Dragon Age The Veilguard Emmrich Volkarin guide: How to recruit, abilities, and equipment
Professor Emmrich Volkarin is one of the many allies you will meet in Dragon Age The Veilguard during your journey to save the world. The researcher from Nevarra's Grand Necropolis can be a powerful party member, thanks to his abilities to deal Necrotic damage that can synergize well with most builds for Rook.
This article explores everything you need to know about building Emmrich Volkarin in Dragon Age The Veilguard, including his best skills, passives, and equipment.
How to recruit Emmrich Volkarin in Dragon Age The Veilguard
Emmrich will join your party once you complete the main quest, Where the Dead Must Go. This will be available after the On Deadly Wings/ On Blighted Wings quests based on your decision to help either Minrathous or Treviso. The Grand Necropolis will also be available after you recruit Emmrich Volkarin in Dragon Age The Veilguard.
Best abilities and skills for Emmrich in Dragon Age The Veilguard
Emmrich works best with Necrosis or Warrior builds in DA The Veilguard. Here are the best skills that you should consider unlocking for him:
Final Rites
- Looming End: Damage vs Low Health +50%
- Killing Hex: Applies Necrosis on Hit
- Death Cry (Recommended): Detonation Damage +50%
- Recurring Fears: Cooldown -20%
- Encore: The summoned spirit deals damage a second time
- Staggering Power (Recommended): Stagger +100%
Replenish
- More Vigor: Gain 20% of your Ultimate on activation.
- Endure: Increases Healing by 50% when you are on low health.
- Surge of Life (Only if you are running Mage Build): Replenishes 25 Mana.
- Top Form (Recommended): +25 Healing bonus
- Run it Back: Cooldown -20%
- Extended Invulnerability (Recommended): Invulnerable duration +50%
The Bell Tolls
- Rapid Onset: Cooldown -20%
- Essence Leech: Gain 5 Mana every second when Quietus is active.
- Lingering Pall: Quietus Duration +20%
- Pestilence: If an enemy dies while Quietus is active, the effect will spread to another nearby enemy.
- Contagion: Quietus now spreads to multiple enemies after the initial target's death.
- Death Knell: Damage vs. Low Health +30%
Time Slow
- Seize The Moment: While active, you deal 25% more damage.
- Windfall: When the effect ends, you gain 50 Rage.
- Morbid Whispers: When this ability ends, all affected enemies take 150 Necrotic damage.
- Hasten: Your next Ability use does not have a Rage cost while Time Slow is active.
- Time Leak: Cooldown duration -20%
- Chrono Control: Companions can use Abilities during Time Slow, and active cooldowns are reduced by 25%.
Entangling Spirits
- Transient Spirits: Damage vs. Armor +25% and Damage vs. Barrier +25%
- Critical Shots: Critical damage +25%
- Grave Rot or Sepulchral Ire (Based on your build): Will apply either Necrosis or Chilled when you land a critical shot.
- Relentless: Cooldown duration -20%
- Unfinished Business: During combat, Entangling Spirits may trigger automatically. This has its independent cooldown that cannot occur more than once every 60 seconds. Manual activation will remain available and Auto-Fire doesn't have any cooldown.
- Wither: Weakened duration +50%
Hero of the Veilguard skill
- Death's Caress: All of Emmrich's abilities apply Necrosis and the party's affliction damage is increased by 25%.
Best gear sets for Emmrich in Dragon Age The Veilguard
Here are a few options to make Emmrich one of the best party members to bring into battle:
- Armor: Licht's Vistage
- Weapon: The Hermetic Pendulum
- Keepsake: Funeral Finery
- Trinket: Chittering Signet
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