Best skills for Veil Ranger Rogue in Dragon Age The Veilguard

The Veil Ranger Rogue in Dragon Age The Veilguard is one of the best long-range builds. It converts you into a sniper who can pick up targets effectively from a distance. Although this build doesn’t offer much mobility, it makes up for that shortfall with its high long-range damage.

This guide offers an introductory guide to the Veil Ranger Rogue in Dragon Age The Veilguard, enabling you to create it yourself.

NOTE: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinion.

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Here are the best skills you can have for Veil Ranger Rogue in Dragon Age The Veilguard

Becoming a devastating archer (Image via Bioware)

Early game skills (Level 1 to 20)

1. Lightning quiver: Use this as soon as you unlock it to spread electric damage across a wide area.
2. Reeling bolt: Great for crowd control, as it gathers enemies and applies Weakened.
3. Storm's path: Adds a potent area-of-effect attack as you near level 20, dealing substantial damage.
4. Ultimate: Twin gifts of Arlathan - Your go-to for burst damage, bouncing between targets for high damage.

Early on, Rain of Decay serves as your primary damage dealer. This can carry you to level 20, where Lightning Quiver and Reeling Bolt become accessible, providing both single-target and AoE options.

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Skill Tree progression for Veil Ranger Rogue in Dragon Age The Veilguard

Follow the instructions for the skill tree progression (Image via Bioware)

Start with skills that boost your bow damage and crowd-control potential. Focus on Veil Jumper for bow mastery and Control for better handling against enemies.

1. Evasive Maneuvers: Start with this to dodge attacks and add powerful counter-attacks.
2. Endure: Reduces Momentum loss, very important for maintaining high uptime on abilities.
3. Rain of Decay: Early AoE option.
4. Enervation: +20% damage vs. Barrier, useful for dealing with shielded foes.
5. Bated Breath: Boosts your Charged Bow attack damage.

Continue up the tree, taking advantage of any traits that enhance damage, shock resistance, and weak-point multipliers.

This is the order you should follow while unlocking your skills:

• Evasive Maneuvers (Core)
• Endure (Core)
• Rain of Decay (Control)
• Enervation (Control)
• Bated Breath (Control)
• Debilitating Shocks (Veil Jumper)
• More is Better (Veil Jumper)
• Light Armor Mastery (Veil Jumper)
• Poisonous Precision (Veil Jumper)
• Strong Draw (Veil Jumper)
• Lightning Quiver (Veil Jumper)
• Salvaged Arrows (Veil Jumper)
• Hunter's Focus (Veil Jumper)
• Archer's Strength (Veil Jumper)
• Mortal Wounds (Veil Jumper)
• Breathing Room (Veil Jumper)
• Determination (Control)
• Keen Eye (Control)
• Burst of Speed (Control)
• Reeling Bolt (Control)
• Twin Gifts of Arlathan (Veil Ranger)
• Storm's Path (Veil Ranger)

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Best weapons and gear for Veil Ranger Rogue build in Dragon Age The Veilguard

Early game weapons and their respective enhancements (Level 1 to 20)

• Main weapon: Golden Grassblade (+25% Stagger)
• Off-hand: Storm Needle (+20% Barrier Damage)
• Alt weapon: Glory Hunter's Bow (+10% Weapon Damage)

Look for any longbow that boosts electric damage or gives ranged bonuses, particularly for charged shots or distance. Golden Grassblade and Storm Needle provide strong melee options when enemies close in.

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Early game equipment and their respective enhancements (Level 1 to 20)

• Helmet: Forest Guardian's Veil (+20% Electricity Resistance)
• Armor: Wanderer's Long Coat (+20% Resistance)
• Belt: Twin Buckle Binding
• Amulet: Token of True Flight (+15% Critical Damage)
• Ring 1: Graven Opal (+25% Arrow Generation)
• Ring 2: Brass Root (+25% Momentum Generation)

Prioritize gear with bonuses to electric resistance, Momentum generation, and critical damage. Graven Opal and Brass Root help with both damage and momentum management, giving you more uptime on powerful abilities.

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How to play Veil Ranger Rogue in Dragon Age The Veilguard

Maintain distance, aim for the head and that's it (Image via Bioware)

1. Aim for enemy weak points: Maximize damage by targeting weak spots like heads to deal the most damage.
2. Stay at a distance: Use ranged attacks while maintaining a safe distance from enemies.
3. Use traits for improved precision: Use Hunter's Focus trait which you can find in the Veil Jumper section in the skill tree. This skill can help you consistently aim for the Weakspots.
4. Close combat options: When enemies close in, switch to swords for quick defense.
5. Use Primers and Detonations: Set up combos with companions, especially with Weakened and Overwhelmed status effects from abilities like Reeling Bolt and Storm’s Path.

This build in Dragon Age The Veilguard emphasizes keeping distance, controlling the battlefield, and stacking electricity damage for maximum DPS. It’s powerful to pick off enemies one by one while managing groups with AoE skills.