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For Gold And Gloryis a quest you’ll find on the beautiful, exoticRivain CoastofDragon Age: The Veilguard. It’s where the Lords of Fortune, including Taash set up their base, though Taash is not mandatory for this mission. It sees yourecovering supplies for the Antivan Crowson behalf of the Lords of Fortune.
However, it’s less about finding the supplies andmore about defeating the Antaamwho are guarding them at various locations. For this reason,we suggest taking Taash and Lucanis. Both have a narrative link to the quest, but also theirFire and Necrotic damage is highly effective against the foesyou fight, and they cantrigger Detonationsvia combos too. It’s like Rook might as well not even be there…
Taash is mostly there as it’s their home, but they are useful in a fight.As long as its not Bellara, whoseElectric Abilities are Resistedby Antaam, you’re fine.
Defeat The Antaam
The first set of Antaam you face are a trio. There aretwo Valotaar, which are just brutes, and God-Touched Valotarr, who is the same but with harder hitting strikes.Deflect their attacksand useNecrotic Abilitiesto make short work of them. A bigger issue isthe Taaralok, who makes the trio into a quartet, and is aranged Antaam with Armor.
Taaralok is mostly a nuisance. He can disrupt your fight against the three thugs going face to face while keeping his distance. Using Taash’s Fire Abilities,any Rook Abilities that destroy Armor, andCharged Heavy attacks,you shouldrush the Taaralok first. If you’re too far away,ranged headshotswill also work.
Defeat The Reaver
Once you have dealt enough damage to the God-Touched Valotaar,a Reaver appears.Thisbecomes the biggest threatand it isimperative you get rid of the Taaralokso you can focus on the Reaver. It charges around the arena with unstoppable, devastating attacks and you will need to dodge quickly.
When the Reaver appears, you need to focus onthinning out the herd. Taking down a Reaver takes a while, soyou don’t want other enemies getting in the way. Since the Reaver is predictable (it follows you and charges), keep moving and doge inwards or outward toavoid it, and take out the other Antaam.
When you have the Reaver alone, using Taash’s Abilities toapply Burningwill help you whittle it down while attacking when it takes rare breaks - just get ready to dodge again afterwards.Search the Crow bodies in the cornerwhen the fight is over to discover the second location, where the supply cache (and more Antaam) are waiting.
Find The Supply Cache
Head through the ruins and follow the marker as theylead you across the ledge and outside to the the shore, then dip back in and vault over the wall.Follow the passageoutside and toslide down the hillto the next combat arena.
If you have unlocked the Dragon Beach Fast Travel Beacon, you’re able to also just use this.
You’llinterrupt the Antaam performing some pest controlon the local wildlife, which clues you into the new form of Antaam you’ll be fighting:Anadar. These have flamethrowers, though they remain resistant to Electric damage, not Fire, so Taash can still eviscerate them.
How To Defeat The Anadar
Rush the closest Anadar to you as you enter with a Charged Heavy attack. Keep hitting it with regular Heavy attacks until the Armor goes down - theseenemies take a while to get their flamethrower ready, so you can drop this one before it starts. Once the Armor is down, it will soon beStaggered, where you can perform a Takedown.
That then leaves you with two Anadar and one Valotaar, butthe Anadar’s flamethrowers give them such large coverage that they should be the priority. Taash can take down their Armor (ideally with a combo with Lucanis), just be aware that if you rush them, you need to dodge quickly if the other one arrives.
The arena here is large enough that you should keep your distancewhere you can, especially as the Anadar have a much greater reach. Abilities and ranged attacks will help, althoughArmor are best dealt with by Charged Heavy attacks, so you may need to risk it when an opening appears.
Recover The Supplies
After all of the enemies have been cleared out,head to the back of the arena and climb up the rocks. Continue along the river until the steps, thenjump to the podium with the log on it. Go along the branch and continue aroundleft until you reach the Clifftops.
Drop down, then head around to the waterfall and finda note in the poolat the bottom. This sends you to your final location, where you’ll need togo away from the waterfall and around the cliff you just jumped off,back to the river and the podium with the branch. This time,go up and go right.
This takes you to somecastle ruins,so make your way through andhead out the exit on the right at back, up the stairs to the zipline. Take thezipline across to the Warden Castle, and inside you will fight your penultimate wave of Antaam.
You will facefour Valotaar, including some with hammers that charge. However, they should be dealt with in the same away as before, withNecrotic Abilities and Burning condition,as well asHeavy attacks and Takedowns when Staggered.
Defeat Penshanek The Blood Eater
Headthrough the Castle Ruins, out into the rocky wallsand around the corner at the back (it can be tough to see in the dark, but run tothe back wall then turn left). Outside, you will face the final boss of the quest:Penshanek the Blood Eater.
At first glance,Penshanek is not too difficult. It hasno Armor or Barrier, just a very chunky health bar, sopowerful Necrotic Abilities and any high-damage or status inflicting Abilities workwell too. The issue is how crowded things are.
The Castle Bailey area is more cramped than Rivain’s other spaces, and Penshanek hastwo Anadar, a Valotaar, and a Taaralokhelping him.Take out the Taaralok firstwithCharged ranged attacks and Abilities, then focus oneroding the Anadar ArmorswithDetonation, and rush theValotaar with Heavy attacks.
Any Abilities with a large Area of Effect will be very useful here.
When that’s done,think of Penshanek as a big Valotar. Dodge away when he glows red, anddrive in with Heavy attacks to Stagger quickly. When that’s done,free the Antivan Crowlocked up in the corner and the quest will be complete.
