Blood of the First

Blood of the First
Type	Dalish Pariah
Effect type	Sustained
Upkeep	70% of mana
Cooldown	20s
Requires	Level 7
Description	Merrill has a unique knowledge of Keeper lore and blood magic. While this mode is active, she sacrifices her own health to obtain a deeper pool of energy for casting spells. When Blood of the First is in use, she can cast Wounds of the Past but cannot be healed by conventional spells or potions.

Blood of the First is one of Merrill's spells from her unique Dalish Pariah specialization in Dragon Age II. It has the same stats as the Blood Magic spell from the Blood Mage specialization.

Information

• Effect: Spellcasting consumes health instead of mana.
• Effect: Immune to conventional healing.
• Cost ratio: 1 health provides 2 mana (3 mana with Solidarity).
• Blood Magic enhancements on gear stack with the health-to-mana exchange of the skill as well.

Notes

• Damage caused by Blood Magic can be mitigated by the abilities Battle Synergy and Bodyguard (This is no longer possible as of patch 1.03).
• Even though this mode prevents healing by conventional means, faster health regeneration is still possible provided that Panacea and/or Healing Aura affects Merrill.