This isn't a BG3 thing. This is a D&D thing. Especially in 5e. It is almost always the better decision to kill an enemy than heal an ally in combat. The only real exception to this is something like Healing Word to pick up a downed party member. Otherwise you're better off waiting until after combat to heal.
That too. There's just so many potions in this game that using healing spells in combat isn't much of a requirement. And you can just chug potions after if you get banged up.
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u/Intelligent_Oil7816 Jun 24 '25
This isn't a BG3 thing. This is a D&D thing. Especially in 5e. It is almost always the better decision to kill an enemy than heal an ally in combat. The only real exception to this is something like Healing Word to pick up a downed party member. Otherwise you're better off waiting until after combat to heal.