Although it’s been a while since it was released, fans are considering replaying Dragon Age: Origins before Dragon Age: The Veilguard comes out on October 31, 2024. If you’re playing through the series before the new release, enjoy this guide. to the spell combinations in Dragon Age: Origins below!
Every spell combination in Dragon Age: Origins
Magic has always existed in the world of Dragon Age, and taking advantage of spell combinations can help your team hit harder and faster when fighting. Spell combinations are the result of certain spells being cast at the same target.
There are ten known spell combinations in Dragon Age: Origins that players can take advantage of. When these are discovered, a new entry is created in the player’s in-game Codex.
| Spelling Name | Union | effect |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Resuscitation | Enchant Possible + Animate Dead | Summons a skeleton helper that is 0.9x the level of the cast. |
| Combination | Death Hex + Death Cloud | If a target that has been afflicted with a Death Hex enters a Death Cloud, the Death Hex is dispelled and the target suffers Entropic Death. This deals 200 + 2x your number of Specialization Points in spirit damage to the target. |
| Flame Extinguisher | Grease Fire (Grease + Any Fire Spell) + Blizzard | Stops Fat Burning. |
| Fat Fire | Fat + Any Fire Spell | Using a Fire Spell, ignite Grease (created by the mage spell Grease) to cause Grease Fire. The Fat Fire will deal 30 fire damage every 1.5 seconds for 20 seconds to any target that stands/walks through the Fat Fire. |
| Improved Drain | Vulnerability Hex + Drain Life or Hand Drainer | If you combine the Vulnerability Hex with the Drain Life spell, it will deal 100% more damage to your target and generate 100% more healing.
If you combine the Vulnerability Hex with the Mana Drain spell, it will take 50% more mana from your target. |
| a nightmare | Sleep + Terror | Nightmare deals 100 + 1x the number of Specialization Points you have in spirit damage, removes the Sleep effect, and applies the Terror effect to your target. |
| Paralyzing Blast | Glyph of Paralysis + Glyph of Repulse | Paralyzing Blast causes all targets in a 7.5m radius to be paralyzed for 20 seconds x your target’s rank. |
| Smashing | to stone or Cone of Cold or Hand of Winter + Critical Hit or Stone Fist or Crushing Prison | Any of these combinations will instantly kill your target. This does not work on enemies ranked as Lieutenant or higher. |
| Shock wave | Crushing Prison + Force Field | Deals 50 + 0.5x the number of Specialization Points you have in physical damage and drops all nearby targets. However, it does not affect your main goal. |
| Storm of the Century | Spell Might + Blizzard + Tempest | Drains the caster of an extra 100 mana when the final component of the combination is cast. Lasts 30 seconds, dealing 40 + 0.4x the number of Specialization Points you have in electricity damage every two seconds.
This combination also drains stamina from the caster which is equal to the damage dealt. |
Looking for more Dragon Age content on Pro Game Guides? Check out Dragon Age: The Veilguard factions pay homage to Dragon Age: Origins and Your base in Dragon Age Veilguard will have a kitchen that your companions can use.
