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BG3 Spells Tier List (2024)

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Here is our Best Spells Tier List for Baldur’s Gate 3. This game has nearly 100 spells for you to choose from. But when you consider the fact that there are also 12 classes to play as. There is no single perfect spell that will be the absolute best for all. So depending on whether you play as a Barbarian, a Cleric or any other class, you might find plenty of spells placed on the wrong tiers. A lot also comes down to your playstyle. But regardless of whatever factors you consider, the spells ranked below are most effective in several scenarios. So without further ado, here is a quick tier list of all spells in BG3.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Best Spells Tier List

BG3 Spells Tier List best cantrip spells ranked

S+ Tier

  • Eldritch Blast
  • Chill Touch
  • Guidance
  • Friends
  • Hex
  • Armor of Agathys
  • Sleep
  • Healing Word
  • Bless
  • Tasha’s Hideous Laughter

S Tier

  • Dissonant Whispers
  • Create/Destroy Water
  • Light
  • Faerie Fire
  • Magic Missile
  • Fog Cloud
  • Hunter’s Mark
  • Flaming Sphere
  • Flame Blade
  • Scorching Ray
  • Pass without Trace
  • Darkness
  • Cloud of Daggers
  • Hold Person

A Tier

  • Dancing Lights
  • Chromatic Orb
  • Thorn Whip
  • Misty Step
  • Shillelagh
  • Spike Growth
  • Mirror Image
  • Shocking Grasp
  • Invisibility
  • Moonbeam
  • Aid
  • Inflict Wounds
  • Minor Illusion
  • Jump
  • Shield of Faith
  • Produce Flame
  • Thunderwave
  • Ray of Frost
  • Bane
  • Hellish Rebuke

B Tier

  • Heat Metal
  • Longstrider
  • Guiding Bolt
  • Blade Ward
  • Mage Hand
  • Thaumaturgy
  • Protection from Poison
  • Find Familiar
  • Darkvision
  • False Life
  • Prayer of Healing
  • Command
  • Fire Bolt
  • Protection from Evil & Good
  • Lesser Restoration
  • Burning Hands
  • Silence
  • Ray of Enfeeblement
  • Entangle
  • Blur
  • Shatter
  • Melf’s Acid Arrow
  • Web
  • Grease
  • Ensnaring Strike
  • Mage Armor
  • Resistance
  • Sacred Flame

C Tier

  • Hail of Thorns
  • Poison Spray
  • Feather Fall
  • Enlarge / Reduce
  • Barkskin
  • Searing Smite
  • Enhance Ability
  • Color Spray
  • Goodberry
  • Expeditious Retreat

D Tier

  • Detect Thoughts
  • Speak with Animals
  • Cure Wounds
  • True Strike
  • Disguise Self
  • Blindness
  • Animal Friendship
  • Ray of Sickness
  • Witch Bolt
  • Arms of Hadar
  • Charm Person
  • Crown of Madness

That’s all for the Tier List of all spells in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you are looking for more such lists then you should head over to our Tier List section. And for any other help on this game check out our Baldur’s Gate 3 guides.

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