All Companion Builds and How to Recruit Them

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has 7 companions that can accompany Rook during their journey. See a list of companions and their best builds, as well as how to recruit all of them in this guide!

All Companion Builds in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Companion	Builds and Playstyle
Harding	Available Builds: ・Death Caller Build ・Champion Build ・Slayer Build ・Saboteur Build Playstyle: A bow user whose skills are unmatched. Her arrows can shred armor and stagger enemies.
Davrin	Available Builds: ・Death Caller Build Playstyle: Brings his enemies down with a combination of mighty attacks. Davrin teams up with Assan, a griffon, to keep everyone safe.
Bellara	Available Builds: ・Veil Ranger Build Playstyle: Bellara utilizes the Fade and manipulates electricity and control magic to support allies.
Taash	Available Builds: ・Spellblade Build ・Veil Ranger Build ・Saboteur Build Playstyle: Wields dual-axes and can also breathe out flames, allowing Tash to ignite enemies with draconic fury.
Lucanis	Available Builds: ・Reaper Build ・Spellblade Build ・Duelist Build Playstyle: Deals necrotic damage in battle with his dual-daggers. Also supports with potions and buffs.
Emmrich	Available Builds: ・Reaper Build ・Duelist Build Playstyle: A necromancer who summons spirits of the dead for crowd control and heal allies as well.
Neve	Available Builds: ・Champion Build ・Slayer Build ・Evoker Build Playstyle: She uses ice magic to freeze and slow down enemies.

There are a total of 7 companions who will accompany Rook throughout their journey in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. You can take them with you as teammates in combat or as a romance option during your adventure.

How to Recruit All Companions

Quest	Unlocks
The End of the Beginning	Lace Harding Neve Gallus
In Entropy's Grasp	Bellara Lutare
Sea of Blood	Lucanis Dellamorte
A Warden's Best Friend	Davrin
The Dragon Slayer	Taash
Where the Dead Must Go	Emmrich Volkarin

Companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard can be recruited by simply progressing the campaign. The table above lists the main quests and the companions you unlock after completing them.

Companions Guide

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Romance Companions Best Companions for Combat Can You Control Companions? How to Switch Companions

Romance Companions

All seven companions are romanceable in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Doing companion quests, and flirting with your companions will allow you to eventually form a romantic relationship with one of them!

Romance Guide and All Romance Options

Best Companions for Combat

In terms of combat, not all companions were created equally. There are certain companions who can fit on multiple teams and can function well with any Rook class and specialization without any drawbacks.
Best Companions Tier List

Can You Control Companions?

You cannot control companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard but you can command them to prioritize attacking a certain target and even choose which companion skills to activate.

This allows an onslaught of ability combos via casting Primer skills and following up with a proper Detonate, enabling a burst of damage to enemies in battle.

Combat Guide

How to Switch Companions

There are multiple ways to switch companions. However, the best way is to interact with a Beacon or the fast travel point in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

How to Switch Companions

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