Shadows of Minrathous Walkthrough: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Q: How to start Shadows of Minrathous?

This quest involves investigating darkspawn activity in Minrathous, clearing out the Anvallenim tunnels, and searching a Venatori warehouse for evidence. It follows 'The Smuggled Relic Case' and leads into further investigation of cult activity.

Q: Where to find the Anvallenim entrance?

This quest involves investigating darkspawn activity in Minrathous, clearing out the Anvallenim tunnels, and searching a Venatori warehouse for evidence. It follows 'The Smuggled Relic Case' and leads into further investigation of cult activity.

Q: How to defeat Brother Nomad and Brother Dee?

This quest involves investigating darkspawn activity in Minrathous, clearing out the Anvallenim tunnels, and searching a Venatori warehouse for evidence. It follows 'The Smuggled Relic Case' and leads into further investigation of cult activity.

Q: How to get into the Venatori Warehouse?

This quest involves investigating darkspawn activity in Minrathous, clearing out the Anvallenim tunnels, and searching a Venatori warehouse for evidence. It follows 'The Smuggled Relic Case' and leads into further investigation of cult activity.

Q: What is the reward for Shadows of Minrathous?

This quest involves investigating darkspawn activity in Minrathous, clearing out the Anvallenim tunnels, and searching a Venatori warehouse for evidence. It follows 'The Smuggled Relic Case' and leads into further investigation of cult activity.

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Walkthrough

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After completing the main quest 'The Smuggled Relic Case', you'll receive the transitional quest 'Friends in Hidden Places'. Talk to Neve at The Lighthouse.
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Neve will recommend returning to Minrathous to speak with the Shadow Dragons for more intel, initiating the quest 'Shadows of Minrathous'.
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Fast travel to Minrathous and appear at the Shadow Dragons Safehouse. Talk to the Viper, who will inform you about darkspawn in the city and task you with clearing them out.
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Exit the Safehouse (southwest, down stairs, through a door in The Pawn Shop) to reach Glandivalis Square. Head southeast, then south, and turn down an alley to the west.
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Squeeze past an obstruction and defeat a Venatori Mage and Venatori Soldier.
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Loot a chest on a crate and head downstairs. Search the wall to the north for serpent carvings and interact with them to open the way into the Anvallenim.
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Head downstairs and follow the linear path. Avoid the blight blocking the path to the right (north) and enter a doorway to the west.
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Pop a blight cyst in the room and loot a chest. This chest may contain the Magister’s Bloodletter cosmetic.
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Exit the room, turn north, and clear the blight blocking the passage north.
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Proceed north to a large canal. Climb down a ladder and defeat the enemies, including Venatori and darkspawn (Ghouls).
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Fight your way into a chamber to the northeast. Destroy the blight cysts that continuously spawn Ghouls.
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Defeat the two named Venatori: Brother Nomad (shield-and-spear) and Brother Dee (mage). Use charged heavy attacks on Brother Nomad to break his guard.
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Loot a chest to the south and search the bodies of Brother Nomad and Brother Dee for gear. Brother Nomad may drop a Bleeding Shard ring.
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Return west to the previous chamber and proceed to the northwestern corner. Clear the blight on the ledge blocking the way up.
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Climb up through the blight passage. Turn left and climb up a ladder to find a small chest.
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Drop back down and proceed southwest to find a ladder you can kick down.
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Enter a tunnel to the north and destroy an obstruction blocking a passage further north.
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Continue north to a small chamber containing the Pall of the Unknown Magister memento (+50 Caretaker Power).
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Follow the linear path to sneak into the Shadow Dragons safehouse via a back entrance.
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Approach a closed door, give the all clear, and work your way through the lower level of the Safehouse to report back to the Viper.
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The Viper will refer you to a warehouse near the docks where cult activity has been observed.
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You will appear outside the warehouse in Minrathous, in "Spare Coin Way". Head north through the "Central Market" and ride an elevator down to the "Smuggler’s Docks".
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At the docks, head east, then south, defeating Venatori Soldiers and mages.
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Be aware of Venatori crystals that may shield mages. Head up stairs past a shielded mage and shatter the crystal to make them vulnerable.
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Circle around to the northern edge of the warehouse and destroy a Venatori crystal.

Tips

Charged heavy attacks are effective for breaking the guard of shield-bearing enemies like Brother Nomad.
Prioritize destroying blight cysts as they continuously spawn enemies.
Pay attention to Venatori crystals that shield enemies; destroying the crystal is key to making them vulnerable.
The warehouse has a rooftop passage that can be exploited.

Magister’s Bloodletter (cosmetic, potentially from a chest in the Anvallenim)
Bleeding Shard (ring, potentially dropped by Brother Nomad)
Pall of the Unknown Magister (memento, +50 Caretaker Power)

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