Scrolls are special items in Baldur’s Gate 3 that contain specific spells. Each scroll can be used as an item to cast that particular spell inscribed on it. However, this ultimately consumes the scroll, making them a rare commodity. What if you can learn these spells by copying them to your spellbook from the scrolls in BG3?
In this guide, we will extensively look at how you can copy specific spells from scrolls using a specific class. Scrolls can be found everywhere in BG3. Some can be looted, some can be obtained as a reward, and others can be purchased from merchants. Before moving forward, here is a pro tip. Respec your character won’t make you lose your newly learned spells from scrolls as they are permanent.
How to learn new spells from Scrolls in BG3
There is only one class in all of Baldur’s Gate 3 that can learn spells from different scrolls: the Wizard class. Only Wizards can copy spells from scrolls into their spellbooks. No other magic casting class, not even warlock class, is capable of learning spells from scrolls. This allows Wizards to use these spells throughout the journey without the fear of losing them.
But not everything is sunshine and rainbows in the world of DnD. You need to complete the following steps for the Wizard class to learn a spell from a scroll in Baldur’s Gate 3.
- The obtained scroll must contain the spell which the wizard class can use. If it contains some other spells, you can use the scroll as a consumable but can’t learn the spell from it.
- Now go to your inventory and move the scroll to your party sorcerer (or keep it in your inventory if you are playing as a sorcerer).
- Right-click on the scroll and select the “Learn Spell” option from the drop-down menu.
- Once the game prompts your response, press “Confirm” to learn the spell.
The spell will be added to your spellbook, and the scroll will be destroyed. This means you can’t use the scroll multiple times for various characters in the party.
Keep in mind that learning a spell from a scroll for the wizard class in Baldur’s Gate 3 is not free. You need to pay a fee in gold to learn the spell from the scroll. However, once a spell is copied to your spellbook, you can use it as much as you want. There are a few limitations, though, that apply to every spell. You must first prepare the newly acquired spell. And you must have an equivalent level or higher magic slot available.
If you can’t seem to learn a spell from scrolls with a wizard, make sure the wizard character is on top of your party list.
Cost of learning spells from scrolls
Each tier of scrolls carries a unique price tag, which is the same for all. This price increases with Tier (up to level 6). However, BG3 offers a unique way to reduce the price of learning spells from scrolls. This all depends on Wizard subclasses.
There are eight sub-classes for the Wizard class in BG3. They include School of Conjuration, School of Abjuration, School of Divination, School of Evocation, School of Enchantment, School of Necromancy, School of Illusion and School of Transmutation.
For each subclass you select, you get a straight 50% discount on the scrolls for that subclass. Like if you decide to be a part of the School of Necromancy Wizard, you can learn all the spells from necromancy scrolls for half the actual gold. This doesn’t apply to cross-class selection. A conjuration wizard will have to pay full gold to learn a spell from the Abjuration subclass scroll in BG3.
How to prepare and cast a spell from the spellbook
Once you have learned a spell from Scroll for Wizard class, open their spellbook. This can be done by selecting the spellbook icon or pressing the K button. However, you must be outside combat before you can access new spells and prepare them.
Highlight the newly learned spells from the scrolls and drag them into the available spell slots. If the spell matches the slot level (or is higher than the slot level), it will become available, and you can cast it with your wizard class.
