Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Overview of all main missions and when they block side quests

We not only give you a complete overview of all missions in the main quest, but also reveal when it is best to complete all side quests.

Although it says goodbye to its large open-world areas from Inqusition, there is still a lot to explore and discover here. But if you want to avoid that, you can concentrate fully on the main quest and then see the end credits in certainly less than 30 hours.

Whether your story ends particularly happily is a completely different question. Here we will give you a rough overview of all the missions of the main quest. Furthermore, we take upwhen the main quest might allow side tasks to expire. Because yes, some of your decisions have far-reaching consequences.

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• All missions of the main quest
• When is time for companion and side quests?

All missions of the main quest

The main quest of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is usually either about supporting allies against the attacks of the elven gods or recruiting new companions yourself.

We won't spoil what exactly happens in each quest in this guide. But remember thatThe quest name alone may contain slight spoilers. So you have been forewarned!

A (!) indicates important special features. In addition, between the big quests there are also smaller tasks that can theoretically also be counted as the main quests. However, these are usually just short dialogues or intermediate sections; we have focused on the full-fledged missions here.

Even though the story of The Veilguard is relatively linear, at some points you can choose which quest you want to do first. Mostly when you have to decide which companion you want to recruit first. For example, you can either bring Taash into the team before Emmerich or vice versa. But that doesn't have a big impact on the story.

There is currently no DLC planned for The Veilguard. So you can count on a completed story and don't have to worry the whole time about whether you'll miss the game's biggest twist, as was the case with Inqusition, if you don't buy a DLC.

When is time for companion and side quests?

Basically, there is relatively little to stop you from alternating main and companion quests at any time. However, some companion tasks are also dependent on the progress of the main story. For example, for the end of Davrin's quest you have to be well through the second act and Neve and Lucanis are also linked to the main quest. We would recommend the following rhythm:

• Play the main quest until you have recruited Lucanis andThe relic smuggling caseis done. Then first use the time and explore a few of the new areas, i.e. the Arlathan Forest, Treviso and Minrathous. You should do as many side quests as you can, especially in the two cities.
• Once you're ready, playThe Guardian's best friendand here recruits Davrin for the Veil Watch. Be sure to only do this once you have completed side quests in the two cities. At least, if you want to do it all... it might take a while.
• AfterThe siege of WeißhauptThe game will even actively advise you to take care of your companions. Take note of this, but pay attention to the three main questsBloodbath,The Wild Swan CaseandThe cauldronare important for some companions. Afterwards, at the latest, you can put all your energy into side and companion quests.
• If you go to the quest,The Blood of ArlathanMake sure you've already completed Davrin's quest up to "Hope on Wings."
• Then we move rapidly towards the final battle with the gods. The natural ending point is the questWhen plans complement each other, but the game itself points this out very emphatically.

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