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Steel Watcher
Steel Watchers are a non-playable Construct race in Baldur's Gate 3. Steel Watchers are characterised by their imposing size and ability to self-destruct. They almost exclusively appear in the city of Baldur's Gate.
“The operations of these huge steel juggernauts are powered by engines of churning hellfire.„
About[edit | edit source]
Created by Enver Gortash to serve him, Steel Watchers uphold the law in the city of Baldur's Gate. Steel Watchers are formidable foes with large amounts of health and multiple Resistances.
Racial features[edit | edit source]
Base Racial Speed- 9m / 30ft
Size- Large
- The lightweight build of this Steel Watcher grants it Advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws and an additional 9 m / 30 ft movement speed.
- Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
- After losing a significant amount of Hit Points, this creature will begin a
to eliminate all nearby threats. If it dies, it instantly .
- Spells that alter someone's form have no effect on the affected entity, and it has a +5 bonus to
Saving throws against spells that would remove it from this plane.[See: Bugs]
- Has
Advantage on Saving Throws against Spells and other magical effects.
- You can't be
.
Involvement[edit | edit source]
“... they act as a defensive wall of steel, but their true purpose is conquest. Mechanized slaughter.„
If exploring the Steel Watch Foundry it is revealed that the Watchers are not fully mechanical; rather, they are hybrids of technology and necromancy. Each unit is built around a zombie whose brain has been removed, infected with a Mind Flayer Tadpole, and preserved in vats at the Foundry, where Banite cultists use them to remotely control the corresponding Watcher.
With the exception of Steel Watcher Titan, Steel Watchers gain the condition 
when their hit points are low. This is caused by the passive feature 
. The explosion deals 4d12+26
damage in an area around the Watcher. This attack ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage. Targets still take half damage on a successful Dexterity saving throw.
If the party defeats Gortash without dealing with the Foundry and has not defeated Orin yet, the Steel Watchers are taken over by the Netherbrain who makes them ignore the party and not assist the Flaming Fist in combat, in order to aid the party in defeating Orin. Additionally, the Netherbrain blows up the Foundry and the Iron Throne. Once the party also defeats Orin, however, the Netherbrain promptly turns on the party and all the Steel Watchers become hostile to them (arguably fulfilling Minthara's assessment of their purpose, if she survives to Act Three), which then drags the Flaming Fist into combat as well.
Types of Steel Watchers[edit | edit source]
Related literature[edit | edit source]
Related quests[edit | edit source]
Related items[edit | edit source]
Enriched Infernal Iron
Gontr Mael, can be looted from the Steel Watcher Titan
Hellfire Engine Crossbow
Immiscibility of Fluids
Infernal Iron
Steelwatcher Helmet
Watcher Greatsword
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Render by Gino Luka Kölling
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Karlach's heart is a prototype engine for the Steel Watchers.
- During the quest Disable the Steel Watch several Hellfire Watchers and a special Steel Watcher Titan can be found in Steel Watch Foundry.
