminal acts, guards will turn hostile towards you, throw you in jail, or depending on your dialog choices turn into a battle that might be difficult to win. Second, if you do end up slaying a humanoid that you want to use speak with the dead on, they won’t want to talk to the person who killed them, but if you turn off your disguise and use speak with the dead, you’ll have better results - and vice versa. Third, Disguise self can also give you different dialog options. Like in our race picking video if you’re a Drow you have different dialog options than a non-drow. The same goes for other races too, depending on the circumstances, so Disguise Self can give you more options than you would have otherwise when it comes to dialog. Fourth, you can actually use Disguise Self to change your race to unlock weapon bonuses. For example, you might find a weapon that only gives you a certain bonus if you’re Githyanki - using Disguise Self to turn into a Githyanki will unlock that item’s bonus power for you. Fifth, If you're a party of medium characters, Disguise Self can change you to a small sized character and allow you to creep through small holes or tunnels. And what’s amazing about Disguise Self is that it’s also a ritual spell that does not use up a spell slot when you use it outside of combat, and lasts until long rest, so this is really such a useful spell that can be used in a massive number of scenarios.
Command
Next up is Command. Command is one of the strongest and most flexible spells in the game, and it’s a level 1 spell. Command can be used to make a creature Flee, Move Closer, Freeze, Drop to the ground or Drop their Weapon. Of course, this is incredibly powerful to make a creature drop their weapon - many players use this on Commander Zhalk when escaping the Nautiloid to get his flaming greatsword called the Everburn Blade.
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@Toyhouze
@Toyhouze 6 ай бұрын
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@jerredhamann5646
@jerredhamann5646 5 ай бұрын
Vetran dnd players know how powerful most of these spells are i thought this would be like how sapping sting is a low key suck or save as a cantrip cause on a fail it knocks the target prone
@stagehog81
@stagehog81 10 ай бұрын
If you are a medium character you can use Disguise Self to turn into a small race, then use the Reduce spell to shrink them to tiny and they can then enter burrows that even small creatures are too large for.
@Toyhouze
@Toyhouze 10 ай бұрын
Great tip!
@kunalsingh4418
@kunalsingh4418 10 ай бұрын
Or u can use gaseous form spell. Atleast that's what I use. Don't have reduce.
@PorterB
@PorterB 10 ай бұрын
@@kunalsingh4418 Druids can also shape change into rats.
@Mad_AL
@Mad_AL 10 ай бұрын
Mage hand also works for entering such small holes.
@CBGBBB
@CBGBBB 10 ай бұрын
I’m not smart enough to play BG3 😂
@LuisCastro-fg2wb
@LuisCastro-fg2wb 10 ай бұрын
My favourite is by far Command: Flee. when you have your two ( or three ) frontline characters surrounding a strong enemy + pets, command them to flee and watch with glee as they kill themselves on the attacks of opportunity. So much free dmg and a turn of CC for a lvl 1 spellslot.
@Knight_Marshal
@Knight_Marshal 9 ай бұрын
Paladins can also use Compel Duel to make a mob run through allies to get to him.
@santosic
@santosic 9 ай бұрын
​@@Knight_Marshalthat's so clever! Trigger everyone's attack of opportunity as the enemies run through 😁
@Xzoviac
@Xzoviac 9 ай бұрын
​@@Knight_Marshal could be fun with a full mele team and 2 paladins 2 fighters, compell duel monsters back and forward
@formdoggie5
@formdoggie5 9 ай бұрын
Sentinel, polearm master, command flee. Trust me.
@1893Mauser
@1893Mauser 9 ай бұрын
​@@formdoggie5do not use this combo on the metal golem. Sentinel will not allow it to flee back to the anvil.
@rileymcphee9429
@rileymcphee9429 10 ай бұрын
Magic Missile is especially useful against Auntie Ethel and her many high-AC illusions.
@stormtempterf8058
@stormtempterf8058 10 ай бұрын
Cast a ritual silence on where she sits invisible before the fight and her entire first turn is burned getting out of it
@vergil3200
@vergil3200 10 ай бұрын
​@@stormtempterf8058 block her way out with 3 party members and that fight is the easiest
@Voldrim359
@Voldrim359 10 ай бұрын
Damn... Players are ruthless in D&D
@GoldenBridgeVEVO
@GoldenBridgeVEVO 9 ай бұрын
Aunti Ethel always teleport to the same location and if you want easy kill position Laezel in the middle of her 3 illusion one of them is her and you can knock them to the hole
@johnnyj.4207
@johnnyj.4207 9 ай бұрын
​@@GoldenBridgeVEVOAny loot on Auntie Ethel?
@DragonflyCis
@DragonflyCis 10 ай бұрын
A few additions for Minor illusion. - Can trigger traps, mines, wires etc.. - Can block "holes" like the ones that spread poison gas or oil. - Turrets aim this illusion but they dont look back, they keep watching at that direction even after destroying that illusion.
@WabbitCrouton
@WabbitCrouton 9 ай бұрын
Wow, I did not know. Thanks!
@nice_toes_xx
@nice_toes_xx 9 ай бұрын
My dumbass thought the spell was awful because I was only using it in combat…
@ChumblesMumbles
@ChumblesMumbles 9 ай бұрын
It's not supposed to do most of those things, but I can understand if the game simplifies things by not differentiating between interactions based on perception vs. physical presence. Illusions aren't supposed to have any physical interaction and shouldn't set off traps, tripwires, mines, etc. People, animals, and to some extent non-living things like turrets that are enchanted to detect things magically can be tricked into reacting by an illusion, but a physical trigger shouldn't be tripped by an illusion. But if the game engine can be tricked, abuse it.
@riskable
@riskable 9 ай бұрын
Pro tip about vents: Dead bodies also block vents 👍
@pinguinopicante4265
@pinguinopicante4265 9 ай бұрын
BG3
@CordyBrush
@CordyBrush 10 ай бұрын
Best part about Create Water: Even on Tactician difficulty, placing water in a chokepoint might cause enemies without ranged attacks to take a MAJOR detour just to avoid standing in it! Which can save you alot of pressure in a huge fight. 😊
@Trepanation21
@Trepanation21 10 ай бұрын
You're saying they avoid it simply because it's a surface? lolvideogames.
@MultiheadedD
@MultiheadedD 8 ай бұрын
@@Trepanation21 given everything that a spellcaster can do with a puddle of water, they're just being cautious
@CBGBBB
@CBGBBB 8 ай бұрын
The only thing I use Shadowheart for is create water and heals!!! If something gets near her she just does spiritual guardians and runs away! 🤣
@bEtHeSdA_LAME_sTuDi0s
@bEtHeSdA_LAME_sTuDi0s 5 ай бұрын
​@@CBGBBBsanctuary +,beacon of hope+ mass healing
@athenabrown3117
@athenabrown3117 5 ай бұрын
@@MultiheadedD Yeah if a cleric suddenly put a bunch of water out, and their wizard friend was standing nearby prepping to cast a spell, I wouldn't take the risk either. You're either gonna get blasted by lightning and take a bajillion damage or blasted by cold damage and get the whole surface frozen over and slip down for the fighter to bash your skull in
@HeroOfLogic
@HeroOfLogic 10 ай бұрын
I used create water in the hag fight on Mayrina, it both extinguished the fire and allowed me to tell which one of them was real when the hag tried to disguise as her, since the real Mayrina was wet
@xxvenom49xx72
@xxvenom49xx72 10 ай бұрын
You could also examine both and one will have fey and darkvision bonus while the other does not ( human). That was a creative way though. One reason this game is astonishing is the countless possibilities and out of the box thinking.
@garion046
@garion046 10 ай бұрын
I did this exact same thing, handy solution!
@ardenbob
@ardenbob 10 ай бұрын
@@xxvenom49xx72also maryina is lvl1 while the hag is lvl5.
@94alibey
@94alibey 10 ай бұрын
İi just trew a water bottle at the cage
@Phraxas52
@Phraxas52 10 ай бұрын
I just aimed an ability at each and the hag will always have the lower chance to hit (not counting height or whatever).
@joshmargolis1424
@joshmargolis1424 10 ай бұрын
Longstrider changed to a ritual is a HUGE buff. Chromatic Orb not requiring material costs is also a big change making it have no downside
@T0getherAlone
@T0getherAlone 10 ай бұрын
It always was a ritual. The key difference is in BG3 it lasts all day and rituals don't take 10 minutes to cast without using a slot like they do in 5e where it also only lasts for 1 hour. If you cast this in 5e rules it would take 40 minutes to cast on everyone and then the first guy you cast it on only has 20 mins of duration left by the time you are done the last person.
@BonnieBoestar
@BonnieBoestar 9 ай бұрын
Downside is that its range got nerfed and so did its damage. All of the damage types except Thunder were reduced to 2d8 instead of 3d8, in addition to those damage types also creating a small surface of their element underneath whoever was hit.
@fofolacosa123
@fofolacosa123 9 ай бұрын
@@BonnieBoestar its not a nerf, it makes it much better since you can aoe with them and inflict status effects
@BonnieBoestar
@BonnieBoestar 9 ай бұрын
@@fofolacosa123 Is it AOE? I knew it created its terrain type but I had some enchanted rings that did that whenever I dealt a certain damage type already so it wasn't nearly as useful.
@YskarAlbumLuna
@YskarAlbumLuna 9 ай бұрын
Movespeed can make you solo this game on tactician. It's the most OP stat, easily. It's a little boring to win solo tho, just running away all the time.
@wyatt2019
@wyatt2019 10 ай бұрын
Another note on Sanctuary, if you have a character that uses a Concentration spell purely for support (i.e. Bless, Hold Person, etc), using Sanctuary on that character will essentially make them unable to have their concentration broken. Super useful in the right scenarios.
@mystycomega6547
@mystycomega6547 10 ай бұрын
This is good, but statistically mirror image does that better. It’s non-concentration and in BG3 it ads 3 duplicates, each of which grants you +3 AC for a +9 to AC. Disadvantage, on average, means they have to roll above the targets AC twice, but mirror image means they have to roll 45% higher than the base targets AC once
@aylictal
@aylictal 10 ай бұрын
i do this on my sorcerer. dipping 2 cleric on a sorcerer with 10 starting wisdom nets you 2 spells as a cleric that you can grab with both create water and sanctuary, neither of which care about how high your wisdom is. you can on turn one, twin a haste on you or your teammates, then bonus action sanctuary on yourself to protect yourself for a minimum of 1 turn. next turn if you hasted yourself, you can create water + chromatic orb or lightning bolt or ice storm for max damage with a tempest cleric subspec. if you didnt haste yourself, you can still do the combo so long as you're willing to quicken one of those two spells. its a pretty nasty combo of what you can do with that multiclass. another multi that can also pull this off is a devotion paladin/sorcerer as well.
@botchedmandala5197
@botchedmandala5197 9 ай бұрын
@@mystycomega6547how is 9ac vetter than immortal except aoe? Sanctuarys also non concentrate
@mystycomega6547
@mystycomega6547 9 ай бұрын
@@botchedmandala5197 because sanctuary goes away when you attack or cast a spell
@mystycomega6547
@mystycomega6547 9 ай бұрын
@@jrpgplayer except that in most instances all that does is make the enemies fire more concentrated on the three remaining targets. Unless you have an excellent bear totem tank, that usually means everyone in the party is taking roughly 33% more damage than they would usually. This is suboptimal as you need to expand healing and potions much earlier than you would if you could share the damage more evenly and recover it using short resting. You are talking about damage avoidance, this conversation is about damage mitigation. The difference is that one uses enemy resources, and one uses yours.
@hiiambarney4489
@hiiambarney4489 10 ай бұрын
Incredibly useful tips! Here's a little bonus tip from us! My girlfriend found out that, as a druid in Cat form, she could just jump through every kind of fencing. This was kinda useful for escaping prisons and in the late game, where you find vaults behind bars that the cat can simply jump through without consequences.
@Syntax1963A
@Syntax1963A 8 ай бұрын
this yes, but is the cat able to steal or pick up the items and store in the inventory - after leafe the place and join your army again? If so it is incredible useful. - I have to try it....thanks for the tip.
@seekerofthemutablebalance5228
@seekerofthemutablebalance5228 4 ай бұрын
​@@Syntax1963Adruid can shift into cat. I made my rogue into a cat burglar
@scottybeats5328
@scottybeats5328 10 ай бұрын
You forgot something about magic missile... eventually you gain the ability to add your int modifier to your spells (Evo wiz etc), making magic missile deal additional damage based on your int modifier. at 20 int, You can deal 7-10 damage per missile eventually, and with 6 or 7 missiles when you up cast it, it makes for one of THE best spells in the game damage wise.. easily
@Streetboy12345
@Streetboy12345 9 ай бұрын
Not only that, but if you have a buff that adds 1-4 dmg to your spells, like lightning charges, all projectiles of magic missile will gain the 1-4 dmg increase. This means your 3-12dmg first level magic missile will be 6-24 + 3 times your int modifier.
@Viktoria_Thaelin
@Viktoria_Thaelin 9 ай бұрын
@@Streetboy12345 Fireball + ring that adds spell ability to spell dmg. = win.
@dephyr788
@dephyr788 9 ай бұрын
And in Act 1 there is a Amulet with a extra Magic Missile. And a Ring with a Radiant Orb with each impact. So, it's very usefull against a Strong Bosses to debuff a -4 attack rolls in a single round, that's a +4 AC for all members.
@tedhah
@tedhah 9 ай бұрын
and ppl enjoy all those buffs with eldritch blast, and even minmaxed to be called, sorlock
@Eseerrowez
@Eseerrowez 9 ай бұрын
@@tedhah A really gross build for this is a single level dip in hexblade warlock, and then wizard. Hex curse the target, which adds your proficiency as damage, then your race trait as the new one allows you to add damage to a spell equal to your proficiency. At level 11 you can cast a level 5 MM that does 7 darts, with each one doing 1d4+1+5+4. For a MINIMUM of 77 damage. Then you can do it again a second time on the next turn.
@Toyhouze
@Toyhouze 9 ай бұрын
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@KuaEtus
@KuaEtus 10 ай бұрын
Instead of "create water" you can carry water bottles and use your action to trow them, it creates smaller area but its useful.
@doctorstrangepants6706
@doctorstrangepants6706 10 ай бұрын
Also useful for putting out burning party members! Just throw it at their feet! (Caveat: careful when throwing water bottles down from a height. It can do an AOE of bludgeoning dmg, so you might end up hurting the person you're trying to help)
@mikepalmer2219
@mikepalmer2219 10 ай бұрын
I always have water bottles. They are very handy.
@CompletelyNewguy
@CompletelyNewguy 10 ай бұрын
yeah, a shame you can fill up the empty bottles you find, and merchants charge almost as much as a healing potion for a bottle of FREAKIN WATER.
@jeepersmcgee3466
@jeepersmcgee3466 9 ай бұрын
I've got a bunch of bottles but haven't found the option to fill them. Can I do so at any water source? I know there's a pump in the blighted village. This feels like an obvious question, so I apologize if so. I'm brand new and can only play at a friend's house
@KuaEtus
@KuaEtus 9 ай бұрын
@@jeepersmcgee3466 i have no idea, i use that pump to clean my characters 😅
@kinderdm
@kinderdm 10 ай бұрын
I really wish create or destroy water was a ritual spell. Would really make it worth preparing. But otherwise, it's hard to take when not only does it eat a spot, but also eats into your number cast.
@erickchristensen746
@erickchristensen746 10 ай бұрын
The set up value for it vastly outweighs the cons. You’ll do incredible damage with cold and lightning and more down the like as you get to the stronger cold and lightning spells. Especially if you use a potion of speed/sorcerer points to fire off multiple spells in one turn. Water boom, lightning/cold spell big aoe boom. Big bongo destruction. It’s a lot better than fire damage, with the exception of fire wall, that thing is still great to have.
@davidarmstrong1617
@davidarmstrong1617 10 ай бұрын
Just want to point out that Transmutation wizards get create water as a bonus cantrip which they do not have to prepare and costs nothing to cast, in or out of combat. Also, there is a staff for sale in the wizard grove that allows the caster to cast this spell.
@jeromemartel3916
@jeromemartel3916 10 ай бұрын
It's literally a mimic spell damage wise. Doubling damage means if you spent a level 1 slot to double your level 3 slot damage, you effectively casted 2 level 3 spell for only a 1 level spell slot and a 3 level spell slot. Worth it imo!
@mikepalmer2219
@mikepalmer2219 10 ай бұрын
Carry water bottles with you. You can throw them.
@qwerty81808
@qwerty81808 10 ай бұрын
Ritual spells (if they are even capable of being cast in combat at all) will still use a spell slot if you are in combat. So I don’t really see why you would want it to be a ritual
@feykro222
@feykro222 10 ай бұрын
The best use for Minor Illision: You can use it on any trader to lure him away from the other people. When the trader moves away, start talking to him so that he won't return. Then you can steal everything from him.
@asturias0267
@asturias0267 10 ай бұрын
Even better, you can cast silence on the trader, knock them out (silence will make it so you don't trigger everyone else to attack you), and then take all the special goods off of them. Their inventory will have anything you sold to them, unique weapons and armors, and some of their money. Buy the +1 and +2 armors that you want as they won't be in their inventory, then clear out their gold stock by selling to them, knock them out, and you'll have everything you can want from them plus a good chunk of change. After a long rest the merchant will be back up and fine.
@gemsstr7933
@gemsstr7933 10 ай бұрын
​@@asturias0267 oh that's cool! Is knockout an option if you right click on the trader?
@ah_dan6572
@ah_dan6572 10 ай бұрын
​@@gemsstr7933you can toggle it on your action bar. It looks like a dude being hit over the head - basically if you toggle it enemies are left with 1hp and unconscious :)
@asturias0267
@asturias0267 10 ай бұрын
@@gemsstr7933 you have to activate it on your skill menu at the bottom. It should be in the most far right tab. It's called something like "toggle non-lethal" and only works on melee attacks. When they get to 0 HP they just get knocked out instead of dying. You can probably get through the game without killing anyone although some enemies might still die in cutscenes.
@andrasziegenham6766
@andrasziegenham6766 9 ай бұрын
​@@gemsstr7933toggleable passive ability that only works in melee
@RJMazz47
@RJMazz47 10 ай бұрын
I think it's important to differentiate between "advantage" and "bonus". Bless doesn't count as advantage. If it did, it would activate Sneak Attack and a couple other oddities. Bless just gives you a bonus. I don't mean to be nitpicky, but it might be clearer communication if you adapted this for your next videos' scripts!
@2iq371
@2iq371 10 ай бұрын
that's not "nitpicky" advantage vs a 1d4 is a huge difference. bless is one of the best spells in the game more so as a level 1 spell. but it's not advantage for better or for worst.
@zzxp1
@zzxp1 10 ай бұрын
Imagine bless giving advantage dear lord that would break the game lol
@2iq371
@2iq371 10 ай бұрын
@@zzxp1 bless is situationality better giving 1d4. if your party already has advantage, from stuff like faerie fire or grate weapon master or etc, advantage will not stack but the 1d4 will. ofc if it was 3 people getting advantage that would really good but bless still extreamly strong level 1 spell to a point it's worth up scaling it to cover more party members.
@sanguiniusthegreatangel6834
@sanguiniusthegreatangel6834 10 ай бұрын
Agreed, it's a huge difference@@2iq371
@souv1aki
@souv1aki 10 ай бұрын
​@@2iq371didn't he write the same thing?
@kendalldrury8156
@kendalldrury8156 10 ай бұрын
Magic missle became very useful when enemies had the "unstoppable" condition in act 3.
@infinitetroll03
@infinitetroll03 9 ай бұрын
Made orin painfully easy.
@tregrenos8615
@tregrenos8615 10 ай бұрын
Darkness may be a Warlocks bread and butter during the early game, but that doesn’t mean it can’t benefit those without Devils Sight. I like to use it as cover for my ranged characters by having them poke out of it when attacking, then jumping back in before ending their turn. This forces enemies to either jump in after them (potentially missing their attack) or stand just outside it’s effect, skipping their turn.
@commanderzap124
@commanderzap124 10 ай бұрын
Just keep in mind that creatures have advantage on attacking blinded creatures but also disadvantage by being blinded. So if both the enemy and your character are blinded by the spell the disadvantege and advantage cancel eachother out, resulting in normal hit chances.
@QuangNguyen-ep6mx
@QuangNguyen-ep6mx 10 ай бұрын
I have my whole team warlock 2 for devil sight. becomes gamebreaking for enemies without devil sight. they dont act when they cant see anyone
@danjal87nl
@danjal87nl 10 ай бұрын
IMHO, Darkness (the spell) is a waste. In most cases the radius is too large so it provides a bunch of added negatives - and does so for about one round because that's when the enemies will run out. Using that same action, or better yet one attack of a character with multiple to pop an arrow of darkness provides the same benefits more often than not. In a more confined radius meaning you're not blocking off a bunch of extra terrain causing potential issues. Ironically, the primary instance where Darkness' radius is of better use than the smaller radius arrow of darkness are the instances where a well placed fog cloud will do the job just the same. Which is to block line of sight from afar (think - the Zentarim hideout - blocking their looking from seeing and get your entire party past if you stole the flask and now they're mad). Unless you can lock down someone in darkness they rarely stay inside of it. So typically you get one maybe two rounds of real use if you intend to use it on anyone *inside* and not to block ranged attackers/anti-stealth LOS.
@QuangNguyen-ep6mx
@QuangNguyen-ep6mx 10 ай бұрын
@@danjal87nl not when you hide your entire part in the darkness cloud with devil sight, then it becomes broken. put disadvantage on all enemies that hit you inside the cloud (while you just hit normally)
@RomyCats
@RomyCats 10 ай бұрын
As a drow necromancer, I have found the darkness spell essence in several battles where I needed protection from large groups. Like you, I have my characters move out of the cloud, attack, then duck back in. Many archers do nothing when they can't see your characters. It was a vital spell in one special battle that I won't give for spoiler reason, but I will hint you can protect an area from attack with this spell.
@KobraPL
@KobraPL 10 ай бұрын
Ritual spells, like Longstrider, can be cast by hirelings. Use them to buff up your main party and then leave them in the camp. Non-ritual non-concentration spells can be cast as well, but they will use hireling's spell slot.
@danjal87nl
@danjal87nl 10 ай бұрын
This would be true if the game didn't let you swap prepared spells out on the fly. Plenty of times I've just hotswapped one of those spells in if I needed them, cast the rituals, swap m out. One of the quirky side-effects of how they adapted the 5e mechanics to their game engine.
@n-man87
@n-man87 10 ай бұрын
@@danjal87nl if you swap the spell out, you also lose the effect. if you buff yourself from a hireling and leave him at camp it stays until long rest for a while I had a cleric/wizard hireling to buff aid, mage armor and longstrider. it's annoying to manage and not really necessary so I stopped after a while. it's still a very strong tool to improve your party.
@suffocatetheskies2506
@suffocatetheskies2506 10 ай бұрын
@@n-man87you don’t lose the effect if you swap the spell out. I start every new day casting longstrider and mage armor then immediately swap them out. I never lose the effect
@TG-dr6sj
@TG-dr6sj 10 ай бұрын
@@suffocatetheskies2506 I don't know about longstrider, but I tried this the other day with mage armor on Gale and he immediately loses the buff after the spell is no longer in his prepared list.
@gwzrd5675
@gwzrd5675 10 ай бұрын
​@@danjal87nlits kinda the same in 5e, it just takes an hour of in-game time which isn't an issue since most dms do not track time
@stefenleung
@stefenleung 10 ай бұрын
Create water can also be used to spot invis mobs
@guywithdreads
@guywithdreads 10 ай бұрын
Another hidden gem spell people don’t talk about is Chromatic orb. It allows you to damage enemies and you can change the elect associated with it
@EldeNice
@EldeNice 10 ай бұрын
It even creates or changes surfaces. Chromatic orb is a must have along with magic missile.
@BrianHallmond
@BrianHallmond 10 ай бұрын
Elect?
@bilbotbaggins1536
@bilbotbaggins1536 10 ай бұрын
element @@BrianHallmond
@SinisterSlay1
@SinisterSlay1 10 ай бұрын
I've seen this advice and tried so many times. Seeing 90% chance to hit, it never hits. Makes me wonder if its bugged or if there is a trick to it. But because I never see it hit anything, I remove it from all spell casters.
@Nocturnal9720
@Nocturnal9720 10 ай бұрын
@@SinisterSlay1 if you're using at as an AOE spell don't it's single target you still need to be targeting 1 enemy to do 2d8 worth of damage or 3d8 if you cast thunder element which is no aoe puddle
@oddkhan1251
@oddkhan1251 10 ай бұрын
One thing I will argue is that Sleep loses its power alot by Act 3. Health Bars just become way too massive for even a highly upcast Sleep Spell to be super effective. Not to mention enemies can shove eachother awake.
@rwulf
@rwulf 10 ай бұрын
A warning about sleep: always check the turn order before you try to use this spell. Enemies will go out of their freaking way to wake each other up and it only costs them a shove bonus action. if a nearby enemy gets his turn before the enemy who is asleep, sleep can end up doing absolutely nothing because the enemy will step over, wake up his friend, and still run over to attack you.
@pancakes4193
@pancakes4193 10 ай бұрын
THIS. Sleep becomes noob trap because of this, and precisely why initiative+dexterity is important. Your Sleep is wasted if an enemy takes its turn right after you to wake up their snoozing ally.
@sanguiniusthegreatangel6834
@sanguiniusthegreatangel6834 10 ай бұрын
Sleep is secretly OP, though.
@garion046
@garion046 10 ай бұрын
Very true. Sleep is good, but not as good as in 5e.
@opo3628
@opo3628 9 ай бұрын
Exactly this. Sleep is a great spell -- no argument there -- but you also can't just cast it willy-nilly and expect optimal results.
@MeesterG
@MeesterG 4 ай бұрын
Looking at the turn order is always a must, imo. I almost always try to kill them in order, if that means I can get more of my allies to their attack before the remaining enemies.
@BigmanDogs
@BigmanDogs 10 ай бұрын
I actually didnt understand that sleeps cap was the current HP rather than max HP.
@Shindashi
@Shindashi 10 ай бұрын
Also: Fog Cloud is a 1st level saveless mass blind that allows you to rob or murder (if you one-shot them) people in public without getting into a fight.
@cardheon6091
@cardheon6091 10 ай бұрын
I used fog to rob Sundras Sorceries (Lorroakans place)
@chrisstorrer
@chrisstorrer 9 ай бұрын
I've spent way too much game time robbing people inside of a fog cloud.
@inadover
@inadover 10 ай бұрын
Another extra perk of magic missile, every missile counts as a separate spell hit for The Spellsparkler quarterstaff. Which means that once you reach the maximum lightning charges (which is very easy when upcasting magic missiles, specially if doing it multiple times in the same turn), the next missile will deal massive damage. On higher levels it's easy to obliterate enemies just by using this interaction. The only issue is that, if you are targeting multiple enemies, you can't reliably choose which one will eat the blast, as the missiles don't usually follow the order in which you chose the targets.
@mystycomega6547
@mystycomega6547 9 ай бұрын
You can use the initiative tracker to target that! You can click on the enemies at the top and it will select them. This also works for healing word, attack rolls, pretty much anything that had to target a creature
@dephyr788
@dephyr788 9 ай бұрын
WOW I didn't know that one! That's amazing Extra damage! Thanks
@wannekosclone9174
@wannekosclone9174 10 ай бұрын
I started carrying around the rainwater staff after the spider cave under the blighed village.
@Poydran
@Poydran 10 ай бұрын
Something useful to know about sanctuary. You can use sanctuary and place glyph of warding to inflict AOE damage without loosing your sanctuary. Very useful👌
@jonafen5504
@jonafen5504 10 ай бұрын
Another tip: many buff spells, like Bless, can be cast before combat. That way you can save an action for something else. Just start combat before the effect runs out!
@yakobdou
@yakobdou 9 ай бұрын
Sometimes, I toggle turn-based mode on/off while I'm prepping before combat. It's basically like pausing and you can get your buffs set then turn it off and start the battle normally. It can easily save the spell durations while you're switching characters and figuring out exactly what buffs you want
@lorenzobandinelli2638
@lorenzobandinelli2638 8 ай бұрын
​@@yakobdouThis is useful, thx!!!
@Syntax1963A
@Syntax1963A 8 ай бұрын
@@yakobdou to this there is even more - sometimes you have a conversation ahead of the fight - with their leader or whatever - during the conversation you can see there are 3 'circles' in the left lower sceen - you can click on Party circle - then you are able to position your other caracters in strategic good positions (to be better prepared for the fight), as usual you are just all in one place - but if you use the 'party button' you can position your guys even on rooftops, prepare hate, bless,whatever ... - then you go back to you main character again and continue with the conversation - as soon as the fight is triggered you have a huge advantage because you are not just in one close formation.
@jlovedown
@jlovedown 10 ай бұрын
Getting Longstrider and Crusher's Ring makes for a devastatingly brutal and frightening Karlach.
@webknows
@webknows 10 ай бұрын
In 52 seconds you already had helpful information! Nicely done.
@Skullzero1
@Skullzero1 10 ай бұрын
I felt pretty in the know for most of these, but after hearing you talk anout sleep i realized i was sleeping on it. Thanks!
@Czermet666
@Czermet666 10 ай бұрын
"Aid" is incredibly powerful upcasted to max. Increases whole party HP by 20/25, including all summoned creatures! So at lvl11, my whole party has 100hp & Minthara (paladin) has 110. Shadowheart's Planar Ally has 156hp. My warlock's Air Elemental has 110hp. Conjure Us has 70hp. Imp has 30hp. Shadow Lantern's Wraith has 44hp. And 6 Ghouls from Danse Macabre each have 64hp. For a total of 10 minions for 1 character! Totaling 738hp worth for HP just for my warlock.
@helsharidy123
@helsharidy123 10 ай бұрын
There's also a level 6 cleric spell (at least for life cleric) that also gives you food and buffs health with aid, both stacking. You can only cast one, but you can get a pearlescent restoration item, you buy in the underdark, that can restore that level 6 spellslot and cast both aid and this ability. To get a total of 45 extra max HP. Super strong
@Sdogofdoom
@Sdogofdoom 10 ай бұрын
The hobgobblin merchant in the underdark sells an amulet that makes magic missiles shoot an extra missile. Combine that, the crossbow that gives you 1 level 3 cast of magic missile, and the electric staff to generate and expend absurd numbers of electric charges
@jamesskilton9145
@jamesskilton9145 10 ай бұрын
i like how you say what things mean as a sidenote like with the bonus action. it makes it a lot easier to understand. cheers big ears
@Nyrufa
@Nyrufa 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip about using Disguise Self to speak with the dead. I didn't think about that combo, and was a little irritated that the enemies I killed wouldn't answer my questions.
@Jimminus
@Jimminus 10 ай бұрын
Well would you answer someone? What are they gonna do to you? Kill you again?
@The-Dom
@The-Dom 10 ай бұрын
i could have sworn i tried this and it didnt work.
@gwzrd5675
@gwzrd5675 10 ай бұрын
​@@The-Domsame
@alexyuu952
@alexyuu952 9 ай бұрын
I usually use scroll/spell/potion on another party member and initiate conversation with them. Sometimes works. But this works much more often for npcs who doesnt want to talk to you anymore
@ricxwav6061
@ricxwav6061 2 ай бұрын
@@Jimminus well its a magic spell, the "killer can't question his victim" rule is stupid imo... the spell doesn't bring back the person so it can't feel any resentment against me, the corpse should answer my questions when I cast the spell. When you question somebody you can see by the way the respond that there is nothing left of them anymore except a few memories, at this point they are just a magic puppet. Thats why I installed a mod where you can question ppl who you have killed, this makes more sense to me.
@Angelfyre.
@Angelfyre. 10 ай бұрын
Minor Illusion + Fireball is a powerful combo. The fireball sound effects are so satisfying
@timhaldane7588
@timhaldane7588 10 ай бұрын
You can use minor illusion to see approximately where invisible enemies are, then fireball them. 😉
@shmeebs387
@shmeebs387 10 ай бұрын
The problem with D&D 5e's action economy is that you really have to weigh whether it's worth using your action to buff/debuff an ally/enemy, cast a save or suck spell on an enemy, or just throw a big fireball to damage down the enemies instead. Usually, damage is the way to go because dead enemies means fewer enemy actions being used against your party. And I think BG3 makes this even more in the fireball's favor when you can see the enemy's health.
@user-mu1ut9uy1r
@user-mu1ut9uy1r 10 ай бұрын
Hp, passive abilities and resistance 😮
@Throa98
@Throa98 10 ай бұрын
I've thought the same, a lot of these kinds of games favour initiative and damage.
@asturias0267
@asturias0267 10 ай бұрын
Utility spells and having a tactical position is better in this game than straight damage. Setting up a corridor of web or other difficult terrain leading to a door or high elevation will slow the enemy melee users approach by multiple turns. Darkness can be cast on your party so they can step out, attack from range, then step back in and be untargetable by ranged enemies. If you have a melee damage character on the same initiative as a cleric you can have the damage dealer go all out and then have the cleric cast sanctuary on them so they're safe to go again next turn. There are so many spells and abilities that are better than just damage dealing ones. You're not always going to be able to get all your enemies in one place to fireball them, and sometimes fireball just low rolls on damage anyways.
@shmeebs387
@shmeebs387 10 ай бұрын
@@asturias0267 Pre-fight spells and bonus action spells like sanctuary and healing word are different (actually this game removes the D&D rule that says you can't cast two spells in one turn, so bonus action spells are even better in BG3 than tabletop D&D 5e). I'm talking about action economy after you're in initiative. Actions are like a currency. If the enemy has more actions per round than the player party, you're at a disadvantage. Removing actions from the enemy is the name of the game, and killing enemies is the most straightforward way to do that. Yes, there are other ways to do that like banishment, stun, paralyze effects, but typically if your ranged is hiding in darkness the enemy will just target someone else. Those enemy actions don't go to waste just because their preferred target is no longer available, maybe just waste one action to dash to another target.
@rud5101
@rud5101 10 ай бұрын
​@@asturias0267 That Darkness strat is crazy, stealing that
@sandrakrasinski8832
@sandrakrasinski8832 9 ай бұрын
i love, that you put the sleep spell in it. i loooove that spell, deffinetly one of my fave spells
@clana56
@clana56 9 ай бұрын
Magic Missile, has amulet in underdark from the hobgoblin to give it +1 missile, wizard can get +5 dmg per missile as an evocation specialist at level 10, and the lightning charges quarterstaff/+2 radiant dmg ring can both apply to it, making the missile actually do a "lot" of damage
@CatsLeMatts
@CatsLeMatts 10 ай бұрын
Another spell I found surprisingly useful on Eldritch Knight (and probably Paladins/Melee Rangers too) was Expeditious Retreat. I never gave this spell much thought on Tabletop, but the fact it lasts potentially all day for 1 cast seemed crazy good in BG3, and since I was a lower INT build I didn't want spells that relied on attack rolls or saving throws. My Barbarian, Fighter, Warlock, and Rogue all had insane speed due to their class features, magic items and bonus action dashes, but my fighter would have absolutely fallen short were it not for this spell. I used a throwing build with the Lightning Jabber with a ring that gives an extra 1d4 Psychic damage while concentrating, and at this point deal ridiculous ranged damage, move fast as hell, and all while I'm wearing a shield and full plate.
@Thiselan
@Thiselan 10 ай бұрын
You can maintain concentration on a damage spell such as Firewall or Insect Plague without breaking Sanctuary
@garion046
@garion046 10 ай бұрын
I have heard this also works with spirit guardians, which if true is totally broken and needs fixing.
@Gxbbzee
@Gxbbzee 10 ай бұрын
​@@garion046Probably doesn't "need" fixing - it's a single player game, not an online competitive one. If people wanna use a busted, cheesy combo then I don't really see a big issue with it. People are already save scumming and insta-throwing bosses to their deaths.
@opusdcj
@opusdcj 10 ай бұрын
I love using Jump out of combat. It's a ritual, and only 10 turns, but you can cast it on each party member one at a time to get them to jump over an obstacle or chasm that would otherwise be impossible. Just make sure you're the last one jumping. And then swap the spell out of your prepared spells so it isn't taking up space that would be better suited for a combat-oriented spell.
@StormEagle5
@StormEagle5 9 ай бұрын
If you take it out of your prepared spells, doesn't that mean you can no longer cast it wether as a ritual or not?
@opusdcj
@opusdcj 9 ай бұрын
Yes. But since it lasts only 10 turns, and you’re out of combat, that’s not a big deal to swap it for a combat-oriented spell after you’re done using it. Out of combat, you can swap your prepared spells as much as you like; just don’t remove something that’s being used until a long rest, like longstrider or speak with animals. You have to keep those prepared, or they stop being applied.
@katlewis7440
@katlewis7440 4 ай бұрын
Great video. So helpful. Thanks for this!
@anonsenpai6533
@anonsenpai6533 9 ай бұрын
Another huge benefit of Disguise Self is there is a magical ring you can find on a Strange Ox that gives you a +1d4 to all Ability checks when you are disguised. It's possible, albeit tricky, to get this in Act 1. It's much easier to get it in Act 2. If you wait until Act 3, you can actually be given the ring by helping the Strange Ox out on a quest. It's basically like always having Guidance during skill rolls, and it even stacks with Guidance and the Bard's Jack of All Trades.
@MeesterG
@MeesterG 4 ай бұрын
I had difficulties 1-shotting him, but managed a couple times in Act 1. If you play with multiple players, you can time your attack so it'll count as a 1-shot as well. Otherwise I get Astarion to put up some boxes to give him a high ground advantage and snipe shot the cow. This ring is soooo nice to have right from Act 1.
@shadowfox9490
@shadowfox9490 11 күн бұрын
@@MeesterG Or you can use a familiar to attack the strange ox once while the caster is far away from combat (so they don't get drawn into combat- You can also send them to camp after combat starts & the pet will stay). Once your familiar attacks (or mage hand), and combat starts, move your familiar to proc the attacks of opportunity or simply dismiss it. Combat is now over. Now all you have to do is talk to the strange ox with the character who's pet it was, and simply trade with the ox to get the ring. This allows you to continue to receive items from this Strange Ox throughout the game. There's some fun items that come later that wouldn't be available to you if it's dead in Act 1.
@MeesterG
@MeesterG 11 күн бұрын
@@shadowfox9490 oh, I didn't know he'd give more items :)
@cannibalholiday
@cannibalholiday 10 ай бұрын
Finding a magical item that has color spray on it is fantastic for tanks with no casting ability. Draw all the aggro, color spray them, then use a sweeping attack or similar on them.
@Nerthos
@Nerthos 9 ай бұрын
The only downside is that colour spray items tend to be hp based, meaning you can't cast it on anything that you can't already easily kill.
@cannibalholiday
@cannibalholiday 9 ай бұрын
@@NerthosTrue, but useful on hordes of lowbies trying to eat your face all at once :)
@Nerthos
@Nerthos 9 ай бұрын
@@cannibalholiday Fair, it's a good save for a low AC character.
@Legacy0901
@Legacy0901 9 ай бұрын
That ring was my absolute favorite item in act 1, I called out 'pocket sand' every time I used it
@z771p
@z771p 10 ай бұрын
Holy crap, did not know that about Longstrider and Disguise Self. Ritual spells are so good, wish they made them more obvious. Thanks for this.
@trellz17
@trellz17 6 ай бұрын
I just started playing BG3 a few days ago and there are so many spells it’s so hard to choose which ones to use. It’s cool that a few spells on this list are the ones I’ve been using so far. 😊
@89qwyg9yqa34t
@89qwyg9yqa34t 10 ай бұрын
Along with minor illusion, I also highly recommend silence, which lets you prevent your opponents from calling for guards after you have pulled them away from their main group.
@Bubbabob145
@Bubbabob145 10 ай бұрын
I used this in the Goblin Camp to silence the drums
@89qwyg9yqa34t
@89qwyg9yqa34t 10 ай бұрын
​@@Bubbabob145 That and Priestess Gut can't summon guards if you attack her when she takes you to her room. The drums themselves can be destroyed, though you might have to do a roll if you wanted to convince them it was an accident or something.
@kleinbottled79
@kleinbottled79 10 ай бұрын
Ah guidance, the main reason Shadowheart was a permanent member in my party until act 3. Fun video. Love hearing everyone's strategies. Game offers so many ways to be effective. Gonna have to try a tactician run next.
@Warwipf
@Warwipf 10 ай бұрын
I found an amulet that lets you use guidance in act 1 somewhere
@DamnDaimen
@DamnDaimen 10 ай бұрын
Guidance is the real reason to have a cleric. But I think a warlock subclass gets it, too.
@erickchristensen746
@erickchristensen746 10 ай бұрын
@@DamnDaimen As do Druids by default(if picked)
@BobbyDigital_100
@BobbyDigital_100 5 ай бұрын
Awesome video, man. You answered every question I had about these 🤙🏾
@redsol3629
@redsol3629 9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this my friend, Withers!
@user-tp7ef6rw4l
@user-tp7ef6rw4l 10 ай бұрын
The most underrated spell class is barrelmancer. Me on my second playthrough collecting all explosive barrels i can to trivialize boss encounters in act 1. That spider queen never seen it coming))
@davidarmstrong1617
@davidarmstrong1617 10 ай бұрын
Nice! I think the 40-lbs per barrel would be a problem, though. I beat the spider queen without taking any damage... just firebolt the webs she's standing on, she takes 30-40 damage each time she falls, and is prone for easy sniping. Then when she teleports/phases up to where my party is standing, thunderwave knocks her down again! Took me just two turns to eliminate her.
@hal0hal0mc
@hal0hal0mc 10 ай бұрын
Sanctuary on cleric is really strong. Protects concentration spells like bless. Also glyph of warding and summon weapon/guardian doesn't count as an attack so shadowheart can still contribute offensively as well while staying safer.
@klaiken989
@klaiken989 10 ай бұрын
Nice
@Thalaranthey
@Thalaranthey 10 ай бұрын
She Has 25 AC in 2nd act for me so i dont bother with protecting her xd
@Faelivri
@Faelivri 10 ай бұрын
Sanctuary into Spirit Guardians turns her into invulnerable beyblade. Throw around non-concentration spells as you need and you have fun little (and easy to abuse) gameplan.
@kinderdm
@kinderdm 10 ай бұрын
@@FaelivriWouldn't Sprit Guardians break Sanctuary though as soon as you hit anyone? The spell says or harm a creature, does the game not count this?
@garion046
@garion046 10 ай бұрын
​@kinderdm from what I've seen, it does not break it. But you are correct that it should and generally does in 5e. Hopefully this gets patched, otherwise sanctuary is concentration free globe of invulnerability, which is nuts.
@terryroberts5309
@terryroberts5309 9 ай бұрын
Really good video thanks
@RektalDonut
@RektalDonut 5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!!
@Pelmite
@Pelmite 10 ай бұрын
By the end of my first playthrough my half illithid wizards magic missiles were doing 12 damage per hit and executing enemies below like 40 health so basically any low health enemies just stopped existing
@ZTrigger85
@ZTrigger85 10 ай бұрын
200 hours in and I had no idea Healing Word could pick up a downed party member.... I'm so pissed at myself right now.
@nemer1111
@nemer1111 10 ай бұрын
I love how ur vid has that calm bg music made is so nice and easy to watch ^_^
@opo3628
@opo3628 9 ай бұрын
...I am *embarrassed* to admit that I was today-years-old when I realized that you can use Command to make Zhalk drop his coveted great sword.
@asturias0267
@asturias0267 10 ай бұрын
Create water can remove invisibility from enemies. Last night I cast it on the invisible duregar in the underdark destroyed village and it didn't even seem to trigger a saving throw on them. If it's a free AOE remove invisibility spell then that's actually pretty decent.
@_Aarius_
@_Aarius_ 10 ай бұрын
Hunger of hadar, fire wall, and the physical/blade version of firewall all are insanely powerful especially together, if you can control a choke point you just win so many hard late game fights
@alexyuu952
@alexyuu952 9 ай бұрын
Hunger if hadar is opaf. Cant believe its only like lvl3 spell
@ShadowOfStrikes
@ShadowOfStrikes 10 ай бұрын
The Dr. Octogonapus Reference made me feel old, but it pretty much amused me at the same time. Oh holy xD
@martane665
@martane665 10 ай бұрын
Great info! will use well!
@Neasel.
@Neasel. 10 ай бұрын
For magic missile as well, evocation wizard can add int mod to every single missile and there is an amulet that will give you an extra missile, every cast, as well as 1 free cast per lr
@Toyhouze
@Toyhouze 10 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@JonathanFlexx
@JonathanFlexx 10 ай бұрын
in act 3 you get from a pretty long and convoluted quest a pair of gloves that add 1-8 damage to targeted spells with a hit roll. This includes magic missile and adds damage per missile. Wizards with evo school and these gloves are extremely strong late game.
@JonathanFlexx
@JonathanFlexx 10 ай бұрын
A thing to note on the magic missile necklace is that it stops adding benefits when you upcast past level 3.
@stefenleung
@stefenleung 10 ай бұрын
Magic Missile is also the least resist spell in the game. Esp in act3 almost everything have fire resist, you don't want to use Fireball.
@tranduyhung7770
@tranduyhung7770 10 ай бұрын
In addition to the Spellmight Gloves in act 3, a legendary staff in act 3 can grant you Lightning charges, which allows for magic missiles to deal bonus lightning damage (dealing around 60 dmg with a level 1 Magic Missile). The spellsparkler staff also does this, but with a lower number of lightning charges.
@doctorstrangepants6706
@doctorstrangepants6706 10 ай бұрын
There's a ring you can get that will cast bless on anyone you heal. Does NOT require concentration! Put it on your healer. There's another item that will heal you for a bit if you heal someone else. Constant bless on your healer, and everyone they heal.
@Viktoria_Thaelin
@Viktoria_Thaelin 9 ай бұрын
gloves that cast blade ward on targets you heal, and boots that give temp HP to targets you heals. and finally a hat that gives healer a heal when healing others :D all in act 1. act 3 there's the crazy purple gloves that do something on a heal and a death ward on a revive.
@paulbourguignon3632
@paulbourguignon3632 8 ай бұрын
@@Viktoria_Thaelinthe hat is only available if you kill all the druids.
@full_regalia8649
@full_regalia8649 8 ай бұрын
Very useful. Thanks
@kallelaur1762
@kallelaur1762 10 ай бұрын
Dimension door and shadow step are my personal favourites, the latter especially for one 2H damage-dealer because several items give that effect. The good thing with magic missile is that it breaks "unstoppable" buff on enemies rather than an expensive attack. Eldritch blast with a knockback is also great.
@beylee12
@beylee12 10 ай бұрын
longstrider is undefeated
@chronenojysk5107
@chronenojysk5107 10 ай бұрын
I highly recommend using the Water Spell in the Auntie Ethel fight. Use it to take out the fire on the cage where Mayrina is in, and it gives you less stress. This also helps you identify which one is the fake Mayrina as when you are close to killing the Hag she will duplicate herself as Mayrina, and you can tell which one is real by the Wet Status.
@origionalnamehereok
@origionalnamehereok 10 ай бұрын
Ray of Frost puts it out too
@BeepSmile
@BeepSmile 10 ай бұрын
If you summon the ogres to that fight. Uh. Don't summon the ogres. They throw rocks. The gits. ... unless, what if one uses Sanctuary on Mayruna? [I didn't try Ogres + Sanctuary, but Sanctuary on its own does show up as a status effect]
@KnightOfCarim2
@KnightOfCarim2 10 ай бұрын
you don't need anything to identify hag's illusion, just examine both and the one with the smaller belly is the hag.
@emintd21
@emintd21 9 ай бұрын
There is ring you can find in act2 inn, Ring of the Shapeshifter, it gives you 1d4 advantage on every roll as long as you have an active disguise. It makes shapeshifting more powerful.
@periurban
@periurban 10 ай бұрын
Wow! I had no idea! I tried your advice when liberating the steel foundry, and it worked a charm!
@tmunk123
@tmunk123 8 ай бұрын
Please explain 🙂
@periurban
@periurban 8 ай бұрын
@@tmunk123 I used sleep! I never thought of it before.
@pencilbender
@pencilbender 10 ай бұрын
If you have to choose between guidance and thaumaturgy in a dialocgue option, thaumaturgy is a statistical +5 so its way better for intimidation
@Ytinasniiable
@Ytinasniiable 10 ай бұрын
This does depend on the DC and your static bonus, if you can't beat the DC on less than a 20, the bonus to the roll may actually be better than your extra shot at a critical success Easy example being a dc30 with +10 to your roll, normally you'd need a 20 to succeed, advantage gives you two chances, or two die faces, a +3 from a guidance roll means you can pass on a 17, 18, 19, or 20, giving you 4 die faces that will pass
@davidarmstrong1617
@davidarmstrong1617 10 ай бұрын
Friends is even better, as it gives advantage to all Charisma-checks; persuasion, deception, intimidation, and performance. Even though it's not on the cleric list, you can get a free cantrip by choosing elf or half-elf race.
@Oshkoshbaby
@Oshkoshbaby 10 ай бұрын
hunger of hadar has been the most useful spell to me by far. its made every fight with a ton of enemies completely trivial.
@Phraxas52
@Phraxas52 10 ай бұрын
Well, this is all good to hear. I just picked it up at the end of my last play session.
@drazzytime9353
@drazzytime9353 10 ай бұрын
Lol yeah started it using it after that fight in that shaded tower. Rekt me
@DoffyDogg
@DoffyDogg 9 ай бұрын
Hunger + spikes underneath wipes whole act 2
@FlorisDVijfde
@FlorisDVijfde 9 ай бұрын
I too often get damage from it because I like to go in with at least one tank, sometimes teleporting them with Misty Step. Wyll has been performing less than my other guys. He does have Hunger of Hadar and I think Magic Missile (or just Eldritch Blast?) as well as Slow. Not the king of versatility though, Shadowheart and Gale have so many good spells to pick from. Slow was also extremely good against one of the big bosses. I love how this game gives you so many ways to experiment with your tactics and spell. This also means I hate how you have to commit to learned spells until you reach the next level. But you can keep it simple too. Most of my attacks are still simply ranged or melee.
@Nivomandasrail
@Nivomandasrail 2 ай бұрын
My partial ceremorphosis Warlock has been having a lot of fun crowd controlling enemies with Evard's Black Tentacles and Black Hole, combined with the Eldritch Blasts and Blade Pact melee attacks. Super fun build.
@Slie1988
@Slie1988 10 ай бұрын
Another helpful tip about sanctuary is you can cast any non-damaging spells while staying protected and it doesn't require concentration.
@im7254
@im7254 10 ай бұрын
Instead of casting water have a water elemental attack or frost elemental ice orb that melts into water. Casting prep spells gets expensive and bottles annoying to search for
@erickchristensen746
@erickchristensen746 10 ай бұрын
It’s still nice to have as a level one spell usage, as those elementals require 4th or 5th levels slots. It’s all about options and situational stuff :P
@yqisq6966
@yqisq6966 10 ай бұрын
Got an OP gear with Color Spray on it, which is recharged per battle rather than a short/long rest or costing spell slot.
@sanguiniusthegreatangel6834
@sanguiniusthegreatangel6834 10 ай бұрын
Sorry, Color Spray is not particularly exciting. Not sure what makes it overpowered.
@TheDuckHasArrived
@TheDuckHasArrived 10 ай бұрын
I have two items, each giving me Misty Step spell which is renoved after a short rest. It gives my character HUGE advantage in most battles!
@behanflaherty9460
@behanflaherty9460 9 ай бұрын
Really great info
@galahad695
@galahad695 10 ай бұрын
bless in itself is really good, cause of what you explain, but if you manage to get the staff of arcane blessing, you double the effectiveness of it, making it 2d4, but now the bonus on attack also applies to spell casters, making it incredibly strong.
@zzxp1
@zzxp1 10 ай бұрын
But regular bless already applies to spellcasters.
@wwusirius
@wwusirius 10 ай бұрын
This is incorrect. All that staff does is give an additional 1d4 (2d4 total) on spell attack rolls. It does not double bless for everyone, that would be insane.
@galahad695
@galahad695 10 ай бұрын
Mystra's Blessing: Bless grants an additional 1d4 to Saving Throws and Weapon Attack Rolls, and an additional 2d4 to Spell Attack Rolls. bless doesn't give die to spell caster if you don't have the staff.
@zzxp1
@zzxp1 10 ай бұрын
@@galahad695 But it does, bless applies to attack rolls, any attack roll. That includes spells that require an attack roll to hit.
@galahad695
@galahad695 10 ай бұрын
@@zzxp1 so that would mean the spell caster gains 3d4 bonus of attack ? sounds a bit OP.
@moonflowerpalace3872
@moonflowerpalace3872 10 ай бұрын
Magic Missile is never underrated.
@modemuffel9911
@modemuffel9911 9 ай бұрын
Very good! Thx!
@Toyhouze
@Toyhouze 9 ай бұрын
Glad you like it!
@icetide9411
@icetide9411 5 ай бұрын
Another thing that Guidance is amazing for is setting up Concentrated Blast. If you use it on a character with the buff that makes illithid powers bonus actions, you can use the attack every turn, which is pretty decent damage and healing for not costing a spell slot and automatically scaling with your class's spell modifier. Especially considering you can have the combo as soon as you get to the creche, which is very early for that kind of potential.
@joshuatan3007
@joshuatan3007 10 ай бұрын
Great video! I have totally been sleeping on sleep!
@Toyhouze
@Toyhouze 10 ай бұрын
Haha thank you!
@JamesMadisonsSpiritAnimal
@JamesMadisonsSpiritAnimal 10 ай бұрын
You can use one transmutation wizard at camp to give everyone permanent con sav proficiency and long strider.
@LittleMacscorner
@LittleMacscorner 10 ай бұрын
oh! Nice idea. Respec your least favorite character into a the camp buff bitch...I love it, lol.
@bonkgameing
@bonkgameing 10 ай бұрын
@@LittleMacscorneror if you love everyone, just hire some hirelings and respec them into your buff sluts
@dangr123
@dangr123 10 ай бұрын
Con save proficiency? What spell is that?
@Skullpture1
@Skullpture1 10 ай бұрын
@@dangr123 constitution save proficency, it´s not a spell, it´s a game mechanic
@danjal87nl
@danjal87nl 10 ай бұрын
Yea I totally did not have a hireling specced into max medicine and transmute wizard for buffs and double potions... >_>
@yazan80
@yazan80 10 ай бұрын
Great content and great vid. Earned a sub and like.
@KsanUwU
@KsanUwU 8 ай бұрын
my group in act 3 has long strider, spirit of the elk and stuff like click heels etc. love the mobility.
@OmkaraHellcore
@OmkaraHellcore 10 ай бұрын
What you might want to do is create a video or multiple videos explaining every spell and action in the entire game as well as what the advantages are. Those videos will guarantee you lots of views.
@defaultv.7959
@defaultv.7959 10 ай бұрын
Bless does not give advantage, advantage being two d20s and taking the higher value of the two. Bless adds a d4 to add on top of your d20, it is essentially a guidance for combat on multiple party members.
@DevlinXIII
@DevlinXIII 9 ай бұрын
Awesome tips man!
@Toyhouze
@Toyhouze 9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jasonlouis697
@jasonlouis697 10 ай бұрын
Here's a combo I found last night. I had sanctuary running on my cleric, who was keeping everyone healed. A caster hit her with eyebite: sleep. That made me start wondering. When you are sanctuaried, you can CAST sleep and it does not break the sanctuary.
@mr.indieperson1413
@mr.indieperson1413 10 ай бұрын
Spirit Guardians is broken. A cleric having 20+ Armor Class and good Constitution saving bonus and under Haste buff can just run around the map and inflict 100+ damage to a group of enemies without breaking concentration, always disengaging. It actually can damage twice per round, though it should only damage once, so it's broken
@walrus2193
@walrus2193 10 ай бұрын
For a laugh, I respecced two party members into Light Clerics. Mobile (no AoO)+ Warcaster (Adv on conc.) feats. Overlapping Spirit Guardians and just speed potioned them around a few fights.
@garion046
@garion046 10 ай бұрын
Yeah it really shouldn't trigger if you move the area over a mob, only if they get pushed into it or move in themselves.
@badtiming2208
@badtiming2208 10 ай бұрын
5:36 I dom't think Bless gives Advantage. It's only the d4.
@alexbosse8528
@alexbosse8528 10 ай бұрын
Ive noticed this in a few of these types of videos, some people confuse the lingo a bit, calling flat bonuses advantage.
@TheKnuckleneck
@TheKnuckleneck 10 ай бұрын
It's AN advantage, sure, but not capital-A Advantage.
@badtiming2208
@badtiming2208 10 ай бұрын
@@TheKnuckleneck Yeah, that's prob the case. Pretty confusing/misleading tho, given the current game terms. There are other synonyms for advantage out there like a buff or a bonus.
@BYERE
@BYERE 8 ай бұрын
There's an amulet you can get VERY early in the game that gives the wearer the Guidance cantrip. Equipping it to your skill monkey (like a rogue, for any lockpicking/trap disarming) will mean that they ALWAYS get a +1d4 to any skill check they make, even if the rest of the party doesn't have the spell or if the wearer has scouted away from the party.
@hawkins5439
@hawkins5439 7 ай бұрын
I love create or destroy water, I used it to find invisible enemies the first time I used it, later on I used it in tandem with lightning bolt for that extra damage.
@aviknolla9150
@aviknolla9150 10 ай бұрын
Idk if anyone has said this yet but you actually can get magic missile to miss. There has to be an invisible enemy creature standing in between you and your target. The first missile will hit the invisible enemy but the other two will swerve around the newly discovered obstacle. Pretty sure this is the only way to get magic missile to "miss" even though it technically hits the invisible enemy.
@timhaldane7588
@timhaldane7588 10 ай бұрын
Oh my god, I can't believe you missed the most obviously broken use of Minor Illusion. You can locate invisible enemies by their floating Investigation checks.
@thoraero
@thoraero 8 ай бұрын
I think I especially love Faerie Fire. The range and the spell radius make it very useful. I used it to reveal invisible opponents as well. Enhance Leap is another I couldn't live without. I regularly used it to my fighter and paladin and they went wild :D
@renfried7255
@renfried7255 9 ай бұрын
A few combos I've been enjoying are grease with any fire spell, hold (or anything that halts movement) with cloud of daggers, and web with the spiderstep boots. Also can't overstate using Haste on any multi-turn class like Karlach. Easily get 6-8 hits per turn, and can take out many bosses in Act 1 by herself (finally got past the Lava Elemental using this trick). Bonus, there's a rain staff in act 1 that gives you make or destroy water spell once per long rest.
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