Avowed: All Unique Weapons in Dawnshore

As of Update 1.5, there are 18 Unique Weapons scattered across Dawnshore in Avowed. We’ll show you what each one does and where to find it.

One-Handed Melee Weapons

There are 5 Unique One-Handed Melee Weapons obtainable in Dawnshore, including a Mace, an Axe, a Sword, a Dagger, and a Spear.

Dealmaker (Mace)

Added in 1.5, Dealmaker is a Unique Mace that can be Enchanted to make Power Attacks deal high Bleed Accumulation along with your choice of either high Poison or Fire Accumulation. It also improves the knockback strength of your attacks on kill.

You can purchase Dealmaker from the Extremely Legal Goods vendor near Philosopher’s Ally in Paradis Hightown, Dawnshore.

Drawn in Winter (Axe)

Drawn in Winter is an Axe that deals Frost damage. It can be Enchanted to make its Power Attacks apply more Frost Accumulation in a wide area or enable your Parries to freeze enemies in short order.

You receive Drawn in Winter after experiencing the Memory at Watcher’s Mirror on the eastern edge of The Rise in Dawnshore. Be ready to fend off a bunch of spoopy skeletons after picking it up.

Last Light of Day (Sword)

Last Light of Day is a Sword that deals Fire damage and can be Enchanted to make you heal for 10% of your max HP or make your Parries deal a ton of Stun.

You receive he Last Light of Day from Sargamis, Oracle of Eothas, at the end of the mission “Dawntreader” insite the Temple of Eothas at The Rise in Dawnshore. It does not matter if you choose to fight or spare him. You will get this Sword either way.

Sheathed in Summer (Dagger)

Sheathed in Summer is a Dagger that deals Fire damage and can be Enchanted to apply moderate Fire Accumulation to surrounding enemies after completing a Full Combo or apply high Fire Accumulation after a successful Parry.

You can loot Sheathed in Summer from Octav the Firebrand, who has a bounty on his head. He’s located in the Godless Ruins northwest of Paradis, between the Overgrown Frontier and The Rise. Make sure you’ve upgraded your weapons and armor to Fine (blue) quality or you’ll have a much harder time beating him.

The Dragon’s Gift (Spear)

Added in 1.5, The Dragon’s Gift is a Spear that can be Enchanted to debuff the enemy’s Damage Reduction by 30% on completion of a Full Combo Attack or make Power Attacks deal some Fire damage and weaken the enemy’s attacks. The weapon also a chance to create a small explosion on kill.

The Dragon’s Gift is impaled on a shark’s carcass at the Xaurip Camp along the coast of Ondra’s Reach looking to Castol’s Folly in Dawnshore.

Two-Handed Melee Weapons

There are 33 Unique Two-Handed Melee weapons available in Dawnshore, a Hammer, a Greataxe, and a Greatsword.

Frost and Famine (Hammer)

Frost and Famine is a Unique Hammer that can be Enchanted to make hits deal high Frost Accumulation and slow enemies or make Power Attacks have a chance to cast the strongest Frost Spell in the game.

You can purchase Frost and Famine from Sanza at his Makeshift Emporium at the High Market in Paradis Hightown in Dawnshore.

Seven Strivings (Greataxe)

Seven Strivings is a Greataxe that has higher Critical Hit Chance and can be Enchanted to increase your Move Speed by 30% or heal you for 20% of your max HP on kill.

You can find the Seven Strivings at the back of Ralga’s cave at The Falls on The Rise butchering a Xaurip. Ralga is an Ogre who has a bounty on his head.

The Philosopher’s Riddle (Greatsword)

The Philosopher’s Riddle is a Greatsword that deals Poison damage and can be Enchanted to either increase your attack speed by 25% for 10s after completing a Full Combo or make your Power Attacks also deal Stun and Bleed Accumulation in addition to the Poison.

You can loot The Philosopher’s Riddle from the site of an animancy experiment gone horribly wrong on Castol’s Folly in Dawnshore.

Shields

There are 3 Unique Shields in Dawnshore.

Beetle’s Bulwark (Shield)

Beetle’s Bulwark summons a ghost beetle to aid in battle if you successfully Parry while missing at least 25% of your Health. It also offers some Fire Accumulation resistance.

You can purchase the Beetle’s Bulwark from Sanza at his Emporium in Paradis Hightown in Dawnshore.

Unflinching Duty (Shield)

Unflinching Duty is a great starter shield that gives you extra Stamina and a chance to completely avoid damage from melee attacks.

You can loot Unflinching Duty from a soldier’s corpse near the Afflicted Bear within the Strangleroot as part of the Main Story quest “Message from Afar” in Dawnshore.

Wind and Wave (Shield)

Wind and Wave is a Shield that improves your Move Speed and resistance to Frost Accumulation. It matches the Steel Garrote and Wayfarer’s armor sets quite well, too.

You can find the Wind and Wave next to a chest in an underwater cave along the river near the Old Pargrunen Wall in Dawnshore as treasure from Captain Henqua’s Spoils Treasure Map.

Bows, Pistols, and Arquebuses

There are 2 Unique Pistols and 1 Unique Bow, but no Unique Arquebuses in Dawnshore.

Caeroc’s Pride (Pistol)

Caeroc’s Pride is an snazzy lightning gun. Need I say more?

You can loot Caeroc’s Pride from Tempestuous Luandi, a fugitive hiding out on the big island between Shantytown and Castol’s Folly in Dawnshore. Make sure you have at least Fine (blue) armor and weapons or she’ll be tough to take down.

The Disappointer (Pistol)

The Disappointer starts out being literally terrible with -10% Attack damage, but you can Enchant it to turn that into a +10% Attack Damage (a +20% boost) or make your Power Attacks debuff nearby enemies by making their weapons Terrible instead, which is great for tanky Fighter builds. Bleed Accumulation is also quite a rare trait.

You can purchase The Disappointer from Kurdhead “Cutty” Colen, a black market Merchant near Philosopher’s Alley in Paradis Hightown in Dawnshore.

The Erl’s Disgrace (Arquebus)

Added in 1.5, The Erl’s Disgrace is an Arquebus that can be Enchanted to make Power Attacks deal high Poison or Bleed Accumulation to nearby enemies. It also gives you faster Reload Speed on kill.

You can purchase The Erl’s Disgrace from Sanza at his Makeshift Emporium at the High Market in Paradis Hightown in Dawnshore.

The Long Touch (Bow)

The Long Touch is a Bow that can be Enchanted to make your Power Attacks have a +20% Critical Hit Chance while Fine Aiming (using the “scope”) or boost your Attack Damage by 10% and Attack Speed by 20% on kill.

You can purchase The Long Touch from the Merchant at the Paradis Militia headquarters in Paradis Hightown in Dawnshore.

Wands and Grimoires

There is 1 Unique Wand and 2 Unique Grimoires in Dawnshore. There’s also a specific location in Dawnshore where you can loot a Grimoire of the Spellblade, a spellbook that otherwise isn’t obtainable until you reach the third region of the game, Shatterscarp.

Perseverance (Wand)

Perserverance is a Unique Wand that does not apply an element baseline. It can be Enchanted to make Full Combo Attacks deal high Stun to nearby enemies or apply a random type of moderate Accumulation to the hit enemy. It also makes Power Attacks slow enemies with multiple Accumulations.

You can purchase Perseverance from Might Through Magic in the Market District in Southern Paradis in Dawnshore.

The similar effects and appearance suggest that Perseverance is meant to be the Envoy’s version of Yatzli’s Wand, especially when paired with the Scholar’s Advantage Armor that looks just like her Eora outfit.

Anextli’s Grimoire

Anextli’s Grimoire combines a mishmash of flashy low-level spells that lack a unifying theme, but it’s still a fun combo, nonetheless.

You can find Anextli’s Grimoire along with his Pyromancer’s Key on a cliff in Ivona’s Threshold overlooking Berath’s Gateway (graveyard) and the camp with the Pyromancer’s Chest.

The Pyromancer’s Chest contains a Grimoire of Embers, which is far more fitting for a Pyromancer, though the spellbook is not Unique.

Beothel’s Grimoire

Beothel’s Grimoire combines some vampiric spells with ones that will protect you while you drain the Health and Essence from your victims.

You can purchase Beothel’s Grimoire from Merylin, the magic Merchant in the Market District in Southern Paradis in Dawnshore.

Grimoire of the Spellblade

Grimoire of the Spellblade is heavy on more physical manifestations of magic, combining longer-range conjured weapons with close-range protection from the Arcane Veil and Grimoire Snap.

The Grimoire of the Spellblade is not a Unique Grimoire, but you can’t buy it until you reach Shatterscarp. However, you can loot a Grimoire of the Spellblade from a specific Wizard corpse near the Godless Altar in the Southern Embrace of Dawnshore.

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