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Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Battlemage Class Guide (Tips & Tricks)

  • Royce Girard
  • Saturday, 22 November 2025, 9:05 AM
  • 5 min read

Ideally, players want to eliminate enemies as fast as possible, right? However, sometimes it's better to let the game do the work for them. Thanks to the Torturer Talent, players that inflict damage over time can increase the damage over time (DOT) of skills and surfaces for one t

Players who want to maximize their spellcasters can rely on Savage Sortilege to give their spells a boost to deal critical damage. With Savage Sortilege, spells now use a character's Critical Rate and the equipped weapon's Critical Multiplier. These chances are enhanced by the bonuses provided by the 2H Weapons and Scoundrel Abilit

The go-to weapon for the rogues is the dagger. The exceptional mobility provided by the class makes them uniquely suited to maneuvering around enemies to get the big pop of extra damage from a backstab. Simply move into the radius behind the chosen enemy (depicted as a triangular field with a dagger icon) and attack as typical. It is important to note that not all abilities benefit from the backstab position - check to make sure that the chosen attack makes use of the boost to ensure that AP and recharge time are not being wasted. Rogues can also be quite effective at a distance, but many scoundrel skills rely on being up close, so it can be wise to just keep a ranged weapon on hand for a tight situat

A lot of players might think Leech is a very class-specific Talent, but it does give a ton of advantages for weaker, nimbler party members. Thanks to this Talent, characters with Leech regenerates their health while they stand in pools of blo

Xhaxh’s Staff of Parasitic Decay (Poison Staff): a possible reward for slaying Xhaxh during the quest A Taste of Freedom , started inside Mordus’ basement in Reaper’s Coast. Boosts Memory and Necroman

When used properly, or with Talents such as Far Out Man, this Talent can provided spellcasters with maximum support potential. More daring players can add this Talent to their mobile Rogues, which lets them swoop in for www.Strategylair.Com the kill in just a single t

In traditional RPGs, fights usually start with the party together. However, Original Sin 2 allows characters to "break away" from the party. A character with this status won't follow the others when roaming around. However, this trick becomes extremely useful in combat, especially considering NPCs tend to dish out AOEs early on in fights to generate environmental effe

With this in mind, the only other skills that may work well with these are Summoning, Geomancy, or possibly Hydrosophist if the player wants this character to fill the role of healer too. Summoning and Geomancy can deal both physical and magical damage depending on the skill. Hydrosophist can only really be used for healing and magical damage. Here are the best options in these skill lines for an Inquisi

With this mod, the number of unique items in the game is increased by quite a lot. Suffice it to say, players will love the idea of exploring the world and finding a wealth of well-balanced pieces of equipment that help them deck out all their party members in the best equipment possible, increasing one's chance of laying waste to any foe who dares to stand in their

This mod is a must-have for treasure goblins and hoarders alike, ensuring they can get their hands on even the most secretive of nooks and crannies. After all, players never know when a new item will come in ha

With this Bedroll, characters get healed of all damage, attain the Rested status, recover both their armor types, and even gain temporary buffs. As such, players should acquire this Bedroll early and use this every after a battle to ensure no one gets killed especially since status such as being burned will persist some time even after bat

Sometimes, one character might do more damage or actions if their turn happens after another character. Unfortunately, the game automatically assigns initiative orders during battles. However, players can tweak with initiative a bit with Delay Turn. With this command, players won't necessarily have to skip "bad" tu

The Inquisitor is one of several pre-made classes in _Divinity: Original Sin II _ , but what works best with this build, and how should it be played? Inquisitors are a class that would best be qualified as a necromancer that uses warrior traits. This makes the build special as it is more of a battle mage type that focuses on dealing physical dam

Rogues can turn invisible in combat via Chameleon and trigger Guerilla when they use Mortal Blow on an opponent. Meanwhile, some Rangers can exit the battle, sneak up to an unsuspecting enemy, and deal massive damage before re-entering com

Civil abilities are the least used options out of the bunch and most effected by wearable items. These are broken into three categories, craftsmanship, nasty deeds, and personality. If the Inquisitor is the main character they should invest in persuasion as it is the most useful all around. If not, lucky charm is great for collecting large sums of money or better it

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