Whatclassyou choose is a major decision inDragon Age: The Veilguard.You pick this during your character creation, and while youcan change Specialization and respec for free, youcannot change your class once the game begins. Therefore, it’s a highly important decision to get right. But which one should you choose?
In many ways, it’s down topersonal choice. you may play as any of the three (Mage, Warrior, Rogue) and still have a good time as any. Butsome are more suited to Dragon Age’s action combat, make abetter fit for your team, and give youa wider range of options.Here, we break down which of the three classes as best for you.
Mage
For some people, playing as aMage is the most ‘Dragon Age’ class in Dragon Age. The legitimacy of Mages and the danger they poseoften drives the game forward, so playing as a Mage has usually been thebest way to experience the world. However, that’snot the case in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. As a result, wedon’t recommend playing as a Mage unless you’re especially dedicated to its more distant playstyle.
Because The Veilguard embraces more action-heavy combat, you’ll often find yourself in the thick of things. That’snot a good place for a Mageto be. It features three Specializations -Death Caller(Necrotic),Evoker(Cold), andSpellblade(Electricity) - butonly the latter is particularly functionalas it lends itself tomeleecombat. Mage is also theonly class with three companions, soall three areas are covered, withtwo of the first three recruits Mages.
WhileBellarais anElectricity Mage, her focus onranged arrow combatmeans sheplays every differently to a Spellblade.
All in all,being a Mage is an acquired taste, and most players will likely end up going forSpellblade, meaning they’d bebetter as a Rogue anyway. Mage isnot in the ‘avoid at all costs’ category, but it is themost different from the other twoand you should be aware of that going in.
Warrior
TheWarrioron the other hand is thesimplest classin Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Being a Warrior involves hitting things really hard, over and over. That’s kind of what every class does, but Warrior is best at it. Therefore,we recommend Warrior if you want a more basic combat experience. While it still has three Specializations andvarious Abilities, Warrior is the easiest class to simply ignore themmost of the time and whittle down enemy health bars with raw power.
Reaper Warriorsdo this by draining away their opponents throughNecroticdamage, and are a good fit forWarriors who still want to use Abilities regularly. Then there areSlayer Warriors, who deal highPhysical damagewth massive weapons and are your classicbrain off attack on Warrior class. Finally, there is theChampion Warrior,who uses asword and shieldwithFire damageto destroy their enemies. While fun and stylish, this isway too similar to Davrin, while the second WarriorTaash also has Fire damage. With this in mind,we do not recommend the Champion Warrior Specialization.
There are only two Warriors in your party, and they are recruited after you have two Mages and two Rogues, sobeing a Warrior also means you can give the party more balance early onin ways other classes struggle to. Possibly the best class for people here for the fighting more than the role play,Warriors deal huge damage. They don’t limit your role play potential either, but they’re very good at killing now and asking questions later.
Rogue
In many ways,Rogues fall between Mages and Warriors. They have the Ability-heavy playstyle of Mages, yet can handle themselves in a straight-up fight like Warriors. Because of this,we suggest being a Rogue if you want to engage with The Veilguard’s power wheel combat regularly.
There are three Specializations available to Rogues, but there is one that has more caveats attached.Veil Ranger is tough to recommend for the same reason as Mage- as anarcheryclass, it requires you tokeep too much distance. It’s alsovery similar to Bellara, despite her being a Mage.
Duelist is a Necrotic swordfighter, which makes ithighly similar to Lucanis. However, itsaggressive playstyle is perfect for characters looking to play a faster, more agile Rogue, although the clash with damage type alsonegates Emmrich to an extent. But with elemental damage so important, Saboteur shines.
Saboteurs focus on Physical damage, meaning theycannot expose elemental Vulnerabilities. But it also meansno one in the game Resists them, making themexcellent generalists. Their focus ongadgets, with turrets and bombs, gives them thebest area coverwhile alsoletting you take the fight to your enemies.Hardingis also aPhysical Rogue, but as a precise, hard-hitting archer,offers a different approach.
Overall,Saboteur is the best Specialization for The Veilguard’s updated combat system, andRogues in general are the most balanced classfor people who want touse the power wheel without relying on it.
