Is cunning or dexterity better for mage?

However dex does not give attack% for mages. So for a mage - Cunning is the best for min/max of the two since it also gives ranged defense% in addition to the crit chance while dex has a "lost" stat.
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What does cunning do for a mage Dragon Age Inquisition?

Cunning increases critical hit Chance, not ranged attack power. Since you can easily stack a lot of crit Chance on weapons, i would'nt go all out CUN. Dexterity increases critical hit damage and attack power for ALL rogue builds, dual wield or ranged.
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Is cunning or dexterity better for rogue?

Dexterity increases damage, attack, and defense (as well as gives a massive bonus in Awakening with Accuracy). Cunning increases armor penetration, trap detection range, and lock-picking. You should focus on dexterity, but a bit of cunning for utility doesn't hurt.
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What does dexterity do in Dai?

Dexterity. Dexterity is the measure of agility, reflexes, and balance. Higher dexterity improves a character's chances to hit, makes the character more likely to dodge incoming blows, and contributes to the damage dealt by piercing weapons like daggers and arrows.
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Can spells crit in Dragon Age 2?

Yes, 2% chance to crit is low, but from a min/max perspective, going from not being able to crit, to being able to crit, to having double that crit chance is by far the most useful early game bonus around.
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The Cunning Rogue vs the Dexterity Rogue - Dragon Age Origins

What are the best stats for mages Dragon Age 2?

The most important attributes to any developing mage are Magic and Willpower, as they enhance the raw power of their spells and give a boost to their mana pool. Attributes of secondary importance fall to Cunning and Constitution with Dexterity and Strength being essentially a non-issue.
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Are mages good in Dragon Age 2?

They have incredible tactical potential, a fact underscored by how doggedly they are hunted by the Templars. Versatile and devastating, an apostate mage lives a dangerous life in Kirkwall, but they are more than capable of handling the risk posed by the over-tasked authorities.
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What does Dexterity and cunning do in Dragon Age: Inquisition?

Cunning = 0.5% crit chance and ranged defense per point. Dex = Attack% 0.5 per point, and crit damage 1% per point. Cunning is useful to get a higher base crit chance, but Assassins really don't need a crit chance over 30-35% because of Blade in the Shadows.
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Does upgrading Dexterity increase damage?

Each point allocated to the Dexterity stat increases the damage dealt by weapons with Dexterity scaling.
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Does Dexterity make weapons faster?

No, it doesn't. Dexterity's effect information indicates that it "reduces the cast time of Spells" and it really is limited only to that. Of importance is that "Spells" encompasses both sorceries and incantations.
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How many times can I use uncanny dodge?

Since you are only allowed one reaction per round, you are allowed this feature once per round, barring other special effects or features which would grant an additional reaction. You have to choose which attack's damage you want to reduce, so it cannot be used against multiple attacks.
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Is fast or slow offhand better for rogue?

Main hand you want a slow hard hitting weapon because of skills that deal damage based on weapon damage. Fast offhand means more poisons being dealt + the fact that your offhand has a higher chance to miss because of how dual wielding works.
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What is the cunning action in D&D?

Cunning Action

Starting at 2nd level, your quick thinking and agility allow you to move and act quickly. You can take a bonus action on each of your turns in combat. This action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
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What is the best mage outfit in Dragon Age: Inquisition?

The Superior Battlemage Armor Tier 3 Schematic is the best armor available for your favorite mages in the base game, especially those set up to be offensive mages.
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Is Hawke always a mage in Inquisition?

Hawke can be a mage, warrior or rogue. The default given name for Hawke is Garrett for a male, and Marian for a female. This can be changed to whatever the player chooses.
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Is mage class good in Dragon Age: Inquisition?

Mages are some of the most powerful damage dealers in Inquisition, but they are significantly less durable than the other classes, and their high damage output can attract the attention of enemies.
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Does Dex increase magic damage?

Weapon Arts that deal Magic Damage will benefit from Int if the weapon has Int scaling. Weapon Arts that deal "Ice" Magic Damage will benefit from Int and Dex if the weapon has scaling on either of them.
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Do you add your dexterity bonus to damage?

For most ranged weapons you add your Dexterity modifier. There are a few exceptions though: Thrown weapons like daggers use Dex for the attack roll but add Str to damage. Finesse weapons used in melee like rapiers and shortswords have the option of using Dex for both the attack and damage.
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How does sorcery scaling work?

That sorcery scaling is what is actually increasing your damage, so you can raise it by either increasing Intelligence, or by upgrading your staff (which improves the Intelligence scaling). For stats, as mentioned earlier I suggest just getting enough Intelligence to use the spell you want.
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How much cunning do you need Dao?

To persuade almost everyone you have to maximize the Coercion skill. You have 4 levels of Coercion and the max needs 16 or 18 cunning.
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What does cunning mean in Dragon Age Inquisition?

Cunning. The character's intelligence and deviousness. Each point increases Critical Chance and Ranged Defense. Increases ranged defense by 0.5% per point above 10. Increases critical hit chance by 0.5% per point above 10.
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What does the magic stat do in Dragon Age Inquisition?

Magic will raise your Attack% and Barrier damage, which is meh anyway. Willpower raises Attack% the same amount (0.5% per point), and magic defense. In general, Willpower will be your best option outside of a straight Attack% boost.
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Which Dragon Age has the best magic?

If you mean which game has the best spells for mages it's definitely DAO for me. There are 6 specialisations and the healing abilities are by far the best. DA2 has good healing abilities and DAI has no healing abilities at all. BUT DA2 has the best gameplay in general.
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Can you be a Blood Mage in Dragon Age?

The only way to learn the Blood Mage specialization is to go into the Fade yourself(only possible when you are playing as a mage), then strike a deal with the desire demon within so it will teach you blood magic.
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Should I side with the mages or templars Dragon Age?

Many fans have agreed that the Mage quest is far more interesting than the Templar one in terms of lore implications. In the Mage quest, players actually get to time travel to a future where Corypheus wins. They see allies at their lowest and the stakes suddenly become incredibly high.
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