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This page lists the various creature types found throughout Baldur's Gate 3.

Aberration[edit | edit source]

Main article: Aberration
Portrait Aberration.png
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Warped, alien beings that have come to Faerûn from beyond the multiverse.
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— In-game racial description

Aberrations are strange, unnatural creatures that aren't easily categorised into any single type. They do not fit neatly into the natural order, with no evolutionary predators or prey.

Beast[edit | edit source]

For a full list of Beasts see Category: Beasts
Portrait Beast.png
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All varieties of animals, both ordinary and magical. Most have limited intelligence and lack a society and language.
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— In-game racial description

Beasts are the non-humanoid, but natural, inhabitants of the world. The Beast type generally consists of common animals, such as bears or rats.

The following grants Advantage Icon.png Advantage against Beasts:

Celestial[edit | edit source]

Main article: Celestial
Portrait Celestial.png
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Good-aligned creatures native to the Upper Planes. Many of them are servants of deities, employed in the mortal realm.
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— In-game racial description

Celestials are the inhabitants of the Upper Planes, and the cosmological counterpart to Fiends.

Construct[edit | edit source]

Main article: Construct
Portrait Construct.png
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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

Constructs are mechanical and non-biological creatures.

Dragon[edit | edit source]

For a full list of Dragons see Category: Dragons
Portrait Dragon.png
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Immensely intelligent, ancient, and powerful reptiles that covet wealth.

Chromatic dragons are selfish, evil, and feared, while metallic dragons are noble, good, and respected by the wise.
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— In-game racial description

Dragons are ancient reptilian creatures, usually with elemental abilities and resistances.

Elemental[edit | edit source]

Main article: Elemental
Portrait Elemental.png
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Creatures native to the Elemental Planes. They range from simple masses of a specific element to beings infused with elemental energy.
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— In-game racial description

Elementals are the inhabitants of the Elemental Planes.

Fey[edit | edit source]

For a full list of Fey creatures see Category: Fey
Portrait Fey.png
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Mystical creatures that dwell in twilight groves and misty forests. They have close ties to nature - and like nature, not all fey are good.
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— In-game racial description

Fey creatures are creatures connected to the magic of nature.

Fiend[edit | edit source]

Main article: Fiend
Portrait Fiend.png
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Evil, wicked creatures from the Lower Planes that labour under the leadership of lawful archdevils or chaotic demon princes.
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— In-game racial description

Fiends are the inhabitants of the Lower Planes.

Giant[edit | edit source]

Main article: Giant
Portrait Giant.png
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Though giantkind comes in many varieties, each with its own culture, all of them are huge, loud, heavy, and, most importantly, strong.
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— In-game racial description

Giants are enormous creatures that may resemble Humanoids, but often have monstrous properties.

Humanoid[edit | edit source]

For a full list of Humanoids see Category: Humanoids
Portrait Custom.png
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A collection of bipedal races, ranging from humans, elves, and halflings to goblins, gnolls, and kobolds.
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— In-game racial description

Humanoids primarily consist of non-monstrous, bipedal and intelligent creatures. Many are civilised and social creatures, though some are less so.

Monstrosity[edit | edit source]

For a full list of Monstrosities see Category: Monstrosities
Portrait Monstrosity.png
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Frightening creatures that are not ordinary, not truly natural, and almost never benign.
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— In-game racial description

Monstrosities are monsters, usually magical in ability or creation.

The following grants Advantage Icon.png Advantage against Monstrosities:

Ooze[edit | edit source]

For a full list of Oozes see Category: Oozes
Portrait Ooze.png
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These gelatinous creatures usually dwell in caves and dungeons, feeding on refuse, carrion, and ill-fated adventurers.
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— In-game racial description

Oozes are amorphous, gelatinous creatures. Usually minimally intelligent, they are predatory.

Plant[edit | edit source]

Main article: Plant
Portrait Plant.png
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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

Plants plant-like and fungal creatures (despite fungi not being classified as plants in real-world taxonomy).

Undead[edit | edit source]

Main article: Undead
Portrait Undead.png
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Remnants of the once-living that are trapped between life and death.
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— In-game racial description

Undead are magically reanimated creatures.

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