Races

and ReAdvantage against

There are a great variety of Races that can be found in the Forgotten Realms and played in Baldur's Gate 3, both civilized and savage. A creature's race determines its lineage and innate powers and abilities.

All races have their own strengths and many possess unique abilities and powers. Sometimes creatures can even cast spells as a result of their racial heritage. See below for a list of races.

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  Human

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  Elf

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  Drow

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  Half-Elf

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  Half-Orc

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  Halfling

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  Dwarf

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  Gnome

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  Tiefling

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  Githyanki

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  Dragonborn

Playable Races

There are 11 playable races in Baldur's Gate 3. Many playable races must also select a subrace, which further defines a character's strengths, abilities, and appearance.

Note: this table feature the latest information that is known about the full release of the game, and as such is not representative of Early Access anymore.

Unless otherwise noted, spells gained from race may only be cast once per Long Rest.

The following is a summary - refer to individual Race pages for further details.

Race	Proficiencies		Race Features	Subraces	Additional Subrace Features
	Equipment	Skills
HumanBase Speed 9 m / 30 ft	Weapons Spears Pikes Halberds Glaives Armour Light armour Shields [Needs Verification]	1 Skill of choice	TBA
ElfBase Speed 9 m / 30 ft Wood Elf only: 10.5 m / 35 ft	Weapons  Shortswords  Longswords Shortbows Longbows	Perception Wood Elf only: Stealth	Keen Senses Perception proficiency Fey Ancestry Advantage against Charm Immune to magical Sleep Darkvision Up to 12 m / 40 ft	High Elf	High Elf Cantrip 1 Cantrip from the Wizard spell list
				Wood Elf	Mask of the Wild Stealth proficiency Fleet of Foot Increased Base Speed
DrowBase Speed 9 m / 30 ft	Weapons  Rapiers  Shortswords  Hand Crossbows Perception	Perception	Keen Senses Perception proficiency Fey Ancestry Advantage against Charmed Immune to magical Sleep Superior Darkvision Up to 24 m / 80 ft Drow Magic Additional Drow Cantrip, level 1 and 2 Spells	Lolth-Sworn Drow	The only difference between Drow subraces lies in their available dialogue options.
				Seldarine Drow
Half-ElfBase Speed 9 m / 30 ft Wood Half-Elf only: 10.5 m / 35 ft	Weapons Spears Pikes Halberds Glaives Armour Light armour Shields [Needs Verification]	Wood Half-Elf only: Stealth	Fey Ancestry Advantage against Charm Immune to magical Sleep Darkvision Up to 12 m / 40 ft	High Half-Elf	High Elf Cantrip 1 Cantrip from the Wizard spell list
				Wood Half-Elf	Mask of the Wild Stealth proficiency Fleet of Foot Increased Base Speed
				Drow Half-Elf	Drow Magic Additional Drow Cantrip, level 1 and 2 Spells
Half-OrcBase Speed 9 m / 30 ft			Darkvision Up to 12 m / 40 ft TBC TBC
HalflingBase Speed 7.5 m / 25 ft		Lightfoot Halfling only: Stealth	Lucky Single reroll on a 1 for certain rolls Brave Advantage against Frightened	Lightfoot Halfling	Naturally Stealthy Stealth proficiency
				Strongheart Halfling	Strongheart Resilience Advantage and Resistance against Poisoned / Poison damage
DwarfBase Speed 7.5 m / 25 ft	Weapons  Battleaxes  Handaxes  Light Hammers  Warhammers Shield Dwarf only: Armour Light armour Medium armour		Dwarven Resilience Advantage and Resistance against Poisoned / Poison damage Darkvision Up to 12 m / 40 ft	Gold Dwarf	Dwarven Toughness Maximum Hit Point increased by 1 per level
				Shield Dwarf	Shield Dwarf Proficiencies Light and Medium Armour
				Duergar	Superior Darkvision Up to 24 m / 80 ft TBA
GnomeBase Speed 7.5 m / 25 ft		Deep Gnome only: Stealth Rock Gnome only: History	Gnome Cunning Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdon, Charisma Saves Darkvision Up to 12 m / 40 ft	Forest Gnome	Additional Spell Speak with Animals (at will)
				Deep Gnome	Superior Darkvision Up to 24 m / 80 ft Stone Camouflage Stealth proficiency
				Rock Gnome	Artificer's Lore History proficiency
TieflingBase Speed 9 m / 30 ft			Hellish Resistance Resistance to Fire Darkvision Up to 12 m / 40 ft	Asmodeus Tiefling	Tiefling Magic Additional TieflingCantrip, level 1 and 2 Spells, differing based on Subrace
				Mephistopheles Tiefling
				Zariel Tiefling
GithyankiBase Speed 9 m / 30 ft	Weapons  Shortswords  Longswords  Greatswords Armour Light armour Medium armour		Githyanki Psionics Additional Githyanki Cantrip, level 1 and 2 Spells
DragonbornBase Speed 9 m / 30 ft			TBA	Black Dragonborn
				Blue Dragonborn
				Brass Dragonborn
				Bronze Dragonborn
				Copper Dragonborn
				Gold Dragonborn
				Green Dragonborn
				Red Dragonborn
				Silver Dragonborn
				White Dragonborn

Non-Playable Races

There are many more non-playable races, many of which are extremely dangerous and monstrous. See below for a list of all non-playable races and their abilities.

• List of all Non-Playable Races