Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Hero of the Veilguard Guide

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Hero of the Veilguard status can be achieved by completing the final quest of a companion's questline. Learn more about each companion's quest to achieve the Hero of the Veilguard status, what it is, and its rewards in here!

How to Achieve Hero of the Veilguard Status

Complete the Final Companion Quest

Harding and Rook After Making the Choice

Each Companion has their own set of Companion Quests to complete. The Hero of the Veilguard status can be achieved by clearing the final companion quest, where a major choice for the companion will occur.

In addition to achieving Hero of the Veilguard status, companions will unlock their Veilguard Skill and receive a Legendary Armor. The skill and armor acquired will differ depending on the choice selected during their final companion quest.

All Major Choices and Effects on the Story

All Final Companion Quests

Companion Quest
Harding The Heart of the Titan
Bellara Through the Shadows
Davrin The Profane and the Lost
Taash Lair of the Dragon King
Lucanis Murder of Crows
Emmrich The Sacrifice of Souls
Neve City of Shadows

Above are the quests needed to clear for the companion to attain the Hero of the Veilguard status.

All Companion Quests Guide

Hero of the Veilguard Rewards

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Harding Bellara Davrin Taash
Lucanis Emmrich Neve

Harding

Choice Skill Armor
Honor the Titans' anger The Stone's Vengeance
・Harding's Weapon attacks are occasionally replaced with Titan Stones.
・Titan Stones deal 20% increased damage and now apply Bleeding.
Titan's Vengeance
・Detonations also apply Bleeding
・Detonations deal +25% Physical damage vs. enemies that are already Bleeding
Remember who you are Heart of the Titan
・Soothing Potion's cooldown duration is reduced by -15%.
・Harding's Detonation damage is increased by 25%. You and your other companions gain bonus 20% damage and 15% cooldown reduction.
Inquisition Spotter
・All Detonations are more likely to disrupt affected enemies
・This chance for disruption applies to all enemies near a Detonation

Harding may acquire either The Stone's Vengeance skill and Titan's Vengeance armor, or the Heart of the Titan and Inquisition Spotter depending on the choice selected during the Heart of the Titan quest.

Should Harding Honor the Titans' Anger?

Bellara

Choice Skill Armor
Keep the Archive Lingering Strike
・Bellara's Replenish Ability now applies Weakened in a 6-meter radius around you
・Whenever Bellara applies Weakened, it also deals 200 Electric damage and renders the target Shocked
Archivist's Mail
・Detonating a Sundered enemy Detonates another nearby Sundered enemy. (30-second cooldown)
・Enemies near the second Detonation become vulnerable to Electric damage
Free the Archive Chain Lightning
・Bellara's weapon attacks chain lightning against Shocked enemies, dealing 100 Electric damage
・The effect of Shocked is 10% stronger
Reborn Leathers
・Detonations apply Shocked to all enemies
・Detonations deal an additional 200 Electric damage

Keeping the Archive will unlock Bellara's Lingering Strike skill and obtain the Archivist's Mail armor, whereas freeing it will unlock the Chain Lightning skill and acquire the Reborn Leathers armor.

Should Bellara Keep or Free the Archive?

Davrin

Choice Skill Armor
Become Sentinels of Nature Battlemaster
・Assan abilities deal 25% more damage
・When used, Assan abilities grant Precision
Wildwood Benefactor
・Detonating Staggered enemies deals Stagger to all enemies
・Stagger from Detonating is increased by 10% for each enemy hit
Return to the Grey Wardens Defender
・Assan abilities have 25% shorted cooldown duration
・When used, Assan abilities grant Deflect.
Grey Benefactor
・Detonations damage is now dealt as Fire damage
・Deal +25% more Fire damage for each stack of Burning on the target

Letting the griffons stay in Arlathan Forest to become Sentinels of Nature will award the Battlemaster skill and the Wildwood Benefactor armor for Davrin. Returning them to the Grey Wardens will unlock the Defender skill and the Grey Benefactor armor instead.

Should the Griffons be Sentinels of Nature?

Taash

Choice Skill Armor
What did she want for you? Rivaini Flair
・Taash's Critical damage increases by 50%, with damage vs. High Health increased by 25%
・Taash's Burning now deals 50% more damage on the initial hit, reducing by 10% on each subsequent hit
Rivain's Legacy
・All Detonations now apply Burning to all affected enemies
・Detonations deal an additional +150% Fire damage if the target is already Burning
Who was she? Qunari Focus
・Taash's weapon attack damage increases by 50% with a 20% reduction in cooldown duration
・Taash's Burning duration increases by 2 seconds
The Qun's Honor
・Detonating a Weakened enemy Detonates another nearby Weakened enemy (internal cooldown)
・The second Detonation now applies to all other nearby Weakened enemies, not just one

Taash will unlock the Rivaini Flair skill and Rivain's Legacy armor upon choosing to embrace the Rivaini culture. Alternatively, they unlock the Qunari Focus skill and The Qun's Honor armor upon embracing their Qunari heritage instead.

Should Taash Embrace Rivaini Culture or Qunari Heritage?

Lucanis

Choice Skill Armor
His actions are unforgivable. Demon of Defiance
・Lucanis's Critical damage increases by 50%, and his Detonation damage increases by 50%.
・Lucanis's Abilities now deal 25% more damage to enemies suffering from an Affliction.
Crow's Tenacity
・Detonations vs. Knocked Down enemies also deal Stagger to all enemies
・Stagger from Detonating is increased by 50% for each enemy hit
You still care. Show mercy. Demon of Rebellion
・Your resistance is increased by 10%.
・The party's Barrier damage is increased by 25%.
Crow's Poise
・Detonating an Overwhelmed enemy Detonates another nearby Overwhelmed enemy (30-second cooldown)
・Enemies near the second Detonation become Vulnerable to Necrotic damage

Lucanis can obtain either the Demon of Defiance skill and Crow's Tenacity when choosing to imprison Illario, or the Demon of Rebellion skill and Crow's Poise armor when opting to forgive Illario and showing mercy.

Should Lucanis Forgive or Imprison Illario?

Emmrich

Choice Skill Armor
Bring back Manfred Life's Embrace
・Your Low Health threshold is now increased by 10%
・The party deals 50% more damage while you have Low Health
Graven Vestments
・Detonations deal +50% damage vs. health while you are at Low Health
・Detonations grant you Invulnerable while you are at Low Health
Become a Lich Death's Caress
・All of Emmrich's Abilities apply Necrosis when dealing damage.
・The party's Affliction damage is increased by 25%.
Lich's Vestige
・Detonating a Sundered enemy applies Quietus
・If the Detonated enemy already has Necrosis or Quietus, deal +200 Necrotic damage

Life's Embrace and Graven Vestments will be rewarded for Emmrich upon choosing to bring back Manfred, and Death's Caress and Lich's Vestige will be awarded instead upon selecting to ascend to Lichdom.

Should Emmrich Become a Lich?

Neve

Choice Skill Armor
You bring Dock Town hope Cold Justice
・Increases maximum chilled stacks by 1.
・Increases Chilled effectiveness by 2%.
・Increases Frozen duration by 100%.
Investigator's Robes
・Detonations permanently reduce enemies' cold resistance.
・Detonations apply Frozen on enemies whose cold resistance is at zero.
You protect Dock Town Winter's Wrath
・Increases Neve's critical damage by 50% more damage.
・Increases ability damage against Low Health enemies by 25%.
・Decreases ability damage cooldowns by 20%.
Threader's Plates
・Enemies can now only be Detonated once, but remain Sundered.
・Sundered effectiveness increases by 20%.

Choosing to bring Dock Town hope will unlock Neve's Cold Justice skill and Investigator's Robes armor, but will unlock the Winter's Wrath skill and Threader's Plates armor when opting to protect Dock Town instead.

Should Neve Protect Dock Town or Bring It Hope?

What is the Hero of the Veilguard Status?

Indicates Completed Companion Questline

Davrin Hero of the Veilguard.png

The Hero of the Veilguard status indicates that a Companion has overcome their problems and is ready to face bigger threats without distractions. This is done by witnessing and assisting in their growth through their companion quests, Lighthouse conversations, and their involvement with the main story.

Throughout the story, conversations between Solas and Rook will often hint towards the Companions' growth. This is evident after the events of Siege of Weisshaupt, where they fail to assassinate Ghilan'nain; the companions themselves will admit that they are distracted, and Solas will mention that there are other events that divert the companions' focus in the quest to defeat the elven gods.

Required for the Good Ending

Select a Companion to Aid the Antivan Crows

During the events of the Last Gambit quest, players will have to decide who to send to perform a specific job. Companions will have a significantly higher chance of succeeding and surviving when they have achieved the Hero of the Veilguard status, allowing them to join the final battle.

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