Here's a list of all the Level 1 Spells in Baldur's Gate 3 Secrets Baldur's Gate 3 mods 3. Click on the Spell in the table below to learn more. Each post shows a tooltip with more information including Spell properties and other helpful information.
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Name
Description
Damage
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Animal Friendship
Charm a beast and convince it not to attack you.
Armour of Agathys
A spectral frost covers you. Gain 5 temporary hit ponts and deal 5 Cold Damge to any creature that hits you with a melee attacks.
Arms of Hadar
Call forth tendrils of dark energy that prevent targets from taking reactions.
2d6 Necrotic
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Bane
Target up to 3 creatures. They receive a 1d4 penalty to Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.
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Bless
Bless up to 3 creatures. They gain a +1d4 bonus to Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.
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Burning Hands
Shoot fire from your outstretched fingers and ignite anything flammable.
3d6 Fire
Charm Person
Magically Charm a humanoid to gain Advantage on Ability 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.
Chromatic Orb
Hurl a sphere of energy. It deals 3d8 Thunder damage, or deals 2d8 Acid, Cold; Fire, Lightning, or Poison damage and creates a surface.
Colour Spray
Creates a dazzling array of flashing, colored lights that Blinds creatures up to a combined 33 hit points.
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Command
Command a creature to flee, move closer, freeze, drop to the ground, or drop their weapon. The effect of the command is based on the variant selected.
Compelled Duel
Use a divine command to compel an enemy to attack only you.
Create or Destroy Water
Choose to call forth rain or destroy a water-based surface.
Create Water
Call forth rain. It extinguishes exposed flames and forms a water surface.
Destroy Water
Cause water-based surfaces (such as water, steam, ice, blood and poison) to vanish.
Cure Wounds
A creature you touch regains 1d8 (healing) + Spellcasting Modifier hit points. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
1d8 Healing
Disguise Self
Magically change all aspects of your appearance. (Lasts until the end of a long rest)
Dissonant Whispers
Whisper a discordant melody to a creature. It takes 3d6 Psychic damage and becomes Frightened.
3d6 Psychic
Divine Favour
Your prayer empowers you with divine radiance. Your weapon attacks deal an additional 1d4 Radiant Damage.
Ensnaring Strike
Your attack summons thorny vines, dealing Weapon Damage and possibly Ensnaring your target. Ensnared creatures cannot move and take 1d6 Piercing damage at the start of each turn. An ally can use its help action to try and tear away the vines.
1d6 Piercing
Ensnaring Strike (Melee)
Your attack summons thorny vines, dealing Weapon Damage and possibly Ensnaring your target. Ensnared creatures cannot move and take 1d6 Piercing damage at the start of each turn. An ally can use its help action to try and tear away the vines.
1d6 Piercing
Ensnaring Strike (Ranged)
Your attack summons thorny vines, dealing Weapon Damage and possibly Ensnaring your target. Ensnared creatures cannot move and take 1d6 Piercing damage at the start of each turn. An ally can use its help action to try and tear away the vines.
1d6 Piercing
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Entangle
Vines sprout from the ground, slowing creatures within and possibly Entangling them.
Expeditious Retreat
Gain Dash as bonus acton, allowing you to move at an incredible pace.
Faerie Fire
Encase multiple targets in colourful light. The targets turns visible, and Attack Rolls against the targets have Advantage.
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False Life
Bolster yourself with a necromantic facsimile of life to gain 7 temporary hit points.
Feather Fall
Slow the rate of descent of allied creatures. They become Immune to Falling damage.
Find Familiar
Gain the service of a familiar, a fey spirit that takes an animal from of your choose.
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Fog Cloud
Create a cloud of dense fog that Heavily Obscures and Blinds creatures within.
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Goodberry
Conjure four magical berries for youself or a companion. Creatures who eat a berry regain 1d4 hit points. The berries appear in the targeted creature's inventory and disappear after a Long Rest.
Guiding Bolt
Call forth a beam of light. Deals 4d6 Radiant damage and grants Advantage on the next Attack Roll against the target.
4d6 Radiant
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Grease
Cover the ground in grease, slowing creatures within and possibly making them fall Prone.
Hail of Thorns
Shoot a volley of exploding thorns. The thorns deal Weapon Damage Slashing Damage to the target and shatter, dealing an additional 1d10Piercing Damage to the target and surrounding creatures.
1d10 Piercing
Healing Word
Heal a creature you can see. No effect on undead and constructs.
1d4 Healing
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Hellish Rebuke
The next time you take damage, you use your reaction to surround your attacker in hellish flames.
2d10 Fire
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Heroism
Bolster yourself or an ally with valour and health. The target can no longer be Frightened and gains 5 temporary hit points each turn.
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Hex
Curse a creature so it takes additional damage whenever you attack it and to inflict Disadvantage on Ability Checks with an Ability of your choosing. If the target dies before the spell ends, you can use a bonus action to hex a new creature.
1d6 Necrotic
Hunter's Mark
Mark a creature as your quarry to deal an additional 1d6 Slashing Damage whenever you hit it with a weapon attacks. If the target dies before the spell ends, you can mark a new creature without expanding a Spell Slot.
2d6 Slashing
Inflict Wounds
Putrefy a creature with the nectrotic energy filling your hands.
3d10 Necrotic
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Jump
Touch a creature to triple its jumping distance.
Longstrider
Touch a creature to increase its Movement Speed by 3m.
Mage Armour
Surround an unarmoured creature in a protective magical force. Its Armour Class increases to 13 + its Dexterity modifier.
Magic Missile
Create 3 darts of magical force, each dealing 1d4+1 Force to its target. The darts always hit their target.
1d4+1 Force
Protection from Evil and Good
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. Inflicts Protection from Evil and Good
Ray of Sickness
Call forth a ray of sickening energy. Deals 2d8 Poison damage and possibly Poisons the target. When Poisoned, the target suffers Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Ability Checks.
2d8 Poison
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Sanctuary
Ward yourself or an ally against enemy attacks. Until the affected entity attacks or harms another creature, it cannot be targeted by enemy attacks. However, it can still take damage from spells that influence a large area.
Searing Smite
Your weapon flares with white-hot intensity. It deals an extra 1d6 Fire damage and marks the target with Searing Smite. A target with Searing Smite takes 1d6 Fire damage every turn, until it succeeds on a Constitution Saving Throw. If the spellcaster misses the initial Attack, the spell slot and Bonus Action are not consumed.
1d6 Fire
Shield of Faith
Surround a creature with a shimmering field of magic that increases its Armour Class by 2.
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Sleep
Put creatures up to a combined 24 hit points into a magical slumber. Sleeping creatures awaken if they take damege.
Speak with Animals
Gain the ability to comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
Inflict a creature with fits of laughter, leaving it Prone without the ability to get up. At the end of its turn or when it takes damage, the creature can try to shake off the effect.
Thunderous Smite
Your weapon rings with thunder as you strike, pushing your target 3m away and possibly knocking it Prone. If the spellcaster misses the initial Attack, the spell slot and Bonus Action are not consumed.
2d6 Thunder
Thunderwave
Release a wave of thunderous force that pushes away all creatures and objects.
2d8 Thunder
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Witch Bolt
Call forth a beam of crackling energy and link yourself to the target through an arc of lightning. Each turn, you can activate the arc to automatically deal an additional 1d12 Lightning Damage.
1d12 Lightning
Wrathful Smite
Your weapon absorbs your wrath as you strike, possibly Frightening your target. If the spellcaster misses the initial Attack, the spell slot and Bonus Action are not consumed. (Image: https://items.gog.com/baldurs_gate_3_digital_deluxe_edition_upgrade/PC__16_9_Graphic_Digital-Deluxe-Edition.jpg)
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