Dragon Age Inquisition - Class Build - Rift Mage Guide!

[@TheFlappJacker]

I firmly recommend that you use the Peaceful Aura skill in the green skill tree. You only have to spend 2 points to get it and you automatically have 50% less agro

[@illtana]

As a person who is just now playing this game for the first time, it is nice to see a really solid mage build, as this is the character I'm playing!

[@rougeegamer98]

How are you finding it. I just picked it up I'm having a blast but I'm struggling

[@illtana]

It was rough at first but considering its an older game, it's super fun to play the mage. I typically run a tank type build but mage is fun. @@rougeegamer98

[@Kidney0Beans]

you make me feel like I've been playing this game completely wrong.

[@KineticGTR]

+Kidd Mwanza lol nah, there is no wrong way really. I just want to show interesting ways that I play :)

[@nickanderson1448]

+KineticGTR would you suggest rift mage or knight enchanter for blackwall-tank, ironbull-reaver, cole-assassin?

[@michaeldeadwyler4034]

dude i wish you can go staffless and throw powers by hand like how jack was on mass effect 3

[@GoddessCynthia]

I wish more games did that, the only rpg i know that uses hands for flinging magic is Skyrim

[@lilblock3564]

@@GoddessCynthia and dragon age origins if you choose to not use a staff

[@Dravianpn02]

@TheAnbuShinobi bioshock 1 and 2 mainly. .have you only played Infinite?

[@GrassPokeKing]

​@@lilblock3564Welp, sounds like I know what to do for those nothing fights with Darkspawn in Denerim or wherever lmao

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

Shaken Veal. Twisting Veal. Vealstrike. Encircling Veal. Smothering Veal. Restorative Veal. Hilarious lol VEIL. Its VEIL, not VEAL xD

[@richardpeterson3753]

Fuck off.folks can make a simple mistake once in a blue moon,and considering the quality of the build guides he does,this is easily overlooked.grow the fuck up

[@needforsneed6643]

@@richardpeterson3753 It's a joke. Calm down

[@davidhujik6078]

Magical meat! -sakka-

[@ryanrich7133]

@@richardpeterson3753 dick peterson

[@empire-classfirenationbatt2691]

All I could think of was meat. Smothering veal sounds delicious 😂

[@KineticGTR]

The next highest requested video is for Tempest! Anyone excited for Necro?

[@lkim100]

im excited for necro

[@lkim100]

lkim100 but also for tempest

[@keeperskeeper5338]

necro would be nice but tempest first pls :D

[@BuzzsawMF]

Necromancer Mage for sure.

[@jnormanux]

Necromancer, i cant wait to see what you do :) .Not sure if you ever bothered looking at my comment for video but when you do necromancer please, can you show off how to get a free walking Bomb cast it is very helpful and gets out a lot of damage. If you are not sure just ask and ill tell you again, but the free walking bomb is needed i think in the necromancer build.

[@yoroshiku137]

"Veal strike!" "Restorative veal!" Every time he said veil I just thought about a baby cow!

[@mutinyonline10]

+yoroshiku every time he says veal i sort of shivered a little. i believe its vay-all!

[@hadiharpontotham6952]

Whats great about your build is how you beautifully compliment each character to your build. Watching you play is like a flow of water continously damaging the enemies.

[@VioletMoonfox]

If you're playing this build, you're definitely playing with friendly fire off.

[@iLlamas1]

+WrittenInShadow nah... this game was not made to be used with friendly fire on, they only made that option because of Dragon Age Origins fans, I tried to play with it but it was impossible, the warriors skills were destroying my rogue but that is possible to solve with micromanagement but it is impossible to micromanagement your team because of the action based combat, your rogue is always moving.

[@janisir4529]

+WrittenInShadow I tried playing with it on, and that literally rendered most of my abilities as a mage useless. The moment I got pissed and turned it off when I poked an enemy, and Cassandra bull charged me from behind killing me.

[@jonpierce8345]

Jani SIr

[@the1ghrol]

molotov I know this is old now but friendly fire works well with this game. There’s a KZbinr “ninja flips” you should check him out. He plays the game on nightmare difficulty with FF on. Watch his dragon age videos but more importantly listen to what he’s saying. He’s very educational with this game

[@thil2894]

@@the1ghrol I will agree to disagree on the friendly fire.

[@marcellommunoz]

it took me quite sometime to subscribe to you but everytime I want to know something about a build and I google it, the first thing that appears is your videos so now I subscribed. thanks man you're helping me a lot in this game

[@KineticGTR]

Previous Video - Ultimate Tank Champion Warrior Guide! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHfJdpWGm8-rl5I

[@ulyXgames]

+KineticGTR what item or skill is causing your mage to have the amour on him (the grey tiles)?

[@BringItDon]

+ulyXgames He's using a rare material, I believe it's fade-touched something that starts with p.

[@ulyXgames]

ah thanks VATsMaster i will check it out

[@sergiopinela5401]

Nice This game did actually surprised me positively

[@sT4RduZZt]

10:05 "And then you abuse the hell out of them...sounds kinky" I laughed so hard :D I'm really looking forward to the Tempest video and I hope you will use an Archer for the build...^^

[@Zombie-er9yl]

a good strategy is to use the black hole and when it sucks them close use the lightning field trapping them

[@austinriefenstahl4479]

Awesome video! Very clear speaking voice and great information. The ONE thing that drove me crazy was that you kept pronouncing the word "Veil" like the food, "veel". It is correctly pronounced "vale" like the cloth a woman wears over her face during her wedding. Keep up the good work Kinetic!

[@KineticGTR]

VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALALALALLALAALALALALALAA~! Hows that?

[@sarahIcommented]

KineticGTR Perfect! Just say it like that every single time and you're good.

[@Dakarn]

Restorative Veal. Eat more veal, it regenerates after you cut some off.

[@SupertoastGT]

A good build to try is a fire/necro combo. It's focused around immolate/flame wall, and walking bomb. Throw in the low mqna damage bonus of the storm tree, fire mine when you have the mana and want a big hit. It's mainly about keeping immolate and walking bomb active on the target while spamming the staff. You won't see huge numbers other than the occasional fire mine but it's all about the mostly consistant DPS, or it can be a multitasker. DoT one baddy up, and fire mine the other, or whatever. :D

[@Zetler]

Lmao veel strike. Restorative veel. Twisting veel. Circling veel. Rofl!!

[@Fordragon]

I was thinking more along the lines of restorative veal. Your character starts chowing down on some calf steaks to regain mana.

[@Zetler]

Fordragon Pretty much. All through this video I kept on getting hilarious mental images of my Rift Mage doing silly things at dinner table.

[@KineticGTR]

Kexin Fordragon You guys are making me hungry!

[@warlockwarlord169]

KineticGTR Hey i see 2 Warriors in this video.. but you only have Blackwall....who is that other guy with a greatsword? O.o

[@TheFirstRevelation]

Alexander Andrade That's his main character, the Inquisitor.

[@amarcini421]

I see you went with chain lightning over barrage. Offensively its better but i recommend everyone playing a mage to try this. Everyone knows guard on hit is one of the best masterworks, as it gives guard to mages for every hit with their staff, and seeing as mages attack more frequently with their staff, and don't produce guard in their tree, its exceptionally powerful defensively. this is where barrage works its magic. barrage launches something like 10-20 staff strikes, thus if you have guard on hit 4, you will nearly fill your mage's guard meter with one single barrage spell. its sick, and worth having on every mage.

[@jm6456]

What grants guard on hit?

[@Limca223347]

OMG!! nice, clearly explained and in-depth tutorial Kinetic, youve earned a new subscriber

[@KineticGTR]

Thanks for the support! ( ^_^)b

[@MrFlynnscifo88]

KineticGTR two... very nice guide!!! subscribing right now

[@Cradaa]

It got amazing at 12:03

[@clintwilson338]

Sounds like he's saying veal strike. Hitting your enemies with a juicy piece of young cattle meat? Smothering veal. Sells itself lol

[@Codex7777]

Seeing all the veil/veal comments reminds me of a part of the game where they talked a lot about wyverns but kept pronouncing it 'wivven'. Drove me mad, lol! :)

[@LiqnLag]

The Veal bit had me laughing but these guides are amazingly well done so who cares. Thank you especially for the verbose video notes, all too often people neglect them.

[@jedimindtrick75]

Same here lol

[@widowmakerssucculentleftnu6411]

Are we just gonna ignore how well the music synced with the battle

[@widowmakerssucculentleftnu6411]

Ok then

[@htx2nyc632]

+alionsmane its ok... i did notice

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

I can't believe there's actually semi-meaningful dialogue that branches off your spec decision. Well done, Bioware. And well done, Kinetic. /like and /sub. Always a pleasure to see a build played by someone who really enjoys melting face.

[@AfroNinja1995]

It's nice to see a mage that isn't Knight Enchanter wreck shit.

[@abitofthisnthat]

+AfroNinja1995 KE class is so boring. Love the RM class.

[@ultimateninjaboi]

been getting back into Inquisition lately, and been dipping back to these videos for some build ideas (partly just ideas, because of changes/tweaks). plus, I realized I never ACTUALLY played through to story finish... been having a HELL of a time with my Rift Mage Inquisitor. playing as a Qunari/Vashoth Inq, and the whole weakening thing fit the theme of a Vashoth mercenary mage SO well. plus, the visual aspect of this sort of balanced elemental build is GLORIOUS. Sluggish, weakened enemies, good mix of fire, ice, and lightning blasting across the field of battle, plus the Veil spells, all coming from a big and tall, horned Archmage hanging in the back.

[@bradconley9425]

ultimateninjaboi same here! just re downloaded it and started today. never did finish story, doing the rift mage, any advice on order to obtain skills? or does it really matter?

[@ultimateninjaboi]

I mean, if you're playing on the lowest difficulty, and even second lowest, to some extent, it really won't matter. And while i can't really give any advice for the hardest difficulty, (as i don't play it, really) i found myself, on second highest, taking Chain Lightning, Barrier, and the threat reduction passive when I respecced at Haven. After that, I snagged Winter's Grasp, and the upgrade to Chain Lightning. After that, I kinda focused on the Inferno and Storm lines for a bit. I'd say snag Winter's Stillness earlier if you find yourself running out of mana more than you'd really like, but i saved it for a bit. Once I had access to Rift Mage skills, I heavily focused on them, shoring up the rest of the trees based on what I needed, including dipping into the Spirit line. Though, if you're having some issues with party survivability, you can dip into Spirit earlier, for better barriers. Really, you can kind of go with what you need, when you need it for many of the later skills. But, I will say a few "musts." Chain Lighting. Get it as early as you can, and definitely upgrade it sooner, rather than later. That skill is your best friend. Second, do not take Chaotic Focus until you've finished getting all the upgrades/boosts to your Barrier skill from the Spirit tree that you want. I was having issues with it, when I just had the basic level of Barrier. Otherwise, I'd say it's fairly flexible. Really, as long as you have upgraded Chain Lightning, and are at least close to having Fire Rune and Static Cage before you start heavily investing in Rift Mage, you'll be fine.

[@bradconley9425]

ultimateninjaboi awesome! thanks for the help!

[@oscara8454]

ultimateninjaboi same. Getting me some Dorian and will hopefully actually finish the game this time.

[@HapyyTheCat]

Im going to do this build as a main. it looks REALLY FUN. and make the Tempest Archer as Sera. I really appreciate your videos man. They are clear and fluid and enjoyable. Thanks Alot!

[@thirtyacres7504]

Great builds. I've been struggling a bit with builds as of late. I promised myself I wasn't going to search online for my class builds, but I was unsatisfied with my own selections. There was a lack of synergy. My gut feeling was to make my mage more "all-around," and your video reaffirms that my instinct was "right." Thanks for your help. =o) Happy New Year. \o/

[@jackpaprocki592]

Great vid and thanks. In my first play through I went rift mage. Setup was a bit diff. I did notice that High dragons and most main bosses are immune to almost all rift spells making it useless against those type of targets. I went KE on my second play through and can solo all encounters. Way OP and boring. Rift mage is fun though against all but dragons and bosses.

[@kierans5583]

I just got this game today. Im late haha but I cant wait to play as a mage

[@moomimi]

Kieran Boone welcome to the club

[@darkmoon2503]

kieran s Speak for yourself. Just got it yesterday!

[@joshcooper7]

I just started 3 days ago lol.

[@Anna-zi7sx]

I got it last week xD

[@ayazofluoglu]

lol im playing in 2020

[@Maxpsterling1]

I went rift mage and this guild helped me out great. I didn't have enough points to do it all b ut every one of the things helped more and more as I got more ty

[@areitz1962]

That meteor strike was amazing.

[@Tibokio]

Great video, helped me to get my rift mage going. But I'm so hungry after watching this. Hmm, veal.

[@vikingnortheast]

i love the banter in this game

[@RudiGallon]

best combo i've ever seen in my life ' 12:03 '

[@ngoctuinh1342]

I think the best use of Pull of the Abyss is when a group of dragonlings attack on the call of their mother. It's just so satisfying pulling them into one place and then jar of bees, then immolate, then fire mine.

[@likeAflamingo-i2e]

I love this class so much! I also have Solas with me and it's so much fun. I end up cackling like a mad person at the chaos. Plus more control! My friend jokes about me being an evil dictator as I laugh and abuse veil strike. It's a super fun class and you gave me a few ideas to try with my rift mage

[@andregilliam9265]

first thing I would like to say thank you for showing me which spells that could help me out. And second thing keep up the great work I saw what you did and bro that was just sick. That was just off the chain. And again thank u for helping me out with that

[@KineticGTR]

+Andre Gilliam My pleasure. These videos take a long time to make. But they're worth it when I read comments like this!

[@jamesneely2371]

Things are not exactly intuitive in this game. So instead of griefing over pronunciations - just wanted to say thanks for this, I find your tips and explanations quite handy

[@pyrright380]

haha maan you just keep pumping out the class guides thanks! im going to check out rift mage next just started another new guy

[@WitchZer0]

The Fire Mines on the guys jumping over the gap was great. :D That first fight was so good with Firestorm. Good Times.

[@dracobraving774]

I love the Veil class because when I use stone fist on a dragon that’s about to take flight, is chases the dragon everywhere goes and it’s kind of comical XD

[@Cdlzzl]

Veil is pronounced like vale not veal

[@seborzech9080]

I've been playing this game wrong as it seems time to go rift mage and start fresh 💪💪💪

[@Faithful_Tribe]

'No baby cows were harmed in the making of this video.'

[@rnafratnthfrenorentgoth5186]

GREETINGS YEE OF WHO STILL THINKETH YEE ARE YOUR PHYSICAL BODY UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THAT YEE ARE MUCH MORE AS YEE ARE A CREATION FORCE WITHIN YEE AS ALL HAVE THE SAME BEGINNING FROM FORM TO FORMLESS LIMITLESS WE ARE ALL ONE

[@TheHorsenation]

nice build. I like Fadestep, costs no mana at all and can be used every 8s to get away from a straggler plus hurt everyone in your path.

[@thomasneal9291]

"you can get huge numbers for fire mine using chaotic focus" yup. using the Heart of Rage staff I averaged over 10k. averaged. crits were over 20k on enemies weak to fire, and that was before any specialization or even getting to skyhold. would highly recommend a second mage in your party to trade barrier spells with so you can keep your barrier up because your spells will suck it dry very quickly. This is kind of a glass cannon type of skill. you will need to do a bit more micromanaging of your position as you are using your barrier mostly for offense instead of defense. Also recommend keeping fadestep (with the mana regeneration upgrade) on your skill bar. boost your crit chance and willpower with any items you can. If you can't find Heart of Rage (in the early game, it's a completely very very rare random drop) then go with staff of lovias (can get from the black emporium DLC, which is free). your damage won't be as high with lovias, but your cooldowns will be nearly irrelevant with all the crits.

[@DarkShad0wZ]

It would be nice to see which abilities are preferred via tactics and what each ai characters behaviours are. I understand that this is more of a controlled character style but it would be nice to optimize ai's skill usage while I'm using other members of my party

[@jwalkrr]

i'm an elementally balanced rift mage with a fire staff and i gotta see it gets really easy to dominate enemies because i have something that hurts everyone. great video! by the way the graphics on your pc are gorgeous mate

[@Dempseymauler777]

Using this build is good if you're playing it on your main character but on your companions it sucks. They never use the right spells at the right time so idk how you can have it on solas. They really simplified the tactics and behaviors from origins.

[@priestboy16]

Oh god. That was so hot! that meteor strike was so fucking Hot!

[@Ifamgames]

very instructional video, appreciate the time and effort

[@dianitestar1234]

The part were u said u brim the enemies down to your knees and abuse the hell out of them I thought that was hilarious an i loved it

[@keith2235]

why does this guys graphics look way nicer then mine, i want mine to look this good

[@sibionic]

i love your work

[@StarlightDragon]

Dude! Just what I needed! Fuck yeah. I love my rift mage. So much fun.

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

Thank god, so many da guides have no person speaking

[@uberdogger5434]

Amazing job on these. I took your advice for assassin rogue last time and it was SICK. This time I'm goin' mage. Why no spirit tree? Does rift make up for it? Keep up the kickass work!

[@helmbreaker8622]

This class build is going to be fun to use with friendly fire on haha

[@plinadasilva351]

Hey Mr. Kinetic, I always enjoy your videos; so thanks for taking the time to help old a school gamer like myself. In this particular build (Rift Mage) which one from the Spirit tree are you recommending?

[@WhackoMacko]

Really helpful video mate, thanks!

[@majormalfunction7279]

I'm getting so much inspiration from your build videos. Great job, Sir! And thank you for sharing!

[@compteyoutube5714]

Great video as usual ! You're awesome man ! :)

[@rujo700]

Damn! You make every classes and specializations interesting. I really cant deside :P Earlier I thougt; Riftmage, meh. But now I want to play one, like every other builds you have posted :) One good thing in DA:I, your companions are actually good and helpfull. In DA2 they sucked BIG time... Oh, one thing I know. My main wont be a tank, cause Blacwall is a must companion :) And did I say; keep up the good work. I really enjoy wathing your builds!

[@ourdangerouslives]

I have the same problem. All the builds look awesome, at least when presented by Kinetic, so I can't decide what to play.

[@KineticGTR]

Thanks for the support. I also wasn't sure how much I'd like Rift Mage. Now I love it! :D

[@likelythrone6786]

winters grasp is also a good combo with mindblast or immolate

[@jacobgame2757]

You persuaded me to get fire mine

[@Butler21157]

If you're going to do an Assassin Archer I have a combo that works wonders especially against all dragons/any large targets What you do is you pick up the 10 stamina per crit passive along with the auto crit from stealth, pick up stealth as a skill, leaping shot, mark of death, and hidden blades+upgrade... In this order you do this... Mark of death (Make sure you stand right next to the enemy here) Stealth Leaping Shot (If the 12 shots of this connect thats 120 stamina returned and its maxed out again) Hidden Blades From there you can continue spamming skills or active Mark again and proc the bonus damage On my weapon i had 10% chance to proc hidden blades as a masterwork and with 12 hits from leaping shot and 9 from hidden blades this can proc so many times

[@crazyfnjoey]

Veal-strike. I keep imagining The Inquisitor summoning a veal parmesan from the fade and slapping a venitori with it.

[@Espionage32]

such a great game!

[@quincyhuynh5432]

Great Build

[@90CRXGSR]

I was so busy watching all of your videos that I forgot to subscribe! No worries, I fixed that. =P

[@jyotinnu]

I am excited for Necro.

[@MrNncon]

This is a amazing cc build

[@GauravMahajanAvaron]

rift mage was my first playthrough specialization, I kinda awitched to KE for a bit different style. They are both cool

[@matthewtaylor8727]

Hey great videos. Tell me what do you think is the most powerful in the game?

[@ZimTheOtherInvader]

Im going to do this build on my solas just because were running the same squad

[@joshua3620]

OMG!!! STOP SAYING "VEAL"!!! VEAL IS FRIGGEN BABY COW! IT'S VEIL! PRONOUNCED "VALE!" ARGHHHH!!!

[@xslite300]

Nope

[@JayMasquerade]

Crunch theist think it's kinda late for that. this video is almost 2 years old lol

[@joshua3620]

Hey! Better late than never! ;-)

[@xslite300]

+JayMasquerade Does that mean anything?

[@KineticGTR]

It means veal is tasty~ ;D

[@Gonk]

Oooh I love the quality of your vids jaw dropping, I thought I was playing for a second lol.

[@Jamale1990]

Love the vids, if u feel comfortable u should consider a play through!

[@CriticsConfession]

Veil. Like "pale", not veal like the meat.

[@Hailstormand]

KineticGTR , you keep saying VEIL as VEAL. It tickles me so much!

[@mattroy8629]

Hi Kinetic. I know you have probably moved on to others games now but what would you suggest as the best team for closing rifts? I am an dual wield assassin. i think Cassandra is a give in and Sera always a good bet. But Which mage would be better for rifts? Would it be better 2 mages and no acrchers? I am level 15 switch the game to hard beat the first two dragons but in level 15 rift i didnt last long when i tried with blackwall sera and Dorian.

[@lukesmax]

loving this build.:-) keep it up

[@thedominasian]

Hey, love your videos and love the Rift Mage specialization! So glad you did a video about it. Question, though, I noticed in your gameplay demonstration that Solas was the only Mage in your party and you didn't include Barrier in your Rift Mage build. I tried something similar and found that my party members were taking a lot more damage than I'm used to seeing. Do you have any specific tips for party composition/behaviors when fielding a Rift Mage with no Barrier?

[@KineticGTR]

Both my Warriors are pretty stacked (maybe not in this vid) with Guard generating abilities. And I have my other ranged fighters set to Follow themselves, as seen in this video Party, Tactics and Behaviors Guide! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2rFk6B-aqiMpLc

[@TotaleSeven]

Perfect video man, shout out from Brazil. Let me ask u something... Whats the order i should follow to use this build? Like, which abilities should i unlock first? Wich abilitie tree should i start unlocking?

[@KineticGTR]

When you have the points, like 15-20, just unlock everything, minus Stonestrike upgrade, Veil Strike upgrade, and Counterstrike for Rift mage. Ignore Winter for now. Focus on unlocking the Storm and Inferno, then get the rest of Rift Mage and then Winter skills.

[@RipwolfLeumas]

KineticGTR Um...Counterstrike ? The Champion Focus ability o.O Also,I think you should do a Dual-Dagger Tempest next man,And do Necromancer next.Great video ^_^

[@faxco182]

Sup! What difficulty do you play for your guide videos? Great video as always!

[@KineticGTR]

Nightmare

[@spikevincent]

Ooh gawd...I hope Kanako-Chan didn't hear that "Kinky" part lol

[@Etidorhpa]

My hero!

[@KINGhotaru11]

hello.. did they change firestorm animation .. logged on today n used mine but it didn't look like how yours does..

[@xThe13thWarrior]

Just got Dragon age & I'm finding your builds massively helpful, esp the mage builds. Do you ever control your own character? & could you let the CPU control your rift mage & it will have the same effect as when you're in control of it? I'm wondering should I control Vivienne as I've always played my own character. Cheers

[@jeanMvang]

I really love the sheer raw power of the Rift Mage, what strategy would you suggest in party building? I'm also playing on Nightmare difficulty and with friendly-fire on just to amp up on the difficulty. Any tips on there too? lol

[@tzikas9]

Hi there Kinetic, love your vids. I want to ask what do you think is the best build for a crowd control mage (specialization, skills e.t.c.)?

[@kanetidus]

can you please tell, what do I need to do so my magic can regenerate so fast in battle like on your video? mine regenerate so slow. O bed to have more willpower or more magic?

[@shamwrestler123]

Really like combos you can do with rift mage and would love to see necromancer

[@masonretkowski719]

Fist of the veal: Summon a baby cow from the veil and drop it on your enemies -- turning them into a delicious, expensive entree.

[@ronnieholmes8791]

Hey Kinetic, what was the name of the area you were playing in?

[@SH3LLHeAD]

No reason not to take Barrier imo but looks like a really fun build to me

[@val7287]

and where do you put all those skills/upgrades on your skill bar; its not like there are any free slots?

[@Endymion766]

how are you getting guard on the mage? is that a enchanted item, the one that says "chance of using unbowed etc"?