Changes: Warden Commander armor set

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The Warden Commander armor set is a massive armor set in Dragon Age: Origins. It requires the Warden's Keep DLC.

Acquisition

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Origins.

The armor is found at the Soldier's Peak. It can only be obtained by killing the demon-possessed corpse of Sophia Dryden, Levi Dryden's great-great grandmother, as part of the Soldier's Peak (quest).

Upgrading

ps3xbox360The armor can be upgraded by putting it in the Party Storage Chest, leaving the map and returning.
pcThe armor can only be upgraded by selling it to a merchant such as Mikhael Dryden.

Notes

The set does not import into Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening. A player character wearing the set at the end of Origins will begin Awakening without any armor at all. However, the armor and fatigue will be carried onto the character, as if the armor merged with the character. This allows for a ridiculously damage-resistant imported warden-commander in Awakenings.
- An unofficial mod can be found here which allows users to transfer all of their DLC items over to Awakening when making a new character or importing their Origins character. Make sure the items are in the inventory or being worn at the time of transfer.
The armor scales with the Warden's level – for example, the set is made of veridium (Tier 4) when it is found at level 9 and dragonbone (Tier 7) at level 18. The tier level is determined by the Warden's level when they first enter the Soldier's Peak area - not when they acquire the armor (i.e. if you are level 8 when you enter Soldier's Peak but level 9 when you acquire the armor, it will still be tier 3 Steel).
- It is one of the most powerful armor set at tier 7 that provides extra amount of Stamina and Stamina regeneration for Warriors or Rogues to spam their destructive Two-Handed talents or Dual Weapon talents. It also helps Arcane Warrior to use their Spells for tanking and reduces the stamina burden placed on Weapon and Shield Warriors due to their many passives.
With the set bonus the total fatigue penalty becomes 16.35 not 28.35.

Bugs

xbox360the set is currently bugged and will therefore not give a set bonus.
No griffon appears on the breastplate if character is a female elf. Appears to be fixed in the downloaded ps3 version.

Summary

Name	Armor	Fatigue	Runes	Enhancements	Notes
Warden Commander armor set Varies Requires: 42 strength	13.80	28.35	0	+1 armor +0.5/+1 stamina regeneration in combat +15% critical/backstab damage +10 physical resistance +50 stamina +10% fire resistance Set: -12% fatigue Set: +2 constitution	Requires the Warden's Keep DLC.

Details

Name	Armor	Fatigue	Enhancements	Notes
Warden Commander Armor Varies Requires: 24 strength	10.50	22.05%	+1 armor +0.5/+1 stamina regeneration in combat +15% critical/backstab damage +10% physical resistance	Requires the Warden's Keep DLC
Warden Commander Gloves Varies Requires: 24 strength	1.50	3.15%	+10% fire resistance	Requires the Warden's Keep DLC
Warden Commander Boots Varies Requires: 24 strength	1.80	3.15%	+50 stamina	Requires the Warden's Keep DLC
Set bonus	0.00	0.00%	-12% fatigue +2 constitution

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 |material    = Varies
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-|armor       = 16.10 to 28.76
+|armor       = 13.80
-|fatigue     = 29.70% to 35.10%
+|fatigue     = 28.35
-|requires    = 24-42 strength
+|requires    = 42 strength
-|appearances = [[Dragon Age: Origins]] - [[Warden's Keep]]
 |set         = [[Warden Commander Armor]] <br> [[Warden Commander Gloves]] <br> [[Warden Commander Boots]]
 |stats       = {{ColorPositiveStat|+1 armor <br> +0.5/+1 stamina regeneration in combat <br> +15% critical/backstab damage <br> +10 physical resistance <br> +50 stamina <br> +10% fire resistance <br> Set: -12% fatigue <br> Set: +2 constitution}}
+|notes       = Requires the ''[[Warden's Keep]]'' [[Downloadable content (Origins)|DLC]].
-|notes       = Requires up to 42 strength depends on Tier. Requires the [[Warden's Keep]] [[DLC]]. It can be acquired in [[Soldier's Peak]]. <br>  <br> This set consists of the chest, gloves and boots. <br>  <br> This set can be found in various materials. The quality of the armor depends on the level of [[The Warden]] when they are found. <br>  <br> Requires the [[Warden's Keep]] [[DLC]].
-|location    = ''[[Soldier's Peak]]''
+|location    = [[Sophia Dryden]]
-|quests=[[Warden's_Keep#Main_Quest|Soldier's Peak]]
+|quests      = [[Soldier's Peak (quest)|Soldier's Peak]]
+|appearances = [[Dragon Age: Origins]] - [[Warden's Keep]]
 }}</onlyinclude>
+The '''Warden Commander armor set''' is a [[massive armor]] [[Item sets (Origins)|set]] in ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]''. It requires the ''[[Warden's Keep]]'' [[Downloadable content (Origins)|DLC]].
-The '''Warden Commander Armor Set''' is a powerful set of massive plate armor that requires the [[Warden's Keep]] [[DLC]]. The armor scales with [[the Warden]]'s level – for example, the set is made of veridium (Tier 4) when it is found at level 9 and dragonbone (Tier 7) at level 18.  The tier level is determined by the Warden's level when they first enter the Soldier's Peak area - not when they acquire the armor (i.e. if you are level 8 when you enter Soldier's Peak but level 9 when you acquire the armor, it will still be tier 3 Steel).
+== Acquisition ==
-'''For those that wish to obtain the lowest tier [[material]] of this set:'''
+{{SpoilerDAO|style=short|
-Through multiple trials, it is concluded that to obtain the lowest tier (grey iron) Warden Commander Armour Set, one would need to be at Level 5 or lower when Soldier's Peak is first accessed. From the perspective of a rogue, it would be the most beneficial to obtain this armor set at its lowest tier due to the fact that strength required to equip would only be at 24 and would cause the least fatigue. If one wishes to export a character wearing this armor set into [[Awakening]], it would also be beneficial to obtain it at its lowest tier, as the armor set benefits and fatigue are both permanently "stuck" on the character when the armor disappears (All Warden's Keep DLC items disappear when character is imported to Awakening, so it is generally preferred to have the least possible fatigue if one wishes to utilize this exploit).
+The armor is found at the [[Soldier's Peak]]. It can only be obtained by killing the [[demon]]-possessed corpse of [[Sophia Dryden]], [[Levi Dryden]]'s great-great grandmother, as part of the [[Soldier's Peak (quest)]].}}
+== Upgrading ==
-This would be very difficult to do if the game were to be played in a normal fashion. One would likely need to carefully manage XP obtained prior to travelling to Soldier's Peak.
+* {{Platforms|PS3|Xbox360}}The armor can be upgraded by putting it in the [[Party Storage Chest]], leaving the map and returning.
+* {{Platforms|PC}}The armor can only be upgraded by selling it to a [[Merchants (Origins)|merchant]] such as [[Mikhael Dryden]].
+== Notes ==
-The following are some of methods that could be employed:<br>
+* The set does not import into ''[[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]]''. A player character wearing the set at the end of Origins will begin Awakening without any armor at all.  However, the armor and fatigue will be carried onto the character, as if the armor merged with the character.  This allows for a ridiculously damage-resistant imported warden-commander in Awakenings.
-. During player's origin story, let friendly NPCs perform the killing blow on enemies as to avoid gaining XP.<br>
+** An unofficial mod can be found [https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/mods/874 here] which allows users to transfer all of their [[Downloadable content (Origins)|DLC]] items over to ''Awakening'' when making a new character or importing their ''Origins'' character. Make sure the items are in the inventory or being worn at the time of transfer.
-. Avoid as many of the fights as possible in both the origin story and [[Ostagar]].<br>
+* The armor scales with [[the Warden]]'s level – for example, the set is made of veridium (Tier 4) when it is found at level 9 and dragonbone (Tier 7) at level 18.  The tier level is determined by the Warden's level when they first enter the Soldier's Peak area - not when they acquire the armor (i.e. if you are level 8 when you enter Soldier's Peak but level 9 when you acquire the armor, it will still be tier 3 Steel).
-. Avoid obtaining [[Codex]] entries, as each grant 50 XP.<br>
+** It is one of the most powerful armor set at tier 7 that provides extra amount of [[Stamina]] and [[Stamina regeneration]] for [[Warrior (Origins)|Warriors]] or [[Rogue (Origins)|Rogues]] to spam their destructive [[Two-Handed talents (Origins)|Two-Handed talents]] or [[Dual Weapon talents (Origins)|Dual Weapon talents]]. It also helps [[Arcane Warrior]] to use their [[Spells (Origins)|Spells]] for tanking and reduces the stamina burden placed on [[Weapon and Shield talents (Origins)|Weapon and Shield]] Warriors due to their many passives.
-. Avoid doing side quests.<br>
+* With the set bonus the total fatigue penalty becomes 16.35 not 28.35.
-. Once you arrive at [[Lothering]], do not do any quests and head straight to the Imperial Highway exit to go to Camp, then to Soldier's Peak (one can avoid the peasant and bandit fights by removing all companions first then taking the left path, walking close to the windmill).<br>
+== Bugs ==
-NOTE: Players need not worry as accessing Lothering after completing Soldier's Peak would still be possible as long as none of the main quest lines have been initiated/completed. The same holds true for the other  two main campaign DLCs, [[The Stone Prisoner]] and [[Return to Ostagar]].
+* {{Platforms|Xbox360|}}the set is currently bugged and will therefore not give a set bonus.
+* No griffon appears on the breastplate if character is a female [[elf]]. Appears to be fixed in the downloaded {{Platforms|PS3}} version.
-There appears to be one downside to arriving at Soldier's Peak with a very low level Warden, as the [[Warden Tower Shield]] (rare loot) did not drop after the boss was defeated in combat.  After extensive testing (reloaded battle over a hundred times), it appears that the minimum level the shield would drop would be a Warden at Level 6 (perhaps even more rigorous testing would be needed to confirm this). This implies that if the player is also interested in obtaining the Warden Tower Shield, the lowest tier Warden Commander Armour Set that can be obtained would be tier 3, Steel.
-The set has no helmet but [[Mikhael Dryden]] sells a [[Grey Warden Helmet]] that has exactly the same colors as the set.
-== Upgrading ==
-* On the console version, the armor can be upgraded by putting it in the party storage chest, leaving the map and returning.
-* On the PC version, the armor can only be upgraded by selling it to an NPC vendor such as [[Mikhael Dryden]].
-== Acquisition ==
-{{DAOSpoiler|style       = short|
-The armor is found at [[Soldier's Peak]]. It can only be obtained by killing the demon-possessed corpse of [[Sophia Dryden]], [[Levi Dryden]]'s great-great grandmother, as part of the [[Warden's Keep]] quest line.
-}}
 == Summary ==
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-|stats = -10% fatigue <br> +2 constitution
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+[[Category:Dragon Age: Origins item sets]]
+[[Category:Dragon Age: Origins massive armor]]
-== Notes ==
-* The set does not port into [[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]]. A Warden wearing the set at the end of Origins will begin Awakenings without any armor at all. However an unofficial mod created by Kigen found [http://www.dragonagenexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=874 here] will allow users to transfer all of their DLC content items over to Awakening when making a new character or importing their Origins character. Make sure the items are in the inventory or being worn at the time of transfer.
-* If this set is imported to Awakening, It can be lost in the Silverite Mines.
-* If imported into Awakening, the chestpiece will have three rune slots for armor runes.
-== Bugs ==
-* In the Xbox version the set is currently bugged, whereby no Set Bonus is given.
-* No Griffon appears on the breastplate if character is a female [[elf]].
-[[Category:Armor]]
-[[Category:Item sets]]
-[[Category:Origins armor]]
-[[Category:Massive armor]]
 [[Category:Warden's Keep]]