For the armor set in Dragon Age II, see Blood Dragon armor set (Dragon Age II).

Armor Blood Dragon armor set (v1.0)
Set:	Blood Dragon Plate Blood Dragon Plate Gauntlets Blood Dragon Plate Boots Blood Dragon Plate Helmet
Material:	Silverite (Tier 6)
Armor:	27.31
Fatigue:	37.5%
Stats:	+3 strength +3 willpower +4 armor +50 health -10% fatigue Set: +3 armor Set: +1 defense Set: +1 missile deflection
Locations:	Party Camp
Appearances:	Dragon Age: Origins

Blood Dragon Armor is unlocked with the Blood Dragon Armor DLC. The DLC's code is handed out to buyers of a new copy of Dragon Age: Origins (regular or Collector's Edition), the code is only redeemable once. In the Ultimate Edition it is included in along with all the DLC.

Background Edit

Commissioned by an infamous Nevarran dragon hunter, this armor was crafted in a time when dragons had almost been hunted to extinction. Infused with their blood, the armor gained notoriety after the hunter died at the hands of men rather than the dragons it was designed to protect him from.

Characteristics Edit

It is mainly a silver and white in color with a crimson dragon painted upon it, much like the Dragon Age: Origins logo. It requires 38 strength to wear and is made of silverite. When downloaded, you will only have the Breastplate in your inventory. Due to its strength requirement, purchasing the remaining pieces of the set at the beginning of the game (if you have the gold to do so) isn't recommended as it would just take up space in your inventory. The helmet, boots, and gloves can be bought from Bodahn or Sandal at the party camp.

Summary Edit

Details Edit

Armor Blood Dragon armor set (v1.1)
Set:	Blood Dragon Plate Blood Dragon Plate Gauntlets Blood Dragon Plate Boots Blood Dragon Plate Helmet
Material:	Silverite (Tier 6)
Armor:	27.31
Fatigue:	37.5%
Stats:	+6 defense +40 health Set: +3 armor Set: +1 defense Set: +1 missile deflection
Appearances:	Dragon Age: Origins

Patch 1.1 Edit

BioWare has issued a update to Blood Dragon Armor to fix an issue with the chest piece not rendering properly on a Female Elf. See Manually Installing Downloadable Contents for instructions on how to install this patch.

• DAO_PRC_PROMO_ME - Blood Dragon Armor

Exploits and Bugs Edit

• If you wish to acquire duplicates of each piece of armor (except the Chest Plate) disable the DLC, force save, re-enable the DLC, and the dwarf should sell you 2 of each. (PC only)
• If you use the Dwarven Noble origin story, there is a chance in some versions of the game (such as, potentially, the Steam Collector's Edition) that the chest plate and all other DLC items will be stripped from your character towards the end of the story, and never returned. To fix this, you may use the above exploit to regain your items. Once again, simply disable the DLC, force load, save, re-enable the DLC, and load again. Your items should now be returned to your inventory. This bug is fixed in patch 1.02 of Dragon Age: Origins though if you patch after the armor is taken away, you'll need to use the above method to get it back.
• The chest piece texture for the Blood Dragon Armor does not render properly on a female elf. This bug has been fixed in Blood Dragon Armor v1.1
• In some cases after purchasing the armor pieces from Bodahn you can then buy them from him a second time and acquire 2 sets of armor excluding the plate. (Console only)
• If you have Warden's Keep DLC you can simply deposit this armor in your storage chest and buy it again. If you don't have Wardens keep DLC you can sell it to a different merchant and then buy it again at your camp.
• When entering new areas the set bonus occasionally disappears. This can be solved by unequipping and then equipping any of the set pieces.
• (Works on PC) The set bonus only requires the chestpiece, boots and gloves. The helmet may be replaced.
• If you had the DLC Awakening installed when saving a game with the armor set, then the DLC is also needed for the armor set to remain when loading that save even if you are playing the main campaign. A reinstall where I forgot to install awakening left me with a standard "awakening not installed" and the result that the armor would not reappear until I reinstalled awakening despite that I was playing the main Campaign.
• xbox360 (v1.04, Dwarf Commoner Origin) The achievement award items from The Golems of Amgarrak, Witch Hunt, The Darkspawn Chronicles, Leliana's Song and the Blood Dragon Armor may not be present in the chest after being captured by Beraht. There is no way to get them back.

Notes Edit

• The Blood Dragon Armor Set doesn't import to Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening.
• The DLC can be imported into Dragon Age II. Although the stats are changed, the armor keeps the same appearance.
• Once downloaded, the Mass Effect 2 version of Dragon Blood Armor will be available for download through the DLC menu in that game.

Trivia Edit

• Even though the armor was commissioned for a Nevarran dragon hunter, its design is dwarven. However, the word Commission merely means a Request, or 'to put into use', so it being Dwarven-made is entirely possible, since the Nevarran Hunter could have asked a Dwarf to fashion it for him.
• As an homage and Easter egg reference to Dragon Age: Origins, the second and third titles in Bioware's Mass Effect franchise (Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3) have included their own versions of Blood Dragon Armor.
  • The ME2 version is available to players who own the Bioware titles, ME2 and Dragon Age: Origins (Awakening isn't required), and is given free to the player by Shepard's benefactor, the Illusive Man, upon entering DA:O's registration code at Bioware's website and downloading the content.
  • In ME3, the player does not need to own titles from both series nor need any registration codes. Instead, the Blood Dragon Armor is available for purchase from Kanala Exports' Citadel store.
  • The armor's description in both titles details a fictional sport called "Urban Combat Championship" and one of the sport's popular teams "Edmonton Blood Dragons". The team's graphic featured on the armor bears a striking resemblance to Dragon Age: Origins' logo and the appearance of ME3 armor itself shares many similarities with the Blood Dragon Armor in both Dragon Age titles (the eye slit even glows with a strong red), albeit with a clear science fiction influence.

Gallery Edit

Dragon Age/Mass Effect versions of Blood Dragon Armor

Dwarf in the Blood Dragon Armor

Blood Dragon Armor in battle

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See also Edit

• Blood Dragon Armor Set in Dragon Age II.
• Mass Effect 2 version of Blood Dragon Armor.