Welcome to the Dragon Age: The Veilguard Trophy Guide (aka Dragon Age 4, Dragon Age Veilguard)!For platinum you will need near 100% completion. You need to collect all 29 Altars, around 140 of 182 Mementos for upgrading gear to max level, plenty of equipment chests to upgrade gear to max rarity, finish practically all quests to gain max reputation with all factions, and get the best ending where everyone survives. There are also a few missable trophies, but if you choose to help Minrathous in Chapter 6 and keep a manual save at the start of every chapter you can’t mess up too much. Just be thorough, do all side content as it appears, search all areas thoroughly for Mementos and other materials. Technically, you could still do everything after the story, as it sets you back before the point of no return and all quests are still there. The story can be done in 10-15 hours if you rush through on easy and skip dialogues. About 10-15 hours go into companion quests and another 10-15 hours for regional side quests. A couple more hours for collectibles and other trophies.
Also search all areas thoroughly for Mementosand Gear Chests. Some areas are quest-specific and can’t be returned to later. You need around 140 of 182 Mementos for Platinum, to upgrade equipment to the highest level. The Gear Chests are needed to upgrade equipment to the highest rarity (Legendary). Other than that you can’t mess anything up as all quests can still be done after the story and you can repeat the ending.
First, you will have to create a character. What’s confirmed to work for platinum in 1 playthrough is picking “Past Adventures The Inquisition: Default” (not custom). It probably doesn’t matter but this is what’s confirmed for all trophies.Lineage, Faction, Character Class are confirmed to not matter for any trophies so pick whatever you like.
Now just play through the story any way you like until you reach the Point of No Return in Chapter 11 Story Quest “When Plans Align”. If you want, you can already do side content as it becomes available. The game will give a warning when you reach the Point of No Return. From this point you can still finish all side content. Refer to All Quest Locations.
As you play through the quests, thoroughly search all areas for Mementos. Many are found in quest-specific areas that you can’t return to. Refer toMemento Locations Guidefor a list of the missable areas. Merchants also sell Mementos, always check their inventory.
As of Patch 1.000.003 it no longer matters if you help Minrathous or Treviso in Chapter 6 Story Quest “In Peace, Vigilance”. The faction you don’t help in Chapter 6 will have its city partially destroyed and its faction merchant disappears. However, the faction merchant will respawn in The Crossroads in the form of a “Wisp Merchant” and gets marked on the map. You can sell valuables to this Wisp Merchant to reach maximum reputation with the faction that was destroyed, thus can still unlock the faction trophy and best ending. For the best ending you will need a 3-star rating with all factions and must have finished all companion questlines. If in Chapter 6 you help Treviso, then Neve will temporarily leave the team. If you help Minrathous, then Lucanis will temporarily leave the team.Their companion quests will temporarily show as failed but can still be done later at the Point of No Return when everyone has rejoined your team. You can’t pick any “wrong” dialogues during the story. Some dialogues just giveXP for companionsif they approve of your choice, but this doesn’t impact any trophies, and you can always grind companion XP from enemies anyway.
Prioritize the side questline “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”. This one questline unlocks 7 trophies total. You must collect 6 memories, each gives a trophy. They are all marked when tracking the quest. Then to end the quest you must talk to Mythal. There’s a highly missable trophy here 
Clear Minds and Open Hearts. To get it you must solve the dialogue peacefully without fighting her. Pick the following dialogue choices when talking to Mythal:I want your help > We must stop the blight > You stood against it > We must stop the gods > They wronged you > We are worthy > Building a safe place.
You will need 100% quest completion for the best ending and to gain 140+ Mementosfor upgrading gear to the highest level. This includes doing all companion questlines to make all of them Heroes of the Veilguard. Each companion’s questline gives 1 silver trophy (7 companions total). You must also do all regional side quests to get 3-star ratings with all factions and to unlock their faction trophies (6 factions total). As part of the quests you will automatically slay all High-Dragons.
After having finished all quests, you have access to the areas where the 3 Mysterious Circles are. These items are needed to unlock the secret post-credits cutscene. Refer to The Storm Quelled.
Should you be missing anything else, clean it up before advancing past the point of no return. You might still need some Mementos to upgrade equipment to the highest level. Upgrade all faction shops to rank 4 and you can buy a Memento from each one that gives +200 Caretaker Power. Also check the Black Emporium shop, and the shops in the south of the Crossroads.
Now that you have 3-star rating with all factions and made all companions Heroes of the Veilguard, you have fulfilled all prerequisites for the best ending. Refer to 
The Ones That Last for important ending choices.
Made trouble, saved the world.
Technically, the plan worked.
Made unexpected acquaintances in the most unusual of places.
Discovered a singing blade, and the awakening of ancient magic.
Uncovered a darkness etched deep into the streets of Minrathous and beyond.
Peeled back the shroud concealing a cult’s dark movements and gained some valuable insight.
Faced a howling storm to discover a long-held secret, and found out what it means to be a leader.
Searched high and low to bring together a team unlike any other.
Practiced vigilance, found peace wanting, and witnessed the meaning of sacrifice.
Forged bonds with a family found amidst an unravelling world.
Followed a crimson trail weaving through the heartland of an ancient empire.
Tracked evil through the heart of Antiva, and found that light casts the longest shadows.
Ascended to the throne of would-be gods under the shadow of their legacy.
The only thing left to lose is everything.
Faced down demons, dragons, darkspawn, and even the Dread Wolf.
Beat the odds and walked into the sunset.
At the Point of No Return, in Chapter 11 during quest “When Plans Align”, you will be shown a screen of your companion and faction strength. This must say they will all support you from a position of strength:
The only choices that matter are who you assign which role during the ending in Chapter 12 to 14. Any other choices in the game have no impact on this, you can’t pick anything wrong and none of the companions can die before the ending.
During the Ending from Chapter 12 to 14 you can assign teammates to certain positions. You must assign them based on their strengths so that none of them die, and none of the faction leaders die. Save regularly in a different slot and watch the cutscenes, if someone dies or isn’t successful in protecting the faction leaders you must reload and make different choices.
One companion will always die which can’t be avoided. Whoever you select in Chapter 12 to lead the distraction team is going tosacrifice themself after the boss fight against“Ghilan’nain’s Blight Shield”. This will be either Harding or Davrin, one of the two is guaranteed to die based on your choice. This is okay and won’t void the trophy.
Also in Chapter 12 shortly after this boss fight you must choose who should take down the wards: Neve or Bellara. Whoever you choose will be taken away and temporarily leaves the team. This can’t be avoided. They will show as dead in the companion screen, but you rescue that person later in Chapter 13. They have to be Hero of the Veilguard (by having completed their companion questline) to survive this.
Before Point of No Return – Chapter 11 Story Quest “When Plans Align”:
- Must have completed all Companion Questlines to make them Heroes of the Veilguard & must have all Factions at 3 stars. You can quickly gain faction ranks by selling valuables to the faction merchants. The merchant of the city that was destroyed in Chapter 6 (Treviso or Dock Town) will appear in The Crossroads in the form of a Wisp (marked on map). Selling valuables to the Wisp merchant gives points towards the destroyed faction to still reach 3 stars with them.
Chapter 12 – Isle of the Gods:
- Choose DAVRIN to lead distraction team – he dies after boss “Ghilan’nain’s Blight Shield” (this is okay, can’t avoid it). Harding will be safe.
- Choose BELLARA to take down the wards – she gets taken away, temporarily leaves the team but you rescue her later
- TakeHARDING + NEVE with you on the next mission (probably doesn’t matter but this is what’s confirmed to work for the trophy)
Chapter 13 – The Last Gambit:
Back in the lighthouse, after you interact with the table in Lucanis’s quarters, you must assign your companions to specific roles in the upcoming fight. Pick the following:
- Companions who have experience dealing with magical wards or protecting others in battle: TAASH (protects Veil Jumpers)
- Companions who have experience fighting mages or attacking by surprise: LUCANIS (protects Antivan Crows)
- Companions who have experience fighting massive enemies or constructs: HARDING (protects Grey Wardens/Mourn Watch)
- After escorting Solas and arriving in the safe town where lots of NPCs are, do the optional objective to honor the fallen (it will have a blue quest marker).
Chapter 14 – The Dread Wolf Rises:
At the start of this quest you must again assign your companions, pick this:
- Companions who have experience fighting in front-line combat or sieges: TAASH (defends Divine Manor)
- Take HARDING + NEVEwith you on the mission (probably doesn’t matter but this is what’s confirmed to work for the trophy)
- After defeating the Endboss pick dialogues: Let’s try this your way > I wish things were different
- Final Cutscene: You see Bellara survives. Then you see the sun over Dock Town, people emerge from the rubble, the last scene shows all 6 companions alive and standing together. Everyone except Davrin survives: Bellara, Emmrich, Harding, Lucanis, Neve, Taash, Yourself. Camera zooms in on the sun, then the results cutscene triggers.
The Ones That Last unlocked!
The poisoned fruit ripens.
This requires obtaining the secret ending, then it will unlock after the secret cutscene after the credits. You must finish a few prerequisites before the Point of No Return (before Chapter 11 Story Quest “When Plans Align”). You will need to finish the side quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf” and collect 3 “Mysterious Circles”.
Step 1: Finish the side quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf” to obtain Mythal’s Essence (automatic quest reward). See Clear Minds and Open Hearts for this questline.
Step 2: Find the first Mysterious Circle – found in Arlathan forest on a small island. To reach it you must shine all lasers in the area at the crystals on the island. Then a bridge appears to reach the island. There are 4 lasers total, 3 of which you must shine at the pillars on the island (see the video guide for laser puzzle).
Step 3: Find the second Mysterious Circle – found in Necropolis Halls. First you must have done the trophy The Unbound. In the room where you fought “The Formless One” dragon check on the left side.
Step 4: Find the third Mysterious Circle – found in Crossroads. You must finish theCrossroads quest “The Heart of Corruption”. All waypoints will be marked, it requires opening doors and defeating 3 champions, then you can unlock the door at the start of the Crossroads. After completing the quest, check in the room where you fought the “Revenant Dragon”. The Circle will be on the left side where you can climb up.
Step 5: Finish the ending. After the credits, you now unlock a secret bonus cutscene that unlocks this trophy. If you have previously finished the ending you can replay it any time.
Found hope in the aftermath.
For this you must collect 3 Flowers in Hossberg Wetlands and bring them to the battlefield where you fought the dragonduring the story. To do this you must first finish some quests to make flowers grow in Hossberg Wetlands.
Step 1: Make Flowers grow in Hossberg Wetlands by completing two side quests “The Cabin in the Blight” & “Something’s Coming”.
- The Cabin in the Blight – accepted in The Lighthouse by reading letter marked with yellow “!” icon (alternatively from “!” icon in Hossberg Wetlands). Progress story until it becomes available.
- Something’s Coming – accepted in The Lighthouse by reading letter marked with yellow “!” icon, must have done previous quest “The Cabin in the Blight” (if it’s not available progress story further). Alternatively, can also be started in Hossberg Wetlands from “!” icon.
Step 2: Collect the 3 Flowers.
Flower #1:In the same spot where you finish quest “Something’s Coming”, in the northwest of Hossberg Wetlands (only after finishing side quest “Something’s Coming”).
Flower #2: Found in the east of Hossberg Wetlands in front of a chest, where blue flowers are (only after finishing side quest “Something’s Coming”).
Flower #3:Found in the southeast of Hossberg Wetlands in front of a chest, where blue flowers are (only after finishing side quest “Something’s Coming”).
Step 3: Deliver the Flowers –Return to the battlefield in the south of Hossberg Wetlands where you fought the dragon during the story. There a blue ghost spawns. Talk to it to deliver the flowers and unlock the trophy.
Drew out the latent magic in every Altar of the Evanuris.
Helped an eluvian tinkerer find herself in a shattered world.
- Echoes of the Past – accepted by talking to Bellaraat the Lighthouse, availableat the start of Chapter 5 (after Story Quests ‘Sea of Blood’ + ‘The Smuggled Relic Case’)
- The Demon’s Bargain – talk to Bellara again in the Lighthouse
- Hummingbird’s Lament –talk to Bellara again in the Lighthouse > Bellara becomes Hero of the Veilguard
- The Forest of Spirits –talk to Bellara again in the Lighthouse > unlocks trophy Reflections
Helped a fearless Warden find his new calling.
- How to Train a Griffon –accepted by talking toDavrin at the Lighthouse,becomes available in Chapter 7 (during Story Quest ‘Completing the Veilguard’, after doing the objectives in the Lighthouse)
- Cries From The Past – talk to Davrin again in the Lighthouse
- A Friend in Need –talk to Davrin again in the Lighthouse
- The Palate of a Griffon –talk to Davrin again in the Lighthouse
- The Profane and the Lost –talk to Davrin again in the Lighthouse > Davrins becomes Hero of the Veilguard
- Home Roost –talk to Davrin again in the Lighthouse > unlocks trophy A New Calling
Helped an old necromancer define his legacy.
- Restless Spirits –accepted by talking toEmmrich at the Lighthouse, becomes available in Chapter 7 after recruiting Emmrich (after Story Quest ‘Where the Dead Must Go’)
- Walking the Graves – talk to Emmrich again in Lighthouse
- House of the Dead – talk to Emmrich again in Lighthouse
- Arrangements –talk to Emmrich again in Lighthouse
- The Sacrifice of Souls –talk to Emmrich again in Lighthouse
- Will and Testament – triggers automatically after previous quest > unlocks trophy Death Becomes Him
Helped an expert scout forge a new path.
- An Unfamiliar Sense – accepted by talking to Harding at the Lighthouse, available after recruiting Lucanis during the story (after Story Quest ‘Sea of Blood’)
- The Waiting Stone – talk to Harding again in Lighthouse
- The Bond Rekindled –talk to Harding again in Lighthouse
- The Heart of the Titan –talk to Harding again in Lighthouse >Hardingbecomes Hero of the Veilguard
- The Eternal Hymn –talk to Harding again in Lighthouse > unlocks A Song from the Stone
This trophy has an alternative unlock trigger too. If during the ending in Chapter 12 you choose Harding to lead the distraction team, then this trophy will unlock in Chapter 12 after the boss fight against“Ghilan’nain’s Blight Shield”. In this scenario it will unlock even if you haven’t done Harding’s questline.
Helped a master assassin slay his demons.
Note: If in Chapter 6 you chose to rescue the city ofDock Town instead of Treviso,Lucanis will temporarily leave your team to help rebuild Treviso. He will rejoin you later and all his quests are still doable in Chapter 11 before the Point of No Return. If you helped Dock Town, then after Lucanis’s last quest you must first do quests inTreviso before you can trigger the final dialogue for the trophy. Regardless of your story choices this is still obtainable. The quest names might be slightly different if you chose to help Dock Town in Chapter 6.
- Coffee with the Crows –accepted by talking toLucanis at the Lighthouse, availableat the start of Chapter 5 (after Story Quests ‘Sea of Blood’ + ‘The Smuggled Relic Case’)
- Bidding Farewell –talk to Lucanis again in Lighthouse
- Bloodbath – talk to Lucanis again in Lighthouse
- Inner Demons –talk to Lucanis again in Lighthouse
- A Murder of Crows –talk to Lucanis again in Lighthouse > Lucanisbecomes Hero of the Veilguard
- A Moment’s Peace–talk to Lucanis again in Lighthouse > unlocks trophy Blood Ties
- (If you chose to rescue Dock Town instead of Treviso in Chapter 6, then you must first do side quests in Treviso, then Lucanis will get a big yellow “!” dialogue, talk to him again to get the trophy)
Helped a seasoned detective uncover what lies in the shadows of her past.
Note: If in Chapter 6 you chose to rescue the city of Treviso instead of Dock Town, Neve will temporarily leave your team to help rebuild Dock Town. She will rejoin you later and all her quests are still doable in Chapter 11 before the Point of No Return. If you helped Treviso, then after Neve’s last quest you must first do quests in Dock Town before you can trigger Neve’s final dialogue for the trophy. Regardless of your story choices this is still obtainable. The quest names might be slightly different if you chose to help Dock Town in Chapter 6.
- A Study of Dock Town – accepted by talking to Neve at the Lighthouse, available at the start of Chapter 6 (after Story Quest ‘In Peace, Vigilance’)
- The Cobbled Swan Case –accepted by talking to Neve at the Lighthouse, available at the start of Chapter9 (after Story Quest ‘The Siege of Weisshaupt’) –I got this quest when having saved the city of Treviso in Chapter 6, if you chose to save Dock Town you might get a different quest.
- Chasing Leads – talk to Neve again in Lighthouse
- The New Boss (if you saved Dock Town) / A Clear Mind (if you saved Treviso) – talk to Neve again in Lighthouse
- Keep A Light On – talk to Neve again in Lighthouse
- The Returned Cultist Case –talk to Neve again in Lighthouse
- (If in Chapter 6 you chose to help Treviso instead of DockTown, then you must firstdo the quests inDock Town beforeyou can talk to Neve again to complete her questline. For me I could talk to her after the Dock Town quest “The Tempered Soul. Everlasting”)
- City of Shadowsunlocks after talking to Neve again the Lighthouse when she has a big yellow “!” icon. She also becomes Hero of the Veilguard at this point.
Helped a dragon hunter find the meaning of what burns inside them.
- For Gold and Glory–accepted byreading the note in Taash’s room at the Lighthouse, becomes available in Chapter 7 after recruitingTaash (after Story Quest ‘The Dragon Slayer’)
- The Hall ofValor – talk to Taash in the Lighthouse
- Secrets of the Qunari – talk to Taash again in the Lighthouse
- Slaying the Fangscorcher – talk to Taash again in Lighthouse > leads to“Fangscorcher” Dragon Boss
- Lair of the Dragon King – talk to Taash again in Lighthouse > leads to “Kaltenzahn” Dragon Boss & Taash becomes Hero of the Veilguard
- Words of Fire– talk to Taash again in Lighthouse > unlocks Little Dragon
Witnessed the first memory of Fen’Harel.
This quest is unlocked automatically during the main story, it’s unmissable. You get it during Chapter 6 – Story Quest:A Warden’s Best Friend.
Simply follow the quest objectives and you will get all 6 bronze trophies tied to the 6 Memories.
2 of 6 Memories are given automatically from story progress:
- Chapter 6 – Story Quest: “A Warden’s Best Friend” (the Memory can only be viewed after reaching Chapter 8 – Story Quest “The Siege of Weisshaupt”)
- Chapter 10– Story Quest “Grim Bonds” (available when this quest starts)
The remaining 4 Memories come from collecting the Wolf Statuettes as part ofside quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”. All of them will be marked when tracking the quest from the journal (Touchpad > Map > 
). They are all found in the Crossroads. Each Wolf Statuette unlocks one new Memory which can then be viewed at the Lighthouse. When returning to the Lighthouse there will be a quest marker in the central room, interacting with it triggers the memory.
3 of them require opening gates in the Crossroads by defeating Champions in other regions. You will unlock those subquests when following the objective markers of “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”. Complete thefollowing subquests to open the gates:Gate of Lost Ages,Gate of Faded Flories,Gate of Deep Sorrows.
The first Memory can be viewed in the Lighthouse during Chapter 8, after starting the Story Quest ‘The Siege of Weisshaupt’. In the round room in the center inside the Lighthouse, go upstairs and there will be a waypoint marker on the wall at the top of the stairs. Interact with it to get a cutscene which unlocks the trophy.
Also refer toClear Minds and Open Hearts, it’s highly missable and requires picking specific dialogues when talking to Mythal at the end of the questline.
Witnessed the second memory of Fen’Harel.
A Memory of False Gods(all 6 Memories automatically unlocked from Side Quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”).
Witnessed the third memory of Fen’Harel.
A Memory of False Gods(all 6 Memories automatically unlocked from Side Quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”).
Witnessed the fourth memory of Fen’Harel.
A Memory of False Gods(all 6 Memories automatically unlocked from Side Quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”).
Witnessed the fifth memory of Fen’Harel.
A Memory of False Gods(all 6 Memories automatically unlocked from Side Quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”).
Witnessed the sixth memory of Fen’Harel.
A Memory of False Gods(all 6 Memories automatically unlocked from Side Quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”).
Found at least 20 Mementos and returned them to the Caretaker.
A Rook Really Likes Shiny Things.
Found at least 80 Mementos and returned them to the Caretaker.
Visited every district possible throughout Northern Thedas.
- Crossroads
- Hossberg Wetlands
- Dock Town
- Arlathan Forest
- Treviso
- Rivain Coast
- The Hall of Valor
- Necropolis Halls
The areas unique to certain side quests don’t count for this. Many areas are only visited once during companion quests, which aren’t needed for the trophy. Basically you want to unfog all areas.The trophy may unlock slightlybefore having fully unfogged some side areas, because they are part of the same named area you have partially unfogged. Basically all that matters is that you visited every district that has a unique name, as seen on the Local Map top left corner.
You will unlock this trophy automatically whileworking through all main quests, companion quests, and regional quests to reach 3-star rank with all factions. You have to finish almost all quests in the game anywaywhich guarantees you will visit every district for quest objectives. So don’t worry about this, just focus on the other trophies and it will come naturally along the way.
Aided the Crows in sending a message to any who claim Antiva from its people.
- A Slow Poison – accepted in The Lighthouse by reading letter marked with yellow “!” icon, after recruiting Lucanis during the story (after Story Quest ‘Sea of Blood’). Alternatively, can also be started in Treviso by talking to Viago & Teia.
- A Time to Kill –accepted in The Lighthouse by reading letter marked with yellow “!” icon, must have done previous quest “A Slow Poison” (if it’s not available progress story further).Alternatively, can also be started in Treviso by talking to Viago & Teia.
Reaching Faction Rank 3 with the Antivan Crows isn’t mandatory for this trophy.
Note: this trophy is slightly buggy, if it doesn’t unlock after doing the above quests, push this faction to 3200 points by selling valuables to the faction shop and it should unlock. If in Chapter 6Treviso got destroyed, you can sell valuables to the Wisp Merchant in The Crossroads (marked on map) to get points for theAntivan Crowsand still reach 3200 points.
Aided the Grey Wardens in finding what remains after hearts turn to ash.
- The Cabin in the Blight – accepted in The Lighthouse by reading letter marked with yellow “!” icon (alternatively from “!” icon in Hossberg Wetlands).Progress story until it becomes available.
- Something’s Coming – accepted in The Lighthouse by reading letter marked with yellow “!” icon, must have done previous quest “The Cabin in the Blight” (if it’s not available progress story further). Alternatively, can also be started in Hossberg Wetlands from “!” icon.
Reaching Faction Rank 3 with the Grey Wardens isn’t mandatory for this trophy.
Note: this trophy is slightly buggy, if it doesn’t unlock after doing the above quests, push this faction to 3200 points by selling valuables to the faction shop and it should unlock.
Aided the Shadow Dragons in their fight to reveal the corrupted soul of Minrathous.
- The Soul of a City – only available if in Chapter 6 you chose to save Dock Town (didn’t save Treviso) – not mandatory to obtain this trophy
- In Memoriam– Throughout Dock Town you will find groups of enemies around corpses, for examplein Urthemiel Venue of Dock Town (Map Level 2). Clear out the enemies and inspect the corpse, then you can talk to the ghost of the corpse to start this quest.
- Rituals for the Risen– from “!” icon in Dock Town
- Cornered in the Catacombs– from “!” icon in Dock Town
- Out of Tune–from “!” icon in Dock Town
- Mercenary Intent–from “!” icon in Dock Town (defeat the enemies at the docks)
- A Hidden Hoard–from “!” icon in Dock Town
- The Snake Nest Deal–from “!” icon in Dock Town
- Desperate in Dock Town–starts automatically when completing “The Snake Nest Deal” side quest
- Last Rites–from “!” icon in Dock Town
- The Tempered Soul. Everlasting–starts automatically when completing “Last Rites” side quest
Note: this trophy is slightly buggy, if it doesn’t unlock after doing the above quests, push this faction to 3200 points by selling valuables to the faction shop and it should unlock. If in Chapter 6 Dock Town got destroyed, you can sell valuables to the Wisp Merchant in The Crossroads (marked on map) to get points for the Shadow Dragons and still reach 3200 points.
Aided the Veil Jumpers to avert disaster in Arlathan once again.
Aided the Lords of Fortune in seeking valor, glory, and companionship.
Aided the Mourn Watch in tracking down anomalies demonic, undead, and dangerous.
- Hauntings: Deathly Curiosity–from “!” icon inNecropolis Halls (if it’s not available progress the story)
- Hauntings: Restless Dreams– automatically starts upon completing “Hauntings: Deathly Curiosity”
- Hauntings: From Beyond– automatically starts upon completing “Hauntings:Restless Dreams”
- Hauntings: Shadows of Fortune–automatically starts upon completing “Hauntings: From Beyond”
- Hauntings: Feeling Scared?–automatically starts upon completing “Hauntings: Shadows of Fortune”
- Hauntings:Deadly Playtime–automatically starts upon completing “Hauntings: Feeling Scared?” > unlocks trophy The Supernatural and the Strange after beating the “Death” boss
Reaching Faction Rank 3 with theMourn Watch isn’t mandatory for this trophy.
Note: this trophy is slightly buggy, if it doesn’t unlock after doing the above quests, push this faction to 3200 points by selling valuables to the faction shop and it should unlock.
Few people are worthy of an invitation, you know.
It’s a very short quest, the Caretaker will say that you received an invitation. Track it from the Journal (open Map, press ), then follow the waypoints. It leads to the Black Emporium vendor,the trophy unlocks when the quest is completed.
Changed the look of an item for the first time.
Performed five takedowns.
when an enemy is staggered. Enemies become staggered when the purple bar above their head is filled up, this increases automatically every time you land an attack. Low-health enemies will die too fast before they can become staggered. High-health enemies will work better for this. You need to do a total of 5 takedowns for this trophy. This counts across different enemies.
Upgraded a faction merchant for the first time.
You increase reputation by doing quests in the area or selling valuables to the faction merchant. The other required resources are foundfrequently throughout the world.
For this trophy you only need to unlock one single shop improvement. You don’t need to upgrade a shop to the full maximum.
Socketed a rune for the first time.
Defeated an enemy by knocking them off a ledge during combat.
If you’re playing asa mage, use the dagger ( 
to switch weapon) and use melee attacks.
Tested for fall damage and survived in the Lighthouse.
This is unlocked by solving the Lighthouse Puzzle that requires spinning the 6 statues with levers. You must spin them so 3 pairs of 2 statues face each other, this unlocks the music room in the big roundhall inside the Lighthouse. Then you must guide 2 Wisps into the music room, one should appear there automatically, the other will spawn between the two statues you turned on the upper floor outside above the door (they only spawn after reaching Chapter 8, after recruiting Taash & Emmrich as a companion). When both wisps have been placed a portal appears, step through to reach the balcony above the big round room, interact with the object there and jump down the balcony.
Here’s the Step-by-Step solution:
- Spin the 2 statues upstairs in the middle to face each other.
- Spin the 2 statues on the left to face each other (one behind Bellara’s Room, one underneath Neve’s Room)
- Spin the 2 statues on the right to face each other (one outside Lucanis’s Room, one upstairs near the first two statues)
- After you finished turning all 6 statues to face each other, a glowing wisp (small greenish blue orb) will fly into the Lighthouse. Go inside and go through the wall that has a note hanging on it, solving the statue puzzle will have opened the wall. It leads to the music room.
- Inside the Music Room you should see one Wisp already, walk into it andplace it in front of the door here. The Wisps only spawn after reaching Chapter 8 Story Quest “Shades of the Blight”(after recruiting Taash & Emmrich as companions).
- Head back outside and go back upstairs where you turned the first two statues. There will be the second Wisp, walk into it and then bring it back to the Music Room, place it at the door.
- Now a Portal appears in the Music Room. Go through it, you will be transported to the balcony above the main hall.
- Interact with the blue crystal, the Caretaker will appear to thank you for solving the Puzzle (you also get +500 Caretaker Power).
- Simply jump down the balcony to unlock Nostalgia Trip.
Let fly your voice to Mythal.
Unlocked by completing side quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”, and at the end you must gain Mythal’s Favor by picking correct dialogue choices.
This quest is unlocked automatically during the main story, it’s unmissable. You get it during Chapter 6 – Story Quest:A Warden’s Best Friend.
Simply follow the quest objectives to collect the 6 Memories.
2 of 6 Memories are given automatically from story progress:
- Chapter 6 – Story Quest: “A Warden’s Best Friend” (the Memory can only be viewed after reaching Chapter 8 – Story Quest “The Siege of Weisshaupt”)
- Chapter 10– Story Quest “Grim Bonds” (available when this quest starts)
The remaining 4 Memories come from collecting the Wolf Statuettes as part ofside quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”. All of them will be marked when tracking the quest from the journal (Touchpad > Map > ). They are all found in the Crossroads. Each Wolf Statuette unlocks one new Memory which can then be viewed at the Lighthouse. When returning to the Lighthouse there will be a quest marker in the central room, interacting with it triggers the memory.
3 of them require opening gates in the Crossroads by defeating Champions in other regions. You will unlock those subquests when following the objective markers of “Regrets of the Dread Wolf”. Complete thefollowing subquests to open the gates:Gate of Lost Ages,Gate of Faded Flories,Gate of Deep Sorrows.
After you viewed all 6 Memories, return to the Crossroads and follow the quest marker.At the end of the quest you will talk to Mythal, pick the following dialogues to gain her favor, she can’t transform into a dragon (other dialogue combinations may work too):
- I want your help
- We must stop the blight
- You stood against it
- We must stop the gods
- They wronged you
- We are worthy
- Building a safe place
Then you get the peaceful outcome where you don’t fight Mythal in dragon form. You also get Mythal’s Essence which is a prerequisite for The Storm Quelled to get the secret ending.
Fully upgraded a weapon, armor, and accessory to their highest level and rarity.
For this you must have one Weapon, one Armor, and oneBelt at Legendary (golden rarity) upgraded to +10.
Getting Highest Level (+10):
You must first upgrade the Caretakershop in the Lighthouse to Rank 10, which is the maximum. The Caretaker is automatically unlocked from story progress, he is the ghostly figure who will appear in the courtyard outside the Lighthouse (hub area where your companions are). Rank 10 requires 12,000 Caretaker Power. You get Caretaker Power by collectingMementos.Some Mementos give +50, some +100, some +200 points.
This is sort of the hidden “near 100% completion requirement”. To reach 12,000 Caretaker Power you will need almost all of the 182 Mementos in the game. Completing quests in the Crossroads also gives a couple hundred CaretakerPower (for example, the quest “The Heart of Corruption” which requires defeating all Champions). Completing the trophy Nostalgia Tripfor solving the Lighthouse Puzzle gives another +500 Caretaker Power. This allows you to skip some Mementos.
Also upgrade all faction shops to Rank 4 to buy the expensive Rank 4 Mementos that cost 700-850 gold, these give +200 each.
The best approach is to thoroughly search all areas as you play through all main- and side quests. Also check the inventory of every merchant you find, they often sell Mementos. You will go through all areas while working through all quests, and many Mementos are gated behind side quests in otherwise unreachable areas. Search extra thoroughly in the unique areas during Companion Quests, these areas can’t be revisited and the quests can’t be replayed. After you finished all quests you should be close to 12,000 Caretaker Power. Then recheck all merchants, some of them will have new Mementos in stock after completing side quests. At faction vendors you must press 
to browse to the “Valuables and Collectibles” section. The Black Emporium merchant also sellsMementos.
The exact amount of Mementos you need will vary depending on how many of the +100 and +200 ones you find. I had 143/182 (78.5%) when I reached 12,000 Caretaker Power. Because so many Mementos require side quest progression you will need to finish practically all quests in the game for this.
For Memento Locations refer to: Dragon Age Veilguard Memento Locations.
Getting Highest Rarity (Legendary):
Rarity is increased by finding the same item multiple times. These come primarily from equipment chests, but some can also be bought from merchants. Each duplicate you find increases the rarity by one level: Common (Gray) > Uncommon (Green) > Rare (Blue) > Epic (Purple) > Legendary (Golden).
The best approach is to open any chests you find while working through quests. By the time you upgrade the Caretaker to +10 you should already have a few items at Epic rarity. Then check all faction merchants if they sell a duplicate of one of your Epic items, this will upgrade it to Legendary. If you already upgraded the Caretaker to +10 then the items you find/buy will automatically be +10.
Shop Ranks:
- 0 (this is the starting rank)
- 250
- 750
- 1250
- 2000
- 2750
- 4000
- 6000
- 9000
- 12000
Good to know: upgrade the Caretaker at every opportunity. Then any items you find or buy will automatically be at the current Caretaker Level. For example, if you have the Caretaker at Level 5, every item you find is guaranteed to be +5. Even if you find a duplicate of an old +1 item it will be upgraded to +5 for free.
Spent at least 52 points in Rook’s skill trees.
By doing all quests needed for other trophies you will get enough level-ups to buy 52 skills. If you fall short by a few levels you can simply collect a few Wolf Statues.
Do note that you can’t ‘cheat’ this trophy by resetting your skills and then buying other skills you didn’t unlock before. You must have 52 unlocked at the same time so a minimum of 52 skill points is required.
Defeated all high dragons across northern Thedas.
There are 4 High Dragons in the game. You fight all of them as part of quests, 1 is tied to your companion “Emmrich”, and 3 are tied to your companion “Taash”. You can still fight all Dragons from the Point of No Return(in Chapter 11 before Story Quest “When Plans Align”).
- The Formless One – defeated as part of side quest “Pinnacle of its Kind” – see The Unbound(this one maybe isn’t mandatory for the trophy as it’s classified as a ‘demon dragon’)
- Fangscorcher – defeated as part of Taash’sfourth companion quest “Slaying the Fangscorcher” (accepted in the Lighthouse by talking to Taash). This dragon is weak to ice damage and resistant to fire.
- Kaltenzahn(Dragon King) – defeated as part of Taash’s fifth companion quest “Lair of the Dragon King”(accepted in the Lighthouse by talking to Taash). This dragon is weak tofire damage and resistant to ice.
- Kataranda the Stormrider – defeated as part of Taash’s quest “Kataranda the Stormrider” (acceptedin Lighthouse by reading one of theletters in Taash’s room that has a “!” icon on it)
Note: There is a 5th and 6th dragon butthey don’t count towards this trophy. The “Revenant Dragon” is fought at the end ofCrossroads region quest “The Heart of Corruption”. Mythal in dragon form can be fought at the end of the Crossroads quest “Regrets of the Dread Wolf” but this should be avoided as it cancels Clear Minds and Open Hearts and isn’t needed for all dragons anyway.
Broke the seals containing an ancient threat and faced down what lied inside.
- Restless Spirits –accepted by talking toEmmrich at the Lighthouse, becomes available in Chapter 7 after recruiting Emmrich (after Story Quest ‘Where the Dead Must Go’).
- Pinnacle of its Kind – accepted by interacting with the door inChamber of the Unforged (Map Level 1) – this room is unlocked as part of the previous side quest “Restless Spirits”.
For “Pinnacle of its Kind”, simply follow the waypoints. You must defeat 3 demons in different areas, you can fast travel to them using the World Map. Each demon has a marked search area, in the search area you must find a brazier you can interact with. Then defeat the demon. After defeating all 3, return to the door where the quest started. Now the door is open, behind it is a big dragon boss called “The Formless One”. Defeat him to finish the quest, which unlocks the trophy.
This is a level 40 boss with a lot of health. Come prepared, be fully healed and bring 3 health flasks. Being level 40+ is recommended. Set the difficulty to the “Storyteller” (easiest) in the Gameplay Settings. There are no healing recharges in the boss arena so make sure you dodge incoming attacks to not run out of health.
