Key Takeaways
- Ignition gives Flaming Weapons for extra damage and burning, great against bosses.
- Ricochet Shot hits additional enemies, doubling Shield Toss damage.
- Death’s Throw adds Necrotic damage, useful for multiple enemy hits with the Shield Toss.
Getting your build right in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is vital to beating the harder bosses towards the end of the game. If you build in the right direction on the skill tree having chosen the Warrior class, you’ll become a Reaper Warrior – which is mostly focused on particular elemental damage and the Shield Toss attack.
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While refreshing your skills and refunding any points spent is free of charge and unlimited, there are certain skills you should unlock as soon as you can. Some will help you sustain attacks and some will improve the skills and abilities you’re able to call on during fights. Either way, there are parts of the skill tree you should aim for.
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Ignition
Ignition gives you Flaming Weapons after any weakpoint hit. Flaming Weapons is one of the best Advantages in the game. Not only because of the burning it inflicts, but also because of the increased damage it deals.
All damage values are based on an empty Skill tree, and will rise as you level up and add new Skills.
That is particularly useful against bosses and the High Dragons you’ll face across Thedas. Each one has weakpoints on its legs, as well as on its stomach when you Stagger it, so having Flaming Weapons while attacking them will ensure you beat them quickly.
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Ricochet Shot
The Ricochet Shot skill is one you should aim for as soon as you can, as it causes the throw to hit an additional enemy each time you use it. It means you’ll be doing double the damage for every Shield Toss attack.
It means you’ll be chipping away at enemies you’re not even focused on, and later in the game you’ll be able to take out some smaller enemies in just a hit or two as your Shield Toss becomes increasingly powerful against undead enemies.
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Death’s Throw
Death’s Throw adds Necrotic damage to the Shield Toss. That’ll ensure each Shield Toss attack will do damage over time as well as the initial impact damage.
If you can combine it with skills that increase the number of bounces the Shield Toss does, of which there are two in the Reaper Warrior skill tree, then you’ll be dealing Necrotic damage to multiple enemies at once.
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Reckless Shot
Reckless Shot is a skill that should only be used if you have other healing skills or use support companions in your party because it ensures projectile abilities deal 25 percent more damage but consume ten percent health.
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Therefore, if you’re able to heal regularly in other ways, it’ll be massively useful in tough combat encounters as you’ll be doing significantly more damage than you normally would. Again, this skill is particularly useful in boss fights because you often need to attack from range.
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Master Throw
Again focused on the Shield Toss, Master Throw allows the ranged attack to be charged up an additional level. If you hold the button down longer than normal, the attack will charge and deal increased damage.
However, this isn’t something you’ll want to do when surrounded by enemies. Since charging up Shield Toss takes some time, you’ll be vulnerable to attacks you can’t defend against if you’re trying to charge it when under pressure.
Wait until you’re facing a single larger enemy to use this skill to its full potential.
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Staggering Toss
Since it converts 25 percent of your current Rage into Stagger when attacking with Shield Toss, Staggering Toss is one of the best skills any Reaper Warrior can unlock.
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Many of the skills lean towards increasing Stagger dealt to enemies, which are then combined with skills that give you boosts upon Takedown kills. You’re able to chain Stagger dealing abilities and Takedowns to fly through groups of enemies. Staggering Toss is perfect for doing that and can be a pillar of a Stagger-focused build.
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Carom
Carom is another skill you should unlock if you’re building a Reaper Warrior who is focused on Stagger. Carom ensures enemies take 100 percent more damage and Stagger from environmental impact. Therefore, if you’re using Abilities that push enemies back, you’ll be able to knock them into the environment regularly.
Also, if you’re able to aim your Shield Toss at exploding barrels, you’ll be able to set enemies on fire and deal more damage than you otherwise would. Since it doubles the Stagger you deal in these circumstances, you’ll be flying through enemies, using Takedown attacks over and over again.
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Spirit Of Hunger
Finally, Spirit of Hunger is another of the absolute best Reaper Warrior skills. When you kill an enemy, a Necrotic projectile that follows other enemies is spawned.
Therefore, not only does killing an enemy do damage to another, but the Necrotic damage also deals damage over time. That means you’re chipping away at the health of enemies you’re not even focusing your attacks on. Combine that with the attention of your companions, and you’ll be killing enemies you’ve not even attacked once yourself.
- Released
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October 31, 2024
- Engine
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Frostbite
- ESRB
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M For Mature 17+ // Blood, Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
- OpenCritic Rating
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Strong
- PC Release Date
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October 31, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
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October 31, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
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October 31, 2024