Infinite Mana Rift Mage - Dragon Age Inquisition
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- So everyone here it is the infinite mana rift mage. This is such a fun build i honestly think it is one of the very best.
Must give credit to: Warmage Ragnar for helping me with the original concept.
I hope you all enjoy this build as much as i do.
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I know my comment is a long time past when you made this video but I just want to let you know that people are still benefiting from all your work and enthusiasm. I played DAI when it came out but then got distracted by shiny things and have just recently returned to the inquisition :-). When you don 't play a game at the same time everyone else is playing, you lose that community feel. Your videos have really helped increase the fun for me. Thanks!
Using these builds for an all mage run:)
Tlot Pwist still playing as a mage!
Watching for 4th time in 2022
Bought and played the hell out of it at launch, loving the game, but then Witcher 3 came out and made many other RPGs seem old hat. I've returned to it recently and it's held up remarkably well for a game that also came out on PS3 and 360.
Watching in 2020 itll be 2021 in a few weeks and ive just returned to d.a.i its held up well tbh
Ha who you telling 🙃
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Man Im in the same boat to make matters worse I have Assassin's Creed sitting here unopened. Here I am playing this again.
@@mrbaines5890 Me with Cod MW and Cod CW. Just not the same as bo 1&2 days 🤷🏾
Yes
Gone back to the game never given rift mage a shot. Seen this build and now can’t wait to make it. This video is honestly never gonna age. Top quality
These videos have helped me out greatly I'm playing on normal with a group and been using your builds and recommendations for all of em
Very powerful build. Thanks 🙏
Interesting build. I’ll use the old one though. There’s something satisfying about placing a mine and roll over them. Also, the PoTA bug has to do in combination to the shock+weakness bug and for whatever reason PoTA bugs if used as an opener. I get around the latter with a basic attack first before dropping the PoTA but the former is why I won’t use chain lightning ever.
There’s also a very fun bug (not really and I’m not sure if it’s been fixed) that Ice Mine will cause Winter Stillness to stop working for a bit because you “moved” but that’s more of an inconvenience because when it does happen it probably wouldn’t matter anyway.
I know im am late but thanks for making this vid bro helps me out a lot.
I like the fact that you cap your builds off at thirty ability points. It makes everything achievable without having to potentialy modify role-playing decisions by playing as a human or reconciling The Empress with her former spymaster.
Yeah i do my best too cause i know 30 is really kinda the "max level" so no point going over :) Glad you enjoyed the video.
Whoever said that Storm of the Century died in DAO? Awesome combinations, Ice Armor pretty much replaces Barrier for personal defense, and aesthetically it's all very pleasing, like a DA version of Storm from X-men, with freezing winds and lightning bolts crashing down. Really liked the result, and the quicker rundown of the spell selection with further explanation DURING the combat footage.
I don't know, I thought they always kept it in xD yeah it's an awesome build I can't stop using at the moment. glad you like this style I'll use this for sure now with the positive feedback :) Glad you enjoyed it dude.
Playing as a mage is so satisfying in this game, all because of the combat style and skills for mages.
thank you for videos like this. I am still able to use it :D You're the best bro. I hope your channel gets bigger!
What most character building guides on youtube fail to mention is that "shocked" status that is produced by lighting spells actually removes "weakened" status off your enemies and instead puts them to sleep. Considering that Rift mage specialization is based on weakening your enemies, I do not think lighting tree is a good synergy for rift mage. (unless some of the passives)
Yeah i know of the bug, and it has been brought up, but i find using this build i never really came across that problem. If you follow the combos i show you'll be good on gaining as much mana as you can :) I may make another variation of this without lightning, but this build is still great i think :)
How are you not sleeping your enemies, preventing the mana regen from restorative veil? Every time I mix weaken and electricity spells my enemies keep falling asleep and then restorative veil stops working.
Well with this build i tended not to lose out on the infinite mana. One thing you can do is make sure you have a weakening spell to cast after chain lightning to re apply the effect :) If you can't seem to avoid the problem just get rid of lightning spells and swap them to fire spells. hope that helps.
He did at 10:22 ... notice how he doesnt regain mana from his passive since enemies are not weakened anymore... that happens cause of the odd combo ASLEEP, which adds no damage to target; requires WEAKNESS (the effect, not the combo) on SHOCKED (but does not cancel SHOCKED)... this combo is not even mentioned in the wiki, which is why lots of people ask on the internet.
Basically always at 10:22 he use the energy barrage, shoking all the target it hits, funnily enough energy barrage is also an eldricth detonator so all the targets that got shoked get also weakened by the ongoing pull of the abyss, which triggers asleep which in turn triggers the NIGHTMARE combo which leaves enemies panicked and cancel the weakness status (like all detonators do)... All of these happens in 1 millisec.
Energy barrage is good for dmg in itself and also for the NIGHTMARE combo but isnt great cause it cancel the weakness and also cancel the winter's still mana regen.
I know I'm really late, but I really enjoy these videos. Dragon Age is my favorite series to play. One thing that confuses me, what is CCing something?
Crowd Control, putting enemies right where you want them or stopping them from getting to your squishies(low health characters)
Great guide, thank you! I just recently picked up dragon age again and have been seriously disappointed with the changes made to Knight Enchanter. I loved the idea of a melee mage and loved the KE before. Now, a few swings of the blade and I'm like WTF? So, if I'm to use my staff more, I may as well go with a Necro or Rift mage.
I am still trying to decide as both look fun.
glad you like it :) this is a really fun build and great solo, hope you have a good time with this build.
+StarFlorge Both your Necro and Rift Mage builds look fun!
+Relic They really are I can't chose which one I prefer
I'm a bit late in the party :-). Just got my game 2 months ago and your videos have been very helpful. Specially your mage build vids are awesome. But I'm having a bit problems with getting good armors & weapons. It would be nice if you can help with them. some guys in the web say mastercraft stuff but maybe since I'm new I don't understand what they say :-)
Deep dsd you should just craft your own, bro. hit up the out-of-the-way book merchant in Val Royeaux and buy his schematics
Just play your way through trial and error and learn, why do they have multiple save system, use it.
I made a new built with this tips and perks from fire cold and lightning to get mana regen and spell reduction and i cant barely keep spells to the amnout of damage and continue spell i am doing. well done. didnt know the rift could go like this. crazy
As I play on Xbox One I find having the right spells on the right “dial” as it were hard as they work in unison so well, but could you put the skills in order of importance/most used? Then I’ll know where to put each skill in regards to using them most. Thanks.
Great build man. Just a question: what kind of weapon characteristics should I prioritize with this build? Crit chance? %Attack? :/
Thanks. I would say go for all magic when you can but after that id for for 50% crit chance and then after that crit dmg :)
Cool, thxs man!
But how do you have 77 skill points still available im level 12 and cant even fill half the items you have in
I’m just now playing DAI for the first time. How can one ever have 77 points to spend if the level max is 27?
I believe he is using a mod to give him additional points.
I used mods to add them so I can test everything possible and try out many combos in order to try make the best builds :)
How would you build with friendly fire active?
I don't use friendly fire you'll know now :) but with friendly fire i would run a whole ranged set up, with an archer tank, archer dps, this build, and a support mage. Therefore the build wouldn't change just a pretty awesome party comp.
I am a Rouge is there a infinite Focus build for that?
I have a question. How do I get the second upgrades for my mage? Btw I am on Xbox one.
You need the trespasser dlc
you do all of these different builds, but what is your favorite out of all of them, starflorge?
Oooo, never had this question and it's a very good one :) but for me it is actually this one. It's so fun to play for me, amazing against every mob with endless damage and cc, then when you come to bosses it gets a bit harder but makes to game interesting. This build was probably the most fun to make as well :) will stand by this choice forever xD
so you would say that rift mage is your favorite class to play as whole?
Currently yes, and i'm sure until DA:4 it will be :)
I just started 2nd play through and I'm using your build
Hope it works well for you! :)
I'm await late getting this game but thought I would try it.
I don't have time rift mage option, is that because it does not open until later level?
@blue light thank you for the info and yes it's a good game.🤗🤗
Thanks mate great build!
Really enjoy your videos. Do you think you will ever do item builds?
Cheers :) I might do its just items in this game for builds can change so much based on what you are going for, I'm trying to make a video that covers that eventually :)
Is the Veilstrike+Lightning Cage combo still glitched where they're immune to weaken status effect for the rest of the fight still a thing? I heard that somewhere. So I switched to your Wildfire Rift Mage. I really love Lightning Cage. I hope it's fixed. Another question. The weakened effect equal more damage (like horror from Necro) or do they hit less hard?
Thinking about replacing Energy Barrage with Immolate plus the Wildfire upgrade, how good will this be?
That would be a very good idea and makes the build just as effective whilst also giving you some fire damage.
I'm finally getting into DA:I. How would you start building this Infinite Mana Rift Mage?
awesome you're getting into dragon age. early game as a mage you want barrier and then dispel with no upgrades, then energy barrage, flash fire and then flash point. hope that helps to start. when you get the rift mage spec, refund your points and take everything in the rift mage tree before anything and then just build the build in an order :) hope that helps and isn't confusing.
This is exactly the information I was looking for. Thank you so much for your help 👍
Awesome, glad i could help :)
I am currently running this build and am wondering how best to go about dragon hunting. I've got no problems at all with any other enemies in the game, but I recently fought the Fereldan Frostback in the Hinterlands and struggled a bit. Any suggestions?
This build isn't exactly the best mage dragon build but to be able to do well v a dragon you need to change your rotation. Try sinc up static cage with an energy barrage and stone fist combo. That's probably the highest single target dmg you can do to a dragon. After that focus on casting stone fist and EB. Use the other spells only as fillers. what I mean is if you have both stone fist and EB on a high cool down then use another spell. otherwise keep focusing using stone fist and EB but don't for get fade step :) hope that helps a little bit.
Yeah, that's basically the strategy I took, with the added use of chain lightning interspersed. Thanks for the reply! I absolutely love this build, it is seriously so fun and I feel like such a BAMF!
Awesome you had the right idea and love this build dude! :)
I can't understand why u get mana back when usin Rift Skills
What gear did you have its kinda hard to tell othere then the staff?!
Armour is from the decent dlc I think and the helm would be the one I always use the Battlemage Cowl Schematic
why not replace stone fist with witners grasp for the 1000% dmg??
bro good video and nice concept! question though, what version of inquisition do you have? also how did you get 74 skill points? when you only gain 1 per level?
Thank you :) Well i'm on PC with every dlc, and to get the skill points i have modded my game. Mainly for youtube so i can make ever build i want. I will soon be making to video that shows how to get as many skill points that you want, but only for PC. Hope that helps a bit
+StarFlorge I'm also playing on the PC with dlc version 1.05 and I have the deluxe edition too. I'm expecting the video already! thanks in advance
+StarFlorge I was beginning to get bored with the mage until I seen this video, now I feel energized and I am gonna make this build right now, but I have a couple of questions for you. 1. should you put more in critical chance or critical damage. 2. more in willpower or magic. 3. where do you or how did you get that cool armor.
Awesome to know that my build has done that, thank you :) 1. if a crit build (This isn't) Go for 40%+ crit before getting any crit damage. 2. More into Magic 3. From DLC drops but nearly 100% of my gear is crafted :) I hope that helps.
+StarFlorge it does help alot, but on the armor, I get it is crafted but what is it called, that way if I find the schematics I will know. thanks
awesome u deserve more subs
Cheers, I wish I did xD
Just coming back to DA:I after a year break and am looking forward to trying this! Any thoughts about what level this build become viable? Can you start spec'ing into this as soon as you chose Rift Mage (i.e., around level 10?). If not, how soon do you think this is workable? In any case, what order would you recommend taking the skills? (sorry for the all the Q's)
Hi dude, awesome to hear you're coming back to the game. This build can be started as soon as you hit level 10 and get the rift mage spec, but i'd advise to keep a immolate with wild fire upgrade instead of either static cage or blizzard as they are spells from the end of skill trees, for some fire damage whilst leveling, and once you feel like you no longer need immolate then replace it with which ever spell you left out before. When you hit 10, get immolate upgraded, energy barrage and fade step and then max out the rift mage tree, after that it's up to you which order you take :) Hope that all helps.
StarFlorge thanks for the quick reply! I saw your low level mage build so I'll probably roll with that for a while until I can switch to this (although just saw your winter rift mage and that looks fun too). Seems like trespasser really changed things (and looks like I need to buy it)
No problem :) Yeah you really should get the trespasser, it give more choices and the extra content at the end is great, along with all the dlc's being amazing :)
Just discovered that the GOTY edition just went on sale at Origin for $14.99 US. Made my decision easy!
That's a great deal, get that for sure :)
I don't seem to have different upgrades, are they from DLC?
Yeah, the Trespasser dlc :)
Ok. So after watching all these build videos I've decided what to do, but if you don't mind, let me know if theres a way to make it more efficient. (I'm lvl 13, just started last week)... SO i think I'll make my inquisitor a Knight Enchanter (Spirit tree focus?). Have Solas as my Rift Mage (AOE version). Sera or Varric as my Archer (does it matter?). And Iron Bull as my DPS 2H Reaver... I thought about having Blackwall, but the Knight Enchanter is tanky itself, so would that be redundant? I'm on normal, I'm mainly in for the story since I don't have much tons of free time to delve too deep into combat... Any thoughts? I'd appreciate any feedback if you have it.
Backpacker 91 Even on normal having blackwall Is amazing if you aren't too combat focused as he on normal will literally never die. So that's a huge help if you want to just relax with tanking when it comes to fights. If you do then swap out iron bull as Reaver controlled by the AI doesn't really work well, they normally just kill themselves xD I hope that helps you out a bit.
Glad to know the AI can't wield Reaver well, that'll save me time. I really do like the Rift mage, but I wanted both in the party and, like marmite, I can't stand Vivienne. SO I'll make my Solas to these specs and just control him when I wanna switch things up. Thanks for the quick response though! Your videos have been a lot of help as I tend to sit around forever being indecisive, haha.
What about the Shock + Weakness = Asleep effect, especially when you encounter enemies immune to Sleep ?
I didn't find that this build was buggy at all. what is it meant to do again? didn't even cross my mind xD
Shock + Weakness = Sleep. Enemies immune to Sleep means Rift Mage cannot regain mana back from spells.
+Ishten Yobahtop ahhh yeah I did see many enemies getting put to sleep, but I never had the problem of them not giving me mana. I know most bugs in DA:I happen to some people and not all. maybe it did happen but I didn't find anytime not gaining mana so I would say that it's not a problem in this build. however if you try it out and find you aren't getting mana then please say :)
I explain in detail what's going on with Asleep, and probably the problem you had with PotA/Shaken Veil here: forum.bioware.com/topic/573316-shock-weakness-issue-fixed/
Short answer is, Weakened on top of Shocked (but not the other way around) always changes Weakened to Asleep. This can impair mana regen. If you used Shaken Veil on Shocked targets, that's why you didn't get Weakened. In the video, mana regen still happens because a) not all targets were Shocked, and b) because the staff is a fire staff, Energy Barrage sets some targets Burning, which is DoT, and like Blizzard, will buff mana regen through Restorative Veil.
Well even if the bug isn't fixed this build kinda gets around the bug which is very useful :)
In your opinion, is this stronger than your Knight Enchanter?
i just found this and been having a lot of fun with this build there is an issue for dragons tho so i was wondering if i could switch some skills in and out each time i take on a dragon to effectively take those on on nightmare mode
Swapping skills is very common, when doing my solo playthroughs I'd swap over and over, it is a very good idea on a mage as sometimes 1 build cant do it all with the way the mobs are designed
@@StarFlorge any tips on wich skills by any chance? i used the dupe glitch with a power amulet so points are no issue
@@Clotsby If u have all spells, then just take them all LOL, but if resetting go for what you need in the fight can basically use any of my mage builds and keep swapping. Can't really say which skills to take with no context :)
@@StarFlorge thx for the reply but don't worry about it i found some awesome ai companion builds by Pawspause and they fill in this rift mage build shortcommings perfect so no need to swap out wich i prefer
What armor is that?
should be the schematic from the decent dlc Vestments of the Pure Schematic.
Hey guys i recently start play dragon age Inquisition and i dont know wich spec i should get with my DW rogue. my preferences are to stealth but Not to much. and to kill the enemy fast. i think assasin Would be perfekt but i saw that Other specs are looking more fun. so what i should do :(
I gave the answer on the other video you commented on :)
+StarFlorge ty and sry for doing 2 comments i thougt nobody will answer my question because the Video was old
How the hell do you have 77 points to spend?
Dupe solas amulet of power at skyhold storage
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechniqueYup I figured that one out for the amulet you find in Crestwood
just picked up the game, dont know anything about it, but i'll use this build
Glad to know you'll be using my build, hope u have fun with it.
oooh it's fun~~~~
Jacky Lin Awesome to hear :)
why do you have a second perk to unlock per ability?is that a mod or a mechanics of the game that I don't know? maybe I'm just a noob since I own the game by just a couple months😂...and sorry for my english (it is my second language....kinda...)
The second upgrade is DLC content. It is part of the Trespasser DLC so i hope that helps :)
StarFlorge thank you SO much for the help really
Is that your mean character if so how you got to be a rift mage
it looks good for a controlled player, but I think all shock skills would have to be removed if you wanted to use this on Solas. the AI isn't going to know how to combo skills together to avoid canceling out the weakness debuff
Yeah this build was made for a main character and not AI but as i always say the builds are also made to inspire and give ideas. I must agree that you would have to remove the shock skills for AI and maybe just swap them to fire or more spirit tree for a support :)
***** it's a shame so many skills are bugged like shaken veil, that would've made a great support skill
Im currently playing with this build and i have to say... at some point game becomes boring. You just have so much CC that it doesnt matter what party members you have or what gear you use
Next on the list is that Tempest build... kinda trying to figure it out but my dmg on it seems way too low (around 1k/hit)
Yeah it is pretty op, the only time you'll struggle is v mobs that cant be cced. I dont always play with an op build to keep it interesting :) Well the main damage comes from the flask of fire, throwing blades combo. So you have no cooldowns or cost on throwing blades. Also the throwing blades must have the extra damage stack upgrade, that will give you high damage. Glad you're trying to figure it out whilst i finish the video and hope nothing else breaks xD
I am torn, I know I wanna play a mage, but I can't decide which specialization. after watching your videos necromancer seems like I'd like it the most, but, I know having a support KE would be very beneficial. I plan to have Cassandra in party to romance, and I know I'll need a rogue with me, and then possibly Blackwall. Advice?
Depends on the role you feel your character needs to be and what you want to be. The thing with rift mage is it brings a huge amount of everything, and my opinion of rift mage now is that late game it is by far the best mage class. However if you want longer cc go for necromancer cause Panic lasts longer than knock down and freeze. I think best to play what you find fun mainly. Many ppl will know i loved necro and now rift mage and i can't turn back xD Hope that gives you some guidance, if not send a message back with some info on what you want play-style, and in party etc, and ill just give you a blanket 1 word answer :)
+StarFlorge haha thanks for quick reply! if I play a necro or rift mage, who would you recommend I fill the rest of the party with? this will be my first play through, and hoping to get as many achievements as possible.
I've never been an achievement hunt so i can't help on that point, sorry about that. But for a party with necro you will want 2 warriors + a rogue, or 1 of each class. The 2 warriors one is tank champion, the other dps reaver. Take sera or cole. For the rift mage you will want 1 tank champion warrior, a rogue and a mage. The mage must be spirit with revival, barrier and dispel so probably bring vivienne for more survival.
If you want to know what better rogue to take, use cole for mark of death burst mainly for one target only, and then sera for more targets. This weekend may show though that you might wait to take sera 24/7.
I hope that helps :) and again i'm happy to answer more if u need.
I think i would love Necromancer if it felt more like a Necromancer, from what i've gathered form your videos, it seems like a damage over time control mage, i want, minion rising, blood/death magic haha. You have a lot of builds for your Rift Mage, is this build the one you'd recommend for a fun, team play build for my first playthrough? Or would you recommend a different one?
That's exactly what i wanted, how ever i like the dot cursed, but wanted summoning the dead and death magic :) For fun i think rift mage is the best, all mages have the same level of fun early game, but late game with this build or even the mine mage, it is the most fun for sure. So yeah try rift mage. One thing though is save the game before you chose, and note that save, it means you can go back and change anytime you want :)
This build is amazing! Do you think you will do more builds for warriors and rogues in the future or are you just going to stick to the mage for the time being ? (Just curious) I love watching your videos Keep up the great work :)
Thanks :) I do plan to do more warrior and Rogue build but they don't have as many options as mages, and I've already made a few w and r builds. if you haven't seen them check them out but yeah I always plan to make more builds for every class :)
That's great to hear :) if I were to start a nightmare all trials on what mage build would you suggest ? I can't decide between Necromancer, Rift or KE and what abilities I should use with them.
+Ivexas I would go for a rift mage and go this build or the rift mage mine build both effective just depends on your party mainly :) watch both video then decide, I hope it helps:)
Yes it has thanks a lot and once again keep up the great work your videos are brilliant :)
+Ivexas awesome glad it helped :) I'll keep up the work for sure.
What does weaken?
Veilstrike and stonefist apply weaken
StarFlorge Oh i meant what is it weaken can do?
Ooo xD By itself it reduces damage done by mobs but around 15% i believe. Then if you are a rift mage you can take the passives which rely of weakened mobs. This includes reducing damage even further. Increasing the damage they take. Increasing duration effects on then and also converting damage to mana. hope that helps.
StarFlorge Yes that helps. Thx mate
A little late, but why wouldn't you take the passive that increases damage against weakened enemies? I would think that would be just as important as weakened enemeis getting reduced damage output.
Mainly cause i went for the mana recovery and then didn't want to back track and make the build an even higher level. if you have the points get the mana recovery and the other side but for this build to work you need to get that mana recovery on the left side :) hope that helps clarify why i went done the left side.
***** That makes perfect sense. It is kind of a trade off in a way then. You don't do the bonus damage to weakened enemies, but you have a crap ton of mana and you can constantly cast spells. Less down time=more damage.
Yep xD endless mana means constant spells and things like never ending blizzards :) If you have the extra points you'll do even more damage :)
***** Out of curiosity, have you ever played a necro mage? I started playing again and I have had some experience with both rift and KE, but I have never done necro. Just wondering how good it is end game.
Edit: NVM, I am watching your necro video right now.
to answer the last question Necro end game is good, not on the power level of rift mage and not on the undying level of KE. But if you're in a group. Necro have the most insane cc in the game and can control the battlefield a whole lot. I personally love Necro and completed the game first 2 times round with it xD hope you enjoy the necro video.
How do u have 75+ ability points to spend for a level 11 mage
used to be from an exploit and now it's from a mod. I was wondering if people want me to make a tutorial for it I can. I use it now so I can make any build I want :)
yeah id like to get that many points to upgrade how i see fit
+Walter Phelan I'll make that for this weekend :) I'm back Friday and will make it as soon as I can. it also means you can get other mods too, but it's only for PC of course which is a shame for some people.
So, I just started playing Inquisition and was wondering, is this the mage that has the highest damage output? Cause I find it really hard to choose between so many fun looking builds. I just want a high damage mage with some builds for AI to not get ripped a new one every time I go into battle. But I already found out that AI builds are scarce.
This build can be one of the highest damage output mages as long as they aren't immune to spirit damage. Annoyingly this wouldn't be a great AI build as you need to control it, and also in terms of a high damage mage, it doesn't really work as they are more about control in this game but the constant damage of this build can get huge dps out. For a really good AI build try my insane CC necromancer, it's one of the best mage builds it think for the game and is really well controlled by AI. I hope that all helps :)
StarFlorge That must probably be the fastest reply in the history of TH-cam, awesome!
It is more that I want to play the mage myself. I normally play singeplayer games without a team. And to be honest, I suck so badly at multitasking, that I want to have a group of AI rolling with me, without me having to worry about them. So a self sufficient AI team + me playing the mage I guess. Do you have any recommendations for that?
EDIT; Would some of your builds work with AI?
Well i happened to be on. If i'm on i'll reply very quick, well try to :) Well i always run a self sufficent AI team :) usually blackwall as a tank, a archer rogue (any) a support mage so someone like solas or a cc necromancer, and then you. Hope that helps :)
StarFlorge Cool, thank you. I will just try some of your builds to check what suits me best. Would it be smart to run Solas as a CC Necro and then play as a riftmage myself or do they cancel eachother out? (Sorry for bombarding you with these questions).
Cause I would run your unending warrior Build for Blackwall, dont know which Archer yet and then I would love to take Solas with me.
Soals is a rift mage so you can't play him as necro. You can use Dorian as the cc necro and then go rift mage yourself. and no problem with the questions :)
Unlimited powa!!
Nice tech on this build looks tank
Glad you enjoyed it :)
How did you get so much skill points
Hacks
Great build, as always))
But what to do with those who are immune to weekness?) All bosses as far as I know...
cheers :) this build I found usually works well still against bosses. you have the upgraded energy barrage to deal a lot of damage. winter stillness to gain mana back and Stonefist is a great spell. you should be fine against bosses with this build :)
But I thought max level is 27? You said this is a lvl 29-30 build?
Mr. Commenter right at the start at 15 seconds i say it's a 23/22 build also my mistake here, I've recently changed what I say cause you start with an extra point which I have forgot to add, so this is a 22/21 build and at level 27 you could have obtained 2 extra ability points allowing you to essentially get a 29 build. hope that clears it up, and I'm now starting to use the right levels as I was very slightly wrong before.
is this useful to any dragon battles?
I'm pretty sure like any rift mage it's a no cause dragons are resistant, but then again most mages aren't good v dragons due to their weak damage. Against dragons no mage is that great. KE some may say are good cause they wont die but still they'll do the same damage. I'd have to say the fact you have 3 different elemental effects (frost, lightning and spirit) means you might be able to count a dragon with one and spa that spell. Hope that answers your question. Also as bonus fastest way to kill a dragon would be 4 rogues cause even 1 rogue can 1 shot a dragon so why not 4 xD
Stonefist is good against virtually every opponent, as it's spirit damage. With this type of build you can pretty much spam it. Energy barrage can be good but is dependent on your staff type and which dragon you're facing.
I'm sorry but how come you have 77 points?
I did this so I could test anything build related and make builds at any level for videos :) mainly for testing purposes basically.
So no focus ability ?
I I don't put them in builds due to the fact they are just so OP, most of them anyway. All my builds are mainly for ideas so if you want to throw a focus ability in it then it's all yours :D
Truth is that i am rarely using focus abilities myself. Only in dragon fights i find them usefull when you need to finsh dragon before it encase itself in guard
Wait so the main character isn't the strongest mage? I see no one making videos on strong mage builds using him
What do you mean the main character isn't the strongest mage? I'm using the main character or do you mean one of the companions. Sorry i just don't understand the question xD
StarFlorge I'm sorry lol. I forgot everyone's character doesn't look the same. I thought that was another person :/
My best built looks lame compared to this one.
Well I hope it gives you ideas to improve, that's the plan :) hope you enjoy the videos.
thank you. very helpful, indeed. thanks to this video. I chose to play a mage, My first mage, in the game.
Why doesn't he use fire mine? Most RM builds I see use fire mine. I'm new so I might be missing something.
What armor was that?
Think its the Vestments of the Pure Schematic :)
StarFlorge, I made a variant of this based on your design. Basically an infinite casting mage against most mob like enemies. Though it's not complete yet, it is almost fully infinite casting, it makes use of the passives Gathering Storm, Flashpoint (with a relatively high crit chance), Winter Stillness, and Clean Burn. They all take away cooldown time for your spells. Combine that with Energizing Step, Winterstillness's Mana acceleration effect, and Restorative Veil to give the infinite Mana.
Lightning damage spells don't go well with a rift mage. The power of a rift mage derives from maintaining weakness on enemies. Lightning damage will remove weakness and put enemies to sleep. Not necessarily a bad thing, generally speaking, but terrible for a rift mage.
Totally dig the new style, man.
awesome, I'll keep it this way then :)
A little tip for this combo to flow smoothly ☝️ Solas must hit a refulr staff strike before each ability used 😤 U r welcome. The combo will not work if you just soam the abilities without regular staff hit before each ability use
I know I’m tardy to. The party but I can’t get this build right to save my life. People keep running out of static cage and my mana regent almost never works. Can someone idiot proof this for me. 😅
Yes i know the problem and its the interaction with weakening and shock. Someone did a forum post on this build stating its a bit weird how it works. If you want "idiot" proof, dont take any lightning spells and your mana will hopefully regen like never before :D
StarFlorge Thanks bro!
i want to say goodbye to DaI by playing a 3rd time cause its such a massive game it takes me 3 months to complete and cause there are lots of other games on the horizon, i have not played as a mage but man!!! Rift mage looks sick! i always play on nightmare with FF enabled and most trials on. This giude looks awesome! i enjoyed FOrce mage in Da2 very much , does rift mage stacks in terms of fun?
Yeah i love how long DA:I is, such a great game. Glad you like the look of the build and personally i find rift made a ton of fun, if you liked force mage you should love rift mage :)
my only inquiry is how i am going to play a rift with only 8 slots (ps4 here). I may have to drop dispel and barriers...
Right so early game you will need both dispel and barrier of course, but when it comes later and you want this build i would say take chain lightning out the build and replace it with barrier, that will make the build just as good as it is, and make it easier to keep infinite mana cause you'll shock less mobs :) but yeah late game you will be dropping dispel. Hope that helps.
Hey, does this build work well for the computer controlling the character? If anyone can answer this, I'd appreciate it. Or if anyone can direct me to builds specifically for AI controlled.
Thank you
The AI wont be able to utilise the potential of this build. If you want a similar build for AI swap the Storm spells out for some fire spells and then the AI should be able to use it well.
Как вы сделали столько очков умений на 11 уровне?
Do i have to mod to get enough skill points to use this build before the base game is over?
To so something like this all you need is restorative veil, so you can do a build similar very low level, but for the exact build you will either need a mod, cheat engine or a dupe glitch. One thing I will say, gear breaks the game more than skill points so if u do give your self loads of skill points it wont make the game super easy. So it can be fun :D hope that helps a bit.
Is this dmg>mana better than knight enchanter's passive that refills mana when closing the enemies, in terms of mana regen?
100%, played right this build you can just spam abilities none stop
StarFlorge thanks for the input :)
I guess this would work well as well with fire skills instead of electric ones, as fire mine does heavy damage or the wall of flames can be turned to a wave and hit multiple targets (hopefully the burn d.o.t. is counted by the veil passive )
Finally DA I uploaded from PC master race not downgraded console buttons
Perfection
What's the PC you got?
i'm going to try out this build soon XD
Awesome, hope you have as much fun as I do with this build :)
I completely overlooked this spec because I was set necros were the best but this spec is awesome, basically a OP warlock.
the inventory is at the bottom just on pc ?
Ermite Minato I'm not sure, I've only played on PC so I've only seen it at the bottom.
Ah ok because on PS4, it's at right bottom
How does he have so many skillpoints?
Theres a glitch you can use in the game where you can duplicate items. You can find an amulet of power for your character in crestwood with the deft hands fine tools perk. Take the amulet to sky hold and put it in the storage chest. Open the storage chest and press the buttons for withdraw and close at the same time. Itll duplicate the item so that one will appear in your inventory and the other will stay in the storage chest
At least that's how it works on the PS4 and XBOX one. Not sure if it's the same on PC
Adding to what Dierder said, still being played and your advise still rocks!
Thanks for your time and effort with these videos! ^^
Nice vid. But you should check cryomancer, reaver tank or 2h Templer 😎👍
I don't think blizzard activates the armor? I thought it had to be the mines or wall
Look at 9:00 you will see as I run into the blizzard with no other ice spells down I get the armour.
hmm I don't understand im looking in the ps store for the decent and trespasser dlc but all I see is jaws of hakkon.
do I have to purchase jaws first in order to unlock the next of dlc or are the two DLCs only for pc
this has nothing to do with the infinite mana stuff but I'm still wondering why I don't see the decent or trespasser in store only theories I got are 1 they are only for pc or they are included with jaws of hakkon and they just didn't include that in info
+Kon El hummer I'm not sure on that cause I own them all when they came out :) I'm on PC so I don't know how other stores work but I'm sure you should be able to get the dlc. All I can say is try Google xD I hope you find a fix dude
I believe the PS3 and Xbox360 only have access to Jaws of Hakkon. Descent and Trespasser were made available to PC, Xbox One, and PS4.
im playing on xbox 360, can i do this build ? I mean, with infinite skill points it is easy.
Yeah you can for sure, you just need to have the right amount of skill points, so late game you might have to grind some levels to get the full build, but it is doable for sure :)
Thanks for this, this build is a lot of fun!
How the hell do you have 77 skill points
Console commands
It's an exploit not console commands
Amulet of power duplication
op bro