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-| description = Mind Flayers are a non-playable race in Baldur's Gate 3. They are a type of Aberration. Mind Flayers are also known as Illithids.
+| description = Mind flayers are a non-playable race in Baldur's Gate 3. They are a type of Aberration. Mind Flayers are also known as Illithids.
 | image = Mind Flayer.jpg
+}}{{Infobox statistics
+| image = Mind Flayer Nautiloid.PNG
+| str = 11
+| dex = 12
+| con = 12
+| int = 19
+| wis = 17
+| cha = 17
+| int_save_proficiency = y
+| wis_save_proficiency = y
+| cha_save_proficiency = y
+| level = 8
+| name = Mind Flayer
+| size = Medium
+| type = Aberration
+| imagesize = 100px
+| armour_class = 15
+| hit_points_tactician = 92
+| hit_points = 71
+| weight_kg = 60
+| weight_lb = 120
+| feature1_name = Magic Resistance
+| feature1_description = Advantage on Saving Throws against spells and magical effects
+| feature2_name = Opportunity Attack
+| feature2_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach
+| feature3_name = Charm
+| feature3_mode = Tactician
+| feature3_description = Prevent an enemy from attacking you until next turn, as a reaction
 }}
+'''Mind flayers''' or '''illithids''' are a non-playable [[race|race]] of [[List_of_Creature_Types#Aberration|Aberration]] creatures. The [[Githyanki]] word for mind flayer is ''ghaik''. Multiple specific creatures titled '''Mind Flayer''' also exist in the game and are, as their names would suggest, all mind flayers.
-{{CharacterInfo
+== Overview ==
-|title        =
+{{Q|Psionic tyrants, slavers, and interdimensional voyagers that feed off the brains of thinking creatures.<br><br>Most belong to a hivemind colony devoted to an elder brain, and all work towards achieving the Grand Design - their dream of once more controlling empires that span the multiverse.|author=in-game racial description}}
-|name         = Mind Flayer
+Mind flayers are psionic aberrations with a humanoid-like figure and a tentacled head that communicate using telepathy. They feast on the brains of intelligent beings and can enthrall other creatures to their will. Every mind flayer is connected to an [[Elder Brain]], a colossal and powerful psionic brain that commands the mind flayers it is linked to.
-|image        = [[File:Mind Flayer Model.png|200px]]
-|STR          = 11
+Mind flayers reproduce by infecting other creatures with a [[Mind Flayer Tadpole|tadpole]]<nowiki/> that consumes its host from the inside, transforming them into another mind flayer in a process called {{FRWiki|ceremorphosis}}.
-|DEX          = 12
-|CON          = 12
-|INT          = 19
-|WIS          = 17
-|CHA          = 17
-|str save     =
-|dex save     =
-|con save     =
-|int save     = yes
-|wis save     = yes
-|cha save     = yes
-|level        = 8
-|race         = Mind Flayer
-|type         = aberration
-|HP           = 91; 110{{Tactician}}
-|AC           = 13
-|speed        = 9m / 30ft
-|size         = Medium
-|weight       = 50kg / 100lbs
-|proficiency  = 3
-|initiative   = +1
-|passive      = {{PAS|Magic Resistance}}{{PAS|Opportunity Attack}}
-|bludgeoning  =
-|piercing     =
-|slashing     =
-|acid         =
-|cold         =
-|fire         =
-|force        =
-|lightning    =
-|necrotic     =
-|poison       =
-|psychic      =
-|radiant      =
-|thunder      =
-|magic        =
-|class        =
-|background   =
-|location     = [[Nautiloid]], [[Ravaged Beach]] (dead), [[Shattered Sanctum]] (dead)
-|faction      =
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-|exp          = 75
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-}}
-'''Mind Flayers''' or '''Illithids''' are a non-playable [[race]] in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. They are a type of [[List_of_Creature_Types#Aberration|Aberration]]. The [[Githyanki]] word for a Mind Flayer is ''ghaik''.
+Thousands of years ago, mind flayers were a dominant planar power. Using massive flying vessels called [[Nautiloid (Creature)|Nautiloid]]s, they traveled to hundreds of worlds, harvesting intelligent humanoids to consume, propagate their race, and use as slave labour. One of their enslaved races, the [[Gith|gith]], rose up and destroyed their empire, leaving only small pockets of mind flayers behind.
-== About Mind Flayers ==
+== Interactions ==
-Mind Flayers are psionic aberrations with a humanoid-like figure and a tentacled head that communicate using telepathy. They feast on the brains of intelligent beings and can enthrall other creatures to their will. Every Mind Flayer is connected to an [[Elder Brain]], a colossal and powerful psionic brain that commands the Mind Flayers it is linked to.
+Mind flayers play a major role as antagonists throughout the game, from the prologue into the endgame. Though most are immediately hostile, in some cases a mind flayer can be friendly or downright ingratiating. Whether their pleasantness is genuine or a self-serving veneer on their psionic charms is often left for the player to contemplate.
+{{Infobox statistics
+| image =
+| str = 11
+| dex = 12
+| con = 12
+| int = 19
+| wis = 17
+| cha = 17
+| int_save_proficiency = y
+| wis_save_proficiency = y
+| cha_save_proficiency = y
+| level = 8
+| name = Mind Flayer (Prologue)
+| size = Medium
+| type = Aberration
+| imagesize = 100px
+| armour_class = 15
+| hit_points_tactician = 110
+| hit_points = 85
+| weight_kg = 60
+| weight_lb = 120
+| feature1_name = Magic Resistance
+| feature1_description = Advantage on Saving Throws against spells and magical effects
+| feature2_name = Opportunity Attack
+| feature2_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach
+}}
-Mind Flayers reproduce by infecting other creatures with a [[Mind Flayer Tadpole]], which consumes its host from the inside, transforming them into another Mind Flayer in a process called {{FRWiki|Ceremorphosis}}.
+=== Mind Flayer Characters ===
+* [[Omeluum]]
+{{SpoilerBox|
+* [[The Emperor]]
+* In the endgame, the player can choose to transform a character [[Full-illithid|completely into a mind flayer]]:
+** [[Origins|Avatar character]]
+** [[Karlach]]
+** [[Orpheus]]
+}}
-Thousands of years ago, Mind Flayers were a dominant planar power. Using massive flying vessels called [[Nautiloid (Lore)|Nautiloid]]s, they traveled to hundreds of worlds, harvesting intelligent humanoids to consume, propagate their race, and use as slave labour. One of their enslaved races, the [[Githyanki]], rose up and destroyed their empire, leaving only small pockets of Mind Flayers behind.
+=== Mind Flayer enemy variants ===
+* Mind Flayer (prologue): A unique mind flayer in the prologue has a slightly larger health pool than mind flayers encountered later in the game. It also does not gain {{SAI|Charm}} on [[Tactician]].
+* [[Illithid Arcanist]]
-== Attacks and Abilities ==
+== Attacks and abilities ==
-===[[Mind Blast]]===
-{{Action}}
-{{Saving Throw|INT|dc=15}} to avoid damage and becoming {{SmallIcon|Stunned Condition Icon.webp}}[[Stunned (Condition)|Stunned]].{{DamageInfo|count=4|die=8|plus=4|type=Psychic}}{{Recharge|Per Round}}.
+{{Feature box|Tentacle Whip}}
-===[[Tentacle Lash]]===
+{{Feature box|Mind Blast}}
-{{Action}}
-{{Attack Roll}}: +7
+{{Feature box|Mind Flayer Domination}}
-{{Saving Throw|INT|dc=15}}{{DamageInfo|count=2|die=10|plus=4|type=Psychic}}
+{{Feature box|Levitate (Illithid Power)}}
-== Notable Mind Flayers ==
-* [[The Emperor]]
-* [[Omeluum]]
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery heights="250px" mode="packed">
+<gallery heights="250" mode="nolines" widths="200">
-Mind Flayer.jpg|A Mind Flayer in Early Access
+File:Mind Flayer.jpg|A mind flayer in Early Access
+File:Mind Flayer Model.png|Mind flayer model
+File:Mind Flayer Lunch.PNG|Mind flayer consuming a brain
 </gallery>
-== See Also ==
+== External links ==
-* [[:Category:Mind Flayers|List of all Mind Flayers]]
-== External Links ==
 {{FRWiki|Mind flayer|long}}
-== ==
+{{NavCreatures}}
+[[Category: Aberrations]]
 [[Category: Races]]
-[[Category: Non-playable Races]]
+[[Category: Non-playable races]]
-{{NavCreatures}}