Hardly anyone plays Githyanki in Baldur’s Gate 3. Yet, the race is by far the most powerful in the game – at least that’s what many fans think.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, you have countless options to customize your character. You choose from many classes and many races. A while ago, the developers revealed that the Githyanki are the least popular of all races.
Why are Githyanki unpopular? The fact that hardly anyone likes to play Githyanki is likely mostly due to their appearance. Especially the ugly nose (or “aerodynamic”, as Lae’zel calls it) is for many people a direct reason not to play the race at all. While the female representatives still look rather “pretty”, hardly anyone manages to create an appealing male Githyanki.
And that’s quite a shame, because Githyanki have some of the most powerful abilities in the game.
What makes Githyanki so strong? This is actively discussed in the Reddit post “Why are Githyanki so massively op?” The fact that the thread creator is not alone in his opinion is made clear by the over 8,700 upvotes.
However, Githyanki actually have a pretty strong kit of abilities that makes them viable and attractive with any class. This includes:
- They can be proficient in any skill in the game and change that with a rest.
- They learn Misty Step for free, one of the best spells in the game.
- They have triple jump distance.
- They learn Mage Hand for free, a versatile spell.
- They can wear light and medium armor and swords.
In addition, there are a number of weapons and equipment that only unleash their full effect when worn by a Githyanki. While this can be circumvented with some spells, getting it as a bonus “out of the box” is nice.
This variety of movement abilities alone makes Githyanki, from a gameplay perspective, a very attractive race. So if you’re considering a run on a higher difficulty, you might want to think about creating a Githyanki. It could be worth it.
Have you already played Githyanki? Or can you not do anything with the race apart from Lae’zel?
Githyanki are so ugly that Vettel has his own insults just for them.
