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Contents

  • Maps
    • Maps
      • Introduction to Maps
      • Blightlands
      • Hightown (Day)
      • Hightown (Night)
      • Lowtown (Day)
      • Lowtown (Night)
      • Docks (Day)
      • Docks (Night)
      • Gallows Courtyard
      • Darktown
      • The Hanged Man (Day)
      • The Hanged Man (Night)
      • Houses
      • The Blooming Rose
      • Hawke Estate
      • The Chantry
      • Viscount's Keep
      • Merril's Home
      • The Deep Roads
      • Primeval Ruins
      • Ancient Crypt
      • Sundermount
      • The Wounded Coast
      • Sundermount Caverns
      • The Bone Pit
      • Caves and Mines (1)
      • Caves and Mines (2)
      • Dungeons
      • Sewers
      • Lairs
      • Sanctuary & Hideouts
      • Foundries
      • Alleys (1)
      • Alleys (2)
      • Warehouses
      • Caverns (1)
      • Caverns (2)
      • Mansions (1)
      • Mansions (2)
      • Estates
      • Random Encounters
      • Random Encounters 2
      • Random Encounters 3
      • Templar Hall
      • The Black Emporium
      • Gallows Prison
  • Essentials
    • Strategy & Analysis
      • Useful Features
      • The Dialogue System
      • Friendship & Rivalry
      • Attributes
      • Resistances
      • Elements
      • Status Effects
      • Cross-Class Combos
      • Character Roles
      • Party Builds
      • Tactics
      • Combat Strategy
      • Nightmare Difficulty
      • Threat Management
      • Companion Analysis
    • Abilities
      • Introduction to Abilities
      • Warrior Abilities
      • Rogue Abilities
      • Mage abilities
    • Inventory
      • Introduction
      • Equipment Properties
      • Warrior Weapons
      • Mage Weapons
      • Rogue Weapons
      • Mage Armor
      • Warrior Armor
      • Rogue Armor
      • Armor Sets
      • Generated Equipment
      • Unique Accessories
      • Special Items
      • Shops
      • Crafting
    • Bestiary
      • Introduction
      • Ranks
      • Enemy Identification
      • Enemies
    • Extra Help for Act 1
      • Using the World Map
      • Gamlen’s House
      • Act 1 Companions
      • Act 1 Optional Activities
      • Act 1 Merchants
      • Maximizing Damage
      • Essential Purchases
      • Miscellany
      • Achievements & Trophies
      • Ancient Rock Wraith
    • Extra help for Act 2
      • Companion relationships
      • Essential Purchases
      • Miscellany
      • Optional Activites
      • The Arishok
      • Achievements and Trophies
    • Extra help for Act 3
      • Recommended Purchases
      • Optional Activities
      • Achievements & Trophies
      • Orsino
      • Final Battle
    • Unlockables
      • Achievements and Trophies
    • Dragon Age Encyclopedia
      • Introduction
      • Major Groups & Organizations
      • Dragon Age: Origins
      • Dragon Age II
      • Writing as a Cornerstone
  • Walkthrough
    • Prologue
      • Escape from The Blight
      • Creating Hawke
      • XP & Level Up
      • Companions
      • Quests & Miscellany
    • Act One
      • The Deep Roads Expedition
    • Act Two
      • Demands of the Qun
    • Act Three
      • The Last Straw
    • Act One Quests
      • Main Plot Quests
      • Secondary Quests
      • Companion Quests
      • Side Quests
    • Act Two Quests
      • Main plot quests
      • Secondary Quests
      • Companion Quests
      • Side Quests
    • Act Three Quests
      • Main plot quests
      • Secondary Quests
      • Companion Quests
      • Side Quests
    • Miscellaneous Activities
      • Additional Encoutners
  • DLC
    • Quests
      • The Exiled Prince
  • Extras
    • Extras
      • Achievements & Trophies
      • Dragon Age Encyclopedia
      • Races and Religion
      • Major Characters
      • Story Recap

Dragon Age II Guide › Essentials › Extra help for Act 3

Orsino

There are three stages to this fight. In the first, Orsino is weak and highly susceptible to spells with incapacitating side effects (such as Winter’s Grasp and Petrify).
Once you pass a certain damage threshold, the “head” of the abomination will leave the body and attack as a separate entity. You will also face a certain number of undead opponents. Try to gather these together and lay down AoE attacks to kill them swiftly, but don’t lose sight of your main target.
In the final stage, Orsino is restored to his full form – albeit briefly. One of his first actions is to rip off his own arm, then use it as a crude but devastating cudgel. He also regularly employs a Blood Drain attack, which freezes his victims in place as the creature feasts on their essence. Your opponent also has greater resistance to spells that impede his mobility during this concluding part of the battle, though that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t still employ them for the brief respite they could offer. Preventative maintenance is vital in this final slog. Try to heal early and ensure that party members’ mana and stamina gauges are topped up with tinctures before they are exhausted.

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