Dragon Age Veilguard Lucanis romance guide

Here’s your cheat sheet to romancing this grizzled assassin

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Wondering how to secure a Lucanis romance in Dragon Age Veilguard? Lucanis has a slow-burn romance in Dragon Age: The Veilguard and it can be completely missed depending on your gameplay decisions. Despite this, he is one of the most popular characters to romance out of the 7 available - and for good reason.

Lucanis is an Antivan Crow with a dark past and an even darker alter ego. Known as the ‘Mage Killer,’ this loveable rogue has a complicated story and a softer coffee-loving side to him.

If you’d like to know what it takes to tame the heart of a damaged soul like Lucanis, stick around. Below we’ve listed all the key decisions and dialogue you need to pick to commit to a successful Lucanis romance in Dragon Age Veilguard. As such, beware of early gameplay spoilers from around the 10-15 hour mark .

How to romance Lucanis

The key prerequisites to a Lucanis romance in Dragon Age Veilguard are:

• Save Treviso instead of Minrathous
• Get Lucanis a gift
• Choose romantic dialogue options
• Commit to a Lucanis romance after the ‘Inner Demons’ quest

Lucanis can be recruited by following the questline into Treviso and completing the ‘Sea of Blood’ quest. Once recruited, he offers the Companion Quest ‘Coffee with the Crows’. Like Neve, make sure you complete this quest before completing ‘A Warden’s Best Friend’ and recruiting Davrin or you can lock yourself out of it and miss an opportunity to bond with him.

Lucanis spends his time in the Pantry behind the Lighthouse Dining Hall. Check back here after completing major questlines for more dialogue and cutscenes with him. If there is one available he may have a speech bubble or exclamation mark on his icon on the map.

As a slow-burn romance, you’ll need to chip away at Lucanis before you receive any romance scenes. He won’t begin to warm to you really until you complete the ‘Bloodbath’ story quest, (which becomes available after ‘The Siege of Weisshaupt’).

Choose to save Treviso over Minrathous

Siding with Minrathous can lock you out of a romance with Lucanis. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts

One key moment to take into consideration when romancing Lucanis happens around the 15-hour mark. After recruiting Davrin via the ‘A Warden’s Best Friend’ quest, Rook has to choose between travelling to Minrathous or Treviso to lend the city some aid. If you choose Minrathous over Treviso, Lucanis will temporarily leave the Lighthouse and then return once Emmrich and Taash have been recruited (if you choose Treviso over Minrathous, Neve will leave instead).

Upon return, Lucanis will have ‘hardened’, meaning it will take more points to level up his Bond Rank. He will also be locked out of healing abilities, and some of his more aggressive combat abilities will be strengthened. Crucially, he will no longer be romanceable , even if you started a flirtatious relationship with him previously.

Throughout multiple playthroughs I managed to confirm that Neve can still be romanced if you save Treviso (as long as you prove your devotion to her and Minrathous in subsequent choices), but the same cannot be said for Lucanis. As such, you should choose to save Treviso if you have any intention of romancing Lucanis.

Interestingly, you may not get the ‘Inner Demons’ companion quest from Lucanis either (if you do not save Treviso) and instead, you may skip ahead to the ‘A Murder of Crows’ quest. Additionally, if you pick to save Minrathous, you won’t be able to access The Crows merchant for a while, which means you may be locked out of acquiring Lucanis’ gift (the Antivan Tea Set). So, make sure you get this first, before making this crucial choice.

Where to get the Lucanis gift

As mentioned above, each companion has a ‘gift’ you can acquire. Not only will you earn favour with them once you give them their gift, but they will also put them in their rooms for decoration. In Lucanis’ case, you can buy the ‘Antivan Tea Set’ gift from The Crows merchant in Treviso.

This merchant is located with the Crows Diamond headquarters, near Teia and Viago. The gift can be bought for 90 gold and 10 Flawless Crystals (which can be collected from exploring, opening chests and bought off merchants).

Lucanis romance dialogue choices

If in doubt, pick the love heart option! |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts

To show you’re interested in a romance with Lucanis, choose the following dialogue when prompted:

How to commit to a Lucanis romance

Committing to Lucanis will lock you out of other romances. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts

Lucanis’ key moments for locking in a romance happen after completing both the ‘Bloodbath’ and ‘Cauldron’ story quests. Check in with him at the Lighthouse after doing so. What will follow is another interaction with Spite, and then you’ll have the following dialogue options:

• I don’t mind: Express romantic interest in Lucanis.
• I’m sorry: Cut off possible romance with Lucanis.
• Could be worse, right? Cut off possible romance with Lucanis.
• Don’t be so damned proud: Cut off possible romance with Lucanis.

If you choose the ‘I don’t mind’ option, and subsequently choose ‘I like messes’, you won’t commit to a relationship right away, but flirting can continue and Lucanis’ Bond Rank caption will be ‘Flirting with Danger’.

To commit to the romance fully, you need to reach the point in the story where you have completed the ‘Unwanted Guests’ main quest in Arlathan and received the ‘Inner Demons’ quest. (Make sure you load the Lighthouse area until you get the cutscene of Emmrich and Lucanis speaking to Zara’s corpse).

Once you complete ‘Inner Demons’, visit Lucanis in the kitchen and he will offer the following dialogue choices (if you choose to save Minrathous you won’t get the Inner Demons quest nor the chance for this dialogue):

• You’re sweet, you know: Commit to an exclusive romance with Lucanis.
• You’re too talented: Cut off a possible romance with Lucanis.
• We don’t pay you enough: Cut off a possible romance with Lucanis.
• Thank you: Cut off a possible romance with Lucanis.

Once you commit to Lucanis, his title in the ‘Companions’ menu will change to ‘Dancing with a Demon’ and you won’t be able to explore other romantic connections any more.

Don’t worry - the romance doesn’t end there! You’ll have the opportunity to - ahem - really connect with Lucanis before the final showdown, as is the way with most Dragon Age games. Without treading into major spoilery territory, this will be the night before the final main questline comes to a conclusion.

That rounds up our guide on romancing Lucanis in Dragon Age Veilguard. For more Dragon Age Veilguard tips and tricks , check out our guide to the best Faction in the game, best Class , or see our guide to upgrading gear .

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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