A Comprehensive Guide to Combat In Dragon Age: Origins – B-Tier Guides

Hi all! I'm happy to present my detailed guide about combat mechanics in Dragon Age: Origins. This is a guide that can be of use to beginners to the game who want to understand how combat works, but it can also be useful for people who are more experienced with the game but perhaps haven't learned all the details just yet.

Links:
DAO Combat mechanics wiki page: https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Com...)
DAO Spell Combinations wiki page: https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Spe...
Dain's Fixes mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/m...

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Threat
03:54 Attack, Defense, Missile Deflection
06:06 Armor, Armor Penetration
07:49 HP, Stamina/Mana
10:17 Fatigue
11:44 Dodge Chance, Spell Resistance
13:41 Elemental Damage, Resistances, Vulnerabilities, Immunities
17:17 Physical Resistance, Mental Resistance
18:49 Critical Damage, Critical Chance, Backstabs
21:20 Stealth
22:27 Attack Speed, Movement Speed
24:33 Status Effects / Crowd Control
25:46 Combos
26:57 Attributes
29:43 Advice on Attributes
31:14 Special Magic tech
32:11 Spellpower
32:52 Conclusions