Key Takeaways
- Some spells like Longstrider in Baldur’s Gate 3 can be upcast outside of combat for extra benefits.
- The game doesn’t do a great job informing players, making this detail easily missed, even for Baldur’s Gate 3 veterans.
- Ritual Spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 do not require spell slots when casted outside of combat, making them useful for endgame.
A Baldur’s Gate 3 player online has noticed a vital detail about the 
There’s a steep learning curve to Baldur’s Gate 3, and it’s easy for some details to go missed by players. Larian has done a great job ensuring that players who miss out on some details aren’t completely left unable to complete a playthrough. Learning everything about the game obviously helps, but it’s not a necessity to min-max an overpowered Baldur’s Gate 3 build just to reach the finish line. This is part of Baldur’s Gate 3‘s mass appeal. Players can be aware of how deep the level of complexity goes, and choose how deep they want to immerse themselves in it, but Baldur’s Gate 3 will still offer a route to completion no matter what.
Redditor jtoppings95 realized after playing for over 1,000 hours that the Longstrider Baldur’s Gate 3 spell can be upcast without using any spell slots when outside of combat. This means that they’re able to cast Longstrider at a higher level for extra benefits. In this particular case, the player could have it affect extra targets, saving much more time in the long run by increasing their movement speed. While it seems simple, the game never explicitly shows it to players, meaning this will definitely have gone under the radar for many Baldur’s Gate 3 fans out there.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Discovers Longstrider Upcast After Over 1,000 Hours
Some gamers in the thread pointed out that the same applies to any Ritual Spell in Baldur’s Gate 3, not just Longstrider. There’s no need to worry about using a spell slot when casting these Ritual Spells outside of combat, whether they’re upcast or not. This makes them some of the best low-level spells that are still useful in Baldur’s Gate 3‘s endgame.
Larian recently released Patch 7 for Baldur’s Gate 3, although it seems the developer has a little more in store for players yet. Many felt that this patch would be the last big content update for the game, especially considering Larian confirmed its intention to move on earlier this year. However, Baldur’s Gate 3 recently teased what’s coming in future updates, with photo mode and crossplay still in the works. There’s still plenty of life left in the game yet.
