Best faction to choose in Dragon Age The Veilguard

Dragon Age The Veilguard doesn't have a single best faction per se, as it will mostly boil down to your playstyle. Each background faction for the rook comes with unique perks that will determine the combat abilities. Besides passive boosts that aid you in battle, your background will determine how fast you can progress your rank with each of the factions and offer unique dialog choices.

Here's a look at all six factions in The Veilguard to determine the best among them.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and based on the author's opinion.

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All factions and their perks in Dragon Age The Veilguard

All six factions in Veilguard (Image via BioWare)

Before determining the best faction in Dragon Age The Veilguard, let's look at what perks each faction offers.

Grey Wardens

• You can increase your reputation quickly with the Grey Wardens.
• Increases your damage against Dark Spawns.
• Increases defense and health slightly.

Lords of Fortune

• You can increase your reputation quickly with the Lords of Fortune.
• Increases your damage against Mercenaries.
• Takedowns can be performed easily.

Shadow Dragons

• You can increase your reputation quickly with the Shadow Dragons.
• Increases your damage against Venatori.
• Your class-specific resource regenerates a bit faster.

Veil Jumpers

• You can increase your reputation quickly with the Veil Jumpers.
• Increases your damage against Fade-Touched.
• Increases Critical and Weakpoint damage.

The Mourn Watch

• You can increase your reputation quickly with the Mourn Watch.
• Increases your damage against Undeads and Demons.
• Allows you to apply additional affliction stacks on enemies.

Antivan Crows

• You can increase your reputation quickly with the Antivan Crows.
• Increases your damage against Antaam.
• Allows you to carry one additional potion.

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The best faction in Dragon Age The Veilguard

The Grey Warden is one of the best factions in Dragon Age The Veilguard (Image via BioWare)

The best faction in Dragon Age The Veilguard heavily depends on your playstyle, but we recommend choosing Grey Wardens or Shadow Dragons. These offer the best perks for the starting section of the game. Shadow Dragons quickly allows you to regenerate your class-specific resources which is extremely beneficial in combat. Grey Warden's boost to HP and defense aids in survival regardless of your class.

For warrior-class players, the Grey Wardens is easily the best pick as the extra boost to HP and Defense will come in quite handy given you will engage in close-quarters combat.

Mage players can select The Mourn Watch as their faction as the extra affliction application will come in handy to deal with the bigger enemies. If you select rogue as your class, the best faction in Dragon Age the Veilguard will be the Veil Jumpers as it lets you deal increased critical damage.