When you put certain companions together in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, great things happen. Every companion in Bioware’s epic fantasy RPG is worth using at some point, but there are a few special pairings you’ll want to slot together. The reason for this is their synergy. Simply, you’ll want to pick one companion who applies a status effect, and another who detonates it. There are three status effects: sundered, weakened, and overwhelm. You can view which companion uses which effect at the companion select screen, which you can enter by interacting with a fast travel station, or whenever you load into a new land. Now, something to note is these status effects also play off of your powers, too. So if you have a power that applies weakened, you’ll want to roll with a companion who detonates weakened. Read on below to see how you can optimize your party and apply maximum damage to enemies. Sundered: Target takes increased damage from all sources. Weakened: Damage from the targets attacks are reduced by a flat