Races

There are a great variety of Races that can be found in the Forgotten Realms and played in Baldur's Gate 3, both civilized and savage. A creature's race determines its lineage and innate powers and abilities.

All races have their own strengths and many possess unique abilities and powers. Sometimes creatures can even cast spells as a result of their racial heritage. See below for a list of races.

• 

  Human

• 

  Elf

• 

  Drow

• 

  Half-Elf

• 

  Half-Orc

• 

  Halfling

• 

  Dwarf

• 

  Gnome

• 

  Tiefling

• 

  Githyanki

• 

  Dragonborn

Playable Races

There are 11 playable races in Baldur's Gate 3. Many playable races must also select a subrace, which further defines a character's strengths, abilities, and appearance.

Unless otherwise noted, spells gained from race may only be cast once per Long Rest.

Race	Base Speed	Proficiency	Features
Human	9 m / 30 ft	Simple weapons Martial weapons Spears Pikes Halberds Glaives Light armour Medium armour Shields 1 Skill of choice	TBA
Elf		Simple weapons Martial weapons  Shortswords  Longswords Shortbows Longbows Light armour Medium armour Shields 1 Skill of choice	Keen Senses Fey Ancestry Darkvision
High Elf	9 m / 30 ft		Cantrip: 1 High Elf Cantrip
Wood Elf	10.5 m / 35 ft	Stealth
Drow	9 m / 30 ft	Simple weapons Martial weapons  Rapiers  Shortswords  Hand Crossbows Light armour Medium armour Shields 1 Skill of choice	Keen Senses Fey Ancestry Superior Darkvision Drow Magic Cantrip (Level 1): Dancing Lights 1st Level Spell (Level 3): Faerie Fire 2nd Level Spell (Level 5): Darkness
Lolth-Sworn Drow			The only difference between Drow subraces lies in their available dialogue options.
Seldarine Drow
Half-Elf		Simple weapons Martial weapons Spears Pikes Halberds Glaives Light armour Medium armour Shields 1 Skill of choice	Fey Ancestry Darkvision
High Half-Elf	9 m / 30 ft		Cantrip: 1 High Elf Cantrip
Wood Half-Elf	10.5 m / 35 ft	Stealth
Drow Half-Elf	9 m / 30 ft		Drow Magic Cantrip (Level 1): Dancing Lights 1st Level Spell (Level 3): Faerie Fire 2nd Level Spell (Level 5): Darkness
Half-Orc	9 m / 30 ft	Simple weapons Martial weapons Light armour Medium armour Shields 1 Skill of choice	TBA
Halfling	7.5 m / 25 ft	Simple weapons Martial weapons Light armour Medium armour Shields 1 Skill of choice	Lucky Brave: Advantage on Saving Throws against being Frightened
Lightfoot Halfling		Stealth
Strongheart Halfling			Advantage on Saving Throws against Poison and Resistance to Poison damage
Dwarf	7.5 m / 25 ft	Simple weapons Martial weapons  Battleaxes  Handaxes  Light Hammers  Warhammers	Dwarven Resilience Darkvision
Gold Dwarf			Dwarven Toughness
Shield Dwarf		Medium armour
Duergar		TBA	TBA
Gnome	7.5 m / 25 ft	Simple weapons Martial weapons Light armour Medium armour Shields 1 Skill of choice	Gnome Cunning
Forest Gnome			Darkvision Spell (at will): Speak with Animals
Deep Gnome		Stealth	Superior Darkvision Stone Camouflage
Rock Gnome		History	Darkvision Artificer's Lore
Tiefling	9 m / 30 ft	Simple weapons Martial weapons Light armour Medium armour Shields 1 Skill of choice	Hellish Resistance Darkvision
Asmodeus Tiefling			Tiefling Magic Cantrip (Level 1): Thaumaturgy 1st Level Spell (Level 3): Hellish Rebuke 2nd Level Spell (Level 5): Darkness
Mephistopheles Tiefling			Tiefling Magic Cantrip (Level 1): Mage Hand 1st Level Spell (Level 3): Burning Hands 2nd Level Spell (Level 5): Flame Blade
Zariel Tiefling			Tiefling Magic Cantrip (Level 1): Thaumaturgy 1st Level Spell (Level 3): Searing Smite 2nd Level Spell (Level 5): Branding Smite
Githyanki	9 m / 30 ft	Shortswords  Longswords  Greatswords Light armour Medium armour 1 Skill of choice	Githyanki Psionics Cantrip (Level 1): Mage Hand 1st level Spell (Level 3): Jump 2nd level Spell (Level 5): Misty Step Your Githyanki Mage Hand is invisible
Dragonborn	9 m / 30 ft	Light armour Medium armour Shields Simple weapons Martial weapons Light armour Medium armour Shields 1 Skill of choice	TBA
Black Dragonborn
Blue Dragonborn
Brass Dragonborn
Bronze Dragonborn
Copper Dragonborn
Gold Dragonborn
Green Dragonborn
Red Dragonborn
Silver Dragonborn
White Dragonborn

Non-Playable Races

There are many more non-playable races, many of which are extremely dangerous and monstrous. See below for a list of all non-playable races and their abilities.

• List of all Non-Playable Races