Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Should You Choose Bellara Or Neve To Destroy The Magic Wards?

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During the final chapters of , Rook and their allies will finally catch up to the rampaging elven goddess Ghilan'nain, and prepare to end her reign of terror over Thedas once and for all. Before they can do that, however, they'll have to take out Elgar'nan's gamut of blood magic wards that protect the elven goddess from their advance. Rook can choose who goes forward to dismantle the wards from two of their friends, companions, and romance options in : either the elf mage Bellara, or the human mage Neve.

[Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard.]

This is the second major decision players make during the late-game quest "," after choosing whether Harding or Davrin should lead the distraction party. The results of this choice aren't quite so devastating, but they're still important to the player's strategy in the final hours of the game, and should certainly not be taken lightly. Here's what choosing either Neve or Bellara to dismantle the magic wards effects in this pivotal story moment.

Whomever the player chooses to dismantle the magic wards during "" will be captured during the effort, thereby becoming unavailable for the rest of the game. If that's Bellara, then she will attempt to deactivate the wards using her own knowledge of ancient elven magic. She'll succeed, opening the way for the rest of the party to continue their mission, but will be captured in Elgar'nan's trap as a result.

Choosing either Neve or Bellara also causes a slight approval decrease in whichever companion Rook didn't select. They're interpreting Rook's choice against them as an innate distrust in their magical skills; while that may not necessarily be true, they still feel the hurt. This may harm the player's chances of romancing the character they don't choose, although perhaps not as much as allowing them to be kidnapped.

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