I recently started playing Dragon age II for the first time. I chose the Rogue class and would like some pointer on avoiding damage. The Evade ability comes in handy, but can I combine this with other abilities/ party abilities?
Best way to avoid damage playing Rogue in Dragon Age II
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Best Answer
In addition to Z's answer, one of the Rogue's biggest benefit to a group is helping the tank (term used loosely at times, you can run parties with no true tanks) get the focus of enemies. Your Scoundrel tree is perfect for this:
Additionally you can use your shadow to escape from view unharmed. I've never went down that path myself though to comment on its effectiveness. I prefer playing with the threat of enemies instead.
Edit: Another really useful tip, sort of related to this, is to use your abilities as little as possible to survive. Rogues get their damage from auto-attacking, and using abilities interrupts their sustained DPS. Nothing wrong with stunning everything or redirecting focus if needed, but if you're in no danger just sit behind an enemy and kill it, you'll take a lot less damage the less they live (especially in a large cluster, kill 1-2 high damage squishy targets, like mages, and it suddenly becomes a lot easier to manage).