Combat plays an important role in Avowed, and the game has several unique weapons to try and pick ones that best fit your playstyle and build. The first region, Dawnshore packs a good number of such weapons, from shields to melee weapons to guns. Let’s look at all such unique weapons in Dawnshore in Avowed.
How To Get All 13 Unique Weapons In Dawnshore
There are 13 unique weapons scattered all around Dawnshore, found as part of side quests and general exploration:
Let’s go through each of these one by one
Dawnshore All Unique Shields

Wind and Wave
- Location: Get it as a reward for completing Captain Henqua’s Spoils treasure map.
- Stats:
- Lesser Quickness: +10% Move Speed
- Lesser Freeze-Proofed: +20% Frost Accumulation Resistance
Unflinching Duty
- Location: Collect it off a corpse during the Message from Afar main quest.
- Stats:
- Lesser Glancing Strikes: 5% chance increase to avoid Melee damage
- Lesser Peak Conditioning: +20 Maximum Stamina
Beetle’s Bulwark
- Location: Purchased from Sanza at Sanza’s Emporium in Paradis Hightown.
- Stats:
- Unlikely Ally: Summons a Beetle to fight alongside if you perform a successful Parry while below 75% Health.
- Lesser Burn-Proofed: +20% Fire Accumulation Resistance.
Dawnshore All Unique One-Handed Melee Weapons

Drawn in Winter Unique Axe
- Location: Found in Watcher’s Mirror after picking up the Remembrance of Kishimal ancient memory.
- Stats:
- Rising Chill: Deals moderate Frost Accumulation when performing Power Attacks on nearby enemies.
- Freezing Lash: Hits deal +10% extra Frost Damage.
Sheathed in Summer Unique Dagger
- Location: Looted from Octav the Firebrand after defeating him at Godless Ruins.
- Stats:
- Glimmering Embers: Deals moderate Fire Accumulation upon completing Combo Attacks.
- Burning Lash: Each hit deals +10% bonus Fire Damage.
Last Light of Day Unique Sword
- Location: Taken from Oracle Sargamis’ body after killing him in the Dawntreader side quest.
- Stats:
- Golden Sun’s Ascent: 3% of your max health gets restored after killing an enemy
- Dawn’s Remembrance: +10% extra Fire Damage per hit.
Dawnshore All Unique Two-Handed Melee Weapons

Seven Strivings Unique Greataxe
- Location: Complete Ralga The Ogre bounty, which will lead you to a location beneath The Falls. The Greataxe can be found on a dead Xaurip.
- Stats:
- Determined Step: You get a +15% movement speed increase for 10 seconds while killing enemies.
- Vicious Strikes: +5% Critical Hit Chance
The Philosopher’s Riddle Unique Greatsword
- Location: Found within ruins on the upper sections of Castol’s Folly.
- Stats:
- Aggressive Debate: You get a +15% Attack Speed increase for 10 seconds when you perform a full Combo Attack.
- Poison Lash: Each hit deals +10% extra Poison Damage.
Dawnshore All Unique Bows & Pistols

Caeroc’s Pride Unique Pistol
- Location: Collect it from Tempestuous Luandi after defeating him. Can be found on an island between Castol’s Folly and Shantytown.
- Stats:
- Distant Thunder: Dealing Power Attacks will emit high Shock Accumulation
- Shocking Lash: Each hit deals +10% extra Shock Damage
The Disappointer Unique Pistol
- Location: Purchased from Kurdhead “Cutty” Colen at his store called Extremely Legal Goods, located in Philosopher’s Alley, Paradis Hightown.
- Stats:
- Terrible: -10% Attack Damage
- Bleeding Lash: Each hit deals +10% bonus Bleed Damage
The Long Touch Unique Bow
- Location: Purchased from the Paradisian Military Surplus store in Paradis Hightown.
- Stats:
- Grim Focus: While fine aiming, has a +10% Critical Hit Chance while performing Power Attacks
- Lesser Opening Strike: enemies with full health gain +5% Damage.
Dawnshore All Unique Grimoires

Anextli’s Grimoire
- Location: Found beside a corpse holding the Pyromancer’s Key in Ivona’s Threshold.
- Abilities:
- Fan of Flames: Spreads a cone of fire and creates Fire Accumulation on enemies caught within.
- Arcane Veil: Summons an arcane shield that makes spell casting uninterruptible. Absorbs incoming attacks using Essence and lasts 15 seconds.
- Grimoire Snap: Creates a shockwave explosion damage that creates knockback and stun.
- Missile Salvo: Releases a volley of homing missiles using arcane energy.
Beothel’s Grimoire
- Location: Purchased from Merilyn in Southern Paradis’s Market District.
- Abilities:
- Corrosive Siphon: Inflicts Poison Accumulation and restores health to the caster.
- Parasitic Staff: Creates a staff out of negative energy that restores essence with each strike. Lasts 30 seconds.
- Arcane Veil: Summons an arcane shield that makes spell casting uninterruptible. Absorbs incoming attacks using Essence and lasts 15 seconds.
- Blizzard: Rains down snow and ice upon enemies and inflicts Frost Accumulation.