Changes: Combos (Inquisition)

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Combos are a combat mechanic in Dragon Age: Inquisition, consisting of two attacks combining to create a more powerful effect.

Basics

A combo is a two-step process. The first step is a disabling attack and the second is a detonator attack on the same target that sets off the combo. Note that this means that enemies which are immune to disabling attacks are immune to combos based on that immunity. E.g., Gurns are immune to freezing and paralysis, so they are only susceptible to combos based on sleep and stun. Creatures such as dragons and giants, which are immune to all disabling effects are thus also immune to all combos.

It should also be noted that combos produce a significantly greater focus gain than normal attacks.

Disablers

Freeze
- Flask of Frost, Winter's Grasp, Ice Mine, Ice Storm, Mana Surge
Paralyze
- Lightning Bolt, Static Charge, Static Cage
Sleep
- Knockout Powder, Knockout Bomb, Stunning Shot
- Sleep can also be caused by applying Weakened status to Shocked enemies, for example, by following Chain Lightning with an upgraded Veilstrike

Note: This special combo will not work if Shock is applied to Weakened enemies, only if Weaken is inflicted on Shocked enemies. Also, the Weakened combo detonation (Stun + Eldritch) does not follow the same rules as the Weakened status effect, in that affected enemies will not restore a Rift Mage's mana via Restorative Veil, for example, nor can it be used to trigger the Sleep condition

Stun
- Pommel Strike, Sweet Revenge, Wrath of Heaven, Stagger on Hit and Stagger When Hit attributes, disrupting Fade rifts

Detonators

Eldritch
- Dispel, Energy Barrage, Immolate, Mind Blast, Spell Purge
Impact
- Lunge and Slash, Mighty Blow, Shield Bash, Whirlwind, Stonefist
Precision
- Deathblow, Long Shot, Shadow Strike, Twin Fangs

Effects

Note that many of the damage bonuses are keyed to elements which may or may not be related to the abilities that triggered them. Furthermore, the damage bonus is relative to the detonator ability used, not the disabling ability.

Basic combo
- Damage bonus, no other effects
Discharge
- Large electricity damage bonus, area of effect (friendly fire-proof when enabled), inflicts Shock
Nightmare
- Large spirit damage bonus, inflicts Panic
Rupture
- Large damage bonus with a duration
Shatter
- Large cold damage bonus
Weakness
- Large spirit damage bonus, inflicts weakness

The following table shows the effects generated by each combination of disablers and detonators:

	Impact	Precision	Eldritch
Freeze	Shatter	Shatter	Basic Combo
Paralyze	Discharge	Discharge	Basic Combo
Sleep	Rupture	Basic Combo	Nightmare
Stun	Basic Combo	Rupture	Weaken

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 A combo is a two-step process. The first step is a disabling attack and the second is a detonator attack on the same target that sets off the combo. Note that this means that enemies which are immune to disabling attacks are immune to combos based on that immunity. E.g., [[Gurn]]s are immune to freezing and paralysis, so they are only susceptible to combos based on sleep and stun. Creatures such as dragons and giants, which are immune to all disabling effects are thus also immune to all combos.
+It should also be noted that combos produce a significantly greater focus gain than normal attacks.
-== Primers ==
+== Disablers ==
 * Freeze
-** [[Flask of Frost]], [[Winter's Grasp (Inquisition)|Winter's Grasp]], [[Ice Mine]], [[Ice Storm]]
+** [[Flask of Frost]], [[Winter's Grasp (Inquisition)|Winter's Grasp]], [[Ice Mine]], [[Ice Storm]], [[Mana Surge]]
 * Paralyze
-** [[Lightning Bolt]], [[Static Cage]]
+** [[Lightning Bolt]], [[Static Charge]], [[Static Cage]]
 * Sleep
 ** [[Knockout Powder]], [[Knockout Bomb]], [[Stunning Shot]]
 ** Sleep can also be caused by applying Weakened status to Shocked enemies, for example, by following [[Chain Lightning (Inquisition)|Chain Lightning]] with an upgraded [[Veilstrike]]
+:{{Note|This special combo will not work if Shock is applied to Weakened enemies, only if Weaken is inflicted on Shocked enemies.  Also, the Weakened combo detonation (Stun + Eldritch) does not follow the same rules as the Weakened status effect, in that affected enemies will not restore a Rift Mage's mana via [[Restorative Veil]], for example, nor can it be used to trigger the Sleep condition}}
 * Stun
-** [[Pommel Strike (Inquisition)|Pommel Strike]], [[Wrath of Heaven]], Stagger on Hit and Stagger When Hit [[Attributes (Inquisition)|attributes]], disrupting [[Fade rift]]s
+** [[Pommel Strike (Inquisition)|Pommel Strike]], [[Sweet Revenge]], [[Wrath of Heaven (ability)|Wrath of Heaven]], Stagger on Hit and Stagger When Hit [[Attributes (Inquisition)|attributes]], disrupting [[Fade rift]]s
 == Detonators ==
 * Eldritch
-** [[Dispel]], [[Energy Barrage]], [[Immolate]], [[Mind Blast (Inquisition)|Mind Blast]], [[Spirit Blade]], [[Spell Purge]]
+** [[Dispel]], [[Energy Barrage]], [[Immolate]], [[Mind Blast (Inquisition)|Mind Blast]], [[Spell Purge]]
 * Impact
-** [[Lunge and Slash]], [[Mighty Blow (Inquisition)|Mighty Blow]], [[Shield Bash (Inquisition)|Shield Bash]], [[Whirlwind]], [[Stonefist (Inquisition)|Stonefist]]
+** [[Lunge and Slash]], [[Mighty Blow (Inquisition)|Mighty Blow]], [[Shield Bash (Inquisition)|Shield Bash]], [[Whirlwind (Inquisition)|Whirlwind]], [[Stonefist (Inquisition)|Stonefist]]
 * Precision
 ** [[Deathblow]], [[Long Shot]], [[Shadow Strike]], [[Twin Fangs (Inquisition)|Twin Fangs]]
-== Combo effects ==
+== Effects ==
-Note that many of the damage bonuses are keyed to elements which may or may not be related to the abilities that triggered them.
+Note that many of the damage bonuses are keyed to elements which may or may not be related to the abilities that triggered them.  Furthermore, the damage bonus is relative to the detonator ability used, not the disabling ability.
-* Basic
+* Basic combo
 ** Damage bonus, no other effects
 * Discharge
-** Large electricity damage bonus, area of effect
+** Large electricity damage bonus, area of effect (friendly fire-proof when enabled), inflicts Shock
 * Nightmare
 ** Large spirit damage bonus, inflicts Panic
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 ** Large cold damage bonus
 * Weakness
-** Large damage bonus, inflicts weakness
+** Large spirit damage bonus, inflicts weakness
-== What does what ==
+The following table shows the effects generated by each combination of disablers and detonators:
-Given a primer and a detonator, the resulting combo is determined by the following table:
 {| class="daotable"
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 | Basic Combo
 | Rupture
+| Weaken
-| Weakness
 |}
 [[Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition abilities]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics]]