Dragon Age II Guide Essentials Inventory

Mage Armor

Much like the staff, mage robes are more useful in their supporting properties than when called on to act like armor in deflecting blows. While some outfits have protective qualities, especially in elemental resistances and magic resistance, mana enhancement and generation is a more common property. Fortunately, mage clothes feature some exceptional bonuses in areas that would well serve the party that defends its weaker members.

A magic resistance focus would be a well-rewarded tactic for dealing with some of the later enemies in the game, and with deft use of storage the mage could stock costumes like staves for every occasion. Minimum requirements in both willpower and magic may disadvantage the blood mage who chose to invest attribute points in constitution, but it’s possible to get by with less than 30 in each.

Gloves

Name	Armor	Properties	Requirements	Acquisition	Act
Rune-Covered Gloves	17	+11 Attack \| +3% Nature damage	17 Magic \| 17 Willpower	Mage Goods (Gallows Courtyard)	1
Silverite-Threaded Gloves	18	+5 Mana/Stamina \| +1 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate	18 Magic \| 18 Willpower	Dead Messenger (The Wounded Coast, Dark Epiphany)	1
Gloves of the Spiral Eye	26	+7 Mana/Stamina	21 Magic \| 21 Willpower	Rubble (Sundermount Caverns, Long Way Home)	1
Gloves of the Overseer	43	+10 Mana/Stamina \| +24 Attack	25 Magic \| 25 Willpower	Chest (The Killer’s Lair, All That Remains)	2
Gloves of the Void	43	1 Rune slot \| +12 Defense \| +4% Spirit damage	25 Magic \| 25 Willpower	Apparel Shop (Lowtown)	2
Gauntlets of the Magister	28	+7 Mana/Stamina \| +3% Electricity damage	22 Magic \| 22 Willpower	Magister Hadriana (Abandoned Slaver Den)	2
Gloves of the Champion	67	1 Rune slot \| +1 Magic \| +12 Mana/Stamina \| +35 Attack	31 Magic \| 31 Willpower	Quest reward (Demands of the Qun)	2
Lyrium Embroidered Gloves	40	+9 Mana/Stamina \| +1 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate \| +2% Magic resistance	25 Magic \| 25 Willpower	Mage Goods (Gallows Courtyard)	3
Gauntlets	47	1 Rune slot \| +26 Attack \| +4% Fire damage \| +4% Cold damage	28 Magic \| 28 Willpower	High Dragon (The Bone Pit, Mine Massacre)	3
Gloves of June	52	1 Rune slot \| +6% Healing by this character \| +243 Nature resistance	27 Magic \| 27 Willpower	Ilen’s Crafts (Sundermount)	3
Vir Atish’an	67	+13% Healing by this character	29 Magic \| 29 Willpower	Hidden Dungeon (Sundermount)	3
Gloves of the Unknowable Unknown*	15	1 Rune slot \| +1 Health regeneration rate \| +1 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate	16 Magic \| 16 Willpower \| Level 5	Discarded Weapons and Armor (Black Emporium)	1
The Hands of Fate*	40	+1 Willpower \| +3% Spirit damage \| Blood Magic: Each point of health provides 1 additional mana	26 Magic \| 26 Willpower	Emporium’s Relics and Antiques (Black Emporium)	2

* Downloadable content (see dragonage.com/da2/addons for details).

Boots

Name	Armor	Properties	Requirements	Acquisition	Act
Formari Work Boots	27	+7 Mana Stamina \| +18 Attack	18 Magic \| 18 Willpower	“Captain” Qerth (Shallowguard Base, Night Lies)	1
Boots of the Isolationist	27	1 Rune slot \| +18 Attack \| +2 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate	18 Magic \| 18 Willpower	Ilen’s Crafts (Sundermount)	1
Boots of the Elder	30	1 Rune slot \| +5% Nature damage	18 Magic \| 18 Willpower	Robes by Jean Luc (Hightown)	1
Boots of the Spiral Eye	38	+10 Mana/Stamina \| +24 Attack	21 Magic \| 21 Willpower	Chest (Undercity Warrens, Shepherding Wolves)	1
Enchanter’s Spatterdashes	65	+1 Magic \| +14 Mana/Stamina \| +18 Defense \| +9% Healing by this character	27 Magic \| 27 Willpower	Magnus’s Wares (The Wounded Coast)	2
Ghillie Brogues	35	+11 Defense \| -6% Threat generation	20 Magic \| 20 Willpower	Chest (Ancient Crypt, The Deep Roads Expedition)	2
Boots of the Redd	54	+2 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate \| +256 Fire resistance	24 Magic \| 24 Willpower	Apparel Shop (Lowtown)	2
Boots of the Overseer	65	+14 Mana/Stamina \| +37 Attack \| +2 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate	25 Magic \| 25 Willpower	Chest (Bartrand’s Mansion, Family Matter)	2
Harlan’s Jackboots	85	+2 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate \| +4% damage resistance \| +5 Fortitude	28 Magic \| 28 Willpower	Robes by Jean Luc (Hightown)	3
Boots of the Champion	101	1 Rune slot \| +18 Mana/Stamina \| +52 Attack \| +2 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate	31 Magic \| 31 Willpower	Huon (On The Loose, Lowtown – Night)	3
Sandals of the Mystic*	35	+1 Willpower \| +11 Defense \| -6% Threat generation	20 Magic \| 20 Willpower	Emporium’s Relics and Antiques (Black Emporium)	1

* Downloadable content (see dragonage.com/da2/addons for details).

Chestpieces

Name	Armor	Properties	Requirements	Acquisition	Act
Robe of Hidden Pockets	98	+21% Healing by this character \| Enemies drop better equipment	20 Magic \| 20 Willpower	Sophia Dryden (Wounded Coast, Terror on the Coast)	1
Flocked Wool Robe	69	+24 Defense \| +7 Armor	17 Magic \| 17 Willpower	Mage Goods (Gallows Courtyard)	1
Apostate’s Robes	82	+22 Mana/Stamina \| +27 Defense	18 Magic \| 18 Willpower	Apparel Shop (Lowtown)	1
Robes of the Spiral Eye	107	+28 Mana/Stamina \| +67 Attack	21 Magic \| 21 Willpower	Dragon (Deep Roads)	1
Heavy Velvet Robes	107	+67 Attack \| +34 Defense \| +11 Armor	21 Magic \| 21 Willpower	Mage Goods (Gallows Courtyard)	2
Robe of the Notorious Pirate	107	1 Rune slot \| +28 Mana/Stamina \| +67 Attack \| Enemies drop more coin	22 Magic \| 22 Willpower	Fell Orden (Wounded Coast, Raiders on the Cliffs)	2
Robes of the Void	151	+36 Mana/Stamina \| +88 Attack \| +712 Electricity resistance	24 Magic \| 24 Willpower	Robes by Jean Luc (Hightown)	2
Aequitarian Robes	151	+36 Mana/Stamina \| +88 Attack \| +5 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate	24 Magic \| 24 Willpower	Dead body (Hightown, Demands of the Qun)	2
Cumberland Circle Robes	197	1 Rune slot \| +42 Mana/Stamina \| +5 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate \| +25% Healing by this character	28 Magic \| 28 Willpower	Reward from Orsino (Best Served Cold)	3
Battlemage Armaments	165	+47 Defense \| +15% Fire damage \| +10% Magic resistance	25 Magic \| 25 Willpower	Mage Goods (Gallows Courtyard)	3
Circle Robes	257	1 Rune slot \| +16% Electricity damage \| +1210 Electricity resistance	29 Magic \| 29 Willpower	Robes by Jean Luc (Hightown)	3
Robes of the Champion	281	2 Rune slots \| +50 Mana/Stamina \| +145 Attack	31 Magic \| 31 Willpower	High Dragon (The Bone Pit, Mine Massacre)	3
Vestments of Sacrifice	98	1 Rune slot \| +5 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate \| +21% Healing by this character	20 Magic \| 20 Willpower	Chest (The Deep Roads, Finding Nathaniel)	3
Robes of the Overseer	181	1 Rune slot \| +40 Mana/Stamina \| +102 Attack	25 Magic \| 25 Willpower	Grave (Sundermount, A New Path)	3
Vestments of the Mystic*	98	2 Rune slots \| +2 Willpower	20 Magic \| 20 Willpower	Emporium’s Relics and Antiques (Black Emporium)	1
Robes of Unblemished Cleanliness*	307	+2 to all attributes \| +24% Fire damage \| +24% Cold damage \| +24% Electricity damage \| +24% Nature damage \| +28% Healing by this character	32 Magic \| 32 Willpower	Emporium’s Relics and Antiques (Black Emporium)	3

* Downloadable content (see dragonage.com/da2/addons for details).

Helms

Name	Armor	Properties	Requirements	Acquisition	Act
Slaver Lord’s Cowl	25	1 Rune slot \| +6 Mana/Stamina \| +2% Critical chance	16 Magic \| 16 Willpower	Chest (Danarius’s Manor, Bait and Switch)	1
Thinking Cap	30	+8 Mana/Stamina \| +20 Attack	18 Magic \| 18 Willpower	Corpse (Sanctuary, Enemies Among Us)	1
Illwan’s Hood	33	+2 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate \| +154 Cold resistance \| +154 Electricity resistance	18 Magic \| 18 Willpower	Robes by Jean Luc (Hightown)	1
Hood of the Spiral Eye	43	+11 Mana/Stamina \| +27 Attack	21 Magic \| 21 Willpower	Tarohne (Sanctuary, Enemies Among Us)	1
Gascard DuPuis’s Favorite Hat	43	+13 Defense \| +2% Critical chance	21 Magic \| 21 Willpower	Gascard DuPuis (Killer’s Lair, All That Remains)	2
Tevinter Enchanter’s Cap	51	+31 Attack \| +6% Fire damage	22 Magic \| 22 Willpower	Chest (Holding Caves, A Bitter Pill)	2
Cowl of the Overseer	72	+16 Mana/Stamina \| +41 Attack \| +2 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate	25 Magic \| 25 Willpower	Thug Leader (Winding Alley, Following the Qun)	2
Circlet of the Dreamer	103	+3 Magic \| +2 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate \| +6% Spirit damage	30 Magic \| 30 Willpower	Bonny Lem’s Wares (Disused Passage)	3
Hood of the Formari	72	1 Rune slot \| +41 Attack \| +2% Critical chance	25 Magic \| 25 Willpower	Mage Goods (Gallows Courtyard)	3
Regret	86	+6% Cold damage \| +10% Healing by this character \| +406 Cold resistance	27 Magic \| 27 Willpower	Robes by Jean Luc (Hightown)	3
Hood of the Champion	112	1 Rune slot \| +20 Mana/Stamina \| +58 Attack \| +2 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate	31 Magic \| 31 Willpower	Grace (The Wounded Coast, Best Served Cold)	3
The Resolutionist’s Cap*	123	2 Rune slots \| +1 Magic \| +4 Mana/Stamina regeneration rate	32 Magic \| 32 Willpower	Faith quest	3
The Ponderer*	66	2 Rune slots \| +1 Magic \| +1 Willpower	26 Magic \| 26 Willpower	Emporium’s Relics and Antiques (Black Emporium)	2

* Downloadable content (see dragonage.com/da2/addons for details).