Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dragon Age: Inquisition

Warrior Specializations

Tailor your Dragon Age: Inquisition warrior with Champion, Templar, or Reaver specializations to optimize your battlefield role and abilities.

Warrior Specializations

Warriors in Dragon Age: Inquisition can evolve into specialized combatants, each offering a distinct playstyle and set of powerful abilities. The three warrior specializations—Champion, Templar, and Reaver—allow you to tailor your warrior's role on the battlefield, whether you aim to be an unyielding defender, a magic-dispelling bulwark, or a fearsome, life-draining warrior. Unlocking and mastering these specializations requires finding specific trainers and completing challenging quests.

Once you've established your warrior's foundation, it's time to choose a specialization that defines their ultimate combat role. The Champion excels in defense and leadership, the Templar is a formidable foe to mages and demons, and the Reaver harnesses the power of their own life force for devastating attacks. This section details how to unlock each specialization and the unique skills they bring to your party, transforming your warrior into a true force to be reckoned with.

Champion

The Champion specialization focuses on bolstering the warrior's survivability and leadership, making them an exceptional tank and a morale booster for the entire party.

  • Trainer: Lord Seeker Lucius (found in the Val Royeaux Chantry).
  • Quest: "The Champion's Challenge."
  • Key Abilities:
    • War Cry: Taunts enemies and grants nearby allies a defensive bonus.
    • Fighting Dirty: Increases critical hit chance and damage.
    • Line in the Sand: Creates a defensive zone that heals allies and damages enemies.
    • Last Stand: Grants invulnerability for a short period.

Templar

Templars are renowned for their ability to combat mages and demons, wielding holy power and dispelling magical threats. They are excellent against magical enemies and can provide crucial support in battles against demons.

  • Trainer: Lord Seeker Lucius (found in the Val Royeaux Chantry).
  • Quest: "The Templar's Will."
  • Key Abilities:
    • Spirit Strike: Deals bonus damage to demons and mages.
    • Spell Purge: Damages enemies and removes magical buffs from them.
    • Wrath of the Maker: A powerful holy attack that damages and stuns enemies.
    • Blessed Blades: Increases weapon damage and adds a holy damage component.

Reaver

Reavers are fierce warriors who draw power from their own life force, sacrificing health for devastating offensive capabilities. They are high-risk, high-reward combatants.

  • Trainer: Lord Seeker Lucius (found in the Val Royeaux Chantry).
  • Quest: "The Reaver's Blood."
  • Key Abilities:
    • Dragon Rage: A powerful melee attack that consumes health for increased damage.
    • Gore and Torment: Applies a bleed effect and drains health from enemies.
    • Blood Frenzy: Increases damage dealt as your health decreases.
    • Consume: Drains health from a nearby enemy to heal yourself.

Unlocking Specializations

To unlock any warrior specialization, you must first reach Skyhold. Then, speak with Lord Seeker Lucius in the Val Royeaux Chantry. He will provide you with a quest to prove your worthiness for his chosen specialization. Completing these quests often involves gathering specific items or defeating challenging foes.