Rolling Thunder Slayer Build

Master the Rolling Thunder Slayer build in dragon age the veilguard by focusing on Charged Attacks and Rage regeneration. Includes skill allocation and ability choices.

Playstyle and Abilities:

The core of this dragon age the veilguard build is to leverage Charged Attacks to their fullest, supported by high Rage regeneration. You'll want to increase the damage of Charged Attacks, which can be achieved through skills and equipment that boost their damage, add extra attacks, or increase their Stagger rate. Wearing Medium Armor is recommended for its bonuses. As a Warrior, Rage is crucial for impacting the battlefield, enabling guaranteed critical hits on downed enemies and providing time to charge Two-Handed weapon attacks. Skills that spend Rage can also heal you and deal damage. You should be using Two-Handed weapons, with the choice between Stagger damage or pure damage being viable. Skills that cause knockdowns are important for setting up Charged Attacks, as are two Companions who can easily set up Combos. The three chosen Abilities are Heroic Leap (Smash), Fury of the Forge (Strike), and Spectral Bulwark (Duration). Heroic Leap is a Slayer exclusive that helps down enemies, usable often with high Rage. Fury of the Forge costs 50 Rage, has range, and downs Fire-weak enemies. Spectral Bulwark is chosen for Duration as you'll be in the thick of combat. Taking one of each Ability type allows you to activate the Triple Threat Skill, which grants +20% damage to every ability.

Skill Allocation:

You can acquire additional Skill Points by finding all Fen’harel Altars across Thedas, granting an extra 16 Skill Points on top of the 49 from leveling. Ensure you have access to Slayer at Level 20, and skills in that section at Levels 30 and 40.

Warrior Core - 5 Skill Points:

1. Counterblow (Trait)
2. Downfall (Greater Passive)
3. Focused Retaliation (Greater Passive)
4. Tumbling Blades (Trait)
5. Rancor (Greater Passive)

Most Warrior Core skills are essential. Downfall and Focused Retaliation are particularly important, with the latter ensuring your Charged Attacks become critical after a Perfect Defense.

Abilities - 10 Points:

1. Spectral Bulwark (Ability) - [Smash][Duration] 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.
2. Enraged (Passive) - Rage generation +10%
3. Explosive Toss (Trait) - Charge your shield to at least one level and press the Light Attack button to make it explosive, dealing damage in an area and possibly disrupting them.
4. Killer Instinct (Passive) - Stagger from Abilities +20%
5. Enervation (Passive) - Damage vs. Barrier +20%
6. Enduring Rage (Greater Passive) - Your Rage no longer decays below 50, allowing you to sustain it between fights.
7. Depth of Fury (Passive) - Maximum Rage +50
8. Shellbreaker (Passive) - Damage vs. Armor +20%
9. Triple Threat (Greater Passive) - Equipping an Ability of each damage type increases Ability damage by 20%.
10. Blunt Force (Greater Passive) - Enemies are Knocked Down when their Armor breaks.

A powerful Rolling Thunder Slayer build in dragon age the veilguard, excelling in Charged Attacks and Rage management.