Will increase the effectiveness of Shield Wall making Alistair immune to knockdownsĪ good skill to be used when allies are paralyzedĮxtremely effective ability against mages, disabling them, draining mana, and dealing large amounts of damage It will provide an overall boost to all the shield related talents This is a useful ability so that Alistair could divert enemy attention to himself if your other party member is being attacked Moreover, with Shield Mastery Alistair will get bonus defenseĪlistair will no longer get flanked by enemy attacks It will increase armor and missile deflection. Removes attack penalty for Shield DefenseĪn effective offensive ability that can stun enemies Will increase defense resulting in more avoided and blocked attacks for Alistair Here is the progression of Alistair abilities that I recommend taking: Order This makes Alistair a true walking fortress where your allies behind you feel safe due to your sustained skills and Warcry. Tactics: 2-3 levels (based on how many skills Alistair will use)Īlistair will automatically have Templar specialization and go for Champion. +1 constitution or +1 strength: if Alistair dies often or cannot handle enemies put points into the constitution.+2 dexterity: increases Alistair defense resulting in more blocks.Once you have the above stats allocated here is what you should do every level: Strength: at least 42, you need this amount to have the heaviest armor in the game AttributesĬunning: Level it to 14 maximum, to get some tactics slots You can easily use this build on Nightmare difficulty, I did not have any difficulties and it had exceptionally good survivability. What does this mean? The name goes over the huge Golems which were guarding gates of Minrathous according to Dragon age lore The aim of this build is to make him a walking fortress - Juggernaut.

He has excellent conversations, interesting banter, and is probably the best set up to be your main tank in the party.

Dwarf dragon age origins