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Discover everything about Davrin Companion in our Dragon Age: The Veilguard guide, including his equipment, abilities, best possible build, and much more.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard offers seven companions who will accompany Rook (protagonist) on a fantasy journey across Thedas. As you will get to choose your starting class from Mage, Rogue, and Warrior, every companion has a pre-defined class and faction that can synergize greatly with your build. In addition to the aid in encounters from the companions, they will influence the story, dialogue, and exploration of Thedas.
Among the companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is Davrin, a bold and charming monster hunter. Davrin is an experienced warrior with taunting and range abilities that allow him to engage with enemies in surprising ways. Bringing Davrin along in your adventure will create opportunities for you to tackle enemies in surprising ways. Moreover, the overall involvement of Davrin in your party will help you progress him and advance his skill lines and equipment.
In this guide, we will go over the companion Davrin’s equipment, abilities, build, romance options, and more in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Everything about Davrin Companion in Dragon Age The Veilguard
Davrin is a bold and charming warrior who has made a name for himself as a monster hunter. He was originally raised in a Dalish clan, but his cravings for adventure and excitement made him leave the Dalish clan to make his own history. Upon starting a new chapter of his life, he ends up becoming a Grey Warden, one of the factions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Moreover, he does not venture alone as he is accompanied by a young Griffon named Assan. Assan is a loyal companion of Davrin who also assists him during enemy encounters with abilities like Assan Strike and Death from Above. Accompanying Rook with Davrin will also allow you to interact with Assan where you can pet it and even hug it at the Lighthouse.
The Lighthouse and Companions
The Lighthouse is the player hub area where you will get to gather with all of your recruited companions. You can interact and exchange dialogues to grow your relationship with them which can eventually turn into romancing options. The companions play a crucial role in the overall narrative of the game providing you with aid in both enemy encounters and exploration. Every companion is skilled in their pre-defined class and provides you with great assistance with the set of skills during combat.
Order your companions to use either priming or detonating abilities that will help you create unique combos to annihilate the fighting grounds. As you cannot use companions by yourself, synergizing your build with the companions’ abilities will help you outplay the strong enemies. Outside of combat grounds, each companion will often exchange dialogue with you upon progressing your character and provide you with more dialogue options whenever you are dealing with an NPC from a corresponding faction of your companion.
Speaking of companions and their related factions, here are all the companions associated with factions and classes in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
- Bellara (Veil Jumpers): Mage
- Davrin (Grey Wardens): Warrior
- Emmrich Volkarin (The Mourn Watch): Mage
- Lace Harding (Inquisition): Rogue
- Lucanis Dellamorte (Antivan Crows): Rogue
- Neve Gallus (Shadow Dragons): Mage
- Taash (Lords of Fortune): Warrior
Davrin’s Faction
Selecting a Faction for Rook is a mandatory process at the beginning of the game as every faction provides certain traits. In the case of Davrin, he is from the Grey Wardens faction and if you select a similar faction as Davrin, you will get bonus traits providing you with more damage output against darkspawn and increasing overall survivability.
- Bonded in Blood: Gain reputation with the Grey Wardens more quickly.
- Blight Killer: Deal increased damage vs Darkspawn.
- Vigilant Training: Base defense and health are slightly increased.
So, if you are considering a Range or Melee DPS-focused build for your character, Grey Warden will give you a slight edge. Moreover, with Davrin on your side, he will be able to tank several hits and taunt enemies to get aggro on him, allowing you to surprise attack the enemies.
Here is a quick look at the characteristics of Davrin in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
- Race: Elf
- Gender: Male
- Class: Warrior
- Specialization: Champion
- Factions: Grey Wardens, Dalish
- Romance: Yes
Where to find Davrin in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
The exact location of Davrin is unknown at this time due to the limited introduction of the companions and combat system by the Devs. We will update this portion of the Dragon Age The Veilguard Davrin Companion guide, once we get the information on what point you meet Davrin and what procedures you need to undertake to unlock him.
Davrin Equipment
Davrin is a proud warrior from the Grey Wardens and trained under the Champion specialization. A sword and shield are the main composition of weapons that Davrin uses to both tank and deal damage to the enemies. In addition to these weapons, the rest of the two equipment slots include a Dagger and Armor.
There are only four slots for all companions which is less compared to Rook with nine slots. The equipment slots on the left side for the companion include main weapons and the slots on the right include armor set pieces and trinkets.
- Equipment Slot 1: Sword
- Equipment Slot 2: Shield
- Equipment Slot 3: Armor Set
- Equipment Slot 4: Dagger
Davrin utilizes the shield to block the incoming attack of enemies which makes him a great tank in the party. While he is tanking the hits, players can use this advantage to attack the enemies from behind for potential damage. Moreover, the Sword of Davrin allows him to perform both close-range and ranged attacks corresponding to abilities.
Another thing that is worth mentioning is that all companions have their own progression system. As they gain experience and level up, they will gain access to better equipment options, and new skills. Speaking of skills, let’s discuss Davrin’s starting abilities.
Davrin Abilities
Davrin’s set of starting abilities hold skills that allow him to inflict various status effects on enemies, such as Overwhelm, Stun, and Detonate the Weakened. In addition to these status effects, the strikes with the flaming sword of Davrin deal fire damage. Here is a list of all the starting abilities of Davrin.
- Assan Strike: Davrin calls in Assan to attack from the skies above dealing 384 Fire Damage along with bonus Armor Damage and Knocks Down enemies. It has a base cooldown of 24 seconds.
- Battle Cry: It is a taunt ability that allows Davrin to attract enemies towards himself by shouting at them. However, it does not work against some of the strongest bosses in the game. It has a base cooldown of 36 seconds.
- Death from Above: Davrin calls Assan to strike a target from above dealing 231 Fire Damage along with a high amount of Stagger. Moreover, using this ability against an enemy with applied Weakened (status effect), detonates it. It has a base cooldown of 48 seconds.
- Heroic Strike: A quick and decisive strike imbued with fire on an enemy which deals a high amount of Stagger with 256 Fire Damage. Moreover, it applies Overwhelm (status effect) to the enemy. It has a base cooldown of 36 Seconds.
- In War, Victory: Davrin gains an invulnerability state for a short period of time preventing him from taking any incoming damage. It has a base cooldown of 36 seconds.
The overall composition of Davrin revolves around distracting enemies and tanking the damage which synergizes greatly with Range DPS build. Your ability to tackle the enemies from afar while Davrin is distracting them from attacking you works efficiently, allowing you to defeat them from a safe distance as Davrin tanks their hits.
Davrin Build Guide
From Davrin’s equipment and abilities, we know that he is a great Tank character who can fill up the missing gaps from your Rook’s build. The preferred build for your Rook with Davrin as a companion is Ranged DPS. Melee DPS can also work very well, but it raises the possibility of taking an attack or getting hit by an AOE attack while staying close to an enemy. Moreover, the second companion that we would recommend is Bellara. She is a great support character with ranged abilities as well.
Creating combos with companions will aid you efficiently in Dragon Age: The Veilguard which relies on prime and detonate attacks. With Bellara and Davrin, you can use Bellara’s Enfeebling Shot (ability) to apply the Weakened effect on an enemy. Then you order Davrin to use Death from Above to detonate and amplify the impact of the effect. Lastly, in the time of need for healing, you can order Bellara to heal your character instantly for 448 Health Points with Replenish ability.
Now, you can alter the builds throughout your adventure, and as Davrin progresses, you can freely select advanced skills from his skill lines for better composition.
Davrin Companion Quest
In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, every companion has their own unique recruiting quest that players can undertake. And complete them to unlock the corresponding companions. It is the same case with Davrin, but at the time of writing this article, we are still in the process of finding the recruiting quest for Davrin.
How to Romance Davrin in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Davrin is a possible romanceable companion similar to all other companions in the game. Upon recruiting him and bringing him along on your adventure, you will get the opportunity to strengthen your relationship with him. And proceed to romance options by selecting corresponding responses during the dialogue choices. Similar to the Dialogue Choices Wheel in the Inquisition, The Veilguard offers multiple responses to a situation. These allow you to make a decision that aligns or conflicts with a companion.
For you to strengthen your relationship with Davrin, you must make choices that align with his values and beliefs. Interact with Davrin during the adventures to learn more about him and gain a deeper relationship. Moreover, progressing through the main story and side content around the world of Thedas will heavily impact your relationship with Davrin. Unlocking more choices for you to make and possibly romance choices.
Improving your relationship with Davrin and romancing him will unlock more rewards for you along with some challenges. Since Davrin is a Grey Warden, his whole life is committed to fighting against darkspawn across Thedas. So, players must develop an understanding bond with him that does not conflict with his interests.
However, the specific impactful dialogue choices to strengthen the relationship and proceed to romance with Davrin are unknown at this point.
Final Thoughts on Davrin
Davrin is the main Tank companion in Dragon Age: The Veilguard who can distract enemies and allow players to attack them from behind. His sword and shield allow him to do Mighty Attacks with fire damage and inflict various status effects on enemies. Players should create various synergies with Davrin to come up with priming and detonating combos. The best build composition that players can create with Davrin is Range DPS with Bellara as the second companion. It is best to keep Davrin active in your adventure to pursue his progression to unlock better equipment and skills.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Davrin in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Q1. How do you unlock Davrin Companion in Dragon Age the Veilguard?
Answer: Davrin is unlocked by completing his recruiting quest. However, the specific quest is unknown at this point.
Q2. Is Davrin a romanceable companion in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Answer: Yes, Davrin is among the seven companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard who all are romanceable companions.
Q3. Can you pet Assan in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Answer: Yes, players can interact with Assan allowing them to pet and hug him at the Lighthouse hub area.
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