The first 10 ability you need when you start Nightmare difficulty in Dragon Age Inquisition

Best starter abilities for each class, on Nightmare in Dragon Age Inquisition.

Dragon Age Inquisition is not easy on Nightmare, especially at the very beginning. This guide is here to help you how to survive or deal considerable damage early on.


ARCHER rogue from level 1 to 10:

Archery is one of the best way to start the game on Nightmare without too much difficulty. Stay in range and let your tanks handle the crowds, while you cower their back. Needless to say, you mainly focus on damage and you need to try your best to stay out of sight!

Level 1: Longshot-Eagle Eye.
Level 2: First Blood.
Level 3,4: Explosive Shot-Chain Reaction.
Level 5,6: Poisoned Weapons-Infected Wounds.
Level 7: Death From Above.
Level 8,9: Leaping Shot-Shot From the Shadows.
Level 10: Stealth


DUAL DAGGER rogue from level 1 to 10:

Rogues are very vulnerable at the beginning, so you you have to make sure that the enemies are focusing on your party, instead of you. You target the back, strike from the shadows and quickly retreat into it as soon as you finished your attack.

Level 1,2: Stealth-Clinging Shadows.
Level 3,4: Flank Attack-Skirmisher.
Level 5,6: Poisoned Weapons-Leeching Poison.
Level 7,8: Twin Fangs-Ripping Fangs.
Level 9: Easy to Miis.
Level 10: Knockout Powder.


WEAPONS AND SHIELD warrior from level 1 to 10:

Since on nightmare enemies hit hard and they are gonna be their primary target, your Weapon and Shield warriors need to be able to soak up a lot of damage. You need to set up their abilities accordingly.

Level 1: Shield Wall.
Level 2: War Cry.
Level 3: Challenge
Level 4,5: Payback Strike-Cruel Revenge
Level 6: Charging Bull
Level 7: Untouchable Defense
Level 8: Turn the Bolt
Level 9: Trust the Steel
Level 10: Battle Roar


MAGE from level 1 to 10:

At the beginning the most rewarding spells for mages are the cold spells, since they usually free enemies solid, which helps you greatly with the mobs that have a tendency to gang up on on you and your team. It also works well with the quite dangerous ranged enemies and mages.

Level 1: Barrier.
Level 2: Guardian Spirit.
Level 3: Winter's Grasp.
Level 4: Winter Stillness.
Level 5: Ice Mine.
Level 6: Peaceful Aura.
Level 7: Mana Surge.
Level 8: Energetic Defense.
Level 9: Fade Step.
Level 10: Frost Mastery.


TWO-HANDED WARRIOR from level 1 to 10:

Two Handed warrior in the beginning is really at it's best if it can go full offense, so while your tank takes up most of the damage, you can crush the enemies as fast as possible.

Level 1: Mighty Blow.
Level 2,3: Grappling Chain-Give them the Boot.
Level 4: Crippling Blows.
Level 5: Block and Slash.
Level 6: Flow of Battle.
Level 7,8: Pommel Strike-Lightning Jab.
Level 9: Guard Smasher
Level 10: Coup de Grace.


With the help of the bonus skills, you can actually unlock these abilities before reaching level 10!

Good luck!