The Veilguard Highlights: Taash and the Grey Wardens

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Key findings

  • The new trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard introduces the Qunari companion Taash and the loyal Grey Wardens.
  • Experienced fans and newcomers alike are eagerly awaiting the release of “The Veilguard” and are worried about the selection of successors.
  • The battle trailer shows a battle against a Corrupted Dragon with Rook, Taash and Grey Wardens.



A new trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard puts the spotlight on the Qunari companion Taash and the heroic Grey Wardens faction. Dragon Age: The Veilguard The trailer was revealed during Sony’s State of Play broadcast on September 24, 2024.

The tension is rising Dragon Age: The Veilguard as the release date of October 31, 2024 approaches. Almost a decade has passed since the last major Dragon Age Release, many potential players could The Veil Guardian as their very first foray into BioWare's original fantasy setting. Seasoned fans also have their own concerns, such as how Dragon Age: The Veilguard takes over the choices from the previous titles, as BioWare has abandoned its original Dragon Age Fortress Subsystem. Despite the concerns, attention is focused Dragon Age for the first time in a long time.


BioWare took this opportunity to further promote the game with a new combat trailer that premiered at Sony's recent State of Play. The trailer shows the combat encounter between the Veilguard, led by protagonist Rook, and a Blighted Dragon. It also puts a special focus on Taash, one of the player's companions and a member of the unique Dragon Age Faction known as the Qunari.


Dragon Age: The Veilguard Blighted Dragon trailer shows off Rook and Taash’s abilities

The trailer shows a mage Rook fighting alongside Taash and Lucanis against the corrupted dragon Corius the Ice Claw to lure out his master, the corrupted elven goddess Ghilan'nain. During the fight, the player uses various combinations of abilities to harass and incapacitate the dragon, slowing it down in mid-air at one point. Since Taash is the only Qunari companion in Dragon Age: The Veilguard She is also a dragon hunter and plays a crucial role, using her dragon hunting skills in coordination with Rook's magic and Lucanis' assassination techniques.


At the beginning of the encounter, the Grey Wardens play a supporting role. The Grey Wardens were the focus of Dragon Age: Originsbut were gradually pushed into the background by factions such as the Mages and Templars. The connection of the resurgent Elven gods with the Darkspawn, however, also seems to bring the Grey Wardens back into the picture as a great force, alongside the Dragon Age: The Veilguard Companion Davrin, who is himself an active Guardian.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard looks like a solid return to form for Dragon Age and possibly for BioWare, whose recent problems (not least with The Veil GuardianThe development of The 4000 has been widely publicized, and its success could help write a new chapter for the studio and revive a classic franchise for a new era.


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