Item properties (Dragon Age II)

For item properties in Dragon Age: Origins, see Item properties (Origins).

Attributes

Property	Significant Examples	Effects	Notes
+X to all attributes	Blood Dragon Armor Chestpiece	Adds the stated amount to each one of your attributes.
+X strength		Adds the stated amount to your Strength attribute.
+X dexterity		Adds the stated amount to your Dexterity attribute.
+X willpower		Adds the stated amount to your Willpower attribute.
+X magic		Adds the stated amount to your Magic attribute.
+X cunning		Adds the stated amount to your Cunning attribute.
+X constitution		Adds the stated amount to your Constitution attribute.
+X% [type] damage		Adds the stated percentage to all attacks of that type.	(eg. fire adds to fireballs and fire staves)
+X [type] damage		Adds the stated damage to all attacks.
+X [type] damage across 2m	Starkhaven Longbow, Voracity	Deals the stated damage to all enemies in 2 meter radius around the target.	(Broken?)
+X damage vs. [enemy_type]		Adds the stated damage against enemies of the said type.
+X% critical chance		Adds the stated percentage to your total chance of inflicting a critical hit.
+X% critical damage		Adds the stated percentage to your total critical damage multiplier.
+X [type] resistance		Adds the stated amount to your total resistance value of that type.
+X% damage resistance		Adds the stated percentage to your resistance value.
+X mana/stamina		Adds the stated amount to your total mana/stamina pool.
+X mana/stamina regeneration rate		Adds the stated amount to your mana/stamina regeneration rate.
+X health		Adds the stated amount to your total health.
+X health regeneration rate		Adds the stated amount to your health regeneration rate.
+X attack		Adds the stated amount to your total attack value (accuracy).
+X armor		Adds the stated amount to your total armor value (damage resistance).
+X defense		Adds the stated amount to your total defense value (evasion).
+X fortitude		Adds the stated amount to your total fortitude value.
+X% threat generation		Adds the stated percentage to your total threat generation.
Blood magic: Each point of health provides 1 additional mana	Voracity, various jewelry	Adds +1 mana per health point using blood magic to cast spells .	(eg. 6 mana points per 1 health point makes firestorm (60 mana) use only 10 health points)
Enemies drop better equipment		Increases the chance of item properties appearing on looted equipment.	(Despite the description, this property applies to items looted from both containers and corpses.)
Immunity to knock back	Cornerstone, various shields	Makes the character immune to knock back.
Immunity to stun		Makes the character immune to stun.
Immunity to flanking		Makes the character immune to flanking.
X% chance to knock back	Stone's Breath	Causes the weapon to have the stated chance to knock back the enemy.
+X% chance to knock back		Adds the stated percentage to your total chance to knock back the enemy.
+100% of basic attack damage vs. enemies that attack in melee	Shield of the Knight Herself, various jewelry	Deals full basic attack damage to all enemies that attack the character in melee.	(Bug: Aura of Pain is considered damage to Hawke by an 'enemy' and will thus cause weapon damage against Hawke.)
+X% healing to this character		Adds the stated percentage to the health healed by healing spells/potions to the character.	(eg. healing potion heals 60%, property adds 17%, which forces the potion to heal for 77%)
+X% healing by this character		Adds the stated percentage to the healing spells performed by the character.	(eg. spell "heal" heals for 40%/80%, property adds 17%, which forces the spell to heal for 57%/97%)
Improves with level-up	Bianca, Fadeshear	Improves the item as the character wielding it levels up.
+X% XP gain	The Lion of Orlais	Increases XP gained by the percentage stated.
Enemies drop more coin	Gloves of the Graverobber	Coins collected from enemies or containers will be in slightly higher quantity.	(The effectiveness varies by item slots; follower armor yields best results, followed by Hawke chestpieces.)
Attacks ignore enemy armor	The Magister's Scythe	Basic attacks with the weapon ignore enemy's armor value, dealing full damage.
X% chance to regenerate Y% health	The Magister's Scythe, Bloom	Every basic attack with the weapon has a chance to restore Y% of the user's health.
Enemies cannot dodge attacks	The Vague Blade	Basic attacks with the weapon ignore enemy's defense value, always landing a blow.
X% chance to infect with Walking Bomb	Staff of Violation	Every hit has a chance to cast Walking Bomb on the target, who explodes upon death, dealing damage to surrounding enemies.
X% chance to regenerate Y% Mana	The Final Thought
X% chance to stun	Widow's Fury
+X% chance of deathblows	Limbtaker	Weapons have a chance to instantly kill an enemy upon a successful hit.
X% chance to reduce attack speed	Carta's Left-Hand
X% chance to reduce movement speed	Carta's Left-Hand
Messy kills	Red Jenny Backbiter
X% chance to enslave normal enemies	Glandivalis	Every hit has a chance to turn the target into an ally, who fights alongside the party as a guest, for a short time.
X% chance to dispel hostile magic	The Bringer of Silence
Bonus to lockpicking	Puzzle Ring of the Black Fox	Multiplies Cunning score by 1.5 for the purposes of lockpicking.	(eg. a "master" lock requires a Cunning of 40, property allows it to be picked with a Cunning of 27)
Bonus to disarm traps	Thrice-Bound	Multiplies Cunning score by 1.5 for the purposes of sensing and disarming traps.	(eg. a "master" trap requires a Cunning of 40, property allows it to be disarmed with a Cunning of 27)
Bonus to evade traps		Multiplies Cunning score by 1.5 for the purposes of evading traps.	(eg. dodging a "master" trap requires a Cunning of 40, property allows Hawke to take no damage with a Cunning of 27)