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Dragon Age: Origins Hints

Darkspawn Combat Tips

  • 1 of 7: Help the legionnaires kill the darkspawn off, then wait for more to come across the big bridge.
  • 2 of 7: Stand and heal after they stop coming (and examine the nearby statue for a codex entry), then use the Lead-Them-Off Strategy to lure more darkspawn across the bridge to Kardol's position.
  • 3 of 7: Near the other end of the bridge are some stubborn archers that won't follow you to Kardol, so take your whole party to where you can kill them with ranged attacks.
  • 4 of 7: After they're down, move slowly up to their position to get a hurlock alpha and a couple of shrieks to attack. You can't outrun the shrieks, so take them down there instead of trying to lead them to Kardol.
  • 5 of 7: Restation everyone near Kardol, then have a scout character go across the bridge and get the attention of some more archers and an ogre.
  • 6 of 7: Lead the ogre to Kardol for quick disposal, then take your entire party across the bridge to where you can hit the archers with ranged attacks (preferably area-of-effect magic spells).
  • 7 of 7: Finish off the archers from range, then move forward to get a few shrieks to appear.