Should you save Minrathous or Treviso in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

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The first major story choice you’ll face in Dragon Age: The Veilguard iswhether to save Minrathous or Treviso. Both cities are facing simultaneous dragon attacks—bad luck there, Rook—and it’s up to you to figure out which one you’ll rush to the defense of.

Should you save Minrathous or Treviso?

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Rook chooses between saving Minrathous or Treviso in TheVeilguard

Like many things in a Dragon Age game, there’s no one right answer to whether you should save Minrathous or Treviso. It all comes down to how you want to tell your story—from your choice of faction to which companion you want to align yourself with.Both choices lead you to a brief fight with a dragon.

With all of those concerns onboarded, it’s up to you to decide which city to save. No matter what you choose,Neve and Lucanis will each defend their own city. So if you choose Treviso, you’ll pick one party member to join you and Lucanis to save it but Neve will not be available. The opposite will be true for saving Minrathous. This decision does come up again down the line in act 2 in which the city you save will turn up to have your back at a key moment.

Save Treviso

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While in Minrathous, a popup explains that because you helped save Treviso, Neve is devastated by the impending chaos in Minrathous

What happens if you save Treviso?

If you choose to save Treviso, Minrathous will face some serious damage from the dragon. Neve’s allies in the Shadow Dragons will be injured and the Venatori presence in the city will increase. Neve will also stay in the city to help her friends for a while, meaning you won’t have access to her as a party member until she returns after you’ve finished recruiting the final members of your crew.

Save Minrathous

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While in Treviso, a popup explains that because you helped Minrathous, Lucanis is devestated by the blight in Treviso

What happens if you save Minrathous?

If you choose to head to Dock Town to help Neve fight off the dragon, the sequence is very similar to that in Treviso; you make your way through the city, fighting some Venatori cultists along the way, before you arrive to find Neve and the Shadow Dragons. You’ll drive off the dragon and save the day… kind of.

As you were fighting in Minrathous, the city of Treviso fared less well. In particular, Lucanis takes the fall of Treviso very hard and it’s been confirmed that it will prevent you from pursuing his romance. Here’s everything that will happen:

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