Two-Handed talents (Origins)

Two-handed talents are talents that allow characters to make a series of devastating attacks based around two-handed weapons.

Pommel Strike tree

Pommel Strike

Activated Range: Personal Activation: 20 Cooldown: 10s Requires: 12 strength Requires: Combat Training

Instead of going for the fatal attack an enemy expects, the player strikes out with a weapon's pommel, knocking the opponent to the ground unless it passes a physical resistance check.

Indomitable

Sustained Range: Personal Upkeep: 60 Fatigue: 5% Cooldown: 30s Requires: 20 strength Requires: Improved Combat Training

Through sheer force of will, the character remains in control on the battlefield, gaining a slight increase to attack and damage while being immune to stun or knock down effects for the duration of this mode

Stunning Blows

Passive Requires: 28 strength Requires:  Expert Combat Training

The character's fondness for massive two-handed weapons means that each attack offers a chance to stun the opponent due to the sheer weight behind the blow.

Critical Strike

Activated Range: Personal Activation: 40 Cooldown: 60s Requires: 34 strength Requires:  Master Combat Training

The character makes a single massive swing at the target, gaining a bonus to attack. If the strike connects, it is an automatic critical hit, possibly killing the opponent outright if its health is low enough.

Sunder Arms tree

Sunder Arms

Activated Range: Personal Activation: 25 Cooldown: 10s Requires: 18 strength Requires:  Combat Training

The character attempts to hinder a target's ability to fight back, rather than going directly for a killing blow. Unless the target passes a physical resistance check, it suffers a penalty to attack for a short time.

Shattering Blows

Passive Requires: 23 strength Requires:  Improved Combat Training

The character is as adept at destruction as at death and gains a large damage bonus against golems and other constructs.

Sunder Armor

Activated Range: Personal Activation: 40 Cooldown: 20s Requires: Level 10 Requires:  28 strength Requires:  Expert Combat Training

The character aims a destructive blow at the target's armor or natural defenses. The attack deals normal damage, but also damages the armor unless the target passes a physical resistance check.

Destroyer

Passive Requires: Level 14 Requires: 40 strength Requires: Master Combat Training

Few can stand against the savage blows of a destroyer. Every attack sunders the target's armor, reducing its effectiveness for a short time. The effects of multiple blows do not stack.

Mighty Blow tree

Mighty Blow

Activated Range: Personal Activation: 40 Cooldown: 20s Requires: 15 strength Requires: Combat Training

The character puts extra weight and effort behind a single strike, gaining a bonus to attack. If it hits, the blow deals critical damage and imposes a penalty to movement speed unless the target passes a physical resistance check.

Powerful Swings

Sustained Range: Personal Upkeep: 30 Fatigue: 5% Cooldown: 10s Requires: 21 strength Requires:  Improved Combat Training

While in this mode, the character puts extra muscle behind each swing, gaining a bonus to damage but suffering penalties to attack and defense. Two-Handed Strength reduces the penalties to attack and defense.

Two-Handed Strength

Passive Requires: 28 strength Requires:  Expert Combat Training

The character has learned to wield two-handed weapons more effectively, reducing the penalties to attack and defense from Powerful Swings.

Two-Handed Sweep

Activated Range: Personal Activation: 40 Cooldown: 20s Requires: Level 10 Requires:  36 strength Requires:  Master Combat Training

The character swings a two-handed weapon through enemies in a vicious arc, dealing normal damage to those it hits and knocking them down unless they pass a physical resistance check.

Sweeping Strike tree

The following are only available in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening.

Sweeping Strike

Activated Range: Short Activation: 30 Cooldown: 10s Requires: Level 20 Requires:  30 strength Requires:  Combat Training

A massive swing plows through a cone of enemies, inflicting a critical hit against the primary target and normal damage against others in the cone. Affected enemies are also knocked to the ground unless they pass a physical resistance check.

Two-Handed Impact

Sustained Range: Personal Upkeep: 40 Fatigue: 10% Cooldown: 10s Requires: 38 strength Requires:  Improved Combat Training

While in this mode, each blow from the character's heavy two-hander generates a small shockwave that damages other enemies near the target. This mode drains stamina constantly.

Onslaught

Activated Range: Personal Activation: 50 Cooldown: 30s Requires: 44 strength Requires:  Expert Combat Training

The character advances several times, sweeping the weapon in huge arcs that hit multiple enemies.

Reaving Storm

Sustained Range: Personal Upkeep: 0 Fatigue: 10% Cooldown: 30s Requires: 50 strength Requires:  Master Combat Training

While this mode is active, the character turns continuously to attack surrounding enemies, slashing in wild arcs but spending stamina with each hit. This mode can only be activated during combat.