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Dragon Age: The Veilguard

How to Open the Warden Vault

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard - How to Open the Warden Vault

The Warden Vault can be opened by solving three different puzzles in Warden Castle in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Learn more about how to open the Warden Vault and its rewards.

How to Open The Warden Vault

Locate The Warden Vault

Warden Vault - Quest Trigger Location
To trigger the quest, head to the Warden Castle and go right. You'll see a stairway going down, blocked by a Blistering Drakestone. Use either Taash's ability or The Lyrium Dagger to clear it, then go inside.

Unlock All Locks

Opening The Warden Vault
To open the Warden Vault, you'll need to solve 3 puzzles that correspond to 3 locks. Each puzzle is scattered throughout Warden Castle.

LOCK PUZZLE
1st
(Left-most Lock)
Wall Torches puzzle.
2nd
(Middle Lock)
Green Butterflies puzzle.
3rd
(Right-most Lock)
Wisp and Skeleton puzzle.

Warden Vault 1st Lock

The Warden Vault Levers
From the courtyard, go to the hallway blocked by a wagon. Destroy it and go inside. Clear the area of crates and barrels and you'll see three levers attached to the wall. Interact with the levers in this order:

  1. Left Lever
  2. Right Lever
  3. Center Lever

Lighting all three torches releases the first lock of the Warden Vault.

Warden Vault 2nd Lock

Next, you'll be going for the middle lock. West of the are filled with Antaam before is a door. Enter it and follow the hall. Once outside, look to the right and you will see a skeleton surrounded by glowing green butterflies. You need to find all 4 green butterflies scattered across Warden Castle to unlock the second lock.

1st Green Butterfly

1st Green Butterfly
In the Western-most section of Warden Castle, by the corridor. A skeleton surrounded by green butterflies is found on the Northern wall.

2nd Green Butterfly

2nd Green Butterfly
Head back to the upper courtyard before entering the castle and go to the right side. There will be a skeleton with a green glow in the corner.

3rd Green Butterfly

3rd Green Butterfly
This skeleton is outside the castle gate, to the right, near the fast travel beacon.

4th Green Butterfly

4th Green Butterfly
The skeleton is beside the lever behind the secret room that opens up after you come near the spirit after finding the 3rd Green Butterfly.

Warden Vault 3rd Lock

The Warden Vault Wisp
In the hall where you revealed the secret door for the second lock, look for an explosive jar on the top right of the ledge. Hit it with Taash's ability to expose a ladder on the left. Head up and take the Wisp.

Drop down the ledge and head straight up, then to the left, past the door. Head inside then take another left. Follow the path until you see a crack in the wall with a skeleton inside. Bring the Wisp there to open a door to the left. Hurry, because Wisps disappear after a few seconds!

Pull the lever attached to the wall to release the third and final lock.

Return to The Warden Vault

The Warden Vault Gate
Head back down to the vault, open the door, and claim all of the loot.

The Warden Vault Overview

The Warden Vault
Location Rivain Coast
Rewards ・500 XP
・+50 Grey Warden Strength
・+100 Lords of Fortune Strength
Description
A sealed door guards ancient treasures beneath the Warden Fortress in Rivain.

The Warden Vault is found underneath Warden Castle in the Rivain Coast, which you can explore after recruiting Taash.

The Warden Vault Rewards

The Warden Vault will hold 3 Chests, one of which is a Timelost Hoard. Items in the chests are fixed based on your class. Plus, don't forget to claim the Petrified Dragon's Tear memento to help upgrade The Caretaker.

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The Tempered Soul, Everlasting The Warden Vault Rituals for the Risen
The Snake Nest Deal Hauntings: Restless Dreams Hauntings: Deathly Curiosity
Unwelcome Guests Statuary, Fine Art, and Antaam Spies Among Us
Pinnacle of its Kind Gate of Pale Reflections Partners in a Dangerous Crime
Hauntings: From Beyond Hauntings: Shadows of Fortune Last Rites
Warden Grey's Final Repose A Hidden Hoard Desperate in Dock Town
Kataranda the Stormrider The Treasure of Sharksmouth Mountain Dead Men Tell Some Tales
Something's Coming Hauntings: Feeling Scared? Hauntings: Deadly Playtime
A Time to Kill Wrongs of Annulment The Soul of a City
Lethal Devotion A Crow and a Gentleman Recalling the Lost
Something Wicked Regrets of the Dread Wolf The Wolf's Call
The Labs Below The Heart of Corruption A City Blighted
Missing in Action Gate of Lost Ages Gate of Deep Sorrows
Restless Spirits Gate of Faded Glories Gate of Parched Hopes
For Gold and Glory In Memoriam The Hall of Valor
A Slow Poison Spinning Gold from Grey Only An Echo
The Cabin in the Blight Lives Spared An Academic Interest
Cornered in the Catacombs A Shroud Over the Light Out of Tune
Loyal Friends The Plight of the Veil Jumpers A Growing Corruption
Spirits of the Dalish Disrupt and Conquer The Magic of the Ancients

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