Baldur's Gate 3: All playable races at a glance

As a true old-school role-playing game, Baldur's Gate 3 starts with character creation. And here you have a variety of options to choose from. Read what races are available.

More choice not necessary: Baldur's Gate 3 is by no means lacking in playable races.

There are a total of 16 playable races in Baldur's Gate 3. However, some are divided into sub-races, which affects strengths and weaknesses.

Baldur's Gate 3: These races and subdivisions exist

The selection looks like this:

• Humans: All-rounders, balanced strengths
• Elves: High Elves (good for magic) / Wood Elves (fast, agile, good archers)
• Half Elves: Half High Elf (good for mix of magic and melee) / Half Wood Elf (nimble, agile) / Half Drow (stealth, cunning)
• Githyanki (astral warriors, strong)
• Drow: Seldarine Drow / Lolth Drow (differences only in reputation, not in talents)
• Dwarves: Hill Dwarves (wise and robust, good as tanks) / Shield Dwarves (strong, cause high damage)
• Halflings: Light-footed Halfling (charismatic, stealthy) / Stocky Halfling (sturdy, resilient)
• Tieflings: Asmodeus Tieflings (strong mages or warlocks) / Mephistopheles Tieflings (arcane magic) / Zariel Tieflings (strong melee fighters)

Taken together with the large differences in appearance and story background, this creates a wide playing field in which you can create a character exactly to your liking.