This is a complete walkthrough for Bellara's companion quest, Through The Shadows, of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's campaign. See this guide for quest information, objectives, and major decisions!

Through the Shadows Overview

Through the Shadows Objectives

Enter The Ancient Capital

The quest opens with a quick dialogue where Bellara says that time is short and that you have to stop the ritual, regardless of the cost. The choices won't really matter here, so pick whichever you like. Head towards the ruins, following the quest marker.

Deactivate The Orb

Upon reaching the marker, you'll come across this large artifact. Bellara says that it's a conduit and is speeding up the ritual. Interact with it to trigger the next quest segment.

Disrupt The Ritual

Once inside the Ancient Capital, Bellara says that she can deactivate the artifact, which will slow down the ritual. Any of the choices you make here will have you fight enemies in the next part, so just go with your preference.

Destroy Marked Targets

After picking a choice, you'll have to fight your way through waves of enemies while going after 3 marked orbs that will randomly spawn in the area. You can either get rid of enemies first or eliminate the orbs. Regardless, the area must be entirely clear before you can proceed.

Find The Ritual Site

After shutting down the large orb, make your way through the newly opened path. You'll encounter Demons as you head towards the quest marker. Just knock them off the edges for a quick dispatch, then go through the portal at the end.

Disable The Barrier

You'll emerge with a 5-point barrier blocking your way. Use the Elven beams in the area to hit each of the power conduits to bring down the barrier.

Cyrian Betrays Anaris

Once the barrier is down, simply follow the path leading you to the final area. A quick cutscene plays, revealing that you got through to Cyrian, causing him to banish Anaris. Again, you can pick any choice here without any negative consequence.

Stop The Ritual

Anaris suddenly returns, catching you all by surprise and mortally wounding Cyrian. You'll enter a boss battle and must defeat Anaris to finish this quest.

How to Beat Anaris

Anaris is a ranged enemy and will focus on using AoE attacks to poke you down from a distance. On top of that, he'll regularly summon Demons to aid him in combat.

Before you can deal damage to Anaris, you must first destroy 3 artifacts that shield him, one on each pillar in the area. Simply hit them with a ranged attack. Anaris will resummon these artifacts in fixed intervals after losing a certain amount of HP.

Say Goodbye to Cyrian

Unfortunately, there is no option in this quest or Bellara's entire storyarc that allows you to save Cyrian. After defeating Anaris, a cutscene plays, highlighting Bellara being able to at least say goodbye to her brother this time.

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