Dragon Age™: The Veilguard: Dock Town – 100% Completion Guide

Q: When do you recommend to start collecting?
A: As soon as possible. There’s currently a bug that prevents the player to reach some locations if they’ve completed some of the missions. Particularly “Shadows of Minrathous” which is post Neve’s first mission, and “The Returned Cultist Case” which is Neve’s final mission of her arc – these will lock 2 of the chests from ever being reached and you’ll have to reload a previous save.

Q: What else should I be worrying about?
A: Nothing really, but some of the chests will be locked behind the following quests (in no particular order):
1. The Cobbled Swan Case
2. Cornered in the Catacombs
3. A Snake Nest Deal
4. Desperate in Dock Town
5. Out of Tune
6. A Hidden Hoard

Have fun!

Location:
The first chest can be found on the same path from Neve’s first mission. Reach this point.

Solution:
Climb this debree and jump through this opening.
You’ve reached the chest.

Location:
Still on the same path of “A Study of Dock Town”, there’s a chest across the room in this building.

Solution:
Reach the end of the corridor and there’s the chest.

Location:
This one will require you to have Taash already recruited.
In the same room from previous chest, travel back to here.

Solution:
Go down the stairs in this location and use Taash’s ability to melt the spikes to access the next room.
Use Spite’s ability and cross this gap.
Go through here, and keep moving forward.
You’ve reached the chest.

Location:
While you’re doing “Shadows of Minrathous”, reach this location.

Solution:
Get into the secret tunnel of Shadow Dragons.
Once inside, get at the other side of the room here.
Go through this hole in the wall.
You found the chest.

Location:
Reach this location near the markets in Urthemiel Venue.

Solution:
Use Spite’s ability to get across and go to the left.
You’ve reached the chest.

Location:
Go to this location across from the elevator found in “A Study of Dock Town”.

Solution:
Go through this door and take a right.
You found the chest.

Location:
Take the elevator down to the Smuggler’s Docks.

Solution:
Chest is right in front of the elevator.

Location:
Requires you to have partially started “Shadows of Minrathous” quest. Same area from Chest #7.

Solution:
Take the ladder right of the elevator.
Go to the trap at the other side on the right.
Jump down it.
Keep going down.
Go through this tunnel.
Go down the stairs and you will reach the chest.

Location:
Requires Taash to have been recruited.
From Chest #6, go to this location.

Solution:
Go up the ladder.
Go forward and drop down.
Use Taash’s ability to destry the explosive pots.
You now have access to the chest.

Location:
From the previous chest, drop down here.

Solution:
From here, go up the stairs then up the ladder.
You found the chest.

Location:
Same area as previous chest.

Solution:
Instead of going up the ladder, go down the ladder that’s right of it.
Go across this gap using Spite’s ability.
Use Neve’s or Bellara’s ability on this socket then cross the gap again with Spite’s ability.
Chest is in the newly unlocked room.

Location:
Same starting point from Chest #10.

Solution:
Go through the bar and exit to the other door.
Use Assan’s ability on the lock that holds the planks then hit the lock on the ladder.
Take the ladder up and you found the chest.

Location:
Exit the Shadow Dragons’ safehouse and keep right. Reach this location.

Solution:
Use Assan’s ability to get the planks down. Go up them then up the ladder and you’ve reached the chest.

Location:
Requires Taash to have been recuirted.
Left of the Cobbled Swan, go to this location.

Solution:
Destroy these explosive pots with Taash’s ability.
Use the lever then freeze the gate door with the helpf of Neve.
Go on the other side and do the same.
You now have access to get the chest.

Location:
From previous chest, go to this location near the docks, just North of where you were.

Solution:
Jump across the boat and you’ve reached the chest.

Location:
Requires “The Cobbled Swan Case” to have been completed.
Reach this location in the Thread Market.

Solution:
Go up here and defreeze the mechanism with Neve’s help.
Use the lever to unlock the path.
You now have access to the chest.

Location:
From previous chest, go to this location.

Solution:
Use the lever to unlock the gate and go inside the room.
Use the second lever then unfreeze the mechanism. Action this lever once again to unlock the gate.
Right above the gate on the other side is another mechanism. Use Neve’s ability and freeze it.
Keep moving forward and take this ladder up.
Use this third lever then use Taash’s ability on the explosive barrels.
Drop down from the newly created hole in the wall and go through here to reach the chest.

Location:
From Chest #17, get across to this location.

Solution:
Go behind this shelf.
You found the chest.

Location:
Requires you to have reached the end of or completed “Cornered in the Catacombs” quest in Dock Town.
Reach this location.

Solution:
You found the chest already.

Location:
Requires you to have reached the mid-point or completed “A Snake Nest Deal” quest in Dock Town.
Reach this location just outside of the markets.

Solution:
Take this elevator downstairs.
Drop down and follow the path.
You’ve found the chest.

Location:
From previous chest, cross the bridge you’ve created with the power crystal.

Solution:
Take this zipline.
Once down, go right through the hole in the wall.
Get around and destroy the wooden wall here. Keep going forward through the hole.
Turn 180 degrees and jump up here.
Destroy the lock on the woden beam and cross it.
You’ve found the chest.

Location:
Close to the Chest #21.

Solution:
Drop down on the right side.
Use the lever to unlock the gates to the chest that’s in the middle of the room.
Chest is yours now.

Location:
Reach the extension that’s next to where you’ve fought the boss in “A Study of Dock Town”.

Solution:
Use the dagger on this door.
Activate the Fen’Harel.
Get behind it and take this power crystal.
Get outside and on the right you’ll have a socket to put this power crystal.
Cross the bridge to complete the Altar.

Location:
Go to this location found left from where Chest #2 was.

Solution:
Activate the Fen’Harel.
Go downstairs.
Collect the statue in the middle to complete the Altar.

Location:
From Altar #2 end.

Solution:
Fight the enemies until the path gets unlocked to the elevator and take it.
Chest is found outside of the elevator.

Location:
Assuming you’ve done “Cornered in the Catacombs” quest, go to this location.

Solution:
Go through the caves and through here.
Activate the Altar in the middle of the room.
Destroy the triangles found here to complete the Altar.

Location:
Requires you to have reached the end of, or completed “A Hidden Hoard” quest.
Reach this location at the Catacombs.

Solution:
Follow my line and go through this door.
You’ve found the final 2 chests.

Location:
Requires you to have “Desperate in Dock Town” quest available in your journal.
Reach this location.

Solution:
Take the zipline and go through the hole in this wall.
Chest will be right in front of you at the very edge.

I’ve left this one at the end as it’ll be easier to follow if you’ve done the rest of the collectibles already, you should have every fast travel point unlocked by this point.

Location:
Requires “Out of Tune” to be partially or fully completed to reach one of the Candlehops.
In Shadow Dragons’ Safehouse, go to this location and interact with the book.

Solution:
Once you’ve interacted with the book, either get defeated by enemies or go to a different area in Thedas then travel back to Dock Town.
Once returned to Dock Town, go to the same location and interact with the candlehop in the same location where the book was.

Go to the second location and interact with the candlehop.

Go to the third location and interact with the candlehop.

Go to the fourth location and interact with the candlehop.

Go to the fifth location and interact with the candlehop.

Go to the sixth location and interact with the candlehop.

Go to the seventh location and interact with the candlehop.

Return to the Safehouse and interact with the last Candlehop here.

Now go up the stairs that get unlocked and you’ve found the second and last Lyrium Chest.

Hope this guide was helpful and you’ve achieved Dock Town completion 🙂
Always open to feedback!