Illithid powers

Illithid Powers are special abilities tied to the Mind Flayer tadpole that the player character and Origin Companions are infected with. At some point when taking a Long Rest, the Dream Visitor will tell you how to unlock this skill tree. After this event, finding and consuming Tadpole Specimens, such as from the corpses of other infected, will allow you to unlock a new power.

List of Illithid Powers

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Gallery

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  Example of a character readying an Illithid power

Notes

In Early Access, the progression of your powers worked differently. Instead, your tadpole grew in power as you used Illithid Persuasion options in dialogue. Once you'd used Illithid Persuasion three times, you got a power unique to your class. Some of these abilities were reworked into the current Illithid Powers. A full list of Early Access powers can be seen below:

Early Access Illithid Powers
Power	Class	Description	How to Obtain
Endless Rage	Barbarian	While Raging, deal an additional 1d4 damage with weapon attacks, but receive 1d4Psychic damage each turn. Prevents Rage from ending early.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Stage Fright	Bard	Drown your enemies in an overwhelming fear of failure. They receive Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and take 2d6Psychic damage each time they miss an Attack Roll. Ends when they hit with an Attack Roll.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Survival Instinct	Cleric	Infuse a creature with psionic force. If it reaches 0 HP, it regains 3d4 HP instead of falling Unconscious.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Aberrant Shape	Druid	Magically assume the shape of an Intellect Devourer that can deal Psychic damage.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Psionic Pull	Fighter	Pull a creature or object toward you.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Fracture Psyche	Paladin	Invade a target's mind and disrupt its defenses (Reduces target's  Armour Class by 1).	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Force Tunnel	Ranger	Charge forward and push all objects and creatures in your path away from you.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Inkblot	Rogue	Create a cloud of magical darkness and immediately attempt to hide. Creatures within the cloud are Heavily Obscured and Blinded. Creatures cannot make ranged attacks into or out of the darkness.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Horrific Visage	Sorcerer	Release the eldritch magic within you and terrify a creature with your twisted powers. Regain 2 Sorcery Points and potentially deal 1d4Psychic damage per turn for 3 turns.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Supernatural Attraction	Warlock	You are part of a greater whole. Concentrate on your connection to teleport to another tadpole-infected creature.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Reflective Shell	Wizard	A protective shell envelops you. It reflects any projectiles targeted at you to their point of origin. Does not affect creatures that don't rely on sight or that can see through illusions.	Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom Skill Checks, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.
Repulsor	All Classes	Channel the power of the Absolute, knocking back all creatures and objects and dealing 2d6Force damage.	Help Omeluum investigate the parasite