Burning Hands

Category: Baldur’s Gate Spells

Burning Hands is a level 1 Evocation spell in Baldur’s Gate 3, available to Sorcerers, Wizards, and other sub-classes. It allows the spellcaster to shoot a flaming cone of fire from their hands.

Spell description: Shoot fire from your outstretched fingers and ignite anything flammable.

Spell properties

Damage: 3d6 Fire
Damage type: Fire
Range: Self
Area: 5m (17ft) cone
Ritual: 0
Save: DEX save
Cost: Action + Spell Slot
Recharge: Per action

Spell upcasting

Deals an additional 1d6 Fire per level.

How to obtain Burning Hands

Sorcerer, Wizard at Class level 1.
The Fiend (Warlock), Light Domain (Cleric), Draconic Bloodline: Red/White (Sorcerer) at Class level 1
Arcane Trickster (Rogue), Eldritch Knight (Fighter) at Class level 3
Granted by features: Magic Initiate: Sorcerer, Magic Initiate: Wizard
Mephistopheles Tieflings at Character level 3

Damage: 3-18

3d6, Fire

Shoot a bright flame from your finger that explodes upon contact, torching everything from your vicinity.

On save: Target still takes half damage.

Range: 5m (17ft) cone Save: DEX save

Spell properties

Level

Level 1

School

Evocation

Casting resource

Action + Spell Slot

Damage type

Fire

Range

Self

Duration

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