All endgame choices and outcomes in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

All through the endgame of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, you’ll need to make a collection of decisions. A few of them are no-brainers and gained’t have an effect on the general end result a lot, whereas others have rather more dramatic penalties (i.e., dying, destruction, and so forth).

Our Dragon Age: The Veilguard information outlines all decisions and outcomes within the endgame, serving to you retain as many individuals alive as attainable. However first…

Let’s get this out of the way in which: There are spoilers in regards to the ending of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the fates of the members of the Veilguard beneath. We’ll be cagey about it after we can, however there’s sort of no means round it.

The best way to put together for the endgame in Dragon Age: The Veilgaurd

The whole lot you’re doing over the course of the sport is secretly making ready your allies — each your occasion itself and the assorted factions all over the world of Thedas — for the ultimate battle.

Finishing every of your companion’s questlines will earn them Hero of the Veilguard standing, grant them a brand new talent, and get them some fancy armor. A number of these shall be conversations after which the occasional struggle.

The essential factor is that, when you end every companion’s story, they’ll be higher ready to outlive the approaching battle(s).

Equally, your relationship with every faction — the Antivan Crows, Lords of Fortune, Mourn Watch, the Shadow Dragons, Veil Jumpers, and Gray Wardens — performs a task of their position throughout the remaining battle. Over the course of the sport, you’re making choices for them and serving to them. And, in the end, how good your relationship is with every faction determines how strongly (or if) they present up for the ultimate battle.

This begins all the way in which again while you resolve to avoid wasting both Minrathous or Treviso from the dragon assault. Whoever you don’t assist shall be in a (barely) weaker place come the top of the sport.

Can everybody survive in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

All your preparations are actually to ensure everybody survives the ultimate battle. However, sadly, not everybody will. You’ll lose one member of your occasion at minimal. And probably extra. We’ll get into it beneath.

All endgame decisions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

All the alternatives you make main as much as the top of Dragon Age: The Veilguard decide which ending you will get and who survives the ultimate battle(s). Your faction energy and getting your allies to Hero of the Veilguard standing can all however assure that everybody survives, however you may nonetheless make dangerous calls.

We’ll break down all the alternatives intimately beneath, however let’s listing them for simple reference:

Are you able to persuade the Inquisitor to reunite with Solas?

As you method the top of the sport, you’ll get a quest referred to as “Legacies and Legends” the place you must meet the Inquisitor on the Cobbled Swan in Dock City.

Over the course of an extended dialog about Solas, the Inquisitor will reveal that they have been as soon as in love with Solas and, relying in your decisions, is perhaps open to forgiving him.

Ought to Davrin or Harding lead the distraction?

Beginning the hunt “When Plans Align” provides you a warning that you simply’re heading into the top of the sport. There’s nonetheless an extended approach to go, however that is the place the motion actually kicks off.

After an intense dialog with the staff, you’ll head to Tearstone Island to cease the gods’ ritual. Straight away, you’ll need to resolve if Davrin or Harding lead the distraction power.

Whoever you select shall be profitable, in order that’s not an issue. The problem is that whoever you select will find yourself sacrificing themselves later on throughout the struggle towards Ghilan’nain. There’s no means round this. I’m sorry. (Be warned that Assan sacrifices himself together with Davrin, if that sways your resolution.)

Ought to Bellara or Neve dismantle the wards?

After the distraction staff is profitable and rejoins the bigger occasion, you’ll come to a Fade tear and your path ahead shall be blocked by blood magic wards.

Both Bellara or Neve can dismantle them (efficiently), so there’s no improper selection instantly. Nevertheless, whoever does the dismantling goes to get grabbed by Elgar’nan and contaminated with blight (and gained’t be obtainable to your occasion for some time). Once more, there’s no means round this.

Whether or not or not they’ll struggle their means again from the kidnapping and an infection is determined by you probably have gotten them to Hero of the Veilguard standing. When you haven’t, they’ll succumb to the an infection.

Briefly, decide whomever is at Hero of the Veilguard standing.

Who ought to do what jobs in ‘The Final Gambit’

Over the course of “The Dragon and the Dread Wolf,” you’ll have a spherical of ultimate conversations with the staff (certainly one of a number of, truthfully). On the finish, you’ll collect everybody (minus two) collectively on the kitchen desk. This can instantly begin “The Final Gambit” and also you’ll need to make some life-and-death choices.

In a montage that mixes planning and motion, you’ll need to assign your occasion to numerous jobs that assist in your assault on Minrathous. How effectively these individuals do rely upon whether or not or not they’re a Hero of the Veilguard, your relationships with the assorted factions, and whether or not or not they’re a very good match for the duty. (You don’t need to match the companion to the faction, although.)

Making ready and selecting poorly can (and can) result in the deaths of your companions, the leaders of the assorted factions, or each. However should you get everybody to Hero of the Veilguard standing, it’s exhausting to screw up right here.

And meaning you may concentrate on who you wish to have in your occasion and work backward.

Who ought to unravel the wards with the Veil Jumpers?

Somebody magical is your greatest guess right here because it retains Strife, the top of the Veil Jumpers, alive. Bellara has expertise with magical artifacts, Emmrich has his necromancy, and Neve is a robust mage.

The strongest selection is Bellara or Neve — clearly, who you select right here is determined by who you selected to dismantle the wards beforehand. However, in case your faction energy is excessive sufficient and your companions are Veilguards, Emmrich or Harding work right here, too.

Who ought to kill the Venatori commander with the Antivan Crows?

Your subsequent selection is who to ship after the Venatori warfare mage whereas the Antivan Crows again them up. You’re in search of somebody with expertise combating mages (or simply, , stabbing). Neve is a stable selection, however should you’re in search of an murderer, Lucanis is the simple decide.

Relying on who’s obtainable and unassigned, Harding or Neve can even pull it off.

Who ought to struggle the Juggernaut with the Gray Wardens and Mourn Watch?

Subsequent, you’ll need to assign somebody to struggle alongside the Gray Wardens to cease the building-sized Juggernaut. It’s exhausting to select anybody however Taash for this position for apparent causes, however Davrin or Harding can fill in.

Are you able to improve Felassan’s Rune energy?

In your means into the ultimate battle(s), you’ll get an opportunity to speak to Morrigan. She’ll provide you with a robust new rune — Felassan’s Rune — the energy of which is set by how a lot progress you’ve made within the “Coronary heart of Corruption” aspect quest.

Who to assign throughout ‘The Dread Wolf Rises’

In your approach to the Archon’s Palace, you’ll have one final task handy out.

Earlier than you begin your climb, your entire allies collect and provide you with a warning to a coming assault and also you’ll have to select certainly one of your companions to remain behind and assist out. This selection is about defending others. Both Bellara or Neve — whoever acquired kidnapped earlier — gained’t be obtainable for this position — however the two of them are dangerous decisions right here. (Spoiler: They’ll die.)

Your faction energy figures in quite a bit right here, as does the Hero of the Veilguard standing of your companions. When you’ve acquired every little thing maxed out, their probabilities enhance, however you may nonetheless lose an ally from this resolution. In our expertise, Davrin, Harding, Lucanis, or Taash will make it by means of the struggle alive, so you may decide whoever you don’t want to your occasion throughout the remaining battle.

You do have one final selection within the endgame: what to do about Solas. That call, although, determines what ending you see. There are three potential outcomes, broadly breaking down alongside the standard “good,” “dangerous,” and “impartial” paradigm, and which one you will get relies on sure pre-requisites.

For extra, see our information on easy methods to get all endings in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, alongside our explainer on easy methods to unlock the key ending (a post-credits scene).