Dragon Age: The Veilguardis all about learning to be the best leader possible, as you’re tasked with accomplishing the impossible: defeating the elven gods. While you’reoff slaying blighted dragonsand gathering allies for your fight, you can bring two of your seven companions with you at a time.
If you want tostand a chance against bosses from Razikaleto the elven gods themselves, you must put together the perfect pairings to tackle the challenges that await you. Certain missions will be easier if you prepare to exploit the main enemy’s weakness, but these pairings are good enough for almost any encounter.
Deciding on thebest party compositionsdependslargely on whether you are amage, warrior, or rogue.
Some duos below will perform better if they have a particular Rook with them.
Bellara and Lucanisform a wonderful pairing as they share the damage and supportive responsibilities fairly evenly. However, depending on what you choose to do with Treviso and Minrathous, Lucanis might be better suited to other pairings where he’s the sole damage dealer.
As with Neve, Lucanis can lose his supportive qualitiesif you choose not to save Treviso in the early stages,making himhardenedand more suited toraw damage.
In this case, Bellara shoulders healing duties while using herEnfeebling Shotto weaken enemies who are vulnerable toNecroticfor Lucanis to finish off. However, Lucanis can shift to a setup role if you prefer Bellara to attack with herFade Bolts,as they willdetonate the Sundered that Lucanis can apply.
Harding and Davrin are one of the safest duo selections in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, as Harding can capitalize on Davrin drawing the enemy’s attention to follow up with herHeavy Drawskill,detonating Overwhelmedand dealing a massive amount ofstagger.
With Harding capable of handling damage, set up, and even healing if you choose Soothing Potion, she complementsDavrin’s focus on disruption, distraction, and damage-dealing.Magesshould excel in this party combination, as your companions create space and opportunities for you to capitalize on.
Neve and Harding are afun pair for warriors to roll with,asHarding can help set up either Rook or Neve,enabling the latter to lash out with a rare Cold-based attack.
Neveis the only character who starts off with skills that doColddamage, as other companions need skills or items thatrequire certain upgrades to add Colddamage.
While Neve’s damage isn’t going to eviscerate targets alone, Harding’s help and Rook’s follow-ups should prove more than enough to defeat almost any foe in mere seconds. Depending on what type of warrior you go with, this team has a lot ofversatility for dealing with many vulnerabilities.
While Emmrich and Taash might not get along during their conversations in the Lighthouse, their skills on the battlefield are perfect for each other.Emmrich can set uphis duo partner by applyingWeakened,whichTaash can detonateusing their powerfulDragonfire Strikeability, dealingFiredamage in the process.
A rogue character can complete this trioas a saboteur by enhancing Taash’s damage and pitching in with some of your own. Regardless of what you’re using, you can rely onTaash to handle the offensive side of the battleif you’d prefer to help Emmrich set Taash up.
Neve and Davrin are another simple pairing that can use a rogue but also do extremely well witha second warriorto capitalize onNeve’s ranged application of weakened.
These two can work well with any Rook class, and are one of the most generally useful pairings given their rare damage types.
Neve offers something with her base kits that other characters don’t, via access toColddamage. While other characters can gain this damage via upgrades, you can enjoy it straight out of the box with Neve, making her agreat early-game selectionto pair with Davrin.
Lucanis finally gets a chance to use his damage-dealing abilities to their full potential, as this dynamic duo goesall-in on Necrotic damage,a risky strategy for casual play, butan excellent choice for certain quests.
Even thoughEmmrich detonates Lucanis' applied Sundered,you can pair these two and still make Lucanis your focal point for damage.
This duo is most effective when paired with aReaper Warrior,as Rook can select theDeadly Groundability, which creates aNecrotic fieldthat enhances damage. Pair this with Rook’sTitan Stomp to apply Overwhelmed,and select Necrotic-enhancing skills for Lucanis to make him a lethal ally.
Bellara and Taash stand tall asthe best companion duo in Dragon Age: The Veilguarddue to their excellent synergy and access to great damage types that can help prepare you for any encounter.Bellarabrings supportive qualities with Soothing Potion andsets up Taash by applying weakened.
This duo is strong enough to stand alone, so youcan make them work with any class of Rook.
Bellarais excellent againstBarriers,so Taash’s extra damage againstArmorvia herSpitfireability gives them the perfect one-two punch for exposing an enemy’s health bar.Bellara and Taashare two of the best companions in any scenario, and when combined, they’renearly perfect.
