How to Beat Betrayal of Felassan

Betrayal of Felassan is a hidden boss encountered in the Converged City of the Crossroads as part of the Gate of Deep Sorrows side quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Learn more about how to beat Betrayal of Felassan, its attack patterns, location, and rewards in here.

How to Beat Betrayal of Felassan

Use Necrotic Damage

Weakness	Resistance
Necrotic	Cold

Betrayal of Felassan is weak to Necrotic damage and resists Cold. It is advantageous to have either Emmrich or Lucanis in the party to exploit its weakness.

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Equip Arainai's Talon

Arainai's Talon grants a permanent Necrotic Weapons effect upon entering combat. Necrotic Weapons converts all weapon damage to Necrotic, allowing Rook to deal significantly higher damage with weapon attacks against the boss.

Arainai's Talon Location and Effects

Parry to Stun the Boss

Parrying any of Betrayal of Felassan's attacks stuns it for a brief duration, allowing abilities and attacks to hit without fail. Watch out for a yellow marker above Rook's head to determine if an attack can be parried or not.

Combat Guide

Use Ranged Attacks to Disrupt the Ritual

Upon reaching 80% health and 40% health, the boss will teleport below the Fade tear and protect itself with a barrier. Use ranged attacks to deplete the barrier quickly and disrupt the ritual.

Defeat the Undead Warriors and Mages First

During the ritual at 80% health, Undead Warriors will appear in the battlefield and assist Felassan. Defeat the warriors first as they will not despawn by themselves.

At 40% health, the boss will start the ritual again, summoning Undead Mages in the arena. The battle will end up in a chaotic state if the Undead Warriors were not defeated beforehand.

Betrayal of Felassan Attack Patterns

Betrayal of Felassan Moveset
Projectile Attack Sweep Attack Clockwise Swing Triple Thrust Jump Thrust Kick Shield Bash Shield Projectile Slam Attack

Projectile Attack

Shoots a skull-shaped projectile that can inflict Chilled. The projectile has weak homing and can be parried.

Sweep Attack

A sweeping attack with its spear, from its right side reaching left. The attack can be parried, but can be mistaken for its Clockwise Swing.

Clockwise Swing

Spins clockwise before swinging its spear in a wide sweep. Cannot be parried.

Triple Thrust

Thrusts three consecutive times with its spear. Parrying the attack early will cancel further thrusts.

Lunge

Runs towards the target, jumps, and lunges with its spear. Cannot be parried, but will leave its back open when dodged.

Kick

Charges ahead before driving a kick towards the target. Cannot be parried, and will inflict knock down when it hits.

Shield Bash

Lifts shield and swings at the target. Has a quicker version where it swings its shield in a left hook. Both versions can be parried.

Shield Projectile

Readies its shield infront, and continuously fire projectiles with a large AoE. Deals minimal damage, but each projectile will cause cause knockback and cannot be parried.

Slam Attack

Jumps in a twirling motion before driving its spear into the ground. Has a large radius, cannot be parried, and has a high chance of inflicting Chilled.

Betrayal of Felassan Location

Crossroads

World Location	Map Location

Betrayal of Felassan is encountered in the Crossroads during the Gate of Deep Sorrows side quest. Defeat Desmal, Bloodbound to Elgar'nan in Treviso to acquire its Champion Essence. The essence is then used to unlock the gate in Converged City in the Crossroads that leads to Betrayal of Felassan.

Gate of Deep Sorrows Walkthrough

Betrayal of Felassan Rewards

The Burden Amulet

Defeating Betrayal of Felassan unseals the Timelost Hoard containing The Burden unique amulet, as well as drop a Revenant Essence to progress The Heart of Corruption side quest.

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