Revenant

A revenant is a form of undead that is created when a powerful demon, usually that of desire or pride, possesses a corpse. Revenants have access to a few forms of magic, usually of a utilitarian nature, which assists with its primarily-martial fighting style.

Background[]

An entire unit of men, all slain by one creature. I didn't believe it at first, your Perfection, but it appears that this is so. We have a survivor, and while at first I thought his rantings pure exaggeration... it appears to be no simple skeleton. The descriptions of the creature's abilities were eerily similar to those our brothers at Marnas Pell encountered almost a century ago: men pulled through the air to skewer themselves on the creature's blade, and attacks so quick that it was able to assault multiple opponents at once. No, your Perfection, what we have here is indeed a revenant and nothing less.
—From a letter to Divine Amara III, 5:71 Exalted^[1]

Involvement[]

Dragon Age: Origins[]

There are two types of revenants in encountered: one is considered undead, and thus has +75% cold resistance, -25% fire resistance, and is immune to nature damage. The other type is considered a demon, and thus has +50% fire resistance and +5% spirit resistance.

Eleven revenants can be found during the campaign, as a part of four separate quests:

The Black Vials - six boss-level revenants are trapped in glass phylacteries

The Mage's Treasure - three boss-level revenants can be summoned by triggering gravestones

West Brecilian Forest (1)
East Brecilian Forest (2)

The Arl of Redcliffe - a lieutenant-level revenant is encountered in:

Redcliffe Castle (courtyard)

Unbound - Gaxkang the Unbound; an elite boss that shifts between a revenant and an arcane horror

Dirty Back Alley (Quaint Hovel, Denerim)

Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening[]

It is possible to encounter revenants in Blackmarsh after escaping the Fade. Fade Portals will spawn various undead and demonic enemies, including revenants, though those that are encountered will be elite level and far easier to dispatch than the boss counterparts encountered in Dragon Age: Origins.

The Golems of Amgarrak[]

Several Warped Watcher revenants are trapped in-between the Veil in Amgarrak Thaig. Only one will be of boss rank, all others encountered will be lieutenant.

Dragon Age II[]

Sundermount (Act 2)

Long Way Home

Harimann Estate (Act 2)

Repentance

Sundermount (Act 3)

The Awiergan Scrolls: Second Aspect - two name revenants Beacon and Gifre are encountered near the Sundermount Passage

The Gallows (Act 3)

The Last Straw

Chateau Haine (only if Aveline's companion quest is initiated during Mark of the Assassin)

The Du Lac Sign (conditional) - several phylactery-bound revenants can be unleashed

Riannon's Floor (only if Hawke sides with Larius during Legacy)

Legacy (conditional) - Kel-Sarag, a unique revenant, can be encountered along with four emissaries that protect and heal it

Dragon Age: Inquisition[]

Solasan (Forbidden Oasis)

The Cold Endured - in the final chamber

Exalted Plains

For the Empire - in front of Citadelle du Corbeau's front gate
Landmarks on the Plains - inside the Dead Hand Shrine
Rifts on the Battlefield - the fade rift located in Ville Montevelan
Rifts in the Old Plains - the fade rift located in Enavuris
The Spoils of Desecration - inside the Unadin Grotto, located in Var Bellanaris

Fallow Mire

Rifts in the Mire - the fade rift located in the Apostate's Camp

Cradle of Sulevin

Ruined Blade

Din'an Hanin

The Knights' Tomb - in Elandrin's Chamber, located in the Tomb of the Emerald Knight

Old Temple (Frostback Basin)

Ameridan's End - the revenant version of Gurd Harofsen encountered during Jaws of Hakkon

Darkspawn Warrens (Deep Roads)

Sacrificial Gates of Segrummar - behind the first Sacrificial Gate while traversing The Descent

Forgotten Tower

Trespasser - two revenants are encountered during Trespasser

Abilities & Skills[]

Revenants have five different skills, and like party members, have conditions for their Combat Tactics:

Skill Used	Condition	Use Chance
Aura of Weakness	Any	100%
Double Strike	Surrounded by at least 2 enemies	50%
	Surrounded by at least 3 enemies	75%
	Surrounded by at least 4 enemies	100%
Mass Pull	Most enemies using ranged attacks	100%
	Most enemies using magic	100%
	Combat start	100%
Pull	Short–medium range	100%
Pull	Medium–long range	100%
Shield Wall	Mana or Stamina ≤50%	50%

Other statistics[]

Note: There are two sub-types of Revenants, for the most part they share the same basic statistics; those with variations will hereinafter be referred to as "Alt" below .

Revenants have the following characteristics:

High Armor rating, Health, and Regeneration.
Immunity to Stun and knockdown.
Immunity to Cold and Nature damage (although they may get frozen by Cone of Cold); vulnerability to Fire damage; normal reaction to Spirit and Lightning damage. (Alt: not immune to nature damage but will have ~50% fire resistance).
Immune to flanking (due to Shield Tactics) but not immune to backstabs caused by paralyze effect + Coup de Grace.
Good Defense (due to Aura of Weakness); normal attack rating (Alt: attack ratings are significantly higher).