Baldur’s Gate 3’s Least Popular Race Is Also Its Most Powerful
Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 contains a variety of fantastical races, some of them cute, others…not. The humanoid BG3 Githyanki race comes in shades of sulfur, with pinched noses and stretched ears, which, tragically, makes it the least popular choice for custom characters. But players on Reddit are noticing that the overlooked group—it includes fan-favorite character, the athletic, crop top-wearing Lae’zel—is incredibly powerful.
“Why are Githyanki so massively OP?” asks a Reddit post with over 8,000 upvotes as of writing. They’re able to “gain proficiency in any skill and change it with a rest,” u/AngryDMoney writes, freely use helpful transportation spell Misty Step after reaching Level 5, triple-jump, and keep a light equipment load with light and medium armor.
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“They’re basically astral space spartans,” said another popular comment. “The ones that aren’t OP wouldn’t survive the Githyanki lifestyle long enough for you to meet them.”
But through the chorus of Reddit’s Githyanki admirers comes an unpleasant refrain: Githyanki are really ugly, remember?
“While it’s possible to make an attractive female Gith,” one popular comment decreed, “I’ve yet to see a male Gith that doesn’t look like a failed power rangers villain.” Fair enough. But your half-elf’s high cheekbones won’t keep you from getting killed, just remember that.
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