Resistances

Template:Up to date Every source of damage in the game, such as attacks, spells, or traps, has an associated damage type. The target may have resistances or weaknesses that affect how much damage it takes from this source of damage.

Damage types

See also: Category:Sources of damage

There are 13 different types of damage in Baldur's Gate 3. They are:

Damage Types/damage*	Damage Types/damage	Damage Types/damage	Damage Types/damage	Damage Types/damage	Damage Types/damage
Damage Types/damage*	Damage Types/damage	Damage Types/damage	Damage Types/damage	Damage Types/damage	Damage Types/damage
Damage Types/damage*

*Sometimes, the term Physical Damage (stylized as Physical on the wiki) is used in ability or item descriptions, such as the Rage ability of Barbarians. When you use such an ability, you deal whatever damage type your weapon would deal.

Damage vulnerability, resistance and immunity

See also Category:Resistances

Vulnerability, resistance, and immunity are properties that modify how much damage a target takes from specific types of damage.

These properties do not stack - their effect is the same even if multiple sources grant the property for the same damage type. If a creature has both vulnerability and resistance, they effectively cancel each other out and the creature takes damage as if it had neither.

Features, spells and other game effects may grant these properties for a single damage type, several related types or even (rarely) all types of damage.

Vulnerability

Vulnerability means the total damage taken from a type of damage is doubled. When inspecting an entity, vulnerability is indicated by a downwards red arrow on the corresponding element.

Example:

Resistance

For the cantrip, see Resistance (Cantrip).

Resistance means the total damage taken from a type of damage is halved. When inspecting an entity, resistance is indicated by an upwards blue and/or grey arrow on the corresponding element. Grey indicates that non-magical sources of damage are reduced, and blue indicates that magical sources of damage are reduced.

Example: or or

Immunity

Immunity means the total damage taken from a type of damage is reduced to 0. When inspecting an entity, immunity is indicated by a yellow outline around the shield of the corresponding element.

Example:

Toughness

Toughness is a special property of some doors, chests, and breakable walls that requires a hit to exceed a certain damage threshold in order to deal any damage. The possible levels of Toughness are:

•  Sturdy: Only a hit that deals at least 10 damage can damage this material.
•  Medium Toughness: Only a hit that deals at least 22 damage can damage this material.
•  Greater Toughness: Only a hit that deals at least 50 damage can damage this material.

All modifiers of the hit and vulnerabilities/resistances of the object are calculated first and then checked against the Toughness damage threshold.

There are several ways to beat the Toughness threshold of an object. Here are some common methods:

• Exploiting any specific damage Vulnerability of the material (typically Fire for wood, Force for stone, and Acid for metal)
• Attacking with a Maul using  Great Weapon Master: All In to deal high Bludgeoning damage.
• Using the  Shatter spell or another source of high Thunder damage.
• Igniting Smokepowder Barrel or other explosives.

Related items

Slashing Resistance

• Amulet of the Unworthy

Piercing Resistance

None

Bludgeoning Resistance

None

Fire Resistance

• Elixir of Fire Resistance
• Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Fire
• Gloves of Fire Resistance when the wearer has 50% Hit Points or less
• Reverse Rain Cloak
• Darkfire Shortbow
• Obsidian Laced Robe
• Shield of Scorching Reprisal
• Unwanted Masterwork Scalemail
• Wavemother's Cloak once per turn until the wearer takes damage
• Emblazoned Plate of the Marshal
• Flame Enamelled Armour
• Grymskull Helm
• Incandescent Staff
• Infernal Robe
• Wavemother's Robe
• Helldusk Armour

Cold Resistance

• Elixir of Cold Resistance
• Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Frost
• Robe of Summer
• Darkfire Shortbow
• Icebite Robe
• Wavemother's Robe

Lightning Resistance

• Elixir of Lightning Resistance
• Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Lightning
• The Sparkswall
• Gloves of the Automaton for Duration: 10 turns after using Circuity Interface

Thunder Resistance

• Elixir of Thunder Resistance

Acid Resistance

• Elixir of Acid Resistance
• Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Acid
• Varsh Ko'kuu's Boots

Poison Resistance

• Elixir of Poison Resistance
• Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Poison
• Ring of Poison Resistance

Radiant Resistance

• Elixir of Radiant Resistance

Necrotic Resistance

• Elixir of Necrotic Resistance
• Loviatar's Scourge
• Protective Plate

Force Resistance

• Elixir of Force Resistance

Psychic Resistance

• Elixir of Psychic Resistance
• Psionic Ward Armour if the wearer is Gith
• Silver Sword of the Astral Plane if the wearer is Gith

Vulnerability

• Amulet of the Unworthy Vulnerability to Bludgeoning
• Reverse Rain Cloak Vulnerability to Cold and Lightning
• Wavemother's Cloak Vulnerability to Cold and Lightning once per turn until the wearer takes damage

Other

• Elixir of Universal Resistance Gain Resistance to all damage for Duration: 10 turns.
• Abdel's Trusted Shield Allows wielder to cast  Protection from Missiles once per short rest, which grants Resistance to Physical damage from ranged weapons for 10 turns.
• Abyss Beckoners Demonspirit Aura: The wearer's summoned creatures have Resistance to all damage except Psychic.
• Bhaalist Armour Aura of Murder: Enemies within 2 m / 7 ft become Vulnerable to Piercing damage, unless they are Resistant or Immune to it.
• Bloodthirst Exploit Weakness: Creatures hit with this weapon receive Vulnerability to Piercing damage.
• Bonespike Gloves Exoskeletal Reinforcement: Your attacks ignore Resistance to Slashing, Piercing, and Bludgeoning damage.
• Circle of Bones Undead Ward: Allied undead within 6m / 20ft are Resistant to Bludgeoning, Slashing, and Piercing damage.
• Cindersnap Gloves Allows wielder to cast  Protection from Missiles once per short rest, which grants Resistance to Physical damage from ranged weapons for 10 turns.
• Creation's Echo Elemental Resonance: If the wielder deals Acid, Fire, Lightning, Radiant, or Necrotic damage, it becomes resistant to that damage type for Duration: 2 turns.
• Hellrider's Pride Helm's Protection: When you heal another creature, it gains Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage dealt by weapon attacks for Duration: 2 turns.