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While you might’ve been successful in stopping Solas’s ritual in its tracks, that plan has only backfired. Some of the Evanuris are once more upon the physical world inDragon Age: The Veilguardand you’ll have already caught a glimpse of their corruptive power in D’Meta’s Crossing.
To stand a chance, you’ll need to gather some serious power of your own, starting with finding the Lyrium Dagger — Solas’s tool to perform the ritual. While lost in the chaos, you’ll return to the Ritual Site in “The Singing Blade” quest to search for it, hoping to get it before the gods do.
How To Get The Lyrium Dagger
Afterreporting your findings inShadows Crossingto Strife and Irelin, the Singing Blade quest will begin shortly after, and you’llfind yourself in the Ritual Site once moretorecover Solas’s dagger. First, you’ll have tospeak to Harding, who’sstill caught up in her indecisiveness during the Solas mess. Here, you’ll havethree dialogue options, butconsider going with “We all carry blame”, as you’ll earn approval from both Harding and Neve.
The other choices have no effect, but feel free to go with your preferred response if you’re not aiming at romancing either.
Once you’ve settled that,head toward the ritual groundswhere Solas lost the dagger.Drop down from the scaffoldson the left to get there, but it seemssomeone’s beaten you to it—this becomes clear when you encounter a Darkspawn ghoulwho bolts as soon as you enter through the door.
For now, you’ll want tofollow this creature deeper into the ruins, as it’s your best lead on reclaiming the dagger.
The Beam Generator
Destroy the Blight to your leftto clear the path, thenhead up the stairs. While the ghoul scurries off, another, largerDarkspawn drops down from the crumbled archwayahead. Once you’ve handled it, you’ll need tounlock the large metal gate using a Beam Generator, which you’ll find on that same archway.
Start by breaking through the wooden barricade up aheadtoexpose a narrow crack in the wall, just wide enough to squeeze through. You’llfind some loot on a ledge to your right— grab it, thencontinue along the broken path to reach the device.
Interact with the Beam Generator andaim its beam at the energy nodeabove the gate.The gate will open up, and you can continue chasing down our dagger thief.
The Blighted Bridge Puzzle
As you step into the next area,pick up any scattered loot before moving toward the clearing outside, wherea swarm of Darkspawn will emerge from pools of Blight. Clear them out, thendeal with the Blight barrier blocking your pathforward.
The ghoul is still in sight, but you’ll soonapproach another puzzle on a blighted bridge.Start by destroying the exposed Blight node on the left side, then cross the bridge; next, remove the power crystal from the mechanism, causing the bridge to retract andreveal another node underneath.Destroy that one as well.
This willweaken the concentrated Blight mass in the center, and you’ll be able todestroy it completelynow. A passage to a room will open up, and you’llfind another elven mechanism inside.Grab the previous power crystalandinsert it into the mechanismto unlock the door, allowing you to proceed.
The Locked Gate And Double Beam Generator Puzzle
Justbefore you’re able to catch up with the dagger-snatching ghoul, you’llencounter an optional puzzle involving two Beam Generators and a large metal gateblocking a treasure chest, which is worth solving.
After dealing with the Darkspawn enemies in this area,head toward the first Beam Generator above the stairsandaim its beam at the energy nodeon the right side of the gate. Thesecond Generatoris abit more hidden.
To reach it, you’ll have todestroy a wooden barricade in a cavity to the left of the gate. Thisreveals a crack that you can squeeze throughand thenclimb a ladder on the other side. After that, use thefallen column to jump over to the second generator platform. Aim this beam at the other node to unlock the gate.
With the gate open, you cangrab the chest’s loot for a weapon and some gold. Before leaving,climb the nearby ladder for additional loot.
Once you’re ready,proceed onward by destroying the Blight obstacleanddrop down into the ravineafter dealing with some enemies. The Darkspawn ghoul,still holding the Lyrium Dagger, iscornered just up ahead.
Be sure toexplore the backside of the ravinefor more loot, including a large chest containing armor.
How To Beat The Lyrium Ghoul
After all that chasing, theLyrium Ghoul isn’t much of a threat— it’s as weak as you’d expect. Theboss attacks frenetically, inflicts necrosis in a red cone-shaped area, and candeal some damage with its clawsif it lands a hit. Unlike some other enemies in the Singing Blade quest, theLyrium Ghoul has no unavoidable moves, so you canfreely blockand weave around its attacks and take it down quickly.
After defeating it, a cutscene will trigger whereyou’ll finally claim the Lyrium Dagger for a brief moment, along withHarding acquiring some strange powers. However,things aren’t over quite yet, asa swarm of Darkspawn will emerge from Blight pools, andonce they’re defeated, theLyrium Ghoul will return once more, nowshielded by a barrierand more aggressive.
In this second encounter, theghoul uses the Blight pools to its advantageto teleport around the arenawhen threatened. Don’t give it a chance, though;hit it hardand fastusing the newly learnedPrimers and Detonatorsand your storedUltimate to finish the fightonce and for all.
Rewards For Completing The Singing Blade
After the Lyrium Ghoul showdown andsecuring the Lyrium Dagger, you’llfind yourself back at the Lighthouse. You’ll have a bunch of dialogues to walk through, and while theinitial dialogue choices contemplate Harding’s newfound abilities, in the dialogue options that follow you’re able to spark a potential romance with Harding by selecting“You’re not a problem”, or if you don’t see her like that, picking“Just make sure to aim”will still win her approval.
Once the conversation wraps up, theSinging Blade quest is completed, and you’ll get the following rewards:
