Discover the locations of all Common, Rare, and Legendary resources in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Learn where to find Gold, Pure Ore, Heartwood, Royal Elfroot, and more.
In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, resources are categorized into three tiers: Common, Rare, and Legendary. Common resources are easily found and can be traded with merchants. Rare resources are typically obtained from quest rewards, chests, or by harvesting Common resources. Legendary resources are the most difficult to acquire, found in specific chests, quest rewards, or by harvesting Rare resources.
Here is a breakdown of each resource, its rarity, and where to find it:
| Name | Rarity | Location | Buy/Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | – | Found in coin pouches scattered around areas, in chests, and quest rewards | You can trade some of your resources for Gold at various merchants |
| Etheric Remnant | – | The Crossroads and the Necropolis Halls | – |
| Pure Ore | Common | Resource nodes in Rivain, Necropolis Halls, and Hossberg Wetlands. Drops from armed enemies | Merchants across Hossberg Wetlands and Dock Town, Crossroads Converged City Traders |
| Fade-Touched Ore | Rare | Side Quest Rewards, rare chance to harvest from Pure Ore, and drops from higher tier armed enemies | Crossroads Converged City Trader, Merchant in South Lavendel |
| Flawless Crystal | Common | Resource nodes in Rivain, Necropolis Halls, and Hossberg Wetlands. Drops from Fade-Touched enemies | Crossroads Converged City Trader |
| Fade-Touched Crystal | Rare | Side Quest Rewards, rare chance to harvest from Flawless Crystal, and drops from higher tier Fade-Touched enemies | Crossroads Converged City Essence Trader, Necropolis Merchant |
| Heartwood | Common | Resource nodes in Arlathan Forest and around settlements | Crossroads Converged City Essence Trader, Necropolis Merchant |
| Vhendahl’s Tears | Rare | Side Quest Rewards, rare chance to harvest from Heartwood | Crossroads Converged City Essence Trader, Merchant in south Lavendel, Hossberg Wetlands |
| Imperial Weave | Common | Resource nodes in cities and outdoor locations. Drops from mercenaries and Venatori. | Various merchants across Thedas |
| Royal Elfroot | Legendary | Unique chests, very rare chance from harvesting Heartwood | Merchant in Dock Town: Merchant’s Wharf, Merchant in Hossberg Wetlands after Siege of Weisshaupt, Dock Town Black Emporium |
| Fade-Touched Silk | Legendary | Unique chest in Hossberg Wetlands, behind the Champion, salvaged from powerful Demons and Undead, rare chance from harvesting Imperial Weave | Dock Town Black Emporium |
| Dragonfire Catalyst | Legendary | Drops from Dragon battles, found during Taash’s Fire on the Sands Quest, rare chance from harvesting Volcanic Aurum | Dock Town Black Emporium |
Knowing these locations will help you fully upgrade your gear and raise all of your Faction Shops to Rank 4.
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