For as long as this mode is active the caster sacrifices health to power spells instead of expending mana but effects that heal the blood mage are much less effective than normal.
Dragon age blood magic. Unlike users of conventional magic its users do not. In this article we explore the dragon age origins blood mage discussing its strengths and weaknesses spells and how to combine it with other specializations. In dragon age origins. Blood mage is one of the specializations available to the mage class in dragon age ii.
Blood magic is a school of magic that uses the power inherent in blood to fuel spellcasting and also to twist the blood in others for domination or violent corrupting purposes. Just as treacherous blood magic allows the veil to be opened completely so that demons may physically pass through it into our world. Blood mage is one of the mage specializations in dragon age. Some whisper that the order s relentless hunt has driven good intentioned apostates to blood magic in their desperation to survive and keep their freedom.
The dragon age origins blood mage is one of the more powerful and interesting of the mage specializations allowing you to drain your health and that of others to cast spells. The rise of the chant of light and the subsequent fall of the old imperium has led to blood magic being all but stamped out as it should be for it poses nearly as great a danger to those who would practice it as to the world at large. They must be willing to sacrifice their own life force or that of others in order to wield this power.