A guide to the best companions to bring in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. See a ranking for all companions and why in this article!

Companions Tier List for Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Best Companions Ranked

	Harding	Lucanis
	Emmrich	Taash
	Neve	Davrin
	Bellara

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SS Tier

Companion	Explanation
Harding	•　Permanent Overwhelmed infliction on detonation •　Best heals with Soothing Potion since Rejuvenation is considered as an Advantage status •　Can apply Sundered with high Stagger damage
Lucanis	•　Extremely high Barrier and Stagger damage that can shred defense permanently •　Inflicts Necrosis and Bleeding •　Can Detonate Overwhelmed

S Tier

Companion	Explanation
Emmrich	•　High Necrotic/Necrosis Damage •　Can massively shred Necrotic resistances •　Resource restoration with certain skills
Taash	•　Reliable Fire Damage and Burning affliction •　Can taunt nearby enemies •　Large AoE abilities

A Tier

Companion	Explanation
Neve	•　Has Freeze and Chilled abilities •　Can detonate Sundered •　Only effective on certain Rook builds
Davrin	•　Detonates Weakened •　Can taunt nearby enemies •　Low damage with high defensive capabilities

B Tier

Companion	Explanation
Bellara	•　Can group up enemies with Galvanized Tear •　Low Electric Damage •　Abilities fall off compared to Harding

Tier List Criteria

Compatibility with Multiple Teams

The most important criteria for this tier list is the capabilities of a Companion to function well with any Rook class and specialization without any drawbacks. This means the Companion can be recommended for any elemental build since it does not rely on the Rook themselves, but rather their own abilities.

Keep in mind that some Companions may still benefit more on specific Rook builds and does not entirely mean higher tiers can completely outclass lower tiers.

All Classes, Specializations, and Best Builds

Overall Utility

Other than compatibility, the overall utility of their abilities to support the Rook in combat is important as well. This can vary from crowd control, buffs/debuffs, skill tree passives, and their Veilguard specializations.

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