The Wrath of Heaven
Finish the prologue.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the main story.
Opposition in All Things
Close the Breach.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the main story.
In Your Heart Shall Burn
Survive an attack on the Inquisition.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the main story.
Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts
Make an impression on the Orlesian court.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the main story.
Here Lies The Abyss
Face your fears in the Fade.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the main story.
What Pride Had Wrought
Reach an ancient ruin before your enemies.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the main story.
On Burning Wings
Recruit a powerful ally to even the score.
During the main quest titled What Pride Had Wrought, you must choose to drink from the well yourself instead of letting someone else do it. Then, complete The Final Piece quest.
Doom Upon All The World
End the threat once and for all.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the main story.
The Brightest of Their Age
Recruit all possible companions in a single playthrough.
There are nine companions to recruit. You get Cassandra, Solas, and Varric automatically at the start of the game. Here’s how to get the others:
- Sera – After witnessing the first big cutscene in Val Royeaux, you can find an arrow in the ground in the plaza. Examine it, and then you will be instructed to find red items in three locations. Once you’ve done that, head to the Secluded Courtyard to find Sera and recruit her.
- Vivienne – Shortly after reaching Val Royeaux, a messenger will attempt to get your attention. Speak to them to unlock the Ghislain Estate on the map. Go there to meet and recruit Vivienne.
- Blackwall – After finishing The Threat Remains quest, you will be able to find Blackwall in the Hinterlands.
- Iron Bull – At some point, Krem will appear in your camp. Talk to him, then head to the Storm Coast. Once there, you can find Iron Bull on the beach and recruit him.
- Dorian – Depending on whether you side with the Templars or Mages, you can either recruit him in the In Hushed Whispers quest or the From The Ashes quest.
- Cole – Depending on whether you side with the Templars or Mages, you can either recruit him in the Champions of the Just quest or the From The Ashes quest.
They Who Stand
Recruit a new companion.
Recruit any companion outside of those you get automatically. Explanation of how to get them above.
Beloved and Precious
Commit to a romantic relationship.
You can romance the following characters, depending on your race and gender:
You just need to keep talking to them and flirting with them until you reach a point where the romance is locked in. That is when you get this achievement or trophy.
Speak Only the Word
Gain Access to a major city for the Inquisition.
You will visit multiple major cities by following the main story, so you get this automatically.
Saddled Up
Purchase of secure five different mounts of any kind.
Convince Master Dennet to join the Inquisition. Then, you can begin purchasing horses from him. Get five of them to earn this achievement or trophy. There are also other ways to get mounts.
Well-Prepared
Craft a weapon or piece of armor in single-player mode.
Both Haven and Skyhold have areas filled with different crafting stations. The one in Haven is just next to the front gate, while the Undercroft in Skyhold is the area you need to go for that sort of thing.
Customized
Enchant or upgrade a piece of equipment in single-player mode.
You can upgrade weapons just outside the front gate in Haven and in the Undercroft at Skyhold.
Commander
Complete a timed mission on the war table.
Some missions on the War Table task you with sending a member of the Inquisition to them. Several of these then take some time to complete. Once one of them is done, you get this achievement or trophy.
Trailblazer
Discover a campsite and establish an Inquisition camp in any wilderness area.
While exploring, you will come across many campsites. You just need to plant your flag in one to unlock this achievement or trophy.
Sharp-Eyed
Find and recover a shard identified by an ocularum.
Ocularums are devices with a shiny skull on top. Interact with one of them, then find the shiny spots on the ground to mark them on the map. Then, go up to one of those spots and pick up the shard there.
Well-Read
Discover a veilfire rune.
Veilfire runes are hidden within dungeons. You can only find them with the help of a veilfire torch. So, once you have one of those, look around at the walls to see if you can find a rune.
Skilled
Upgrade any ability once in single-player mode.
On the skill tree, some of your abilities have a little upgraded version of the ability next to them. Simply spend a skill point on one of these to unlock this achievement or trophy.
Specialized
Choose a specialization class.
At some point during the game, you will get a mission on the War Table called Specializations for the Inquisitor, which is about inviting trainers to Skyhold. Once they arrive, you interact with them and choose a specialization class.
Cavalier
Secure a mount.
When you reach the Hinterlands, you get a quest about seeking out Master Dennet. So, go meet him, and he’ll give you a horse. When you mount it, you’ll get the achievement or trophy.
Synergized
Trigger a cross-class combo with a character you control in single-player mode.
A cross-class combo occurs when an enemy is hit with a status effect and then a detonator ability. If you and your companions regularly use your skills, it should happen naturally.
Botanist
Harvest 50 herbs from Skyhold’s garden in a single playthrough.
When upgrading Skyhold, you can add a garden. Once you do, herbs start growing there. You can harvest them and then return later when they’ve regrown to harvest again. If you keep doing this, you will eventually acquire 50 herbs.
Wyrmslayer
Kill a high dragon in single-player mode.
You can find several dragons in the game. You just need to kill one to get this achievement or trophy. That is easier said than done, as they’re powerful. However, if you’re at a decent level with good equipment, you should be fine.
Decorator
Purchase any new decoration element for Skyhold.
After you acquire Skyhold, you can buy decorations for it. One good store to get some is located in Val Royeaux. It is on the main level, right across from the picnic tables. To get the achievement or trophy, you must buy an actual decoration. For example, any set of drapes work.
Belle Of The Ball
Gain the full approval of the Orlesian court.
In the Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts quest, you need to gain the approval of the Orlesian Court. There is even a meter to track your progress. Your goal is to keep the approval at 100, which means talking to people and saying what they want to hear. Plus, return to the ballroom when you’re instructed to do so.
Hard Hitter
Land a single blow in excess of 1,000 damage in single-player mode.
Landing a blow that deals more than 1,000 damage sounds tough, but it’s something that will likely happen naturally as you make your way through the game. After all, as you go up levels, your damage output increases. So, you may not get it straight away, but you should earn it eventually.
Master Builder
Craft an item from Tier 4 materials in all non-masterwork slots in single-player mode.
You can get Tier 4 crafting materials from defeating high dragons. Once you have them, simply craft an item with those materials in the material slots.
Master Alchemist
Upgrade your alchemic potions, grenades, or tonics 30 times in a single playthrough.
When in Haven, you can go to Adan to upgrade your potions, grenades, and tonics, while in Skyhold, you can do that in the Undercroft. You don’t have to do anything special to upgrade them. You just need the supplies. Once you do 30 upgrades, you get this achievement or trophy.
Dragons’ Bane
Slay 10 high dragons in single-player mode.
For this achievement or trophy, you have to kill all the dragons in the base game. Here are all their locations:
- Fereldan Frostback – The Hinterlands
- Northern Hunter – Crestwood
- Abyssal High Dragon – The Western Approach
- Gamordan Stormrider – Exalted Plains
- Greater Mistral – Emerald Graves
- Vinsomer – The Storm Coast
- Sandy Howler – The Hissing Wastes
- Hivernal – Emprise Du Lion
- Kaltenzahn – Emprise Du Lion
- Highland Ravager – Emprise Du Lion
Herald
Finish the single-player campaign on at least Hard without lowering the difficulty.
Beat the game on hard difficulty.
Inquisitor
Finish the single-player campaign on Nightmare without lowering the difficulty.
Stargazer
Unlock 15 astrariums in a single playthrough.
You can find plenty of astrariums while exploring. When you find one, you need to go up to it and complete the little astrarium puzzle by connecting the stars to create a constellation. Do this 15 times to get this achievement or trophy.
Focused
Spend 10 points in a single ability tree with any one single-player character.
Every character has multiple skill trees. Simply spend ten skill points on one of them to unlock this achievement or trophy.
Well-Funded
Earn 50,000 or more gold across all single-player playthroughs.
Acquiring 50,000 gold while playing the game isn’t too taxing. It may take you some time, but you will earn that much gold naturally from just playing the game. And you don’t need it all at one time, as you get the achievement or trophy for earning 50,000, not necessarily having 50,000 gold.
Keymaster
Enter the heart of the Solasan temple.
To get this achievement or trophy, you will first have to find all the shards in the game. Once you do, you will be able to enter the Solason Temple, which is located in the Forbidden Oasis region.
Pathfinder
Discover a campsite and establish at least one Inquisition camp in 10 wilderness areas.
There are plenty of campsites in the game. You just need to plant a flag in 10 of them to get this achievement or trophy.
Liberator
Liberate three keeps in a single playthrough.
To liberate a keep, you need to clear all the enemies out of it before planting the Inquisition flag inside. You can find keeps in Crestwood, the Western Approach, and Emprise Du Lion.
High Commander
Complete 50 missions or operations in a single playthrough.
There are many operations and missions available on the war map. Just keep doing them while making your way through the game until the achievement or trophy pops.
Regal
Completely upgrade one throne.
To get this achievement or trophy, you need to send your advisors on certain operations to hopefully pick up the Chasind Throne Accessories. Some of the best operations to send them on are Gather Coin, Hinterland Resources, and Fallow Mire Resources. You need to acquire both Chasind Throne Accessory and Chasind Throne Accessory 2, and they’re random drops, so you may not get them straight away.
Persuasive
Acquire 10 Inquisition agents in a single playthrough.
There are plenty of agents you can recruit in the game. You do so mainly through finding and talking to them. Sometimes, though, you may need to do something before they join up.
Veteran
Reach level 20 in single-player mode.
To get as high as level 20, you need to be doing side quests and things of that nature. Hunting some dragons can help, too. However, you don’t need to do every single quest in the game to reach level 20.
Peerless
Level up the Inquisition to rank 10.
You level up the Inquisition rank by doing things such as acquiring agents, completing quests, closing rifts, acquiring camps, and more. It will take a while to reach rank 10, but it isn’t too much of a grind.
People Person
Become friends with at least three of your inner circle in one playthrough.
There isn’t a meter in the game to show how much approval you have with each individual character. So, you just have to keep speaking to your companions and doing things for them. Hopefully, you will eventually become friends.
Loremaster
Collect 250 codex entries in a single playthrough.
You get codex entries by reading books, scrolls, and messages. If you do plenty of exploring in each location, you should find many of them. So, make sure to read any you find.
Demonslayer
Defeat 1,000 demons in single-player mode.
You face plenty of demons during the game, particularly when closing rifts. So, if you’re doing side quests along with the main quests, you should get this achievement or trophy naturally.
Invincible
Defeat 2,500 enemies in single-player mode.
If you’re doing side quests and main ones, you may be able to get this achievement or trophy naturally.
Quartermaster
Complete 20 requisition requests in a single playthrough.
At Inquisition camps, you can find a requisition officer. Speak to them to get requests for you to fulfill. These requests are all about finding certain items and taking them to the officer. Do this 20 times to nab this achievement or trophy.
Marked for Greatness
Seal 75 rifts in a single playthrough.
Most maps have several green rifts that you can close with the mark on your hand. The game teaches you how to do so in the prologue of the game. For this achievement or trophy, you must seal 75 of them.
Dragon Age: Inquisition Platinum Trophy
Collect all the Dragon Age™: Inquisition trophies.
To get the Platinum trophy on PlayStation, you must acquire all the other trophies.
Firestarter (Jaws of Hakkon DLC)
Destroy all the Winter Shards and light all the fires in the Old Temple.
During the Jaws of Hakkon DLC quest titled Ameridan’s End, you will reach an Old Temple. Inside it, you must find and interact with unlit fire braziers and winter shards. There are 15 of them in total, including three that you have to get in a boss fight.
Legend-Marked (Jaws of Hakkon DLC)
Impress the Avvar of Stone-Bear Hold and gain their friendship.
You can impress the Avvar clan by completing quests for them. You don’t have to complete many to acquire their friendship.
Historian (Jaws of Hakkon DLC)
Uncover the secrets of a legendary figure.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the Jaws of Hakkon DLC story.
Winter’s End (Jaws of Hakkon DLC)
Dispel a myth of ancient days.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the Jaws of Hakkon DLC story.
Deep Roads Commander (The Descent DLC)
Complete a mission at the expedition table in the Legion of the Dead camp.
Early in the DLC, you get access to the expedition table. Complete one of the missions from that table to get this achievement or trophy.
Giant Slayer (The Descent DLC)
Defeat an ogre alpha.
You fight an ogre alpha early in the DLC. When you win that fight, the achievement or trophy is yours.
Fact Finder (The Descent DLC)
Help Shaper Valta discover secret dwarven history.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the Descent DLC story.
Shaper of Stone (The Descent DLC)
End the earthquakes threatening the surface.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the Descent DLC story.
Trial of the Hermit (Trespasser DLC)
Slay 10 great bears promoted by Grizzly End.
Turn on the ‘Grizzly End’ trial from the options menu. Then, find and kill ten Great Bears. You can find them in the Emerald Graves and Emprise du Lion regions.
Trial of Temperance (Trespasser DLC)
Rest Easy trial always on in Emprise du Lion: claim Suledin Keep.
For this achievement or trophy, you must turn on the ‘Rest Easy’ trial from the options menu. Then, you must travel to Emprise du Lion to complete both the Take Back the Lion quest and the Capturing Suledin Keep quest.
Trial of the Magician (Trespasser DLC)
Travel Light on for “In Hushed Whispers”: finish the quest.
Turn on the ‘Travel Light’ trial from the options menu. Then, complete the In Hushed Whispers quest.
Trial of the Tower (Trespasser DLC)
Rub Some Dirt on It on: slay the Hivernal high dragon.
Turn on the ‘Rub some dirt on it’ trial from the options menu. Then, defeat the Hivernal high dragon who is in the Emprise Du Lion region.
Trial of the Emperor (Trespasser DLC)
Defeat 20 foes promoted by Walk Softly.
Turn on the ‘Walk Softly’ trial from the options menu. Then, kill any 20 creatures.
Trial of the Empress (Trespasser DLC)
Even Ground on: slay a level 16 or higher Fereldan Frostback.
Turn on the ‘Even Ground’ trial from the options menu. Then, kill the Fereldan Frostback dragon, which is at least level 16, meaning you need to be level 16. You can find the Frostback in the Hinterlands.
Trial of the Fool (Trespasser DLC)
Take It Slow on: reach Skyhold at level 5 or less.
You need to start a fresh playthrough with the ‘Take It Slow’ trial on. Then, you must reach Skyhold by doing the main quests when you’re level 5 or less.
Trial of the Lovers (Trespasser DLC)
Fair-Weather Friends always on: enter Halamshiral with all followers.
You need to start a fresh playthrough with the ‘Fair-Weather Friends’ trial on. This trial doubles the amount of approval you lose when you do or say something a companion doesn’t like. For the achievement or trophy, you still need to keep all the companions part of the Inquisition before you reach the Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts quest.
Forever Marked (Trespasser DLC)
Progress the story to unlock.
Unmissable achievement or trophy earned by playing the Trespasser DLC story.
Lateral Thinker (Trespasser DLC)
Unlock all caches watched over by ancient statues.
There are four Fen’Harel statues (big wolves statues) in the DLC. You need to solve the puzzle at each one to unlock and loot the cache near the statue. This is where to find them:
- Eleven Mountain Ruins
- Deep Roads
- Shattered Library
- The Darvaarad
Coroner (Trespasser DLC)
Find all of the wearable items that make up the Taken Shape.
For this achievement or trophy, you need to find each part of the Taken Shape armor set. Each of the four pieces is hidden inside a chest. The chests are located in the following areas:
- Hidden Hollow
- Forgotten Tower
- Abandoned Chateau
- Ancient Jail.