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Dragon Age The Veilguard - All Skills and Skill Trees

This is a list of all the Skills and Skill Trees in Dragon Age The Veilguard. Check out a list of skills and skill trees, their effects, and what class they belong to in this guide!

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Rogue	Warrior	Mage

Skill Trees in Dragon Age: The Veilguard are represented by the hexagonal Constellation interface. Each class has its own Constellation, containing seven segments, and three specializations to shape how the Rook fights.

Rogue Skill Tree

Skill	Description
Static Strikes Core Ability	Unleash twin bolts of lightning from your blades, shocking all enemies they strike. Fires 2 bolts, each dealing damage independently but traveling along the same path. Applies Weakened.
Concussive Barrage Core Ultimate	Remind your enemies that a rogue’s pockets are often filled with danger… and explosives. Fire a barrage of concussive bombs that deal increased Stagger. The duration of any Staggered condition from this Ability is increased by 200%.
Evasive Maneuvers Core Trait	Use your speed to launch a powerful attack from an Extended Dodge. Also applies to recovering from being Knocked Down.
Exploding Arrow Core Trait	Simultaneously performing a Light and Ranged attack attaches a sticky Arrow to a target in range. The Arrow explodes after a short delay.
Riposte Core Trait	After a successful Defend, you can now launch a powerful counterattack.
Downfall Core Passive	Jump attacks guarantee Critical hits if the target is Knocked Down.
Endure Core Passive	Lose 35% less Momentum when you take damage.
Powerful Rebuttal Core Passive	Gain Precision after a successful Defend.
Pilfer Sustain Ability	Add insult to injury by swiping a Potion when you slice up an enemy. Applies Bleeding on hit. The Potion is automatically consumed after being stolen. Detonates Overwhelmed.
Lightning Flask Sustain Ability	Throw down a flask of bottled lightning that explodes, unleashing a storm of pain on nearby enemies. Deals damage in a large area upon impact, while creating an aura that deals Electric damage and applies Shocked to nearby enemies.
Leaping Shot Sustain Trait	Leap backward and fire an exploding Arrow into the ground. Deals damage over a small area around the point of impact.
Providence Sustain Passive	Advantage duration: +20%
Rolling Momentum Sustain Passive	Whenever you activate a Tool Ability, you gain 25 Momentum.
Necessary Steps Sustain Passive	Primer duration: +20%
Shattering Control Sustain Passive	Control Abilities deal 75% more damage vs. Armor.
Swift Rebuke Sustain Passive	Gain Momentum when you Perfect Dodge or perform a Perfect Defense.
Improved Health Sustain Passive	Health: +100
Perseverance Sustain Passive	While at Low Health, gain Deflect whenever you Perfect Dodge or perform Perfect Defense in response to an attack.
Controlled Providence Sustain Passive	Each active Advantage increases your Control Ability damage by 10%.
Refract Sustain Passive	Maximum Deflect stacks: +1
Bloodsucker Sustain Passive	Hitting enemies with a Tool Ability leeches 10% of the damage dealt.
Tipped Arrowheads Sustain Passive	Maximum Arrows: +2
Spill Blood Sustain Passive	Maximum Bleeding stacks: +1
Bulwark Sustain Passive	Physical Resistance: +10%
Inspiring Control Sustain Passive	Defeating an enemy with a control Ability grants Rally Party.
Bag of Tricks Sustain Passive	When you have Low Health, you do 25% more damage with Tool Abilities.
Burst of Speed Sustain Passive	Momentum generation: +10%
Determination Sustain Passive	Maximum Momentum: +50
Hurricane of Blades Burst Ability	Deals 350 Necrotic damage. Spin around in a ring of rapid strikes. Nearby enemies are hit up to 4 times. The final strike deals more damage.
Explosive Daggers Burst Ability	Unleash a barrage of sticky, explosive daggers. Fires 3 daggers that stick to their targets, then explode after a short time. Applies Sundered.
Decisive Finale Burst Trait	Unleash a decisive Heavy Final attack after a Light Attack Chain.
Sharper Edge Burst Passive	Penetration: +15%
Staggering Blade Burst Passive	Sword Stagger: +20%
Decisive Finish Burst Passive	Agile attack damage: +10% Charged attack damage: +10% Final attack damage: +10%
Daring Counter Burst Passive	Defeating an enemy with a Strike Ability grants Deflect.
Sniper's Precision Burst Passive	Damage from Projectile Abilities cannot be reduced while Precision is active.
Underestimated Burst Passive	Light attacks deal 10% more Health damage.
Piercing Strike Burst Passive	Strike Abilities grant 50% Penetration.
Supercharged Burst Passive	Projectile Abilities deal 75% more damage vs. Barrier.
Momentous Occassion Burst Passive	Generate 25% more Momentum from Final attacks. The effect is doubled when you have Adrenaline.
Burst of Speed Burst Passive	Momentum generation: +10%
Staggering Finale Burst Passive	Stagger from Final attacks: +20%
Providence Burst Passive	Advantage duration: +20%
Traumatize Burst Passive	Takedown damage: +15%
Swift Death Burst Passive	Gain Quickened after defeating an enemy with a Critical hit.
Conductive Shot Burst Passive	Projectile Abilities deal 100 Electric damage to enemies within 8 meters.
Physical Strikes Burst Passive	Strike Abilities now deal Physical damage.
Wrath Burst Passive	Critical damage: +10%
Rain of Decay Control Ability	Rain death from above. Damage is inflicted each second to all enemies caught in the area of this attack.
Reeling Bolt Control Ability	Nock your bow with a special arrow that shocks and disorients enemies. Deals very high Stagger and applies Shocked to the primary target. Nearby enemies are pulled toward the target. Applies Weakened.
Bated Breath Control Trait	Your Bow can now be charged up an additional level.
Marked Target Control Passive	Duration Abilities are Critical vs. enemies suffering from Bleeding.
Traumatize Control Passive	Takedown damage: +15%
A Timely Defense Control Passive	Activating a Duration Ability grants Resistant.
Precise Power Control Passive	Gain Enhanced Damage after defeating an enemy by hitting their Weakpoint.
Mortal Wounds Control Passive	Weakpoint damage: +10%
Collateral Damage Control Passive	Hitting multiple enemies with a single Area Ability deals 10% more damage for each enemy hit.
Amperage Control Passive	Electric damage: +10%
Salvaged Arrows Control Passive	Arrows gained after defeating an enemy: +2
Enervation Control Passive	Damage vs. Barrier: +20%
Killer Instinct Control Passive	Stagger from Abilities: +20%
Breathing Room Control Passive	The scope of Area Abilities is greatly increased.
Time Management Control Passive	Effects of Duration Abilities are increased by 50%.
Keen Eye Control Passive	You generate 2 additional Momentum from Arrow hits. This bonus is doubled when hitting an enemy's Weakpoint.
Determination Control Passive	Maximum Momentum: +50
Heartseeker Control Passive	Area Abilities deal 20% bonus damage vs health.
Bulwark Control Passive	Arrow regeneration: +20
Burst of Speed Control Passive	Momentum generation: +10%
Lightning Quiver Veil Jumper Ability	Unleash a storm of electric bolts that spread across the battlefield, peppering random enemies. Fires up to 7 bolts that randomly hit enemies across a large area.
Hunter's Focus Veil Jumper Trait	While Charging your Bow, pressing Lock On spends Momentum to temporarily sharpen your focus, slow down time, and let you aim with heightened accuracy. Aiming while airborne automatically triggers Hunter’s Focus.
Pump the Primer Veil Jumper Passive	Primers are 20% more effective.
Debilitating Shocks Veil Jumper Passive	Take 15% less damage from enemies who are Shocked.
Light Armor Mastery Veil Jumper Passive	While wearing a Light Helm and Armor: Maximum Momentum: +50 Weak Point damage: +15% Charged Bow show damage: +20%
Poisonous Precision Veil Jumper Passive	Defeating an enemy by hitting their Weakpoint grants Necrotic Weapons. Necrotic Weapons lasts 50% longer.
Knock Out Veil Jumper Passive	Charged and charged bow attacks now deal a guaranteed Critical hit if the enemy has Low Health.
Salvaged Arrows Veil Jumper Passive	Arrows gained after defeating an enemy: +2
Defy the Elements Veil Jumper Passive	Fire Resistance: 10%, Cold Resistance: 10%
Triple Threat Veil Jumper Passive	Equipping an Ability of each damage type increases Ability damage by 25%.
More is Better Veil Jumper Passive	Maximum Arrows: +2
Shellbreaker Veil Jumper Passive	Damage vs. Armor: +20%
Mortal Wounds Veil Jumper Passive	Weakpoint damage: +10%
Precision Shot Veil Jumper Passive	Dealing a Critical hit with a Projectile Ability grants Precision.
Breathing Room Veil Jumper Passive	The scope of Area Abilities is greatly increased.
Strong Draw Veil Jumper Passive	Charged Bow damage: +10%
Archer's Strength Veil Jumper Passive	Projectile Abilities deal 25% bonus damage to targets at least 20 meters away.
Underdog's Bite Veil Jumper Passive	Hitting 3 or more enemies with an Area Ability grants Enhanced Damage.
Explosive Trap Lord of Fortune Ability	Repurpose Antaam explosives for your own use. Throw down an explosive trap that detonates when enemies get too close. Highly likely to disrupt enemies. Detonates Overwhelmed.
Fan of Arrows Lord of Fortune Trait	Fire an arc of Arrows, up to your maximum of 5 Arrows. Requires at least 3 Arrows.
Some Motivation Lord of Fortune Passive	Deal 4% more damage per your maximum Arrow count.
Unending Quiver Lord of Fortune Passive	Activating any Ability grants 2 more Arrows.
Victory Rush Lord of Fortune Passive	Defeating an enemy with a Takedown grants Necrotic Weapons. Your attacks also apply 25% bonus Stagger.
Salt in the Wound Lord of Fortune Passive	Hitting an enemy with a Duration Ability increases any existing Affliction stacks by 1.
Sharper Edge Lord of Fortune Passive	Penetration: +15%
Pounce Lord of Fortune Passive	Gain 50 Momentum and regain 25% of your Arrows after performing a successful Takedown.
Bulwark Lord of Fortune Passive	Physical Resistance: +10%
Ready Shots Lord of Fortune Passive	Arrow Regeneration: +20
Siege Breaker Lord of Fortune Passive	Tool Abilities deal 25% more damage vs. Armor and Barrier.
Eclectic Armorer Lord of Fortune Passive	While wearing different classifications of Helm and Armor: Arrow maximum: +4 Weapon damage: +15% Stagger: +25%
Shellbreaker Lord of Fortune Passive	Damage vs. Armor: +20%
Desolate Malady Lord of Fortune Passive	Affliction damage: +10%
Improvised Ammunition Lord of Fortune Passive	When Tool Abilities expire or trigger, you gain 3 Arrows from the debris.
Enduring Reach Lord of Fortune Passive	Duration Radius or Distance increases, depending on the Ability.
Close Quarters Combat Lord of Fortune Passive	Deal 15% more damage to all enemies within 10 meters.
Tipped Arrowheads Lord of Fortune Passive	Bow damage: +10%
Toxic Dash Antivan Crow Ability	Dash toward your target to land a deadly blow. Applies Necrosis to the enemy. Applies Sundered.
Adrenaline Antivan Crow Trait	Successfully striking targets 10 times without taking damage grants Adrenaline, causing your attacks to deal bonus damage and be more likely to disrupt enemies. Resets when taking damage or on combat end.
Necrotic Fog Antivan Crow Passive	Spending Momentum deals 150 Necrotic damage to enemies within 6 meters.
Sly Strike Antivan Crow Passive	Gain 250 health and 10% Ultimate by performing a successful Takedown.
Medium Armor Mastery Antivan Crow Passive	While wearing a Medium Helm and Armor: Critical damage: +20% Sword damage: +20% Perfect Defense Momentum gained: +50%
Death's Blessing Antivan Crow Passive	Necrotic damage: +10%
Desolate Malady Antivan Crow Passive	Affliction damage: +10%
Poisoned Reply Antivan Crow Passive	Perfect Defense grants Necrotic Weapons. Necrotic Weapons deals 25% more damage.
Wrath Antivan Crow Passive	Critical damage: +10%
Battlefield Awareness Antivan Crow Passive	Control Abilities deal Critical hits vs. Knocked Down enemies.
Assassination Antivan Crow Passive	Strike Abilities now deal a guaranteed Critical hit if the enemy has Low Health.
Insidious Rot Antivan Crow Passive	Maximum Necrosis stacks: +1
Mighty Strike Antivan Crow Passive	Strike Abilities deal 100% bonus Stagger vs. enemies suffering from an Affliction.
Noxious Presence Antivan Crow Passive	Control Abilities release noxious fumes that apply Necrosis to nearby enemies.
Necessary Steps Antivan Crow Passive	Primer duration: +20%
Arcane Defiance Antivan Crow Passive	Electric Resistance: +10% Necrotic Resistance: +10%
Overwhelming Tactics Antivan Crow Passive	While your Momentum is 100 or higher: Charged Light attacks apply Bleed if they are not already suffering from it. Charged Heavy attacks apply Necrosis if they are not already suffering from it.
Blood Poisoning Antivan Crow Passive	Perfect Defense applies Bleeding to your attacker. If Necrotic Weapons is Active, this Ability applies Necrosis instead.
Fortune's Turret Saboteur Ability	Throw down a mechanized turret that targets the closest enemy and peppers them with projectiles. When spent, the device explodes, dealing heavy damage likely to disrupt any enemies within range of the blast.
Fortune's Fury Saboteur Ultimate	Embrace your fury, equipping a powerful, expendable weapon to bombard enemies. Fire a rapid stream of projectiles and then toss the weapon to deal additional damage. End the attack early by tapping Ultimate.
Plague Arrow Saboteur Trait	You can now Charge your Arrows beyond the normal Charge level to apply Necrosis in an area around your target.
A Messy Death Saboteur Trait	Defeating an enemy with a Charged attack from any weapon causes an explosion after a short delay, dealing additional damage to all around them.
Sharper Edge Saboteur Passive	Penetration: +15%
Precise Malady Saboteur Passive	For each equipped Duration Ability, Arrow regeneration increases by 35%.
Come Prepared Saboteur Passive	Maximum Arrows: +2 Arrow regeneration: +20%
Calling the Shot Saboteur Passive	Every eighth Arrow hit grants you Precision. Your Final attacks grant 3 Arrows.
Trick Shot Saboteur Passive	Every fifth Arrow that strikes a single target splinters into projectiles that may hit nearby enemies.
Determination Saboteur Passive	Physical damage: +10%
Deep Cut Saboteur Passive	Stagger on Weakpoint hit: +20% Stagger on Critical hit: +20%
Quick Fix Saboteur Passive	Defeating an enemy with a Tool Ability grants Quickened.
In the Fray Saboteur Passive	Defeating enemies at close range resets the duration of any active Advantages.
Inspired Takedowns Saboteur Passive	Performing a Takedown now deals 25% bonus damage, grants Rally Party, and reduces your party’s Ability cooldowns by 50%.
A Thousand Cuts Duelist Ability	Assume a duelist’s pose, then rapidly slice and dice your opponent. Deals damage up to 16 times with an especially devastating final blow.
Murder of Crows Duelist Ultimate	Use your advanced agility to cut down enemies foolish enough to challenge an Antivan Crow. Your enemies will think you have wings as you leap rapidly between nearby targets, dealing damage with each strike. The final leap deals significant damage to any enemies near the strike zone.
Mounting Thrill Duelist Trait	The Adrenaline effect now stacks up to 3 times, increasing its bonus damage and chance to disrupt enemies.
Shall We Dance Duelist Trait	Performing a Light attack, waiting a short time, then performing another deals bonus damage and Stagger and grants Adrenaline.
Concentration Duelist Passive	Charged attack damage damage: +10%
Quick Control Duelist Passive	Hitting an enemy with a Control ability permanently reduces their Defense by 5.
Adrenaline Rush Duelist Passive	Attacks to activate Adrenaline: -2
Energy Burst Duelist Passive	Gaining the Adrenaline effect increases your health and Momentum by 10%.
Deflection Duelist Passive	Lose only 1 Adrenaline charge when you take damage. With any active charges, you take 40% less damage.
Death's Blessing Duelist Passive	Necrotic damage: +10%
Poisoned Blades Duelist Passive	Strike Abilities apply Necrosis for each unique Primer on the target.
Dynamic Gains Duelist Passive	Maximum Momentum: +50
Balanced Flow Duelist Passive	Deal up to 30% more weapon damage and take up to 25% less damage relative to your current Momentum.
Convert Energy Duelist Passive	Your Charged attacks now consume 25 Momentum to deal 25% more damage and Stagger.
Storm's Path Veil Ranger Ability	A Veil Jumper makes their own path. It just requires some creativity… or a lot of violence. Fire a massive blast from your Bow, damaging all enemies in the way. Detonates Overwhelmed.
Twin Gifts of Arlathan Veil Ranger Ultimate	Discovering bizarre relics means Veil Jumpers toy with more experimental approaches to combat. Throw two entangled relic fragments that rapidly bounce between targets.
Sniper's Triumph Veil Ranger Trait	After a Charged Weakpoint headshot, your next shot will fire multiple Arrows at once.
Archer's Rhythm Veil Ranger Trait	Firing a Charged Arrow the moment it reaches maximum Charge increases its damage by 50%.
Shocking Malady Veil Ranger Passive	Shocked duration: +20%
Lightning Splash Veil Ranger Passive	Hitting an enemy with an Area Ability also applies Shocked.
Double Shock Veil Ranger Passive	Maximum Shocked stacks: +1
Storm's Call Veil Ranger Passive	Achieving maximum Shocked stacks on an enemy triggers an Electric burst in an area around them.
Death Blow Veil Ranger Passive	Hitting a Weakpoint on a Staggered enemy deals lethal damage.
Amperage Veil Ranger Passive	Electric damage: +10%
Compound Bow Veil Ranger Passive	Your Bow’s base damage is added to all Projectile Ability damage.
Marksmanship Veil Ranger Passive	Charged Bow damage: +10%
Opportunity Shocks Veil Ranger Passive	When your Momentum is above 66%, Bows deal up to 75 additional Electric damage. The closer to a Perfect Shot, the stronger the effect.
Hamstring Veil Ranger Passive	Knock Down enemies when your Charged Arrow hits their legs.

The Rogue Skill Tree places an emphasis on speed and agility, with skills granting fast attacks and evasive actions to outmaneuver opponents up close. The skill tree also provides various bow skills for long-range combat.

Aside from its central Core, the skill tree divides the hexagon into six parts: Sustain, Control, and Burst, as well as the Antivan Crow, Veil Jumper, and Lord of Fortune sections.

Rogue Class Abilities and Builds

Rogue Specializations

The Rogue Skill Tree gets access to the Saboteur, Veil Ranger, and Duelist specializations. The Saboteur uses tools and traps to control the battle, while the Veil Ranger focuses on bow combat.

Lastly, the Duelist is a melee-focused specialization that attacks quickly and repeatedly to cut down foes.

Warrior Skill Tree

Skill	Description
Driving Kick Core Ability	Focus all your strength and determination into one mighty kick. Deals a very high amount of Stagger and very likely disrupts the target. Detonates Weakened.
Flashing Fists Core Ultimate	Batter your enemies with repeated, powerful blows. Deals damage to a large area 4 times.
Shield Volley Core Trait	Striking a Shield Toss with a Shield attack volleys the shield back at enemies up to 3 times, dealing damage each time.
Tumbling Blades Core Trait	Use your speed to unleash a powerful attack immediately after performing a Combat Roll.
Counterblow Core Trait	Deflect your enemy’s attack and perform a powerful counterattack.
Focused Retaliation Core Passive	Gain Precision after a successful Perfect Defense.
Rancor Core Passive	Rage takes 50% longer to begin to decay.
Downfall Core Passive	Jump attacks guarantee Critical hits if the target is Knocked Down.
Titan Stomp Survival Ability	Create a shockwave around you by slamming into the ground. Deals very high Stagger to nearby enemies. Applies Overwhelm.
Groundbreaker Survival Ability	Shake and shatter the ground with your weapon, spreading cracks that explode after a short delay. Damage is applied on the initial strike and again a short time later. The secondary explosion applies Burning and is likely to disrupt enemies. Detonates Weakened.
Return to Sender Survival Trait	Send incoming projectiles back at your attacker with Perfect Defense.
Bulwark Survival Passive	Physical Resistance: +10%
Improved Throw Survival Passive	Shield Toss damage: +10%
Masochism Survival Passive	You generate 4 Rage when taking damage.
Improved Health Survival Passive	Health: +100
Third Degree Survival Passive	Maximum Burning stacks: +1.
Ready Guard Survival Passive	Gain Deflect at the start of each encounter.
Good Arm Survival Passive	When a Projectile Ability hits an enemy, the damage ignores all Resistances.
Refract Survival Passive	Maximum Deflect stacks: +1.
Battlefield Awareness Survival Passive	Control Abilities now deal Critical hits vs. enemies recovering from Knocked Down.
Providence Survival Passive	Advantage duration: +20%
Fortifying Shots Survival Passive	Defeating an enemy with a Projectile Ability grants Resistant. The duration of Resistant resets if it is already active.
Reinforced Survival Passive	Defeating an enemy with a Control Ability grants Deflect.
Necessary Steps Survival Passive	Primer duration: +20%
Conditional Surrender Survival Passive	Primers applied by Control Abilities last 20% longer. Detonations triggered by Control Abilities deal 20% more damage.
Supercharged Survival Passive	Projectile Abilities deal 75% more damage vs. Barrier.
Depth of Fury Survival Passive	Maximum Rage: +50
Traumatize Survival Passive	Takedown damage: +15%
Fury of the Forge Weapons Ability	Burning steel blades rain down on your enemies. Applies Burning on impact.
Cleaving Strike Weapons Ability	A large, sweeping strike pushes a damaging wave over the battlefield. Damage dealt increases with distance from the target while applying Bleeding on hit.
Determined Death Weapons Trait	You can now hold down your Final attacks, strengthening their impacts. Releasing with perfect timing adds a powerful effect based on your weapon type.
Wrath Weapons Passive	Critical damage: +10%
Dazzle Weapons Passive	Hitting multiple enemies with a single Area Ability grants Quickened.
Incite Violence Weapons Passive	Generate 15% more Rage from weapon attacks. This value is doubled vs. enemies suffering from an Affliction.
Concentration Weapons Passive	Charged attack damage: +10%
Fighting Dirty Weapons Passive	Hitting enemies with a Strike Ability applies an Affliction aligned with the Ability's damage type.
Bloody Vengeance Weapons Passive	Charged attacks with Swords or Axes apply Bleeding to enemies. Charged attacks with Mauls or Shields deal 15% bonus damage vs. Bleeding enemies.
Spill Blood Weapons Passive	Maximum Bleeding stacks: +1
Wear and Tear Weapons Passive	Damage from Area Abilities gain 30% Penetration.
Depth of Fury Weapons Passive	Maximum Rage: +50
Velocity Weapons Passive	Stagger from weapon attacks: +20%
Decisive Finish Weapons Passive	Agile attack damage: +10% Charged attack damage: +10% Final attack damage: +10%
Critical Leverage Weapons Passive	Strike Abilities are guaranteed to do Critical damage vs. enemies more than 10 meters away.
Desolate Malady Weapons Passive	Affliction damage: +10%
Staggering Finale Weapons Passive	Stagger from Final attacks: +20%
Underestimated Weapons Passive	Light attack damage vs. health: +10%
Punisher Weapons Passive	Damage dealt by Strike Abilities vs. enemies with Low Health increases by 25%.
Breathing Room Weapons Passive	The scope of Area Abilities is greatly increased.
Spectral Bulwark Abilities Ability	Hone your guard and protect yourself from enemies foolish enough to attack. Enemies who hit you with a melee attack take damage and very high Stagger. Increases Defense by 50% while active.
Deadly Ground Abilities Ability	Create a Necrotic field at your current location. Enemies caught inside the field take constant damage until they escape. Grants Enhanced Damage while you are inside the field.
Explosive Toss Abilities Trait	Charging your Shield Toss at least one level and then pressing Light attack will toss an explosive version of the shield, causing it to deal damage in an area around the target. This attack has a high chance to disrupt enemies.
Death's Blessing Abilities Passive	Necrotic damage: +10%
Critical Power Abilities Passive	Gain Enhanced Damage on Critical hit kill.
Salt in the Wound Abilities Passive	Hitting enemies with a Duration Ability adds 1 stack to all active Afflictions on the target.
Arm's Reach Abilities Passive	The effects of Smash Abilities cover a greater distance. The distance depends on the Ability.
Shellbreaker Abilities Passive	Damage vs. Armor: +20%
Killer Instinct Abilities Passive	Stagger from Abilities: +20%
Time Management Abilities Passive	Effects of Duration Abilities are increased by 50%.
Inspiring Strength Abilities Passive	Defeating an enemy with a Smash Ability grants Rally Party.
Unyielding Focus Abilities Passive	Using a Duration Ability grants Immovable.
Insidious Rot Abilities Passive	Maximum Necrosis stacks: +1
Shieldbreaker Abilities Passive	Breaking an enemy's Armor or Barrier with a Smash Ability grants Enhanced Damage.
Wrath Abilities Passive	Critical damage: +10%
Enraged Abilities Passive	Rage generation: +10%
Providence Abilities Passive	Advantage duration: +20%
Enervation Abilities Passive	Damage vs. Barrier: +20%
Enduring Rage Abilities Passive	Your Rage no longer decays below 50, allowing you to sustain it between fights.
Depth of Fury Abilities Passive	Maximum Rage: +50
Whirlwind Lord of Fortune Ability	Unleash a whirlwind of steel that damages everything it hits and ends with a final massive blow. The final hit deals increased damage and Stagger. It is also highly likely to disrupt enemies.
Rolling Thunder Lord of Fortune Trait	After Charged attacks, use a Light attack or Heavy attack to follow up with an additional powerful Charged attack.
Medium Armor Mastery Lord of Fortune Passive	While wearing a Medium Helm and Armor: Final attack damage: +20% Charged attack damage: +20% Agile attack damage: +20% Takedown damage: +20%
Flames of Victory Lord of Fortune Passive	Gain Flaming Weapons on a successful Takedown. You generate 25% more Stagger from weapon hits while Flaming Weapons is active.
Staggering Charge Lord of Fortune Passive	Stagger from Charged attacks: +20%
Overhand Smash Lord of Fortune Passive	Smash Abilities now deal an additional 50% damage vs. Armor and deal 50% more Stagger.
Precision Strikes Lord of Fortune Passive	Hitting enemies with a Strike Ability deals increased damage equal to 50% of your base Weakpoint damage.
Executioner's Gaze Lord of Fortune Passive	Final attacks are Critical hits vs. enemies with Low Health.
Blunt Force Lord of Fortune Passive	Enemies are Knocked Down when their Armor breaks.
Heavy Hitter Lord of Fortune Passive	Heavy attack damage: +10%
Triple Threat Lord of Fortune Passive	Equipping an Ability of each damage type increases Ability damage by 20%.
Quick Strikes Lord of Fortune Passive	Defeating an enemy with a Strike Ability replenishes 25 Rage.
Concussive Smash Lord of Fortune Passive	Hitting enemies with a Smash Ability permanently reduces their Defense by 20.
Guardian's Reprieve Lord of Fortune Passive	Performing a Takedown heals you for 250 health and grants Deflect.
Bulwark (Penetration) Lord of Fortune Passive	Penetration: +15%
Shellbreaker Lord of Fortune Passive	Damage vs. Armor: +20%
Concentration Lord of Fortune Passive	Charged attack damage: +10%
Bulwark Lord of Fortune Passive	Physical Resistance: +10%
Grappling Spear Grey Warden Ability	Harpoon your targets with a strong throw and drag them in for a closer encounter. Pulls your target toward you. Press Light or Heavy to perform a follow-up attack that deals Physical damage with a high chance to disrupt enemies. Applies Overwhelm.
Unbroken Finale Grey Warden Trait	Add a powerful Shield Final attack to the end of your Attack Chain.
Heavy Armor Mastery Grey Warden Passive	While wearing a Heavy Vitaar and Armor: Defense + 20%. You are now less likely to be disrupted when getting hit.
Fiery Resolve Grey Warden Passive	Gain Flaming Weapons on Perfect Defense. Flaming Weapons lasts 50% longer.
Traumatize Grey Warden Passive	Takedown damage: +15%
Breathing Room Grey Warden Passive	The scope of Area Abilities is greatly increased.
Arcane Defiance Grey Warden Passive	Electric Resistance +10% Necrotic Resistance +10%
Pump the Primer Grey Warden Passive	Overwhelmed and Sundered are 20% more effective.
Explosive Anger Grey Warden Passive	Spending Rage deals 200% of the cost as Fire damage to enemies within 6 meters.
Falter Grey Warden Passive	Using Control Ability attacks vs. enemies with High Health deals 100% additional Stagger.
Heavy Hitter Grey Warden Passive	Heavy attack damage: +10%
Collateral Damage Grey Warden Passive	Hitting multiple enemies with a single Area Ability deals 10% more damage for each enemy hit.
Battlefield Awareness Grey Warden Passive	When you interrupt an enemy in the middle of an attack with a Control Ability, you deal 15% bonus damage.
Enraged Grey Warden Passive	Rage generation: +10%
Wildfire Grey Warden Passive	Fire damage: +10%
Sly Strike Grey Warden Passive	Agile, Charged, and Final attacks deal 15% bonus damage to enemies suffering from an Affliction.
Reinforcement Grey Warden Passive	Each of your active Advantages increases damage dealt by 10%.
Staggering Charge Grey Warden Passive	Stagger from Charged attack: +20%
Bloody Advance Mourn Watch Ability	Throw a fan of blades that seek out and impale nearby enemies. Applies Bleeding . While enemies are still impaled, a charged Shield Toss will cause a burst of damage to nearby enemies. Applies Sundered.
Master Throw Mourn Watch Trait	Shield Toss can now be charged up an additional level.
Eclectic Armorer Mourn Watch Passive	While wearing different classifications of Helm and Armor: Shield Toss bounces +2 Ranged attack damage +15% Weakpoint damage +15%
Desolate Malady Mourn Watch Passive	Affliction damage: +10%
Enervation Mourn Watch Passive	Damage vs. Barrier: +20%
Ignition Mourn Watch Passive	Gain Flaming Weapons after defeating an enemy with a Weakpoint hit. Flaming Weapons deals +25% damage.
Carom Mourn Watch Passive	Enemies take 100% more damage and Stagger from environmental impacts.
Slam Mourn Watch Passive	Performing a Takedown generates an additional 20% Ultimate and 50 Rage.
Mortal Wounds Mourn Watch Passive	Weakpoint damage: +10%
Seething Pitch Mourn Watch Passive	Shield Toss now generates 2 additional Rage on impact. Striking Weakpoints doubles the effect.
Staggering Toss Mourn Watch Passive	Shield Toss converts 25% of your current Rage into Stagger.
Ricochet Shot Mourn Watch Passive	Shield Toss bounces: +1
Shot Chaser Mourn Watch Passive	Using a Projectile Ability deals an additional 10% damage relative to the number of possible Shield Toss bounces.
Lingering Decay Mourn Watch Passive	Duration Abilities apply Necrosis on impact.
Double Shot Mourn Watch Passive	Activating any Projectile Ability also launches a projectile, dealing 100 damage to a nearby enemy.
Defy the Elements Mourn Watch Passive	Fire Resistance: 10%, Cold Resistance: 10%
Staying Power Mourn Watch Passive	For each active Duration Ability's effect, you take 5% less damage from all sources.
Necessary Steps Mourn Watch Passive	Primer duration: +20%
Blight Bane Champion Ability	Throw a Warden siege bomb that bursts into a cluster of explosives after a short delay. Launches multiple explosives with each capable of applying Burning to enemies in a small radius. Detonates Weakened.
Warden's Fire Champion Ultimate	Unleash a barrage of strikes with the burning strength that resides within every Grey Warden. Applies Burning to enemies.
Inspiring Guard Champion Trait	Executing a Perfect Defense now guards against otherwise unblockable attacks. Doing so grants Rally Party.
Reverb Champion Trait	Trigger a powerful shockwave when executing a Perfect Defense. The shockwave deals 300 Fire damage and applies Burning to enemies.
Shield Bearer Champion Passive	Shield damage: +10%
Bulkhead Champion Passive	For each equipped Control Ability, you gain 20 Defense.
The Best Defense Champion Passive	Gain 50% of your Defense as bonus Shield attack damage.
Battlecry Champion Passive	Health +10% Defense +10%
Aftermath Champion Passive	Unbroken Finale now also deals its damage in a large cone behind the target.The radius is doubled if you have Rally Party. This damage does not count as a Final attack.
Wildfire Champion Passive	Fire damage: +10%
Endless Fire Champion Passive	Area Abilities now deal Fire damage. Blight Bane deals additional blasts.
Flare-Up Champion Passive	Maximum Burning stacks: +1
Ring of Fire Champion Passive	Burning is now also applied to enemies around the target.
Enflamed Champion Passive	Burning damage increases by 20% of your current Rage.
Reaper Reaper Ability	Call forth an ethereal scythe that slashes and slices your enemies. Applies Siphon. Detonates Weakened.
Spirit Storm Reaper Ultimate	Call upon the Mourn Watch’s occult knowledge to unleash a Necrotic storm. A whirlwind moves toward your target, inflicting multiple hits and applying Siphon to enemies.
Perfect Throw Reaper Trait	Release Shield Toss the moment a new Charge level is attained to gain bonus damage and bounces.
Death's Throw Reaper Trait	Converts Shield Toss to deal Necrotic damage.
Devastation Reaper Passive	Affliction damage: +10% Affliction duration: +20%
Death's Touch Reaper Passive	While any Duration Ability is active, your Charged attacks also apply Necrosis to enemies.
Shattering Throw Reaper Passive	Shield Toss damage: +10% Shield Toss bonuses: +1
Spirit of Hunger Reaper Passive	Killing an enemy spawns a Necrotic projectile that follows enemies.
Let it Linger Reaper Passive	Shield Toss bounces now apply an Affliction based on your Shield’s damage type.
Death's Blessing Reaper Passive	Necrotic damage: +10%
Reckless Shot Reaper Passive	Projectile Abilities deal 25% more damage but consume 10% health.
Invigoration Reaper Passive	Leech effectiveness: +20%
Living Decay Reaper Passive	Your Necrotic damage now has 50% Penetration and restores 2% of your health.
Desperation Reaper Passive	Gain bonus damage relative to the amount of health your target and you have lost.
Heroic Leap Slayer Ability	Leap forward and deal heavy damage to any nearby enemies. Deals high Stagger and is likely to disrupt enemies. Detonates Weakened.
For Gold and Glory Slayer Ultimate	Glory favors the bold. Leap into the fray. Deals very high Stagger to enemies within range.
Arc of Destruction Slayer Trait	After a Sprint Attack, use a Light attack or Heavy attack to follow up with an additional Final attack.
Two-Handed Wind-Up Slayer Trait	Charged attacks with your Two-Handed Weapon can be charged even further, unlocking a powerful new attack and greatly increasing its effectiveness.
Determination Slayer Passive	Physical damage: +10%
Striking Precision Slayer Passive	Hitting an enemy with a Strike Ability grants Precision. The duration of Precision resets if it is already active.
Harder Hits Slayer Passive	Weapon damage: +10% Ability damage: +10%
Double-Edged Slayer Passive	Bonus Ability damage also applies to Weapon damage at 20% of its value. Bonus Weapon damage also applies to Ability damage at 20% of its value.
Violent Catharsis Slayer Passive	Expending Rage heals you for 100% of the Rage spent.
Sharper Edge Slayer Passive	Penetration: +15%
Charged Smash Slayer Passive	Smash Abilities are now Charged attacks. For Whirlwind, this applies only to the final hit.
Decisive Finish Slayer Passive	Agile attack damage: +10% Charged attack damage: +10% Final attack damage: +10%
Furor Slayer Passive	Charged attacks generate more Rage relative to Charge level.
Blindside Slayer Passive	After a short delay, Charged attacks deal an additional 150 Physical damage.

The Warrior Skill Tree encourages front-line action, providing skills that increase survivability and melee capability. Those using this skill tree are the vanguards in every fight, overwhelming foes with sheer strength.

The skill tree starts from its Core in the center, then branches out into the Survival, Weapons and Abilities sections, but also into the Grey Warden, Mourn Watch, and Lord of Fortune paths around the hexagon.

Warrior Class Abilities and Builds

Warrior Specializations

The Reaper, Champion, and Slayer specializations can be found in the Warrior Skill Tree. The Reaper is a life-steal and Necrotic Damage oriented specialization, while the Champion uses Fire and rallies their allies.

The Slayer wields two-handed weapons to devastating effect, pulverizing enemies with powerful blows.

Mage Skill Tree

Skill	Description
Arcane Shot Core Ability	Conjure fiery arcane bolts that rip into your enemies. Launch up to 5 projectiles toward your target and any enemy unlucky enough to be nearby.
Destructive Light Core Ultimate	Summon a concentrated beam of primal elemental energy. Deals damage each second to all enemies caught in the beam while applying Burning.
Mind Blast Core Trait	While Defending, consume 50 mana to unleash a shockwave 6 meters in all directions. Deals damage based on your equipped staff.
Fade Strike Core Trait	Use your speed to unleash a powerful attack with any weapon after using Fade Step. Also unlocks an additional follow-up attack while sprinting by pressing Light or Heavy attack.
Mortal Concentration Core Trait	Sustaining your Ranged attack gradually increases its damage output the longer it is active, to a maximum of 3 seconds.
Charging Spirit Core Passive	Staff Energy generates passively when you are not in combat.
Quick Recovery Core Passive	Mana regeneration restarts 25% faster when paused by spending Mana or taking damage.
Downfall Core Passive	Jump attacks guarantee Critical hits if the target is Knocked Down.
Frost Nova Control Ability	Freeze your enemies to the bone if they get too close. A wide area around you is Frozen.
Ice Blast Control Ability	Hurl shards of ice, impaling enemies caught in the way. Deals damage in a tight radius around your target, leaving behind shards that render enemies Chilled when touched.
Fade Reflex Control Trait	Timing your Dodge just before the enemy’s attack lands slows down time for a short duration. You can move and attack normally.
Bulwark Control Passive	Physical Resistance: +10%
Frostbite Control Passive	Damage vs. Frozen: +15%
Necessary Steps Control Passive	Primer duration: +20%
Shattering Control Control Passive	Control Abilities deal 75% more damage vs. Armor.
Breathing Room Control Passive	The radius of Area Ability effect is increased by 50%.
Providence Control Passive	Advantage duration: +20%
Zone of Destruction Control Passive	Hitting 3 or more enemies with an Area Ability grants Enhanced Damage.
Ethereal Control Passive	Control Abilities grant Deflect after you deal a Critical hit.
Clarity in Suffering Control Passive	Whenever you take damage, you regenerate 5 Mana.
Ice Storm Control Passive	Cold damage: + 10%
Traumatize Control Passive	Takedown damage: +15%
Absorb Control Passive	Whenever you Defend against an attack, Staff Energy is charged by 25%.
Greater Authority Control Passive	Control Ability cooldown is 20 seconds faster. Ice Blast now has a cooldown of 40 seconds instead of costing Mana.
Block Mastery Control Passive	Block Mana cost: -30%
Improved Health Control Passive	Health: +100
Zone of Infusion Control Passive	For every enemy hit with an Area Ability, you generate 10% Staff Energy.
Meditation Control Passive	Mana regeneration rate: +15%
Wall of Fire Sustain Ability	Summon a flaming barrier, burning enemies foolish enough to cross it. Enemies incur damage and Burning each second they remain inside the wall.
Meteor Sustain Ability	Call down an elemental meteor that crushes and burns enemies in its way. Deals damage in an area around your target and applies Burning.
Return Fire Sustain Trait	Use a Light or Heavy attack after a Perfect Defense to perform a counterattack.
Prolong Sustain Passive	Affliction duration: +20%
Providence Sustain Passive	Advantage duration: +20%
Tear Down Sustain Passive	Hitting an enemy with a Duration Ability permanently reduces their Defense by 5.
Resistant Blasts Sustain Passive	Defeating an enemy with a Blast Ability grants Resistant.
Inner Focus Sustain Passive	Successful Light attacks generate an additional 25% Mana. This value is doubled against enemies suffering from an Affliction.
Deadly Providence Sustain Passive	Defeating an enemy using a Duration Ability grants Precision.
Flames of Inspiration Sustain Passive	Defeating a Burning enemy grants Rally Party.
Demolisher Sustain Passive	Maximum Arcane Bomb stacks: +1
Desolate Malady Sustain Passive	Affliction damage: +10%
Bombastic Sustain Passive	Blast Abilities now deal 25% more Detonation damage. Arcane Shot now Detonates Sundered enemies.
Battlecry Sustain Passive	Maximum Burning stacks: +1
Velocity Sustain Passive	Stagger from weapon attacks: +20%
Bigger Blast Sustain Passive	Arcane Bomb Damage: +15%
Veil Blasts Sustain Passive	Apply 15% of your current Mana as bonus damage for Blast Abilities.
Decaying Resolve Sustain Passive	Duration Abilities deal 25% more damage to enemies with Low Health.
Wildfire Sustain Passive	Fire damage: +10%
Wrath Sustain Passive	Critical Damage: +10%
Chain Lightning Burst Ability	Charge the air and fire a bolt of lightning that splits to hit multiple targets in a chain reaction. The bolt bounces up to 3 times, dealing damage to each enemy hit and rendering them Shocked.
Tempest Burst Ability	Weave a powerful thunderstorm around you. Lightning strikes a random enemy within 8 meters of the casting zone every 2 seconds. Deals Electric damage to all enemies caught by the blast, rendering them Shocked.
Perfect Cast Burst Trait	Releasing a Charged attack the moment it reaches the maximum charge level increases its damage by 50%.
Catalyst Burst Passive	Defeating an enemy with a Projectile Ability grants Rally Party.
Vile Projectiles Burst Passive	Projectile Abilities now deal Critical damage to enemies suffering from Necrosis.
Conductor Burst Passive	Strike Abilities deal 10% more damage to an enemy for each stack of Shocked.
Swift Infusion Burst Passive	Staff Energy: Empowers Staff attacks with bonus damage and applies an Affliction when full.
Nexus Shock Burst Passive	Hitting enemies with at least 3 stacks of Shocked causes a chain of Electric damage that strikes up to 2 additional enemies within range.
Shock Mastery Burst Passive	Maximum Shocked stacks: +1
Spell Slinger Burst Passive	Projectile Abilities deal 25% bonus damage to targets at least 20 meters away.
Traumatize Burst Passive	Takedown damage: +15%
Fade Conduit Burst Passive	Maximum Mana: +50
Concentration Burst Passive	Charged attack damage: +10%
Killer Instinct Burst Passive	Stagger from Abilities: +20%
Shocking Strikes Burst Passive	Using Strike Abilities applies Shocked to nearby enemies.
Wrath Burst Passive	Critical Damage: +10%
Precision Strikes Burst Passive	Strike abilities land a Critical hit against enemies who are Knocked Down.
Reclamation Burst Passive	Mana restored after defeating enemy: +8
Enervation Burst Passive	Damage vs Barrier: 20%
Amperage Burst Passive	Electric damage: +10%
Storm Surge Antivan Crow Ability	Leap backward, stirring up a storm of elemental energy in your wake. Deals damage to all nearby enemies.
Spirit Blade Antivan Crow Trait	You can now use your Heavy attack at the end of a Light Attack Chain to conjure a blade and project it a short distance. The blade consumes an Arcane Bomb. Requires Orb and Dagger.
Energy Burst Burst Passive	Abilities that deal Fire or Electric damage increase the other type’s damage by 15% for 10 seconds.
Debilitating Shocks Antivan Crow Passive	Takes 15% less damage from enemies who are Shocked.
Medium Armor Mastery Antivan Crow Passive	While wearing a Medium Vitaar/Helmet and Armor: Critical damage +20% Final damage +20% Charged attack damage +20% Agile attack damage +20%.
Bulwark Antivan Crow Passive	Physical Resistance: +10%
Deterioration Antivan Crow Passive	Penetration: +15%
Imbued Reaction Antivan Crow Passive	Perfect Defense grants Shocking Weapons. Shocking Weapons deals 25% more damage.
Staggering Charge Antivan Crow Passive	Stagger from Charged attacks: +20%
Underestimated Antivan Crow Passive	Light attack damage vs. health: +10%
Pressure Point Antivan Crow Passive	Landing a Critical hit with Strike Abilities grants Quickened.
Baleful Blast Antivan Crow Passive	Blast Abilities deal Critical hits to enemies with Low Health.
Shellbreaker Antivan Crow Passive	Damage vs. Armor: +20%
Finale Antivan Crow Passive	Final attack damage: +10%
Elemental Executioner Antivan Crow Passive	Final attacks are Critical against enemies with Low Health.
Breacher Antivan Crow Passive	Blast Abilities deal 50% more damage vs Barrier and Armor.
Staggering Strikes Antivan Crow Passive	Strike Abilities deal 50% more Stagger.
Essence Eater Antivan Crow Passive	Performing a Takedown grants 250 health and 20 Ultimate.
Dark Squall Shadow Dragon Ability	Harness elemental chaos, projecting a burst of entropic energy to knock your targets back.
Bolt Volley Shadow Dragon Trait	Following a Light attack, tap Light attack again as the Bolt is shot from your Staff to spawn an additional Bolt with the same properties.
Frost Shield Shadow Dragon Passive	Enemies who inflict damage on you are Chilled.
Mana Infusion Shadow Dragon Passive	Performing a Takedown grants 50 Mana and 33% Staff Energy.
Keen Insight Shadow Dragon Passive	Control Abilities deal an additional 150% damage in a 6 meter radius when activated. The damage type matches the Ability type.
Elemental Catalyst Shadow Dragon Passive	Abilities gain +15% bonus damage based on the damage type of your Staff and Orb weapons.
Prism of Resistance Shadow Dragon Passive	You gain 10% Resistance to the damage type of each mapped Ability.
Early Frost Shadow Dragon Passive	Maximum Chilled stacks: +1
Defy the Elements Shadow Dragon Passive	Fire Resistance: 10%, Cold Resistance: 10%
Light Armor Mastery Shadow Dragon Passive	While wearing a Light Helm and Armor: Staff Energy charge rate +20%. Staff Energy attack range +2.
Imbued Takedown Shadow Dragon Passive	Performing a Takedown grants Shocking Weapons. Shocking Weapons now deal 25% more Stagger.
Meditation Shadow Dragon Passive	Mana regeneration rate: +15%
Underestimated Shadow Dragon Passive	Light attack damage vs. health: +10%
Supercharged Shadow Dragon Passive	Projectile Abilities deal 75% more damage vs Barrier.
Desolate Malady Shadow Dragon Passive	Affliction damage: +10%
Multiplicity Shadow Dragon Passive	Projectile Abilities launch an additional projectile. The damage type charges based on your equipped Staff.
Salt in the Wound Shadow Dragon Passive	For all active Afflictions for enemies hit by Control Abilities, receive 1 additional stack.
Shellbreaker Shadow Dragon Passive	Damage vs Armor: +20%
Corrupted Ground Mourn Watch Ability	Weave the threads of life and death, corrupting an area of the battlefield. Enemies caught inside succumb to its deadly aura. Deals minor damage and applies Necrosis each second enemies are exposed to the corruption.
Channeled Thoughts Mourn Watch Trait	Focus your mind to generate up to 50 Mana per second on command.
Degrade Mourn Watch Passive	Deal 5% bonus damage for each unique Primer and Affliction on your target.
Further Torment Mourn Watch Passive	Deals 20% more bonus Stagger to enemies with an Affliction.
Eclectic Armorer Mourn Watch Passive	While wearing different classifications of Helm and Armor: Mana regeneration +20% Ranged attack Mana cost -20% Weakpoint damage +15%.
Concentration Mourn Watch Passive	Ranged attack damage: +15%
Death's Blessing Mourn Watch Passive	Necrotic damage: +10%
Collateral Damage Mourn Watch Passive	Hitting multiple enemies with a single Area Ability deals 10% more damage for each enemy hit.
Deathfrost Mourn Watch Passive	Abilities that deal Necrotic or Cold damages increase the other type’s damage by 15% for 6 seconds.
Imbued Duration Mourn Watch Passive	Executing a Detonation on an enemy grants Shocking Weapons. The duration of Shocking Weapons is extended by 50%.
Necessary Steps Mourn Watch Passive	Primer duration: +20%
Breathing Room Mourn Watch Passive	The radius of Area Ability effect is increased by 50%.
Time Management Mourn Watch Passive	Effects of Duration Abilities are increased by 50%.
Zone of Concentration Mourn Watch Passive	After triggering a Duration Ability, wait 5 seconds to regain 25 bonus Mana.
Even the Odds Mourn Watch Passive	Each active Advantage increases your damage dealt by 10%
Arcane Defiance Mourn Watch Passive	Electric Resistance: +10% Necrotic Resistance: +10%
Insidious Rot Mourn Watch Passive	Maximum Necrosis Stack: +1
Enervation Mourn Watch Passive	Damage vs. Barrier: +20%
Void Blade Spellblade Ability	Harness the agility of the Antivan Crows, dashing forward in a flash of dark energy before landing a deadly slash that explodes a moment later. Deals damage twice.
Thunderous End Spellblade Ultimate	Conjure a deadly avatar of the storm to seek vengeance on your enemies. Deals heavy damage and applies 2 stacks of Shocked to enemies within a large radius.
Veil Flurry Spellblade Trait	Hold Light attack at the end of Light Attack Chain and release at the right moment to unleash your Orb in a circle around you.
Spirit of Vengeance Spellblade Trait	You can now throw your Spirit Blade a second time by pressing Heavy attack when it returns to you. Requires Orb and Dagger.
Deterioration Spellblade Passive	Penetration: +15%
Arcane Strike Spellblade Passive	Strike Abilities now hit with an Arcane Bomb.
Antivan Kiss Spellblade Passive	Maximum Shocked stacks: +1 Maximum Burning stacks: +1
Electrical Burns Spellblade Passive	Applying Burning also applies Shocked. Applying Shocked also applies Burning.
Shocking Tactician Spellblade Passive	Achieving maximum Shocked stacks on an enemy triggers an Electric burst in an area around them.
Finale Spellblade Passive	Final attack damage: +10%
Blast Efficiency Spellblade Passive	Blast Abilities cost 50 less Mana.
Demolisher Spellblade Passive	Maximum Arcane Bomb stacks: +1
Conductivity Spellblade Passive	Defeating an enemy with one or more Arcane Bombs still active causes the effect to jump to the nearest enemy within 10 meters.
Orbital Burst Spellblade Passive	When triggering an Arcane Bomb, deal 100% of the damage in a 6 meter radius. Also deals significant Stagger to targets.
Entropic Sphere Evoker Ability	Launch a sphere of entropic energy that damages all enemies in its path before exploding in a punishing final blast.
Vortex of Shadow Evoker Ultimate	Concentrate entropic energy on a single point until it reaches critical levels, creating a vortex. The vortex appears in front of you, dealing damage each second while pulling nearby enemies toward its center.
Onslaught Evoker Trait	Hold Light attack at the end of a Light attack Chain and release at the moment it fires to unleash an additional barrage of projectiles.
Knight of Staves Evoker Trait	Perform a Heavy attack after two Light attacks to unleash a heavy bolt at your target. The damage and radius increases based on your current Staff charge level.
Ice Storm Evoker Passive	Cold damage: +10%
Two Fires Evoker Passive	After using a Projectile Ability, your Staff attacks fire an additional bolt at your targets for the next 6 seconds.
Quickened Strikes Evoker Passive	Final Staff attacks reduce the cooldown of your Abilities.
Staff Mastery Evoker Passive	Staff Light attack damage: +25% Maximum Staff Energy charges: +1
Withering Charges Evoker Passive	Light Staff attacks reduce an enemy’s Resistance to your Staff’s damage type by 5% for 10 seconds.
Heavy Weaponry Evoker Passive	Heavy attack damage: +10%
Controlled Infusion Evoker Passive	Using a Control Ability generates 35% of your Staff Energy.
Cryomancy Evoker Passive	Damage vs. Frozen targets: +15% Frozen duration: +1 second
Ice Shatter Evoker Passive	Charged attacks are Critical against Frozen enemies. A successful attack removes Frozen.
Bonechiller Evoker Passive	When you have Low Health, Frozen is applied to all nearby enemies. This can happen only once every 120 seconds.
Spirit Bomb Death Caller Ability	Drain the life out of enemies, then throw it back at them in an explosion of necrotic energy. Applies Siphoned and deals damage each second you are connected to a target, before a final blast deals bonus damage that intensifies the longer the target is exposed to it.
The Crypt's Herald Death Caller Ultimate	Be like death, drawing in the power of the Fade and surrounding yourself with a necrotic storm. Slowly absorbs life from all nearby enemies before ending in a punishing burst, causing massive damage.
Soulburn Death Caller Trait	Expend 50 Mana to create a powerful surge in your Ranged attack, giving it the power to Detonate Sundered targets.
Death Surge Death Caller Trait	Overcharges your Ranged attack, spending 200% of the usual Mana to deal 200% damage.
Death's Blessing Death Caller Passive	Necrotic damage: +10%
Restless Spirits Death Caller Passive	Defeating an enemy under the effects of Duration Abilities spawns a Necrotic bolt from the corpse that seeks out a nearby enemy.
Vitality Death Caller Passive	Health: +100 Health leech effects: +50%
Mortalitasi Death Caller Passive	Actions that consume Mana now consume health when Mana is depleted.
Desperation Death Caller Passive	Gain bonus damage relative to the amount of health your target and you have lost.
Concentration Death Caller Passive	Ranged attack damage: +15%
Death and Decay Death Caller Passive	Area Abilities now deal Necrotic damage. Corrupted Ground now deals increased damage when activated.
Fade Conduit Death Caller Passive	Maximum Mana: +50
Overdraw Death Caller Passive	Abilities cost an additional 50 Mana but gain 50% Penetration.
Invigorating Beam Death Caller Passive	Your Ranged attack now deals Necrotic damage and leeches 10% of damage done, replenishing your health.

The Mage Skill Tree is full of various spells that apply different elemental damage types and afflictions. Unlocking these skills allows mages to utilize an arsenal of magic attacks, selecting the correct element for the job as needed.

Beginning with the Core, the skill tree can move into the Burst, Control, and Sustain parts of the hexagon, or the Antivan Crow, Shadow Dragon, and Mourn Watch sections.

Mage Class Abilities and Builds

Mage Specializations

The Mage Skill Tree allows for specializing into the Spellblade, Death Caller, or Evoker. Spellblades mix lightning magic and melee combat to great effect, while Death Callers can use life as a resource to cast Necrotic magic.

The Evoker controls the battlefield with potent Ice magic, slowing down enemies and delivering lethal Ice attacks.

List of All Companion Skills

Skill	Companion	Type
Fade Bolts	Bellara	Detonate (Sundered)
Enfeebling Shot	Bellara	Primer (Weakened)
Time Slow (Bellara)	Bellara	Active
Replenish (Bellara)	Bellara	Active
Galvanized Tear	Bellara	Active
Assan Strike	Davrin	Active
Battle Cry	Davrin	Active
Death from Above	Davrin	Detonate (Weakened)
Heroic Strike	Davrin	Primer (Overwhelmed)
In War, Victory	Davrin	Active
Entangling Spirits	Emmrich	Primer (Weakened)
Final Rites	Emmrich	Detonate (Sundered)
Replenish (Emmrich)	Emmrich	Support
The Bell Tolls	Emmrich	Active
Time Slow (Emmrich)	Emmrich	Support
Soothing Potion (Harding)	Harding	Active
Shred	Harding	Primer (Sundered)
Seismic Shot	Harding	Active
Adrenaline Rush (Harding)	Harding	Active
Heavy Draw	Harding	Detonate (Overwhelmed)
Abominate	Lucanis	Active
Adrenaline Rush (Lucanis)	Lucanis	Support
Debilitate	Lucanis	Primer (Sundered)
Eviscerate	Lucanis	Detonate (Overwhelmed)
Soothing Potion (Lucanis)	Lucanis	Support
Glacial Pace	Neve	Primer (Weakened)
Time Slow (Neve)	Neve	Active
Replenish (Neve)	Neve	Active
Icebreaker	Neve	Detonate (Sundered)
Blizzard	Neve	Active
Dragonfire Strike	Taash	Detonate (Weakened)
Dragon's Roar	Taash	Active
Fire Breath	Taash	Active
Fortune’s Favor	Taash	Active
Spitfire	Taash	Primer (Overwhelmed)

Companion have five abilities each which can be further upgraded by spending skill points on their own skill trees. Like with Rook's skills, these can be reset anytime.

List of All Companion Skills

Skills Explained

All Skill Types
Abilities Ultimates Traits Passives

The Skills in Dragon Age: The Veilguard are further separated into four distinct categories that you can mix and match to build your own fighting style in-game. These four categories are Abilities, Ultimates, Traits, and Passives.

Use Your Resource on Abilities

Each class has a unique Resource that they accumulate in battle, which can then be spent to use Abilities. Abilities are usually attacks of varying elements and effects that can be employed to gain the upper hand in combat.

List of All Abilities

Unleash Your Ultimate

Ultimates are especially powerful abilities that can be used once you've accumulated enough Resources. These moves often have higher damage and stagger values, making them an excellent option for laying on the hurt.

List of All Ultimates

Chain Actions To Use Traits

You can also perform certain actions in a row to trigger Traits, which are Skills that can influence the Rook's fighting style and capabilities.

These Traits have various effects that can allow you to deflect projectiles, charge arrows to make them explode, slow time down when you dodge perfectly, and more.

List of All Traits

Empower Yourself With Passives

Lastly, Passives are skills that augment the Rook's stats and other abilities, instead of being directly used in combat. These can provide flat bonuses like health, or grant other Skills additional effects when activated.

List of All Passives

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