The summary of ‘ALL Evocation Spells in Baldur's Gate 3!’

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In this part of the video, Omaha demonstrates various evocation spells in Baldur’s Gate 3. He starts with cantrips, detailing spells like Fireball, Ray of Frost, Shocking Grasp, Light, Dancing Lights, Eldritch Blast, Sacred Flame, and Saloon’s Dream, explaining their damage ranges and effects at different levels. He also describes some spells having effects like movement reduction, reaction prevention, and light creation. Omaha then proceeds to the first level spells, such as Witch Bolt and its mechanics involving concentration and damage dealt per turn, followed by Chromatic Orb and its six damage variants including acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, and thunder, explaining their unique effects and damage scaling. Key details include the range and conditions of spell effects, such as area of effects and additional damage mechanisms.

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In this part of the video, the creator discusses various mechanics in a game related to advantages, disadvantages, movement, and status effects. They explain that a prone creature must spend half its movement speed to stand up, and prone status affects dice rolls by imposing disadvantage (two dice rolled, lower value used) and advantage (two dice rolled, higher value used). The segment covers spells and abilities, including:

1. **Cold Spells:** Causes difficulty in movement and risks of falling prone.
2. **Fire Spells:** Create burning surfaces dealing damage over time.
3. **Lightning Spells:** Deal initial and ongoing damage.
4. **Poison Spells:** Induce disadvantages and ongoing damage.
5. **Burning Hands:** Inflicts significant fire damage in a cone area.
6. **Thunder Wave:** Pushes creatures away while dealing thunder damage.
7. **Magic Missile:** Always hits the target, good for finishing off enemies.
8. **Healing Spells:** Cure Wounds and Healing Word have different ranges and healing capacities.
9. **Fairy Fire:** Makes targets visible and gives advantage on attack rolls.
10. **Divine Favor and Searing Smite:** Enhance weapon attacks with extra damage and additional effects like setting targets on fire.

The creator also mentions their personal gaming experience, noting multiple reloads to achieve certain conditions, and provides detailed examples for each spell’s effect and conditions for increased damage or healing through higher levels.

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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses various spells, detailing their effects, durations, and mechanics:

1. **Prone**: Highlights its one-turn duration, requiring a strength saving throw, an action, and a bonus action without additional benefits upon upcasting.
2. **Wrathful Smite**: Adds psychic damage and can frighten the target; lasts two turns, uses an action and bonus action, and is a concentration spell.
3. **Guiding Bolt**: Inflicts radiant damage, making the next attack roll against the target advantageous; can be upcast for additional damage.
4. **Hellish Rebuke**: A reaction spell causing fire damage in response to an attack, with increased damage upon upcasting.
5. **Darkness**: Creates a heavily obscured area that blinds creatures, disrupting ranged attacks and line of sight; lasts ten turns and is a concentration spell.
6. **Melf’s Acid Arrow**: Deals immediate and delayed acid damage, with added benefits upon upcasting.
7. **Gust of Wind**: Summons wind to clear clouds and push creatures back, causing disadvantage on specific checks; lasts one turn without upcasting benefits.
8. **Scorching Ray**: Fires multiple rays of fire, increasing with upcasting levels, with potential high total damage.
9. **Shatter**: Deals thunder damage to nearby creatures and objects, with added vulnerability for inorganic materials; upcasting increases damage.
10. **Flame Blade**: Conjures a flaming scimitar with lasting damage and light effects, upcast for higher damage.

The segment also includes practical examples of some spells in use, illustrating their visual effects and impact on targets.

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In this part of the video, various spells and their effects are discussed in detail. “Moonbeam” deals radiant damage to creatures within its light, can be moved, and remains effective for multiple turns. “Branding Smite” adds radiant damage to weapons and can prevent invisibility, requiring a melee range and concentration. “Prayer of Healing” heals multiple allies from a distance and cannot be used in combat. The “Spiritual Weapon” spell summons diverse spectral weapons that attack with various effects and resist different damage types. Each weapon has specific abilities, such as causing bleed or dazing enemies, and gains extra health and damage when upcast. “Mass Healing Word” heals several allies quickly in a given range. “Fireball” deals explosive fire damage with significant reach. “Daylight” creates a sunlight sphere that dispels darkness around it.

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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses various magical abilities and spells. They demonstrate enchanting items to produce light, imbuing weapons with radiant damage and blinding effects, and casting spells that heal allies, increase damage output, or create damaging and obstructive areas. Specific spells covered include “Blinding Smite,” which adds radiant damage and can blind targets; “Warden of Vitality,” which heals allies within a radius; and “Crusader’s Mantle,” which boosts allies’ weapon damage. The speaker also examines elemental spells like “Lightning Bolt,” “Ice Storm,” and “Wall of Fire,” detailing their effects, ranges, and saving throws. Additionally, they describe protective spells like “Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere” and “Fire Shield,” explaining their defensive benefits and damage mitigation aspects.

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In this segment of the video, various Level 5 and Level 6 spells are detailed for different effects and actions:

– **Level 5 Spells:**
– **Wall of Stone:** Raises a wall of non-magical stone with 30 HP per pillar; has a 60-foot range and is a concentration spell.
– **Cone of Cold:** Deals 8 to 64 cold damage; affects a 30-foot area and has a constitution saving throw; upcasting increases damage.
– **Flame Strike:** Deals 10 to 60 damage (split evenly between fire and radiant damage); affects a 60-foot range and uses a dexterity saving throw; upcasting increases both damage types.
– **Destructive Wave (Necrotic and Radiant):** Each variation deals 10 to 60 damage (split between thunder and either necrotic or radiant damage); has a 30-foot range, uses a constitution saving throw, and may knock targets prone; upcasting increases damage.
– **Mass Cure Wounds:** Heals 6 to 27 HP for up to six allies within a 60-foot range; upcasting increases healing.

– **Level 6 Spells:**
– **Wall of Ice:** Creates a wall that deals 10 to 60 cold damage; leaves behind frigid air causing 10 to 60 cold damage per turn, and has a dexterity saving throw; each pillar has 30 HP.
– **Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere:** Deals 10 to 60 cold damage in a 20-foot area, leaves an ice surface, and upcasting gives a portable version that can be thrown or given to an ally.
– **Chain Lightning:** Deals 10 to 80 lightning damage; targets four enemies within a 60-foot range and uses a dexterity saving throw.
– **Sunbeam:** Deals 6 to 48 radiant damage, blinds creatures, and can be recast without using a spell slot.

Each spell’s effects, range, saving throws, and upcasting benefits are thoroughly explained.

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In this segment, the video discusses several spells including their effects, ranges, and requirements. A particular spell with an area effect of 60 feet inflicts half damage on failed constitution saves and can be cast every turn for up to 10 turns without using additional spell slots, provided concentration is maintained. Another spell heals 70 HP, cures wounds, blindness, and diseases in melee range but is ineffective against undead and constructs. The “blade barrier” spell creates a hazardous area with razor-sharp blades, causing 6 to 60 slashing damage, transforming the area into difficult terrain, necessitating a dexterity save, and requiring concentration. An additional spell called “Zephyr break” (similar to “gust of wind”) was mentioned but not covered in detail due to its inaccessibility—it’s a level two spell dealing 6 to 36 Thunder damage and potentially unbalancing the target for two turns. The video concludes by summarizing the presented spells from the evocation school in “Baldur’s Gate 3” and encouraging viewers to subscribe for more content.