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Tieflings are a playable race in Baldur's Gate 3.
About Tieflings
Touched by the Hells, Tieflings are resistant to fire and carry extraordinary Infernal powers.
Racial Traits
- Ability Scores:
- +2 to any Ability Score
- +1 to any other Ability Score
- Base Racial Speed:
9 m / 30 ft 
Darkvision
Asmodeus Tieflings
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.
Subrace Traits
- Gain the following Spells:
- Cantrip:
Produce Flame (Level 1)[See: Bugs] - 1st Level Spell:
Hellish Rebuke (Level 3; 
Recharge: Long rest) - 2nd Level Spell:
Darkness (Level 5; Recharge: Long rest)
- Cantrip:
Mephistopheles Tieflings
Descended from the archdevil Mephistopheles, these Tieflings are gifted with a particular affinity for arcane magic.
Subrace Traits
- Gain the following Spells. The spells use CHA as :
- Cantrip:
Mage Hand (Level 1) - Legacy of Cania:
Burning Hands (Level 3, casts as if using a lvl 2 spellslot (4d6 dmg) and 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)
- Cantrip:
Zariel Tieflings
Tieflings from Zariel's bloodlines are empowered with martial strength, and can channel searing flame to punish their enemies.
Subrace Traits
- Gain the following Spells:
- Cantrip:
Thaumaturgy (Level 1) - 1st Level Spell:
Searing Smite (Level 3; Recharge: Long rest) - 2nd Level Spell:
Branding Smite (Level 5; Recharge: Long rest)
- Cantrip:
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