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Dragon Age: Origins Nightmare Guide by David Milward


INTRO & ABOUT  |  CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES  |  EQUIPPING CHARACTERS  |  COMBAT GUIDELINES  |  CHARACTERS
Areas in Order of Appearance:  
Origins  |  Ostagar  |  Lothering  |  Circle Tower  |  Warden's Keep (DLC)  |  Return to Ostagar (DLC)  |  Stone Prisoner (DLC)  |  Brecilian Forest  |  Redcliffe  |  The Urn of Sacred Ashes  |  Orzammar  |  Deep Roads  |  Denerim  |  Final Onslaught  
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Final Onslaught  
Redcliffe  |  Denerim  |  Fort Drakon  |  The End  

THE END

The Archdemon

The grand finale comes in three phases. The first phase is where the Archdemon is either willing to fight up front, or use its long-range weapons at a distance. It frequently changes locations. My strategy is fairly simple. Aldarion and Alistair stay on top of it and attack it with their swords. Leliana and Wynne stay back and use their bow and staff. Leliana summons a Great Bear as a meat shield with a lot of health. Suffice it to say, Wynne keeps a diligent eye on everyone's health throughout this battle, and chugs Lyrium Potions whenever she has to.

The second phase is where it stays put at a part of the tower that is inaccessible to the party as far as melee combat goes. Leliana and Wynne stay on top of it with missile and staff fire. I keep them spaced apart so that some of the Archdemon's attacks don't hit both of them at the same time. Leliana draws the 'aggro' here from the Archdemon, so Wynne has her back. Leliana uses Health Poultices whenever necessary (i.e. Wynne's cool down period won't elapse soon enough). Alistair and Aldarion chop down the other Darkspawn in order to help out Arl Eamon, Irving, and other allies who may join in. Note that I keep a diligent eye on the portraits of Aldarion and Alistair. The moment I recognize that they're 'moving' instead of 'attacking', it means they're trying to join up with Wynne and Leliana, which won't do any good. So whenever that happens, I manually command them to attack the nearest Darkspawn again.

The third phase involves the Archdemon plunking itself in the middle of the tower. I now command everyone to attack it. Alistair delivers the final death blow.

The Hero of Ferelden

Here is the ending that follows if the Grey Warden had chosen to participate in the Dark Ritual with Morrigan beforehand.

Ultimate Sacrifice

Here is the alternative ending if the Grey Warden chose not to participate in the Dark Ritual.

*** THE END ***



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