When to play the DLC?

[Chugster]

So whilst i did many playthroughs when the game first out I havent played any of the DLCs.

As Im playing again before Veilguard is there a preferred order and time to play the DLCs?

[SchroedingersKatze]

Depends on your preference. Jaws of Hakkon references pre and post ending states. If you want to have Solas along (he has some comments on DLC content) you'll have to play them before the end.

[Deo]

Enemies scale to your level, so fights are easier at level 16-20 than 20-27.
So I would recommend 16-20 level range for both The Descent and Jaws DLCs.

Trespasser you cannot do until you complete the game.

[barzai]

Obviously anyone who acquired them when they came out originally of necessity played them after the big throwdown. But truthfully neither Jaws of Hakkon nor the Deep Roads will suffer if you play them when you prefer.

Jaws of Hakkon is fairly standalone: it's a mini-campaign with several strands that come together at the conclusion. It's a tough campaign and probably requires a well-equipped and high-level party, so you may want to save it for after closing the Breach.

Deep Roads is standalone as well, but more linear. It does have the advantage that it has built-in scaling to your party level with a hard deck of level 12 (!) so you can really undertake it pretty much anytime after getting to Skyhold and perhaps even before.

Trespasser, of course, must be played last as it closes off any other activities you might want to pursue, taking place as it does two years after you end the Breach.

[Chugster]

Cool, this is exactly what I needed to know, thanks guys