With the official reveal of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, one of the biggest questions on fans' minds is Rook's class specializations. Every class in Dragon Age: The Veilguard has three specializations, and thus far, the Warrior and Rogue specializations have been detained in full. Now, Dragon Age: The Veilguard's director Corinne Busche has described the Mage's specializations, without confirming what they are outright.

BioWare and EA recently hosted a Discord Q&A for the community, answering many questions about Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Understandably, one question was tied to the Mage Specializations and the potential use of Blood Magic for Rook. Busche's answer was intriguing and exciting for Mage fans of the franchise.

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Blood Magic is off the table for Rook, although it will likely have some role in the larger game. Busche did not explain exactly why Blood Magic can't be used by Rook, except that Rook has a special reason to avoid Blood Magic. It'll be interesting to see how that shakes out, but when it comes to types of magic Rook can use, Busche did roughly describe the three specializations. Players will be able to pursue a specialization surrounding elemental spells, necromancy spells, and combat magic. Specifically for the latter, she described it as a "Combat Mage" role.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Class Specializations

  • Rogue: Duelist, Saboteur, Veil Jumper
  • Warrior: Slayer, Reaper, Champion
  • Mage: Elemental Magic, Necromancy Spells, Combat Mage*
    • *loose descriptions, not official names

While fans wait for more details, each should be able to help players determine their general approach. Elemental spells will likely go a long way in standard magic, while Necromancy has been used in many ways. Perhaps fans will be able to get a skeleton companion like Emmrich's Manfred, though that's not confirmed at this time. Furthermore, there have been a couple of Combat Mage specializations in the past. Dragon Age: Origins had the Arcane Warrior, while Dragon Age: Inquisition had the Knight-Enchanter. It's possible one of these returns, or it's just as likely to be a new take on the Combat Mage approach. At the very least, it does sound like there's at least one build to get Mages on the frontline instead of the back one.

Fans can expect more information as the game gets closer to release. While there's no confirmed release date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard yet, more information is promised this summer and heading into its release window of Fall 2024. Fans will just have to wait for BioWare to detail these in full, alongside all the other questions still lingering around Dragon Age: The Veilguard.