BG3 Sorcerer vs Wizard Differences, Strengths & Weaknesses

Empower your spells using special Metamagic Abilities

•  Twinned Spell splits a spell to target two creatures instead of one
•  Quickened Spell casts your spell with a Bonus Action instead of an Action, allowing you to perform an additional Action on your turn.
•  Heightened Spell makes your spell more likely to succeed.
• There are several other choices; these are just some examples.

Replenish Spell Slots

• If you spend all of your Spell Slots, you can convert Sorcery Points to refill them.
• You can also do this in reverse, sacrificing Spell Slots to gain Sorcery Points.

Wizards can learn a huge number of spells, but they cannot prepare all of them at once.

• Prepared spells are the ones that are slotted on your hotbar and can be activated at will.
• You can change your Prepared spells at any time, unless you are in combat.
• Experience makes it easier to know which spells to prepare, so for this reason, the Wizard is a little harder for new players.

Wizards can learn even more spells from scrolls they carry. This will destroy the scroll and cost a fairly small gold fee.

Strengths

• Correct use of Metamagic can accomplish superb feats of spellcasting, such as using  Twinned Spell with a powerful spell like  Disintegrate or Haste.
• Makes for a great “face of the party” thanks to its high Charisma ability.
• Can convert Sorcery Points to Spell Slots if needed.

Weaknesses

• Narrower spell selection than the Wizard, and can learn far fewer of them throughout a playthrough.
• Must wait until the next level up (or respec) to swap out any learned spells.

Strengths

• Unmatched selection of spells.
• Tools to solve just about any situation in the game (if you have the right spell learned and prepared).
• Cast some utility spells for free outside of combat (like  Enhance Leap and  Longstrider), which helps with exploration.

Weaknesses

• The Wizard’s superior adaptability relies on preparing the correct spells for a given encounter, which isn’t easy for first-time players.
• Focus on Intelligence rather than Charisma means that the Wizard performs poorly in most dialogue skill checks ( Persuasion, Intimidation, etc).

Draconic Bloodline

• You get additional HP and Armour Class.
• Choose a Draconic Ancestry, granting you an extra spell.
• At higher levels, your Draconic Ancestry gives you extra damage output with and resistance to the associated element.

Shadow Magic

• You can see through magical darkness and spawn clouds of darkness to give you an advantage in combat.
• At higher levels, you can summon a shadow hound to help you in combat, potentially restoring Sorcery Points to you when it attacks enemies.

Storm Sorcery

• You can fly short distances after casting storm magic.
• At higher levels, you unlock additional storm-themed spells and gain significant damage bonuses when dealing Lightning or Thunder Damage.
• You also gain resistance to these damage types.

Wild Magic

• Your spells have a small chance to trigger a Wild Magic Surge.
• Wild Magic Surges cause a random effect to happen to your character or those around them.
• This is a good subclass for players who enjoy chaos and RNG mechanics.

Abjuration School

• Casting Abjuration spells gives you an  Arcane Ward.
• The  Arcane Ward reduces all incoming damage.
• At higher levels, you can extend the  Arcane Ward to allies.

Bladesinging

• Your Wizard gains Proficiency with some melee weapons.
• You can use  Bladesong to enhance your melee combat.
• At higher levels, you get an  Extra Attack, allowing you to make two melee attacks per turn.

Conjuration School

• Quite weak at low levels.
• Later on, you can teleport or swap places with an ally.
• At high levels, you cannot lose Concentration on Conjuration spells by taking damage.

Divination School

• Gain  Portent dice, allowing you to manipulate the outcome of dice rolls in your vicinity.
• At high levels, you can see in the dark and see invisible targets.

Enchantment School

• You can attempt to hypnotise enemies.
• At higher levels, you can charm an attacker to interrupt their attack.
• Eventually, you can split Enchantment spells, allowing them to target two creatures.

Evocation School

• Allies won’t take damage from your Evocation spells.
• At high levels, your Evocation Cantrips become stronger and Evocation Spells deal bonus damage.

Illusion School

• Summon illusions to distract enemies.
• At higher levels, you gain the ability to see invisible objects and creatures.
• Eventually, you can summon an illusion to distract an attacking enemy, causing them to miss.

Necromancy School

• Regain HP when you kill an enemy with a spell.
• At higher levels, you can summon undead minions. While other Wizards can do this too, your undead are stronger, and you can have more of them.
• Eventually, you become resistant to Necrotic Damage and immune to effects that reduce your maximum HP.

Transmutation School

• When you craft a potion, you roll a Medicine check. If successful, the potion is duplicated.
• You can craft a magical stone to give buffs to the creature carrying it.
• At high levels, you can transform into a blue jay and fly around.

• Sorlock Build: Combines the Sorcerer and Warlock classes to unleash devastating bursts of magical damage, killing some enemies with just one spell.
• Lorecerer Build: Combines the Sorcerer with the College of Lore Bard. Great at controlling the battlefield by buffing allies and stunning enemies.
• Eldritch Blaster Build: Combines the Sorcerer and Warlock with the Fighter class. This is quite similar to the Sorlock build, but focuses on buffing the  Eldritch Blast cantrip as much as possible.
• Sorcadin Build: The Sorcerer and Paladin classes are rolled into one, creating a very tanky “spellsword” playstyle.