The Elementalist: The "Pre-Skyhold" build - Dragon Age Inquisition
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2022
- I decided to create a separate video about the pre-skyhold build and team of my Elementalist from my Elementalist Trilogy build. The build was just as op in the beginning as it was at the end.
This team composition is actually the best if you play the game on nightmare and you want to reach Skyhold without too much effort. - Hry
these kinds of videos are really an eye opener to me how much fun you can make the game if you put in the effort to make it more interesting. It's like rediscovering my love for nioh 2 when watching pooferllama show off the potential of its combat. Thank you, signed rando that played DA:I 8 years ago and recently came back lol
Another golden video from you, as always. Extremely useful this time, focusing in the early game instead of late game is more helpful in my opinion. By the way, could you make a similar video for Iron Bull, because i can't find an early 2-hand sword build, maybe you have an idea. Again, great job man!
Thanks! :)
Hmm... two handed AI is a bit difficult, since they lack great damage blocking skills so they are a bit squishy at the beginning. Block and Slash tries to be Shield Wall, but it just isn't.
For you to survive as a two-handed warrior, you need to be very aggressive, since your offense is basically your defense. Sadly, the AI is just not aggressive enough. Especially not at the beginning, when your damage is extremely poor compared to a rogue - thanks to the high armor rating of enemies and the low base damage weapons you have.
I can give you a suggestion for a defensive two-handed warrior. I have not tested this, but it might work:
Level 1(Bull has +2 additional skills):
Block and Slash, the Flawless Defense of Block and Slash and War Cry.
Level 2: Charging Bull - great for offense and defense
Level 3: It'll cost you(Vanguard Passive)
Level 4: Livid - damage reduction based on enemy numbers
Level 5: Shield Wall - needed for the passive we want
Level 6: Bear Mauls the Wolves - great passive, turns every flank attack into 1 damage
Level 7: Payback Strike - needed for the passive we want
Level 8: Turn the Bolt - great protection against archers
Level 9: Still Standing(upgrade for Livid) - guard comes with every Livid activation
Tactics:
Block and Slash - Favorite
Charging Bull - Favorite
Livid - Enable
War Cry - Enable
@@AKisHerceg thank you a lot for such a complete answer, I'll check it!
We don't deserve your hard work.
I'm learning a lot frim your videos, first nightmare playthrough is tough
The first few times I played against this KNIGHT CAPTAIN DEMON and the other enemies was tricky. Luckily when I got back into the game and having seen the videos on the channel I had some ideas on how to defeat him and the others. Every battle and every enemy in this game and some enemies in particular I have to think very carefully about attacks, counterattacks, recovering energy if necessary, etc.
This is one of those games that make you think before you act and that's great for me.
Thank you for another wonderful video! ❤
good video as always ! keep up the good work m8 !
I'll use this for me next play through. Thanks to you I've gotten into developing a theme/style for my inq and companions. I'm turning Sera into a dueling swashbuckling fighter like Isabela and Viv is a spell-breaker.
Man, your videos are so helpful...
Amazing work brother. I would like to see more origins builds in the future
Thank you! I plan to make more builds for Origins! :)
Another great video full of excellent tips! Pretty much my team, except I hardly ever use Vivienne. I must give her a shot the next time I play!
Thanks! :)
Yeah, Vivi is underrated.
@@AKisHerceg Yeah, KEs are overpowered. Usually, my character is one themselves, so I don’t need her. Also, I hate her! She’s a great character and brilliantly and cleverly written, and it’s a testament to the writers’s skill that she evokes such visceral dislike in me, but there it is.
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS KEEP DOING THEM
Thanks! :)
Great video. One thing I was surprised at is your didn't use a setup where the whole party is running guard, barrier, and elusive stacks. You can have the setup as soon as you get to Haven even before the Hinterlands. You just have to respec Varric & Cassandra, as well as, run the first war table mission to get Varric an Amulet of Power. After that you can use anyone you want because you set their ability points when you get them. So you run with a Warrior who uses Horn of Valor with the Fortifying Blast upgrade so the whole party gets Guard on Hit. The Rogue runs the Lost in the Cloud upgrade on Toxic Cloud. The Mage of course runs Barrier. Have each ability set to preferred and you are good to go. It works great with whatever build you want to use for the Inquisitor and everything else is gravy.
same, made things too easy sometimes
Great video. Although I always ally Templars. You get those few bonus attribute points in the fade and you can workout 1 extra agent by picking them over the mages.
Cara, que vídeo MARAVILHOSO! Atualmente estou jogando (pela milésima vez) o Origins, pretendo refazer toda a franquia de novo antes do lançamento do Dreadwolf. Seus vídeos sempre me dão ideias novas para poder me divertir de novo no Inquisition! Muito obrigado por manter nossa amada franquia sempre viva, você é de longe o melhor youtuber de Dragon Age!
Que seu canal cresça mais e mais!
Thank you very much! I am very happy you like my content. :)
Vídeo muito incrível tô vendo todos seus vídeos trabalho ótimo queria muito a continuação desse vídeo para o end game continue fazendo esse ótimo trabalho .
Thanks! :)
man so cool
Really nice build , that ice staff energy barrage + winters grasp and poisoned weapons + explosive shot sounds like a nice early game combos to grab asap , altho i assume i need to disable FF for explosive shot to be any use tho , otherwise i will just wipe my teammates
Yup. Your tank would definitely not praise you afterwards.
Loved the build, im still deciding which specialization to go for, mostly i like doing damage, have you any thoughts on which should i pick? heard rift mage and necromancer are both good, but i dont know what each of them can accomplish in terms of gameplay.
Well, you can check out some of my videos to see what they can do! :)
Battlemancer build video - This is a Necro build that focuses on high damage.
Necro can deal the highest damage out of the three mage spec.
Frost Fire Crusader build video - This is a Knight Enchanter build that also focuses on high damage and great survivability.
KE has the best survivability out of the three mage spec.
Elementalist build video - This is a full Trilogy build about a Rift Mage who uses multiple elements to deal damage and have excellent crowd control.
Rift Mage has the best crowd control out of the three spec.
As you can see, all mages can deal high damage with the proper spells, but all three of them have their own focus in terms of gameplay. :)
what armor is that, looks neat. Also thanks for this, been trying to get into a mage playthrough for a bit now and this is a great gateway
I think it was the Sturdy Enchanter Mail schematics. :)
@@AKisHerceg ah cheers, thanks for that
Hey bud is there a reason why you pick vienne over the other two mages pre skyhold? I'm not a big fan of Varric, maybe because he's locked into his crossbow. I use Sera so i can try out the different bows. As for my tank, i like Blackwall esp after skyhold. Iron Buill i would like to use more, but he dies too quickly
No reason, I just picked her randomly. :)
Been loving your videos! I am still playing all of these games in 2022! Do you think you could make a Revenant themed build?
That is great! :)
A Revenant themed build? Are you sure it's Revenant and not Reaver? Revenants are the corpses possessed by demons. Or maybe you have some unique idea in mind about a build that mimics the Revenants? I'm interested!
@@AKisHerceg I have always loved the Revenants in DA. The lore is super cool behind the characters. The idea of playing as one is super interesting.
As far as build: Cold damage, Demonic, tanky, big shield, slows, the pull and drag ability. Idk if it would work but the idea is awesome hahah!
Gotta try this once I'm through with DA2. Looks awesome!
Are there other party combinations that work like this?
On Nightmare, I think this is the best you can have. You can play around with the Fear and the Nightmare status effects, but they expire way too fast. Ice is the best way to go for cc, a weapon and shield tank is the best punching bag and an archer and a mage are the safest way to deal damage. Although a double dagger rogues can be pretty viscous too when it comes to frozen targets, but that is a bit more dangerous to the AI since enemies hit hard.
However, when it comes to party members, if you follow these builds, you can literally swap out anyone and it would not change the viability of the team. For example Sera can replace Varric with the same skills and tactics, and Blackwall can be switched with Cass or Bull etc.
what are your thoughts on making an early dual wielding rogue? i made a new character (hopefully final but i just cannot stop loving this game haha), and was hoping to run this. or is it easier to run bow in the early and then respec to a dual wield later?
Yes, bow is easier. Or more like "safer". But if you follow the tactics here for a support mage, then your dual wield rogue can do some serious wrecking. Get Flank Attack(upgrade it with Skirmisher), Twin Fangs, Deathblow. Poisoned Weapons with Leeching Poison. If you want it, you can pick up Stealth, but after you have Deathblow, go for the Pincushion passive in the archery tree.
Even the AI can be devastating with these skills.
Flank Attack - Favorite
Deathblow - Favorite
Poisoned Weapons - Favorite
Twin Fangs - Enabled
(if you picked it up)Stealth - Enabled
Hi mate i wonder what type of warrior is better pre skyhold and what would its party be like ? Varrick Solas is solid who would be 4th member ? I was thinking make sera archer and varric dual dagger and main char like the blackwall build in this video. And What do you think would be the best early before skyhold party ? Thanks alot for great videos.👍👍👍
Pre-Skyhold I usually take Sera over Varric. Unless I spec Varric as DD. His Bianca is a bit buggy. Still, he can work with Exploding Arrow and Poisoned Weapons. You can bring two mages if you want, they are definitely helpful at the beginning since you have double Barriers, double Dispel, double Winter's Grasp and Ice Mine. Things are pretty easy that way.
I’ve finished the game on nightmare with an bow assassin and a 2H reaver. I’m trying to decide on a mage specialization. I never clicked with Dorian’s spec. I like using a lightning staff and following the fire/frost tree abilities. I try to run solo for the most part but having a hard time choosing the right gear. Would you recommend encore or blade of tidarion? The double energy barrage seems cool but I don’t want to rely on just one spell.
Thanks!
Check out my Frost/Fire Crusader, Battlemancer and the Elementalist Trilogy builds! They are very detailed when it comes to picking spells and equipment. :)
BoT is more than just Energy Barrage spamming. You can apply multiple status effects with EB if you use this weapon. For example you don't need any additional ability with Winter's Grasp to get the 1000% dmg bonus if at least one of your element is cold, since EB will apply the Chill effect. If you pick Lightning as the second element EB will also apply shocked status effect which will reduce all enemy resistances by 20%. All from one spell. After that your Fire Mine for example will gain an additional 20% dmg boost(this leaves you with an insanely strong EB, WG and FM - the best spells in the game). So I definitely prefer BoT. The damage bonus you gain from EB with this weapon is just too good.
All specs work fine with Fire Mine, for high damage, but I think the Necro is the most devastating with it if you have the Walking Bomb masterwork, since you can detonate it manually. So I definitely would not ignore Dorian's spec. :)
That’s awesome. Thank you for the detailed reply. I’ll craft a BoT so I can get use to it before getting to Skyhold. Cheers!
question! why is Blackwall superior to Cassandra without the champion skills? aren't them the same? '-' with the basic 4 warrior skill trees?
Yes, they are, and nope, at the beginning Blackwall is not superior(you can keep Cass if it suits you). The reason why I switched them is because I wanted to continue with Blackwall after Skyhold. I try to pick up the characters I plan to do my end game build with as soon as possible. :)
I know this isn’t your artificer video, but I couldn’t find anywhere where you show you gear, do you have a video that shows the gear you use on your rogue builds?
I usually show my crafted gear in my videos. They are towards the end, before the demonstrations.
I also have a video about the best weapon schematics I always use. As for armor, I almost never pick anything else other than the Superior or the Sturdy Prowler Armors schematics. They are the best damage oriented rogue armors in the game with the upgrades - all of them can be bought at the Hissing Waste merchant's shop. The Superior version needs the Short List Inquisition perk. :)
I'm curious how or even if you'd change any of this with Friendly Fire on. I thought I'd try to use ice mines on my support mage to keep people in place for my main mage's fire mines, but apparently the effect radius is MUCH bigger than the trigger radius so it seemed impossible to use to defend my tank. Also I swear your AI is smarter with shield wall than mine :(
Naturally, I would change a lot. FF is a pain in the ass(in Origins and DA2 it was tolerable, they gave you challenge, but here, it's just thoughtless). All you can use is single target skills basically, since they don't deal FF. Honestly, I rather solo the game than to play with a team when FF is on. FF gives a very bland and boring playing experience, since you have to ignore 80% of your skills. So mages can only use Winter's Grasp, Flashfire, Energy Barrage and Barrier? Ice Mine will freeze your party(this is the only thing that can stop certain enemies, like Hakkonite Bruisers), Fire Mine will blast your party(this is the best damager skill in the game), Immolate, Chain Lightning, Mindblast etc. all more harmful to your team than to the enemies. So what's the point?
Frankly, I think FF is just stupid in this game because the devs did not really designed the spells with FF in mind, unlike in Origins or DA2. There you have a great tactical menu, and slower paced combat. Here, you only have a "skill preference menu", and the combat is much faster, so FF is micro-management heaven. I beat the game a few times with FF on with each class, and that was enough for me. I haven't turned that stupid thing back on in ages.
Does equipment matter in these builds on this video? I mean insofar as crafting, or are these just basic items?
In pre-Skyhold builds? Just basic items.
Wow
I wish doa2 and doa3 kept the duel would warrior stuff kinda sad only Doa1 is the only one you can play a true dual wield warrior though 2handed warrior is fun too though in doa 2-handed warrior is kinda slow and not as fun compared to 1 and 2 IMO.. I also wish they kept the arcane mage stuff and allowed mages to wield swords in 2 and 3 as well. I hope Doa4 will bring back the Arcane mage stuff and maybe add in some pepper boxes and hand cannons to the weapon list for archers been wanting a sorta gunslinger type of build in Doa for years now!
Is mayonnaise an element?
Great video man
No and horseradish isn't either!
hey dude, loved the video (as i always do). but i would really appreciate if you included time stamps (or chapters? i think that's what they're called) for different parts of the video
and btw, I've always wondered: what does 'A Kis Herceg' actually mean?
@@eryksobiecki9434 It means "The Little Prince" after Exupery's book. :)
@@AKisHerceg whaaat? that's so cool! in what language, if i could ask?
@@eryksobiecki9434 In Hungarian. :)
@@AKisHerceg you're Hungarian?! I'm Polish!! let's celebrate this new acquaintance with a shot of vodka, dear friend! :)
Could you make a trilogy build on a decent heal/support-mage?
Yup, I definitely plan to make one! :)
That’s cool to hear!
starting as a human for an extra point is better than having a constant % damage reduction throughout the game?
For me, yes. That extra skill gives a huge edge at the beginning and some end game builds really need a lot of points. :)
@@AKisHerceg i see...didn't even consider it before. thought you could always level up and had enough points for any build
With all you AI following controlled characters dont you have issues with the tank not going first or the ranged characters getting to close to the combat?
You have to set them up in a way that they don't do that. I have videos about this topic, you should check them out! :)
Type in "AI" in my channel search and you will find lots of advice about how to build an efficient AI team.
@@AKisHerceg thank you. I watched several of your ai build, and some of them show the ai behaviors screen but dont really explain what behaviors settings are best and why.
why viv instead of solas early? same for blackwall instead cassandra
Just personal preference. I wanted to use them late game so I figured I will use them for early game as well. :)
@@AKisHerceg but is there a specific reason to use viv lategame? sorry i am still new to game. is she better than solas? does AI handle her specialization better? blackwall i understand now, i read online he best tank ingame. ty for patience to answer questions
@@MihaiCornean Viv(and Knight Enchanters in general) has the best survivability out of all mages. Her Fade Shield passive will allow her to generate Barrier when she causes damage. So this way she can always have Barrier, all she has to do is attack. :)
What is the music you use in your videos?
I usually get them from the soundtrack of the game.
@@AKisHerceg which track is this one specifically? I quite like it and I cant find it.
@@petroandras I used multiple tracks. What part are we talking about? Can you time stamp it? :)
@@AKisHerceg Thank you! Around 1:10. Im sure its in the soundtrack somewhere but I couldn't find it...
Your videos are superb, by the way!
@@petroandras It is called Battle for Haven. :)
Once, I saw a video from a guy, who always went for the templars because of the ponts you can gain for your character O_o I guess now, you don´t have to get these points in order, for getting an strong as f*** character.....
Good to know
There seems to be a problem here.
you picked the mages over the templars!
I tend to pick the mages when I play as a mage. The only real reason why I would pick the Templars is the amulet of Barrier and because I like the Envy boss fight a bit better than Alexius. :)
Idk if it’s just me but I also just don’t like the whole time travel Magic. It’s not as inspiring and fun for a story. I do get what they were going for though with showing a what if.
Picking the mages and freeing them from circles is my own personal cannon. And the Inquisitors choice is validated when we learn the truth of the rite of Tranquility and Fen'Harel and the Fade during Trespasser.
Plus, Wardens and Templars are addicts that self-harm out of some sense of martyrdom for the good of the world. I don't like the idea of promoting that kind of thinking, which is why I always convince Cullen to get off of Lyrium.
@@zeropolicy7456 I personally find it better to improve the circles rather than entirely ridding of them. It’s greater potential to be a place of education and safety. Throughout the ages the chantry has vilified mages for the actions of those hundreds of years ago and many realize that. Mages like Vivienne have used the circle to help grow their presence and power in society. I believe her and others will be able to change the culture the chantry has created if given the chance.
With the Templars, yeah 100% toxic with the lyrium addiction and mindset the chantry has Indoctrinated in some. It’s why I believe the Seekers, that Cassandra rebuilds, should eventually replace Templars.
With Wardens though, they are 100% necessary with still 3 Blights remaining. With wardens such as the HOF, at least with my canon, pushing change for them to be more responsible and be more present in Thedas so we won’t have a repeat of Origins.
@@indeathsacrifice6781 I think getting rid of circles makes more sense. There's too much baggage that clings to the term. Abolishing circles and creating Universities that are *OPTIONAL* is the way to go. As it stands, the issue with Circles is that they're compulsory, and akin to slavery.
The best way to promote knowledge and education is to let people come to the decision to further their own understanding on their own instead of removing them from their homes and forcing them into it. And something tells me the events of DA4 are going to have the Fade torn down or at least transformed into something else entirely. And if the fade is removed, the threat of abominations goes down drastically.
I can't play on PC, so I genuinely feel robbed about not being able to play DAO and DAII. I think they're avaliable on Xbox, right? Damn. Sony screwed us.
And, yeah, I also like DAII, I love all three games, don't judge me.
They’re all on gamepass
@@LilBeaniebby Yeah, I know. I don't have an Xbox, so, yep.
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