Hossberg Wetlands Walkthrough | Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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Hossberg Wetlands Overview

To 100% complete the Hossberg Wetlands area, you’ll need to find the following collectibles:

  • 18 Chests
  • 2 Timelost Hoards
  • 2 Evanuris Altars
  • 2 Fen’Harel Altars

You’ll need to visit this area multiple times throughout the story as new areas will unlock, allowing you to retrieve more collectibles!

AreaUnlocks
Blighted GroveUpon entering the Hossberg Wetlands
Castle GatesAfter completing The Siege of Weisshaupt quest
Cavernous TunnelsUpon entering the Hossberg Wetlands
Gaspin ManorUpon entering the Hossberg Wetlands
Flooded FarmlandsUpon entering the Hossberg Wetlands
LavendelUpon entering the Hossberg Wetlands
Lost VillageDuring the Lives Spared quest
Solitude’s EdgeUpon entering the Hossberg Wetlands
Swamp RoadUpon entering the Hossberg Wetlands

As you explore the Hossberg Wetlands, you’ll come across the following quests:

Hossberg Wetlands Collectibles

Chests

Chest #1 – Sheltered Glade

Dragon Age Veilguard Hossberg Wetlands Chests

To reach this chest, you’ll need to destroy the blight cysts on the tall structure. This will drop a ladder. Climb on up to find 3 statues. The closest statue is 1 and the farthest is 3. Face 1 west, 2 east and 3 south.

Hossberg Wetlands Chests Dragon Age The Veilguard

Doing so will open the door, allowing you to loot the chest.

Chest #2 – Cavernous Tunnels

Cavernous tunnels chest

Destroy the red crystals in the Cavernous Tunnels to drop the red barriers. Eventually, you’ll reach a blue barrier. Use Unbind Wards on it to reveal this chest.

Chest #3 – Gaspin Manor

This area will unlock during the An Academic Interest quest.

Gaspin Manor Chest

After defeating the boss during the An Academic Interest quest, loot the chest in the room the boss came out of.

Chest #4 – Gaspin Manor

Gaspin Manor Chest

This chest can be found on the second floor of the manor. You’ll need to jump the gap to reach it!

Hessberg Chest

Chest #5 – Gaspin Manor

Gaspin Manor Chest

This chest can be found to the right just after using the wisp to move the lever raising the gate. Break the boards to enter this room.

Gaspin Manor Chest

Chest #6 – Solitude’s Edge

Hossberg Wetlands Chest

This chest can be found behind a small building on the southern side of the manor.

Solitude's Edge

You’ll need to clear the blight to access it then break the back wall of the shack to reach it.

Solitude's Edge Chest

Chest #7 – Blighted Grove

Blighted Grove Chest

This chest can be found on a platform next to the blighted tree. To reach it, head down the path north of the tree. This will bring you to a door blocked by blight. To the right, climb up two ledges which will allow you to hit a cyst on the other side of the wall.

After this cyst, hit the second one then pass through the door. Afterwards, melt some metal just past the door then use the griffon on the cyst to clear the path to the chest.

Chest #8 – Old Crossroads

Hossberg Wetlands Chest

This chest can be found on a rock ledge south of the beacon. To reach it, enter the building south of the beacon then climb up the path.

Old Crossroads Chest

Chest #9 – Flooded Farmlands

Flooded Farmlands Chest

This chest can be found inside a building northwest of the beacon.

Hossberg Wetlands Chest

Chest #10 – Flooded Farmlands

dragon age hossberg wetlands chest

This chest can be found inside a building surrounded by blight in the northern part of the area. You’ll need to clear the blight then walk across the wooden beam to reach it!

flooded farmlands chest dragon age veilguard

Chest #11 – Lost Village

This area will unlock during the Lives Spared quest.

Hossberg Wetlands Chest

This chest can be found on the eastern side of the Lost Village where the Lives Spared quest will complete.

Chest #12 – Castle Gates

This area will unlock after completing the The Siege of Weisshaupt quest.

Castle Gates Chest

To open this chest, you’ll need to grab the wisp from under the crane to the northeast of the chest.

Castle Gates Chest

Bring it back to the pedestal to reveal the path to the chest, which can be found on a higher wooden floor accessible via a ladder.

Chest #13 – Castle Gates

This area will unlock after completing The Siege of Weisshaupt quest.

Castle Gates Chest

This chest can be found across a beam next to the dock.

Castle gates chest

Timelost Hoards

Timelost Hoard #1 – Solitude’s Edge

You must complete the Gate of Pale Reflections quest in order to access this chest.

Hossberg Wetlands Timelost Hoard

This chest can be found hiding behind the Level 35 Blight Cyst.

Evanuris Altars

Evanuris Altar #1 – Gaspin Manor

Hossberg Wetlands Evanuris Altars

This altar can be found on a balcony in the room next to the room with the large dining table.

Gaspin Manor Evanuris Altar

Fen’Harel Altars

Fen’Harel Altar #1 – Flooded Farmlands

Hossberg Wetlands Fen'harel Altar

This altar can be found along the eastern edge of the Flooded Farmlands behind a raised wooden building.

Hossberg Wetlands Fenharel altar

The wolf statuette can be found on top of the shack just northwest of the beacon.

wolf statuette

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