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Defender talents are talents available to the warrior class in Dragon Age II.

Ability tree[]

Talent tree









Talents[]

Stonewall Stonewall
Activated
Activation: 20
Duration: 5s
Cooldown: 15s
The warrior braces for impact, shrugging off damage for a brief moment and pushing back against any foe who attacks.

Physical force: 2x vs. attacking enemies
Damage resistance: +50%
Bulwark Bulwark
Upgrade
Requires: Level 3
Stonewall now protects the warrior further, increasing the resistance to damage and making the warrior temporarily immune to the effects of force. The warrior's strikes against attacking foe now inflict damage as well.

Cooldown: -5s (total: 10s)
Damage resistance: +50% (total: +100%)
Knockback resistance: +100%
Knockdown resistance: +100%
Physical damage: 1x base damage per counterattack
Elemental Aegis Elemental Aegis
Sustained
Upkeep: 15%
Cooldown: 5s
Requires: Level 3
The secret to warding off the elements is to rely on your armor, keeping it between you and the blast. The warrior has learned this lesson well, and can anticipate magical attacks. (This mode cannot be used at the same time as Turn the Blade.)

Fire resistance: +40%
Cold resistance: +40%
Electricity resistance: +40%
Nature resistance: +40%
Spirit resistance: +40%
Elemental Shroud Elemental Shroud
Upgrade
Requires: Level 7
Requires: 2 points in Defender
The warrior has grown increasingly adept at resisting elemental attacks.

Fire resistance: +20% (total: +60%)
Cold resistance: +20% (total: +60%)
Electricity resistance: +20% (total: +60%)
Nature resistance: +20% (total: +60%)
Spirit resistance: +20% (total: +60%)
Turn the Blade Turn the Blade
Sustained
Upkeep: 20%
Cooldown: 5s
Requires: Level 3
While many warriors choose to endure their foes' hits, some prefer to deflect the damage instead. (This mode cannot be used at the same time as Elemental Aegis.)

Defense: +10%
Steady the Foot Steady the Foot
Upgrade
Requires: Level 7
The warrior holds ground, becoming remarkably resilient against forceful attacks.

Fortitude: +20
Raise the Guard Raise the Guard
Upgrade
Requires: Level 9
Requires: 2 points in Defender
Further training in defensive tactics increase the effectiveness of Turn the Blade.

Defense: +5% (total: +15%)
Resilience Resilience
Passive
Requires: Level 5
Requires: Turn the Blade
Requires: Elemental Aegis
Warriors trained in resilience have learned not to flinch from wounds, making it almost impossible to break their attacks, push them backwards, or distract them with elemental effects like mild immolation. The warrior will only be interrupted by attacks that deal so much force as to knock the warrior completely down or that cause lengthy elemental effects.

Knockback resistance: +100%
Adamant Adamant
Passive
Requires: Level 8
Requires: Stonewall
Requires: Turn the Blade
Requires: 3 points in Defender
The warrior's deep knowledge of the defensive arts grants a permanent resilience against damage of all type.

Damage resistance: +5%
Resolute Resolute
Passive
Requires: Level 8
Requires: Elemental Aegis
Requires: 4 points in Defender
The warrior has faced more mages in battle than most denizens of Thedas even see in a lifetime. This experience has built a mental fortitude that any templar would envy.

Magic resistance: +10%
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