Mind flayers are enjoying a resurgence of sorts due to their heavy presence in Baldur’s Gate 3, the new Larian Studios video game set in the D&D campaign setting of the Forgotten Realms.

A projected mind in the Necrotic Laboratory area of Baldur's Gate 3 creates a fragmented puzzle that you must solve to open a path leading forward.

To put it bluntly, you should not let Karlach become a Mind Flayer in Baldur’s Gate 3. While it does successfully alter her body and prevent her Infernal Engine from incinerating her, the ...

Larian didn’t say whether mind flayer is one of Baldur’s Gate 3 ’s subclasses, so it sounds like you can access this skill tree regardless of which character you choose or how you build them.

Our guide discusses whether or not you should help the Emperor Mind Flayer in Baldur's Gate 3, as well as the results of your decisions. Likewise, please be reminded that this guide contains spoilers.