Dragon Age The Veilguard Davrin guide: How to recruit, abilities, and equipment

Davrin in Dragon Age The Veilguard is a charismatic Elven warrior and a member of the Grey Wardens. He is quite famous for his monster-hunting skills. Davrin was raised in a Dalish clan, where he craved a life of adventure and turned his back on the traditions of his people. Davrin brings along a young griffon named Assan, whom he deeply cares for and fights alongside in battle.

This character guide shares everything you will need to know about Darvin in Dragon Age The Veilguard.

Who is Davrin in Dragon Age The Veilguard and when does he join your party?

Davrin's background and personality (Image via Electronic Arts)

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Faction: Grey Wardens
Race: Elf
Voice Actor: Ike Amandi

Personality: Davrin is bold and charming, driven by a desire to make history rather than reflect on it. His confidence and direct nature make him a great ally in battle, and his presence in your party is always enjoyed. Davrin appreciates direct and assertive dialogues, so choosing firm responses in conversations will help to build a bond with him. Be especially wary of this if you want to romance Davrin in Dragon Age The Veilguard.

When Davrin joins your team: Davrin joins the Veilguard after you complete the quest “A Warden’s Best Friend.” Once recruited, both he and Assan, his griffon, will fight alongside you.

Weapons, armor, and accessories for Davrin in The Dragon Age The Veilguard

Here’s a breakdown of his essential equipment, skills, and abilities:

Weapons and Keepsakes

Blight Killer: Applies Vulnerability to Fire Damage, making foes susceptible to fire attacks.
Griffon's Talon: Deals bonus armor damage and has a chance to deal fire damage to nearby enemies.
Reforged Bulwark: Taunts enemies and grants Davrin additional stagger damage.
Grey Edge: Applies burning effects to Darkspawn and boosts the party’s damage against them.
Assan’s Fury: Enhances Davrin’s weapons with fire when you activate Rally Party.

How to obtain

These weapons can be acquired from Grey Warden shops, Isabela’s Shop, or by defeating certain powerful enemies like the Frenzied Ogre.

Armor and Accessories

Monster Leathers: Increases damage against Darkspawn and extends the duration of status effects applied to them.
Sharpened Hook Knife: Boosts damage against taunted enemies, making Davrin’s taunts even more effective in battle.

Davrin's dialog preferences in Dragon Age The Veilguard

Assan is the best part of Darvin for me (Image via Electronic Arts)

To strengthen your bond with Davrin, complete quests while he's in the party, particularly on missions that involve Darkspawn, as defeating them grants him extra bond boosts.

Companion Gift

Davrin’s unique gift, “Display on Ancient Griffons,” can be purchased in Grey Hold for 325 Gold. Gifting it will deepen your connection with him and unlock additional dialogues.

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Skill Tree and Abilities of Davrin in The Dragon Age The Veilguard

Davrin’s skill tree focuses on high-damage abilities, crowd control, and tanking skills. Each branch in his tree can be customized, allowing you to shape his role in your party. Key skills include

Heroic Strike: A high-stagger attack that adds fire damage, excellent for quick takedowns.

Branches:

Armor Breaker: Increases damage against Armor by 50%.
Overwhelming Strength: Boosts Stagger by 50%.
Overpower: Enhances Overwhelmed effect by 10%.
A Proper Drubbing: Increases Overwhelmed duration by 50%.
Focused Training: Reduces cooldown by 20%.
Critical Strike: Adds 25% to Critical damage.
Blood and Fire: On a Critical hit, inflicts Bleeding and Burning on the target.
Critical Power: Grants Enhanced Damage on a Critical Hit.

Battle Cry: Taunts enemies, drawing them away from the rest of your party.

Branches:

Breathing Room: Regain 50 health every second while Taunt is active.
Overprotective: When at low health, Battle Cry activates automatically if it’s not on cooldown. This effect can occur once every 60 seconds and doesn’t trigger the cooldown. Manual use of Battle Cry remains available.
Quick to Anger: Reduces cooldown duration by 20%.
Echo: Doubles the effective radius.
Lasting Words: Increases duration by 50%.
Brawler: For each enemy Davrin Taunts, he gains a 10% damage boost for the duration of the effect.
Piercing Cry: Enemies affected by Taunt receive 300 Physical damage.
Searing Rage: Enemies affected by Taunt take 40 Fire damage per second.

Death From Above: Allows Assan to perform high-damage, area-effect attacks from above.

Branches:

Staggering Talons: Increases Stagger by 100%.
Slow Combustion: Upon Detonation, deals an extra 100% Stagger.
Bird of Prey: Reduces cooldown duration by 20%.
Positive Reinforcement: Grants Rally Party when Detonation occurs.
Infernal Drop: Increases Detonation damage by 50%.
Barrage: Reduces this ability's cooldown by 50% upon Detonation.
Assan's Fire: On impact, transfers 50% of the target's damage to all enemies within 6 meters.
Wingspan: Expands effective radius by 50%.
Greater Chaos: Now strikes up to three times but at 50% reduced damage each time.

Assan Strike: Calls Assan to dive-bomb foes, adding damage and armor-breaking effects.

Branches:

Stunning Blow: Increases Stagger Damage by 100%.
For Good Measure: Assan performs an extra strike, dealing 50% of the base damage as Physical damage.
Razor Talons: The first strike causes Bleeding on the target.
Scorch: The first strike causes Burning on the target.
Ambush: Adds a 50% bonus to Armor Damage.
Second Wind: Reduces cooldown by 20%.
Second Helping: Assan launches an additional attack on a nearby enemy, dealing 50% more than base damage.
Above and Beyond: Increases damage by 25%.

In War, Victory: This ability grants Davrin a brief period of invulnerability, which you can augment with additional effects like health recovery, resistance buffs, or knockback damage against enemies.

Do Not Yield: Extends duration by 2 seconds.
Respite: Restores 20% of your health when the effect ends.
As a Rock: Grants Immovable status when the effect ends.
Fortified Return: Grants Resistant status when the effect ends.
Further Capitalize: Grants 20% of your Ultimate upon use, effective only in combat.
Speedy Recovery: Reduces cooldown by 20%.
Forceful Return: Upon the effect's end, nearby enemies take 150 Physical damage and are Knocked Back.
Ample Reserves: Adds 2 seconds to the duration.

Veilguard Skill: The final skill path depends on your choice at the end of Davrin's companion quest:

Defender: Reduces Assan’s ability cooldowns and grants the Deflect ability, ideal for tanking.
Battlemaster: Boosts Assan’s damage and grants Precision, making Davrin a powerful offensive presence.

Davrin's Abilities

Griffon Handler Ability

This ability allows you to use Assan to uncover hidden items, activate mechanisms, and clear blight tendrils. It’s especially useful for accessing otherwise unreachable areas on the map, making Davrin a valuable asset during exploration.

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Edited by Angad Sharma