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Useful skill list 5:36 Defensive dual wield tempest 16:46 Offensive archer tempest 18:45 Archer/dual wield assassin 20:18 Artificer archer/dual wield 21:28 Champion weapon & shield/2 hand 25:34 Reaver weapon & shield/2 hand 27:37 Templar weapon & shield 29:42 Templar 2 handed 30:43 Mages 31:46 Support/tank/CC Knight Enchanter 32:45 Rift Mage CC 34:50 Necromancer CC 35:31 Combos 36:17

@NemosPlay

3 жыл бұрын

Thx

19:58 Sera 20:40 Cole 21:50 Varric 25:35 Blackwall 29:02 Iron Bull 30:30 Cassandra 34:30 Vivienne 35:07 Solas 35:35 Dorian Saving for myself

5:35 Skills 16:45 Defensive Tempest 18:45 Offensive Tempest 20:20 Assassin 21:40 Artificer 25:35 Champion 29:44 Templar 31:50 Mage 32:45 Knight enchanter 34:40 Sp Tank 34:48 Rift mage CC 35:35 Necromancer CC 36:18 Combo Thanks

Tactical set up 16:21 16:47, 19:58 Sera 20:40 Cole 21:50 Varric 25:35 Blackwall 29:02 Iron Bull 30:30 Cassandra 34:30 Vivienne 35:07 Solas 35:35 Dorian

@bekirozdemir9074

2 жыл бұрын

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Finally my team can do something useful! Thanks a lot, I was searching for this kind of guide. (I really miss the command system of origins)

@sethscott2629

2 жыл бұрын

Ya that one was the best 🥲

I appreciate this! I play DAI occasionally and had given up on the AI . Finding this early in my playthrough is a life saver.

Fantastic video. Super helpful! I had been struggling with how to optimize tactics on AI. Thanks!

it's absolutely criminal how bioware made the inquisition AI into a drooling simpleton

Thanks, your videos are amazing. Nightmare runs are a whole lot easier now, was getting destroyed pre skyhold but your videos helped a tonne!

This is great stuff- thanks for taking the time to put it together and share it. As a long time player who has spent countless hours trying to tweak AI schemes, I can agree with every single thing you suggest accept Leaping Shot for archers. When using it, too often my archers leap off a ledge, or simply so far out of the fight that they are no longer a part of the battle. Also, I never realized Spike Trap could be so useful for Varric. I'll be sure and enable it next time. Thanks again!

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :) Yes, as I wrote it in the video, Leaping Shot is not that effective in the hands of the AI, I mainly want to use it for them as defense, since the upgrade will instantly removes the cooldown on Stealth and puts them into it on activation. Plus Varric can really destroy stuff with Leping Shot and his Artficer focus power, even if you leave it up to the AI. :)

Dude, this is my new favorite DA: I video, thanks for having all this work and for sharing this incredible content. (I'm using a translator, because after watching this video I needed to say thanks)

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! You are more than welcome! :)

This is an incredible help-I wish you’d been making videos when I first played this game!

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it helped! :)

Dude, thank you so much. The difference in how the ai performs with these tips is night and day. I was struggling to keep up on nightmare. Now i can just play inquisitor and AI can handle itself for the most part

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! :)

wow this guide is... very very good. thank you! I'm so excited to try these out.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! I am glad it helped you! :)

So late to the party but damn I'm so into DAI , glad I found ur channel , all these years and ur still at it Please keep on

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I will! :)

By far the most useful guide or informations there it ous there regarding this game. Im currently going through a completionist nightmare run with all the DLCs and this video has been a blessing. That plus the frost/fire crusader KE build on this channel makes nightmare a really fun experience and make me enjoy this game 10 times more! If you havent already, throw this person a subscribe! This channel is a pure gold mine

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

Hands down the best AI guide I’ve ever seen. So much amazing information in such a long video. Mist have taken you a long time to make this. Sincerly thank you! Subbed cause your content is great! Got to ask of you have vids on how to build the different companions most efficiently.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I am glad I could help you! :)

Outstanding work! Very informative, thank you so much.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

No problem! I’m glad it helped you! :)

Wow a very detailed and comprehensive analysis....thank you so much

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You are welcome! I am glad you like it! :)

So I just discovered you yesterday with your Origins cun vd dex rogue video, and then I see you have tons of other really awesome videos! Definitely subbing to you! So anyway some thoughts. I found Evade to be decently useful to keep early game Cole alive. Best is simply to switch him to a bow, but if I keep him with daggers I do give him evade. I've personally seen him evade away from mines and a bear's slam attack, however he may have also evaded into mines or into enemies that I simply haven't seen. I usually remove it from his bar once I get higher tier weapons and armor and more useful abilities though. However I agree in regards to Combat Roll. The AI can't use it offensively and when I gave it to Bull for survivability he just rolled everywhere lol. Next machinegun Sera is awesome! I've tend to keep her with a bow simply because of this. Tried dagger once or twice but thought it didn't really outperform bow. However your demonstration of how quickly she shredded Cory was certainly impressive. Makes me wanna give that another go. Also the templar combo with two handed weapons is insane. One time I used the combo against two Hakkonite bruisers with full guard, and it killed them instantly. My jaw dropped. I haven't gotten much luck getting Cass to proc the combo though, but maybe I didn't set her up well because I've seen her pulling it off several times in your videos. So definitely will be trying your tips, thanks! And finally, lots of really nice information on mage builds. I for one didn't know that shocked enemies took more damage. And your KE build looks really good. I've done KE twice but always with a staff instead of Blade of Tidarion even though I know it's better. You really wiped the floor with those Pride demons though. Guess I have to go and try Blade of Tidarion KE now. So all in all, awesome vid!

I'm still watching the video but I have to say this is very helpful. I've played DA2 on nightmare but not DA:I because it doesn't have a lot tactics like the last 2 games. I'm gonna give it a try now on nightmare. Thank you. ^^

Let me congratulate you, this is amazing and useful content, thank you so much!

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! I am glad you like it! :)

Thank you for this guide, still after years the game is released. I started again with it a few days ago and this help a lot

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! :)

Great video, beat the game a few times years ago without really knowing what everything does/can do, now I do 😎

I desperately needed this video. You have no idea. I have no clue what I am doing when it comes to AI. But I hate having to worry so much because my team mates keep dying on me especially since I prefer to only play as the inquisitor. The only times I step in are because certain mages or archers are too close to enemies in combat or in direct line of fire and get hurt so I have to physically move them out of the way or sometimes force them to drink a potion before they die. So not having to worry so much about it would make my gaming experience so much more fun because I hate switching back and forth. If I am the Inquisitor and the main character then I should play as them not their team members.

@flabbergasted6231

2 жыл бұрын

Mind you the only character I managed to make OP without controlling on my first play through and I never had to worry about was Blackwall. It was by complete accident. Lol. He is freaking amazing. I really want to bring along Blackwall, Varric and Dorian as my main team once I get all of them gathered up. But until then my team will be Cassandra, Solas and Varric. I am going to not recruit Sera and Vivien on this go around because their characters piss me off too much. I will recruit Iron bull but probably only use him when fighting dragons. I probably will recruit Cole because Cole is my baby boi but I likely won't take him along unless there are specific quests that I would be interested to hear his input. But my problem was Varric and Dorian. Because they always die so easily and never have enough guard or armor either. So I wanted a better Ai setup since like I said I have no clue when it comes to that stuff. I typically wing it and mess up horribly lol. I've only done one playthrough of the game to the end and beaten it. So there is still a lot I don't know about. I like Solas but I prefer Dorian's company over his. And I prefer Varric over the other rogues for his personality too and his quests since his red lyrium quests are found all over I'd like to have him at all times. Black wall is amazing so I will always have him around. My inquisitor I am thinking of being a support Knight enchanter. So barriers, healing and revival with the knight enchanter blade and maybe throw in two main elemental attacks one Ice and one fire.

After all those years, finally some good AI builds/guidelines. Thanks and well done!

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You are welcome! :)

@hemaka482

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Actually I have a question - in another video you rated Cass as terrible in damage department. How's that compared to her 2h build shown here? Also would you say that her 2h build should be played with normal tank (Blackwall) in a party, or would it be enough if she's the only melee character in a group?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@hemaka482 Cass is terrible and always will be terrible when it comes to single-target damage(which is what the "Damager" category measures). That is just the way Templars are. This build shown here(the Divine Avenger, which I also made a video about) is a Crowd Control character way more than a damager. :) The huge crowd damage she can do depends completely on whether or not she can stun the targets. Most enemies above Elite rank are difficult to stun, so really she is great at eliminating the "trash" with her combo. Against bosses or enemies immune to stun, she can just use her Two-Handed skills or her W&S skills, which do not do that much damage(on their own), if you compare them to the rogues in the damager category. So if you use Cass, then you don't need a CC mage. That is why I switched Solas in the Trespasser to Cass in my Trilogy Build, The Master Archer. She was just as effective as Solas would have. Yes, I definitely recommend Blackwall with Cass. Cass is no tank with that build, so you will need Blackwall. :)

@hemaka482

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Thank you. One more question on another topic if you don't mind - when you're crafting staves for your mages, do you have preffered element, one that works better than the others? I assume there's no point crafting for example fire staff if you're mainly using fire magic because of immunities. But what to take into consideration choosing between the other two elements? Or it just doesn't matter at all?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

To me it does matter, since I love using Winter's Grasp with the 1000% damage upgrade on Chilled targets. Energy Barrage is excellent for applying Chill on enemies(and the projectiles will use the base element of your staff, in this case cold) and you can immediately follow it up with Winter's Grasp on the target for massive damage. This is why I prefer using Cold as my base material. :)

This was a great video. Thanks.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! :)

This video is really really great, but as someone who is a bit dense when it comes to setting up video game tactics, boy do I wish DAI had presets like the first two games did. They were really helpful in getting new players (or longtime players who are bad at tactics like me) started. Maybe they'll bring them back in DA4.

Greatest guide ever! Thanks a lot

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! :)

Amazing guide, thank you mate :D I think i love bull charge too much on my warrior to play with FF but Nightmare with all the trials on is the most fun I've had in this game, although i had to rush dispel for early promoted mage fights. Very cool KE build with the new mine upgrades, I definitely wanna try it on my next playthrough.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! :) Charging Bull is viable even on Nightmare, but you have to bring a ranged crew with your warrior. Let's say 2 mages and 1 archer. It is a good thing to bring more mages on Nightmare with Trials, since they can keep casting Barrier and archers are one of the most consistent class when it comes to damage.

@LaTetso

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Appreciate the advice mate, I'll do that on my next playthrough, I just cant get enough of the banter between Bull, Dorian and Sera for now XD

Used the time stamps from another commenter and made a transcription 5:35 Skills Flank Attack: Good- Auto targets and puts teammates behind enemies backs to provide bonus damage and some protection. Skirmisher upgrade: puts them into stealth which can increase survivability and damage output Deathblow: Good- Massive cut on wounded enemies with small aoe knockdown effect. Great Detonator for combos. Thrill of victory : Double damage Long-shot: Good to keep archer far away from the battle Eagle eye: more damage no friendly fire worries Full Draw: good for archer who wants to keep distance for massive damage. Both upgrades good. Shot from the shadows: Not good for AI, but with Shot From the shadows upgrade it can keep team members into semi-permanent stealth Explosive Shot: Great at beginning combined with poisoned weapons to create fire/poison explosion which goes through armor. Not good for Friendly Fire playthroughs. Chain reaction upgrade for more damage. Poisoned Weapons- good because all they have to do is activate it. Use healing upgrade for survivability Throwing blades-really great even though it's not perfect with the AI, you should definitely get this. Precision targeting increases single target dps Toxic Cloud- useful because it just requires being surrounded by enemies, lost in the mist can protect allies Stealth- obvious- clinging shadows to stay hidden as long as possible shadow strike- effective, especially with upgrade for ranged enemies Hidden blades- good because it only requires a target, both upgrades good Mark of death- good for additional damage, not anywhere near as good as it would be in players hands. Lasting mark, AI cant reliably detonate. Artificer is mainly good for its passives not it active skills. Elemental mines is very buggy and fallback plan has AI problems. Spike trap is decent just to protect the artificer if enemy gets too close. Flask of Frost- for use by dual dagger AI when surrounded by enemies and needing resistance. Flask of fire- good if you have fast hitting abilities like throwing blades or deathblow, use upgrade that removes cooldowns Flask of lightning-Best skill for Archer Tempest by far Shield wall- essential for tank, AI handles it very well Shield bash- has problems with AI, but is generally a good supplement for the team to get rid of enemy guard or detonate combos Payback strike- is great to get AI out of stun and give them a small aoe knockdown. Choose upgrades based on wanting more damage or more aggro. Mighty blow- is great for non friendly fire enabled playthroughs. AOE knockdown is good. Pommel Strike- AI has problems, but it is still generally good with high damage and stun. Grappling chain- good for hostile mages and ranged enemies. Pick the stun upgrade to take them out of the fight for a few seconds. Horn of valor- good buff skill war cry- Must have for tanks, upgrades are for more aggro or more armor. Challenge- great skill early for aggro Charging bull- not great with friendly fire on Livid- great damage reduction and guard. Bodyguard is essential for squishy teams Walking fortress- good for obvious reasons Devour- Only reaver skill AI can reliably use well. Use with rub some dirt in it and it acts like a healing potion Spell purge- good, AI can sometimes even do combos with it. Blessed blades- for support warrior ai for extra damage wrath of heaven- is great, but careful with friendly fire on Barrier- essential. Elegant dense upgrade better early on, energetic defense is better once ai has items with cooldown reduction revival- Ai uses it well, great for support dispel- great for mages, demons and fade rifts and some combos static cage- great for crowd control vs small enemies and some lightning damage lightning bolt- applies “shocked” on targets which increases vulnerability to every type of elements. Great for main character if using elemental attacks Energy barrage- with energy bombardment is great to lower resistances and apply status effects flashfire- great for applying panic with burning. Fire mine- ai places them in front of itself well with high damage on enemies, careful with FF on Winters grasp- great single target with freeze effect which can be detonated with a warrior. One of the best offensive mage skills. Aoe upgrade for ai ice mine- crowd control, great for ai support mage spirit blade- can work with AI if AI has good equipment fade cloak- invulnerability is always good for AI, decloaking blast can replenish barrier by blasting into enemy after effect is over horror- great for panic with upgrade to completely paralyze enemies. Best necro skill walking bomb great for non FF veilstrike- great CC, upgrade gives ai unlimited mana essentially stonefist- good for knock down or get rid of enemies in mellee range, with FF both upgrades work, with FF unblockable force. Pull of the abyss- GREAT cc, combine with veilstrike it mops floor with enemies, dangerous with FF on.

@DarkRitualBear

2 жыл бұрын

16:45 Tempest melee: Poison weapons- leeching poison- Fav Stealth- clinging shadows- fav flank attack-skirmisher-fav lighning flask-lightning struck-enable flask of frost can by enabled for survivability with deathblow to finish off ranged: lighning flask-lightning struck-enable Poison weapons- leeching poison- enable flask of fire-unquenchable flames- fav throwing blades- precision targeting- fav masterwork- walking fortress and guard on hit for defensive. Any masterworks for offensive. Aoe effects are better lightning flask will proc “on hit” like craaaaazy which makes her great for CC since she can proc multiple AOE masterworks within seconds High Dex with and crit chance/damage equipment throwing blades to spam during lighning flask cooldown

@DarkRitualBear

2 жыл бұрын

20:20 Assassin Ranged: Stealth-clinging shadows-fav poisoned weapons- leeching (with trials) or else use infected wounds hidden blades-any upgrade, fav mark of death- lasting mark- fav shadow strike-long shadows-enable throwing blades-precision targeting-enabled long shot-eagle eye-fav (keep him at range) melee: Stealth-clinging shadows-fav poisoned weapons- leeching-fav mark of death- lasting mark- fav Flank attack-skirmisher-fav deathblow-thrill of victory-fav hidden blades-any upgrade, fav 21:40 Artificer passives make him a buff machine. Will reduce cooldowns after every crit he or team makes which lets him use skills quickly. Ranged: Leaping shot- show from shadows- enabled spike trap-pyro-fav longshot- eagle eye-fav full draw-either upgrade-enable poison weapons- leeching (with trials) Infected without-fav explosive-chain reaction-fav stealth-clinging shadows-enable melee: (cooldown reduction gives him huge burst potential) stealth-lost in shadows-enable flank-skirmisher-fav poison weapons- leeching (with trials) Infected without-fav shadow strike-quick blade-enabled (optional) death blow-thrill of victory-fav spike trap-pyro-fav toxic cloud-lost in the mist- enables (optional) twin fangs-enable-optional (ai often misses jump animation)

@DarkRitualBear

2 жыл бұрын

25:35 Champion best tank sword and shield: shield wall-chevalier-fav walking fortress-siege breaker-fav horn of valor-fortifying blast-enabled war cry-call to arms-fav bodyguard-not today-fav livid-still standing-enabled (not fav because he will use too soon) payback strike-cruel-enabled charging bull-optional two handed: if you want to focus more on buffing and CC for a utility build walking fortress-siege breaker-fav horn of valor-fortifying blast-fav livid-still standing-enabled war cry-call to arms-fav pommel strike-lightning jab-enabled mighty blow-easy target-enabled charging bull-optional defensive masterworks 27:43 Iron bull: uses most reaver skills poorly, mis some defensive and CC/ buff skills to make him valuable. Two handed: Grappling chain-give boot-enabled mighty blow-easy target-enabled pommel strike- lightning-fav charging bull-gore and trample-fav livid-still standing-enabled devour-life blood-enable horn of valor- thats the spirit-fav sword and shield: switch the active two handed skills to these payback strike-sweet-fav shield bash-ring bell-enabled shield wall-chevalier-enable 29:44 Templar “bait and buff”. Passives boost party strength. sword/shield: shield wall-chevalier-fav payback-cruel-fav war cry-battle-fav livid-still standing-enabled challenge-call them off-fav spell purge-annulment-enabled wrath of heaven-embrace-enabled blessed blades-enabled Two handed: Aoe build but is squishier Chargin bull-gore and-fav livid-still-enabled pommel-staggering-fav spell purge-annul-fav wrath of heaven-embrace-fav mighty blow-stay down-enabled war cry-call to arms-enable

@DarkRitualBear

2 жыл бұрын

31:50 Mage CC and support with specializations to supplement their abilities. basic set up: barrier-energetic-fav revival-life-fav dispel-strengthened-enable winters grasp- winters ruin-fav solas: veilstrike-punching down-fav stonefist-unblockable force-enable Vivvy: Fade cloak-decloaking blast-fav spirit blade-fav (depends on setup) Dorian: Horror-terror-fav CC mage with no specializations: Ice mine-either upgrade- fav winters grasp- winters chill-fav static cage-lightning cage- enabled flashfire-blistering pain-fav fire mine flaming array-enabled lightning bolt- cascade-fav 32:45 Knight enchanter support/tank/cc provides barrier constantly to other melee fighters needs good gear CC tank: Spirit blade-amplified-fav fire mine-flaming array-fav ice mine-chilling-fav fade cloak-decloaking-fav winters grasp- winters ruin-fav energy barrage- bombardment-fav Support Tank: spirit blade-amplified-fav barrier-energetic-fav fire mine-flaming-enabled ice mine-chilling-enabled fade cloak-decloaking-fav revival-life-enabled 34:48 Rift mage CC Veilstrike-punching down-fav pull abyss-devouring-fav stonefist-shatter-enable ice mine-chilling-enabled winters grasp-winters chill-fav 35:35 Necromancer CC combining panic with static cage is great! horror-terror-fav static cage-lightning-fav chain lightning-arcing-fav lightning boldt-exploding-fav energy barrage-bombardment-enabled 36:18 Combo im too lazy to type this up

@dudebroman4039

2 жыл бұрын

Bro how did you fit all this here? For me there's a cut off

Congrats on 1000 subs, a first milestone I hope :)

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very much! :)

@hemaka482

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg I'm trying to make Vivienne a tank for my group with your tank/support build. No issues with her survivalability or damage, but the problem is threat generation/aggro. For the moment I'm using amulet of aggression on her and plan to switch to andraste's sacrifice later. Do you think it will be enough for her to reliably take aggro in melee? So far, with amulet of aggression, it doesn't look that good. Or are there any other tricks/items/skills that would help KE generate threat?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

You are right, Andraste's Sacrifice is pretty much mandatory for her. After that, I personally did not have much trouble keeping the threat on her, since throwing out Fire Mines like candy and showering enemies with Energy Barrage tends to pull a lot of aggro. :)

7 years later and probably close to 300 hours in this game and I'm just now getting effective ai so I can play on nightmare comfortably

@scrawny-ronnie

2 жыл бұрын

Great channel man I hope you do some commentary soon! Id love to listen while playing!

This is amazing! Thank you so much!! :-)

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! I’m glad you like it! :)

Well now it makes more sense thank you!

Thank you so much for this

Yup, I always use Sera as a DW rogue. She is insanely fast in killing frozen Bruisers provided there's also an artificier in the party.

DA:O had THE best AI tactics window, altho you needed to spend talent points to unlock 12 slots for tactics

I really appreciate your AI video’s, they helped me so much. I am replaying the game now on Nightmare with even ground, enhanced enemy abilities and stronger bears. So I have a request. Can you also do a video about AI for level 5-10 characters? Another idea is a video about focus abilities. I barely use them at all, except for the Knight Enchanters healing. Another thing to note about the AI is that it does use not mapped skills, but not a lot. A tip for mages and archers is to set them to follow themselves.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Gad to hear it! :) I have a video up about a low level setup for both AI and controlled characters. I think it is called "The first 10 ability you need for Nightmare". The AI is very potent with them, and I demonstrate this in the video by not using a single healing potions. Personally, I find the focus skills to be completely broken. I do not like them at all. They are not balanced, so I never really use them. Other than Mark of the Rift of course. Thousand Cuts - Dozens of cuts on a single target or multiple enemies. Automatic boss killer. Hail of Arrows - Only works with archery and it is probably the most overpowered skill in the game if coupled with Leaping Shot. You can kill a high dragon in 3 sec. Cloak of Shadows - Useless skill, which puts your party into stealth for a few seconds. Counterstrike - Generally useless. Especially because Champions have amazing survivability. Rampage - Just a little extra kick for a Dragon Raging Reaver. Not really worth the one skill point it requires. Rally - You can put this on Cassandra so your party would get full guard occasionally. Haste - Slow motion for a few seconds... I find it useless. Firestorm - Lots of fireballs bombard the targeted area. Sadly, they don't deal much damage, so I never use it. So yeah, I am definitely not a fan of them...

@atrea

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg I could have missed it but I didn’t see an AI setup like you did in other videos in that one. However it is good to see we do it almost the same way. Except I get the leach and poison on rogue right off the bat so they can heal themselves. And I want to say that your video’s helped me experiencing DaI so much better. In the end, game really exceeded my expectations. However there are also a lot of frustrating things when you first play it. My second playthrough is going really smooth so far on Nightmare and a few trials.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

@@atrea Yeah, I agree. Some things are really annoying, but I think DAI is a worthy successor of Origins. :)

@atrea

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg I enjoy my second playthrough even more. When you know what you’re doing I’d say they handled the open world and freedom very well (including who you talk to, the inquisitor personality). An awesome aspect are some unique missions. My tempest dual wield assasin is OP at level 14. Also thanks to your AI builds I passed my favorite part of the game: Heidrun taigh pretty easily. My allies handled themselves really well on nightmare with first 2 trials on. I only had to fade step Vivienne to safety, and sometimes Varric. I love the fact it’s a battle where you have to focus on the leaders. Usually a battle that ends with the leader gone is usually easiest by taking out all others and then the leader. It’s no different from a ‘defeat everyone’ mission. The Heidrun battle is was executed really well. About Varric I’d love to ask why you don’t have the AI use elemental mines? I love that one, or is it simply better to use it manually (which I don’t prefer).

This is definitely helpful!

Sexy game and its that much better with advice like this, who ever you are I can't thank you enough for the ideas. You've done well😁 Gonna run through again and I can't wait for the next installment

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am glad I was able to make the game more enjoyable for you! Have fun! :)

Yay, a new video. This made my day better. By the way, I've been using the build guides for no specs warrior and rogue and they rule. Very powerful. But now struggling with JoH dlc since everything has so much hp there, but in base game the builds rule.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that! :) JoH is always a pain. Enemies are not only tanky as hell, they hit hard as a truck! Good luck!

@elvenatheart982

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg thanks. Do you think I should prioritize killing mages first since they are pretty strong?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@elvenatheart982 Yes. Mages and archers. Bruisers hit hard but they are easy to avoid because they are very slow, so deal with them last. :)

i love so much your videos.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Thank you!! Huge help!!

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! :)

I have spent many hours perusing all your videos from 2020 to 2022. I am just beginning this game playing on Normal and decided to try a 2 handed Warrior. While I greatly appreciate all the great advice in your videos, there are so many so spread out over 2 years I'm having difficulty picking abilities for my party, which order to pick them and whether or not to enable, favorite disable etc. I literally have so many tabs open I am thoroughly confused, there are so many differing ideas etc. I was just going to start on Normal with a Tank (I guess Blackwall when I get to him), an Archer (Varric) , a mage (i dunno-Vivienne maybe?) and myself as a 2 handed Warrior damager. I of course can experiment myself and restart over and over, but I really don't like to do that until I at least play the game for a while. Can you recommend a video or guide that can help build these characters by level and talk about favoriting/enabling etc? You have so much info spread out I would just like a simple starting party type video with skills and tactics suggested. (Tank, Melee Damager, Ranged support/Damage) I'm thinking I would just enable auto level for companions and see how it goes...Honestly I'm older and don't have a tone of time to experiment, nor the will to do so. I just want to get started and be somewhat effective.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

So you want to build decent party AI from scratch, am I correct? Well, first there is my "The first 10 ability you need when you start Nightmare difficulty". There, I show how to progress at the beginning of the game(on Nightmare, so I'm confident you will be able to use it for Normal) with a party, then I demonstrate that party against enemies. I control the tank. This video can help you reach Skyhold. After that you can pick a Specialization for the party, and progress to my late game AI build videos. I recommend you watch my Compete AI guide video, since there you can see exactly which skills can be used by the AI, and I even show some of my favorite late game AI builds. My The Top 9 best AI builds for Dragon Age Inquisition video is basically the condensed version of this - only showing the (in my opinion) best AI builds for the team. My series of videos about the Pre-Skyhold builds are also excellent if you are looking for AI builds. Most of them can be used by the AI as well. :)

@zion5637

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Thank you. It's funny I have all 3 videos open in tabs that you mention...so i had decided to start with the "First 10 abilities" video. Then I sorta looked at both the "Complete AI " guide and "Top 9 builds" side by side. I'm also reading the text about passives under the "9 Builds" section. I guess when it is all taken as a group randomly picked out of the playlist it is a bit overwhelming of what to start with and which one to look at. That doesn't include the pre-skyhold videos that really threw me-it is apparent now that those might come after a good deal of time and maybe a playthrough or two. I appreciate all this effort and knowledge you have imparted, just has taken a good while to actually sort it in a somewhat chronological order etc as a newer player. Thanks

Great video! This is the best explanation I've seen of AI in Inquisition. I just discovered your channel, and your work is fantastic. Great to see some recent Dragon Age content while we all wait impatiently for Dreadwolf. One question: You said that marking ranged abilities like Longshot as favorites will encourage the AI to stay at range. Does this mean that favoriting an ability will cause the AI to actively place themselves in a position to use it, rather than just using it if they happen to find themselves in the right circumstances?

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) It's a bit more basic than that from what I have experienced, at least with the latest patch. If you favor ranged abilities, they tend to stay at range(they don't run away farther, they just don't get any closer), but if you favor melee skills, they usually move closer to the target. This is probably because unlike us, the AI specifically targets enemies. They can't just use Payback Strike for example without a target as we can, otherwise, they would keep activating it during exploration, which would be... not good. With melee skills, they need to be in melee range so they can activate the ability(therefore they run up to the target). With ranged skills, they don't have to move closer, because the ability range is longer(therefore they can activate it where they are at that time). Same with basic attacks(you don't have to move closer to the target to shoot your arrows, but you do if you want to whack them with your sword). So unless they are specifically told to follow the main(or controlled) character(who is using melee) in the tactics menu, they will not charge at the enemies if they use ranged weapons. They usually stay where they are, unless their skill tells them that they have to move closer because they are out of range. And this of course never happens with Longshot, since that skill has a very long range. Same with Full Draw. Hence, they will indeed stay at range when they use an ability like Longshot. But nope, the AI is not clever enough to "know" that they have to move farther to increase the effectiveness of their skill. I'm sure that was the idea of the devs, though... maybe the AI will be smart enough for this in Dreadwolf.

Hello! First of all, thank you for your amazing work! I have a couple of questions about Varric's skills :) I am curious how he's generating guard (I think it is add-on to the armor?) and what kind of passives are you used in this video? Only from Archer and Artificier trees? I checked a lot of videos concerning Varric's build for AI on YT... Unfortunately nothing works good so far with my Varric (I want my virtual dwarf friend with Bianca, not daggers)... What is the most important to develop? Chance to crit? Crit bonus? Dexterity? Other? Throwing blades and elemental mines are working with Varric's AI or are useless?

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Well, building Varric is actually not as hard as it seems. I prefer him with Biance as well by the way. Varric is an amazing support, damage or even cc character, but you have to pick his skills carefully otherwise he can prioritize the wrong ones. I prefer him in a support role(while he also deals some damage and provides some cc - so kind of an all over the pace AI build), because with him, my team literally never dies. He uses Toxic Cloud so often, with the Lost in the Mist upgrade, that my team is always well supplied from Elusives. But it really depends on what you have in mind for him. One thing that is vital and more important than anything is the critical chance. Varric as an Artificer, receives cooldown bonus from each critical hits he or the team makes(with the passive skill Opportunity Knocks), so this way he can spam skills. The skills I prefer to use on him(because he kicks so much ass with them) are these: Spike Trap - with the upgrade that flung enemies into the air. Great for defense, it has a nice aoe damage and enemies will be knocked down around Varric. He can literally spam this skill, so almost no one can touch him. Toxic Cloud - with the Lost in the Mist upgrade as I mentioned, my team is almost untouchable with him supporting us. Poisoned Weapons - Leeching Poison. This is great because this way even if he takes some damage, he can heal even with all trials on. Early on Exploding Arrow is great for him with Longshot and Poisoned Weapons. I have a video about all companions best(in my opinion) AI builds, so you might want to check that one out. The other reason why I prefer him as support over anything else, is because he has some of the best passive support skills. His specialization tree gives bonus to damage, status effect duration, and critical chance for the whole party! If you are an Artificer yourself, then your cooldown reduction will also receive his passive bonus. Also here are some must have passives for him other than his Artificer passives: Pincushion, Looked Like it Hurt, Strafing Shot, Cheap Shot, Easy to Miss. Elemental Mines are a mixed bag... sometimes they work great, sometimes they don't work at all. I prefer not to use them with Varric, because the AI keeps switching it to the wrong upgrade. However, you can use Caltrops with the Immobilizing upgrade for extra defense for the dwarf. :) Oh and yes, he has Guard on Hit masterwork on his armor. But you can also give the team guard by making your warrior use Horn of Valor with the Guard bonus upgrade. This way Varric can have something else instead of guard on hit.

I'm curious as to your settings regarding targeting behaviour. Just the standard follow self or something else?

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

I usually set it to follow controlled character. :)

can you explain more about AI using shield wall? it doesn't seem to work very well for me unless I pause and micromanage because my tank character (cassandra) keeps turning around to face the wrong direction and gets flanked

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

I have no idea about that. Shield Wall works great for me, my AI warriors even use it better than I do. :) However, if you worry about flanking damage, just get the Bear Mauls the Wolves passive. With this, you will turn every flanking damage from melee range(yes, ranged attacks too if they are close) into one point. As in 1 damage. Which won't even make a dent on your team's Guard.

Hey, your videos are really helping me out a lot. Just wanted to know if things like the mana/stamina reserve option affect what abilities the party members use. Do you change the number depending on the character or just keep it the same across the board?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :) I always allow all of them, across the board, to have full access to their entire mana pool. I like it when for example mages perform a combo themselves, with Ice Mine and Winter's Grasp(first they summon Ice Mine, then they use Winter's Grasp on the frozen target for massive damage). They need to be able to access all of their reserves and they can't just wait around for their regeneration, because they only have a limited amount time(as long as the Chill effect lasts) to perform the combo. Same with the Wrath of Heaven + Spell Purge combo, or Pommel Strike + Mighty blow etc.

@s_mortar0514

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg thanks for the help:)

Hey, so im super late to this video plus its a very dumb question, but what is the armor/helmet the character on the farthest right is wearing in the thumbnail? (I think thats Blackwall?) It looks amazing and I dont think i've ever seen it in game before

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the Refined Battlemaster armor. If you place it on Blackwall with its upgrades, this is how Blackwall will look like. The helmet is the Grey Warden helmet. :)

What should I do for the “Behaviours” tab for my AI in combination with these?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Mana stamina at 0% Follow Controlled Character Use 3 health potions and use it at 30% health. This is my setup for all characters. :)

This is really a great guide. Thank you! I want to know if there is any difference in attribute or performance between companions with the same class? since we can just respec them.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :) Other than their unique specializations, nope, there is no difference at all when it comes to behavior and skills. For example a Dual Dagger Varric is just like a Dual Dagger Sera, and an Archer Sera is just like an Archer Varric. There no hidden bonus for Varric if he uses his crossbow or Sera to use her bow or anything like that, so feel free to re-spec them the way you would like to use them! :)

@kvnsun4289

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Thanks again! This guide would have made a larger impact, in a positive way, if it was done three years earlier.

Hello. Can you please tell me, what soundtrack do you use in the introduction?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Sure! :) It's the Descent dlc's battle music.

Since Dragon Age origins online accounts server went down (shit, my all achievment goal got ruined) i started to try DAI. So thanks for the videos about how to tech make a good AI team. I'm running a qunari mage right now and still dont know which pre skyhold build should I use XD. Started to do the Full ranger party build in origins and the tower is interresting. WIthout mana clash and proper warrior templar it really makes you think. after that wanna try the full necro mage setup with a twist and shale And then full warrior. This is probably the most challenging. the defo gonna be archers but what second spec gonna give them all... dont know XD

I have one more question: which abilities put "shocked!" effect on the enemies? Only Lightning Bolt and Static Cage? What about Chain Lightning or any other? Please, help :)

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

Every Lightning spell applies that status effect. Even the Chain Lightning masterwork applies it. :)

Just out of curiosity, do you happen to have a list for what armor schematics, weapon schematics, and materials you use for your AI builds?

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

I usually use the second best/affordable armor schematics for my team: Refined Battlemaster armor(you can get it from a Fade Rift in the Frostback Basin, the one that is close to a camp that has two rifts next to it) for warriors, Sturdy Prowler mail(Hissing Wastes Merchant) for rogues, Sturdy Battlemaster armor(Hissing Wastes Merchant) for mages. I have a video about the my favorite weapon schematics, so you should check it out if you are interested in what weapons I give them. :)

Yo my friend, I'm about o craft my endgame gear for Varric, which I just got from the Descent. Would archer Varric benefit more from armour penetration or attack in your experience?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Attack. Attack gives a flat damage bonus to everything. In my opinion AP is one of the most useless thing in the game, since enemies do not have that much armor(for example the Highland Ravager has 72, which means that if you go with 70+% AP you would remove 50 armor) which is laughable when you can deal thousands of damage with Leaping Shot and Throwing Blades. Plus the passive Cheap Shot, which is required for Throwing Blades gives Sunder after every critical hit, which is basically armor penetration. So go with Attack. Always. Unless you are doing a Crit chance + Crit dmg build. Then go with those, but never AP for an Artificer(or any rogue really). :)

I watched some youtube video lately where he used the Belt of Urgerncy on the Artificer and the video said it makes you a lot stronger. He also did a comparsion of killing Saarath without the belt and with the Master Urgency Belt and he killed it almost twice as fast with the belt. Before that I never thought Artificer can use this belt, I thought it only speeds up your auto attacks or things like Dragon's Rage. What do you think about this belt?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Whitish Leopard Very good belt. Extremely useful for all classes, if you have some form of protection on top of your health, like huge guard or barrier. With this belt the dps of certain weapons can change radically: the best examples are the maul class weapons, that are extremely slow, yet with the urgency belt, they have similar speed with great swords while having much better damage. The belt also increases the speed of your abilities, like Throwing Blades, so this means you will throw them faster. It also works well on Knight Enchanters. So as I said, it is a pretty amazing belt. :)

Great video, I hope your vids get more play. A lot of DAI Tubers put up some trash builds and make yours harder to find. Was wondering how you set up you Behavior Settings? Rn I set my tank to follow the Controlled Character and the rest follow the Tank, was wonder if you have any other suggestions?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) I usually set them up so that they follow the main character and target the enemies of the main character. That way they only move when I move and only attack when I attack. I like restricting them as much as possible.

@jayegamer8172

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Wonderful, thx a lot and keep up the good work

About Dorian...I don't think 'Terror' is the go, they just stand there. Additionally the AI almost never uses static cage and horror together, but that might be my gear level.

For Blackwall and Iron Bull in the team. You prefer wich one using Sword + Shield and two handed?

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

I like both of them with W+S. But if I would have to pick one for the TH, I would go with Blackwall, since he can still survive quite easily with it.

I play as a support mage so what would good DPS be? I'm a very overwhelming support mage btw. Plenty of barrier uptime, cc, detonators, and creative ability use. Wall of ice is actually amazing when you don't have iron bull breaking it constantly. It blocks archers, despair demon beams and arcane horror barrages, splits up enemies, singles one out for easy killing. Also it's great for providing cover to tamper with rifts when the wraiths won't stop poking you. Ring of ice is also a very fun and buggy upgrade. When it works properly its cc for cc immune enemies. When it bugs it launches enemies very high and they die of fall damage lol. Usually the big ones. It launched my first ogre in the deep roads off the cliff. The barrier upgrade that makes it stay at full strength for five seconds applies to all your barrier affects from you. Mind blast, transmute dispel, fade shield, guardian spirit. Mana surge affects allies and grants them an ability for no cost. Fade step for damaging aoe just feels amazing to use and it's free. Pair it with flashpoint for more fun. Or go energizing step with consuming fire immolate and clean burn for endless explosions. Desperation revival feels like a true necromancer.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Well if you are a support mage, then I would say your dps is next to irrelevant. All that matters is to keep the party alive. :)

@BlightedLight

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg my DPS as in my teams DPS lol. I actually do quite a lot of damage myself out of necessity. I stack frozen detonators a lot so ice and spirit damage are plentiful and I got winters ruin just to top off my barrier and also fade step for damage upgrade since my mana isn't an issue either. Killing is a very effective form of crowd control lol. The teeniest bit of barrier from mind blast or any source grants a free spell when it expires and I try to hold my ground with my melee units so I can essentially stun lock them and use mid blast to detonate and get my barrier back. I also use the five second barrier upgrade because it makes all my barrier last five seconds before they start to decay but that makes me wonder if the cooldown reduction morph also affects barriers gained by mind blast or other sources. So like the barrier spells is on CD but mind blast hits one target, I gain 10% barrier, it expires. Does my barrier spell CD reduce by 4? If so that'd be even better for my permafrost mage. I really like the other barrier upgrade though because it makes staying alive easier and building a fresh barrier easier. Maybe I'll get the andrastes amulet since I'm tanky anyway. Basically I'm a mage templar.

Fantastic video! For Seras tempest archer build, do you not activate/enable any other archer skills (like longshot)?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

No, because that would just slow her normal attacks down, which causes the most damage thanks to Lightning Flask. :)

@olle3308

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Nice! So what would you recommend for Dragon fights. My rouge/mage companions keep running into the dragon all the time. :(

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

If you pick ranged weapons for them they should not be. This might be a bug. A mage with a staff should not have a problem keeping distance with long range spells and a rouge should also be fine with archery skills favorited. :)

Thank you so much. It is gold!

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! :)

@tinisnottin

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg I literally finished my play through, must say your AI video help me to keep my companions alive. my gameplay went to an another levelupthey are though, and also powerful. I basic shredded through the last boss with ease. (nightmare plus trails, no ff) After experimenting your way of AI, Vivienne she is probably the strongest mage compare to other two mages. She is a Tank with powerful damage, which i underestimated her. if setup nicely, she doesn't need your care at all(occasionally) My setup is Me: Damage(two handed reaver + Superb Barrier amulet) Sera: Damage (Archer) Varric: Damge plus CC(Dual wield Daggers with Enhanced barrier Amulet), Blackwall, Tank with damage(two hand champion). I use the best material to craft their equipments. all of them has different elemental runes DPS and hit on guard 5 masterwork. Varric has great dps and crowd control ability especially the trap. Me and Blackwall just constantly mighty blow to knock the enemy down, couple with pommel strike, combat roll and etc. And Sera just do what she does best, killing target quickly at a distance. Well, thanks again.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinisnottin Very nice team composition! I am glad you are having fun! :) Yeah, Vivienne is really a monster if you set her up properly. Fade Shield is just too op. Funny how one of the best tank skill in the game is also the skill that lets you focus on increasing your damage output.

@tinisnottin

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg what's your opinion of spinning blade on Dual Wield Rogue AI? Yes or no?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinisnottin No. I deliberately left that skill out, because although it is good and it works great with Throwing Blades and Pincushion, the AI has a pretty big targeting problem with it. Same with Twin Fangs. And them keep activating the ability and jumping after the target who can be moving away from them, can lock them in a suicidal "I get you eventually!" mode. This is unforgivable on Nightmare with trials. These skills are great for you, but not the best choice for the AI in my opinion. :)

Very nice video!! Helps alot! I know this is rlly late, but how come your mage can equip 2h swords? Or am i just seeing things? 😅

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :) That is a unique staff called "The Blade of Tidarion". It was introduced in the Trespasser dlc. You can get the schematics by completing the "Stop the War Between Nevarra and Tevinter" war table mission with Josephine.

@Ace-08

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg oh i see! Thts so cool haha. Thanks for the info! 😁

Good perk progression tips with defensive dual wield tempest? Any must have passives?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Well, for must-have passives, the Archery passive Pincushion is a must for every rogue, who wants to deal great damage. Same with the Looked like it Hurt Sabotage passive. All of the passives from the Dual Dagger and Tempest tree are pretty much mandatory too. This AI build is really good for late game. Before Skyhold, this is the progression for Sera: Flank Attack(+ upgrade), Poisoned Weapons(+upgrade), then you get Pincushion and Stealth. If you have enough points, you can get Deathblow. After Skyhold: Flank Attack(+upgrade), Pincushion, Looked Like it Hurt, Lightning Flask, Poisoned Weapons(+upgrade), Deathblow, Stealth. Easy to Miss is optional, but it is definitely helpful if you want your rogue to be less visible when it comes to the Threat table. :)

Right I've tried to read this but it seems to be above my understanding. Am I right in saying that the only skills that you are saying they should use are the ones you have enabled and favourited here? Should they not use the other skills in the tree that I have had to select to get to that skill you say I should use? I just disable all the ones that you don't chose. I noticed some of your builds if not most only have 4 useable skills. I just disable the rest then?

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Every skill you unlock, unless you see me recommending it for the AI(to Favorite or Enable), must be Disabled otherwise they will mess up their rotation and became generally useless. :)

@adamlw7181

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Right now I get it! Thanks for taking the time on an old game.

Yeah. For Dual Dagger ai allies. I just give them 4 abilities only ☝️ 1.) Throwing Blades 2.) Stealth 3.) Flank Attack 4.) Evade

I just got back into dragon age ask I can’t get online much anymore(adulting sucks) you for sure earned a sub.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

Hmm any reaver nightmare build? Interested in trying out nightmare for once hopefully, a crafted Dalish armour will be viable.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

I have one up on my channel. The "Reckless Reaver". You should check it out! :) You can't really get more damage/devastation than that build. I soloed the entire game with it. Not sure if the armor is viable. Reaver needs Health, Strength and Cunning so armors that allow you to boost those stats are ideal. Using the Amulet of Barrier will allow you concentrate on damage and forget defense. Very, very fun build and it eats Nightmare for breakfast.

I know I've already commented on this video so I'm sorry to keep bugging you, but I have a pretty consistent problem with the mine spells. They plonk them directly in front of them, and since they often stay at range, they almost never trigger. Is there something with behavior that I need to tweak?

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

Either give them the Blade of Tidarion, or use the other upgrade for the mines. :)

@christinefarrell6438

Жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg It's issue I'm running into regardless of upgrades. How good is the blade on Solas? I usually give him a staff and he's the one that I have the biggest issue with the mines with. Vivienne will mix it up sometimes because Knight-Enchanter

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

@@christinefarrell6438 Solas and Dorian should pick the Searing Glyph upgrade for FM. For IM they can use both since even the 3 placed in front of them can work as a defensive “barrier”. Especially if you have the Ice Armor passive unlocked. Vivienne should use the Chilling Array and Flaming Array upgrades with the Blade of Tidarion. Solas and Dorian are not really good with BoT unless you have great aggro management.

@christinefarrell6438

Жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Thank you! I really appreciate how much you're willing to help people out with builds!

To be honest, after spending in this game about 400+ hours I have never spent much time, by changing the tactics. You have convinced me to give it a shot ;d I noticed that you prefer to go with only one mage, that fills the role of controler/supp, I suppose mages are not that good like in previous games. I wonder what is your personal tier list/ ranking of specializations in inquisition ?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

I usually go with one mage, because a single mage can handle both support and crowd control. I personally do not like missing out on damage, so I usually go with two rogues and one warrior. Of course this also depends on what type of class I'm going with. :) You mean which one I like the most? Or which ones are the most viable? Well, if I would have to rank the specializations from my personal favorite to my least favorite then it would be(on a scale of 10 to 1): Artificer(10) Why? The Artificer is just a ton of fun because of the lowered cooldown time and the Champion is straight up indestructible, plus it has high damage with To the Death. The Necro has terrible survivability and the Templar has terrible single target damage.

@proudmoore5254

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Thank you :D Dragon age is my favorite game and I reeeeaaaaaly enjoy your videos. Im a bit addicted to them hah :D I cant wait for d4 ;p

I've been enjoying binge watching your content 😊 BTW, do you have any tips or guides on how to farm gold in inquisition mid game? I really need gold to get those schematics in the black emporium.

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

Start doing the Jaws of Hakkon dlc. Just keep running away from the Hakkonites if you are still low level. Tons of great and expensive loot in that dlc. Same with the Descent. If you are really desperate and have some time, you can also farm silverite and dawnstone and sell them. You can find tons in Emprise du Lion.

@johnnygat8246

Жыл бұрын

Duplication glitch in the chest at Skyhold, you don't even have to leave the Undercroft You'll be rich in 10 minutes

It may be a little late to ask but I'm curious about the behaviors section for their AI, I'm wanting to know how I should use their mana and stamina reserves and how targeting behavior works. I don't know if it can be explained short enough to fit in a comment but still

@dudebroman4039

2 жыл бұрын

Nvm found someone else's comment

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Set their mana/stamina to 0%, so they would use up all of their mana/stamina pool and let them follow the Inquisitor. Potions and health threshold is optional: tank can drink up to 5, the rest 2-3. Threshold for me(if I play without Rub some Dirt in it) is 30%. :)

@dudebroman4039

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Thanks chief

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

@@dudebroman4039 No problem! :)

What about the behaviors? Whats the best way to set them up?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

I personally almost never change the behaviors after I set them up like this: Have access to all of their mana/stamina, have access to 3 potions, and follow the controlled character. :)

does it have to be Sera with flanking? Can I use COle? I like the kid much more. :)

@AKisHerceg

3 ай бұрын

Yes, he can also work with daggers. :)

Do you have any recommendations for stats and gear for Blackwall? Im currently in frostback basin and those hakkonites are wiping my tank and team sometimes really hard and often and im just playing on hard with some trials on... already using your ai build for blackwall with superior battlemaster armor and masterworks for guard on hit an walking fortress. I dont want to imagine how it will be when i do my nightmare playthrough

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Well, against Hakkonites you need to get the Cold Resistance potion asap for your ai tank. Hakkonites use cold dmg instead of physical so their dmg goes right through your tank’s armor. I actually made a video about Champion builds for Nightmare and that includes a few ai build for Blackwall and I demonstrate them on Hakkonites. For equipment, you need gear that allows you to place as much health and constitution as possible on him. Refined Battlemaster Armor is great along with the Descent dlc’s shield. :)

@ArkanChris

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Yes i saw the video about you champion builds, but which one you mean of those does fit for the ai?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArkanChris As I wrote it in the video, the "Stentorian" and the "Guardian" Champions will make excellent Blackwall AI builds. I included the skill preferences for the AI(which one to disable/favorite/enable) in the video. :) And don't forget the Cold Resistance potions. Upgrade it too for the maximum effect. Seriously. It is a must for your AI tank against the Hakkonites.

@ArkanChris

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg I checked it again, thanks:) And which refined battlemaster armor you mean? The refined battlemaster coat schematic or the refined battlermaster mail schematic?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

I think I used the mail. You can get it from the rift next to one of the camps in the Frostback Basin. It is one of the easiest rift to close and it always offers one Fade-Touched Silverite as well. :)

Do you have anything for a dps SnS warrior?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

You can check out my Avenger Champion and my recent Golden Knight! :)

Great info-very detailed and I like the way you explain everything. Do you have any suggestions/guide for Behaviors in the settings?

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :) I always use the same behaviors on everyone: Mana/Stamina Pool: 100%. Follow the Controlled Character. Health Potions: 3 for normal 5 for the Tank. Health percentage: 30%

@zion5637

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Follow controlled character? I read a lot of guides that mention all characters follow themselves, I sorta don't get it. They have said the behaviors are better, i.e. ranged staying further away etc

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

@@zion5637 That portion of the game is incredibly basic. Follow themselves basically means "stay at range". Following the controlled character("stay close") makes sure that they will be close enough to me. For example mages can cast Barrier and they will cover the whole group this way usually, unlike when they follow themselves - they tend to either only cover themselves with it or the team only. This actually increases the survivability of the archer rogues and mages in the team as well, since they will be covered with Barrier. Staying in range does not mean much since ranged enemies can still destroy your archer. In my experience, with proper aggro management and Barrier they will more likely to survive this way. :)

Great video as always. Also is friendly fire worth it with all trials or does it take all the fun out of the game?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

It takes most of the fun out of the game. :) No doubt it is more challenging, but it also eliminates half of the spells and abilities in the game, because they do more harm than good. This is something I always disliked about Dragon Age's friendly fire system: it's not equal. For example, if you use Frost Mine on Nightmare with friendly fire on a group of enemies, your warriors and rogues not only will be frozen as well, they will be frozen much longer than the enemies! At least 3 times longer. This is of course because the way difficulty works in all DA games, is that the status effect durations will be decreased on enemies and increased on you. So why would you even try using most of these skills when all they do is basically destroy your own party? With friendly fire, pretty much the only skills you can put confidently on your AI(with a very few exception) are single target spells.

@Wolferys

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Yeah I think if you used Friendly Fire most of the mage skills and Elemental Mines will be really inefficient (and even some warrior skills) and it make the game biased towards Rogues and classes who focus on 1vs1 DPS

@apoorvlele6027

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg So unlike origins and 2, inquisition isn't meant to be played on friendly fire

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@apoorvlele6027 Well, DA:I definitely offers the most "un-fun" experience when it comes to FF out of the 3 games. :)

Okay I really want to see wtf happens when I set up Cole, Varric, and Sera all with the Archer set ups lmao

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you will have a functioning team. :)

You should do gear since you’ve already done abilities! Right now my team consists of Varric, Solas and Blackwall and I’m a Rouge. I’ve got Superior Prowler Armor on me and Varric (DO *NOT* ASK ME HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET THE PROWLER ARMOR), Superior Battlemage Armor on Solas and I was gonna put Superior Battlemaster Armor on Blackwall, but I backed up and noticed the slots would have been messed up for a tank like him so now I’m looking for Battlemaster Mail instead. I would appreciate advice and things to do to improve my team. Thanks. I should also add that I plan on getting Encore for Solas and Knight’s Second and Greatest Hits for Blackwall.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Well, when it comes to craft able schematics, I never use the Golden Nug so, my recommendations will reflect this: I do have a video up about my favorite weapon schematic so you can check them out! :) For rogue armor, the Prowler Armor(Sturdy or Superior are both almost identical so you can pick either - Sturdy is much easier to get though) is pretty much the best, just like you said. The Griffon Mail was surprisingly good for my Vampiric AI team though, so you can also think about crafting that. Warrior armors: Superior/Refined Battlemaster armor/mail is great for damager or tanking purposes, Griffon Armor is great for tanks and for damage as well thanks to the metal slot. For raw damage Reavers, the Prowler armor also works if you craft it from Silverite. Superior Battlemage armor is pretty much the best mage armor, but the Superior Antaam Saar can be quite good as well. :)

@somnus7959

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg So we have the same thought process lol. I’m shocked that the Battlemaster Armor can be used for tanking purposes looking at the slots. And I COMPLETELY forgot you can remove class restrictions. Dummy me over here lol. So I’m definitely gonna stay on the look out for Battlemaster Mail and I’m gonna see about that Prowler Armor on my Reaver. But I literally keep telling myself to finish this playthrough before worrying about other characters dammit.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

@@somnus7959 Battlemaster Armor schematics: Armor: 17 Metal Utility: 4 Metal Utility: 4 Metal Defense: 4 Leather Put Dawnstone in the metal slot for Constitution, and you can have a nice little health boost for tanking. :) Sure the Mail is a bit better, since the utility slot is really meant for Everite to increase Strength, but Dawnstone can work fine there if you want more health - essentially that way the armor is almost identical to the Mail.

@somnus7959

2 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Okay thanks. One more thing I swear. When I do get to the DLCs since Dragon Materials are limited, what should should I keep my eye out for? I’ve heard good thing about Avvar Twill, but that’s it.

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

@@somnus7959 Here are the tier 4 materials in the Jaws of Hakkon dlc, which you should seek out if you want to get the best possible material for your gear: Veil Quartz - Tier 4 Metal - 2 Constitution, 3.5 Armor Penetration and 16 Health(I use it as the highest health booster/armor base - equal to Dragon Bone - material) per piece Ice Dragon Bone - Tier 4 Metal - 2 Strength, 2% Attack and 2% Melee defense per piece(I use it as the highest Attack material) Avvar Twill - Tier 4 Cloth - 2 Willpower per piece, 2.25% heal on kill chance and 4 Spirit Res per piece(I use it as the highest Willpower material) Silken Nether Cloth - Tier 4 Cloth - 2 Magic, 3.5 Barrier damage and 2% Magic defense per piece(I use it as the highest Magic boost and Magic Defense material) Ice Dragon Hide - Tier 4 Leather - 2 Dexterity, 2% Crit chance and 4% Cold Res per piece(I use it as the highest Crit chance and Dexterity material) Imbued Tusket Hide - Tier 4 Leather - 2 Cunning, 3.5% Cirt dmg and 2% ranged resistance per piece(I use it as the highest Crit dmg and Cunning material) Avvar Cotton is a tier 3 material, but it is the only cloth which gives Dexterity instead of Willpower or Magic so it can be super useful if you are a mage focused on Crit dmg. It gives 1.75% Dexterity, 3% flanking damage and 3.5% cold resistance per piece. :)

may I ask what staff/skills you’re using in the starting clip? I always try to find that but I never know what it’s called :”)

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

It is called the Blade of Tidarion(if you mean the sword-looking staff in the intro). :) You need the Tresspaser dlc and you need to complete the "Stop the War Between Nevarra and Tevinter" war table operation with Josephine to get the schematics.

@fen.r1s

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Ah, thank you!! Also I love watching your build videos, I plan on making an archer ‘slinger’ assassin :D

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :) Great! I hope you will have fun with it! :)

@DungImmortal

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg r there any other ways to get it tho?

is it weird that I play dragon age inquisition 4 times(nightmare mode + completed all side quest+ all 3 class )but I still can't decide which is best build for my allies? my inquisitor can literally 1man army throughout the game though may it be mage, warrior or rouge( I play four times cause I try one man army rouge archer and it's freaking hard >_

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

I have a few builds for the team and some demonstrations. Feel free to pick whichever you need based on who you are bringing with you. :)

@pasteleptic

2 жыл бұрын

Defensive priorities are a no brainer if you're doing a full trial enabled run. You'll want a lot of synergy. A dedicated tank is a must, plus at least 2 mages; one having full support focus and the other focused on combo setup (winter is king).

I am a beginner to games and could use a little help with this one. I am playing on x box one and have four abilities x,y,b and RB if i hold LT i have four more abilities,x,y,b and RB. But the trouble is i still have four more abilities that i can't find any way to access. They are just outside of the circle and i don't know how to use any of them. Please any help? Thank you!!

@AKisHerceg

23 күн бұрын

I play on the PC, so things are a bit different, but you only have 8 quickslots for abilities no matter what. You can switch those abilities around outside of combat, but you can only have 8 active abilities available to you when you are in combat.

What's the behaviour settings ? Do you set them to follow themselves or ?

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

Following themselves is good when you want them to keep their distance. Otherwise I set them up to follow the controlled character.

@paulb4480

8 ай бұрын

How about a setup where controlled character is mid ranged knight enchanter with Blackwall tank, Solas Support/CC, and Varric Ranged DPS? In that case, would it be best for all the characters to follow themselves? Thank you!@@AKisHerceg

do you know how to get dorian? i tried to google it up and it says he can be found if we side with the templars in either champions of the just or in hushed whispers (can't remember), yet i chose to side with the mages instead therefore i got cole (sorry for my english)

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

If you choose the mages, you get Dorian, but Cole will show up at Haven when you continue the main mission. You get Cole if you go with the Templars, and this way, Dorian will show up later at Haven if you continue the main quest. So if you chose the Templars, then Dorian will warn you about the attack on Heaven, if you choose the Mages, then Cole will warn you. By the time you complete the "In Your Heart Shall Burn" main quest(after it the Inquisition will re-locate from Heaven to Skyhold), you will have both of them. :)

@shikimorisbf

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg i only have cole at this point, i've finished in your heart shall burns but i still haven't got dorian, it sucks cus i'm too newbie for this game. is there any other way to get dorian instead of having to load the save data before in your heart shall burn?

@shikimorisbf

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg i have every companions except dorian and idk if there's any other way to get him, also i'm in skyhold already

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@shikimorisbf Are you sure he is not with you? Did you check on him in the Library in Skyhold? I think if you haven't talked to him after the battle of Haven, you can't use him yet in the selection, so you have to go up to the library and check if he is there. He should be standing in front of the bookshelf which has a little chair next to it. If you really don't have him, then this has to be a bug. He will join you after you finish the mission with the Mages where he actually goes with you or joins you during the Battle of Haven(if you went for the Templars). The only option to not have him is to kick him out.

@shikimorisbf

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg yeah i barely met him in any cutscenes, i thought there was the option where i can recruit him by finding him, i could've been missed something

great video some fantastic info for the future just got the game only lvl4 at the minute still trying to learn the game. looking for video of starting out

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) Than you are in the right place. I made a video about how to spec a low level team. It is called: "The first 10 ability you need when you start Nightmare in Dragon Age Inquisition!" I show the skill tree progression for all classes and at the end I even demonstrate the teamwork. :)

@sheppy2709

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg great stuff I'll check it out thank you dou you explain tactics in that video

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@sheppy2709 No specific tactics setup, but the abilities are explained, so the tactics are basically explained as well.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

I saw that you were asking about a Vivienne AI build. I offered a few in the video. Support/Tank and Crowd Control. I demonstrate the build with my Inquisitor on a high level rift. You can check them out here: 32:46. It does require pretty good equipment though, but you will not have to worry about her after that. :)

@sheppy2709

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg yeah i noticed later on after i posted the question ive seen a lot say not to use spirit blade through AI whats your opinion

Just curious, where did you get the music in background ? It's quite catchy lool

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Which one? I get all of my music from the Dragon Age Inquisition Soundtrack. 1. Descend dlc battle music 2. The Fall of the Magister - Trespasser dlc tavern song 3. Gamordan Stormrider dragon battle music 4. Trespasser Eluvian battle music 5. Trespasser Saarath music 6. Adamant fortress battle music 7. The Lord Seeker battle music 8. Alexius 9. Storm Coast exploration music :)

@elvenatheart982

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg I think Saarath , sounds familiar from your vids

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@elvenatheart982 Yeah, I use it often because I just love it so much! :)

Are these the only skills that should be focused on? i. e. All other abilities must be disabled?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. I would say the rest of the skills are handled extremely incompetently by the AI. You are better off disabling them. :)

@CanadaLeb

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Good to know. Thanks bro, and love your content, you deserve more subs.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@CanadaLeb Thanks! :)

Thank you vers much for your time ans work.

Has the Livid skill been removed? Then what to take instead for Blackwall?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Livid has not been removed. There was a skill called "Unbowed", which was transformed into Livid. Livid become much better. On top of Guard, you also gain a 10% damage reduction based on how many enemies are around you. This AI build video was made with the Trespasser dlc installed, so all the skills should be up to date. :)

@user-ev5ol6wx5e

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg thanks

@user-ev5ol6wx5e

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Another small question for you, as an expert in the mechanics of the game :) Does Infected Wounds (Poisoned Weapons) apply to all damage, including skill damage, or just auto-attack damage?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Good question! In my experience with my Poison Assassin, yes, the damage bonus is applied on both the base damage and the skills. :)

For the archery tempest build, it only use 4 active skills?

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

Yup. :)

@warboy1997

Жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg Crazy haha. I'm testing now and it's very strong

Hello again! I have a question for Sera - the bow version (20 min). Maybe I misunderstood something, but you only listed 4 skills, none of them come from the archery tree. I understand that I should only develop passive archery under dexterity and disable active ones? Can you explain that to me? :) Regards!

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you need the passives from the Archery tree, but those 4 skills are the only active ones you need. :) With Fire Flask and Throwing Blades, she is a devastating damager. With Lightning Flask and basic attacks, she is also a devastating damager! :) So basically she just switches between throwing Throwing Blades without stamina or cooldown after using Flask of Fire and using auto-attack(strengthened by Poisoned Weapons) with her Lightning Flask skill.

@jackaqab6700

2 жыл бұрын

​@@AKisHerceg Thanks! And what about skills based on focus in all of these builds? For example if Cole's using only 6 skills I have 2 empty slots. Is it good idea to put there Assassin's Cloak of Shadows (but disabled it and using it when I play as Cole is better option, yes?). In some builds I don't use up all skill points (between 29 and 32 depends on character at level 27), so when I can spend them? Passives from other trees?

@AKisHerceg

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackaqab6700 Yes, I usually consider focus skills broken so I almost never pick them up. You could if you want to, but you can also place the rest of your remaining skills on the passives in other trees. Preferably ones that compliment the build(for rogues, passive Dex and Cunning is always handy).

what is best? two handed reaver or two handed templar? (with cassandra-solas/vivienne and sera)

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Well, you have Cass already, so the Templar in your team is covered(so unless you are role-playing as a Templar) I would recommend the Reaver! I prefer Reaver more than the Templar, since the game has faster pace and you see a lot more damage. Templar is very good for some impressive aoe damage, but Cass can handle that. Reaver is one of the best for single target damage out of all warriors. Great boss killer too! :)

@santinoromaya4

3 жыл бұрын

oh very thanks!! Is cassandra a good option for tanking? or is blackwall better? i like cassandra for her party bonuses and her amazing aoe combo

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@santinoromaya4 I love Cass, but when it comes to tanking, nothing beats Blackwall. Cass is a decent tank, but Blackwall and Vivienne are both better when it comes to tanking. With Cassandra however, you also get nice passive bonuses which you can't get from Vivienne and you have a great aoe damager in your party as well, which is not something Blackwall is capable of. :)

Can't wait for the next Dragon Age

In your mage builds is it implied that every one is running Barrier as well?

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

Well, depends: Knight Enchanters don’t need Barrier, just enough damage to keep their Barrier up from Fade Shield, so for them, no, I don’t recommend Barrier. :)

@nolanwalsh1049

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKisHerceg right, of course! Thanks for the tip, I was just trying to figure out how to run your suggested crowd control rift mage solas without losing barrier support, aha.

@AKisHerceg

3 жыл бұрын

@@nolanwalsh1049 Yes, you can let him run Barrier, you can also get Mana Surge for additional defese(plus the frost explosion from Mana Surge will also opens up the Shatter combo for you to smash the enemies to bits). Every specialization build you see after 34:51 assumes that you got the skills from the "Universal Support Mage setup" at 32:04 if you are looking for Support too in addition to Crowd Control. :)

As someone who relied on micro and tactical cam in Origins and microed as much as possible in DAII, Inquisition has been a tough transition for me. Here's my biggest question regarding the AI - is the skill selection limited to the options on the quickbar (which seems to be what I'm seeing)? Or can it pull from skills that are not on the quickbar, allowing you to leave what's useful for the AI "running in the background" while the quickbar is reserved for manually-triggered skills? I will also note that one thing to watch out for with Leaping Shot on AI is that it does not seem to check for whether the character is standing on the edge of a cliff.

@AKisHerceg

Жыл бұрын

The quickbar is irrelevant when it comes to the AI in my experience. The only thing it checks is weather or not it's allowed to use the skill or not and how often it should use it - all of this is set up in the tactical menu.

@selachianseas999

11 ай бұрын

@@AKisHerceg - I wonder if it's different on PC than console. I've noted that some skills (Immolate, Winter's Grasp, and Energy Barrage being pretty important ones) set to "enabled" or "preferred" get spammed if added to the quickbar, but even if set to "preferred" they don't get used once taken off the quickbar.

@SeventhheavenDK

2 ай бұрын

​@@selachianseas999. In my experience, the AI only uses the abilities that are in the quickbar slots, I even tested it. For instance, even enabled Vivianne never used abilities like Blizzard until I placed them in the quickbar slots. It makes sense, as your selected character can only use the abilities in the quickbar.