Part 1: The Minrathous Job
Technically, the plan worked.
Complete chapter one of the story. Here is a walkthrough of all the hardest main quests.
Part 2: Ruin’s Reach
Made unexpected acquaintances in the most unusual of places.
Complete chapter two of the story.
Part 3: Awakening
Discovered a singing blade, and the awakening of ancient magic.
Complete chapter three of the story.
Part 4: Tevinter Nights
Uncovered a darkness etched deep into the streets of Minrathous and beyond.
Complete chapter four of the story.
Part 5: Anvallenim
Peeled back the shroud concealing a cult’s dark movements and gained some valuable insight.
Complete chapter five of the story.
Part 6: Old Blood, Older Oaths
Faced a howling storm to discover a long-held secret, and found out what it means to be a leader.
Complete chapter six of the story.
Part 7: Fire, Feather, and Fade
Searched high and low to bring together a team unlike any other.
Complete chapter seven of the story.
Part 8: No Sacrifice Greater
Practiced vigilance, found peace wanting, and witnessed the meaning of sacrifice.
Complete chapter eight of the story.
Part 9: Bonds and Blackened Wings
Forged bonds with a family found amidst an unravelling world.
Complete chapter nine of the story.
Part 10: The Blood of Arlathan
Followed a crimson trail weaving through the heartland of an ancient empire.
Complete chapter ten of the story.
Part 11: As Shadows Fall
Tracked evil through the heart of Antiva, and found that light casts the longest shadows.
Complete chapter 11 of the story.
Part 12: The Best Tales
Ascended to the throne of would-be gods under the shadow their legacy.
Complete chapter 12 of the story.
Part 13: The Last Gambit
The only thing left to lose is everything.
Complete chapter 13 of the story.
Part 14: The Dread Wolf Rises
Faced down demons, dragons, darkspawn, and even the Dread Wolf.
Complete chapter 14 of the story.
The Ones That Last
Beat the odds and walked into the sunset.
For this achievement/trophy, you need to get the ‘best’ ending of the game. To do that, you need to achieve the following:
- All of your companions must be Heroes of the Veilguard, so you need to do all their companion quests.
- Every faction needs to have three-star faction strength.
- All faction leaders must be alive.
- Convince Mythal to be on your side.
- Persuade Solas not to collapse the Veil.
The Storm Quelled
The poisoned fruit ripens.
The Storm Quelled achievement/trophy tasks you with finding three mysterious circular stones. Here are their locations:
- One is in the area where you fight the Formless one dragon. It’s in a little side room, floating atop some treasure.
- You fight the blighted dragon during the ‘The Heart of Corruption’ quest. After defeating it, a stairway opens up. At the top of it, you can find another stairway. Atop of that is another circle.
- There’s one in the Arlathan Forest that you can reach by completing a light beam puzzle. It’s sitting behind a large chest and a mini-boss.
Collecting these things unlocks a secret ending, and only after that ending do you get the achievement or trophy.
In Peace
Found hope in the aftermath.
For this achievement or trophy, you need to complete all the quests in the Hossberg Wetlands, which are ‘Cabin in the Blight,’ ‘Something Wicked,’ and ‘Something Coming.’ With those quests done, the area will begin to heal, and flowers will grow. You need to find three flowers and bring them to the spirit of Hope, who is in the arena near where you fought the dragons in the ‘Fire and Ice’ quest.
No Real Gods
Drew out the latent magic in every Altar of the Evanuris
Even though the description says “Altar of the Evanuris,” you must draw magic from both the Evanuris and Fen’Harel Altars for this achievement. There are 29 of them in total, and they can be found in most areas of the game. The Evanuris ones are marked on the map by a dragon icon, while the Fen’Harel ones have wolf icons. You simply have to interact with the altars and then either shoot things out of the air or follow where the statue is pointing.
Reflections
Helped an eluvian tinkerer find herself in a shattered world.
Complete Bellara’s questline. This means talking to her regularly at the Lighthouse to have important conversations, unlock events, and unlock quests.
A New Calling
Helped a fearless Warden find his new calling.
Complete Davrin’s questline. This means talking to him regularly at the Lighthouse to have important conversations, unlock events, and unlock quests.
Death Becomes Him
Helped an old necromancer define his legacy.
Complete Emmrich’s questline. This means talking to him regularly at the Lighthouse to have important conversations, unlock events, and unlock quests.
A Song from the Stone
Helped an expert scout forge a new path.
Complete Harding’s questline. This means talking to her regularly at the Lighthouse to have important conversations, unlock events, and unlock quests.
Blood Times
Helped a master assassin slay his demons.
Complete Lucanis’s questline. This means talking to him regularly at the Lighthouse to have important conversations, unlock events, and unlock quests.
City of Shadows
Helped a seasoned detective uncover what lies in the shadows of her past.
Complete Neve’s questline. This means talking to her regularly at the Lighthouse to have important conversations, unlock events, and unlock quests.
Little Dragon
Helped a dragon hunter find the meaning of what burns inside them.
Complete Taash’s questline. This means talking to them regularly at the Lighthouse to have important conversations, unlock events, and unlock quests.
A Memory of False Gods
Witnessed the first memory of Fen’Harel.
For this achievement/trophy, you need to get your hands on some special wolf statuettes as part of the ‘Regrets of the Dread Wolf’ quest. You can find most of them by walking through large things that look like portals that you may come across while exploring. They allow you to re-live past events from Solas’ life. At the end of each memory, you get a statuette. Once you’ve finished the Shadows of the Blight quest, you’ll be able to place these statuettes in the Lighthouse and watch the memories with your team. Do that for each one to get these achievements or trophies.
A Memory of Our Mistake
Witnessed the second memory of Fen’Harel.
A Memory of Blackened Hearts
Witnessed the third memory of Fen’Harel.
A Memory of Manifestation
Witnessed the fourth memory of Fen’Harel.
A Memory of Tranquility
Witnessed the fifth memory of Fen’Harel.
A Memory of an Old Friend
Witnessed the sixth memory of Fen’Harel.
A Rook Likes Shiny Things
Found at least 20 Mementos and returned them to the Caretaker.
You can acquire mementos while exploring or by buying them from vendors. They’re collectibles that have a green aura around them. There are a lot of them in the game, but you only need 20 for the A Rook Likes Shiny Things achievement or trophy and 80 for A Rook Really Likes Shiny Things achievement or trophy. Once you have them, you need to return them to the caretaker at the Lighthouse.
A Rook Really Likes Shiny Things
Found at least 80 Mementos and returned them to the Caretaker.
Across the Imperial Highway
Visited every district possible throughout Northern Thedas.
To get this achievement or trophy, you need to visit every area and each district within them. You will get most of them if you do all the main quests, plenty of side quests, and all the companion quests.
The Talons of Vengeance
Aided the Crows in sending a message to any who claim Antiva from its people.
You need to increase the strength of the Antivan Crows to three stars. You do this by doing quests for them and selling valuables to their merchant.
Lucanis’s companion quests help with increasing the Crows’ strength.
The Light in the Dark
Aided the Grey Wardens in finding what remains after hearts turn to ash.
You need to increase the strength of the Grey Wardens to three stars. You do this by doing quests for them and selling valuables to their merchant.
Davrin’s companion quests help with increasing the Wardens’ strength.
The Soul of a City
Aided the Shadow Dragons in their fight to reveal the corrupted soul of Minrathous.
You need to increase the strength of the Shadow Dragons to three stars. You do this by doing quests for them and selling valuables to their merchant.
Neve’s companion quests help with increasing the Dragons’ strength.
Annihilation in Arlathan
Aided the Veil Jumpers to avert disaster in Arlathan once again.
You need to increase the strength of the Veil Jumpers to three stars. You do this by doing quests for them and selling valuables to their merchant.
Bellara’s companion quests help with increasing the Jumpers’ strength.
Call for Coin and Company
Aided the Lords of Fortune in seeking valor, glory, and companionship
You need to increase the strength of the Lords of Fortune to three stars. You do this by doing quests for them and selling valuables to their merchant.
Taash’s companion quests help with increasing the Lords’ strength.
The Supernatural and the Strange
Aided the Mourn Watch in tracking down anomalies demonic, undead, and dangerous.
You need to increase the strength of the Mourn Watch to three stars. You do this by doing quests for them and selling valuables to their merchant.
Emmrich’s companion quests help with increasing the Watch’s strength.
A Most Esteemed Purveyor
Few people are worthy of an invitation, you know.
You need to access The Black Emporium through ‘The Black Emporium’ quest, which you get from the caretaker. Here is a full explanation of how to get the achievement/trophy.
A New Look
Changed the look of an item for the first time.
Early in the game, you have a main quest that requires you to customize your room. Once it’s over, you can interact with the wardrobe in the corner to edit your items. This includes changing the look of your weapons and clothes. Once you do that, you get this achievement or trophy.
Between a Rook and a Hard Place
Performed five takedowns.
Not far into the game, you get introduced to the stagger bar. When you fill an enemy’s stagger bar, you can go up to them and hit the button prompt to perform a takedown. Do this five times for the achievement or trophy.
A Faction’s Favor
Upgraded a faction merchant for the first time.
Factions have specific merchants, typically hanging out at their camps. If you have enough money, resources, and reputation with a specific faction, you can rank up their merchant. To do so, simply interact with them and hit the button prompt for ranking up.
Rune For Improvement
Socketed a rune for the first time.
When you acquire Solas’s lyrium dagger, you can insert runes into it from the character screen on the pause menu.
Falling For You
Defeated an enemy by knocking them off a ledge during combat.
When an enemy is near a ledge, strike them multiple times to knock them off. Alternatively, if you have an ability that naturally pushes enemies back, you can use that, too.
Nostalgia Trip
Tested for fall damage and survived in the Lighthouse.
To get the Nostalgia Trip achievement or trophy, you first need to complete the lighthouse statue puzzle. This gives you access to the Music Room. Then, after chapter eight, you can enter another area from within the Music Room with the help of some wisps. This teleports you to a balcony. Jump off it to get the achievement or trophy.
Clear Minds and Open Hearts
Let fly your voice to Mythal.
If you’ve found and witnessed all of Solas’ (Fen’Harel) memories, you can meet Morrigan in the Crossroads. She will allow you to meet Mythal. You get this achievement or trophy by persuading Mythal to join your cause without fighting her. To do that, select the following responses:
- I want your help.
- We must stop the blight.
- You stood against it.
- We must stop the gods.
- They wronged you.
- We are worthy.
- Building a safe place.
This is a basic guide, as other players have reported that they had different responses
Enhancements!
Fully upgraded a weapon, armor, and accessory to their highest level and rarity.
You upgrade your gear by either finding duplicate gear or getting the Caretaker to upgrade them. For the former, you need to loot all the chests you can find in the hopes of picking up duplicates. To give the Caretaker the ability to fully upgrade your stuff, you must bring mementos to him.
Stacking the Deck
Spent at least 52 points in Rook’s skill trees.
Every time you level up, you get a skill point to spend. You can also get skill points from Fen’Harel Altars. For this achievement or trophy, all you have to do is acquire and spend 52 of them.
Bringing Down the Sky
Defeated all high dragons across northern Thedas.
There are six high dragons to slay in the game, and each one is part of a quest. Here are all of them:
- Fangscorcher – You fight Fangscorcher during the ‘Slaying the Fangscorcher’ quest, which is part of Taash’s questline.
- Kataranda the Stormrider – You also face Kataranda as part of Taash’s questline. This time, it’s part of the ‘Kataranda the Stormrider’ quest.
- Corius the Icetalon and Seartooth Vyrantus – You fight this pair of dragons during the Fire and Ice main quest.
- The Formless One – You battle The Formless One in Necropolis as part of the Pinnacle of its Kind quest.
- Kaltenzahn – Another Dragon Hunting quest that’s part of the Taash companion questline is called “Lair of the Dragon King.” In it, you fight Kaltenzahn.
The Unbound
Broke the seals containing an ancient threat and faced down what lied inside.
You get this achievement or trophy for finding and defeating The Formless One high dragon. You can find out how to do that here.
A Complete Deck (Platinum Trophy – PlayStation only)
Made trouble, saved the world.
Get all of the game’s other trophies.