Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Should you save Treviso or Minrathou?

Bioware is Dragon Age The fantasy RPG franchise has long been known for its wide player choice, a feature found in other classic franchises, Mass Effect. Dragon Age: The Veilguard nothing else. In Keeper of the Veil, The players are set on a quest for a continent where they must decide the fate of Thedas.

It's tough out there, with gods, demons, cultists, and attacking Qunari. It's one of the important choices that players have to make Dragon Age: The Veilguard will either save the city of Minrathous (the capital of the Tevinter Empire) or Treviso (home of the Antivan Crows) from an attack by a dead dragon. It's not an easy choice, as each decision will have its own lore, gameplay and consequences for the player and their friends. This guide explains the consequences of each option, breaking down which options might appeal to players, depending on the particular Rook.

Spoiler Warning: This guide contains all the results and considerations for the option to save Minrathous or Treviso.

Complete the side quest before making the choice

The choice made about Treviso or Minrathous has a great effect in pursuit of certain aspects of the early part of the game. Advancing to this option before completing these quests makes them unavailable. the concerned quest is:

• Slow Poison (and more from Lucanis)
• A Study of Dock Town
• Coffee with Crows

The Choice – Mission System (What to Expect)

Immediately after completing the quest'The best friend of a guardian,' an event that cannot be ignored will occur, and during this scene the player is given two choices: save Minrathous or Treviso. Each village provides a friendly NPC for the Veilguard, and each of them will do their village's business to be saved. Alas, Rook can only choose to help a village.

• IF Minratous is chosen, Lucanius will also go to Treviso, with the members of the team that the players do not bring to Minrathous.
• IF Treviso was chosen instead, Neve do the same, bring friends that the players do not bring to Treviso.

The game between each option is the same, because the goal is to quickly go to the place where the dragon attacks and fight it, but the the choices made here will resonate through the rest of the game in terms of gameplay and character interactions.

What happens if the player chooses to save Minrathous

If Minrathous is chosen, Neve will go to Minrathous, and Lucanis will be absent. When Minrathou was saved, Treviso will be damaged, and some NPCs will die. Other effects include:

• Antivan Crow faction gets permanent – 100 Party Strength debuff
• Became Lucanis hard hearted and can no longer use support abilities
• Rook gets two new quests in Treviso and one in Dock Town
• Lucanius leaving the temporary team (back later in the main story)
• Lucanis to do no longer involved in romance with the players
• Rook needs to find all the Beacons in Treviso again
• The Antivan Crow Faction vendor has disappeared
• +250 Shadow Dragons Faction Strength

Follow-up quest after rescuing Minrathous

• A Ruined City (Treviso)
• Not seen on stage (Treviso)
• The Snake Nest Deal (Dock Town)

What happens if the player chooses to save Treviso

If Treviso is chosen, Neve will be missing, as he goes to Minrathous, while Lucanis goes to Treviso with Rook. Minrathous will be partially destroyed. Other effects include:

• Shadow Dragons get -100 permanent debuff for Faction Strength
• Neve is gone hard hearted and can no longer use support abilities
• Rook gets two new quests in Dock Town and one in Treviso
• Rook has access to a new dealer selling Decor items in Treviso
• The Shadow Dragons faction merchant has disappeared
• Neve leaving the temporary teamback to the main story
• The progress in the romance with Neve is more difficult (but not impossible)
• All Fast-moving Beacons in Minrathous must be found again
• Returning character Dorian SY Maevaris will no longer be available at Shadow Dragon HQ
• +250 Antivan Crows Faction Power

Follow-up after saving Treviso

• Spies Among Us (Treviso)
• Statuary, Fine Art, and Antaam (Treviso)
• Traditions for the Risen (Dock Town)

Colleagues are in a tough situation, explained

Hardening is a partner condition that the behavior of the character changes significantly in battle and in conversations with Rook outside of battle. Strong friends will become more business-like and do not want to talk about personal things. intensity of increasing damage some skills but prevents teammates from using support skills.

When Hardened, Lucanis will do this can't get into romance.

Neve, when hard, will do showing doubt but caring about Rook about his problems or Dock Town and is less inclined to discuss personal problems with Rook.

Should the player save Treviso or Minrathous?

The answer to this question is difficult. Each option is the same or similar to the gameplay, even if Minrathous is saved, the Antivan Crow Faction does not disappear (but the seller will still lose).

This choice depends on three factors:

1. Role-Play & Romance – Which friends (if any) you want to take, with lore / roleplay in mind.
2. War & Games – Either you need Neve or Lucanis support skills
3. A single quest – The decision leads to three distinct quests, depending on the choices made.

Romance and drama

• Rooks that belong to Antivan Crow or Shadow Dragons factions may prefer to save their cities for role-playing reasons (or maybe not for similar reasons).
• Players who want to romance Lucanis need to choose Treviso, as Lucanis would don't be open to romance if his city is not saved.
• Neve is easierbut it's more difficult to build some kind of relationship with Hardened Neve, because he will disappear from the game until a certain point in the main story, and the development of the relationship becomes easier when he returns. In this regard, Minrathous seems like the best choice if romance with Neve is the end goal.

War & Game Reviews

• From the game's essential point of view, players should save whichever city they need more. Players who rely on Shadow Dragon vendor gear should prioritize Minrathous, for example.
• The next consideration is who is the most useful friend and in what way. Players who use Neve's healing abilities often will not want to lose them, while players who use Lucanis for his damage abilities and don't use his support abilities will not have to worry about strengthening him, and so that they could leave to save Minrathous instead. of Treviso.

A unique quest

Another idea is a unique quest that is offered after saving the city. These quests are similar in terms of rewards, but they play differently and offer insights into different areas of the lore.

• Players who are more interested in Antivan Crow as the parties should be Save Treviso.
• Players who are more interested in Tevinter lore and information about Venatorialong with Shadow Dragon party, should save Minrathous.

Some quests such as the unmarked Candlehop quest in Minrathous are not affected by the option.