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Can you change classes in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

The cast of Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Before you begin your quest to save Thedas in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, you need to make several important decisions. While you’re making your character, you will customize your race, appearance, background, and more, but the most impactful decision is which class you pick. There are only three options: Warrior, Mage, and Rogue, but each one is highly customizable, with dozens of skills and ways to specialize them. We know that you can freely change your appearance after you’ve left the character creator, and there is an easy way to respec your skill points, but does the game also let you swap classes or do you need to give very careful thought when choosing?

Can you change classes in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

The warrior description in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
EA

Once you’ve made your choice between Warrior, Mage, and Rogue while creating your character, you’re stuck with it. There is no way to change to a new class without restarting the entire game from scratch.

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This is a big bummer for anyone who wants to test out different classes, but would likely overcomplicate the game in the long run. Each class has an expansive skill tree, unique weapons, armor, and systems that would make swapping midgame very difficult if it were possible. Just like your character’s background, your class is one of the immutable aspects of your playthrough. Forcing you to stick with this choice also gives you another reason to play the game again and make different choices while experiencing a fresh playstyle.

If you need help deciding which class you should pick in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, we can help you make the right choice without having to waste time testing them all out first.

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