In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, many quests offer breadcrumb trails that guide you toward a satisfying finale, often culminating in an epic boss fight. The Pinnacle of Its Kind is one such side quest, where a demon tempts you to eliminate three other demons across three unique regions. In this guide, we’ll break down all the steps you need to follow to complete The Pinnacle of Its Kind side quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
How to Get the Pinnacle of its Kind Quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
You get the Pinnacle of its Kind quest after interacting with a door at the end of the hallway near the hub area of Necropolis. This side quest unlocks after you have recruited Emmrich as a companion and then complete the Restless Spirits mission, which basically opens the door to the Chamber of the Unforged. Inside, you will find a hallway and a giant door at the opposite end.
Interacting with the giant door will start a conversation between The Formless One Demon and Rook. After this, you need to go back to the center of the hallway and search the bodies of the dead Venatori.
You will eventually find enough clues and will then be given the task of defeating the demons located in Arlathan Forest, Dock Town, and Hossberg Wetlands.
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Finding and Defeating the Arlathan Forest Demon
When you set the Pinnacle of its Kind side quest for tracking and reach Arlathan Forest, you will see the blip on the map, telling you the location of the first demon. You can reach this spot easily by fast traveling to the north fast travel point near the demon.
After that, backtrack and cross the tattered bridge and at the center of the room you will find a brazier with green fire. Interact with it and this will trigger the boss fight in this area.
Each demon will be accompanied by ranged and melee units so make sure you have a healer companion by your side who can keep your health above 50 percent. Bellara and Davrin are excellent companions for healing and offense and will help you in your quest to defeat the demons.
Finding and Defeating the Dock Town Demon
The Dock Town demon is in the eastern section of Minrathous. There’s a handy fast travel point just outside the Spillway so make sure you use it and save yourself some time.
As you reach the demon’s location, you will find another brazier with a green flame. Interact with the brazier and this will spawn a fire demon in the area. This demon will not be spawning minions during the boss fight but will light up the ground with fire in a straight line.
Using a fire-based main weapon or magic spells will deal additional damage to the demon. However, if you have Lucanis or Emmrich in the party, both can apply Necrosis damage and can deplete the boss’s health faster.
Finding and Defeating the Hossberg Wetlands Demon
For the final demon, head to the northern section of Hossberg Wetlands. There’s a fast travel point quite close to where you can find this demon so save yourself the trouble of reaching the demon on foot.
In Solitude’s Edge, you will find a brazier with a green flame near the stairs across the water. Interact with the brazier and the final Formless One demon will appear.
The boss is a melee unit and has a few ranged attacks as well. The real danger during this boss fight is the sniper enemies posted far away at a bit of a height. You can make the boss fight a lot easier if you can eliminate the snipers first and then turn your attention to the boss.
Eliminate the final demon and then go back to the giant door where the Formless One spoke with you first in the Necropolis.
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How to Beat Formless One In Dragon Age: The Veilguard
As you open the giant door and continue going further, you will find that the demon has possessed an undead dragon. The Formless One is a level 40 dragon boss, which should only be fought if you are level 35 or above.
At lower levels your health will deplete a lot when struck by the dragon and Rook or companions attacks will not deal decent damage. As a result, the overall boss fight can last for a long time and your chances of dying and failing the encounter will be high.
The Formless One dragon deals electric elemental damage, which means it will take little damage if you use electric spells or weapons on it. You’ll need to focus on dealing necrosis and fire damage since the dragon is weak to these elements.
Formless One Attack Patterns
| Attacks | Description |
|---|---|
| Electric beam | The dragon fires an electric beam ideally from a great distance. An electric circle can also be seen below Rook’s feet during this attack, indicating an incoming electric beam. |
| Belly Smash | This is an unblockable attack and the dragon glows red as it is about to attack you with the Belly Smash. The Formless One jumps in the air and dives at Rook’s position. The easiest way to avoid getting hit by this attack is to dodge either left or back as the dragon’s head is about to strike you. |
| Ground Smash | A large circular ring can be seen after the dragon flies into the air. The ground smash attack can be avoided by leaving the red circle or pressing the dodge button just as the dragon hits the ground. |
| Kick Attack | If you continue hitting the dragon’s feet, the Formless One will unleash the kick attack, another unblockable attack. To avoid getting hit by it, get outside of the range or dodge in either direction just when the kick is about to strike you. |
| Paw Swipe | This attack is similar to the kick attack but instead of swiping a foot, the dragon will try to hit you with its paw. |
| Rush Attack | After depleting the Formless One’s health to 20 or 25 percent, the dragon will unleash the rush attack; another unblockable move. During this time, the dragon charges for a second and then immediately rushes in a straight line towards Rook. To avoid getting hit, you must dodge either the left or right side just when the dragon is about to hit you. |
| Bite Attack | This is another unblockable attack but its animation is quicker than that of the rush attack. |
| Electric Barrier | Throughout the Formless One boss fight, the dragon will fly away and return with an electric barrier over its body. |
| Electric Breath | When under the electric barrier effect, the Formless One casts an electric breath attack, which, instead of casting fire out of its mouth, the dragon conjures an electric beam. If you are struck with the electric breath beam, you will get the shock status effect. |
| Undead Summons | Since the dragon is possessed by a demon, it will summon more undead skeleton enemies during the battle. Eliminate these quickly, otherwise you will be overwhelmed during the boss fight. |
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Learning the attack patterns, as mentioned above, and how to avoid them is half the battle won. The other half involves bringing the right companions and dealing with the damage caused by high staggers.
You will need at least one healer who can always keep your health topped up. It won’t hurt to bring two healers if you struggle to defeat the Formless One. If this is the case then we recommend you bring Bellara and Davrin. Bellara will throw a health potion at you on your command and Davrin’s taunt ability restores your health; both are useful abilities during the Formless One boss fight.
Pinnacle of its Kind Quest Rewards in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Once you have defeated the Formless One dragon, you will get the following rewards for completing the Pinnacle of its Kind side quest:
- Dragon Tooth – Valuable Item
- 3 Dragonfire Catalyts – Legendary Material
- +10 Etheric Remnant – Currency
- 1,000 XP
- +200 Mourn Watch Strength
- +300 Lords of Fortune Strength
Other than the rewards mentioned above, opening the chests in the area after defeating the dragon will give you the following rewards:
- My Regardings Harding’s Shortbow – Rarity Increase
- Bandit’s Bulwark Shield
- Striking Misfortune Light Armor
- Memento – Caretake Power
- Pillar of the Departed – Unique Heavy Armor
- +2 Royal Elfroot – Legendary Material
- +856 Gold – Currency
- Love in Life and Death – Decor
That is everything you need to know on how to get and complete the Pinnacle of its Kind side quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. For more tips about the game, we recommend you check out our Lighthouse Statue Puzzle guide, Best Faction For Your Class, Should You Help Minrathous or Treviso in Dragon Age: The Veilguard guides.
Published: Nov 22, 2024 12:27 pm