Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Best Early-Game Armor For Mages

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a lot of loot for players to choose from, but they need to be aware that for certain classes, like the Mage, armor is as important as accessories or weapons. In this list, we will cover the best Early-Game armor for Mages.

With an RNG loot system, it is not always possible to obtain the best armor, but some of these are sold by Faction Sellers. With that said, let's take a look at the best armor pieces players can get access to from an early stage of their latest adventure in Thedas, alongside their perks, and the approximate location of randomly generated gear.

The Battle Robes are a piece of Light Armor that players can find earlier during the adventure, after completing the Dock Town Quest with Neve Gallus. Players can purchase it from the Shadow Dragons Faction Shop for 350 Gold, and it comes with the Uncommon Perk unlocked.

Throughout the adventure, players will find more drops of the same item to upgrade it until it reaches Legendary Rank, but this is a great piece to start with. It's particularly useful since it offers a lot of resistance against Venatori enemies, which are the most prolific enemies in the whole game, and a menace for all squishy mages.

The Forest Guardian's Veil can be acquired early in the adventure, during the Arlathan Forest first quest after recruiting Bellara and breaching the first barrier, defeating the Darkspawn in the process. Turn to the small ruins with the portcullis and there will be a chest there with this Medium Helm.

It will not have its first Perk active, but players can later acquire it from the Veil Jumper's shop by purchasing a duplicate of this item. The extra weakpoint damage is great for Staff users who rely on their weapon's charge attack. As this helm is improved and unlocks other perks, it will cause even more weak point damage depending on the player's Faction Strength with the Veil Jumpers, and also more damage to barrier enemies.

The Dalish Wraps are Light Armor that's purchasable from the Veil Jumpers shop in Arlathan for 350 gold. It provides a +20% to Mana Regeneration right from the start, since it will be an Uncommon piece of gear. This is ideal for every mage, since Mana Regeneration is hard to come by in the game and is essentially what keeps the skill rotation going during combat.

It also empowers Ranged attacks with the Staff and Orbs, so when this piece of Light Armor evolves into an Epic version, it will significantly reduce the cost of those attacks. The Legendary Perk provides a powerful combat advantage that allows players to forget about crowd control and cast their spells with absolute freedom.