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Leliana served basically to sing the Song of Courage. She's not doing any damage, so forget about that. Give her any equipment to increase her willpower and mana reserves. Frost Weapons, Curses on the Dragon, etc. When I played, she was almost completely tactics controlled, I almost never needed to micro her. Wynne should cast as many support spells as she can, and then go on healing duty. That said, if you've built him right, he should survive the chomp (albeit with very little health at the end). If Alistair himself is, have Wynne heal him while he's in the air, it should keep him alive, and is generally a lot easier than reviving him if he dies. Either way, it prevents anyone except Alistair from being picked up by the Dragon.

Tactics may/may not work for this, so you may have to do it manually.

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But by far his best use is Shield Bash, which will free you if you've been grabbed by the dragon. Put +damage (Frost and Lighting, not Fire) Runes on his sword, I had Maric's.ДЄlistair also has Rally, which is great for any of your melee attackers. I considered giving him Yusaris (the +damage to Dragons blade from the Mage's Tower) but figured a shield went better. Make sure you give him massive armor, I had Cailan's set from the RtO DLC. Tactics alone should keep Alistair alive for a fair bit. Get Wynne to heal anyone when they get below 50%, with herself as first priority. I assume you're not putting yourself through some voluntary potion abstinence, so get your characters to drink health potions when their health is below 20%. The first general tip I can give you is to setup your tactics. I too was an Assasin/Bard DW Rogue, with Alistair as Tank (Templar/Champion), Wynne for Healing/Support (Spirit Healer/Doesn't Really Matter) and Leliana for kicks/ranged attack (Bard/Ranger?). I beat the high dragon on my first visit to the Mountain, about halfway through the game.

Hopefully, with Shale holding aggro and you and your ranged character on DPS, you should be able to take the dragon down. Even with Wynne healing, I'd still set Shale's tactics to chug Health Poultices because of her large health pool. Save up Warmth Balms on hand for you and your tank, seeing as you'll be in the closest range and keep them micro'd, as every little bit helps. If I recall correctly, there is a visual cue as to where it's going to land, so make sure your healer isn't standing within range, or else they'll take a ton of physical damage. Occasionally, it'll fly up into the air and decide to come crashing down somewhere. You can still trigger backstab damage if you're standing a little to its side and stabbing the back of its thigh. One problem as a rogue is that you'll want to backstab, but the Dragon uses its tail and a kick move in order to ward off flanking. Once you've had a chance to stand off against the dragon for longer than a minute, as with any boss, make sure you learn the cues for its attacks. Unfortunately, you cannot make the Superior version until you have the Dragon Scale that you receive from beating the dragon. You can come back and initiate battle with it any time after the Urn of Sacred Ashes quest is finished. Seeing as you'll be in melee as a rogue with Shale tanking, that will already put a lot of pressure for healing on Wynne, so I'd definitely recommend having your 4th be some kind of ranged character that can hopefully stay out of the way and not steal aggro.ДЄdditionally, you may want to consider grabbing Wade's Drakeskin Armor Set for yourself before you face the dragon, if you don't have it already. Alternatively, you could also use Leliana for additional ranged damage instead of Morrigan. I was assassin rogue main as well, with Wynne for healing, and I believe I had Morrigan for cold damage, which the dragon is weaker to. Get her equipped with some fire resistance crystals (Large Brilliant are the best) and she's quite the powerhouse, especially with Stoneheart as a skill. I would highly recommend using her because of that. I ended up beating the High Dragon with Shale as a main tank because she is immune to the Dragon Bite of Doom (not the official name!), which is a one-hit kill for any other character.

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