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[Esther]

On my current playthrough as a dagger based rogue, Aveline as tank and Anders as healer

[DeaconK]

25% DEX / 75% CUN AssasShadow Hawke
-Seriously, try a high-level Cunning build. Over +300% crit damage, Assassinate (autocrit), Twin Fangs (autocrit), Explosive Strike (autocrit) and Backstab (autocrit)

75% STR / 25% CON Fenris AoE Damage / Threat
25% MAG / 75% WIL Anders - Heal / Buff
50% MAG / 50% CON Merrill - Control > Damage

Merrill. Hands down.

Staff, amulet, x2 rings, belt and friendship bonus all giving her additional efficiency for Blood Magic, capping out her mana pool with sustains and giving her the following, in no particular order:

Horror +adv
Sleep +adv
Petrify +adv
Crushing Prison +adv
Winter's Grasp +adv
Cone of Cold +adv
Elemental Mastery (NOTE: GLITCHED, to avoid fire spells; she uses Cold Blooded staff)

Everyone in my team is a highly skilled specialist at what they do, save for perhaps Anders, namely because of poor healing mechanics in this game by comparison to DA:O ( I agree with toning it down, but this is knee-jerk over-nerfing ). Merrill is just the catalyst that makes the team function despite their glaring holes in everyone's styles, though, complimenting -everyone- with some form of support whenever the situation dictates. The only time she really slows down is against anything higher than a High Dragon / Vaterral, since those bosses she can still CC into submission (funniest thing to watch a Pride Demon / High Dragon cower in fear over little 'ole pixie Merrill : )

Modifié par DeaconK, 23 mars 2011 - 02:28 .

[OdinTGE]

I've done one play through with 2-Hander Hawke, Meril, Aveline, and Varric. Varric for sure is the MvP but he's way behind Hawke. In the end, on hard, my Hawke was crushing everything so completely I checked a couple times to make sure I was still on hard.

Damage +10% and the attack speed rune on the frost axe...it was just absurd

[Blackout62]

It would have been Aveline but occasionally she can't get enough aggro to keep bad guys off my rogues. So definitely Merrill, I've thought up so many combos that work off the idea of Merill does something to weaken or paralyze an enemy then Hawke in some form or another takes it down.

[FrozenDawn]

Aveline, for her pure survivability although controlling her is boring

[sonsonthebia07]

(funniest thing to watch a Pride Demon / High Dragon cower in fear over little 'ole pixie Merrill : )

It's even funnier when she has rock armor up. It looks like she has an oversized snow coat on.

[AtreiyaN7]

My MVP is Varric because he his single-target dps has occasionally saved my butt (although I have to give Anders a nod for group resurrection and healing). I micromanage my party as necessary, especially in situations like the Ser Alrik fight (sodding templars ).

[MachDelta]

Merrill is usually my MVP. She can turn a tough encounter into total a smashfest.

But... a close runner up would be Varric. I've lost everyone BUT him and still pulled out a victory (barely) on more than one occasion. IMO he's the best kite in the game (Bianca's Song + embellish FTW!)

[oghier]

Isabella.

When specced right (she's always 'built right'), she is a monster. Her defenses get high enough that she never dies, unless she's caught in an AoE. I have her tactics set to hit staggered elites with explosive strike (then a twin fangs), and she does enormous damage. She also serves as a fantastic off-tank to guard the squishies with access to Armistice/ Goad and the taunt from her personal tree.

Until mid-chapter two, she died constantly. Now, in the middle of act three, she's almost as survivable as my warrior.

Modifié par oghier, 24 mars 2011 - 01:18 .

[MarthofAltea]

With a two-handed, high-Constitution Hawke build. Merrill is my go-to offensive mage/AoE, no one's better for crowd control, with the Dalish Pariah tree (even just Wrath of the Elvehn) I don't worry if she's being mobbed, I know she can usually blast her way out of it. Cone of Cold is great--brittle and then Hawke smashes right through them.

Varric I can't get right it seems... he's always on his back on the field.

[UnstableMongoose]

With multiple very strong AoEs and single-target strikes, it's hard to argue with Varric and Isabella as being my cleanup hitters, especially as my Hawke is only a tank.

However, for all the damage they do, they can't deliver the massive AoE smashfest that Fenris can and survive the resultant aggro unless they're specced stealth. Fights were always faster for me if I brought both Isabella and Varric, but no one ever died when I brought Fenris.

[Raycer X]

Anders is my MVP aside from Hawke for one, and only one reason: he's the only specialized healer NPC in the game. If Merril was a specialized healer NPC, I wouldn't take Anders (and his almost one dimensional dialogue about mages and their plight) with me.

[sevenplusone]

You can beat the game without a tank and a healer easily, but you cant easily beat the game without decent DPS. For that reason, a non-archer Hawke group should always claim Varric as MVP.

[Wissenschaft]

bambooxfox wrote...

Merrill is a beast. Built right, she can cast spells all day long and survive more hits than the other mages. Petrify problem enemies while you pick off the weak ones first... Chain Lightning staggered foes... it's a joy.

Exactly. Pump her con sky high and with enough blood magic boosting gear she will nearly never run out of health to cast spells.

I also heavily invest her in the Entropy Tree to get fully upgraded Hex of Torment, Horror, and Sleep.

With her Rivalry bonus + Primal Mastery + Rock Armor, Merrill can have a damage resistance of 60%. This plus her sky high health makes her a secondary tank for my party.

Modifié par Wissenschaft, 24 mars 2011 - 06:21 .

[0x30A88]

I usually go DPS for my Hawke, so Aveline (tank) and Anders (healer) is neccesary for a noob like me. The last one I usually choose according to their character, usually Bethany or Carver as Bethany can be a rather good nuker and Carver suffice for brutal damage and somewhat assist in tanking -- he can take a great lot of damage compared to others.

Varric is great later in the game for his priceless dialogue and being the bro that can get me out of strange situations without shelling out money or killing templars.

Modifié par Gisle Aune, 24 mars 2011 - 10:45 .

[Fredvdp]

Fenris kills everything in a second. Merrill is also very handy.

[Katreyn]

Xewaka wrote...

Bianca. She's a sexy killer beast.
Her unique tree also packs the most damaging skills and the best sustained in the game.

 Gonna have to agree with this.  Something about Varric's special tree makes him flat out impressive, at least the way I build him.  I always have him in my party.  Unless  I'm playing a rogue, but I still try to keep him around.  

[Eire Icon]

MarthofAltea wrote...

Varric I can't get right it seems... he's always on his back on the field.

Snap, I'm in exactly the same boat

[Eire Icon]

oghier wrote...
Until mid-chapter two, she died constantly. Now, in the middle of act three, she's almost as survivable as my warrior.

I've found as I've moved up the difficulty levels Isabela's "Squishiness" has increased rapidly and I'm somewhat in the same position now as you have been. Is there anything in particular you did to improve her survivablitiy?

Currently to my shock, now that I have built Varric right and sorted out his tactics he is probably my MVP on this playthrough so far

For Varric I took the advise kindly offered in the below discussion

social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/308/index/6809231

[Numara]

When i play Warrior or rogue Hawke, Merril for sure, great damage, survarvility and control
When Hawke is mage, Fenris, I prefer him better than Aveline ( srry for her fans) speed, damage and with a IA healer (Anders or Hawke) he never goes down ( at last on my plays)

[Eire Icon]

Numara wrote...

When i play Warrior or rogue Hawke, Merril for sure, great damage, survarvility and control
When Hawke is mage, Fenris, I prefer him better than Aveline ( srry for her fans) speed, damage and with a IA healer (Anders or Hawke) he never goes down ( at last on my plays)

I'm struggling a bit with Merrill. I've pumped her con high and am on the constant look out for blood mage accessories but she still seems to struggle with low health

[Elhanan]

Aveline.

Placing her under full-time Shield Defense, as well as some other temp buffs allows me some pece of mind that someone has a decent chance to survive. She even managed to do rather well after I once failed to replace here gear after a respec. Plus I enjoy her personality vs almost everyone; esp Isabella. Those shots she gives at the mansion just before visiting the Qun are priceless!

Modifié par Elhanan, 26 avril 2011 - 12:59 .

[Numara]

Eire Icon wrote...
I'm struggling a bit with Merrill. I've pumped her con high and am on the constant look out for blood mage accessories but she still seems to struggle with low health

Really? on my 1st nightmare warrior Hawke run, she was always the last standing girl =) she saved me for many wipes >.< ( until I got a good tactic with Anders' healings XD)

[mesmerizedish]

Merrill. And that's *including* Hawke. She's finished several boss fights for me while the rest of the party lies dying in the dirt.

[tanarri23]

My rogue Hawke is by far the best damage-dealer and it's usually her that I control (great for one-hit-killing adds), with everyone else running on tactics. But Merrill has the best survivability.