Baldur’s Gate 3: How To Learn Spells | Spell Scroll Guide

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Magic is the most powerful force in all of Baldur’s Gate 3. Sure, some burly bloke with an axe is going to do damage when it gets there, but a mindful mage will ensure the “getting there” part is next to impossible. Being able to warp reality, bend time, and distort space is all in a day’s work – and that’s before we begin to touch on dealing damage. 

Of all the spellcasters in Baldur’s Gate 3, the humble Wizard is one of the best. They are not the most powerful – heck they can be downright slow to get started – but they are versatile beyond belief. They can do everything, and with the help of scrolls, you can expedite that process with ease.

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Spell Scrolls are single-use consumables that allow any character of any class to cast the spell written on the scroll. For example, if you have a ‘Speak With The Dead’ scroll in your inventory you can have Lae’zel (a fighter with the latent magical aptitude of a toad) cast that spell effortlessly. 

Once cast, the scroll is destroyed. The benefits of scroll-casting are that it doesn’t use up any of your spellcasting resources, meaning they are perfect for use in emergencies. The downside is that they are expensive. The reason for that is partially because of their second benefit – being used to learn a spell permanently. 

Sadly only Wizards can use this feature and in fact, it is one of their defining mechanics. Wizards learn spells incredibly slowly in Baldur’s Gate 3, which puts a damper on their versatile nature. Scrolls are used to get around that weakness and accelerate their power. 

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