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Baldur's Gate 3
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Bone Chill

Level
Cantrip · Necromancy
Cost
Action
Range
18 m
Roll
Ranged spell attack
Damage
1d8 Necrotic
Components
Verbal, Somatic

Prevent the target from healing until your next turn. The target cannot help Downed characters. An undead target receives Disadvantage on Attack Rolls.

Damage by character level

051015136912Character levelLevel 5Level 10
Average damage of one cast at each character level: cantrips grow at levels 5 and 10 by the game's LevelMapValue series.
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Character levelDamage
14.5
24.5
34.5
44.5
59
69
79
89
99
1013.5
1113.5
1213.5
LevelsDamageAverage
1–41d8 Necrotic4.5
5–92d8 Necrotic9
10–123d8 Necrotic13.5

Chance to hit and damage per cast

051015101215182125Target AC
  • Level 1, +3 modifier
  • Level 5, +4 modifier
  • Level 12, +5 modifier
Average damage of one cast, misses included: d20 + proficiency + spellcasting modifier against the target's AC; a natural 20 is a critical hit and doubles the dice.
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Target ACLevel 1, +3 modifierLevel 5, +4 modifierLevel 12, +5 modifier
103.88.513.5
113.68.113.5
123.47.712.8
133.27.212.1
142.96.811.5
152.76.310.8
162.55.910.1
172.35.49.5
18258.8
191.84.58.1
201.64.17.4
211.43.66.8
221.13.26.1
230.92.75.4
240.72.34.7
250.51.84.1
CasterAC 12AC 15AC 18AC 21
Level 1, +3 (attack +5)70%55%40%25%
Level 5, +4 (attack +7)80%65%50%35%
Level 12, +5 (attack +9)90%75%60%45%

Chance to hit per attack roll.

Who can get it

From the game's class, subclass and race progression tables (the level is the class or character level it first becomes available at), feat choices, equipment boosts and scrolls.

Classes 4

  • Sorcerer · can pick, from level 1
  • Warlock · can pick, from level 1
  • Wizard · can pick, from level 1
  • Bard · can pick, from level 10

Subclasses 18

Races 2

  • High Half-Elf · can pick, from level 1
  • Vampire · can pick, from level 1

Feats 4

Scrolls and items 1

Conditions applied 1

Other cantrips 28