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Dragon Age Veilguard: Should you choose Harding or Neve?Here are all outcomes from choosing between Neve and Harding
Here are all outcomes from choosing between Neve and Harding
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts
Wondering if you should choose Neve or Harding in Dragon Age Veilguard?During the opening ‘The End of the Beginning’ main questline, you’ll face the first of many choices. Should you take Harding or Neve with you when attempting to destroy Solas’s ritual.
Dragon Age Veilguardwill warn you that either option will put them in harm’s way but beyond this, it’s difficult knowing what’s at risk. If you want more information on the consequences of this choice and the best option to pick, see below.
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Choose Neve or Harding: All outcomes
Whichever person you pick, the main quest will result in the same outcome. That being,the ritual will get interrupted, the group will be taken to The Lighthouse and Varric will be injured and will have to stay put for now.
What will differ, however, is who features in the cutscene with Rook. Additionally, whoever gets picked will become injured, preventing them from accompanying Rook in the next major questline, ‘In Entropy’s Grasp’.
That person will also receive bruising and slight scarring to the left side of their face. As the game progresses, this bruising will subside but a small scar will remain.
You’ll see the physical consequences of this choice for a while on either Harding or Neve. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts
Which is the best choice?
This is the first story choice you’ll encounter in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts
Both characters offer ranged support, so it’s worthwhile looking deeper into each of their skills. At this point in the game, Harding will have access toAdrenaline Rush(which offers a buff to attack damage) andSoothing Potion(heals 600 and grants rejuvenation).
Additionally, Neve has access to some potent magic. She will haveIce Breaker(which fires 6 ice projectiles at targets that explode after a delay) andTime Slow(slows down enemies for a duration but allows you to attack them at normal speed). Time slow is particularly effective at getting in multiple hits on enemies without taking damage and the projectiles she shoots can emit some serious damage if they all land on one target.
It’s worth noting that whoever you have with you for this quest will receive some approval rating after it concludes, so bear this in mind if you want to get a head start nurturing a relationship with a specific character. Although, you’ll soon have the opportunity to earn more.
That rounds up our guide on choosing between Neve and Harding inDragon Age Veilguard. Now you should be all set to progress and dive deeper into the game.
