Tiefling

Tieflings are a playable race in Baldur's Gate 3. Touched by the Hells, tieflings are resistant to fire and carry extraordinary Infernal powers.

Descended from devils of the Nine Hells - by blood or curse - tieflings face constant suspicion in Faerûn. Their arcane abilities make them natural survivors, whether as heroes or villains.

Racial features

Base Racial Speed: 9 m / 30 ft
Darkvision
Hellish Resistance: Your blood protects you from flame, abyssal or otherwise. Gain Resistance to Fire damage, taking only half damage from it.

Asmodeus tieflings

Default Asmodeus tiefling appearances

“	Bound to Nessus, the deepest layer of the Hells, these Tieflings inherit the ability to wield fire and darkness from the archdevil Asmodeus' infernal bloodline.	„
	— Asmodeus tiefling description

Subrace features

Gain the following Spells:
- Cantrip: Produce Flame (Level 1)^{[note 1]}

1st Level Spell: Hellish Rebuke (Level 3; casts as if using a second-level slot; Recharge: Long rest)
2nd Level Spell: Darkness (Level 5; Recharge: Long rest)

Mephistopheles tieflings

Default Mephistopheles tiefling appearances

“	Descended from the archdevil Mephistopheles, these Tieflings are gifted with a particular affinity for arcane magic.	„
	— Mephistopheles tiefling description

Subrace features

Gain the following Spells:
- Cantrip: Mage Hand (Level 1)
- Legacy of Cania: Burning Hands (Level 3; casts as if using a second-level slot; uses Charisma as its spell modifier; Recharge: Long rest)
- Legacy of Cania: Flame Blade (Level 5; uses Charisma as its modifier to hit with the resulting blade, Recharge: Long rest)

Zariel tieflings

Default Zariel tiefling appearances

“	Tieflings from Zariel's bloodlines are empowered with martial strength, and can channel searing flame to punish their enemies.	„
	— Zariel tiefling description

Subrace features

Gain the following Spells:
- Cantrip: Thaumaturgy (Level 1)
- 1st Level Spell: Searing Smite (Level 3; casts as if using a second-level slot; Recharge: Long rest)
- 2nd Level Spell: Branding Smite (Level 5; Recharge: Long rest)

Notable tieflings

See also: List of all Tieflings

Bugs

↑ The tooltip of Produce Flame is misleading; the attack roll uses the character's Wisdom stat instead of Charisma. The tooltip for the associated attack correctly reports this.

External links

Tiefling on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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[1] The tooltip of Produce Flame is misleading; the attack roll uses the character's Wisdom stat instead of Charisma. The tooltip for the associated attack correctly reports this.

[note 1]