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Avowedis not an easy game to 100-percent complete. With numerous achievements tied to specific choices, quests, and dialogue options, it is incredibly easy to miss one without even realizing it. The Living Lands arefilled with hidden secretsand critical points of no return, making some achievements permanently lost if you progress too far in the main storyline. Since a full completion requires multiple playthroughs, it is best to know which achievements you can unlock along the way to save yourself from endless backtracking. This guide breaks down every missable achievement inAvowedand how to unlock them before it is too late.
Can You Complete All Missable Achievements in Avowed in One Playthrough?
While you may always load older save files to unlock a few achievements here and there, obtaining all missable achievements requires extensive backtracking, making it almost equivalent to a second playthrough. To save yourself a massive headache, it is far better to simply start a fresh run.
Many of these achievements are incredibly easy to miss as they depend on choosing specific dialogues, triggering events, and completing quests before progressing too far into the game. So, no, it is practically impossible to unlock all missable achievements inAvowedin a single playthrough.
For your convenience, we have ordered all the missable achievements by region and related quests. However, providing detailed explanations for unlocking each achievement involves significant spoilers forAvowed. Proceed with caution.
1. Hawkeye (On Strange Shores Quest)
“Find the hidden room in Fort Northreach.”
Surprising as it is, the tutorial section ofAvowedhas a hidden achievement. When you reach the room with the large green crystal, head through the hole in the wall on your right. Notice the blood on the floor leading straight into the wall. You can also see an enemy marker on the other side.Hit the switch on the left of the wall to open the secret door. This is probably the easiest missable achievement to get because you only have to spend a few extra minutes after starting a new playthrough.
1. Get in the Statue, Envoy (Dawntreader Quest)
“Contemplate death.”
You have to make two choices to unlock this missable achievement inAvowed.Once you have the Splinter of Eothasin your hands, go to Sargamis andagree to put the relic in the giant statue. However, nothing will happen after you pull the lever. Speak with Sargamis again, but this time,offer to put your soul in the statue. You will die, but it will be worth another step towards a 100-percent completion.
2. Historian (Dawntreader Quest)
“Collect all volumes of the History of the Living Lands in the Eothasian Temple.”
What makes this a missable achievement inAvowedis that you cannot return to the temple after completing Dawntreader. So, make sure toget all five History of the Living Lands books before leaving the Eothasian Temple.
3. A Cistern Warning (An Untimely End Quest)
“Confront your assassin in the Cistern.”
Ygwulf is the assassin who fired an arrow at you when you first entered through the main gates of Paradis. After tracking him down in the cistern beneath the Temple of Ondra, choose tokill Ygwulf instead of sparing himas revenge for his earlier assassination attempt.
4. Everyone Disliked That (The Siege of Paradis)
“Have every companion leave your party as a result of siding with the Steel Garrote.”
You will return to Dawnshore after dealing with Sapadal in the ending chapters ofAvowed. When speaking to Ambassador Falseen Hylgard,choose to stand with Lodwyn and the Steel Garrote.
1. Retirement Plan (The Animancy Method Quest)
“Sell your future corpse to Elia.”
Elia has a revenant farm in the southern part of Emerald Stair. When you approach her the first time, she will be crouching over a revenant corpse.Do not speak to her right away!Instead, interact with the corpse to get a Blighted Crop.
Now, speak with Elia andask where all these corpses come fromwhen the dialogue comes up. Following that,ask if she would be interested in buying your future corpseto end the conversation.
“Wear Necropants and a Revenant Bell Collar at the same time.”
This one is directly tied to the Retirement Plan achievement. Youget the Revenant Bell Collar from Eliaas a reward fordealing with Silvo. If you do not offer your future corpse during your first conversation, Elia will only reward you with some coins for dealing with Silvo.
Next,fast-travel to Tago’s Tower Beaconin Shatterscarp. Head to the ruins north of here and climb the fallen pillar tofind a chest containing the Necropants. It can be opened with three lockpicks. Now, open your inventory and wear both the Revenant Bell Collar and Necropants to unlock the achievement.
It is easy to trigger a conversation with Elia after entering Emerald Stair for the first time. Messing up that initial conversation costs you two missable achievements inAvowed.
3. Fior Extinguisher (Steel Resolve Quest)
“Save Fior mes Ivèrno from being razed by the Steel Garrote.”
Ranger Acierno suspects a traitor among their ranks, who turns out to be Ranger Dorso. When you finally confront her, she reveals that the Steel Garrote are hiding inside anearby waterfall cave. This unlocks an optional objective toeliminate all Steel Garrote members from the waterfall hideout. If you do so, Fior mes Ivèrno will remain intact during the Ancient Soil quest, popping the achievement. Just verify to clear the Steel Garrote hideout before completing the Animancy Method quest.
1. Reverse Card (One Last Drink Quest)
“Kill Captain Ngunu with his own poison.”
Captain Ngunu wants your help in finding his three former crewmates for a reunion. When you track them down, Ruanga is the only one who refuses to return because she thinks he wants to poison her.
Now, instead of following the mission marker back to Ngunu,make your way to his personal quarters above the docks in Thirdborn. You will find a lockbox (requires three lockpicks) containing the poison he intends to use.
Return to Ruanga with the proof andchoose only the dialogue options related to poisoning the captain. Then, head back to the captain andhit the option to switch cups.
This achievement can fail to trigger if you come across the poison before starting the quest. Your best bet is to stick to the mission markers.
2. Dream Fungi Rotation (The Wasteland Courier Quest)
“Try Aiko’s drugs with your companions.”
This is an easy one. Just make sure toaccept your companions' suggestion to try some of the drugson your way back from the camp.
1. We’re All In This Together (Pulling Back the Veil Quest)
“Complete all the companion moments in the Garden.”
You can onlyvisit the Garden one time, so verify tocomplete all available optional objectives. This includes witnessing memories for your four companions. Start with Kai and Marius before switching to Giatta and Yatzli to experience all four moments.
2. Allochory and Parasitoid (The Heart of the Living Lands Quest)
“Release Sapadal from their prison, or Destroy Sapadal and absorb their power.”
These are two separate achievements that hinge onwhat you decide to do with Sapadal. Make sure to save your progress beforehand so you may reload and unlock both achievements.
1. A Test of Your Reflexes
“Complete Avowed on the difficulty Path of the Damned.”
Yes,Avowedhas a difficulty-related achievement. You have to beat the game on Path of the Damned, without changingdifficulty levelsin between.
you may easily beatAvowedon Path of the Damned during your first run, making your second playthrough a breeze for unlocking any remaining achievements.
2. Tyranny
“Be knighted as a member of the Steel Garrote.”
This is one missable achievement that requires a new playthrough. You have to side with the Steel Garrote at several critical points in the storyline. This includes:
Be pro Steel Garrote in every conversation and action, and you will get an option to kneel in the end, becoming an official member of the Steel Garrote. This achievement is also one of therare endings you unlock inAvowed.
3. Dungeon Siege
“Enter every dungeon across all regions.”
There are 13 dungeons (caves, ruins, and special locations) that you must explore in the Living Lands. These will always be marked on the map with a doorway icon. For the sake of unlocking the achievement,do not choose any dialogue that relates to destroying a dungeon.
4. Pentiment
“Complete every side quest.”
Sounds easy, right? Not quite. InAvowed, many side quests can fail if you progress too far into the main quest. Some side quests might not even appear if you advance the main story too much. The best approach is tocomplete all side quests in each regionbefore diving into the main quest.
