SHAPECHANGE: Baldur's Gate 2 BG2

Shapechange BG2

Shapechange is a BG2 Best Spell in BioWare's cRPG of 2000, Baldur's Gate 2.

Note that Shapechange: Illithid (mindflayer) can slay NPCs flagged as immortal.

Shapechange is a god-tier spell.

Shapechange Description

• Shapechange (Alteration) [SCRL9Y]
• Level: 9
• Range: 0
• Duration: 5 turns
• Casting Time: 9
• Area of Effect: Caster
• Saving Throw: None 

With this spell, a wizard is able to assume the form of a powerful creature (mind flayer, iron golem, greater wolfwere, earth elemental, fire elemental, or giant troll). The spellcaster becomes the creature he wishes, and has almost all of its abilities. Thus, he can change into a mind flayer to stun his opponents and then become an earth elemental to crush his foes. These creatures have whatever hit points the wizard had at the time of the shape change. Each alteration in form requires only a second, and no system shock is incurred.

Shapechange Location

Shapechange is purchased from Ribald Barterman and Arcana Archives. 

Baldur's Gate 2 Best Spells.

BG2 Best Spells	Improved Invisibility BG2	Mislead BG2	Spell Trigger BG2
Blindness BG2	Minor Globe of Invulnerability	PfMW BG2	Chain Contingency
Chromatic Orb BG2	Minor Sequencer BG2	True Sight BG2	Shapechange BG2
Invisibility BG2	Stoneskin BG2	Mordenkainen's Sword	Spell Trap BG2
Mirror Image BG2	Animate Dead BG2	Project Image BG2	Time Stop BG2
Web BG2	Spell Immunity BG2	Spell Sequencer BG2	Wish BG2
Melf's Minute Meteors	Sunfire BG2	ADHW BG2	Improved Alacrity
Skull Trap BG2	Improved Haste BG2	Simulacrum BG2	Summon Planetar BG2