List of sources of movement speed

This is a list of sources of movement speed in Baldur's Gate 3. Movement speed is a resource that determines the distance a creature can move on its turn. It can be affected by racial or class features, feats, or by using certain actions, spells or items.

Most races have a base movement speed of 9m / 30ft; dwarves, halflings, and gnomes have a base movement speed of 7.5m / 25ft; wood elves and wood half-elves have a base movement speed of 10.5m / 35ft

Increasing your movement speed

Temporary

Actions and spells

 Dash doubles movement

Doubles a character's movement speed at the cost of an Action.

 Longstrider 3 m / 10 ft

A Ritual spell which increases a creature's movement speed until the next long rest.

 Haste doubles movement

A spell which doubles a creature's movement speed. Also grants a second action, which can be used to Dash a second time for even further mobility.

 Jump or  Flight

Slightly increase the distance a creature can move.

Companion features

Minthara

 Soul Branding 5 m / 17 ft

Companion feature which increases movement speed and grants adittional weapon damage as a Bonus action. This condition ends upon landing a successful weapon attack or after 3 turns.

Class features and actions

Rogue

 Cunning Action: Dash doubles movement

Class feature gained at Level 2, which can double movement speed as a Bonus action.

Monk

 Step of the Wind: Dash doubles movement

Class feature gained at level 2, which can double movement at the cost of Bonus action + Ki Point.

Gloom Stalker Ranger

 Dread Ambusher 3 m / 10 ft

Class feature which increases movement speed on the first turn of combat only.

Wildheart Barbarian from certain Bestial Hearts

 Elk Hearts 4.5 m / 15 ft

Increases movement speed while Raging.

 Wolf Hearts using  Inciting Howl 3 m / 10 ft

Increases the movement speed of nearby allies by for 1 turn.

Druid

 Wild Shape: Wolf using  Inciting Howl (Wolf) 3 m / 10 ft

Increases the movement speed of nearby allies for 1 turn.

Battle Master Fighter

 Manoeuvring Attack plus half base speed

Increases an ally's Movement Speed by half for 1 turn.

Item-based

 Momentum 1.5 m / 5 ft

A condition granted by certain items, increases movement speed by 1.5m / 5ft per remaining stack. See the condition page for sources of Momentum.

 Hastened doubles movement

A condition granted by certain items, which doubles movement speed, also giving a second action which can be used to Dash twice. See the condition page for sources of Haste.

 Transmuter's Stone: Speed 3 m / 10 ft

Created by a Transmutation School Wizard increases movement speed while in a character's inventory. The stone lasts until the Wizard who created it makes another stone, or until the next Long Rest.

Elixir of Elven Elegance 10 m / 33 ft

Grants an additional movement speed when consumed. This effect lasts until the next long rest, but will be overridden if another elixir is consumed.

Nyrulna 3 m / 10 ft

Grants additional movement speed while equipped.

Crusher's Ring 3 m / 10 ft

Grants additional movement speed while equipped.

Featherlight Boots 3 m / 10 ft

Grants additional movement speed while equipped its wearer has 50% Hit Points or less.

Martial Exertion Gloves doubles movement

Grants the free action Martial Exertion, doubling movement speed and gaining an additional action at the cost of taking significant damage. This action can only be used once per Short Rest.

Boots of Speed doubles movement

Grants the bonus action Click Heels, doubling movement speed and inflicting Disadvantage on Opportunity Attacks against its wearer.

Permanent

Class features

Barbarian

 Fast Movement 3 m / 10 ft

Class feature received at Level 5, which increases their movement speed while not wearing Heavy Armour.

Wildheart Barbarian

 Aspect of the Beast (Elk) 1.5 m / 5 ft

Can choose the Elk Animal Aspect at level 6 or 10, increasing movement speed of themselves and nearby allies.

Monk

 Unarmoured Movement 3 m / 10 ft

Class feature received at level 2, which increases movement speed while not wearing armour or using a shield. This bonus improves to 4.5 m / 15 ft and 6 m / 20 ft at levels 6 and 10, respectively, with  Improved Unarmoured Movement.

Other

• Wood elves and wood half-elves have an increased base speed of 1.5 m / 5 ft.
• The  Mobile feat permanently increases movement speed by 3 m / 10 ft.

Reducing movement speed

Movement speed can also be reduced or restricted entirely.

See individual condition pages for infliction sources.

• Gnomes, Halflings, and Dwarves have their base movement speed reduced by 1.5 m / 5 ft
•  Stunned cannot move
•  Restrained cannot move
•  Difficult Terrain halves movement while on a surface that inflicts this
•  Encumbered reduces movement speed by 3 m / 10 ft
•  Heavily Encumbered greatly reduces movement speed
•  Muddy halves movement speed
• Incapacitated conditions cause a creature to become immobile
• Prone conditions cause a creature to use half it's movement speed to stand up

 Freedom of Movement can prevent restriction of movement from certain sources.