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Absorb Intellect

Game: Baldur's Gate 3

Illithid Power – Action

Gobble up a foe’s intellect, lowering their Intelligence by 1 per turn and healing your wounds for 5 turns.

Damage: 1d8 Hit Points
Range: 9m
Resource Cost: Action
Duration: 1 Turn
Recharge: Short Rest

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Kethoth

#14354

7 months ago

Absorb Intellect is one of the Illithid Powers that you can get and use in the game. It is an active ability that can be unlocked by investing points in the Third Rim of the Illithid Powers skill tree.

The power works as follows: you deal 1d8 damage to a target and absorb their intellect, lowering their Intelligence by 1 per turn and healing your wounds for 5 turns. This ability is useful when it comes to dealing with spellcasters, as it lowers the Intelligence stat of your opponent by 1 for every turn in the battle.

To unlock this power, you need to consume an Astral-Touched Tadpole. The node for this particular ability in the Illithid Powers skill tree can only be unlocked if the player chooses to consume the Astral-Touched Tadpole in the game. You will be given an Astral-Touced Tadpole by the Emperor when you align yourself with him during a main story arc.