Dragon Age Inquisition - Class Build - Ultimate Tank Champion Warrior Guide!

[@douglashalley9469]

I've taken your build and killed the shock Dragon alone without any followers! This build is op and I love it!

[@KineticGTR]

I never tire of reading comments like these even after all this time. Thanks for the feedback! :D

[@aoiyuureisuru7656]

How did you keep the others from following your controlled character?

[@seandawson8042]

Which shock dragon did you take on I'm pretty sure there are three shock dragons in the game

[@achilles8397]

@@aoiyuureisuru7656 ordering them to stay put or took them out of his crew in camps u can choose who to choose etc

[@clayandsand]

I did the same thing!!! Granted, I haven't taken any specialisation yet, but I did took a very tanky build, maxed out my sword and shield and vanguard stats that have constitution on it. I was only level 12, and Varric, Cassandra, and Blackwall have fallen around me. The dragon still had 75 percent of its health. I took him on alone and after 45 minutes of fighting, I essentially triumphed without a scratch. I was level 12 then. What a glorious battle it was.

[@deathknightrevan]

6 years and still coming back to this game. gotta love it. I think a two handed weapon version of this build works well also, so long as you take block and slash with flawless defense. mighty blow and pommel strike are very nice too.

[@MrLaz0rz]

I literally solo'd corypheus and his pet dragon on nightmare with a champion. SOLO. it took hours, figured since he was a 'champion', he might as well duel the big baddie one on one for head canon's sake.

[@thatch8537]

Listen dude. I appriciate you. ❤ you took the time and effort into making this amazing build, you did everything right. From explaining the abilities to the paceing of the video, didnt even relize how long the video was. Thank you. Hope the best for you.

[@KineticGTR]

Some people have pointed out the lack of Shield Wall as a negative. Shield Wall is a great skill, but unnecessary except for a couple situations, including dragon fights. I'm not saying don't take it. In fact it's a great skill to take and could replace something like Grappling Chain for such fights.

[@En_Joshi-Godrez]

kinetic I haven't played a dragon age game so can you tell me why you have 22 skill points but you are on level 19?

[@nte2336]

En Joshi Godrez there is an item called amulet of power. you can use it to gain ability points, also as human you get 1 extra point at the start

[@En_Joshi-Godrez]

tom khanom thanks :)

[@KineticGTR]

En Joshi Godrez This Dragon Age community is awesome. I love seeing people help each other out! Just to expand on that a little, you can get those Amulet of Power from treasure chests and War Room missions. :)

[@warlockwarlord169]

KineticGTR Awesome tank ^_^/ , btw was this video recorded on nightmare difficulty? if so.... does higher difficulty yield better or worse loot from chests and bosses?

[@Barnes-ml9wg]

I've had this game on my Xbox for 2 years and just decided to play when my WiFi went out in an ice storm..I'm hooked

[@Kal853]

I take that back, actually. This build seems to have more survivability in more situations than a KE would.

[@JovanniVT]

I know this is a pretty old video, but I still play the game and I am doing a playthrough as a warrior. I wanted to point out that there is no Unbowed anymore. They replaced it with a skill called Livid. Which is just a damage reduction skill and to me isn't that great, the upgrade for it gives guard but not nearly as much as the Unbowed upgrade. Sorry if this has been said before, just thought I should let you know since your videos are amazing.

[@moonlight2870]

K0b0ld livid is much better...for reaver.

[@LaSabritas]

I mean, livid with the upgrade Still Standing gives you 20% guard per enemy, so in theory I think it's a good upgrade. The cooldown for livid is 27.2 seconds which is slightly lower than Unbowed. It's definitely not better, but I would grab Livid and its upgrade Still Standing as the alternative.

[@PDohm123]

TBH, Livid is essentially a modified version of Unbowed. And, as it was stated before, Livid has the same upgrade that Unbowed originally had, which is Still Standing. Going with that for Livid, if you have even 3 enemies around you, you pop Livid, you almost get a full gauge of guard. And if you have the +25% guard increase, popping something like war cry, challenge, or Charging Bull, and you've got enough guard to get you through any sticky situation.

[@Kasbo2]

In 2021, war horn doesn’t affect guard anymore with its upgrade. It just removes cool down.

[@yzmaniac123]

I just started playing Inquisition but found your channel to be both amazingly helpful and entertaining. And the green border of your thumbnails really pop out XD Nice work!

[@HaruhiDream5339]

line in the stand is actually a great, underrated skill. it doesn't just block choke points it blocks attacks too. its great for dragon fights and instances where you have no cover.

[@adamgoyer2077]

Thank you, my team is level 19 and I'm taking the time to re-spec and re-gear my team. These guides are really helpful.

[@sT4RduZZt]

I gotta say, a really nice video once again, definitely the best DA:I channel I've found. It's amazing how thought-out your builds are, you really put a lot of effort and testing into it, good job and keep it up. :) You, sir, got a new sub. PS: I know that Rift Mage will be the next build video, but i would really like to see an Archer (Tempest) build, because archer seems kinda boring to me and I'm curious wether you can make it look interesting...^^

[@KineticGTR]

"I'm curious wether you can make it look interesting" Challenge accepted! ( ^.^)b

[@sT4RduZZt]

KineticGTR Nice, I can't wait to see this video. \o/

[@raheimkirk5588]

Kira my lord

[@VaughanAtLarge]

Another Epic build dude! Blackwall is now a "wall" of steel! I'm interested to see what you do for the Rift Mage. For the next build, I would like to give Varric some love! I would like to see an Artificer Archer. Keep up the epic work dude! You are making people Dragon Age experiences that much better! Thanks for that!

[@Balorak146]

if you have trespasser, id recommend going the other way with battlemaster and getting horn of valor since it has an upgrade that grants guard to allies for every hit they inflict. very helpful. you should still pick up the right-hand passives though

[@dakotahsmith8320]

If you don't mind duplicating the amulet of power you can do both sides lol.

[@user-db9xw3fr2s]

most useful videos on DA:I that I've watched! Keep em coming man! I love tanking in this game. It's loads of fun. Reaver has to be my favorite class though it's a high risk/high reward style that I love. (so much damage lol)

[@TheAwesonymous]

What you really need for enemies with guard is shield bash. I fought a high Dragon on nightmare difficulty and destroyed its guard from 100% to less than 20% with a single hit of shield bash. You can only use it if you have a shield equipped of course.

[@bigsbig2394]

This build is fantastic like the entire game. I am playing it now after a lot of time. Lot of fun! Thank you! ;D

[@lukekearle6644]

Great tank build, just started it out and I feel unstoppable.

[@simplyepic1234]

Awesome video man Seriously love these! You are a great youtuber!

[@90CRXGSR]

What an awesome video! I'm now 25 hours into the game and just left the Hinterlands 3 hours ago, lol! This video def gave me some food for thought and I'll switch up my spec some. I wish there was a way to dual spec for those specific fights but I guess I'll just have to work through it!

[@ElliStrom]

A million thanks for these videos Kinetic! helped me so much with my game!

[@KineticGTR]

Next Video - Rift Mage Guide! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6OvZ596mt-ir9E

[@pwnmclovin1]

Sera has, by far, the best dialogue in the game.

[@penetrationexpert3241]

Weasel It's childish,weak and boring if you understood a sentence from it. Almost all other characters are better then this tumbler snowflake

[@kandoloh6683]

Sera looks like she smells of cigarettes and regret

[@benjihalfwelshlikealion9454]

The Exiled Knight pish I think this comment triggered you and made you shite your breaches init

[@lelgie601]

Weasel pics.me.me/sonic-saysn-if-your-profile-picture-is-from-an-anime-27274245.png

[@ducky36F]

The Exiled Knight look out we have a bad arse here

[@ElvisDolinski]

Hey thanks for these videos, just picked up this game couple of days ago and boy do I have tons of options and clear instructions on how to build my classes, I subscribed as I need to come back on here daily to learn more. Thanks Kinetic

[@TheArtistocratic]

Whoa, definitely an interesting build. Like a few have pointed out, it's a little weird - although interesting - to see stray away from the sword and shield ability tree. I only say that, because S&S class isn't powerful in terms of physical strikes with a weapon - even with a weapon that outputs 300 DPS or more. So I usually revert to Shield Bash. But, I'll take your build for a spin and see how I like it :) And as you said, I can just add shield bash as an ability if it really if is wanted to. Regardless, thanks for the video! Looking forward to the Rift Mage build!

[@marcotavares319]

Can't wait to have one for all the characters. Best Dragon Age channel by far. Templar one handed warrior would be great.

[@MrEbonyification]

"you dont have to be within butt sex range..." Im am forever referring to this

[@MeltedZues]

this build helped me out so much with my composition i was able to take the dragon down to half health in under 5 min

[@FrenziedMadness25]

Loving these warrior videos of yours, and I find it interesting that you didn't use any Sword n Shield tree in your spec. Good to see people thinking outside of the box a bit. Keep up the fantastic work, man. Have a high five *high five*

[@KineticGTR]

Good to see people recognizing that! ;) Thanks for the support! *high five*

[@TheValiantBob]

I gotta say, I am LOVING this build so far. Haven't even unlocked specializations yet and only lv8, so all I got is just the vanguard abilities and a few battlemaster stuff, but even still with just that Blackwall almost always has full guard

[@jamiesin6201]

Butt secks range... Best analogy ever. Love the build guide, though I'm rocking a two hander tank so I try to balance between damage intake/output. Should of taken Reaver with the two hand weapons, but I just had to be a champion inquisitor, sounds better then a blood thirsty murderer who also happens to lead an army lol. Guide was very in depth, keep up the good work.

[@Jey-75]

"Within buttsex range" lol, I'm dead

[@DonCool75]

Dude ty for all your videos it ha helped me understand how to build so much more . I can't say enough ty:))

[@RaZeyLWindBladE]

Rift mage is one of the pure range mages specialization that you can play with. If you do that vid on rift, use blizzard with firestorm and rift spell. That signature move is really fun and you can always use it in synergy with the other characters.

[@grege5074]

for this class you only need 3 actives 1) War cry to draw aggro 2) bodyguard in case any of your teammates are caught in the fray (i usually play with a DPS warrior and a tank), you will take their damage and 3) walking fortress, that damage your party does take is redirected to you and ignored essentially your party takes zero damage for at least 8 seconds. Furthermore, (nerd, i know) if you take the passives like cutting words and it'll cost you your opponent will *take* damage for 8 seconds.

[@drazwar]

nicely done .. great job

[@mythicmars4848]

Awesome build hope you do stuff for dragon age 4 when it comes out and cant choose between this and reaver cause reaver looks and probably feels awesome but I feel like you may as well just play a rogue at that point.

[@AKisHerceg]

Champion build is the easiest. The character basically cant die and if you use To the death, it will hit hard as hell. Not much effort or thinking involved. Building a boss killer solo mage however... that is art. :)

[@mythicmars4848]

@@AKisHerceg I already made a knight enchanter and got bored real quick.

[@AKisHerceg]

@@mythicmars4848 Well, you can check out my mages... the videos are on my channel. They can solo nightmare(and the hardest dragons under a minute) and I never got bored with them. The build is included. Not just KE but Necro and Rift too. But who knows maybe you would be bored, I know I had a lot of fun with them :)

[@btchbgd8786]

Perhaps I missed this, but you didn't talk about what kind of stats to go for on your armor/weapons to help build the tank.

[@NevilleG123]

I noticed that you didn't grab the ( in my opinion ) essential upgrade for war cry, which gives a 200% armor bonus when cry is used. Also, i agree with those who mentioned shield wall as being something you should add.

[@KineticGTR]

That armor bonus only lasts as long as they're taunted which is only -4 seconds- (correction, 10). With as much guard as we are generating, you don't need it or shield wall for 90+% of the content.

[@NevilleG123]

If you read it you'll see that it actually last for 10 seconds (which ofcource isn't too long either ), which in my opinion is pretty good for all the times you need to use war cry in a fight and shield wall is good for keeping up your guard longer by quickly blocking an attack, not to mention hits taken by shield wall give you guard equal tot he damage you blocked. ( not to be rude or anything, through re-reading this i realize my tone might sound a little rude, but just trying to give my opinion for the sake of discussion )

[@KineticGTR]

Neville Gaynor No, you're fine. And I did misread that also. The duration is longer than I thought. But as I am discussing with another person, the Champion spec builds so much guard from so many other abilities, in most fights, he doesn't even run out of it. So having an additional armor bonus doesn't seem necessary. Still, for things like boss and dragon fights, upgrades like that, and certainly Shield Wall, come in handy.

[@scottbaker4505]

+KineticGTR are this builds viable for companions if I'm aiming for night enchanter but will this champion build be great for Blackwall?

[@mcdout]

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[@ultimateninjaboi]

I quite like snagging Shield Wall and Shield Bash before heavy investment in Battlemaster (ie, the War Horn and it's upgrade.) some extra Guard alongside a block is nice, and Shield Bash is always a good time. plus, I'm quite fond of Bear Mauls the Wolves (which is one of the two options for bridging to Bash). little Con bonus, but more importantly, removing flanking damage from the Uber tank.

[@marylinhart546]

Your build is god tier sir, if I may, if you farm the ore in that area you can get two types of fade touched silverite i think where the three dragons are, just save in the area, farm, then reload, you're looking for the guard on hit .

[@AllThings_Gaming-c1m]

Blackwall & Cassandra good tankers although both has their upsides & downsides . BW great at holding choke-point & using environmental spaces to his advantage ,forming a defensive line to defend your Mage/rogue . His resilience of champ makes him the ultimate tank . Though,he can"t do much in open spaces during Rift battles . Cassie Templar helps immeasurably & she assist the party greatly vs demons . I love both their specs

[@softmettle]

i found the grappling hook with the kick stun upgrade ability useful! how they grapple an enemy to them then kick them staggered, i love it hah. thanks for this video. i’m doing a sword/shield build for the first time as my inquisitor, on hard too haha

[@DarkLumiya]

replaying this game in 2022 and my vanguard does not have "unbowed" but another skill called "livid" when did this change?

[@HoldenBerryman]

Amazing! Great job!

[@brandoninnes8078]

This build is incredible, I managed to 1v1 the dragon in crest wood with it, I didn't even lose any health and my guard was at 50% or more the entire fight. Also, I only have two points in the champion tree.

[@ubergodofdewm]

I play as a two-handed champion, and it works great as a tank, plus deals a ton of damage, though it's much better against bosses than random guys (which is why I use Blackwall for them) With the Champion abilities, Vanguard passives, and Two-Handed, I landed a critical on the final high dragon for 10,550 on Normal.

[@zerg8484]

your guides are very good. you. Helped me a lot :) thank you .!

[@Endymion766]

Thanks for the video. This build works with 2-handed warrior also. I was having a hard time because I was taking too much damage and going down. I also like that It's really effective with only a few abilities so you dont get your fingers twisted trying to spam a bunch of stuff at once.

[@LiqnLag]

English is a worryingly random language, but Veil is pronounced like Vale or Pale/Pail, not Veal. Why, pedant alone knows, but ie/ei especially is suspect. Take that info with a very large grain of salt please. This entire guide series is amazingly well done, thank you for putting these together.

[@zarakikon6352]

Really great video dude. Onfortunately (and strangely) there's no option to save it to my playlist 😕😞.

[@bxk993]

I would say a great usage of 'To the Death' is when coupled with a mage or two, having them disable the enemy after a few seconds To the Death has been active, and then combo nuke them as the chain disables wear off.

[@BathrobeKeck]

and yet, Unbowed is still active in the game code via masterwork items.

[@austinunderwood5]

I think it's really cool how devotednyou are to Dragon Age Inquisition Kinetic, because it is a very good game and it is nice to that someone else thinks so too.

[@austinunderwood5]

you also got a new subscriber :D

[@Scalpaxos]

The sword & shield champion build is basically the unkillable build, the nice thing about it is that it's operational from the start to the end, no need of respec and less dependence on gear. You're right about shield wall, not necessary but honestly, nothing better than blocking a shield charge with your own shield. This kind of build also works well on Blackwall, that's actually how I noticed how invulnerable this build can make you: Blackwall was the last man standing in a tough dragon fight, he had full guard/health, never drank a single potion!and finished off the dragon alone :o

[@sooperlovin]

subscribed. I like the builds it will save me time when I get the game.

[@austinthomasparley1331]

First time seeing your video and you just made me wanna buy the game and test this build.

[@Yukaharu]

Holy cow! I KNEW Blackwall could be a friggn badass but WOW. He's sorta unbeatable

[@andressblabla]

my first playtrough I decided for two handed templar build, only to realize later that templar was the lamest of the warrior skill trees. Sure, it can make short use of demons and mages, but so does knight enchanter make short use of everything and it doesnt make it less boring. I'd rather be a super tank or a blood manipulating warrior than making demon fights quickier.

[@dexternelson]

It's a REALLY solid build. It's a nice 15 point build early on in the game too between Vanguard and Battlemaster that let's you get away with A LOT. Cutting words has moved, but it's still in the 15 point range. My mage is an arcane enchanter and can pretty much solo everything on nightmare at a relatively low level, but I wanted a tank build for Blackwall since Cassandra is a templar build and her damage is SIIIIICK. Didn't want to mess with that. I filled out Vanguard and Battlemaster first and that's all I had. He's a beast.

[@KineticGTR]

Cassandra's damage is so good it spoils the game lol That's why I didn't recommend the strongest build for her xD Have fun Dex!

[@dexternelson]

@@KineticGTR Yeah. She's my rift killer now that she's got her Templar spec. I did the western approach first for all of here epic gear. Sword, shield, masterwork armor. It's fun to watch. Thanks. You too

[@n1c081]

Great Guides! Which skills should I activate/deactivate for A.I tanking? And preferred?

[@starmamba8779]

Thats amazing build:D my whole party except blackwell died in fight against highland ravager when it had half of his health left. Managed to kill it alone with blackwell with this build:)! (And dragon was couple of levels higher than us)

[@ZeriocTheTank]

Why did you not pick up anything from the weapon & shield tree? I can understand not picking up the offensive skills but no shield wall? Just a quick press of a button and you can stagger mobs and gain guard. Shield wall is amazing, every WnS tank should use it. Then the passives of the tree are amazing. Sure warrior's resolve is a tad underwhelming but no turn the blade? That is a flat 20% damage reduction BEFORE armor it calculated. Personally I feel that unbowed is unnecessary with shield wall & walking fortress since those abilities alone will give you all the guard you need. Counterstrike is not that good on single player since it is a focus skill & there are better focus skills out there. If this was multiplayer then this would be a different story. I also felt that the horn was a complete waste as well but this is my opinion.

[@KineticGTR]

The only time I found Shield Wall necessary, is against dragons. I mentioned it in my video description. It's a great skill and is only one point away from being available for any tank build. I think when you have this much guard generating, it's just as powerful, if not more, than passives like Turn the Blade. Again, there is no such thing as too much guard in many fights. Unbowed is however, a good skill to swap out, for maybe Shield Wall or Shield Bash if need be.

[@ZeriocTheTank]

KineticGTR I'll admit I'm still a strong advocate of those passives they're just too good to pass up. When I get the chance I'll watch the video again and listen more closely. When I first read the description I had to fight the urge not to automatically say "Fuck this build! This shit is dumb!" I knew you had your reasons and if you are having success without turn the blade (.........*bangs head against the wall) then more power to you. Even though I disagree with the effectiveness of this build I'm just happy to see a Champion guide on KZbin. This is pretty much the only specialization that I feel knowledgeable on. As for what you should do after your Rift Mage video my vote goes to Artificer. Those passives in that tree are amazing. Also one word of advice It's good the be Champion!

[@KineticGTR]

ZeriocTheTank "I knew you had your reasons and if you are having success without turn the blade then more power to you." I always have my reasons. Often people don't recognize that and see it as my ignorance. lol It's also a matter to playstyle. I wanted to make something that felt good in 90% of the fights I've experienced up to this point. With mobility, control, and tons of guard. No doubt though, for dragon fights or similar battles, this build would need some tweaking and I'd definitely pick up some skills from Sword and Shield.

[@mrBytemare]

Thanks for the great video, just started my warrior and I just love the game! :) Also playing on Xbox One. Will def coming back to this vid once I get higher. Would it be possible to add your GT?

[@slicksilver9441]

Nice video. I'm on my 2nd playthrough of the game. I hope they come out with a new one. I know they have one in early development stages. We shall see

[@joshuaagorilla7926]

Hey man, thanks for sharing your build as Im just starting to play this gem of a game. I know its been years since this was uploaded, I just wanna ask if PBS is better than shield bash in this build since it lets you recover from a stunned/knock down status to make sure none of the enemies gets close to a party member? And do the A.I use PBS even if they are affected by those status aswell?

[@TheAminCorp]

Love the vids. Tempest dual dagger rouge is really fun.

[@Jeymez]

im glad im not the only one that refers to the dragon on the storm coast as the shock dragon lol, even though there is another dragon that uses lightning. i forget the name of the place, but it's the one that has the dalish camp. anyway the dragon you can fight there also uses lightning, and that particular dragon is actually listed higher than the one that's on the storm cost. but i found that dragon to be pretty easy, because most of the lightning he threw at my party didn't kill us. but the one on the storm coast, no matter how much lightning protection i had my party members had on, the dragon was still able to annihilate my party at times. what's funny to me is there's so many different strategies out there on who they say is the easiest dragon and the hardest, when i looked up an actual professional strategy they list the shock dragon as one of the hardest, that definitely seems more accurate to me, because next to the high dragon in the western approach, he and the pit dragon i call it. you know which dragon im talking about right, there's two other dragons before that, but there in those big towers you gotta climb to get to them. but the pit dragon you don't have to climb, there's just a big gap. anyway that's the dragon im talking about i found to be the most difficult, along with the shock dragon and the high dragons in the western approach.

[@vizzam1]

Unbowed has been switched out to a skill called 'Livid.' Does that change your build or?

[@kaidenflynn7284]

I used this build on blackwall, and livid doesn't seem to hurt the build at all

[@SphealornoSpheal1]

According to your description we can put together a powerful assassin that has everything we need to dominate on the battlefield Thats awesome but it's a tank build :P

[@hiddenblade07]

Question, on the Champion's and any specialization focus skill, you keep talking about tiers. What are tiers and how do you get from the first to the third? Also why didn't you have any weapon and shield skills as Blackwall is that class? Thank you for all the wonderful guides, they've really helped me!

[@andresf.3472]

I been following your iron bull build and it was spectacular... but how you apply this build to the IA. Which abilities should I block or left as preferred????

[@MetalDrummer141]

My Champion had enough Guard skills and Guard Boost equipment that she could taunt one enemy and get full Guard meter, then get even more for every other enemy she taunted She soloed the Dragon in the Western Approach without ever losing health. Granted it took me about 30 minutes because not much DPS, but just Taunt once and she was untouchable I don't get how people don't like playing Tank, the shenanigans are fucking amazing

[@aldystudent]

Hi, I'm wondering where did you get that greatsword (?) for your main character ? Is it a recipe or item drop ?

[@josephgraham8994]

Wow I am going to use this to rebuild my Blackwall.

[@FlashbackJon]

How do you feel about using a two-hander as a Champion? I mean, without and sword/board skills, it seems like it would be okay...

[@MrScrubsJanitor]

This vid is a sub worth ;) nice work bro

[@KR3WNYN3]

Wooo for rift mage! Would like to see dual dagger tempest after that. I'm wondering, what made you pass on shield wall? it's great for building guard and mitigating damage is it not?

[@filipjakirac6037]

Don' t forget about masterworks on crafting... If you decide to use it, you get 3-5 guard every time you damage enemies...

[@minicute2234]

thats awesome man. ima change my black wall to that

[@payneicecold3000]

EVERYONE USE THIS BUILD HE IS TELLING YOU ABOUT!!! I used his build and only died once. I barely lose guard using this build.

[@partyspock4181]

I shout "I'm fuckin invincible!" during Boss Fights when I use this build.

[@partyspock4181]

Who an I kidding, I do it all the time lmao

[@jolopoly]

I'm very proud of you friend

[@compteyoutube5714]

Great video as usual ! Just a question: for you what is the best team composition ?

[@KineticGTR]

Anything with Blackwall in it :P But seriously, I always take Blackwall, and often bring a mage and a rogue, usually Sera and Solas.

[@RyItar]

Small questions.It'll Cost You reflects back 15% of damage so there are my 2 questions: 1)Is this damage reflected from damage that you recive (you know with all that guard and high armor) or it's appling dmg before migration? (not sure if i made myself clear). 2)Does dmg from this add to threat you generate?

[@dragonrider4339]

You can add gain 5 guard to everything too… armor , shield, sword, i can make my mage rogue and warrior all tanks you cant kill any of them… i only find a weak spot if i use a bow and arrow rogue… if i use a dagger rogue i can make that style a tank also… meaning i can beat a dragon solo from any character alone.. except a bow and arrow rogue..

[@CipherMagi]

is this build still viable video is over a year old now, my champion getting pwned by mage/demons, they tearing down my guard instantly in some cases lol

[@KineticGTR]

+Sean Berkinstoks Yes. There have been some updates and changes, but nothing ground breaking that it shakes the whole game and how classes are best built imo. All the guides I've made are still viable for both your player character, and NPC (with some minor tweaks) ;)

[@CipherMagi]

Nice! And thanks for responding to a comment from a video that's a year old! Something usually only done nowadays by really tiny KZbinrs. if they even answer at all. :D

[@Furball076]

Is there a Cassandra tank build? I've been looking and cannot seem to find one. I'm sure Blackwall is better, but I would prefer to keep using Cassandra and her Templar abilities. Any link would be appreciated!

[@Zath69]

Love your videos man thanks for them, I usually never play warrior as they seemed boring but you have inspired me to lol... Also in your opinion what is the most effective class to play on hard or nightmare difficulties I have only completed it on normal and thinking of a new play-through I played as a knight enchanter so going to try something else :)

[@KineticGTR]

Play a Warrior and either go Reaper or Champion. Templars are ok too, but I think the other two specializations are more fun.

[@Zath69]

Ok thanks man :)

[@naruhina1997]

Are there any changes you would make to this build with the new toggle-able upgrades. Just wondering because I made a new character (Finally make one that looks like fenris \o/) and i was going to go champion sword and shield.

[@Chester781]

Good video man. I use Blackwall with champion and battlemaster and he does not die.

[@salsedita5264]

Im going to try to do this build. What should i start with and what class do you recommend and in what order should i pick the skills??

[@winstonlindsay8486]

Just bought this game , there's some great tips for warrior build do you also have for rogue character?

[@Andarus]

I just respecced my Warrior just lately and did not like it because I focused on Sword/Shield and Champion without any Pts in other Trees and I have like no Movement-Abilities. Guess I try out this specc, looks much more fun than mine.

[@kristofferseppola9107]

Awesome video once again;-) Good comments. Good build good everything;-) Would you say that Blackwall/champion is better as an tank then Cassandra/templar? Im playing as an dual rogue and currently running around with Blackwall as my main guardian;) Do you know if its true that if you complete all of Blackwalls personal quests, that he will eventually leave and you cant use him anymore?

[@KineticGTR]

Better than Cassandra? Yes. On nightmare difficulty, there are situations where Champion skills are crucial to Blackwall's survival that would normally kill others, including Cassandra, very quickly. Just look at what happened to my Warrior at 14:48. He melted and I didn't because I had Walking Fortress active. That's the power of Champion. Able to survive huge damage and near death experiences. 13:59

[@KineticGTR]

As for his personal quest, he does leave....but if you want, you can get him back. ;)

[@kristofferseppola9107]

***** Thank you for the answer;-)

[@MichaelS5400]

Kinetic! i have a question! so im getting this game pretty soon and know what i want a knight enchanter (vivenne), a tempest archer (the character u create), and a mage. the problem is idk what mage to make. what are ur opinions on the best mage builds?

[@KineticGTR]

Rift Mage is a lot of fun to play. :)

[@panicatthewerkroom742]

omg thank you! this build works in 2020 and my blackwall is literally unkillable lmao

[@bannerbrent]

Thanks for the fantastic guide. I am currently really struggling with my one ability Bull Rush, whilst in tactical view. My warrior keeps charging out of the combat area, I notice you seem to be able to guide the rush. The only way I have found to stop my warrior is to go out of tactical view, make my warrior jump once and then go back to tactical....obviously very tedious. Any help you can provide would be great.

[@ddnorthumbria116]

Blackwall is my back bone for dragon fights.

[@lucariopokemon13]

Do you plan on updating the builds? Since trespasser has been out for awhile.

[@SeventhheavenDK]

He says that they are still viable.

[@iconnthecreator]

Thanks man! I'll try your build on my 2nd playthrough on hard mode. I'm going for my Inquisitor as a sword and shield warrior, should I use this AND on Blackwall? Is there another build so my Inquisitor, Cassandra, and Blackwall can function differently?

[@KineticGTR]

Having 2 Warriors is a good party comp, but two Sword and Shield Warriors is a waste imo. You only need one tank. So either you are the tank, or Blackwall is. If you are going to play tank, you don't need Blackwall. And vice a versa. I spec Cassandra as a 2H Templar, which is a good fighter alongside a tank such as your main character or Blackwall.

[@АннаДоненко-п4й]

May I ask what tactics settings are you using in this particular build? I'm playing as mage but still wanna use this build with Blackwall and don't really want to control him 100% of the time