Plant

A plant creature.

Plants are a type of creature that are plant-like or fungal in nature. They can be found throughout Baldur's Gate 3, most notably in the Underdark in Act One, or in shadow-cursed form during Act Two.

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Vegetative or fungal creatures. Most can walk and move - and some are carnivorous.

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— In-game racial description

Characteristics

Plant creatures are creatures that have plant-like features like wood and bark or fungal features like fruiting bodies, but are able to rapidly move and even attack, unlike typical plants. Most plant creatures are non-sentient, but some of the fungi encountered in Baldur's Gate 3 such as the Myconid are indeed sentient.

Most plant creatures usually have an aversion to fire, and as such are vulnerable to Fire damage.

Types of plants

Blights

Main articles: Blight (race) and Blight on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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These awakened plants, gifted with intelligence and mobility, plague lands contaminated with darkness.

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— In-game racial description

Blights are twisted, corrupted plants that have been tainted by evil. They resemble dead versions of their original plant form.

Blights in Baldur's Gate 3

• Shadow-Cursed Needle Blight
• Shadow-Cursed Vine Blight

Myconid

Main articles: Myconid and Myconid on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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Intelligent, ambulatory fungi residing in the Underdark. They use spores to both communicate and attack, though they'd rather avoid the latter.

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— In-game racial description

Myconid are a species of sentient fungi that inhabit the Underdark. They typically form communities called circles, and communicate to each other in song form. For other creatures, they communicate telepathically by releasing spores.

Myconids in Baldur's Gate 3

• Sovereign Glut
• Mossy Myconid
• Noxious Myconid
• Restless Myconid
• Sovereign Spaw

Shambling Mound

Main articles: Shambling Mound and Shambling mound on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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These rotting heaps of animated vegetation absorb all organic matter they come in contact with, and are bloated with the remains of plants, animals, and sewage systems.

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— In-game racial description

Shambling mounds are large, rotting masses of plant material that dwells often in swamps. Also known as shamblers, shambling mounds are made of dead plants which can make it difficult for a victim to spot until it's too late.

Shambling mounds in Baldur's Gate 3

• Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound

Other

• Wood Woad
• Giant Shadow Creeper
• Grasping Vine
• Shadow Creeper

Related items

• Exterminator's Axe - deals 1d6Fire extra damage against plant creatures.
• Nature's Snare - ensnared effect does not work against plant creatures.

Related spells and abilities

•  Blight - always deals maximum damage on plant creatures.
•  Charm Animals and Plants - charms plants on success
•  Slam (Zombie) -  Crawling Gnaw won't apply to plant creatures.
•  Vampire Bite,  Ascendant Bite, and  Bite (Mother's Loathing) - cannot be used on plant creatures.