Baldur’s Gate 3 Races

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All of Baldur’s Gate 3’s Origin Characters, Companions, and any playable character you create will be of a specific race. Many races actually serve as broader categories, with characters of that race also belonging to a subrace of the race in question. For example, there are no characters that are simply “Gnomes” — instead, a Gnome characters can be a Rock Gnome, Forest Gnome, or Deep Gnome. In the list below, you’ll find every available race in Baldur’s Gate 3, plus their related subraces. Hover or click on a race to see additional information!

Race	Features	Move Speed
Dragonborn Race		9
Drow Race	Drow Weapon Training, Superior Darkvision, Fey Ancestry	9
Dwarf Race	Dwarven Combat Training, Darkvision, Dwarven Resilience	7.5
Elf Race	Elven Weapon Training, Darkvision, Fey Ancestry	9
Githyanki Race	Martial Prodigy	9
Gnome Race	Gnome Cunning	7.5
Half-Elf Race	Civil Militia, Darkvision, Fey Ancestry	9
Half-Orc Race	Darkvision, Relentless Endurance, Savage Attacks	9
Halfling Race	Lucky, Brave	7.5
Human Race	Civil Militia, Human Versatility	9
Tiefling Race	Darkvision, Hellish Resistance	9
Asmodeus Tiefling Subrace – Tiefling		9
Black Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Acid)	9
Blue Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Lightning)	9
Brass Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Fire)	9
Bronze Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Lightning)	9
Copper Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Acid)	9
Deep Gnome Subrace – Gnome	Superior Darkvision, Stone Camouflage	7.5
Drow Half-Elf Subrace – Half-Elf		9
Duergar Subrace – Dwarf	Superior Darkvision, Duergar Resilience	7.5
Forest Gnome Subrace – Gnome	Darkvision	7.5
Gold Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Fire)	9
Gold Dwarf Subrace – Dwarf	Dwarven Toughness	7.5
Green Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Poison)	9
High Elf Subrace – Elf		9
High Half-Elf Subrace – Half-Elf		9
Lightfoot Halfling Subrace – Halfling	Naturally Stealthy	7.5
Lolth-Sworn Drow Subrace – Drow		9
Mephistopheles Tiefling Subrace – Tiefling		9
Red Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Fire)	9
Rock Gnome Subrace – Gnome	Darkvision, Artificer's Lore	7.5
Seldarine Drow Subrace – Drow		9
Shield Dwarf Subrace – Dwarf	Dwarven Armour Training	7.5
Silver Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Cold)	9
Strongheart Halfling Subrace – Halfling	Strongheart Resilience	7.5
White Dragonborn Subrace – Dragonborn	Draconic Ancestry (Cold)	9
Wood Elf Subrace – Elf	Fleet of Foot	10.5
Wood Half-Elf Subrace – Half-Elf	Fleet of Foot	10.5
Zariel Tiefling Subrace – Tiefling		9