Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Ultimate Guide to Finding Unique Weapons and Gear

Key Takeaways:

1. Unlocking “The Point” Spellblade weapon can grant Mages a powerful, infinite-healing setup.
2. Unique items in Dragon Age: The Veilguard provide distinct advantages, but some items require faction loyalty, quests, or hidden challenges to obtain.
3. Understanding the item effects, from boosting ability damage to spawning apparitions, can greatly enhance your builds and gameplay.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard offers a wealth of unique items scattered across Thedas. Whether it’s powerful weapons, magical amulets, or rare shields, these unique items can be game-changers, significantly boosting a character’s abilities or altering their playstyle. In this guide, we’ll explore where to find some of the most coveted items, such as The Point Spellblade, and cover the specific stats, locations, and effects of each unique piece of gear.

How to Find “The Point” Unique Weapon in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

One of the most coveted weapons for Mages in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is “The Point” Spellblade, thanks to its impressive stats and infinite healing loop. Here’s how to add it to your arsenal:

Steps to Obtain “The Point”

1. Class Requirement: You must be playing as a Mage.
2. Travel to Treviso: After finishing the game’s introduction, head to Treviso.
3. Complete the Lighthouse Questline: Finish the Arlathan Forest quests and recruit Bellara to progress.
4. Meet Key Contacts: Speak with Neve Gallus to locate an Assassin from the Antivan Crows.
5. Rescue Lucanis Dellamorte: Your journey in Treviso will lead you to the Antivan Crows envoy Andarateia, who will send you on a mission to rescue Lucanis, also known as the Demon of Vyrantium.
6. Search the Market District Canals: Once you can explore Treviso freely, head to the canals, where the search for “The Point” begins.

Locating “The Point” in Treviso

To find “The Point,” navigate through Treviso’s Cantori Diamond area:

• From Cantori Diamond, travel north past the Market District canals.
• Look for a Beacon near an alley, leading you to the Streets of Coin Financials.
• Climb onto a nearby fence, then ascend the crates to reach a balcony.
• Jump to the rooftop, enter through a broken window, and search the bookcase to reveal a secret passage.
• Continue through to find a balcony with a chest containing “The Point” Spellblade.

“The Point” Spellblade – Overview

This weapon is unique for Mages, providing:

• Damage Scaling: Adjusts based on your level.
• Necrotic/Bleeding Healing Loop: Attacks against afflicted enemies will heal you with no cooldown, making it incredibly powerful for Necrosis or Bleeding builds.
• Recommended Builds: Pair “The Point” with builds such as Mourn Watch/Death Caller or Antivan Crow/Spellblade, and equip Rings like Precious Decay or Necklaces like Magister’s Bargain for maximum synergy.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard – All Unique Items Guide

Unique items in Dragon Age: The Veilguard are categorized by regions across Thedas. Some items are accessible through quest rewards, while others are hidden treasures. Below is a comprehensive look at these items, their stats, and locations.

Arlathan Forest Unique Items

• Iron Veil (Light Helmet)
  • Location: Eastern part of the Arlathan Forest, near an island pond.
  • Stats: +44 defense, +30% ability damage.
  • Effect: Spawns an apparition dealing necrotic damage upon enemy death.
• Fade-Touched Bulwark (Shield)
  • Location: Abandoned fortress in the northeast.
  • Stats: +276 physical damage, +510 stagger.
  • Effect: Perfect defense pulls nearby enemies closer.

Treviso Unique Items

• The Hard Way (Axe)
  • Location: Streets of Coin Financials.
  • Stats: +256 physical damage, +200 stagger.
  • Effect: Reduces enemy defense by -5 per hit, with increased damage to enemies with zero defense.
• Jenny’s Belt
  • Location: Dellamorte Estates, east of Treviso.
  • Stats: +500 healing.
  • Effect: Using a potion unleashes a swarm of bees on enemies.

Dock Town Unique Item

• Magister’s End (Light Armor)
  • Location: Forgotten Sanctuary in Dock Town.
  • Stats: +50 defense, +80% ability damage.
  • Effects: Electric resistance and a +50 electric damage boost with a successful dodge.

Other Regions and Unique Treasures

Explore the different areas to find powerful items like the Wedge of Destiny, a humorous yet effective cheese-wheel shield, or the Field-Commander’s Helm, which transforms how rage works in combat.

Hossberg Wetlands

• Wedge of Destiny (Shield)
  • Location: Blight-covered tunnels in the southern wetlands.
  • Stats: +80 physical damage, +80 stagger.
  • Effect: Shields bounce multiple times, ignoring enemy defenses.

Necropolis Halls

• Deathrattle (Medium Helmet)
  • Location: Given by the Mourn Watch during the Hauntings quest chain.
  • Stats: +73 defense, +11% ability damage.
  • Effect: Precision hits at low health leech life, making it ideal for last-minute survivability.

Faction-Exclusive Unique Items

Factions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard offer exclusive items, but players must first raise their faction’s strength and shop rank to access these goods.

• Arlathan’s Fall (Medium Armor) – Available at the Veil Jumpers quartermaster in Arlathan Forest.
• Imperium’s Resolve (Heavy Armor) – Found with the Shadow Dragons quartermaster in Dock Town.
• Commander’s Presence (Light Armor) – Obtainable from the Grey Wardens in Hossberg Wetlands.

Tips for Maximizing Unique Gear

• Enchanting: Unique items cannot be upgraded but can be enchanted through the Caretaker’s Workshop at the Lighthouse.
• Class-Based Rewards: Some items, like the Rook items, may vary depending on whether you’re playing as a Mage, Warrior, or Rogue.

FAQs

What makes “The Point” so powerful for Mages? “The Point” creates an infinite healing loop by allowing Mages to self-heal whenever they attack afflicted enemies. This makes it nearly impossible to die as long as the player keeps attacking.

Are unique items level-scaled? Yes, most unique items in Dragon Age: The Veilguard scale with player level, so they remain relevant throughout the game.

Can I buy unique items from vendors? Yes, but only after increasing a faction’s strength and upgrading the shop rank, which will unlock exclusive items specific to that faction.

How do I access the Faction Quartermasters? Visit each faction’s quartermaster located in various regions. However, your choices in the game may lock out access to certain factions until much later in the storyline.

Is it possible to get all unique items in one playthrough? Due to faction-based limitations, some items may only be available based on specific decisions. To experience all unique items, you may need multiple playthroughs.