What is the best Dragon Age The Veilguard class?

Here's some essential info to help you decide which Dragon Age The Veilguard class and specializations work best for your chosen playstyle.

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Which Dragon Age The Veilguard class should you pick? Carving your own path through Thedas has always been at the core of the Dragon Age experience – your character and party composition directly correlate to the amount of power you wield in battle. With The Veilguard, you’ll not only be able to pick one of three unique classes, but you can also hone down on their abilities and further specialize them to fit your playstyle.

The Dragon Age The Veilguard release date is finally here, and we have the key building blocks of your character laid out here in the various classes and specializations that the RPG game offers. Dedicating yourself to one of these classes will determine your fighting style – do you want to hurl destructive spells at your opponents, strike where they’re most vulnerable, or charge in headfirst, sword in hand? Here are all the Dragon Age The Veilguard classes and specializations.

Every Dragon Age The Veilguard class

There are three Dragon Age The Veilguard classes to choose from, with each impacting your playstyle, available weapons, and skills. Each class also comes with three specializations, which in turn open up additional upgrade options.

  • Mage
  • Rogue
  • Warrior

Mage

Mages utilize magic to best their foes in battle – some rain spells from afar while others can imbue their melee attacks with powerful abilities to defeat their opponents. The three mage specializations are:

  • Death Caller: Utilizes necro magic.
  • Evoker: Utilizes elemental magic.
  • Spellblade: Imbues melee attacks with magic.

Rogue

Rogues are perhaps the most efficient of all fighters, they strike fast and they strike true, and can prove to be exceptionally difficult to pin down. The rogue class can be crystalized into pure range, melee, or something a little more devious. The three rogue specializations are:

  • Duelist: A melee-focused specialization that utilizes quick attacks and enhanced movement speed.
  • Saboteur: Utilizes traps and subterfuge.
  • Veil Ranger: A ranged specialization that utilizes bow attacks.

Warrior

Warriors are perhaps the most quintessential fighters; they are the bread and butter of any party and can be used as an offensive tool, or a defensive stalwart. Here are the three warrior specializations:

  • Champion: Utilizes a sword and shield, and will most likely be your party’s tank.
  • Reaper: Utilizes life-steal abilities to stay in the fight and deal huge damage.
  • Slayer: Utilizes huge weapons to deal huge damage. Slow but effective.

Which Dragon Age The Veilguard class should you pick?

There is no single best class for Rook, but you need to consider the following tips before choosing the optimal class for your intended playstyle. First and foremost, you have seven Veilguard companions that represent all three classes.

Synergizing with your team is vital, especially if you’re playing on harder difficulties, so while you have to stick to your chosen class, you can always augment your team’s abilities with your party members. If you’re playing on normal and below, though, it’s basically a free-for-all, and you can reign whatever type of destruction you like, with whomever you like.

That said, it’s still handy to note that each companion applies one status effect and another class ‘detonates’ it, causing area-of-effect damage with bonus effects depending on the companion.

  • Mage companions apply Weakened and detonate Sundered (Bellara, Emmrich, and Neve)
  • Rogue companions apply Sundered and detonate Overwhelmed (Harding and Lucanis)
  • Warrior companions apply Overwhelmed and detonate Weakened (Davrin and Taash)

Rook, on the other hand, is more flexible and can apply various status effects and detonate them depending on the abilities chosen:

  • Rook Mages can apply Overwhelm and Weakened, detonating Sundered
  • Rook Rogues can apply Sundered and Weakened, detonating Overwhelmed
  • Rook Warriors can apply Overwhelm and Sundered, detonating Weakened

Picking a class that’s different from your preferred companions allows you to synergize more effectively, so it’s worth familiarizing yourself with the cast a little before creating your character. We’re quite fond of Bellara and Neve, both Mages, so it doesn’t make much sense to choose the Mage class as we wouldn’t be able to detonate Weakened.

As there are three mage companions, it’s best to choose either a Warrior or a Rogue for more diverse party options. That said, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is all about carving your own path, so choose the class that appeals most to you. Do note that Dwarves can’t be Mages. Other than that, there is no tactical significance between Veilguard lineages outside of narrative elements and appearance.

For more on The Veilguard, check out our guide to all the Veilguard skills and the full Veilguard quests list.

Additional contributions from Lowell Bell.