Baldur's Gate 3: The Power of Blood Magic - Experience a New Dimension of Spellcasting with the Hemocraft Subclass

25 December 2023 / by Tom Schwiha
Baldur's Gate 3: The Power of Blood Magic - Experience a New Dimension of Spellcasting with the Hemocraft Subclass

Baldur's Gate 3 meets Critical Role

Enthusiastic modders have added a small part of the Tal'Dorei campaign world from Critical Role into Baldur's Gate 3. Creator SkyeBorne (commissioned by user Shayedd) has brought us the Blood Magic subclass mod for the Wizard class. Larian Studios has added more content from Dungeons and Dragons sourcebooks to Baldur's Gate 3 than anyone could have imagined. But as they say, there's always room for improvement, even in one of the greatest RPG games of all time.

The Power of Blood Magic

The Blood Magic or "Hemocraft" subclass allows you to optionally take additional damage in order to cast extra spells or reroll damage. You can use your reaction to force a target to share your pain, curse creatures to take additional damage on an attack, and gain resistance to slashing, piercing, and bludgeoning damage while concentrating on a spell.

Blood Magic in Detail

Blood magic is described in the sourcebook "Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn" as follows: It is considered taboo in many societies and among magic practitioners. This rare art harnesses the latent powers of a creature's vitality to enhance the abilities of the spellcaster and weaken the bodies of enemies from within. Some of the more macabre mages resort to hemocraft to empower their spells and sacrifice their own lifeblood to reach new heights of terrifying magical abilities.

Critical Role Meets Baldur's Gate 3

Critical Role and its cast have likely contributed more than anyone else to raising the profile of Dungeons and Dragons in recent years. Therefore, it seems fitting that modders bring a little Tal'Dorei flair to the game. If you're ready to play as a blood mage, simply go here to the mod page for a complete list of installation instructions.

Enhance Your Gameplay

If you want to spice up your gameplay even further, we have a list of the best Baldur's Gate 3 mods for you. Or perhaps you'd like to see how the Blood Magic subclass mod compares to other popular builds. In that case, check out our Baldur's Gate 3 Gale Companion Guide. And if you don't have a key for the game yet, you can get a suitable Steam Key from us.

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