How to get the best ending to Dragon Age: The Veilguard—or the worst, if you're curious

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An illustration of Morrigan walking into the sunset in The Veilguard

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We’ve seen the very best and the absolute worst endings for The Veilguard, so I’ll walk you through how to achieve each. There’s still a little wiggle room in between to make your own choices about how you think certain characters' stories should end. So first up, let’s break down the best ending for The Veilguard.

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An illustration of Solas walking into the sunset in The Veilguard

Dragon Age: The Veilguard best ending decisions

Here are the choices you need to make to get the best ending to The Veilguard:

Should Harding or Davrin lead the distraction?

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Rook chooses “Davrin leads the distraction” during The Shadowed Sun quest which says “Davrin and Assan will reisk themselves leading the second team."

There’s no true right answer here, but all other things being mostly equal, it makes the most sense for Davrin as a character to make this sacrifice. As a Grey Warden, he was fully prepared to die killing the archdemon at Weisshaupt and was frustrated that he wasn’t able to achieve that. He’s prepared to do what it takes. As for the endings of their personal stories, Harding has a lot more left to discover about the Titans while Davrin was largely able to settle a future for the griffons that doesn’t require him, bittersweet as that is.

Be aware that if you’re romancing one of the two of them, this will lock you out of the final romance scene with your partner that’s supposed to take place after this battle. So that might factor into your decision more than the larger character arcs.

Should Neve or Bellara dismantle the wards?

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Rook chooses to have Bellara dismantle the wards in The Shadowed Sun quest.

Again, I recommend picking Bellara for lore and character reasons. You’ll save your companion from Elgar’nan’s clutches later but the big moment they get to defy him during the final battle feels way more relevant to Bellara as an elf and makes for a more emotional payoff.

This decision will also muck with your ability to see that final romance scene, so take that into consideration. You won’t be able to save your companion until after that final night at the lighthouse where you’ll get to spend the night with whoever you romanced.

How to assign your companions for the final quest

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Rook and companions and allies stand together before the final fight in The Veilguard

When planning out your final mission, here’s who to assign to each job to guarantee there will be no other character deaths:

This will leave you with Neve and Harding as your party members to fight through the hordes of enemies on your way to Elgar’nan.

A little later, you’ll have another choice of who to send to help the Inquisitor and their forces defend the barricades while you climb to the final fight. You should send Taash with them.

What should you say to Solas?

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Solas bloodied after a battle looks sadly at Rook

After your fight with Elgar’nan, it’s time for a final confrontation with Solas. You’ll get a choice between tricking Solas into binding himself to The Veil or attempting to fight him. If you successfully acquired Mythal’s essence earlier in the game, you’ll have the third option of asking Mythal to reason with Solas. No matter what, Solas winds up bound to The Veil to preserve it and save the world. It’s just a matter of how you get there.

The best ending is to tell Solas “You don’t have to do this,“which is only available if you collected Mythal’s essence.Your second dialogue choice doesn’t seem to have any bearing on the ending, so pick as you please. This will summon The Inquisitor, Morrigan, and Mythal to all talk him into doing the right thing. This is definitely the most emotional and satisfying ending you can choose for Solas.

Worst ending to The Veilguard

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Elgar’nan screams during the final fight in The Veilguard

What’s the worst possible ending for The Veilguard?

Everyone dies. Seriously, similar to the worst ending for Mass Effect 2, everyone can die, including Rook, though you are still ultimately victorious. There are three things you need to do to ensure this worst outcome:

If you want to see this ending guaranteed—and it is a pretty cool ending to be honest—do the following during the ending quest in Minrathous against Elgar’nan:

When climbing the tower:

It’s worth noting that, as mentioned earlier, nothing you do during the first ending quest against Ghilan’nain on the island will change anything, apart from who dies while fighting her, and who sacrifices themselves to the blight later if you’re on track for the worst ending.

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What’s the worst possible ending for The Veilguard?

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