Construct

An automaton.

Constructs are a type of creature found within Baldur's Gate 3. They are mechanical and non-biological entities animated through magical or technological means. Constructs of various types are frequently encountered throughout the game and can even be summoned by the player with certain spells.

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Creatures that are made instead of born. Some only follow a simple set of instructions, while others are imbued with sentience.

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— In-game racial description

Characteristics

Most constructs are assembled from inorganic matter. As such, many damage types that would normally be effective against organic creatures are ineffective against constructs. This includes Poison, Psychic, and Necrotic damage with most constructs possessing complete immunity to the first two types and resistance to the last one. Similarly, they are unaffected by many conditions such as  Bleeding,  Poisoned, or  Paralysed.

Conversely, almost all healing effects including  Healing Word,  Lay on Hands, and  Preserve Life have no effect on constructs. However, potions can still heal them.

Finally, as most constructs are not sentient, mental effects like  Frightened or  Charmed will have no effect on them.

Types of constructs

Adamantine Golem

Main articles: Adamantine Golem and Adamantine golem on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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Unstoppable juggernauts that exist only to follow their creator's orders, even if that creator has long since passed.

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Adamantine golems are enormous, nearly indestructible golems constructed from pure adamantine. Nearly any attack against the solid adamantine structure of the golem will deflect harmlessly. To damage a golem, its adamantine structure must be softened first by  Superheating it.

Adamantine golems in Baldur's Gate 3

• Grym

Animated Armour

Main articles: Animated Armour and Animated armor on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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Suits of magically animated plate armour. Ponderous and persistent, these constructs are often used as guardians.

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Animated armours are minimally intelligent and capable of following only simple instructions from their creators. However, they are quite tough, as they consist of nothing but a suit of armour. This makes them ideal guardians and they can be encountered protecting long abandoned locations.

Animated armours in Baldur's Gate 3

• Animated Armour
• Hollow Armour
• Klank
• Krank

Automaton

Main articles: Automaton and Automaton on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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Once a blueprint, now an indication of modern technology, this machine can only ever be a facsimile of a real person.

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Automatons are clockwork mechanical constructions designed to resemble humanoids.

Automatons in Baldur's Gate 3

• Bernard

Flesh Golem

Main articles: Flesh Golem and Flesh golem on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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The powerful enchantments that have stitched together this assortment of body parts have imbued it with both a strong defence and formidable strength.

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Flesh golems are assembled by stitching together disparate body parts from different corpses and then magically animating the result. Their construction blurs the line with necromancy, but flesh golems are distinct from undead.

Flesh golems in Baldur's Gate 3

• Flesh

Scrying Eye

Main articles: Scrying Eye and Scrying eye on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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These levitating eyes transmit all that they see to the one who created them.

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The leaders of the Cult of the Absolute frequently uses scrying eyes to monitor their underlings. They can be found patrolling Absolute outposts in the Shattered Sanctum, Grymforge, and Moonrise Towers. While they have no defensive capabilities of their own, they will alert nearby allies of any disturbance.

Scrying eyes in Baldur's Gate 3

• Scrying Eye

Steel Watcher

Main articles: Steel Watcher and Steel watcher on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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The operations of these huge steel juggernauts are powered by engines of churning hellfire.

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Steel Watchers are a fusion of mechanics, necromancy, and illithid psionics. They were designed by Enver Gortash and deployed to the streets of Baldur's Gate. There, they enforce Gortash's will and play a pivotal role in his power grab.

The design of the Steel Watchers was based on a Gondian design for an Auto-Guard, an exoskeleton intended to be piloted by a small individual. Instead of the living pilot, however, the armour is controlled by the decapitated body of a tadpoled zombie. The disembodied head maintains a psionic connection to the body thanks to the tadpole and can remotely puppet the Steel Watcher. In turn, the tadpoled brain is commanded by the Absolute.

Steel Watchers in Baldur's Gate 3

• Steel Watcher
• Hellfire Watcher
• Steel Watcher Titan

Other

• Arcane Turret
• Doggy
• Elminster as a simulacrum
• Guardian of Faith
• Manifestation of Tyranny
• Nautiloid Cannon
• Spiritual Weapon
• Ptaris' Mental Image
• Stedd's Virtues of Unions, Amaps' Memoirs, and Suelto's Ethics of War as animated objects in Wyrmway.

Related items

• Arrow of Construct Slaying - Consumable arrow that deals double damage against construct targets.
• Summon Golem Bell - Summon the flesh golem Flesh while inside the Gauntlet of Shar.
• Light of Creation - Non-construct wielders have a chance of being  Stunned when attacking with this weapon.
• Gloves of the Automaton - After activating  Circuitry Interface, the wearer is considered to be a construct for 10 turns.

Notes

•  Blight does not affect constructs
• Sword of Life Stealing does not work against constructs
• Resonance Stone does not affect constructs