Avowed: Best Unique Weapons Of Each Type

Avowed does give a lot of importance to combat, especially if you have picked any difficulty besides Story Mode. Luckily, the game is also littered with chests containing rare loot, and sometimes you can get a handful of unique weapons to use. This guide will give you the rundown on the best unique weapons for each weapon type in Avowed.

Best Unique Weapons Of Each Weapon Type In Avowed

We will be breaking down each weapon type and the best unique weapon under each one. We will also include the location to get them and the stats they carry.

Best Swords

Ondra’s Offense

• Location: Craft the Meteor Blade first, then head over to Galawain’s Tusks to find Forgemaster Dela at Solace Keep. Exchange a Fragment of Starmetal with him to convert the Meteor Blade into Ondra’s Offense.
• Stats:
  • Lamenting Flurry: Enemies hit by a full combo will get -20% damage lasting 15 seconds.
  • Freezing Lash: Deals +10% extra Frost Damage.

Last Light of Day

• Location: Obtained from Oracle Sargamis’ corpse during the Dawntreader side quest in Dawnshore.
• Stats:
  • Golden Sun’s Ascent: 3% of your max health gets restored after killing an enemy.
  • Dawn’s Remembrance: +10% extra Fire Damage

The Emperor’s Reach

• Location: Found on a corpse surrounded by Dreamthralls in the middle of the Ancient Lakebed, Shatterscarp.
• Stats:
  • Rightful Annexation: You get +10% attack and movement speed each time you kill an enemy. Lasts 6 seconds.
  • Bend the Knee: Nearby Kiths can be stunned using Special Attacks, and cannot be chained.

Best Spears

Giant’s Slumber

• Location: Picked up during the Ancient Soil main quest.
• Stats:
  • Toppling Strike: Deals moderate stun damage when using Power Attacks.
  • Vessel Slaying: +20% damage increase against Vessels.

Umpara’s Spear

• Location: Picked up after completing the Heart of Valor side quest
• Stats:
  • Deadly Mechanism: launches poison darts while using Power Attacks
  • Strike the Heart: +25% Critical Hit Damage

Wayfinder

• Location: Head northeast of Maegfolc Graveyard and enter the building to find the Wayfinder inside an open Sarcophagus. You can get here as part of the Heart of the Living Lands quest, and you need to solve a quick puzzle to open the doors and collect the weapon.
• Stats:
  • Clear the Way: Nearby enemies get high stun damage when a full Combo Attack is performed.
  • Seeker’s Flight: During a Power Attack, increases the traveling distance greatly.

Best Wand

Whisper of Exiles

• Location: Head over to Great Sands Sea in Shatterscarp and head just a bit north, right above the word “Great” on the map. You will find a treasure chest that requires 5 lockpicks to open and collect the Whisper of Exiles. 
• Stats:
  • Flight in Autumn: Nearby enemies get afflicted with low Frost Accumulation when a full Combo Attack is performed.
  • Freezing Lash: +10% extra Frost Damage.

Best Pistols

Fair Play

• Location: Purchased from Kampeki’s shop, Fish in a Barrel, in Thirdborn, Shatterscarp. 
• Stats:
  • Recompense: For each enemy killed, you regain 5% max health and 25% max stamina.
  • Vengeful Shot: Enemies that have incapacitated any of your companions will help you gain +100% Critical Hit Chance while performing Taunt.

Caeroc’s Pride

• Location: Get this pistol after defeating the Tempestuous Luandi found on an island near Ondra’s Reach, Dawnshore.
• Stats:
  • Distant Thunder: Power Attacks will create high Shock Accumulation.
  • Shocking Lash: +10% extra Shock Damage.

Magic Mistol

• Location: Head northwest of Slumbering Fields in Galawain’s Tusks. It is inside Ekidan Workshop, west of Southern Warden Tower, and can be found hidden in a secret room.
• Stats:
  • Infused Shot: Power Attacks create high stun damage.
  • For Seeker: Shoots homing bullets that targets enemies.

Best Shields

Nature’s Ward

• Location: There is a locked tower west from Roch Arch Beacons in Delemgan Glade, Emerald Stair, that contains the Nature’s Ward inside it.
• Stats:
  • Spiked Brambles: Melee attacks received from the enemies deal damage back to the attacker upon blocking them.
  • Purging: 50% increased chance to remove Poisoned status.

Bastion of Solace

• Location: Reward by Mihala if you choose to save Solace Keep during Our Dreams Divide Us Still main quest.
• Stats:
  • Nandru’s Retribution: Blocking an attacking enemy has a 25% chance to apply Fire Damage. 
  • Pargrun Resiliency: +75 max Health and +50 max Stamina.

Tree of Life

• Location: Complete all 5 bounties in Emerald Stair to get this shield as a reward.
• Stats:
  • Unending Regrowth: Get a slow health regeneration up to 30% of max health.
  • All Seasons: -15% damage from Fire, Frost, and Shock attacks.

Best Maces

Lodestone

• Location: Purchased from Stephan located northwest of Fior mes Iverno, Emerald Stair.
• Stats:
  • Tremor: Power Attacks create a low charge stun to all nearby enemies.
  • Greater Stunning: +20% Stun

Battletrance

• Location: Complete the side quest Chorus of the Lost. 
• Stats:
  • Rallying Strike: Increase in Attack Speed by +15% and also receive a small health replenish to yourself and your companions when performing Power Attacks.
  • Tactical Efficiency: +20% increase in Ability Cast Speed.

Best Arquebuses

Izmalt’s Meteoric Apparatus

• Location: Purchased from Kampeki’s shop, Fish in a Barrel, in Thirdborn, Shatterscarp. 
• Stats:
  • Meteoric Burst: Nearby enemies will receive low Fire Accumulation when an enemy is killed.
  • Concussive Grudge: Power attacks dealt at short range have a chance to create knockback and deal high stun.

Moonstrike

• Location: Complete the Forged of Star-Stuff side quest and purchase it from Solace Keep.
• Stats:
  • Rallying Strike: While performing Power Attacks, you get +15% Attack Speed increase for 10 seconds and a small amount of health regen to you and your companions.
  • Tactical Efficiency: +20% increase in Ability Cast Speed

One Last Trick

• Location: Complete the side quest Steel Resolve.
• Stats:
  • Ricochet: Bullets have a chance to bounce and hit a nearby enemy.
  • Gunnery: +20% Reload Speed

Best Axes

Drawn in Winter

• Location: Found in Watcher’s Mirror, Dawnshore.
• Stats:
  • Rising Chill: Nearby enemies will receive moderate Frost Accumulation when dealing Power Attacks.
  • Freezing Lash: +10% extra Frost Damage.

Woodman’s Labor

• Location: Collect it from a dead Delemgan located south of Fior mes Iverno. It is found in a Logging Camp southwest of Maxim’s Claim in the Emerald Stair region.
• Stats:
  • Hack and Hew: Enemies caught within an AoE after performing a full Combo Attack will receive damage.
  • Woodland Woe: +15% damage increase against Beasts and Primordials.

Best Bows

Ancient Alacrity

• Location: During the Our Dreams Divide Us Still main quest, while heading into the Lava Tubes, there is a hidden room containing the Ancient Alacrity.
• Stats:
  • Time-Stealing Arrow: Slows down the hit enemy by 15%. Lasts 5 seconds. 
  • Parting Shot: Power Attacks can increase move speed by +20% for 5 seconds.

Storm-Sworn

• Location: Can be found behind a locked gate at Leviathan’s Hollow, Shatterscarp.
• Stats:
  • Thunderclap: Nearby enemies will receive moderate Stun and Shock Accumulation when an enemy is killed.
  • Shocking Lash: +10% Shock Damage

The Long Touch

• Location: Purchased from the Paradisian Military Surplus store in High Market, Northern Paradis, Dawnshore.
• Stats:
  • Grim Focus: While fine aiming during Power Attacks, there is a +10% increase for a Critical Hit Chance.
  • Lesser Opening Strike: +5% Damage increase against enemies having full Health.

Best Daggers

Survivor’s Guilt

• Location: Head over to the topmost floor of Belderreno’s Lair in Emerald Stair. The Dagger can be found beside a skeleton. 
• Stats:
  • Haunting Regrets: Full combo attacks can inflict high Frost and Poison accumulation on all nearby enemies. 
  • Freezing Lash: 10% extra Frost Damage

Umbral Needle

• Location: Found inside a chest located north of Ash Forest, west of the Living Archives in Galawain’s Tusk.
• Stats:
  • Fampyr’s Bite: Restores health per 2% damage dealt.
  • Greater Opening Strike: +15% Damage increase against enemies having full Health.

Best Great Axes

Seven Strivings

• Location: Complete the Ralga the Ogre bounty in Paradis. You can find Seven Strivings on a dead Xaurip located beneath The Falls in northern Paradis.
• Stats:
  • Determined Step: You get +15% increase in movement speed per enemy killed. Lasts 10 seconds.
  • Vicious Strikes: +5% Critical Hit Chance

Emerald Splitter

• Location: Explore the Ruins to find a chest in Pargrun Waystation, west from Ranger HQ in Emerald Stair. 
• Stats:
  • Withering Strike: Can deal high Poison Accumulation when performing Power Attacks.
  • Primordial Slaying: +20% Damage increase against Primordials.

Best Great Hammers

Inevitability

• Location: Found in the Broken Aqueduct of The Garden
• Stats:
  • Implacable Foe: +3% damage reduction after damaging an enemy. Lasts 8 seconds. 
  • Unavoidable Fate: Enemies with low health will receive +20% Power Attack damage.

Best Great Swords

Horsecutter

• Location: Can be found on a skeleton within the Wavesculpt Hollow, south of Maxim’s Claim and Fior mes Iverno in Emerald Stair. 
• Stats:
  • Horsecutting Strokes: Full Combo Attacks deals high Stun
  • Bleeding Lash: +10% extra Bleed Damage

The Philosopher’s Riddle

• Location: Can be found in Castol’s Folly, Dawnshore. 
• Stats:
  • Aggressive Debate: +15% increase in Attack Speed when performing a full Combo Attack. Lasts 10 seconds
  • Poison Lash: +10% extra Poison Damage

Unmaker

• Location: Found in the underwater area of the Broken Aqueduct in The Garden.
• Stats:
  • Fall Into Ruin: +15% increase in attack damage when dealing with Power Attacks.
  • Bane of the Eyeless: Critical Hits have a chance to Stun nearby Maegfolc.

Best Grimoires

Aurochs-Skin Grimoire

• Location: While completing the Shadows of the Past main quest, you will reach Ryngrim’s Domain in Shatterscarp. The Grimoire can be found in a hidden room.
• Abilities:
  • Blast of Frost: Creates a frosty cone that hits enemies with Frost Accumulation.
  • Missile Salvo: Releases homing missiles.
  • Freezing Pillar: Create a large pillar of ice straight into the ground, dealing moderate damage and high Frost Accumulation to all nearby enemies.
  • Arcane Seal: Creates an Arcane Seal that lasts 30 seconds. Stepping on the seal will regenerate essence.

Eilara’s Grimoire

• Location: Found inside a chest within the Living Archive located northeast of The Ash Forest, Galawain’s Tusk. Can also be found as part of the Keep History Alive side quest.
• Abilities:
  • Spirit Lance: Creates a magical spear that releases explosive damage per successful hit. Lasts 30 seconds.
  • Freezing Pillar: Create a large pillar of ice straight into the ground, dealing moderate damage and high Frost Accumulation to all nearby enemies.
  • Pull of Eora: Creates a vortex on a selected location to pierce the Beyond and pulls in 2 nearby enemies as well.
  • Meteor Shower: Summons a rain of fiery meteors that deal high Fire Accumulation and damage within the impact area. 

Grimoire of Rime

• Location: Found inside a backpack near an abandoned camp south of Damp Burrow party camp and north of Ranger HQ in Rolling Crags, Emerald Stair. 
• Abilities:
  • Blizzard: Summons a storm of snow and ice, dealing Frost Accumulation.
  • Bristling Frost: Creates a frosty shield that gives 25% increased damage reduction. All melee enemies will receive Frost Accumulation. 
  • Blast of Frost: Creates a frosty cone that hits enemies with Frost Accumulation.
  • Freezing Pillar: Create a large pillar of ice straight into the ground, dealing moderate damage and high Frost Accumulation to all nearby enemies.