Baldur's Gate 3's Most Underappreciated Race Might Actually Be Its Most Overpowered
One playable race in doesn't seem to get the same love as the others, but it could actually be the best choice in most campaigns. features a wide variety of fantasy races to pick from in character creation, with a total of 11 options further divisible into 31 subraces. Although it's no surprise that some classic picks like humans or elves attract a high percentage of players, opening up to something less traditional offers perks that outweigh the minor racial benefits of most of the available options.
The for 5E, which serves as the basis for, features 9 playable races, a number expanded upon in various supplements to the game. features these standard 9 with the addition of drow and githyanki, both of which are categorized as evil in the traditional alignment system. As is generally beneficial to roleplaying, allows players to go in different directions with these races, but githyanki, in particular, still don't appear in many campaigns of any inclination.
The proof of the githyanki's unpopular status in was made available through a post from Larian on a Steam community update after the game's release, which revealed launch weekend statistics that included the last place showing of githyanki among race choices. Although numbers have no doubt shifted some since launch, it's safe to say that githyanki are still close to the bottom at best. Anyone who has chosen to play one, however, may have discovered by now that doing so actually offers a host of advantages that arguably put most of the fantasy races in the game to shame.
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