Insane Necrotic Rogue Duelist Build Guide - Dragon Age the Veilguard

[@Dantics]

The Arainai's Talon is from a unique chest in the Crossroads. You have to unlock the door on beacon island, heights of Athin, and fight the champion inside.

[@JLPM98191]

Thanks this helps a lot. Haven’t manage to get more copies of exacting shard or misfortune I’m still at it.

[@dramingo2547]

@@JLPM98191 hej dude how u get the chest armor?

[@JLPM98191]

@@dramingo2547 happy to help that one i got from the mourn watch faction vendor. To be precise you can get misfortune, enchanted long blade and the cryptwood bow from that vendor. I did get a copy of the bow from some chest at necropolis. Also misfortune is the easiest to get since you only need rank 2 the other pieces are at rank 3 and 4.

[@JLPM98191]

@@Dantics your build is awesome I know it doesn’t mean much coming from a stranger but great build been enjoying a lot. How would you go about building neve if I want to replace lucanis. I’m trying to romance her and I’d really like to have her at party most of the time.

[@Dantics]

@juanluispimentelmartinez98191 it absolutely means a lot! Thank you. With neve I'd focus on sunder and her ability to heal and time slow. Later on she will further improve sunder combos with a hero of the veilguard set

[@OnlineMadSkillzz2]

This game is so damn good. Most fun I had since the witcher 3

[@fireblade295]

Throwing this into my watch history, for when I eventually play a rogue. Got my first playthrough to do first lmao

[@Makoto03]

Rogue Duelist is the class i plan to use. Thank you.

[@Dantics]

Glad I could help! Make sure to experiment and find what works best for you.

[@rangerdave8418]

Good timing, just started my elven rogue play through, planning a duelist build first.

[@Mateo_Vert]

elven rogues unite

[@johnsebastianespinosa987]

I'm trying this build and Holy Sh*t it tears enemies like paper. I love it. Thank you so much for this guide. haha 🤘

[@alexandersetzer3837]

For everyone wondering I found Arainai's Talon. You get it in The Crossroads after beating one of the Revenants (floating frost mage i forgot his name) during The Heart of Corruption

[@Xyion09]

Anyone attempting to use this build on Nightmare difficulty I highly suggest waiting to obtain many of the key items and skills before using this build. For the first Act you will do 0dps in any of meaningful battles if you have you heart set on this build, I suggest avoiding Lucanis and Emmrich until you have a comfortable amount of skill points and instead abuse any other companion with Time Slow. I use Bellara for the external healing CD and Neve for the free attacks. Any hard fight is simply trivialised as you rotate time slow, you could even take a companion with extra damage ability. Up to you, I would certainly avoid the headache of using this build. I spent 3 hours trying to use this combo against a champion only to one tap the boss with Time Slow. Very cool build on paper, in reality it doesn't function until you have all the pieces to the puzzle. Again my experience on Nightmare has been a Nightmare with this build.

[@djfinny]

thank god, i am playing on nightmare and thought i was just bad - i seem to do ZERO damage. Will use this !

[@Batehei]

I‘m trying this build and a certain boss in weisshaupt is just really not fun at all with the current gear i had to spam inventory to completely change the build so i could get past it.

[@Xyion09]

I've found a lot more success in actually playing around the different weaknesses. Use a combination of weaponry and companions to focus on either going neutral or hitting them with what they're weak to. Then using abilities that increase DPS windows such as slow time etc. Simply stacking into one element doesn't seem effective and ultimately a design flaw with the game at least on Nightmare difficulty. I made a mage and ran into the same problem using lightning but they're resistant to your chosen specialisation, your build falls apart. The game also doesn't offer viable alternatives. Perhaps a better system would be all skill based damage is neutral/physical and the weapon you equip applies that element. Ain't got the answers man, game is fun enough.

[@gregtuff4020]

Literally the first class I'm playing. A man of similar good taste

[@marshmellowknightvlogs2916]

There’s a unique sword that also has permanent necrotic weapons on it, and there’s another one you can pair with it that gives you permanent bleed as well

[@josuanestrada737]

Yea but the base dmg of that bleed weapons is super low. You'll have to really build into the bleed in order to get advantage from it

[@r.s.1493]

@@josuanestrada737i play like this and it works perfect. I shred thru everything.

[@heatherpeacock5907]

What is the unique sword called? I'm trying to find something to use to substitute aranais talon until I'm higher level. 😊

[@marshmellowknightvlogs2916]

@@josuanestrada737 Not quite, it’s stacks bleed really really fast So even if you’re not doing physical damage you’re still doing around 400 to 1000 damage a second

[@Aducanyo]

I just discovered you can enchant rook's abilities...... at level 50. That was a roller-coaster when i saw that

[@Cresc3n1]

You can even before level 50

[@Anergyne]

Wait you can what

[@OjanArt]

Ok folks I made it my mission to find where the hell is Arainais Talon it drops from the essence boss in the cross roads , his the floating boss in the north Island in the crossroads I can finally rest enjoy the info

[@KSanteAlagoano]

@@OjanArt oh man, thanks

[@JLPM98191]

Thanks so much by the way any clues on where to find striking misfortune and the enchanted long blade

[@ondromigles9251]

@@JLPM98191 Both can be bought in Mourn watch vendor. You can see which vendor sells item when you check banner on the top of a item.

[@OjanArt]

@ for none unique weapons if you hold the mouse over-them ul see a logo that belongs to a faction that is describing that it drops from those areas and quests

[@KSanteAlagoano]

@@OjanArt Did you find the enchanted blade?

[@EpicLoLs89]

6:43 Bees! is considered physical damage. Am I missing something here??

[@pragmaticeagle4832]

I tend to exclusively play as a mage but builds like this make trying the rogue for a playthru seem interesting

[@TinTin-ov6cg]

I too figured a rogue would be nice but Mage is where it's at..built a necro tank with way too high dps for my own good, unlimited ability spam, unlimited life leech and mana leech. Turned the game into an absolute cake walk on the highest difficulty. With the rogue at lvl 25 it's still just a slog. The build is very dependant on the specific items for it work..

[@GrandeJano]

Ah nice! That fits perfectly as Im a bit undecided on which path to use with my rogue. Now I know!

[@williamthomas4617]

This is the build I’m running… level 22. Thank you for this.

[@randyjax09]

Have you gotten the serpent bow after finding all of the candlehops in Dock Town? It cuts your necrosis damage in half, but adds six stacks.

[@Creepjacker]

I've heard that in order to "harden" Lucanis, the choice you make will lose you access to certain vendors and potentially put you at odds with said faction, does making this choice lock you out of anything long term that synergizes with the build or remove certain uniques or questlines later in the game that fit this build?

[@FrankTehTank96]

You lose easy access to upgrades for your helmet, which sucks. I believe I used that vendor for more too. I hardened Neve instead and am happy I did so

[@trashcangoblin420]

hey - just updating from here as I finished the game. made some tweaks to your build, including grabbing the chest piece that stacks a multiplicative % buff for every unique advantage you have on (amazing with adrenaline, rally party, deflect, precision, necrotic weapons, armor buff, helm buff etc. and how many of these you can self-trigger thanks to the skill tree),. I even had harding throwing potions on me to give me regen for another buff. this combined with the arrow damage node led to some really really nutty damage, like 1.5k light attack dagger slashes on some enemies when everything was rolling, plus with emmrich's quietus feeding you perma-momentum, and the rune that gives you full resources on use, you can just spam abilities endlessly. once I got it rolling (after picking up Arainai's talon and making a few gear swaps), I zoomed through the rest of the game on custom with everything set to the highest damage and health options.

[@trashcangoblin420]

oh the helm I used was the one that gives you 30% ability damage if all of your abilitie have the same type (they all have 'strike' tags)

[@trashcangoblin420]

sorry that was the 'Garb of Kinship' medium armor

[@kecoo21]

what other tweaks did you do and can you buy the garb

[@Korzak86]

I'm playing this as a level 26 now and I'm struggling a lot vs things with necrotic resistance, especially those minibosses for the crossroad keys. I get them down but it takes a while - how do you handle necrotic resistance?

[@FrankTehTank96]

Emmerich and Lucanis can lower their resistances effectively! After level 30, with some uniques and important skill points I became so absurdly busted

[@marcotavares319]

Sorry one more question. How big of a buff is the crit dmg and weakness dmg from veil jumpers? Kinda leaning towards choosing antivan crows instead.

[@Dantics]

Not big from my testing. Don't have exact numbers but you won't notice it.

[@myteamsupreme4348]

Where do you get enchanted longblade?

[@Reimer-i5u]

Thank you for your videos, I have one question: how are you being able to crit since the crit condition for your skills is the enemy being chilled, you do not use the ring maw of the black city and you didnt take the skill that enables crit on knocked down enemies? what am i missing? Thanks!

[@giants8585]

Your unique chest item video doesn’t show which items you get in each chest. You cut away on half before the item pops up. Which chest has the talon long sword? Thanks man!

[@Dantics]

The Arainai's Talon is from a unique chest in the Crossroads. You have to unlock the door on beacon island, heights of Athin, and fight the champion inside.

[@tedpearson3471]

​@@DanticsI need help finding the Exacting shard

[@Korzak86]

Awesome build ! Been waiting for a rogue one, looks like most are posting mage builds hah. Thanks !

[@TinTin-ov6cg]

The only class that is worth a damn, Rogue and Warrior is a pure slog..

[@shawnjohnson7451]

How does finding copies of certain items work? Any chest can give any duplicate armor or weapon? Kinda confused by this lol

[@MammothMorals]

it upgrades your existing item.

[@FrancisYam]

how did you upgrade your talon? mine has base damage of 270 + stagger 180. Your damage is at 324? is it because of the complete set???

[@downfallen5680]

How about physical strikes upgrade? It says - Strike Abilites now deal Physical DMG. There is any chance do a physical duelist or i'm something missing?

[@mido830]

I don't understand when or where abilities that do necrotic damage apply the status effect/ DOT. Some abilities that clearly say they do necrotic damage like hurricane of blades don't apply the DOT, while others like toxic dash do. Is this a bug or am I misunderstanding something ?!

[@aatrocy8138]

Got some questions regarding the necrotic weapon from offhand 1. Does it last forever until combat ends? 2. Why the use of Serpent Kiss? It seems to remove necrotic weapons and you will have to repop it yourself 3. Does Lucanis Eviscerate stack?

[@WillieAndJupiter]

1. Yes, Necrotic Weapons from the offhand weapon is permanent. However, the Serpent's Kiss ring will remove it and you will have to apply it again using another method. 2. As OP stated in the video, this build is capable of easily reapplying Necrotic Weapons so the uptime isn't an issue at all. Might as well make use of a unique ring, right? You could probably use other rings as there are plenty of options for Necrotic setups. 3. Not sure, haven't exactly tested it myself.

[@aatrocy8138]

@@WillieAndJupiter Nice ty for your reply. Though, ended my nightmare run with a crit ability spam build. Was a lot stronger, in terms of single and aoe dmg

[@chrisbarrjr]

Would the reptile recurve be recommended as a bow? Or would thr cryptwood still be the choice

[@CP027-cn1gv]

I am playing a shadow dragon spell blade now. Kinda wish I had started as Mourn Watch. I plan on trying this build for my second playthrough, what backstory would you recommend? Will be playing nightmare so looking for min/max

[@shawnjohnson7451]

Where do you find the scourge rune?

[@marcotavares319]

Will we still be able to get high relationships with everyone even if we use them as our main companions? How do we make sure to get high relationships with everyone? Is it difficult to do?

[@Dantics]

Absolutely, by interacting with them at the lighthouse and doing their quests

[@Mitchenzo282]

I’m playing Mourn Watch Warrior and really struggling to apply Necrotic Damage- I hoped this video would help but perhaps I just need to hit 30 before it opens up

[@djhanger3035]

In having the same issue it never applies

[@OjanArt]

Hey man which uniques chest has Ariainais Talon can you specify please?

[@Satiate]

Did you manage to find it?

[@OjanArt]

@ nope its not even on the wiki might be a moded weapon im still lookin

[@alexandersetzer3837]

@@OjanArt wondering the same thing. nothing is showing up anywhere i search...

[@OjanArt]

@@alexandersetzer3837found it check my comment

[@OjanArt]

@@Satiatefound it check my comment

[@thefacts4440]

would you say going with the necromancer backstory faction is the best for this build?

[@emiliaromana2683]

One question: Can the swords glow/have blue effects, like cold demage, instead of the green glow? I love frost themed builds, but LOVE the rogue in this. So it would be awesome if I could have frost swords, so to speak.

[@JLPM98191]

Which hero of the veilguard skill would be best if I want to replace lucanis with neve. I’m inclined to make neve dock town hope.

[@yamsmma5055]

Would you recommend those companions in terms of banter too?

[@Brololski]

what enchantements did you use on your abilities, i cant find it

[@Rhunzzz]

I was trying to play this but the visual effects make the parry indicators very hard to see, especially when you’re being targeted by both melee and ranged enemies 😥

[@unpolished6296]

Where i can get the long blade?

[@TraumarcOfficial]

I'm thinking about a duelist build with reeling bolt, because i really like how the skill looks, it does a lot of stagger and draws enemies together, but i dont know if it's a good idea in a duelist build?

[@aazaadgass]

What was the purple aura around your character?

[@shawnjohnson7451]

I picked necrotic build early on. I’m still trying to get all the things I need to make it work better. I’m only 10 hours in at level 15. Do you have a guide on where to find all these items for the build? I get items for companions too, but where do I specifically get them at?

[@dramingo2547]

Did u find all the gear ?

[@abster168]

Im looking for his unique guide for the gear that he said was in his description but I can’t find it. Someone please help.

[@FrankTehTank96]

The talon is from the heart of corruption quest. I can’t remember where serpents kiss is from but I think it’s just a chest. The necklace is also from a unique chest in the Crossroads if I’m not mistaken. It’s doing the Regrets of the Dreadwolf quest to it’s full conclusion

[@CheeseSpliffs]

I appreciate the sharing-la reference

[@JLPM98191]

Anyone know how to get a copy of antivan blade kit. Found one on black emporium but need one more.

[@mochmaster45]

How does this compare to your Sabateur build?

[@abster168]

If anyone knows where to get each piece of gear please let me know. I would like to know where to find it multiple times to ramp up the rarity levels.

[@JLPM98191]

Hi great build any clues where to find the non unique pieces. I’m still pretty early haven’t talk to the warden companion yet. Trying to track down some pieces before that. I think I have the helmet, the scourge crystal and one of the accessories.

[@tedpearson3471]

Can anyone help me? I need just one more Exacting shard to get it to legendary does anyone know all the locations?

[@Caiphex]

You should have mentioned which side to prioritize after you hit level 30. You can only take one path or the other until level 40 comes along so you're spending a pretty long time with one side or the other in your specialization

[@gossemir11-m5x]

any way to get scourge rune if Treviso casino merchant is gone after Dragon attack?

[@Dantics]

In the crossroads, the ghosts there sell it.

[@jamessmith2979]

For this build what would you recommend for the faction?

[@FrankTehTank96]

Mourn Watch or Antivan Crows. Antivan Crows for the increase rep is nice and the extra potion early game is great. But the extra necrosis stack is insane. I found an item that increases my damage against the target per necrosis stack by 10%, and using that over the unique rapier. That combined with a unique bow that gives +6 max necrosis stacks I can have 120% increased necrotic damage and just so much DOTs

[@camcreative8640]

anyone know where to find the cryptwood bow?

[@Rina-eg7zw]

Is it possible to make like a fire duelist build?

[@Korzak86]

Not sure about the choice of the Serpent's Kiss ring, it seems to remove the "permanent" Necrotic Weapon from Arainai's.

[@TheFeralTurtle-kh1mz]

Where do you get Arainai's Talon?

[@Satiate]

Did you manage to find it?

[@MorganMarauder]

I’m looking for it also

[@TheFeralTurtle-kh1mz]

@@Satiate Third gate in the crossroads. Track the Gate of Pale Reflections quest once you find the gate.

[@TheFeralTurtle-kh1mz]

@@MorganMarauder Third gate in the crossroads. Track the Gate of Pale Reflections quest once you find the gate.

[@Scarfaceee111]

how do u get exacting shard ring ?

[@Deshiwitat]

Where can you get Arainai's Talon?

[@ck97u]

Can you upgrade unique items?

[@dramingo2547]

Where do u get the chest Amor ?

[@JohnnyLocke]

This is likely how I'll go. Any recommendations on a swap for lucanis?

[@FrankTehTank96]

I’ve messed around with running Davrin over him, and having Emmerich autocast his weakened spell to detonate. Emmerich’s sundered detonations do way more damage and Lucanis is just better, but Davrin has a few items that can synergize decently

[@MorganMarauder]

How to get the Arianism talon?

[@MrGarrett117]

Fun fact guys that this video doesn't say is you can enchant your skills as well

[@djhanger3035]

Im on nightmare and none of my skills ever apply necrotic, what gives

[@stephanreichmuth9901]

Does anyone has a rogue endgamebuild to test? I did mage and warrior :)

[@Eviper44]

Like this build but not the companions :/ I'll have to work something out for different companions

[@Andrew-e8k8f]

Idk how but I made a build similar but I use never for hurricane and Emmerich for time slow. I use the rip and grip bow though. I rarely ever take damage lol only lol 36 so far so who knows

[@Kingandhorse]

wait you can be a raven?

[@justicetears]

Already 20 hours in to my spell blade so this is too late for my current run but, I had been wondering what a good class would be so that I can use both Lucanis and Emmerich together. Now I know. I knew I should have run rogue...

[@kylevanderwolf4446]

Is spellblade not good? I just started one but rogue looks very fun. I just typically like ranged fighters

[@justicetears]

@@kylevanderwolf4446 Spell blade is fun! it just takes some time for it to get going. I do feel I would like Rogue better though.

[@kurtiskeys483]

Lol theres no links to the video for the uniques

[@Dantics]

Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2XMhqGGmbyKgc0

[@christianmorejon3701]

I don’t like these video titles because it gives the false impression that there are more options for builds. In the the antivan crow part of the skill tree all the abilities are necrotic 2 abilities and one ultimate. Outside of the antivan crows there is only one other necrotic ability the raining arrows one. If there’s only one way to play as a necrotic crow, is it really a “build”?

[@Dantics]

There are lots of different passives, gear, ability combinations, and companion combinations and loadouts you can use. Most builds don't use the arrows either.

[@STE3ANHAY1988]

No point wasting points on upkeep of necrotic weapons as the unique sword give you 100% up time. Or maybe refund them points when you get the sword like I just have e

[@Dantics]

That's the idea. Modify build to your gear

[@iceiceice914]

This bd sucks, man. Under nightmare difficulty, demons are absolutely unkillable, especially when the mini-boss can summon minions.😇 LV 22, even can't finish the quest that clear the city centre

[@GarrettSizemore]

Ya your skill point count pre level 20 is WAYYYYYYY off u added at least 5-6 extra points (the ones needed to get to the passives ur saying to grab)

[@Dantics]

You can add or remove as you see fit. click the skill you've invested in to remove points. When you have enough points for a few specialist skills, take some out and put there

[@finallife87]

too many enemies are resistant to necrotic though.

[@MA-sr5vv]

Combat is harder than previous especially dragon is too strong at early

[@christorchlight]

Good build until you fight darkspawn

[@rouvenkling]

Lucanis Bad choice this is min max all enemies always chasing you

[@rouvenkling]

Taash much better

[@SeanBotha]

You misspelled neurotic

[@tequiZz]

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[@sirdinkus6537]

Imagine needing a "build guide" for this game, which has some of the most piss easy combat ever contrived.

[@bricktop7352]

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[@CorpseDaddy]

Could you make a video on how to get arainais talon