Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Mythal’s Essence & Correct Answers

Getting Mythal’s Essence

In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, obtaining Mythal’s Essence is crucial for achieving the third alternate ending. This quest, part of “Regrets of the Dreadwolf,” involves Mythal, a powerful elven goddess. While you can force the issue and battle her, it’s significantly better to convince her to give you her essence. This avoids a potentially challenging fight against a level 45 dragon, especially when you’re likely to need all your strength for later encounters.

Successfully gaining Mythal’s essence involves correctly responding to her questions during a dialogue sequence. Failing to answer these questions correctly will trigger a combat encounter, risking an arduous fight instead of cooperation. Completing Bellara’s questline before speaking with Mythal unlocks an additional response choice, greatly improving your chances of success.

Correct DAV Mythal Answers

To successfully acquire Mythal’s essence, you must address four key questions during your dialogue. Choosing the “right” answers will convince Mythal, while selecting the wrong ones will lead to a battle. Below are the correct responses, along with alternative options that might work (but the best answers are listed first).

“We Must Stop the Blight”

• Best Answer: “You stood against it”
• Other Good Answers: “People will die”
• Instant Fight Trigger: “The blight is your fault”

“We Must Stop the Gods”

• Best Answer: “We stopped Anaris” (Unlockable after Bellara’s Quest)
• Other Good Answers: “They wronged you” or “Put the blight aside?”
• Instant Fight Trigger: “We need no gods”

“We are Worthy”

• Best Answer: “Building a safe place”
• Other Good Answers: “Fighting monsters”
• Instant Fight Trigger: “I’m following your example”

“Solas is Helping Me”

• Best Answer: “Respected him”
• Other Good Answers: “Forgotten him”
• Instant Fight Trigger: “I’m sorry that happened.”

Tip

• Crucial Point: Achieving Mythal’s cooperation requires at least three of the best answers.
• Key Response: Selecting the “We stopped Anaris” response, obtained after Bellara’s quest, is particularly helpful in securing Mythal’s aid without triggering a fight.
• Avoiding Conflict: Choosing any “instant fight” response will immediately initiate combat with Mythal, regardless of prior choices.

By mastering these dialogues and selecting the correct responses, you’ll have a greater chance of successfully obtaining Mythal’s Essence, opening up the pathway to the desired alternate ending. Remember to prioritize diplomacy and understanding in your interactions with the powerful elven goddess!