Cleric Spells

Shadows of Doubt Cleric Spells guide covering Level 1 and Level 2 spells like Armor of Faith, Bless, and Cure Light Wounds, detailing their effects and uses.

Level 1 Spells:

Armor of Faith

Details:

• Range: 0
• Duration: 3 rounds + 1 round per level
• Casting Time: 1
• Area of Effect: The caster
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Provides 5% damage resistance, increasing by 5% for every 5 caster levels, eventually resisting 25% damage.

Bless

Details:

• Range: 40'
• Duration: 6 rounds
• Casting Time: 9
• Area of Effect: 15' radius
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Gives allies in the area of effect +1 to THAC0 (To Hit Armor Class 0) and damage.
• Remarks: Solid but short-lived benefit, worth taking at low levels.

Command

Details:

• Range: 90'
• Duration: 1 round
• Casting Time: 1
• Area of Effect: 1 creature
• Saving Throw: Special
• Commands the target to die, causing them to fall asleep for a single round. Creatures with 6 HD (Hit Dice) or more get a save vs. spell.
• Remarks: More-or-less obsolete by Baldur's Gate 2.

Cure Light Wounds

Details:

• Range: Touch
• Duration: Instant
• Casting Time: 5
• Area of Effect: 1 creature
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Restores 8 HP (Hit Points) to the target.

Detect Evil

Details:

• Range: 0
• Duration: Instant
• Casting Time: 2
• Area of Effect: 30' radius
• Saving Throw: None
• Any Evil creature within the area of effect will glow red.
• Remarks: Not a useful spell to have memorised.

Doom

Details:

• Range: 25'
• Duration: 1 turn
• Casting Time: 9
• Area of Effect: 1 creature
• Saving Throw: None
• The target suffers -2 THAC0 and -2 to its saves for the duration of the spell.
• Remarks: Very good debuff, shame it's only single-target.

Magical Stone

Details:

• Range: Visual range of the caster
• Duration: Instant
• Casting Time: 4
• Area of Effect: 1 creature
• Saving Throw: None
• Throws a missile at an enemy inflicting 1-4 damage.
• Remarks: You're almost certainly better off whacking the enemy with your weapon.

Protection from Evil

Details:

• Range: Touch
• Duration: 3 rounds + 1 round per level
• Casting Time: 1
• Area of Effect: 1 creature
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Grants the target +2 AC (Armor Class) vs. attacks from evil creatures.
• Remarks: To all intents and purposes, all enemies are evil so this is a solid buff.

Remove Fear

Details:

• Range: 30'
• Duration: 1 hour
• Casting Time: 1
• Area of Effect: 15' radius
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Removes the effects of fear from the party and renders them immune for the duration of the spell.
• Remarks: Essential for removing the effects of fear that make you lose control of your party members.

Sanctuary

Details:

• Range: 0
• Duration: 1 turn
• Casting Time: 4
• Area of Effect: The caster
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Enemies ignore the caster so long as she does not take hostile action.
• Remarks: Useful for taking the heat off your cleric. The cleric can turn undead without breaking Sanctuary.

Shillelagh

Details:

• Range: 0
• Duration: 4 rounds + 1 round per level
• Casting Time: 2
• Area of Effect: The caster
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Creates a +1 club that strikes for 2-8 crushing damage.
• Remarks: Useless beyond the opening dungeon.

Level 2 Spells:

Aid

Details:

• Range: Touch
• Duration: 1 round + 1 round per level
• Casting Time: 5
• Area of Effect: 1 creature
• Saving Throw: N/A
• The recipient gains +1 to THAC0 and saving throws along with 1-8 bonus HP.
• Remarks: Bless benefits the entire party, so it may be preferable.

Barkskin

Details:

• Range: Touch
• Duration: 4 rounds + 1 round per level
• Casting Time: 5
• Area of Effect: 1 creature
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Bestows AC 6 on the recipient with an additional +1 bonus for every four caster levels (i.e. AC 5 at level 4 and AC 4 at level 8 to a maximum of AC 1 at level 20). The recipient also receives +1 to saves vs. Breath, Death, Polymorph and Wand.
• Remarks: Gets really good at higher levels; at level 8 it's already as good as splint mail.

Chant

Details:

• Range: 0
• Duration: 1 turn
• Casting Time: 9
• Area of Effect: 15' radius
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Allies gain +1 to THAC0, damage and saves and all damage rolls (apart from base weapon damage) is reduced by one point per die. Effects for enemies are reversed.
• Remarks: A decent buff spell hurt only by the long casting time.

Draw Upon Holy Might

Details:

• Range: 0
• Duration: 1 turn
• Casting Time: 2
• Area of Effect: The caster
• Saving Throw: N/A
• The caster gains 1 point for every 3 caster levels to Strength, Dexterity and Constitution.
• Remarks: Pretty good when cast by a Cleric whose attribute points are already good.

Find Traps

Details:

• Range: 0
• Duration: 3 turns
• Casting Time: 5
• Area of Effect: 15' radius
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Reveals traps within the spell's area of effect.
• Remarks: Since it doesn't _remove_ the traps that it reveals, this spell is somewhat unuseful.

Flame Blade

Details:

• Range: 0
• Duration: 4 rounds + 1 round per level
• Casting Time: 4
• Area of Effect: The caster
• Saving Throw: N/A
• Creates a scimitar that strikes for 1-4 slashing damage plus 5-6 points of fire damage. It does not strike as an enchanted weapon.