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    Should you save Treviso or Minrathous in Dragon Age Veilguard?

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    Wondering if you should save Treviso or Minrathous in Dragon Age Veilguard? While there are some serious choices you’ll make in Dragon Age Veilguard, this one hits differently. As you return from Davrin’s recruitment, Rook is greeted with news of a Dragon attack taking place in two cities. Unable to be in two places at once, he must face a heartbreaking decision. Save Treviso or Minrathous?

    The game will give you some text to warn you of the consequences of both choices, but it’s limited. Fortunately, we’ve played out both scenarios and the consequences extensively to give you the best choice. Below are all the results of saving either Treviso or Minrathous.

    As expected, expect story spoilers below.

    Choosing Treviso or Minrathous: All results

    When choosing between Treviso or Minrathous, there is no good outcome. Rather, you have to choose which is the lesser of two evils for your game. You will be warned that leaving Minrathous to his own devices will allow the Venatori to gain a foothold. On the other hand, leaving Treviso will result in the spread of a terrible disease within the city.


    Dragon Age Veilguard screenshot of the Treviso dragon attack.

    Dragon Age Veilguard screenshot of the dragon's attack on Minrathous.
    Either choice leaves a devastating impact on their city. | Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts

    You will be pressured by both Neve and Lucanis who, for obvious reasons, want to join them in their city. Below, we’ve organized all the major results and differences between both options so you can make your decision accordingly. I’ve played through both scenarios extensively. While I had to work harder on Neve’s affections, choosing Treviso doesn’t block her from a romance. Lucanis, on the other hand, was completely locked out of romance when he chose to save Minrathous, and we didn’t get any romantic dialogue options from him.

    It’s worth noting that you should complete Neve and Lucanis’ companion quests before this section of the game. Otherwise, they can be blocked as they take place in each other’s cities. For Neve this is “A study of the dock city“search and Lucanis has”Coffee with crows‘ companion search.

    Choose to save Treviso Choose to save Minrathous
    The name of the mission is “On Deadly Wings”. The name of the mission is “On Blighted Wings”.
    The dragon you will face is called “Corius the Icetalon”. They will have the same attack patterns as the other dragon, but will launch ice balls. The dragon you will face is called “Seartooth Vyrantus”. They will have the same attack patterns as the other dragon, but will launch fireballs.
    You will have a scene with Ghilan’nain. You will have a scene with Ghilan’nain.
    You will face the enemies of Antaam. You will face the Venator enemies.
    You will get Veil’s Bough +4 Longsword (may change depending on class). You will get Veil’s Bough +4 Longsword (may change depending on class).
    You will get everyone’s approval except Neve. You will gain the approval of everyone except Lucanis.
    Minrathous is torn apart by fire and wreckage. The canals of Treviso will be poisoned with blemish cysts in the streets.
    You’ll have to rediscover the waypoints in Minrathous after that. You will have to rediscover the landmarks of Treviso after that.
    Neve will leave the Lighthouse and return after you recruit Taash and Emmrich. Lucanis will leave the Lighthouse and return after you recruit Taash and Emmrich.
    Upon return, Neve will be “reinforced”. This means her healing skills will be blocked, but some of her fighting skills will be more aggressive and damaging. It will also be more difficult to bond with her. On his return, Lucanis will be “reinforced”. This means that his healing abilities will be blocked, but some of his fighting abilities will be more aggressive and damaging. It will also be more difficult to grow your bond with him.
    The Shadow Dragons’ HQ will be empty upon return, and the Faction merchant will also be gone. All remaining shadow dragons are hunted by the Venatori. The crows will stay in their neighborhood, but some will get Blight.
    Viper will contract Blight from the dragon’s attack after putting himself on the front line in Rook’s absence. Viper is well and good.
    The hunters have settled in the city and are now in charge. There will be more Antaam on the streets, emboldened by the attack.
    After that, you will receive two new quests, “Scoade among us” and “Statuary, Fine Art and Antaam”. They deal with the discovery of traitors in Treviso. You will unlock Mistress Trella’s Art Shop where you can buy decorations for Rook’s room. After that you will get two new quests, “A City Blighted” and “Missing in Action”. They mainly deal with cleaning up the Blight and locating the missing ravens in Treviso.
    Due to their power in Minrathous, Venatori make shrines. You can get the quest “Rituals for the Risen” to destroy them. You can choose “The Snake Nest Deal” from Dock Town. These deal with discovering more of God’s presence in the city.
    During the mission “Fire and Ice”, the Ravens offer help. During the “Fire and Ice” mission, the shadow dragons offer help.

    Which city should you choose in Dragon Age Veilguard?


    Dragon Age Veilguard screenshot of the Treviso dragon attack.

    Dragon Age Veilguard screenshot of the dragon's attack on Minrathous.
    This dragon fight will largely follow the same formula. | Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts

    Player opinion will differ, but in my experience, it’s better save Minrathous and leave Treviso in a mess. It’s worth noting that my Rook had a background in the Shadow Dragons faction, so I may have been more influenced in the decision. Seeing almost the entire faction destroyed, it certainly left its mark. I also got some unique dialogue from Neve around this, she argued that my city was going to leave, my people – it was very compelling.

    Also, I was more interested in cultivating a relationship with Neve than Lucanis. This is also something to consider, as whoever you decide to leave will disappear for the next two main missions and return to the party with a strained relationship. It will be more difficult to increase your degree of connection with them. As I relied more on Neve’s healing and Lucanis’ high damage powers, his increase in ferocity served me well.

    Although Treviso is in turmoil, you can help clean it up, and the Ravens are still together in one piece. Instead, the Shadow Dragons are all but destroyed, their base abandoned as a result, and your access to their faction merchant removed for something predictable.

    The rewards for completing the mission are the same, so in the end, I suggest you make your choice based on the following factors:

    1. Are you planning to romance Lucanis or Neve? Neve cannot be romanced regardless of choice, but choosing to save Minrathous will block a romance with Lucanis.
    2. Of the two characters, who is more of a frontliner and who uses healing abilities?
    3. Do you have a faction background with either Ravens or Shadow Dragons?
    4. Do any of the later missions stand out to you?
    5. Both Neve’s and Lucanis’ companion quests take place in their respective cities, if you haven’t completed either of them yet, they can be locked.

    Remember that both options have pros and cons, and let’s face it – it’s pretty depressing either way.

    That completes our guide on choosing between Treviso and Minrathous in Dragon Age Veilguard. For more Dragon Age Veilguard tips and trickscheck out our guide to the best faction in the game best classor see our guide to equipment modernization.

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