Gish

Githyanki gish are an archetype of githyanki characters encountered throughout Baldur's Gate 3.

See also: Veteran Gish

Involvement

As they are Battlemages, that blend arcane spellcasting with melee combat, gish soldiers are versatile combatants.

Regular gish troops can be encountered in many places of githyanki influence.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Bestow Curse ( + )

Curse a creature with your touch. The curse either bestows  Disadvantage on  Ability checks and  Saving throws,  Disadvantage on  Attack rolls, lets you deal additional damage to the target, or robs it of its Actions. The effect of the curse is based on the variant selected and lasts for 10 turns.

 WIS Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

 Blindness ( + )

Limit a foe's sight range. It is easier to hit, and the creature will miss more often. Attack rolls against it have Advantage and the foe attacks with Disadvantage.

 CON Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Burning Hands ( + )

Damage: 3~18

3d6⁠Fire

Each flammable target is hit with 3d6Fire damage.

 DEX Save

 Range: Self

 Hold Person ( + )

Hold a humanoid enemy still. They can't Move, Act, or React. Attacks from within 3 m / 10 ft are always Critical Hits. At the end of each turn, the affected creature can make a Wisdom saving throw to end this condition.

 WIS Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Misty Step ( + )

Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Ray of Frost ()

Damage: 1~8

1d8⁠Cold

Reduces the target's Movement Speed by 3 m / 10 ft.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Shocking Grasp ()

Damage: 1~8

1d8⁠Lightning

The target cannot use Reactions. This spell has  Advantage on creatures with metal Armour.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

Named gish

Mountain Pass

•  Gish For'reth

Crèche Y'llek

•  A'jak'nir Jeera
•  Far'aag
•  Umr'a'ac
•  Yy'rul