Understanding Your Choice: Dragon Age Veilguard’s Minrathous vs. Treviso

In Dragon Age: Veilguard, the choice between aiding Minrathous or Treviso confronts you abruptly, leaving you to make a crucial decision with little information at hand. Both cities are under threat from Blight Dragons controlled by Ghilan’nain, making this choice particularly challenging.

This is a tough spot since no matter what you decide, there are negative repercussions. The city you don’t help will endure significant hardships along with its respective faction and companion—Neve and the Shadow Dragons for Minrathous, and Lucanis and the Antivan Crows for Treviso. Therefore, I’ve outlined the outcomes of choosing to defend either Minrathous or Treviso in Dragon Age: Veilguard to assist you in this difficult decision.

Warning: Spoilers ahead regarding the aftermath of this significant choice in Dragon Age: Veilguard.

Understanding the Minrathous or Treviso Choice in Dragon Age: Veilguard

Your decision hinges on which companion and faction you prefer to support. If you defend Treviso, Neve will be upset, along with the Shadow Dragons. Conversely, defending Minrathous will anger Lucanis and negatively affect the Antivan Crows.

Helping Minrathous carries slightly more weight due to the presence of the Venatori there, but the outcomes of both options are quite similar. Choices can lead to the failure of side quests, the death of faction merchants, and the relevant companions gaining the Hardened effect. While Neve remains a romance option after your choice, Lucanis cannot be romanced if you assist Minrathous, so keep that in mind if you’re considering pursuing a relationship with him.

New side quests will appear in the city you do not defend, highlighting the broader consequences of your choice. Plus, you’ll have to re-unlock all the fast travel beacons in the city that fell to destruction.

If the outcome disappoints you, consider reloading a previous save. This critical decision comes right after recruiting Davrin to your Veilguard team, leaving no room to avoid the situation. Given that failing side quests is a key element of both choices, you may want to revert even further back to clear those from your journal before tackling the “A Warden’s Best Friend” quest.

For more details on each choice, here’s what happens when you choose to assist either Minrathous or Treviso in Dragon Age: Veilguard:

Choosing to Help Minrathous in Dragon Age: Veilguard

If you choose to aid Minrathous in Dragon Age: Veilguard, the following occurs:

• You battle the Blight Dragon in Minrathous, but it gets called away by Ghilan’nain, preventing further damage to the city.
• The Venatori cannot carry out a coup, and the Shadow Dragons manage to keep them at bay.
• However, Treviso falls victim to the blight due to the Blight Dragon’s attack, resulting in all Treviso side quests being automatically marked as failed, with new quests appearing that relate to the effects of the blight.
• The Antivan Crows merchant disappears, though he may reappear later in the Crossroads.
• Lucanis receives the Hardened effect and remains in Treviso to assist until the rest of the companions are unlocked. He also becomes unavailable for romance afterward.

Choosing to Help Treviso in Dragon Age: Veilguard

If you choose to assist Treviso in Dragon Age: Veilguard, the following occurs:

• You battle the Blight Dragon in Treviso, and it is also called away by Ghilan’nain, sparing the city from further damage.
• The canals remain uncontaminated, saving many civilians.
• However, Minrathous faces blight due to the Blight Dragon attack, allowing the Venatori to establish a stronger foothold in the city.
• This also results in all Minrathous side quests being automatically marked as failed, with new ones that highlight the blight appearing later.
• The leader of the Shadow Dragons, Viper, is afflicted with the Blight and in a dire condition. The Shadow Dragon merchant also disappears, although he may be found later in the Crossroads.
• Neve gains the Hardened effect and remains in Minrathous to assist until you unlock the rest of the companions.

It’s clear that challenging choices in games can enhance the RPG experience, but you can see how Dragon Age 4 measures up in our upcoming review of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.