Summary
TheDragon Ageseries is iconic for a myriad of reasons. The intense storyline, incredible relationships thatcan be built, and absolutely sublime worldbuilding are just a few of the reasons that these games are so loved among fans. One of the most intricate and nuanced pieces of the lore in this game comes from the mages and their relationship to the Fade, but for every powerful mage, there’s an armor-clad warrior that can match their strength.
Warriors provide some of the most visceral and satisfying combat inDragon Age: The Veilguard, proving useful in ahost of questsand having excellent utility as both frontline damage dealers and immovable tanks. Players who choose the warrior class might be expecting the most straightforward of the three RPG archetypes, but there are some incredibly broad options for character-building here. Warriors should prioritize these skills in the early game as soon as possible until the options for more diverse builds present themselves later on.
1Fortifying Shots
Projectile Skills Are A Fantastic Ability
An excellent ability, especially for those among the Grey Wardens who enjoy fiery projectiles or the various projectile skillsof the Mourn Watch. This excellent passive skill grants the player Resistant on projectile attacks.
Resistant is a great all-around defensive buff, and counts as an “advantage” which frequently comes up as conditions for other skills inVeilguard. Many early skills in the game are projectile-focused and getting this ability ASAP is a great way to augment them.
2Fiery Resolve
An Excellent Complement To Perfect Defense
Perfect for all warriors, though especiallyfire-focused Grey Wardens, this ability grants fiery, burning weapons on a perfect defense, which is something players who take up the warrior skill tree will be doing a lot of.
Fiery weapons add an excellent amount of impact to both light and heavy strikes, and they’re a great way to continue ramping up the damage that a warrior does in any one battle with no drawbacks.
3Titan Stomp
A Powerful And Lightweight AoE Attack
Warriors operate in an interesting niche inVeilguardbecause not only arethe first three companionsin the game not warriors, but they all have a strong emphasis on burst damage with limited AoE options.
This makes Titan Stomp a must in the early game as it’s a great way for players to shore up on the party’s offensive capabilities with a hard-hitting and incredibly useful wide-area attack that can be acquired quickly.
4Bloody Advance
A Potent, Lethal Attack That Hits The Mark
One of the best necrotic skills in the game, rivaling the skills ofeven the Death Caller, this skill is a lethal projectile-focused attack that can hit multiple enemies and also debuffs them in a very unique way. After this skill is used, follow-up attacks cause affected enemies to explode with necrotic damage, meaning answering this skill with a shield throw is an excellent way to deal high burst damage quickly.
5Staggering Toss
Early Game Stagger Is Vital
Toward late game, increasing the stagger of enemies tends to become harder, unless players have a dedicated build focused on building it up - usually at the cost of damage. This is why it’s vital to get a head start on stagger build-up early on.
Stagger lets playersperform takedowns on foes, and as offensively minded warriors will always have a high rage, this ability allows them to quickly dispatch enemies with ruthless efficiency and skill.
6Counterblow
The Linchpin In The Warrior’s Moveset
As mentioned above, perfect defense is one of themost relied-uponskills in the warrior’s moveset - it’s the class that will be relying on this concept the most, so it’s important to buff its effectiveness in the early game.
This skill lets players follow up a perfect defense with either a light or heavy attack that deals incredible damage. While it might make sense to go for the high-damage heavy attack, a light attack follow-up to perfect defense can be strung into a combo.
7Fury Of The Forge
Direct, Focused, Fiery Attacks
While the warrior might have to use AoE to cover for their companions' focus on burst damage, it’s always good to get a little burst damage themselves. Fury of the Forge will help trivialize those difficult early-game bosses that tend to give players so much trouble.
This ability is a stable and reliable complement to warriors of almost any build. It’s a cheap skill to use, but it deals high damage on a focused target, and as a projectile skill, it will greatly benefit from some of the aforementioned skills on this list, such as fortifying shots, while also being able to trigger the debuff on bloody advance for some huge single target damage.
