SCAG Cantrips and Shadow Blade - Patch 7
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #92 of 107 Spells mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
My mods are free for anyone to use, take or copy as they see fit. If you want to include these in a bigger collection of spells so that a compatibility patch is not necessary, all I ask is that you let me know so I can point people in your direction.
SCAG Cantrips and Shadow Blade
Does it says on the tin. Ports the SCAG gish cantrips and Shadow Blade to Baldur's Gate 3.
Booming Blade and Green-Flame Blade
Booming Blade makes an attack with a weapon and leaves a status effect on it's victim, dealing 1d8 thunder damage if they move.
Green-Flame Blade makes an attack with a weapon, the flames lash out to another adjacent target and deal fire damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier.
The initial attack and the additional effects both gain a 1d8 additonal damage at the same time every other cantrip increases in power.
The only caveat I've come across is that it's not possible to choose the target Green-Flame Blade's additional damage leaps to, but having more than one enemy in range should be so rare that it shouldn't matter that much.
Lightning Lure
Deals 1d8/2d8/3d8 lightning damage on a failed strength save and pulls an enemy that is no more than 1 size larger than you 3m towards you (10 Burgers per Eagle Squawk for my American friends).
In the pen and paper the damage only goes through if the enemy ends within 5ft/1. 5m of you, but from my testing it was really awkward to judge whether or not it would work in the fringe cases where you had something on the way so I just made the damage a freebie.
Shadow Blade (2nd-level Illusion)
Same as the spell you get from the ring that already exists in the game, but this one can be upcast. Summons a shadowy blade in your hand with the Finesse and Light properties that deals 2d6 psychic damage, with advantage when attacking enemies in dim light or darkness.
The damage increases to 3d6 if cast with a slot of 3rd or 4th level, and to 4d6 if cast with a slot of 5th or 6th level.
I find the visuals are a bit jank but I decided to push what I have for now because there were some much needed fixes included, but I'm planning to revisit that.
Who has access to these spells?
Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizards, Eldritch Knights, Arcane Tricksters and High-Elves/Half-High-Elves
Do they work with Divine Smites and Sneak Attacks?
Yes, but you have to the options of your rogue or paladin's reactions and set these features to ask if you want to use them when you attack or not.
Are these meant to work with Extra Attack?
The only feature that is supposed to allow you cast a cantrip and then attack is the Eldritch Knight's War Magic or the Sorcerer's Quickened Spell. So, the intended way these work is
This mod adds four iconic SCAG cantrips and the Shadow Blade spell to Baldur's Gate 3, including Booming Blade, Green Flame Blade, Lightning Lure, and Shadow Blade. It's for players who want more melee spell options from tabletop D&D. With 504 endorsements and 31,550 downloads, it's a popular choice for spell variety.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community adoption with 504 endorsements and 31,550 downloads.
- Adds four distinct spells that fill niche melee-caster roles.
- Recently updated (December 2024) to support Patch 7.
⚠️ Cons
- Only adds four spells—may not satisfy players wanting a broader spell pack.
- Potential balance issues if combined with other spell mods that alter similar mechanics.
For Baldur's Gate 3 players who want more melee cantrip options and the iconic Shadow Blade spell. Ideal for spellblade or gish builds. Skip if you prefer vanilla spells or want a larger spell expansion.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Pair Booming Blade with a rogue's Cunning Action to force enemies to move and take extra damage.
- Use Shadow Blade in darkness or dim light to gain advantage on attacks.
- Green Flame Blade works well with a high Charisma stat to boost its secondary damage.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- GVie
- Version
- 1.7.4
- Downloads
- 31,550
- Endorsements
- 504
- Category
- Spells
- Created
- 8/6/2023
- Updated
- 12/6/2024
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