Avowed: Should You Use The Starmetal For The Sword Or The Arquebus?
If you've been exploring the Living Lands thoroughly in , there's a good chance you stumbled across some precious Starmetal fragments and are eager to put them to use. Unfortunately, you won't figure out what they're used for until the last major area, Galawain's Tusks. There are four Starmetal fragments in Avowed, with one in each region. Once you reach Solace Keep in Galawain's Tusks, you'll find a dwarven blacksmith who can actually put these Starmetal fragments to use. Forgemaster Dela can turn your Starmetal into two unique weapons — the Moonstrike arquebus and/or the Meteor Blade.
If you're short on Starmetal fragments, you'll have to decide which of these unique weapons in is the better option. This will depend on your build and playstyle, of course, and both the sword and arquebus are among the best in the game for each of their respective weapon types, so choose wisely. It will help to know what each weapon's enchantment upgrades include, as well as the general builds each weapon is best suited for. Here's a look at whether you should use the Starmetal in for the unique arquebus, Moonstrike, or the unique sword, the Meteor Blade.
There are some obvious reasons to choose one Starmetal weapon over the other, primarily whether your build incorporates ranged vs. melee abilities and equipment. Both weapons are ideal for builds incorporating elemental damage, particularly Frost. They share the same basic ability, Freezing Lash, which causes hits to deal +10% bonus Frost damage. Additionally, both weapons can be further enhanced using another fragment of Starmetal to turn them into their upgraded counterparts — Heavenstrike and Ondra's Offense — which carry over the same basic abilities and enchantments, but with improved stats.
The original weapon is transformed into the newer one when upgraded (i.e., Moonstrike becomes Heavenstrike), but you won't have to upgrade their enchantments again if you've already done so.
The Moonstrike and its Heavenstrike upgrade are
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