How To Increase Caretaker’s Workshop Rank In Dragon Age: The Veilguard

The Caretaker’s Workshop is one of the most important tools players will find inside their Lighthouse bases in Dragon Age: The Veilguard , and learning how to level up this workbench up and use it properly can be quite time-consuming. But in the harsh world of Thedas, having the best weapons and gear is a must-have to survive dangerous foes like the Darkspawn and Veil Demons.

This guide will help players to level up their Caretaker’s Workshop Rank to the Maximum. It also provides information on where to get more Mementos, how to Enchant and Upgrade their items, and some unwritten rules of this mysterious NPC’s shop.

How To Upgrade Caretaker’s Workshop In Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Like most vendors in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the Caretaker’s Workshop, located in the Lighthouse yard area, is bound to the same “reputation” or Strength system. Accumulating enough Caretaker’s Strength will allow players to level up the shop. Players can do this by picking up Mementos, which are special Lore Collectibles spread across the game and sold at every vendor in the world. Here’s every unlockable level and how much Caretaker’s Strength is needed to upgrade:

Once players get enough reputation to level up the Caretaker’s Workshop for the first time, they’ll hear a cue and see a message in the right corner of the screen that reads “Caretaker Workshop Upgrade available.”

Players will have to go back to their Lighthouse, approach the Caretaker’s Workshop, and interact with it to open up the crafting menu. Before selecting any other option, they should take a look at the right side of the screen, in a small window where the Reputation Level is displayed.

Scrolling over this small menu will enable players to upgrade the shop once they have enough reputation. They will have to repeat this process every time they want to upgrade the Workshop, coming back to the Lighthouse and interacting with the NPC, since there’s no other way to do it.

How To Level Up Caretaker’s Workshop Fast In Dragon Age: The Veilguard

To level up their Caretaker’s Workshop faster, players should scour every corner of the map looking for Mementos. Buying them from shops also works, since they are often sold for 125 to 500 gold at every Stall in the game.

Mementos spread across all the scenarios in the game will be hidden in plain sight or behind certain structures. Players need to pay attention to a faint green gleam, similar to that of Potions when they come out of the green jars, and they will need to approach and interact with these collectibles to get then and increase the Caretaker’s Strength.

There’s a total of 182 Mementos in the game, and players will need to find them all to reach the maximum level in their Caretaker’s Workshop.

Some Mementos become inaccessible depending on the player’s choices, as certain vendors might die or disappear after some of the major decisions in the game. Purchasing every item in their inventory before
making any game-changing decision
is the best way to prevent losing access to the Mementos they provide, as well as unique gear that is not sold anywhere else.

How To Use The Caretaker’s Workshop In Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Each time players level up the Caretaker’s Workshop, they’ll gain access to a lot of important upgrades. Depending on the level of the Workshop, they’ll be able to level up their equipment from +1 to +10 and will also be able to Enchant their items for free. Each Workshop level enables a new series of Enchantments or upgrades the previously unlocked ones.

Enchantments can be applied to every weapon, armor, and accessory, but there can only be one enchantment of the same type active at the same time. This means that players cannot stack 5 +40 Electric damage Enchantments on their equipment, but they can have a +20 on each type of element, if they wish.

On the other hand, Rook’s Spells and Abilities can also be enchanted the same way. Players need to select the Upgrade Skill menu tab from the Workshop’s Interface to get access to this option. Skills and Spells can only be upgraded with one effect at the same time, and like items, they cannot share the same type of enchantment at the same time.

Players can also upgrade their Companions Gear, and the same rules mentioned before apply for their Main Hand, Off Hand, and Armor. For example, if Lucanis has a +20 Barrier Damage enchantment in his main weapon, then he cannot have a +20 Barrier Damage on his off hand, and players will have to select another one, like +20 Bleed Damage.

Rook is the character who has more access to Enchantments: Abilities, Main Hand, Off Hand, Two-Hand, Armor, Helmet, Amulet, and Rings. Players should make sure to always enchant every available slot, so that Rook’s power never falls short during combat. After all, enchantments have no cost.