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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.
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.
Note: this table feature the latest information that is known about the full release of the game, and as such is not representative of Early Access anymore.
Unless otherwise noted, spells gained from race may only be cast once per Long Rest.
The following is a summary - refer to individual Race pages for further details.
Race | Proficiencies | Race Features | Subraces | Additional Subrace Features | |
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Equipment | Skills | ||||
Human 9 m / 30 ft |
Weapons
Armour |
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TBA | ||
Elf 9 m / 30 ft Wood Elf only: 10.5 m / 35 ft |
Weapons |
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Keen Senses
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High Elf Cantrip
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Mask of the Wild
Fleet of Foot
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Drow 9 m / 30 ft |
Weapons | Keen Senses
Drow Magic |
The only difference between Drow subraces lies in their available dialogue options. | ||
Seldarine Drow | |||||
Half-Elf 9 m / 30 ft Wood Half-Elf only: 10.5 m / 35 ft |
Weapons
Armour |
Wood Half-Elf only: | Fey Ancestry
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High Elf Cantrip
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Mask of the Wild
Fleet of Foot
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Drow Magic | |||||
Half-Orc 9 m / 30 ft |
Darkvision
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Halfling 7.5 m / 25 ft |
Lightfoot Halfling only: | Lucky
Brave
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Naturally Stealthy
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Strongheart Resilience
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Dwarf 7.5 m / 25 ft |
Weapons
Armour |
Dwarven Resilience
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Dwarven Toughness
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Shield Dwarf Proficiencies
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Superior Darkvision
TBA | |||||
Gnome 7.5 m / 25 ft |
Deep Gnome only:
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Gnome Cunning
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Additional Spell
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Superior Darkvision
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Artificer's Lore
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Tiefling 9 m / 30 ft |
Hellish Resistance
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Tiefling Magic | |||
Mephistopheles Tiefling | |||||
Githyanki 9 m / 30 ft |
Weapons
Armour |
Githyanki Psionics | |||
Dragonborn 9 m / 30 ft |
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.