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[[File:Mind Flayer.jpg|thumb|right|{{Infobox
{{PageSeo
|Race = Mind Flayer
| description = Mind flayers are a non-playable race in Baldur's Gate 3. They are a type of Aberration. Mind Flayers are also known as Illithids.
|Type = Aberration
| image = Mind Flayer.jpg
}}]]
}}{{Infobox creature
| name = Mind Flayer
| image = Mind Flayer Model.png
| level = 8
| size = Medium
| type = Aberration
| ac = 15
| t hp = 92
| hp = 71
| weight kg = 60
| str = 11
| dex = 12
| con = 12
| int = 19
| wis = 17
| cha = 17
| int save prof = y
| wis save prof = y
| cha save prof = y
| passives = Magic Resistance, Opportunity Attack
| t passives = Magic Resistance, Opportunity Attack, Charm
}}
'''Mind flayers''' or '''illithids''' are a non-playable [[race|race]] of [[List_of_Creature_Types#Aberration|Aberration]] creatures. The [[Githyanki]] word for mind flayer is ''ghaik''. Multiple specific creatures titled '''Mind Flayer''' also exist in the game and are, as their names would suggest, all mind flayers.


'''Mind Flayers''' are a creature and a type of [[List_of_Creature_Types#Aberration|Aberration]] found in [[Baldur's Gate 3]].
== Overview ==
{{Q|Psionic tyrants, slavers, and interdimensional voyagers that feed off the brains of thinking creatures.<br><br>Most belong to a hivemind colony devoted to an elder brain, and all work towards achieving the Grand Design - their dream of once more controlling empires that span the multiverse.|author=in-game racial description}}
Mind flayers are psionic aberrations with a humanoid-like figure and a tentacled head that communicate using telepathy. They feast on the brains of intelligent beings and can enthrall other creatures to their will. Every mind flayer is connected to an [[Elder Brain]], a colossal and powerful psionic brain that commands the mind flayers it is linked to.


''Mind Flayers are also known as Illithids.''
Mind flayers reproduce by infecting other creatures with a [[Mind Flayer Tadpole|tadpole]]<nowiki/> that consumes its host from the inside, transforming them into another mind flayer in a process called {{FRWiki|ceremorphosis}}.


== About Mind Flayers ==
Thousands of years ago, mind flayers were a dominant planar power. Using massive flying vessels called [[Nautiloid (Creature)|Nautiloid]]s, they traveled to hundreds of worlds, harvesting intelligent humanoids to consume, propagate their race, and use as slave labour. One of their enslaved races, the [[Gith|gith]], rose up and destroyed their empire, leaving only small pockets of mind flayers behind.
Mind Flayers are psionic abberations with a humanoid-like figure and a tentacled head that communicate using telepathy. They feast on the brains of intelligent beings and can enthrall other creatures to their will. Every Mind Flayer is connected to an [[Elder Brain]], a colossal and powerful psionic brain that commands the Mind Flayers it is linked to.


Mind Flayers reproduce by infecting other creatures with a Mind Flayer [[Tadpole]], which consumes its host from the inside, transforming them into another Mind Flayer in a process called [[Ceremorphosis]].
== Interactions ==
Mind flayers play a major role as antagonists throughout the game, from the prologue into the endgame. Though most are immediately hostile, in some cases a mind flayer can be friendly or downright ingratiating. Whether their pleasantness is genuine or a self-serving veneer on their psionic charms is often left for the player to contemplate.
{{Infobox creature
| name = Mind Flayer (Prologue)
| image = Mind Flayer Nautiloid.PNG
| size = Medium
| type = Aberration
| level = 8
| ac = 15
| t hp = 110
| hp = 85
| weight kg = 60
| str = 11
| dex = 12
| con = 12
| int = 19
| wis = 17
| cha = 17
| int_save_proficiency = y
| wis_save_proficiency = y
| cha_save_proficiency = y
| passives = Magic Resistance, Opportunity Attack
}}


Thousands of years ago, Mind Flayers were a dominant planar power. Using massive flying vessels called Nautiloids, they traveled to hundreds of worlds, harvesting intelligent humanoids to consume, propagate their race, and use as slave labour. One of their enslaved races, the [[Githyanki]], rose up and destroyed their empire, leaving only small pockets of Mind Flayers behind.
=== Mind Flayer Characters ===
* [[Omeluum]]
{{SpoilerBox|
* [[The Emperor]]
* In the endgame, the player can choose to transform a character [[Full-illithid|completely into a mind flayer]]:
** [[Origins|Player character]]
** [[Karlach]]
** [[Orpheus]]
}}


== Stats ==
=== Mind Flayer enemy variants ===
{{AttributeBlock|11|12|12|19|17|17
* Mind Flayer (prologue): A unique mind flayer in the prologue has a slightly larger health pool than mind flayers encountered later in the game. It also does not gain {{SAI|Charm}} on [[Tactician]].
|level=8
* [[Illithid Arcanist]]
|race=Mind Flayer
 
|type=Aberration
== Attacks and abilities ==
|hp=91
 
|ac=13
{{Feature box|Tentacle Whip (Illithid)}}
|ms=9m / 30ft
 
|size=Medium
{{Feature box|Mind Blast}}
|weight=50kg / 100lbs
|prof=3
|init=+1
}}


== Passive Features ==
{{Feature box|Mind Flayer Domination}}
* {{SmallIcon|Attack Of Opportunity Icon 64px.png}} [[Attack of Opportunity]]


== Locations ==
{{Feature box|Levitate (Illithid Power)}}
* [[Nautiloid]]
* [[Ravaged Beach]] (dead)
* [[Shattered Sanctum]] (dead)


== Notable Mind Flayers ==
==Gallery==
* [[Omeluum]]
<gallery heights="250" mode="nolines" widths="200">
File:Mind Flayer.jpg|A mind flayer in Early Access
File:Mind Flayer Lunch.PNG|Mind flayer consuming a brain
</gallery>


== See also ==
== External links ==
* [[:Category:Mind Flayers|List of all Mind Flayers]]
{{FRWiki|Mind flayer|long}}


[[Category: Races]][[Category: Non-playable Races]][[Category: Aberrations]]
{{NavCreatures}}
[[Category: Aberrations]]
[[Category: Races]]
[[Category: Non-playable races]]
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