Mimic

Mimics are a type of Monstrosity and non-playable race in Baldur's Gate 3. They often resemble ordinary chests and devour unaware prey that attempt to open them.

“

There is no gold in here!

„

— Minsc, expressing his displeasure after exiting a Mimic

About

Mimics can transform to take on the appearance of ordinary objects, often resembling that of treasure chests. They lie in wait and grow long tentacles and sharp teeth, only revealing them just before feasting on unaware prey that get too close.

A total of five Mimics are encountered in-game, three of them can be found at Grymforge guarding a Harper Stash and one can be encountered at Moonrise Towers in what can be presumed to be Isobel's old room. A fifth one is killed by  Minsc during a cut-scene in the Counting House.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Bite ()

Damage: 5~19

2d8 + 3⁠Piercing

Bite a target and possibly swallow its weapon.

 STR Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

 Pseudopod Lash ()

Damage: 6~21

3d6 + 3⁠Acid

Lash out with a tongue-like appendage to reduce the target's  Armour Class by 2 and pull it 6 m / 20 ft closer.

 Range: 12 m / 40 ft

Tactics

Mimics are ambushers, using their ability to disguise to take their enemies by surprise. Upon approaching a Mimic while disguised, a  DC 20 Perception check is made. If failed, that character is  Surprised as the fight begins.

It is advisable to fight Mimics with ranged attacks, as they have only half the movement speed of most enemies, and most of their attacks are made at close range, where their  Pseudopod Lash attacks can pull a party member down a chasm or off a cliff face (e.g. while fighting them in Grymforge). It is also wise to keep extra weapons on hand in case a character is eaten by their  Bite attack. Weapons eaten by mimics can be retrieved upon looting their bodies after killing them.

Because of their low Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma, Mimics are vulnerable to the many spells involving such Saving Throws.

Loot

• Gold
• Random mix of common weapons, rings and gems
•  Handaxe +1 (Grymforge Mimic)
•  Spineshudder Amulet (Moonrise Towers Mimic)
•  Wondrous Gloves (Grymforge Mimic)

Gallery

• 
  Appearance in-game.
• 
  Model by Mohamed Abdelfatah

Notes

• Mimics cannot climb up something like a ladder.

External links

• ⁠Mimic on the Forgotten Realms Wiki