Rogue (Inquisition)

For the occupation, see Rogue.

For the class in other games, see Rogue (Origins) and Rogue (Dragon Age II).

Rogue Specializations Abilities Starting attributes Archery Double daggers Health 500 500 Stamina 100 100 Strength 10 10 Dexterity 11 11 Willpower 10 10 Magic 10 10 Cunning 10 10 Constitution 10 10 Starting offensive stats Attack 0% 0% Main hand damage 36 32 Off-hand damage 36 32 Barrier damage bonus 0% 0% Critical damage bonus 41% 53% Critical chance 6% 5% Flanking damage bonus 25% 25% Guard damage bonus 0% 0% Starting defensive stats Armor 39 38 Armor: front 39 38 Guard - - Magic defense 1 0% 0% Melee defense 2 0% 0% Ranged defense 3 0% 0% Stat increases Health per level 9 Ability points per level 1 Notes 1 Dwarves receive a 25% bonus to magic defense 2 Qunari receive a 10% bonus to melee defense 3 Elves receive a 25% bonus to ranged defense

A rogue is one of the three playable classes in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

A rogue is the only class that can pick locks, which unlocks previously inaccessible areas. While useful, taking the perk Deft Hands, Fine Tools improves this further, enabling all rogues in your party (including a rogue Inquisitor) to handle tougher locks. This is necessary for some companion quests and collections, but is not mandatory for story progression.

Although rogues are the only class that can unlock all doors that don't require a key, other abilities can also open certain locked doors, provided they don't require the aforementioned perk. Examples include Stonefist and Shield Bash.

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Official description

Armed with bows, daggers, and any number of dirty tricks, the rogue’s primary focus is damage: tearing foes down one at a time with systematic efficiency. Rogues commonly use a mixture of stealth and mobility to reach positions of advantage, be it a sniper’s perch away from enemy blades or behind an unsuspecting mage. Deadly and resourceful, rogues can tip the balance of any strategic assault.

—Official class description

Abilities

Double Daggers

• Experts in this style are fast and deadly, their blades slicing through enemies' defenses--and throats--before they have time to react.

Archery

• Experts in this style are masters of ranged combat. They can avoid enemies that attempt to close, put arrows or bolts through multiple foes, and even unleash explosive shots to devastating effect.

Sabotage

• Experts in these talents specialize in poisons and traps. Their dirty tricks leave enemies sick and limping, easy pickings for a sharp blade or a barbed arrow.

Subterfuge

• Experts in these talents are masters of misdirection. Whether leaping to safety, disappearing into the shadows, or tricking enemies into slashing at empty air, they are never where anyone expects them to be.

Specializations

Artificer

• Intricate mechanisms are the core of the artificer’s craft: Deadly traps; Distracting contraptions; Marvels of engineering turned to deadly purpose. If an artificer is standing at the far end of a seemingly innocuous stretch of the battlefield, you should find another path. If he or she is smiling? Best just to hope your affairs are in order.

Assassin

• Any rogue can kill a target, but assassins make death into an art form. They specialize in quick, deadly kills that let them slide back into the shadows undetected, or indirect kills that eliminate targets while the assassin is safely away.

Tempest

• These unpredictable experts specialize in using alchemical mixtures that wreathe them in frost or flame. Fast, chaotic, and possibly mad, they wade into the fight and dare enemies to face the storm.

Trivia

• The descriptions of dagger abilities in Dragon Age: Inquisition are in iambic pentameter. Also, the same descriptions between the base ability and the upgrade rhyme.