Blood Magic must be active to use this spell, and it can be a lifesaver if you manage to use it effectively on a high-level enemy. As with Blood Wound, however, creatures that donвЂ™t have blood arenвЂ™t affected. Even if they do pass the check they still take a good deal of damage. Blood Magic must be active to use this spell.Д«lood Control: The most powerful of the blood mage spells, this one allows you to take control of an enemy and make it fight for you (unless it passes a resistance check, of course). This is a great spell to use on large groups of living enemies-anyone whoвЂ™s played Dragon Age as a mage knows how useful AOE (area of effect) spells are. Certain creatures such as skeletons and wraiths that donвЂ™t have blood arenвЂ™t affected by this spell. It inflicts a good deal of damage and paralyzes enemies at the same time, unless they pass a physical resistance check. A good option for mages who tend to find themselves in the middle of battle taking a lot of damage, or a last resort to keep your mage alive at the expense of a less valuable party member.Д«lood Wound: This is an area of effect spell, damaging all the enemies close to the caster and not harming any of the casterвЂ™s allies. You gain health at their expense, and if you drain too much the ally can die. Unfortunately, any spells or effects cast on the blood mage while this mode is active will be less effective than normalД«lood Sacrifice: A rather disturbing option, this spell allows you to drain health from one of your allies. A great option for those times when you run out of mana before the battle is over, and youвЂ™ve still got plenty of health. This applies to ordinary spells, and is necessary for the next three blood mage spells. Dragon Age Origins Blood Mage Spells and BenefitsДЄ blood mage gets a permanent +2 to constitution and +2 to spellpower, as well as the following tree of new mage spells.Д«lood Magic: This is a mode that allows you to spend health points on spells instead of mana. Alternately, specialize in blood mage and arcane warrior for a powerful mage tank. That way when you run out of mana, youвЂ™ll have health points to spend on blood mage spells without putting yourself in too much danger. This is a great specialization for mages who tend to hang back away from the battle and not take much damage, while the tanks engage the enemy directly. On one hand the spells it grants you are very powerful, but on the other hand they subtract from your health instead of your mana.

This is one of the more interesting Dragon Age specializations, with clear strengths and weaknesses. So youвЂ™re playing a mage in Dragon Age Origins, and thinking about taking the Blood Mage specialization.

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