I hadn't touched BG3 in a very long time and have just been discovering certain cool combinations like Grease + Fireball or Create Water + Chromatic Orb: Lightning which make battle sequences even more interesting.
Other Synergies I could come up with are Misty Step + Thunderwave (specifically with enemies near a cliff), while not a combination like the two above, it's still a bit of a 1, 2 move.
But enough about me, I'd love to hear what cool combinations and synergies you've come up with during your playthroughs.
Fog Cloud plus a lightning spell also has a special effect. And Plant Growth plus a fire spell. I can’t think of any other combos off the top of my head, though I’ll bet there are some.
I also like the idea (despite thinking the wet + electric combo in particular is too overpowered and should be toned down) but I know these combo effects can be divisive when they diverge from 5e RAW.
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Fog Cloud plus a lightning spell also has a special effect.
What exactly is supposed to happen here, because I've immediately started to test it and I'm experiencing nothing noteworthy?
It’s a while since I tried it, but I’m pretty sure it used to be the case that the cloud became electrified. Does that not happen?
Can't say it did, no
As for Plant Growth + Fire I can't verify, as I don't have a character that can create Plant Growth, but the Druid spell Entangle creates Twisting Vines which can also be set ablaze with Fire.
I think Sleet Storm also has some options. IIRC you can use a fire spell to melt the ice surface then use a lightning spell to get the wet/lightning combo as with Create Water (or just use the water surface it leaves at the end of the spell anyway in combination with a lightning spell).
And yes, I forgot Entangle’s vines could also be set alight. Plant Growth also creates a fire surface, though admittedly it doesn’t seem a very good use of a level 3 spell slot, whether on fire or not!
I wonder if Fog Cloud has changed or if I’m just misremembering .
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I think Sleet Storm also has some options. IIRC you can use a fire spell to melt the ice surface then use a lightning spell to get the wet/lightning combo as with Create Water (or just use the water surface it leaves at the end of the spell anyway in combination with a lightning spell).
Yes you are correct, frozen water, aka ice :P can indeed be molten back into liquid from via fire. You can repeat this process of turning water to ice, with fire back to water, without end it seems.
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And yes, I forgot Entangle’s vines could also be set alight. Plant Growth also creates a fire surface, though admittedly it doesn’t seem a very good use of a level 3 spell slot, whether on fire or not!
While it's definitely a combo, it doesn't really strike me as a very damaging/useful one. The fire proceeds to only cause an average of 2 dmg and instantly removes the movement disadvantage.
If you use Ray of frost (I guess it also works with other frost damage) on an enemy that is standing in his own blood (or any other liquid), it's possible to freeze it and make him fall prone.
I'm not a fan of most spell combos and don't use them much. I generally don't like surface effects. For the few I still use, In my experience for example Grease without igniting it is often better than making it a cheap damage aoe with Fire Bolt or else.
A lot maybe depends on party composition. The "combos" (kind of) I use the most are very simple, "apply prone - melee attack", "apply blind - ranged attack" or seldomly spells to get a guaranteed crit with the next attack. With Misty Step + Thunder Wave indeed Gale saved us from a wipe in some situations, but I think I hadn't used it again since I took Wyll into the party instaed of Lae'zel.
I would have loved more surface effects. The game is not a DnD simulator anyways, lets be real, they diverge MASSIVELY from 5e on a lot of rulings already (a major one being casting multiple spells on one turn for example), and it is fitting thematically
I think it would be a lot cooler if there were more spells that burned, created clouds, electrified these clouds, then you set them on fire to create steam... Would allow for a lot more creativity and experimenting
But oh well, I will always be alone in that, I guess
I think it would be a lot cooler if there were more spells that burned, created clouds, electrified these clouds, then you set them on fire to create steam...
on a PC sure but not while running on a Mac or Playstation
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