Baldur’s Gate 3: How To Prepare Spells

Need some help with preparing Spells in Baldur’s Gate 3? Well, here’s a guide to help you out.

Spellcasters in Baldur’s Gate 3 gain access to a truckload of spells that they can cast. Wizards learn the highest number of spells in the game, but other types of spellcasters, like Clerics and Druids, aren’t far behind.

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However, for players who are not familiar with the Dungeons & Dragons ruleset, figuring out how to swap between your prepared spells can be a chore because even though the game does a stellar job of conveying most of the D&D mechanics, the sheer volume of information players need to know can be overwhelming.

What Are Prepared Spells


wizard hot bar with prepared spells in baldur's gate 3

Say your Wizard learns 10 Spells on level up, but you look up and see that he only has 6 Spell Slots to mess around with. This means he needs to choose 6 of the 10 spells he learns to have them ready for combat at any given time.

These 6 Spells are what you would call ‘Prepared Spells‘ on your Wizard. Even though this character has 4 more spells in his learned spell list, they are not ‘Prepared,’ so he can’t use them until he swaps one of his prepared spells out for one that is currently ‘unprepared.’

How To Prepare Spells


highlighted spellbook icon on character screen in baldur's gate 3

Preparing a spell is easy. Here is what you do:

  1. Open the spellbook menu by pressing K. Or click on the Spellbook icon on the top of the inventory screen.
  2. The highlighted row is the list of prepared spells currently on the character. There are currently only 6 spell slots.


    preprared spell list of a wizard in baldur's gate 3

  3. To prepare a new spell, remove one of the already prepared spells from the prepared spell list by clicking on it.


    a spell list with only 5 spells in baldur's gate 3

  4. Click on the spell you want to add from the bottom menu listing all your learned spells.


    spell book of a wizard with sleep spell in baldur's gate 3

  5. You’ll see the spell you clicked appear on the prepared spell list menu.


    a full spell list with 6 prepared spell in baldur's gate 3

Wizards and Clerics are the only two classes that can swap their prepared spells at any point outside of combat. Other spellcasting classes need to either wait for a long rest or wait for a level-up to swap spells.

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