Summary

  • Mods add missed D&D spells to BG3, like Tasha's Additional Cleric Spells and 5e Spells - expanding gameplay options.
  • Invocations Expanded and Metamagic Extended mods enhance Warlocks' and Sorcerers' spellcasting capabilities.
  • Mystra's Spells offers 132 new spells for various spellcasting classes, carefully balanced for gameplay.

Baldur's Gate 3 already has a wide variety of spells from Dungeons and Dragons, the tabletop board game that the franchise is heavily themed around. While there are already plenty of spells modified to fit Baldur's Gate 3, some players who have enjoyed Dungeons and Dragons may mourn not having certain spells they are used to in the tabletop title.

The Best Mods for Baldur's Gate 3
The Best Baldur's Gate 3 Mods (Best BG3 Mods)

The very best Baldur's Gate 3 mods can completely transform the experience for players, either by altering core mechanics or improving customization.

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These mods have been created to implement many of the missed-out spells across various levels for the player to experiment with when embarking on an adventure in BG3. Therefore, these are some of the best Baldur's Gate 3 mods that add spells from Dungeons and Dragons to the game.

7 Tasha's Additional Cleric Spells

Downloads: 55,739

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With every base class from Dungeons and Dragons available in Baldur's Gate 3, there are already plenty of spells shared between each class. However, some players require some unique spell casts for certain classes, such as expanding upon the Cleric spells even more with zzsuperman's mod Tasha's Additional Cleric Spells.

As the name suggests, this mod adds more spells for Clerics to use. Not only does this mean giving the Cleric class already existent spells such as Sunbeam, but also a few new spells that are directly pulled from Dungeons and Dragons that weren't originally in Baldur's Gate 3, like Spirit Shroud and Circle of Power.

6 Invocations Expanded

Downloads: 145,990

Invocations Expanded mod in Baldur's Gate 3

While Invocations may not directly be spells from Dungeons and Dragons, they are features for the Warlock that either give them access to other spells or improve the ones they have available. With the Invocations Expanded mod, players will have access not only to the multiple Invocations that are already available but also plenty of new ones that can be found within the various 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons books.

While some of these have been directly added to the game as they are written and work in the tabletop, other Warlock Invocations have been tweaked by the modder to better balance the gameplay in Baldur's Gate 3.

5 5e Monster Slayer - Ranger Subclass (Plus New Spells)

Downloads: 174,588

While some mods simply add additional spells from Dungeons and Dragons, others not only add the magic but also the subclasses that use them the most. Players who wish to try something new as a Ranger may be interested in the Monster Slayer subclass, which is one of the popular subclasses from the D&D tabletop RPG that wasn't included in Baldur's Gate 3.

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Best Animations Mods For Baldur's Gate 3

These Baldur's Gate 3 animation mods are a great way to change the way fan-favorite companions move and to increase immersion.

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Original Dungeons and Dragons spells like Zone of Truth have been implemented with this mod and give the player something new to experiment with. In particular, creating an area where the player can't be deceived may open up some new scenarios on how to deal with a situation.

4 Metamagic Extended

Downloads: 214,608

Like the Invocations Expanded mod, there are other available mods that add further features to some spell-casting classes in Baldur's Gate 3, that were originally in Dungeons and Dragons but didn't make it to Baldur's Gate 3. Metamagic Extended is a great mod for players who have enjoyed playing as a Sorcerer, but wish they had some more Metamagic options.

Metamagic options like Transmuted Spell have the capability of entirely changing the elemental damage done by a spell to allow players to attack with more variety while still being limited to the spells they already have. While this may not add any new spells from Dungeons and Dragons, these Metamagic options that are also from the tabletop have just as much potential, as well as being available to be used with other mods.

3 Mystra's Spells

Downloads: 1,046,266

While previous mods only added a few new spells for players to experiment with, Mystra's Spells takes it to the next level as it spoils players with choice. This mod adds 132 new spells for the player to use across the various spellcasting classes.

Some of these spells are homebrew, meaning they were created by the creator of the mod, while others have been directly pulled or inspired by their Dungeons and Dragons counterparts that weren't originally added to the game. Players who don't want to be incredibly overpowered by these new spells don't need to worry, as each spell has been handcrafted from the ground up to fully implement them with the combat of Baldur's Gate 3.

2 Artificer Class And All Subclasses

Downloads: 1,108,221

There is only one class from Dungeons and Dragons missing from Baldur's Gate 3, and that's the Artificer class. Thankfully, KiderionLykon's mod adds not only the Artificer class to the game but also all of its subclasses. This, therefore, means a lot of content has been incorporated into the RPG to allow players to feel as if they are playing like the class that was introduced to Dungeons and Dragons in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.

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Baldur's Gate 3: Great Classes Mods

The classes in Baldur's Gate 3 are great for D&D fans, but the modding community is hard at work, making them even better and offering more choices.

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This mod also adds two new spells from Dungeons and Dragons to Baldur's Gate 3, as it allows the players to use Mending, to fix their constructs and Absorb Elements. However, there are still plenty of features for the class that feel like spells, too.

1 5e Spells

Downloads: 3,384,250

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One of the best mods for a player to download if they are looking for mods in Baldur's Gate 3 that add spells from Dungeons and Dragons, they should look no further than 5e Spells by Celes. This mod adds a wide variety of unimplemented spells to Baldur's Gate 3 from Cantrips, all the way up to level nine spells, as long as the player has mods that allow them to be available.

5e Spells is likely needed to make many other subclass mods work, due to it including various original Dungeons and Dragon s spells that are needed to allow other subclasses to function, not to mention making Baldur's Gate 3 feel like an entirely new game due to players being able to explore with entirely new magic, or even recreate their characters from the tabletop RPG.

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August 3, 2023
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Developer(s)
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