These Two Overlooked Baldur's Gate 3 Spells Are Massively Helpful

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Dungeons & Dragons? More like Paws & Claws.

By Jason Rodriguez on

Everyone loves cats. And, in Baldur's Gate 3, you can make use of their spectacular abilities to get past tricky situations or to give yourself an advantage in battle. Our guide discusses the Baldur's Gate 3 Minor Illusion and Wild Shape Cat, two spells that ensure you'll have a meow-velous time in Faerun. These cat-based abilities have been a bit overshadowed in the Baldur's gate 3 community so far, but as you'll see below, players are starting to better appreciate how helpful cats can be in the world of Baldur's Gate.

The Baldur's Gate 3 Minor Illusion spell is available to most spellcasting classes, such as the Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard. It can also be used by certain subclasses, like the Eldritch Knight Fighter and the Way of Shadow Monk. Wild Shape Cat, meanwhile, is available to Druid players.

Minor Illusion spawns a magical cat, which disappears after 10 turns (or roughly 10 seconds). Since it's a cantrip, it can be cast repeatedly without expending spell slots (that means you won't need to do a long rest). It's also fairly underutilized, but is extremely powerful in the right situations, as noted by Twitter user @Papapishu.

the game sucks at telling you this but Minor Illusion is a kitty cat hallucination that you can spam while hiding. I respec'd Wyll for it and now I just have him create magic cats on to a bridge to distract enemies then bolt them to a swift death. it is my most used skill now. https://t.co/O6I55AWz2i pic.twitter.com/JUefaxLgsL

Indeed, the idea is to cast Minor Illusion to lure enemies to certain spots. Once they've moved in place, you can cast spells like Thunderwave, Fist of Four Thunders, Eldritch Blast with the