Weapons (The Veilguard)

For weapons in other games, see Weapons (Origins), Weapons (Dragon Age II), and Weapons (Inquisition).

Weapons in Dragon Age: The Veilguard are the basis for combat in the game. They can either be found in the world, bought in shops or received as a reward for quests.

For a list of companion weapons, see Companion weapons (The Veilguard).

List of weapons

One-Handed

This includes axes, broadswords, longswords, rapiers, and sabers.

Name	Type	Damage	Stagger	Acquisition	Abilities
Antivan Rapier	Longsword	363 Necrotic	696		+15% Necrotic Resistance +15% Necrotic damage Critical hits apply Necrosis if not already applied Whenever Necrosis is applied to a target, instead of an affliction deal 100 Necrotic damage in an area around them
Arainai's Talon	Longsword	306 Necrotic	360		+30% Necrotic damage Permanently gain Necrotic Weapons when entering combat
Audacity	Broadsword	346 Physical	360		Each Sword attack consumes an Arrow and grants +50% bonus damage
Barbed Longsword	Rapier	284 Physical	380	Dock Town, Temple Courtyard	+25% Stagger Light attacks deal bonus damage based on the enemy's Stagger meter Enemies hit with this weapon take twice as long to regenerate their Stagger Gain 50 Momenum on successful Takedown
Bloodletter's Twinblade	Longsword	368 Physical	256	The Ossuary, Lower Inner Cells	+30% Charged attack damage Apply Bleeding on Charged attacks while at maximum Momentum +50% increased Momentum generation and Stagger vs. Bleeding enemies When Bleeding enemies attack, you do not lose Momentum or Adrenaline
Cold Steel	Longsword	314 Cold	663		+15% Cold Resistance Your bonus Necrotic damage is added to this weapon Charged attacks apply Chilled Necrosis also applies Frozen to Chilled enemies
Cordova's Toothpick	Saber	55 Physical	60	Rooftop terrace in Treviso's Streets of Coin Financials district	+6 maximum Bleeding stacks This weapon deals very low base damage. All hits with this weapon apply Bleeding
Cutthroat's Sword	Broadsword	339 Physical	524	High Anderfels	+20% Critical damage Gain Precision on Perfect Dodge +10% Precision effectiveness Gain 25% Penetration while Precision is active
Dark Shard	Longsword	352 Physical (Rogue) 101 Necrotic (Warrior)	771 (Rogue) 98 (Warrior)
Duelist's Blade	Rapier	332 Physical	546		Deal +40 added Necrotic damage Apply Necrosis when you hit with the Riposte trait When Necrosis expires, deal Physical damage to the target +10% Necrotic damage per Necrosis stack
Enchanted Longblade	Saber	370 Physical	663	Grand Necropolis	+20% Final attack damage Gain Necrotic Weapons on kills with Final attacks While Necrotic Weapons is active, Final attacks apply Necrosis Melee attacks leech life from enemies suffering from Necrosis while Necrotic Weapons is active
Executioner's Blade	Longsword	126 Physical	98	Antivan Crows Faction Shop: Rank 2	+30% Charged attack damage +25% Stagger dealt by Charged attacks
Focal Blade	Rapier	377 Physical	728		Deal +40 added Electricity damage Final attacks deal an additional 100 Electric damage Apply Shocked on Final attacks Shocked now reduces enemy Electric Resistance by 25
Golden Grassblade	Saber	310 Physical	385	Acquired around the Ritual Site, Cliffside passage while doing the quest The Singing Blade. In a map-marked chest in the Shadowy Groove section of Arlathan Forest, near an Evanuris Altar. Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 4	+30 Defense Reduce incoming damage by 5% for every missing Arrow, up to 25% Weapon attacks gain +10% of your Defense as bonus damage Gain +20 Defense per active Advantage
Keen with a Twist	Saber	333 Physical	546	Rivain Coast	+20% Agile attack damage Agile attacks apply Bleeding on impact if not already applied +10% Critical damage for each nearby Bleeding enemy Critical bonus is also added to all Bleeding damage
Mercenary's Blade	Saber	327 Physical	449	Dock Town	+15% damage vs. health +25% healing Gain 300 health on Perfect Defense Deal +25% damage with Sword attacks while you have no Potions
Meredith's Legacy	Rapier/Stave	253 Necrotic	280	Chest in Lava Caves during The Treasure of Sharksmouth Mountain quest	+10% leech effectiveness This weapon leeches health on hit You no longer gain health from Potions or companion Abilities
Mythal's Light	Mageknife (Mage) Longsword (Warrior/Rogue)	0 Physical	135-400 (dependent on Rook's class and level at which the weapon is obtained)	The Crossroads - Nest of the Ancients	Deal +80 added Fire damage Deal +80 added Necrotic damage Deal +80 added Electricity damage Deal +80 added Cold damage
Optimist's Span	Broadsword	324 Physical	360	Hossberg Wetlands	Your weapons deal +100% damage while attacking in the air Your weapons deal -30% damage while attacking on the ground
Proving Steel	Broadsword	284 Physical	314	Archive Temple	+20% Charged attack damage Gain Immovable on every third Charged attack Generate +20% Momentum while you have Immovable While you have Immovable, you no longer lose Momentum when hit
Raider's Cleaver	Axe	70 Physical	33	Chest found after the first champion in The Crossroads	+15% damage vs. health Final attacks apply Bleeding if not already applied +10% Critical damage added for every Bleeding enemy near you Your Critical damage bonus is also applied to all Bleeding damage
Recruit's Sword	Longsword	68 Physical	24
Rialto Sunsetter	Longsword	339 Physical	546		+20% Agile attack damage Agile attacks have an increased chance to disrupt enemies Agile attacks are Critical vs. enemies with High Health Agile attacks gain damage each second while Sprinting, up to +50%
Rusty Sword	Broadsword	36 Physical	14
Seafarer's Cutlass	Broadsword	350 Physical	497	The Ossuary, Outer Cells	+25% Rally Party duration Gain Rally Party when hitting 3 or more enemies with this weapon Companions ignore enemy Defense while Rally Party is active Rally Party now also affects you
Serviceable Rapier	Rapier	36 Physical	14
Spellbound Longsword	Longsword	131 Physical	98		Deal +40% added Fire damage Gain Flaming Weapons on kills with this weapon Half of your Fire Resistance is added as damage to your Flaming Weapons Apply Burning on Charged attacks while Flaming Weapons is active
Storm Needle	Rapier	308 Physical	351	Cliff Wolf Temple Veil Jumpers faction shop: Rank 1	+20% Penetration Critical vs. enemies with High Health Melee Critical hits ignore Defense Melee Critical hits deal 30% of the damage in an area around the target
The Hard Way	Axe	210 Physical	80	Rooftop terrace in Treviso's Streets of Coin Financials district	Permanently reduces the target's Defense by 5 on hit Enemies with 0 Defense are damaged for an additional 50%
Twin-Edged Pick	Axe	142 Physical	60	Chest during Sea of Blood	+20% Penetration Final attacks are Critical vs. enemies with High Health Critical hits reapply penetrated damage again Critical hits cascade damage to other nearby enemies
Veil's Bough	Longsword	103 Electric	110	The Crossroads, in a chest after completing The Wolf's Call The Black Emporium	+15% Electric Resistance Fire bonus also affects this weapon's base damage. Charged attacks apply Shocked Final attacks against Shocked targets cause lightning to chain to nearby enemies
Weisshaupt's Wail	Broadsword	326 Physical	501	High Anderfels	+15% Light attack damage +20% Light Final attack damage Gain Rally Party for every third Final attack you land Companion cooldowns are reduced by 15% while Rally Party is active
Woodsong Cleaver	Axe	78 Physical	50	Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 3	+15% Rage generation +100 Rage generated from taking damage

Two-Handed

This includes mauls and great axes.

Name	Type	Damage	Stagger	Acquisition	Abilities
Anvil Breaker	Maul	148 Physical	198		+25% Stagger +20% damage with Charged Heavy attacks +50% damage vs. Overwhelmed enemies +50% Staggered duration
Etched Raider's Axe	Great axe	111 Physical	55	Chest during The Singing Blade	+30% Charged attack damage +20% Agile attack damage
Fade-Touched War Axe	Great axe	111 Physical	47	Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 1	+15% damage vs. health Gain Precision on kills with this weapon +50% damage vs. enemies with Low Health while Precision is active While Precision is active, Critical attacks vs. enemies with Low Health are lethal
Skullcrusher	Maul	136 Physical	198	Chest during Sea of Blood Chest in Treviso's Streets of Coin Financials district	+20% Heavy attack damage +25% damage vs. Armor Gain Enhanced Damage when breaking an enemy's Armor Enhanced Damage now also grants +25% damage vs. Armor and Barrier
Woodworker's Mallet	Maul	60 Physical	39

Shields

This includes heaters and targes.

Name	Type	Damage	Stagger	Acquisition	Abilities
Captain's Heater	Heater
Fade-Touched Bulwark	Heater		255		On Perfect Defense, nearby enemies are pulled toward you
Flying Kite	Targe	123 Physical	150		+25% Charged Shield Toss damage +25% damage vs. Barrier Shield Toss adds 25% damage vs. Barrier stat as extra damage Deal Electric damage around your target when breaking their Barrier
Rivaini Thornback	Targe	127 Physical	62	Chest during Sea of Blood Chest in The Crossroads The Black Emporium	+20% Final attack damage +20% Penetration Final attacks apply Bleeding if not already applied +100% damage vs. Bleeding enemies
Sentinel's Glory	Heater	67 Physical	115	Veil Jumpers faction shop: Rank 4 Third chest during The Singing Blade The Black Emporium	+15% Physical Resistance Deal 250 Stagger to your target on Perfect Defense Deal 250 Stagger around you on Perfect Defense Staggering an enemy nullifies their Defense for the duration
Skirmisher's Round	Targe	75 Physical	35	Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 2 Chest at the end of The Labs Below	+15% Ranged attack damage +15% Weakpoint damage +20% Stagger on Weakpoint hits Shield Toss damage increases with each bounce
Wedge of Destiny (Aged Ten Years)	Targe	68 Physical			+10% Stagger +10 shield toss bounces This weapon deals very low base damage but ignores enemy Defense Toss bounces may hit the same enemy multiple times
Worn Buckler	Targe	50 Physical	25

Ranged

This includes bows.

Name	Type	Damage	Stagger	Acquisition	Abilities
Andruil's Chord	Longbow	354 Physical	200		Arrow regeneration: -90% Arrow count is reduced to 1 and cannot be increased Weakpoint damage is greatly increased
Azure Bow	Shortbow	317 Physical	306		+25% Hipfire damage +4 maximum Arrows This Bow does not lose accuracy +4% Bow damage per maximum Arrows capacity
Battered Bow	Shortbow	41 Physical	4
Cryptwood Bow	Shortbow	290 Physical	275		Deal +40 added Necrotic damage +20% damage vs. enemies suffering from Necrosis Weakpoint hits apply Necrosis Necrosis stacks now increase in potency by an additional 20% per stack
Dauntless Greatbow	Shortbow	272 Physical	248	Arlathan Forest, Shoreside Ruins Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 3	Deal +409 added Electricity damage +15% Electric damage Deal +10% additional Electric damage for each remaining Arrow Weakpoint hits on enemies with 3 or more Shocked stacks cause lightning to chain to nearby enemies.
Dragon's War Bow	Longbow	326 Fire	418		+15% Fire Resistance Bonus Electric damage applies to weapon damage Weakpoint hits vs. Shocked enemies apply Burning Burning reduces the target's Electric Resistance and Fire Resistance by 10% per stack
Glory Hunter's Bow	Shortbow	285 Physical	260		+20% Charged attack damage 20% damage vs. enemies 20 or more meters away Weakpoint hits at 20 or more meters away deal 50% of your Critical damage as additional Weakpoint damage Ranged companions deal +100% weapon damage
Grip and Rip	Longbow	219 Physical	150		+7 maximum Arrows -50% Ranged attack damage Fires 3 Arrows at the same time
Reinforced Longbow	Shortbow	299 Physical	272	The Ossuary	+15% Weakpoint damage +30% Charged attack damage Weakpoint hits ignore Defense Each Weakpoint you hit increases Weakpoint damage by 25% up to 200% (resets when combat ends)
Reptile Recurve	Shortbow	433 Physical	208		+6 maximum Necrosis stacks Necrosis damage: -50% This weapon applies Necrosis on hit
Skirmisher's Shortbow	Shortbow	314 Physical	188	Dock Town, Smuggler's Docks	+25% damage vs. Barrier Enemies hit by this weapon can no longer regenerate Barrier This weapon leeches health when damaging Barrier When you break a Barrier, all nearby enemies take Electric damage
Trueflight Bow	Longbow	302 Physical	458		+25% damage vs. Armor Ranged attacks with this weapon deal bonus damage to Armor instead of Barrier Gain Enhanced Damage when breaking an enemy's Armor This weapon completely ignores enemy Defense, and your Penetration is applied as bonus damage
Veil's Edge	Shortbow	302 Physical	116	Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 2	+50% Arrow regeneration Gain Precision on every third Weakpoint hit +10% Precision effectiveness Critical hits from Precision also Knock Back enemies on hit

Magic

This includes mageknives, orbs, and staves.

Name	Type	Damage	Stagger	Acquisition	Abilities
Acolyte's Staff	Arcane Stave	40 Necrotic	10
Archon's Gaze	Mageknife	278 Electric	225	Dock Town - Safehouse	Ranged attacks with this weapon now hit up to 3 enemies
Chilled Grasp	Elemental Orb	341 Cold	543	Griffon Aerie - Griffon Ruins Weisshaupt - Library - West Wing Grey Warden Faction Shop Profane City - Garahel's Point (The Profane and the Lost enemy drop)	+30 Defense +25% Cold Resistance Perfect Dodge applies Chilled to nearby enemies +70 Defense vs. Chilled enemies
Coral Tip	Mageknife	288 Physical	406	Reward for completing Kataranda the Stormrider	Deal +60 added Cold damage Triggering an Arcane Bomb also applies Frozen
Crystalline Shard	Spellblade	305 Physical	421	Dock Town - Temple Courtyard - Loot Drop Dock Town - Len's Cache The Black Emporium Minrathous Streets - Waterworks (The Soul of a City) Archon's Palace - Rooftop (The Dread Wolf Rises)	+25% damage vs. Barrier Bonus damage to Armor is now applied to Barrier Gain Quickened when this weapon breaks an enemy's Barrier All damage vs. Barriers leeches a portion of its damage as health
Enchanted Athame	Spellblade	316 Physical	591	Rivain Coast - Castle Bailey Lords of Fortune Faction Shop Weisshaupt - Blighted Streets Crossroads - Elvhenan's Haven (enemy drop) Rivain Coast - Lava Caves Lair of the Dragon King quest	+50 maximum Mana Gain +2 Mana on hit with this weapon Deal 10% more damage for every 50 Mana that you are missing Abilities now cost +50 Mana and deal +100% bonus damage
Encircled Blade	Mageknife	40 Physical	20
Fadelight	Arcane Orb	329 Necrotic	1203	Mourn Watch Faction Shop Arlathan Forest - Ruins Reach enemy drop Necropolis Halls - Cascades Necropolis Halls - Chamber of the Unforged	+15% damage vs. health +25% healing Gain 250 health on Perfect Defense +25% Light attack damage while you have no potions
Firebrand	Elemental Orb	60 Fire	35	Ritual Site Ancient Bridge Chest Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 4 Arlathan Forest - Ancient Aqueduct The Black Emporium Arlathan Forest - Ransacked Camp (Unwanted Guests) Tearstone Island - Stronghold Entrance (Isle of the Gods) Archon's Palace - Tower (The Dread Wolf Rises)	+20% damage vs. enemies with Low Health Gain Precision on kill with this weapon Precision also increases Fire damage by +25% Precision is now triggered by any Fire Ability
Flamebranch	Elemental Stave	52 Fire	17		+15% Mana generation Hitting a Burning enemy with this weapon generates +2 Mana
Frozen Focus	Elemental Orb	34 Cold	30	Acquired at the start of the game
Glacial Rod	Elemental Stave	325 Cold	126	Black Emporium Temple of the Sun, found in a chest during (Blood of Arlathan quest)	+20% Heavy attack damage Heavy attacks with this weapon apply an additional Chilled stack on full Staff Energy +50% Staff Energy charge rate +2 maximum Chilled stacks
Heart of Fire	Elemental Orb (Unique Orb)	343 Fire	261	Arlathan Forest - Burnt Village	+30% Fire Resistance Using a Fire Ability applies Burning to you and all nearby enemies
Hope's Last Kiss	Mageknife (Unique)	315 Physical	580	Hossberg Wetlands - Old Crossroads	+1 maximum Arcane Bomb Orb Final attacks now also apply an Arcane Bomb Triggering an Arcane Bomb now consumes all stacks but makes the target immune to additional Arcane Marks
Mage's Gambit	Arcane Orb	362 Electric	1274	Shadow Dragons Faction Shop Hossberg Wetlands - Cavernous Tunnels The Black Emporium Lighthouse - Watchtower Arlathan Forest - Deep Woods	+20% Final attack damage Hitting with a Final attack will alternate the damage type of this weapon between Electric and Fire +15% Fire and Electric damage Critical hits apply Burning or Shocked based on the current damage type of the Orb
Mythal's Light	Mageknife (Mage) Longsword (Warrior/Rogue)	0 Physical	135-400 (dependent on Rook's class and level at which the weapon is obtained)	The Crossroads - Nest of the Ancients	Deal +80 added Fire damage Deal +80 added Necrotic damage Deal +80 added Electricity damage Deal +80 added Cold damage
Sharpened Dragonbone	Mageknife	307 Physical	831	Rivain Coast - Winding Shoreline Rivain Coast - Warden Castle Lords of Fortune Faction Shop Rivain Coast - Cliff Climb (Lair of the Dragon King) Rivain Coast - Chest in Lava Caves	+20% Penetration Gain Rally Party on Perfect Defense Companions ignore enemy Defense while Rally Party is active Companion cooldowns are reduced by 15% while Rally Party is active
Spellcaster's Stiletto	Mageknife	316 Physical	554	Antivan Crows Faction Shop Treviso Canals - Streets of Coin Financials Treviso Canals - Antaam Garrison Treviso Canals - The Cantori Diamond (Quest Reward) Treviso Canals - Streets of Coin Financials (Quest) For the Love of Treviso quest reward.	+15% Mana generation +30 Defense Each Arcane Bomb on an enemy reduces their outgoing damage by -10% Gain +20 Defense per active Advantage
Split-Hilt Dirk	Spellblade	297 Physical	424	Arlathan Forest - Riverside Ruins The Ossuary - Upper Inner Cells Shadow Dragons Faction Shop The Crossroads - Converged City Merchant Arlathan Forest - Ancient Aqueduct Treviso Canals - Dellamorte Estates (A Murder of Crows)	+20% Heavy attack damage +30% damage with Final Heavy attacks Final attacks with this weapon apply Shocked while Shocking Weapons is active +1 maximum Arcane Bomb
Stormcharger	Elemental Orb (Unique)	229 Electric	522	Arlathan Forest - Tainted Woods	+50% Electric Resistance Using an Electric Ability applies Shocked to you When you are hit while Shocked, remove the effect and deal 300 Electricity damage to all nearby enemies
Stormsphere	Arcane Orb	346 Electric	992	Crossroads - Elvhenan's Haven The Ossuary - Outer Cells Lords of Fortune Faction Shop The Black Emporium Rivain Coast - Cave Floor (Lair of the Dragon King)	+20% Agile attack damage Agile attacks apply Shocked on hit if not already applied Agile attacks have an increased chance to disrupt enemies Knocking Down a Shocked enemy causes a lightning bolt to strike them
The Bargain	Arcane Stave (Unique)	281 Necrotic	281	Necropolis Halls Mourn Watch faction shop.
The Point	Spellblade	226 Physical	435	Treviso - Streets of Coin Financials (Large Chest)	Charged attacks vs. enemies suffering from Necrosis or Bleeding removes all stacks and heals you
Thorn of Misfortune	Mageknife	321 Physical	867	Treviso Canals Merchant The Ossuary - Upper Inner Cells Antivan Crows Faction Shop Treviso Canals - Fallen Chantry Rivain Coast - Castle Bailey The Siege of Weisshaupt	+20% Crit Damage Triggering an Arcane Bomb now deals Critical damage Critical hits with this weapon now apply an Affliction based on the damage type of your Orb Creating an Arcane Bomb requires 1 fewer Arcane Mark
Thunderclap	Arcane Orb	356 Electric	992	Dock Town - The Warrens (Chest) Shadow Dragons Faction Shop Dock Town - Glandivalis Square The Black Emporium Dock Town - Catacombs Rivain Coast - Cliff Climb (Lair of the Dragon King)	+25% damage vs. Barrier Enemies hit by this weapon can no longer regenerate Barrier This weapon leeches health when damaging Barrier When you break a Barrier, all nearby enemies take Electric damage
Timeworn Mageknife	Spellblade	326 Physical	616	Necropolis Halls - Vault of the Beloved Mourn Watch Faction Shop Arlathan Forest - Tattered Bridge enemy drop Blackthorne Manor - Secret Passage (The Sacrifice of Souls)	+20% Arcane Bomb trigger damage Triggering an Arcane Bomb now also Staggers enemies around your target Gain 250 health on triggering an Arcane Bomb Triggering Arcane Bombs now costs 10 Mana but deals its damage in an area
Twist of the Veil	Mageknife	48 Physical	29	Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 1 The Crossroads - Converged City Blackthorne Manor - Storage Arlathan Forest - Ransacked Camp (Unwanted Guests)	+25% damage vs. Armor +30% Charged attack damage Gain Enhanced Damage when breaking an enemy's Armor Enhanced Damage now also grants +25% damage vs. Armor and Barrier
Urthemiel's Ash	Elemental Orb	359 Fire	543	Griffon Aerie - Training Grounds Hossberg Wetlands - Lavendel Merchant Hossberg Wetlands - Flooded Farmlands Weisshaupt - First Gate Wall Grey Warden Faction Shop	+25% Burning duration Burning enemies deal -25% damage for the duration +1 maximum Burning stacks +20% Burning damage per stack
Veilsong	Arcane Orb	39 Necrotic	84	Floating Archive Temple Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 2 The Crossroads - Converged City Dock Town - Thread Market Veil Jumpers Faction Shop Amylia Arlathan Crater - Temple Library (Blood of Arlathan Quest Chest)	+25% Stagger This weapon deals bonus damage equal to 20% of the enemy's Stagger Enemies hit with this weapon take twice as long to regenerate their Stagger Gain health on Takedown
Wintersbreath	Elemental Orb	259 Cold	387	Veil Jumpers Faction Shop: Rank 3 Arlathan Forest - Shoreside Ruins The Crossroads - Height of Athim The Black Emporium Arlathan Forest - Crumbling Avenue (Unwanted Guests) Tearstone Island - Inner Bay (Isle of the Gods) Thalsian's Forum - Thalsian Court (The Last Gambit)	+30% Charged attack damage +25% damage vs. Chilled enemies Charged attacks apply Chilled Chilled stacks also reduces Cold Resistance