A series of pretty good tips concerning the crafting mode in Dragon Age: Inquisition have just been shared by developer BioWare, in order to help owners of the sprawling role-playing experience come to grips with making their own equipment, armor, weapons, or gear.

Dragon Age: inquisition launched back in November of last year and delivered a great RPG experience that allowed fans to enter a complex single-player story campaign, not to mention a highly addictive multiplayer mode.

For your Dragon Age Inquisition best armor for Mages upgrades, you’ll want to use Battlemage Armor Arms and Battlemage Armor Legs, both of which can be bought at the same Hissing Wastes Merchant for 934 gold. No Short List required. Here’s what the Dragon Age Inquisition best armor for Mages looks like when crafted with high-end materials. Crafting Masterwork gear in Dragon Age: Inquisition will provide you with some of the best weapons and armor in the game. Believe it or not, the best items in the game aren’t those acquired. For the armor in other games, see Armor (Origins)and Armor (Dragon Age II). Armor in Dragon Age: Inquisition is a protective covering used to prevent damage from being inflicted to the wearer. Armor mitigates physical damage; it does not make you harder to hit. In addition armor will not degrade. For a full list of light armors, see Light armor (Inquisition). For a full list of medium armors. For Dragon Age: Inquisition on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'how to ensure your crafted item will have slots for upgrades?' It's only special ones, like the Dalish armor, that don't have slots. Really, they should get some innate property to compensate. If they have one, I didn't notice it on my T3 Dalish medium armor I.

Crafting is integral to Inquisition

Both experiences have pretty complex crafting modes that allow players to create their own equipment, instead of relying on what they find throughout the game's epic locations.

In order to help players come to grips with the complex system, BioWare has created a nifty little guide with tips on how to make the most out of your precious time in Inquisition.

'With so many different recipes, schematics, and materials available to you in Dragon Age: Inquisition, there's no shortage of helpful items to be had. With just a basic understanding of how Inquisition's crafting system works, you'll be creating spectacular gear in no time.'

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Plenty of helpful tips are shared by BioWare

First up, the studio advises players to check up on the different stores scattered across the game's world, as they can easily purchase some crafting materials from them, without having to rely on foraging through the countryside. The most powerful materials are Tier 4 ones and those only drop from dragons, so use them wisely as there is only a certain number of these beasts scattered across the game's environments. What's more, when you do go dragon hunting, use weapons with dragon-slaying runes for maximum efficiency.

When crafting armor or weapons, players are advised to look more at the stats obtained by using certain materials, instead of trying to use the most expensive or powerful ones. Armor for followers look a certain way on each of them, so bear that in mind when trying to play dress-up with your companions. Also, try to make armor with upgrade slots, to further improve it.

Besides crafting new potions, players are advised to upgrade them to increase their efficiency and power. Resistance potions in particular are a great investment, especially when going up against dragons or other powerful enemies.

Dragon Age Inquisition Best Weapons And Armor

Crafting in Inquisition is quite important but it's not crucial, so those not willing to spend time in it can bypass it, as plenty of great gear can be found in the RPG's levels.

Crafting Masterwork gear in Dragon Age: Inquisition will provide you with some of the best weapons and armor in the game. Believe it or not, the best items in the game aren’t those acquired through fighting your enemies—instead, you’re going to have to craft them yourself. Even some of the best equipment you find through your adventures can be further upgraded and improved through the use of the game’s crafting mechanics.

That’s where Masterwork crafting enters the picture. Through Masterwork crafting, you’ll be able to create the weapons and armor in the style you want, with the stats you want, and upgrade it even further with a powerful Rune.

You might have noticed that almost all of the weapons and armor you find in the game are randomly generated. From corpses on the ground to treasure chests hidden in trapped chambers, much of the gear in the game is rolled through a random number generator. The good news is that even if you have bad luck in finding the gear you want, you’ll be able to craft exactly what you need by acquiring schematics.

Once you have the schematic you need, head on over to the Undercroft in Skyhold, or to the blacksmithing area in Haven (assuming you haven’t reached Skyhold yet) and you’ll find four benches for which to perform crafting and modifications: Craft Armor, Craft Weapons, Modify Armor, and Modify Weapons. At the crafting stations, you’ll be able to fill in the material slots with items you’ve scavenged from your adventures.

Each slot in the schematic represents an improvement that you can apply to the base weapon or armor, such as Offense or Defense stats. Through the use of metal, leather, and cloth, you can customize your gear with improvements such as increasing your maximum health or raising your critical hit chance.

For added effects, add a Masterwork material into the mix at the top of the schematic. This step is entirely optional, but allows you to greatly boost the potency of your gear.

Once you craft your armor or weapon, you can further upgrade them with pommels and blades for your sword, or leg and arm sets for your armor.

How powerful the weapons and armor you craft depend on how far you are willing to go with the game’s crafting system and how much time and resources you are willing to invest into creating particular pieces of kit.

The following video guide by KineticGTR will walk you through the steps of creating your own piece of armor or weapon.