Dragon Age: Origins Xbox 360 Cheats
How to use these cheats
Button names refer to the Xbox controller — A, B, X, Y, the LB/RB bumpers, LT/RT triggers and the D-pad. Unless told otherwise, enter codes from the pause or options menu, or while playing. Some cheats disable achievements for that save — keep a separate save before you start.
- Cheat codesNone
- Unlockables & collectibles19
- Tips & secrets5
Dragon Age: Origins has no traditional button-code cheats on Xbox 360. The extras below are all earned in game, through exploits, or via the free Dragon Age Journeys browser mini-game.
Bonus items: Register an EA account and link it to your Dragon Age: Origins profile, then play the free Dragon Age Journeys flash RPG at www.dragonagejourneys.com. Completing the tasks below unlocks the matching item in Origins.
| Item | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Amulet of the War Mage | Sign in to your EA account in Dragon Age Journeys. |
| Embri's Many Pockets | Save the Grey Warden Martine by completing The Missing Warden quest. |
| Helm of the Deep | Earn all five achievements in Dragon Age Journeys: The Deep Roads. |
Free Specialization books: Find a merchant selling the manual you want, save your game, then buy it to unlock the Specialization. Reload your save and the Specialization stays unlocked while your gold is refunded, and the book disappears from the vendor's stock.
Duplicate items: Place a stackable item in your Junk bag, visit a merchant and press the Sell All Junk and Sell buttons almost simultaneously (Y then A). Timed correctly you are paid twice the item's value; buy it back and repeat for easy gold.
Easy gold and XP: The Lothering quest Traps Are a Girl's Best Friend can be repeated endlessly for coin and experience. A title update removes the exploit, so it only works unpatched, and getting caught stealing in Lothering makes the quest giver refuse to talk to you.
Easy levelling: During Tainted Blood in Ostagar, collect the three vials of darkspawn blood but do not pick up the Grey Warden treaties. Tell Duncan, We have the blood, but not the scrolls, to gain experience, and repeat as often as you like.
Free supplies: In Redcliffe, convince the innkeeper to join the defence and the barmaid takes over, handing out the shop's stock for free. Travel to camp and back to refresh the shelves, an easy source of unlimited enhancement crystals for Shale.
| Weapon | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Ageless | In Orzammar, before crowning a new king, set three party members on the pressure plates and have the fourth click the throne, then slay the dragon that appears. |
| Keening Blade | Complete the Unbound quest by collecting the four journals: an adventurer's corpse in the Ruined Temple, the south fire-trap room of the Brecilian Lower Ruins, an adventurer in Orzammar's Tapster's tavern, and a demon in a Denerim back alley. |
| Marjolaine's Recurve | Complete Leliana's character quest. |
| Staff of the Magister Lords | Purchase it at Wonders of Thedas in Denerim. |
| Starfang | Take the Starmetal from the crater random encounter to Warden's Keep to have a sword forged. |
| Summersword | Defeat Loghain's general while rescuing the Queen. |
| The Rose's Thorn | Purchase it from a shop in Orzammar. |
| Topsider's Honour | Find the three pieces in the Deep Roads and reassemble them in Ortan Thaig. |
| Yusaris | Complete the Statue quest on the third floor of the Circle Tower. |
| Wintersbreath | Purchase it at Wonders of Thedas. |
| Armour | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Blood Dragon Armour | First piece comes with the DLC, the rest are sold by Bodahn. |
| Juggernaut Armour | Examine the three tombstones in the Brecilian Forest, then finish the Juggernaut quest in the ruins for the final piece. |
| Legion of the Dead set | Found on bodies throughout the Deep Roads. |
| Reaper's Vestments | Purchase it at Wonders of Thedas. |
| Robes of Possession | Complete Morrigan's quest, then loot the chest in Flemeth's hut. |
| Wade's armour sets | Bring three Drake Scales and a Dragon Scale to Wade at Wade's Emporium in Denerim. |
Specialization points: Your character earns a Specialization point at levels 7 and 14. Unlock a school through quests, companion approval or a manual, then spend the point at the level-up screen.