You'll encounter dozens of different enemies during the game, many of which are resistant to magic or capable of unleashing some horrific abilities. Many of the creatures you'll encounter were also encountered in Baldur's Gate II, but there are several entirely new monsters to challenge as well. The following charts provide a summary of all of the monsters you'll face in the expansion pack.

Banshees

These undead creatures are only found in one location in Throne of Bhaal: in the service of the undead lich, Vongoethe in Amkethran

Monster	Notable Special Abilities	Hit Points	Experience Points
Banshee	Magic resistance, magical weapons needed to hit; wail causes death unless a saving throw is made	60	4,000

Bears

These creatures are far more common as allies than enemies, since clerics and priests can lure them into battle. On the rare occasion that a hostile bear is encountered, it should easily be charmed and turned into a temporary companion

Monster	Notable Special Abilities	Hit Points	Experience Points
Black bear	None	25	175
Cave/mountain bear	None	50	650

Beholders

These deadly abominations cast a variety of spell effects and should be dispatched as quickly as possible to avoid their deadly spell effects. Beholderkin are much weaker than their more formed cousins, but are still capable of unleashing significant damage.

Monster	Notable Special Abilities	Hit Points	Experience Points
Gauth	Lightning bolts, cause serious wounds, paralyzation, cone of cold	81	9,000
Death tyrant	Magic resistance, stoneskin, minor spell turning, cause serious wounds, death ray, flesh to stone, anti-magic ray	115	14,000
Elder orb	Magic resistance, stoneskin, minor spell turning, cause serious wounds, death ray, flesh to stone, anti-magic ray	130	14,000
Hive mother	Magic resistance, spellcasting, including improved mantle, stoneskin, finger of death, death ray, lightning bolt, cause serious wounds, death ray, anti-magic ray	180	50,000
Eye of the beholder	Charm person, anti-magic ray, cause serious wounds, fear, death ray, slow, domination	100	15,000
Eye of the dead (beholderkin)	Undead attack	109	12,000
Gorgon eye (beholderkin)	Cast flesh to stone	100	12,000
Eagle eye (beholderkin)	Archer that fires multiple arrows	40	6,000
Seekers (beholderkin)	Casts Aganazzar's scorcher, flame arrow, Melf's acid arrows, magic missile	40	6,000
Sentinel (beholderkin)	None	40	6,000
Vigilant (beholderkin)	None	60	7,500

Burning Man

These strange creatures are almost a cross between elementals and golems.

Monster	Notable Special Abilities	Hit Points	Experience Points
Burning man	Cause fear, cinder shower, immune to fire	120	12,000

Demon Knights

These creatures act less like demons and more like high-level fighters. They are formidable melee opponents, which only occasionally rely on spells.

Monster	Notable Special Abilities	Hit Points	Experience Points
Cambion	Magic resistance	100	6,000
Death knights	Magic resistance, casts fireball, remove magic, power word kill	90	16,000

Demons/Tanar'ri

These creatures from the Abyss are commonly encountered in your adventures, which is unfortunate, since they are dangerous opponents. All are heavily resistant to magic and immune to fire based attacks. Most can cause demon fear. None is more fearsome than the mighty Demogorgon, prince of demons, who rests imprisoned in Watcher's Keep. Demons war with devils, which can be used to your advantage.

Monster	Notable Special Abilities	Hit Points	Experience Points
Alu-fiend	Cast dire charm	130	10,000
Balor	Cast many spells, including pierce magic, vorpal hit	120	16,000
Chromatic demon	High resistance to damage other than the opposite of its form	140	55,000
Demogorgon	Gates in Mariliths and Glabrezu, many contingency protections, including stoneskin and globe of invulnerability, cause disease	400	100,000 per party member
Glabrezu	Cast haste, dispel magic	80	20,000
Marilith	Strong melee attacks, casts immunity to magic weapons	120	23,000
Maurezhei	Standard demon abilities	56	6,000
Succubus	Level-draining touch	48	14,000

Devils/Baatezu

Like demons, these creatures from the nine levels of Hell are also commonly encountered in your adventures. All are heavily resistant to magic and immune to fire based attacks. Most can cause demon fear. They war with the demons, which can be used to your advantage.

Monster	Notable Special Abilities	Hit Points	Experience Points
Abishai	Poison	63	9,000
Bone fiend	Strong melee fighter	96	22,000
Cornugon	Spellcasting, including stun and cause fear	80	10,000
Erinyes	Ranged attack	70	15,000
Pit fiend	Spellcasting, including hold person	80	28,000

Dopplegangers

These foes infested the city of Baldur's Gate but only play a brief role in Throne of Bhaal, as opponents in the first challenge.

Monster	Notable Special Abilities	Hit Points	Experience Points
Doppleganger	Can shapechange	16	420

Dragons

Dragons remain the single most powerful creatures you'll encounter, each has its own unique abilities in addition to some common skills. All can use their wings to buffet attackers and send them flying or into unconsciousness. All are heavily resistant to magic, can cause fear and can use a breath weapon (which isn't always fire) to cause tremendous damage. Use haste, protect your party by casting resist fear, summon creatures to distract the dragon, and attack from all sides so that your attack won't quickly be halted by a wing buffet or use of the dragon's breath weapon. Holy smite works very well against dragons.

Monster	Notable Special Abilities	Hit Points	Experience Points
Saladrex (red dragon)	Magic resistance, casts haste, greater malison, flame breath	240	64,000
Green dragon	Magic resistance, casts entangle, stoneskin, flame breath	184	60-62,000
Draconis (brown dragon)	Magic resistance, casts invisibility, mislead, protection from magic weapons, stoneskin, haste, non-detection, minor spell-turning, greater malison, summons invisible stalkers, acid breath	190	61,000
Abazigal (blue dragon)	AC –12, immune to backstab, magic resistance 55%, casts protection from magic weapons, stoneskin, improved haste, minor spell-turning, greater malison, remove magic, righteous magic, armor of faith, heal, earthquake, lightning breath, frost salamander guard	210	40,000 per party member

 

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