When wielding a shield, you will make a melee counter-attack. But this only occurs once per turn. Obliviously, this is a fantastic skill for an up close Strength weapon-and-shield fighter. Dagger and shield rogues have the option of taking it, but it is unlikely to score any backstabs as your attacker will probably be facing towards you. Gladiator is even more helpful if you are able to trigger a secondary effect, such as Necromancer life steal or debuffs from your wea

Divine Talents are a completely optional feature. Utilizing them will disable achievements/trophies, so consider these new talents only if you don’t care about earning them, or are on a second playthrough of the game. To enable the talents, when in game open the main menu and select Gift Bag Features. In the next screen, toggle on Divine Talents and then apply. The game will reload (so it is a good idea to save beforehand). If the Divine Talents option is locked, it means that it was previously enabled and can no longer be disabled. If you are in a multiplayer game, make sure everything loaded and synced correctly for all play

This skill also creates an oil puddle after casting. However, it impales all characters and items for 100% Earth damage while also debuffing them with the Crippled status. This advantage forces enemies to stay inside the oil puddle, hopefully giving players enough time to set up that devastating explos

As a Battlemage, you will be dealing with some mix between Physical and Magic damage. It would be better to just prioritize one: either heavily invest in two-handed Strength weapons and Warfare or Intelligence staves and Pyrokinetic . Either way, being on the frontlines means that it would be good to wear Strength-based armor. Consider starting with 1 Strength (mostly for future gear requirements), 2 Intelligence, 1 Warfare, 1 Pyrokinetic, and Civil Ability matching your character (Barter for Ifan, Loremaster for Sebille, et

Xhaxh’s Staff of Parasitic Decay (Poison Staff): a possible reward for slaying Xhaxh during the quest A Taste of Freedom , started inside Mordus’ basement in Reaper’s Coast. Boosts Memory and Necroman

Melee attacks deal bonus fire damage to burning enemies, poison to poisoned targets, and physical damage to bleeding targets. This talent is only helpful if someone already has the Torturer talent, as it allows them to bypass enemy armor to apply burning, poisoned, or bleed. In that case, it can be good for melee characters that are backed by Necromancy, Pyrokinetic, or Geomancer. Another aspect to remember is that Intelligence-based fighters can wield staff weapons to deal fire and poison damage in me

Because Divine Talents are off during character creation, players will normally have to wait until level 3 for their first Gift Bag talent. However, this can be bypassed by not spending your first talent point, and then distribute it once in the campaign. You can also turn on the Fort Joy Magic Mirror Gift Bag and rush to the arena in order to retr

The base Battlemage during character creation (or if you recruit a companion) is 1 Strength, 1 Intelligence, 1 Constitution, 1 Warfare, 1 Aerotheurge, 1 Persuasion; Battering Ram, Shocking Touch, Blinding Radiance skills and the Comeback Kid Talent. While Air damage is serviceable, you can cause much more destruction by beginning with Fire damage and adding in other elements la

Some characters just attract enemies much faster, such as long-ranged Rangers and Wizards, or close-enough melee targets like tanks. Unfortunately, this sets them up for damage much easier, and they might even die faster. Thanks to the Necromancy skill Death Wish, the damage characters receive can be put to good use. When this skill is activated, Death Wish gives characters a damage bonus equal to the percentage of the Vitality they lost. For instance, if they have 40% Vitality, they get a 50% damage incre

Knight of Amadia’s Gloves (Gloves): Enter Amadia’s Shrine at Nameless Isle and solve the entire puzzle inside for this reward. An Intelligence based armor that gives bonuses to Pyrokinetic and Aerotheu

While players can technically "change" the way their starting Classes work through the game’s unique Skill distribution system, a Human Rogue may be one of the most efficient ways to start the game. At its core, this taps into the balanced stat distribution of Humans while at the same time eliminating opponents through harsh backstabs and sneak atta

When divvying out Attribute points, it is wise to initially prioritize Finesse and Constitution. Finesse is the governing ability of the Scoundrel skill tree, the central core abilities that make the Rogue effective, as well as boosting the damage on the lighter Finesse-based weapons that are best suited to the class. Constitution will be especially helpful to offset the lesser protection offered by light captain's armor set guide - while it should not be the key stat for the class, having a solid health pool to fall back on can buy the character enough time to get out of danger. Wits is also worth dropping a few points into to amplify the already impressive critical damage of the Rogues, as well as ensuring an early initiative positioning to keep mobile. Strength, while not exceptionally relevant, can be helpful to beef up for some expanded carry capacity and the ability to get some heavier weapons. While heavy armor will never be particularly useful for the class, it does not hurt to make sure that the player can always access the finest light armor and stand up or themself in a head-on confl