Tiefling

Tieflings are a playable race in Baldur's Gate 3.

About Tieflings

Touched by the Hells, Tieflings are resistant to fire and carry extraordinary Infernal powers.

Racial Traits

• Base Racial Speed: 9 m / 30 ft
•  Darkvision
•  Hellish Resistance: Your blood protects you from flame, abyssal or otherwise. Gain Resistance to Fire damage, taking only half damage from it.

Asmodeus Tieflings

Default Asmodeus tiefling appearances

Bound to Nessus, the deepest layer of the Hells, these Tieflings inherit the ability to wield fire and darkness from the archdevil Asmodeus' infernal bloodline.

Subrace Traits

• Gain the following Spells:
  • Cantrip:  Produce Flame (Level 1)^{[See: Bugs]}

• 1st Level Spell:  Hellish Rebuke (Level 3; casts as if using a second-level slot; Recharge: Long rest)
• 2nd Level Spell:  Darkness (Level 5; Recharge: Long rest)

Mephistopheles Tieflings

Default Mephistopheles tiefling appearances

Descended from the archdevil Mephistopheles, these Tieflings are gifted with a particular affinity for arcane magic.

Subrace Traits

• Gain the following Spells:
  • Cantrip:  Mage Hand (Level 1)
  • Legacy of Cania:  Burning Hands (Level 3; casts as if using a second-level slot; uses Charisma as its spell modifier; Recharge: Long rest)
  • Legacy of Cania:  Flame Blade (Level 5; uses Charisma as its modifier to hit with the resulting blade, Recharge: Long rest)

Zariel Tieflings

Default Zariel tiefling appearances

Tieflings from Zariel's bloodlines are empowered with martial strength, and can channel searing flame to punish their enemies.

Subrace Traits

• Gain the following Spells:
  • Cantrip:  Thaumaturgy (Level 1)
  • 1st Level Spell:  Searing Smite (Level 3; casts as if using a second-level slot; Recharge: Long rest)
  • 2nd Level Spell:  Branding Smite (Level 5; Recharge: Long rest)

Notable Tieflings

See also: List of all Tieflings

• Alfira
• Dammon
• Karlach
• Mol
• Mattis
• Rolan
• Zevlor

Bugs

• The tooltip of Produce Flame is misleading. The attack roll uses the character's Wisdom stat instead of Charisma. The tooltip for the associated attack correctly reports this.

External Links

• Tiefling on the Forgotten Realms Wiki