Does ilmater still exist?

[Mavloc]

Are there any ilmater items in the game?

Is there any mentioning of him anywhere by any npc?

[anachoret]

Yes and yes

[faolanthehedgehog]

Yes. Ilmater is still a part of the Forgotten Realms. You'll see as such in Act 3.

[Squiffy]

Yes.

I think so.

There's a temple to him in Baldur's Gate. They mention him.

The whole Triad is still around and/or are back, in fact.

[Matunus]

Yes, he is mentioned in the Adventurer's Guide to Faerun, the most recent offcial Forgotten Realms campaign setting book.

In BG3 there are arrows bearing his name.

[wendigo211]

Originally posted by Boozy:

Yes.

I think so.

There's a temple to him in Baldur's Gate. They mention him.

The whole Triad is still around and/or are back, in fact.

Tyr's been replaced with Torm. I'm not sure if Tyr's still alive or not. Anyway, he gave his portfolio and most of his power to Torm. IIRC, The Triad is now: Bahamut, Torm and Ilmater.

Edit: I wouldn't be surprised if they replace Ilmater at some point. He's a pastiche/parody of Christ and I'm surprised he lasted as long as he has.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

There are Arrows of Ilmater you can get right away.

[Squiffy]

Originally posted by wendigo211:

Originally posted by Boozy:

Yes.

I think so.

There's a temple to him in Baldur's Gate. They mention him.

The whole Triad is still around and/or are back, in fact.

Tyr's been replaced with Torm. I'm not sure if Tyr's still alive or not. Anyway, he gave his portfolio and most of his power to Torm. IIRC, The Triad is now: Bahamut, Torm and Ilmater.

Edit: I wouldn't be surprised if they replace Ilmater at some point. He's a pastiche/parody of Christ and I'm surprised he lasted as long as he has.

Yes. Tyr came back to life after the Second Sundering, and Torm stepped back down.

So the Triad is now Tyr, Torm and Ilmater again.

[Matunus]

After the spellplague was over, most of the lost gods and countries returned by the grace of Ao. That is at least the in-world explanation. On a more "meta" level the authors retconned most 4th Edition content, to make the world more appealing to most fans.

Personally I find it highly understandable that the authors wanted to remove any reminders of 4th Edition, though in case of the triad it could be argued that the Platinum Dragon would be more fitting than a god copied from Norse mythology.