The Magic of the Ancients quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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The Magic of the Ancients quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

How to Repair the Artifact in the Jagged Ruins – The Magic of the Ancients quest

Exploring the vast lands of Arlathan Forest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard will lead players to treasures to unlock, puzzles to solve, valuables to collect, and secrets to uncover. The Magic Of The Ancients mission is one of the missions that will help players discover the secret buried in the Arlathan Forest.

By reading the notes scattered throughout the Ruins, players will know that someone was trying to perform a magical ritual where one must be the caster and the other must be a vessel. Completion The search for the magic of the ancients will reward players with 5 Tears of Vhenadahl, 100 Veil Skipper Strength, and 200 Gold in Dragon Age: The Veil Guard.

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The Magic of the Ancients quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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To activate the Magic of the Ancients quest Dragon Age: The Veil Guardplayers must reach the Jagged Ruins, northwest of Arlathan Forest. To reach it easily, repair the Tattered Bridge or go around it. Investigating the Artifact within the Jagged Ruins will automatically start the Quest.

Having Bellara on the team can be useful, since she can tinker with messed up artifacts, or players can simply use Solas' Lyrium Dagger. Additionally, it appears to react to some of the scattered notes found inside.

How to Repair the Artifact in the Jagged Ruins – The Magic of the Ancients quest

To repair the artifact in the Jagged Ruins, players must do so tinker with the three crystals connected to it.

Crystal no. 1

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To repair the first crystal and charge the artifact, players must:

Jump onto the platform west of the artifact.
Follow the path of the road.
Go east after reaching the stairs.
Walk to the end of the path.
Use Bellara to repair the crystal.
Read the note.

Crystal n.2

From the previous position in Dragon Age: The Veil Guardgo back to the stairs and go up them to the bottom, then:

Go to the statue with the flickering energy node.
Use Bellara to tinker with it.
Go to the Zipline.
Use it to get to the other side.
Walk towards the crates.
Stare at the crystal next to it.
Read the note.

Crystal n.3

Next, march towards the beam generator and connect it to the previously repaired power node. This will generate a scale from the node position Dragon Age: The Veil Guard towards the third position of the Crystal. To reach it:

Jump along three platforms.
Jump down onto the boulder with a small chest.
Open the chest.
Jump down the stairs.
Go up the stairs to the bottom.
Use the bridge to reach the third crystal.
Tinker with Bellara's ability or Solas' Lyrium Dagger.
Read the note.
Collect the Promised Moment of Glory and the treasure chest.

If players trace back to the beam generator and connect it to the power node north of it, they can unlock the Mystic Tower as a fast travel option.

How to complete the Magic of the Ancients quest in Dragon Age the Veilguard

Next, players must descend to the artifact's location, then tinker with it to complete The Magic Of The Ancients quest in Dragon Age: The Veil Guard.