Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Shadowblade Class Guide (Tips & Tricks)

by Chasity Palacios on November 23, 2025

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For new Talents aim for Executioner to regain AP, Hothead for critical hit rate, and Elemental Affinity to reduce AP costs; if you are using more spells than pure melee also get Savage Sortilege to gain magic criticals. With Gift Bags, Sadist will deal Fire damage on Burning targ This class is very similar to the Inquisitor, in that it uses all physical damage and the necromancer skill line. However, it is very different as it is based on stealth with the scoundrel skill line. Due to this, two alternative skill lines would work well to be added to this base. These are the polymorph , huntsman, and summoning skill lin Civil abilities are the least used options out of the bunch and most effected by wearable items. These are broken into three categories, craftsmanship, nasty deeds, and personality. If the Inquisitor is the main character they should invest in persuasion as it is the most useful all around. If not, lucky charm is great for collecting large sums of money or better it The base Battlemage during character creation (or if you recruit a companion) is 1 Strength, 1 Intelligence, 1 Constitution, 1 Warfare, 1 Aerotheurge, 1 Persuasion; Battering Ram, Shocking Touch, Blinding Radiance skills and the Comeback Kid Talent. While Air damage is serviceable, you can cause much more destruction by beginning with Fire damage and adding in other elements la The Wayfarer is a hybrid class, utilizing both ranged attacks and defensive spell casting. As with other dual classes , you will need to decide if you want to spread evenly or focus in one aspect. And if you change your mind, there is always the option of retraining your charact For new Talents, try out Arrow Recovery to save on expending arrows, Duck Duck Goose to escape danger, Executioner for more AP, Far Out Man to increase spell range, and Guerilla to launch first strikes from stea Vord Emver (Crossbow): in Arx, find Karon in the sewers and free him. He will later ambush you with several allies. Loot his archer minion to gain this weapon. It has a good amount of life steal and the Cryotherapy sk The default Wayfarer class has 2 Finesse, 1 Intelligence, 1 Huntsman, 1 Geomancer, 1 Bartering; Pin Down, Elemental Arrowheads, Fossil Strike skills, and Pet Pal Talent. This step-up is decent but can be further improved, especially when using Gift Bag modificati Circle of Suns (Ring): decide to kill Sadha inside the Arx Lizard Consulate (this may cause Red Prince to go hostile if he isn’t a main character). Gives a nice boost to Pyrokinetic and the Flaming Skin skill for f The Shadowblade is one of many pre-made classes in _<a href="https://www.strategylair.com/articles/my-journey-to-bloodmoon-island-a-player-s-tale-in-divinity-original-sin-2.html">Divinity Original sin 2</a>: Original Sin II _ , but what should players invest in while playing this class? The Shadowblade is an off-shoot of the rogue class, which is more based in magic. Using stealth and magic, this class can make both a great melee or a ranged figh Combat abilities are broken down into all the skill lines a player can get, weapons a player might use, and defensive abilities. Players will want to put a good portion of these points into the skill lines they have chosen as this will boost their damage and healing percentages. Outside of that putting points into the player's weapon of choice is another great option. All of the defensive options are useful too, but retribution is the best one for the Inquisitor as it will reflect a percentage of the damage they have ta Whithermoore’s Girdle (Belt): find Whithermoore’s Soul Jar inside the Fort Joy keep and destroy it. Go into the Elf Cave and head to the basement (need either high Wits or have a Dwarf to enter the hole). The belt has free Mem Elemental Arrowheads is a good way of further diversifying your damage since you can use any nearby surfaces to change or increase your damage. Ricochet is a good way to attack multiple enemies in one attack. Last, pick either Poison Dart or Contamination , depending on your race and party setup; particularly if you are an Elf like Sebille, who can make blood surfaces with Flesh Sacrifice. For first Talents go for Elemental Affinity to lower your AP costs or Elemental Ranger for more damage against enemies standing on surfa Inquisitors start with one point in the warfare and necromancy skill respectfully. Because they are based as more of a warrior than a mage the pre-made class will start with the Executioner talents that will give them two free extra AP after a killing blow. However, the Inquisitor will start with two necromancy skills are only one warfare skill. These can all be modified if the player wis Attributes and combat abilities are a point system that receives a point every level, civil abilities and talents however are every few levels. These things help the player in and out of battle. So which ones are worth investing in for the Inquisi Attributes are broken down into strength, finesse, intelligence, constitution, memory, and wits. For an Inquisitor, strength, intelligence, and constitution are going to be the most useful. Strength adds to the percentage of damage melee and strength-based skill attacks do. Intelligence adds to the percentage of damage magic attacks and skills deal. Constitution adds to the player's vitality pool. Remember that some of these can fight each other depending on what the player invests in. Other good options to dump a few points into our wits for critical chance and initiative, and memory for more ski

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