There are some truly powerful pieces of gear hiding away in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. In this guide, we’ll show you where to find them.
Unique gear is indicated by a glowing red box around the item icon, and includes weapons, helms, armor, and rings. These unlock special powers, like a trinket that swarms your enemies with bees, or an accessory that makes healing potions recharge your ultimate ability.
It’s important to note each unique item changes depending on your class. For instance, as a mage, the Mythal’s Light weapon is a mageknife, but if you play as a warrior it’ll be a longsword.
Some unique items require you to fulfil a quest, whereas you can simply find others out in the world. If you’re looking to build a team around them, check out our guide to the Dragon Age: The Veilguard best squad synergies.
After slaying 50 enemies in the Heights of Athim in the Crossroads, head to the blight-covered tree overlooking the area and hit the right side of it to activate an opening containing a chest.
Spawn at the east beacon in Hossberg called Old Crossroads. Head north and turn right through a blight-covered passage to find a glade with the chest containing Hopes Last Kiss. If the passage is impassable, it means you need to do the Hossberg region quest called Something’s Coming.
You can only grab this during Harding’s companion quest, the Waiting Stone. While facing the huge double doors in the Deep Roads, turn around and head left. Drop down a ladder and loot the chest.
Obtained by solving the crystal beam puzzle in Arlathan Forest, then fighting the Guardian of Secret. Spawn at the Ancient Aqueduct beacon north/east of the Veil Jumper camp, then head right out of the entrance. Make a second right before the stream and head up the ladder to find the crystal beam puzzle.
Defeat the blight guardian in Arlathan Forest. To find it, spawn at the Tainted Woods beacon in the north, then turn around. Use Harding’s ability to move the interactive stone and head into the ruined temple.
This is another missable item. During’s Harding’s quest, Heart of Stone, you must shoot a ladder down. Climb up it, and just before you turn right to jump over a broken wooden bridge, continue left. At the end of this route is a chest containing the item.
Starting from the Heart and Central beacon in the north, head to the north/west corner of the map. Follow the route around until you come to a courtyard. Complete the straightforward statue puzzle here to unlock the chest containing Jenny's Belt.
In Treviso, spawn at the western beacon called the Streets of Coin Financials. Head north/east and turn right at the corner. Up ahead, climb the wooden trellis and follow the route until you come to a broken window. Interact with the bookshelf to find the chest containing The Point.
Complete Taash’s quest, Slaying the Fangstalker, and enter the final room to find the chest.
Complete ten waves in the Hall of Valor arena. The arena is unlocked during Taash’s companion questline.
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Find after completing Taash’s companion quest, Katarander the Stormrider.
Complete the quest in Rivain Coast called Dead Men Tell Some Tales, which is available after completing Taash’s questline.
Head to the Rivain Cave in the north/west of Rivain Coast, which is unlocked during Taash’s companion quest. Inside the fort you’ll find a statue puzzle. This is called the Treasure of Sharkmouth Mountain Turn the Rian statue east, the Ifean statue south, the Dheon statue north, and the Cruach statue west. Meredith Legacy will spawn in the stone room outside and to the right.
Defeat the blight guardian in Hossberg during the Heart of Corruption quest. Check out our Dragon Age: The Veilguard – The Heart of Corruption walkthrough.
Defeat the blight guardian in the Converged City at the Crossroads during the Heart of Corruption quest.
Defeat the blight guardian of Elvhenan’s Havan during the Heart of Corruption quest.
Obtained after defeating the Fall of the Protector boss in the Heights of Athim. This is the penultimate encounter in the Heart of Corruption mission.
Defeat the Revenant dragon in the final encounter of the Heart of Corruption quest.
Defeat a dragon called The Formless One in the Necropolis. To get this quest, complete the Restless Spirit quest. This unlocks the Pinnacle of its Kind quest.
A reward for complete the Necropolis quest called Hauntings - Deadly Playtime.
Complete Emmrich’s companion quest, the Sacrifice of Souls.
Choose the correct dialogue options with Mythal during Regrets of the Dread Wolf. This video shows you how. Note: the longsword will be a mageknife if you're a mage.
Complete the Desperate in Dock Town side quest by defeating the Desperation Demon in the Forgotten Sanctuary. This quest becomes available after completing several quests in Dock Town: The Cobbled Swan, A Hidden Hoard, and The Snake Nest Deal.
A reward for finding the Dragon Age: The Veilguard – all Candlehop locations. If playing as a rogue this item will be the Reptile Recurve shortbow which applies Necrosis on hit.
You’ll find the rest of the Dragon Age: The Veilguard unique items at shops in every major settlement, indicated by the armor icon on the map.
These all require you to rank the vendor up to level four. They are: Tevinter Knight, The Bargain, Extravagant Plate, Plumage of the Mad Crow, Commander’s Presence, Arlathans Fall, Crow’s Armet.
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