Dragon Age: The Veilguard Taash Companion Guide

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Discover everything about Taash Companion in our Dragon Age: The Veilguard guide including her equipment, abilities, best possible build, and much more.

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Dragon Age The Veilguard Taash Companion Guide (Source: BioWare)

Dragon Age: The Veilguard offers seven different 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.

Among the companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is Taash. A Qunari dragon hunter who is allied with the Lords of Fortune. Taash is a Warrior character who holds a wide range of Fire elemental abilities with dual axes that allow her to engage with enemies in close range. Bringing Taash along in your adventure will aid you in combat. Moreover, the overall involvement of Taash in your party will help you progress her, advancing her skill lines and equipment.

This guide will cover companion Taash’s equipment, abilities, build, romance options, and more in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Everything about Taash Companion in Dragon Age The Veilguard

Taash is a highly skilled dragon hunter and a member of the Lords of Fortune faction. She is a Qunari with horns on her head and wears a Qunari armor. It enhances her overall personality as a dragon hunter. As part of the Lords of Fortune, she has also developed a similar taste for treasure hunters and dungeoneers. Moreover, she is described as a risk-taker who lives on adventures, and she also holds deep knowledge about many topics. While exploring the world of Thedas, bringing alone Taash might help you get more information on certain things.

Taash is primarily a Warrior specializing in Slayer, allowing her to use her dual axes swiftly to take down any threat that stands in front of her. Most of her attacks are fire-infused and deal overtime damage. In addition to her potential abilities, Taash also has the ability to breathe out flames and burn the opposing targets with draconic fury.

We know that every companion in the Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a unique ability that allows them to manipulate something in the game world. However, Taash’s game-world manipulative ability is unknown at this point.

The Lighthouse and Taash

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 romantic 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. 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.

Taash 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 Taash, he is a member of the Lords of Fortune faction and if you select a similar faction as her, you will get bonus traits providing you with more damage output against mercenaries. Moreover, you can easily perform takedowns on enemies by filling their stagger meter.

  • Together in Glory: Gain reputation with the Lords of Fortune more quickly.
  • Healthy Competition: Deal increased damage against mercenaries.
  • Relentless: Perform takedowns on enemies with slightly less effort.

So, if you are considering a Range/Melee DPS-focused build for your character, Lords of Fortune will give you a slight edge on staggering enemies easily to perform takedowns. It is best for a Melee DPS build with Duelist Specialization or a Range DPS with Veil Rangers Specialization. Moreover, with Taash on your side, he will be able to strike down enemies hard and deal overtime damage with fire attacks.

Here is a quick look at the characteristics of Taash in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

  • Romance: Yes
  • Race: Qunari
  • Gender: Female
  • Class: Warrior
  • Specialization: Slayer
  • Faction: Lords of Fortune

Where to find Taash in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Dragon Age The Veilguard Taash qunari
(Source: BioWare)

The exact location of Taash is unknown at this time due to the limited introduction of the companions and combat system by the Devs. Her introduction to Rook and the rest of the companions is still a mystery, so we will have to wait for a bit to see how it goes. We will update this portion of the Dragon Age The Veilguard Taash Companion guide, once we get the information on what point you meet Taash and what procedures you need to undertake to unlock her.

Taash Equipment

Taash is a Warrior who focuses on doing fire damage with her dual-axes and supports her companions by distracting the enemies towards her. She uses dual-axes as her primary weapon to target enemies. In addition to her axes, the rest of her equipment slots include a Qunari Armor Set and an unknown item that could be an accessory item.

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: Axe
  • Equipment Slot 2: Axe
  • Equipment Slot 3: Armor Set
  • Equipment Slot 4: Unknown

While being a Slayer Warrior, Taash utilizes her axes most of the time to divert the attention of enemies from her allies. You can deal potential damage to enemies by using Rook’s abilities on top of the fire damage from her.

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 Taash’s starting abilities.

Taash Abilities

Taash’s set of starting abilities hold skills that allow her to inflict various status effects on enemies, such as Overwhelm, Burning, Stagger, and Detonate the Weakened. Moreover, some of the abilities target multiple enemies and she also supports allies by applying invulnerability on them. Here is a list of all Taash’s starting abilities and their effects.

  • Fire Breath: Taash breathes out flames on enemies to ignite them with draconic fury and deal 133 fire damage. It also applies the burning status effect on the enemies which does overtime damage for a short period. Lastly, it has a base cooldown of 36 seconds.
  • Dragon’s Roar: It is Taash’s taunting ability that allows her to distract the enemies from allies. Taash roars with draconic fury to draw the enemy’s attention. It has a base cooldown of 28 seconds.
  • Dragonfire Strike: Taash lands a fiery overhead strike on enemies that leaves them concussed and burning, and deals 399 fire damage. Moreover, it detonates the Weakened status effect on an enemy. Lastly, this ability has a base cooldown of 48 seconds.
  • Spitfire: Taash spits a searing burst of flame on an enemy and deals 266 fire damage. It deals high stagger on impact and applies the Overwhelm status effect on the enemy. Lastly, this ability has a base cooldown of 28 seconds.
  • Fortune’s Favor: Taash provides Rook with an invulnerability status effect that turns the player’s character invulnerable for a short period. It has a base cooldown of 36 seconds.

The overall composition of Taash revolves around dealing damage to enemies in close proximity while supporting allies by distracting enemies. Taash is a great Melee DPS character and her powers synergize greatly with various builds like Range DPS, Melee DPS, and Tank for your character.

Taash Build Guide

From Taash’s equipment and abilities, we know that she is a great Melee DPS character who can fill up the missing gaps from your Rook’s build. The preferred build for your Rook with Taash as a companion is Range DPS. Because it will allow you to take advantage of various opportunities that Taash creates with her abilities. Moreover, the second companion that we would recommend is Davrin. He is a great Tank character with close and ranged abilities. With Range DPS build, you can utilize the Veil Ranger specialization for Rook, and create synergies totally on demolishing enemies in close and ranged quarters.

Creating combos with companions will aid you efficiently in Dragon Age: The Veilguard which relies on prime and detonate attacks. With Taash and Davrin, you can utilize their Warrior’s abilities to taunt and distract enemies while you take them down from a safe distance. You can use the Static Strikes ability to apply the Weakened effect on an enemy and then use Taash’s Dragonfire Strike (ability) to detonate the effect.

Moreover, playing the Veil Ranger specialization will give you an ability called Storm’s Path which you can use to detonate the Overwhelmed effect. You can apply the Overwhelm effect either using Spitfire (Taash’s ability) or Heroic Strike (Davrin’s ability). Lastly, if you ever need assistance, you can use Taash or Davrin’s ability to provide you with invulnerability to prevent any incoming attack. In the meantime, you can use potions to heal yourself or apply buffs to your abilities.

Now, you can alter the builds throughout your adventure, and as Taash progresses, you can freely select advanced skills from her skill lines for better composition.

Taash 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 Taash, but at the time of writing this article, we are still in the process of finding the recruiting quest for her.

How to Romance Taash in DA: The Veilguard

Taash is a possible romanceable companion similar to all other companions in the game. Upon recruiting her and bringing her along on your adventure, you will get the opportunity to strengthen your relationship with her. 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 Taash, you must make choices that align with her values and beliefs. Interact with Taash during the adventures to learn more about her 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 Taash. Unlocking more choices for you to make and possibly romance choices.

Improving your relationship with Taash and romancing her will unlock more rewards. Since Taash is a fearless adventurer who likes to take risks, it makes her one of the compelling companions for romance.

However, the specific impactful dialogue choices to strengthen the relationship and proceed to romance with Taash are unknown at this point.

Final Thoughts on Taash Companion

Taash is one of the best Melee DPS characters in the Dragon Age: The Veilguard with strong attacks. There are only a couple of Melee DPS companions in the game. Her unique Qunari appearance and set of starting abilities make her one of the best. She has a strong line of starting abilities with various impactful attacks that can make your encounters easy. Players should create various synergies with Taash to come up with priming and detonating combos. The best build composition that players can create with Taash is Range DPS with Davrin as the second companion.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Taash in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Q1. How do you unlock Taash Companion in Dragon Age the Veilguard?

Answer: Taash is unlocked by completing her recruiting quest which is unknown at this point.

Q2. Is Taash a romanceable companion in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

Answer: Yes, Taash is among the seven companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard who all are romanceable companions.

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