You will get the chance to get the Reaver spec before you get the Champion spec; They are both in the same quest. You must agree to Kolgrim's offer (you will run into him in the dragon's lair) and take the vial, everything is explained in his dialogue. Once you complete his task, he will teach you the spec. There is no manual for this spec. But KE is literally a mage tank. I play on hard and as long as I keep an eye on vivienne she can literally keep up with tanking just as well as blackwall or casandra. Necromancy can do lots of aoe damage and combined with fire and burning spells you can watch there health melt away using this strat jus downed my first dragon. In Dragon Age: Inquisition, there are three possible specializations for warriors: Champion, Reaver, and Templar. Champions specialize at protecting their teammates and absorbing large amounts of damage. Reavers will be similar to Dragon Age 1 and 2 – warriors that are adept at dealing large amounts of damage through hurting themselves. r/dragonage • 14 days ago. For those who don't play Dragon Age for the gameplay, do you care if the games are more action focused or tactics focused. [NO Spoilers] 163. 361. r/dragonage • 1 mo. ago. You will unlock the respec potions (for very cheap) before you get a spec. You can respec after getting a spec. But you cannot change your spec choice, just how many points go into it. You can repspec as many times as you can afford. They sell, respec poition in Haven for 1 G. So you can change your Starting abilities. These 3 mods allow you to play any combo of skills, utilities and items you ever wished to. Want to play a Greatsword wielding Rift Mage archer? Sure. Undead Summoning Shield and Dagger Tempest? Sure. Staff wielding spell slinging tank? Sure. Stealth using Templar Knight Enchanter with Sword and Dagger? Sure. You don't need both Combat Roll and Grappling Chain. Edit: Make sure you start from the right side of the Sword and Shield tree to get Turn the Bolt and Warrior's Resolve for only 3 points. Then you need 7 points, at least in Reaver (1 for ring, 1 for left side passive, then 2 for right side passives, skip the one that panics enemies, then 1 Players can do some of the following: Play as a different race, gender, and class. Choose a different Inquisitor specialization. Take the opposing side in the Mage-Templar conflict. Romance a different character. Make different dialogue choices. Choose the opposite outcome on companion quests. Do a completionist run. gPtDtG7.