Knight Enchanter vs Highland Ravager - Dragon Age Inquisition 

100% agree

I tried many different knight enchanter builds but none of them come even close to mostly using fire mines. That sword is so damn weak nowadays.

Yes, they do. :)

Thanks! :) It has a few reasons... First off, I love the Arcane Warrior from Origins, and this blade reminds me of the good old days when in Dragon Age, mages could also use melee weapons. Second: there is no other staff that allows elemental runes to be placed inside it, only the Tidarion Blade. Third: the blade has a unique and really cool effect with Energy Barrage. It will fire 12+12 projectiles if you place a different elemental rune in it than the sword's basic element(instead of just 12 like with other staffs). This allows you to not only have EB as one of your highest damage dealing spells, but thanks to the different elements, you can place different status effects on the enemies as well. For example a fire sword with a cold rune, will cause "burning" and "chilled" effect with EB! A lightning staff with fire rune will cause "shocked" effect and "burning" etc. Using this method can result is astounding damage: if you couple a cold sword with a lightning rune in it, you can have the highest possible damage on fire immune enemies(because the "shocked" status effect also applies -20% elemental resistance on the target on top their -100% cold resistance)! If you couple fire with cold, enemies would need to be dual immunes to cause any problems for you(and there is only around 3 dual immune enemy in the entire game). Otherwise both fire and cold immunes would go down fast, since you have both elements in your weapon - and enemies who are immune to one element are usually weak to the opposite one. And let's not even mention the fact that since it is technically a melee weapon, you can actually gain back mana with every hit just like warrior regains stamina. So I would say, this little sword is one of the best items for mages, even if you can find a few staffs with better slots and base damage. :)

Holy shit, that’s amazing I’m gonna be switching over to the sword schematic fast then. The EB becoming nearly OP is gonna be crazy with the other mage critical perks. This is awesome! Thank you so much!

@@AaronBGunn You are welcome! :)

Thank you very much!

@@AKisHerceg This build could be way better though if you were using a staff. The mage sword is only decent if you utilize it for its elemental barrages

@@Raydr62 Attacks from the sword counts as melee so they replenish your mana with each hit. Yup, the damage from double energy barrage is way higher than any other damage I deal. In my opinion the sword is much better, but if you think the staff is better, go ahead. :) The build works well with a staff too.

Well I can describe each of them this way: Necromancer: Single target damage. Rift mage: Crowd control. Knight Enchanter: Tank. So generally speaking, I would say the Knight Enchanter is the best class, since survivability is not a problem with it, and if you spec your mage well, it can dish out a huge amount of damage. Nowhere near to the Necromancer or the Rift mage, but if you are inexperienced and you want to play with a mage, KE is what I would recommend, since the "almost impossible to kill" is a pretty good attribute to have.

You can check out my set in my very first video called: Rift Mage vs Highland Ravager. I always use the same armor combination with the Blade of Tidarion, because to me personally, it is the best combination by far for ANY mage build that is focusing on high damage output. The only thing I change when it comes to mages, is the accessories, based on what type of mage I build. But here is my equipment for this character: Custom made Blade of Tidarion: Dmg: 113dps 75aoe(cold). 25aoe electricity dmg(lightning rune). +42% attack. 21%critical chance. On hit 5 guard(Silverite Masterwork). Custom Superior Battlemage armor(with the gloves and the boots): +44 Magic, 14% Magic Defense, 64 maximum health. +200% flanking damage -50% attack(Deepstalker Sigil). 10% chance to use Hidden Blades on hit with 5 added hits(Plush Fustian Velvet). Custom Superior Battlemage Cowl with +20 Magic. Necklace: Andraste's Sacrifice. Rings: Ring of Slicing(+5%crit chance +10%crit dmg) and +20% Critical dmg ring. Belt: Belt of the Elements(15% all elemental res). I hope this helps! :)

@@AKisHerceg sorry i know its a late reply but can you list the material you use for your schematics? bcuz i cant find any material that fit for those attribut that you mention

@@navefernanda8953 No problem! :) I use Silverite for my sword(you can get them from Emprise Du Lion), Dragon Scales for my armor, you can get it from any dragon you slay, or you can buy it from certain vendors(I fill it up with cloth that gives me Magic: Royale Sea Silk, you can get it from the Venatori in the Hissing Wastes or buy it from some vendors or Silken Nether Cloth, you can find this in specific locations in the Frostback Basin including a place behind the Ice Giant). My sword is made from Silverite as well. I used Everite for the Attack bonus, Craggy skin for the critical chance. Both of them can be found in the Frostback Basin: Everite grows in certain places, but it is fairly common and Craggy skin is the material you loot from Bogfishers in the Basin. All of these materials(except the Silken Nether Cloth)can be purchased from the supply vendor in the Deep Roads after you established a base there during the Descent dlc.

@@AKisHerceg Thanks for your respond!

@@AKisHerceg sorry for disturbing you but i once again have another question, is your glove and boots is a custom made? or you buy it on the hissing waste merchant? because with the material you just told me i cant get those stats, like those 64 extra health and 44 magic and 14% magic defence on the armor. and if it is custom made, how do you get them? sorry for the inconvenience, sorry if its starting to sounds like a customer service

It’s the Blade of Tidarion and I always play on the hardest difficulty in every game I play. :)

@@AKisHerceg is it from a dlc?

@@zans6937 Yes. You need the Trespasser dlc, but you can get it in the main game without the Golden Nug. You need to complete the war table operation Stop the war between Nevarra and Tevinter. You need to send Josephine and you need the Tespasser dlc installed. :)

@@AKisHerceg thank you for replying :D

@@zans6937 No problem. I was hacked, so it took a while to respond. Sorry. :)

I made a full video about this specific build in Inquisition and in Origins. It's called the "Dual Wield Mage-Rogue". You can check it out on my channel. I also put the skill tree in the description here, if you feel more comfortable using the "DA I: Build Planner" site. :)

@@AKisHerceg thanks

Please read the description, then check out my "Dual Wield Mage-Rogue Build for Dragon Age Origins/Inquisition". :) And if you want to see a different kind of Knight Enchanter on my channel, then check out my Frost/Fire Crusader build video! :)

@@AKisHerceg I see, so this build is supposed represent the idea. As for your other KE buid, I would switch Fade Cloak with Static Cage, coz Energy Barrage + Static Cage = more dmg. Dmg is the only thing I care about as your tankiness comes from your passives and your mobility comes from your Fade Step. This combo is inconsistent vs bosses though, because they are immune to CC and they can simply walk out out of Static Cage. Anyway, it is not game changing, Fade cloak is still a good spell. One more question: are you using that staff blade simply because it fits the theme of your build? It's been a while since I played Inquisition but as far as I remember that staff-blade has worse stat bonuses. Either that or it has worse upgrades than T3 staff whose name I can't recall now. Correct if I am wrong here. EDIT: Now you make me want to play DAI again. Build my KE from scratch and post some of my own content :D

I do not use Static Cage, because the idea behind that build was to use the opposing elements. That is why it's a Frost/Fire Crusader. :) As I wrote it in the video, I do not use defensive skills, since damage is what keeps me alive. Fade Shield is more than enough if I have enough damage. Fade Cloak is hands down the best spell to keep the aggressive style going. It gets you out of stun, knockdown, makes you invincible and it refills your Barrier(while it causes massive spirit damage) if you re-appear in your target. Other than the amazing ability to use a sword as a mage, I can re-gain mana with each swing and I can cast 24 projectiles with Energy Barrage instead of 12, if I use different elements for the material I make the sword from and the rune I place in it. This makes Energy Barrage(with the Energy Bombardment upgrade) my highest damage single target spell, even topping Fire Mine. All thanks to this "sword-staff". :)

Because I purposefully decided not to use the elemental skills, only Energy Barrage, since that is a must for the Spirit Blade. It is a bit weaker in terms of damage output, but it eclipses the other two in term of survivability.

Yes, this is after the nerfs. In fact, sadly I never got to experience the "unnerfed" version. I deal most of my damage with regular sword swings, Energy Barrage(I only use this because it is a must for the Spirit Blade), Fade Cloak(with the Decloaking Blast upgrade) and of course Spirit Blade. For the build, you can check out my "Dual Wield Mage-Rogue build" video! :)

Well it's the same accept you shadow.cloak more and slower

@@AKisHerceg eh you didn't miss out on much. I got bored with it after an hour. It was 99% Spirit Blade.