Slayer

For the class action to transform into this creature, see Slayer (Class Action).

Slayer
Information
Race	Monstrosity
Stats
Size	Large
Type	Monstrosity
Armour Class	16
Hit points	98; 153 (level 10+)
Movement speed	14 m (45 ft)
Weight	400 kg (800 lb)
Initiative	+2
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 20 (+5) 14 (+2) 17 (+3) 10 (0) 10 (0) 8 (-1)
Proficiency bonus	+2
Saving throws	Str +7 Dex +2 Con +5 Int 0 Wis 0 Cha -1
Conditions
Slayer Form	Affected entity has embraced its savage compulsions, allowing it to assume its Slayer form.
Features
Slayer's Extra Attack	You can make an additional attack after attacking with your main-hand weapon. (levels 5-9)
Slayer's Improved Extra Attack	You can make two additional attacks after attacking with your main-hand weapon. (level 10+)

Slayer is a unique form that especially dedicated Bhaalspawn may assume in Baldur's Gate 3.

My Chosen. My Slayer. Violence incarnate. You will become a testament in blood.

— Bhaal awarding a dedicated Bhaalspawn for their unwavering favor.

Violence incarnate

The Slayer form is a powerful ability granted to the most dedicated follower of Bhaal. It usually appears as a form Orin the Red takes during her boss battle, and functions very similarly to Wild Shape or being Polymorphed. The user of the form takes on all the statistics of the Slayer, and all of their actions are replaced by the Slayer's own. With a powerful multiattack, a distance-closing leap, a devastating single attack, as well as an action that can inflict bleeding, the Slayer is an especially powerful form allowing the user to tear through their enemies with ease.

Spoiler warning! This section reveals interactions with The Dark Urge.

It is possible for The Dark Urge to obtain this form during Act 2 by either killing Isobel, their lover, or the companion with the highest approval toward them. Alternatively, they can obtain this form during Act 3 by defeating Orin and accepting to become Bhaal's Chosen.

If they had already acquired the Slayer form before Act 3, The Dark Urge will be given the option to transform into it during their dialogue with Orin before their duel, in which case she will fight against them in her standard humanoid form. Conversely, access to the Slayer form will be permanently lost if The Dark Urge refuses to become Bhaal's Chosen after defeating Orin.

Attacks and Abilities

 Slay

6d6 (6~36) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Slashing damage

• Rake your malevolent claws across the body of your target.
• If the target is  Bleeding, they are afflicted with  Contagion Poisoned at Stage 1.
• If the target is  Prone, the attack will be a Critical Hit.
• If the target is  Bleeding and  Prone, the attack will be a Critical Hit and the target will possibly become  Stricken With Flesh Rot.

Action

 Multiattack

1d4 (1~4) Slashing damage

+

1d4 (1~4) Slashing damage

+

1d4 (1~4) Slashing damage

+

1d4 (1~4) Slashing damage

• Lash out with your claws, rending foes to screeching slivers.
• If the target is  Bleeding, you deal an additional Strength or Dexterity modifier damage per hit.
• If the target is  Dazed, the attack will be a Critical Hit.

Action

 Sumptuous Blood Bath

3d10 (3~30) Slashing damage

• Slash open a foe's vital arteries. They start  Bleeding, and the ensuing gush continuously heals your wounds.

Action

 Let the Slaughter Begin

• Brand nearby creatures with a sinister mark so that their deaths make you harder to kill.
• Marked targets are  Dazed, and when they die, you gain +1 bonus to  Armour Class.
• (v4.1.1.4251417) Let the Slaughter Begin will always grant only +1 bonus to Armour Class in total, no matter how many marked targets you kill. Also when losing this Bonus in combat it will instantly be reapplied again and will stay after combat even when leaving Slayer form.

Action

 Relentless Lunge

4d6 (4~24) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Bludgeoning damage

• Leap sinuously and smash into your foes, possibly knocking them  Prone.

Bonus action and  Movement

 Piercing Growl

3d8 (3~24) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Piercing damage

• Fierce howls rise from your guts and wound nearby foes, possibly inflicting  Bleeding and  Fearful.

 Dismiss: Slayer

• Dismiss your Slayer form and change back to your original form.

Known users of the Slayer form

Spoiler warning! This section reveals details about the story of Baldur's Gate 3.

A few characters within the history of Baldur's Gate have gained the ability to use the form of the Slayer.

• Gorion's Ward (Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Optional)
• Jon Irenicus (Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn, within the Abyss. The only user of the Slayer who is not a Bhaalspawn)
• Orin the Red (dependant)
• The Dark Urge (optional)

Previous appearances

The Slayer Form is a returning ability present in Baldur's Gate 2. It first appeared in Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn as an ability granted midway through the game.

The Slayer is only one of three avatars of Bhaal: a shapeshifting one called Kazgoroth, a human-sized one named the Slayer, and a giant named the Ravager. While only the Slayer appears within Baldur's Gate 3, the Ravager appears in Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal as the protagonist's "taint" due to being a Bhaalspawn, while Kazgoroth is a separate creature, described as either a minion or Avatar of Bhaal in some circumstances.

Gallery

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  Slayer model

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  Slayer transformation appearance

Notes

• Despite functioning like Wild Shape, Slayer form does not inherit the extra attacks from the Druid class's Wild Strike or Improved Wild Strike. Instead, the Slayer form will gain Slayer's Extra Attack or Slayer's Improved Extra Attack at certain levels.
• Similar to Wild Shape, the player cannot speak while in Slayer form, but unlike Wild Shape they will not be able to temporarily shapeshift into their normal form to talk to companions. They are also unable to take certain actions that require the ability to speak, such as activating the Filigreed Feywild Bell.
• Slayer Form inherits War Domain's War Priest feature.
• Slayer Form can benefit from the racial passives of the player's race (e.g. Dwarves' Dwarven Resilience).
• Slayer Form will not benefit from the additional benefits (Temporary Hit Points, damage reduction, and bonus to Armor Class) granted by the Armour of Moonbasking.
• The Slayer's attacks are not considered 'magical' for the purpose of ignoring resistances. This means a player-controlled Slayer will deal half damage to enemies with non-magical resistance to bludgeoning/piercing/slashing damage (e.g. Wraiths), and no damage to enemies with non-magical immunity to bludgeoning/piercing/slashing damage (e.g. Werewolves).
•  Piercing Growl is unlocked by reading the book Regarding the Slayer as The Dark Urge. This book can be acquired by saving Volo outside the Steel Watch Foundry and meeting him back in your camp.

External links

• Slayer on the Forgotten Realms Wiki