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Dark Devotion: The Forge Guide

Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God. Measure your devotion and your bravery by journeying into deepest darkness for answers to questions that will challenge your very existence.

The Forge Guide

All unlocks for the three forge categories and how to get them.

Weapons

One-Handed Swords

1. Rusty Gladius

  • 17-29 damage
  • Crits: 5%
  • Miss: 4%
  • Starter weapon, available after opening Bones’ chest in the Filthblood Shelter

2. Zealot’s Blade

  • 6-12 damage
  • Crits: 12%
  • Miss: 6%
  • Special: Grants Faith when you hit a foe.
  • Near a teleport statue in the Gloomy Cellblock, before the Andonias fight.

3. Adonias’ Glinting Gladius

  • 21-35 damage
  • Crits: 10%
  • Miss: 10%
  • Special: Glows slightly.
  • Defeat Andonias: The King’s Envoy in the Ancient Dungeon.
  • Note: Balanced all-round weapon for early game.

4. White Blade

  • 8-28 damage
  • Crits: 10%
  • Miss: 0%
  • Defeat The Guardian: The Abyss’s Jailor in The Holy Hallway. It’ll be added to the Forge for you to use when you resume play.
  • Note: Deals significant holy damage. Best one-handed sword and has excellent range.

One-Handed Maces/Flails

5. The Smith’s Right Hand

  • ???

6. Outcast’s Flail

  • 12-28 damage
  • Crits: 18%
  • Miss: 0%
  • Dropped by the flail-and-shield wielding priests in The Alabaster Citadel.

7. Twisted Branch

  • 18-21 damage
  • Crits: 0%
  • Miss: 0%
  • Defeat the Anomaly: Forgotten in the Dark in The Den of Corrupted Nature.
  • Note: Feels quite weak but does have a buff it gives you.

8. White Flail

  • 20-44 damage
  • Crits: 18%
  • Miss: -12%
  • Quest #11 reward.

One-Handed Axes

9. The Smith’s Left Hand 

  • 20-30 damage
  • Crits: 2%
  • Miss: 0%
  • Dropped by the dogs in The Den of Corrupted Nature.

10. War Axe

  • 29-38 damage
  • Crits: -12%
  • Miss: -4%
  • Dropped by dogs in the Den of Corrupted Nature
  • Dropped by Children of Limbo in the Alabaster Citadel

11. Melancholic axe

  • 29-38 damage
  • Crits: -12%
  • Miss: -4%
  • Quest #10 reward.
  • Note: Slash twice to summon a shadow clone who attacks for minor damage.

Shields

12. Wooden shield – Shield

  • Stam Cost: 30
  • Miss: 0%
  • Crits: 0%
  • Starter shield, available after opening Bones’ chest in the Filthblood Shelter.

13. Scrofulous Targe

  • Stam Cost: 60
  • Miss: 34%
  • Crits: 42%
  • Found in The Cave of Cries in the room after The Virgin boss.
  • Note: Horrible accuracy penalty but excellent crits if you hit.

14. Martyr’s Bloodlight

  • Stam Cost: 10
  • Miss: 6%
  • Crits: 0%
  • Defeat Martyr: The Shredder in the Putrid Sewers of the Ancient Dungeon.
  • Note: Shield is CURSED and will damage you if you parry with it. Very low stamina cost for blocking to make up for it.

15. Rose Targe

  • Stam Cost: 45
  • Miss: 7%
  • Crits: 10%
  • Defeat the Virgin: Forgotten in the Dark boss in The Den of Corrupted Nature AND kill the Virgin.
  • Sparing the Virgin gets you an Achievement but no shield.

16. White Screen

  • Stam Cost: 40
  • Miss: -10%
  • Crits: -10%
  • Defeat both phases of The Mysterious Entity at the end of the Den of Corrupted Nature.
    Note: Shield is translucent so doesn’t hinder accuracy.

17. Royal Defender 

  • Stam Cost: 30
  • Miss: -6%
  • Crits: 8%
  • Defeat Chimera: The King’s Steed in The Holy Hallway.
  • Note: Probably the best shield for most uses.

Left Hand – Magical Volumes

18. Writings on Magical Smithery I

  • Faith Cost: 10
  • Dropped by ??? in Ancient Dungeon.
  • Summons 3x axes that arc forward.

19. Treatise on Toxins

  • Faith Cost: 14
  • Found in the bottom right of the room after Martyr in the Putrid Sewers.
  • Summons a cloud of poisonous gas.

20. Treatise on Protection 

  • Faith Cost: 30
  • Defeat Jezebel: The Erratic in the Ancient Dungeon.
  • The Shield can take two hits before being destroyed.

21. Eibon Book 

  • Faith Cost: 16
  • Defeat The Ritualist: From the Night’s Kingdom.
  • Shoots a beam of green energy.

Left Hand – Miscellaneous

22. The Smith’s Heart

  • Damage Crits: 6%
  • Stun Crits: 6%
  • Stamina Regen: 0
  • Miss: 0%
  • Torch offhand. Adds -10 miss chance and lights up the screen more.
  • Dropped by Devout enemies in Afflicted Village. (The ones who spin fire around them.)

23. Chrysanthemum

  • Damage Crits: ???
  • Stun Crits: ???
  • Stamina Regen: ???
  • Miss: ???
  • ???

Two-Handed Swords

24. The Smith’s Great Sword

  • ???

25. Heavy Corroded Sword

  • ???

26. Massive Sword

  • 16-43 damage
  • Crits: -10%
  • Miss: -0%
  • Defeat The First One: Fallen Bulwark in The Den of Corrupted Nature.
  • Note: Blade seems to do additional fire damage, thus lower stats.

27. Katana of the Crow

  • 37-112 damage
  • Crits: 30%
  • Miss: 20%
  • Defeat Elemiah: The Crow Lady in The Alabaster Citadel.
  • Note: Slow but has considerable range. Massive damage possibility, especially on crit.

28. Asriel’s Massive Sword

  • 55-64 damage
  • Crits: 8%
  • Miss: -4%
  • Defeat Asriel: Paladin Supreme in The Holy Hallway.
  • Note: Blade crackles with lightning. May do electrical damage?

Two-Handed Maces

29. The Smith’s Head

  • 38-42 damage
  • Crits: 4%
  • Miss: 0%
  • Dropped by the two-handed mace wielders in the Gloomy Cellblook, Ancient Dungeon.

30. Heavy Orb

  • ??? – Assuming this drops from the Golden Paladins in the Alabaster Citadel.

31. Hezek’s Cudgel

  • 48-96 damage
  • Crits: 0%
  • Miss: 15%
  • Defeat Hezek: The Baptized in the Ancient Dungeon.
  • Note: This cudgel can break through walls and reach through some doors to hit levers behind them. Very useful for exploring. Very powerful considering how early you get it, but very slow.

Weapons Part #2

Two-Handed: Spears

32. Basilius’ Toothpick 

  • 15-55 damage
  • Crits: 14%
  • Miss: 0%
  • Drops from the Fiery Halberdiers in the Graceless Forest, Den of Corrupted Nature.
  • Note: Slow but has long reach.

33. Iron Candelabrum

  • ???

34. Bloodied Halberd 

  • 34-43 damage
  • Crits: 0%
  • Miss: 0%
  • Defeat The Executioner: Shatterer of Flesh.
  • Note: The weapon will be in the pit you fall into. It is surprisingly fast and has a cool animation.

35. Burning Scythe

  • 34-55 damage
  • Crits: 15%
  • Miss: 0%
  • Defeat Nekosh: Keeper of Books in The Obsidian Cathedral, Alabaster Citadel.
  • Note: Slow, powerful, burns.

36. Elinor’s Gleaming Spear

  • 45-67 damage
  • Crits: 0%
  • Miss: -18%
  • Defeat Aureus before Elinor in the Elinor & Aureus: Inseparable Wardens fight in The Holy Hallway.

Two-Handed: Claws

37. Basilius’ Nails

  • ???

38. Organic Scythe

  • ???

39. Enchanted Bandages

  • 18-37 damage
  • Crits: 26%
  • Miss: -10%
  • Defeat Sariandel: Prisoner of the Void in The Carnelian Palace, Alabaster Citadel.
  • Note: Fast attacks at short range.

40. Black Beaks

  • 20-26 damage
  • Crits: 35%
  • Miss: -20%
  • Quest #12 reward.
  • Note: Very fast and release crows that deal minor damage.

Two Handed: Bow & Blade

41. The Smith’s Forgotten – Bow and Cutlass

  • 15-19 damage
  • Crits: 2%
  • Miss: -6%
  • Drops from Archers in Gloomy Cellblock, Ancient Dungeon.

42. Etched Wooden Bow and Cutlass

  • ???

43. Aureus’ Ethereal Bow and Cutlass

  • 24-27 damage
  • Crits: 8%
  • Miss: -4%
  • Defeat Elinor before Aureus in the Elinor & Aureus: Inseparable Wardens fight in The Holy Hallway.
  • Note: Spectral arrows look cool.

Armour

1. Rags

  • Armor: 2/2
  • Damage Crits: 6%
  • Stun Crits: 6%
  • Stamina Regen: 5
  • Miss: 4%

2. Worn Cassock

  • Armor:
  • Damage Crits:
  • Stun Crits:
  • Stamina Regen:
  • Miss:
  • Found ???

3. Follower’s Armor

  • Armor: 3/3
  • Damage Crits: -3%
  • Stun Crits: -3%
  • Stamina Regen: 5
  • Miss: 4%
  • Dropped by undead executioner mobs in Ancient Dungeon.

4. Black Hide

  • Armor: 3/3
  • Damage Crits: 8%
  • Stun Crits: 8%
  • Stamina Regen: 4
  • Miss: -6%
  • Found on a body in the Crusader’s Haven at the end of the Den of Corrupted Nature.

5. Mineral Armor

  • Armor: 4/4
  • Damage Crits: 8%
  • Stun Crits: 8%
  • Stamina Regen: 4.5
  • Miss: 12%
  • Found on a body in the Crusader’s Haven at the end of the Alabaster Citadel.

6. Plated Gold Armor

  • Armor:
  • Damage Crits:
  • Stun Crits:
  • Stamina Regen:
  • Miss:
  • Found ???

Consumables

1. Poultice

  • Heals 1 damage orb.
  • Quest #1 reward.

2. Stimulating flask

  • Refills stamina meter.
  • Quest #2 reward.

3. Strange Poultice

  • Removes one disease/curse.
  • Quest #7 reward.

4. Pieces of Armor

  • Fixes two armor shields.
  • Quest #3 reward.

5. Sacred Grimoire Pages

  • Adds 30 faith to your meter.
  • Unlocked by the NPC Saint Gilad if you talk to him (after killing the Executioner?)

6. Godless Idol

  • Set on the ground. Explodes after a short time. Can destroy walls and damage enemies.
  • Unlocked by the NPC Disillusioned Templar in the Carnelian Palace, Alabaster Citadel.

7. Surgical Device

  • Removes one disease/curse at the cost of 1 damage orb.
  • Unlocked by the NPC, The Moth Gatherer in the Graceless Forest, Den of Corrupted Nature, when you exhaust his dialogue options.

8. Black Coated Needles

  • +3 Faith upon hitting foes.
  • Unlocked by kneeling before an NPC in Cloister of the Chosen, near the entrance to the Carnelian Palace.

9. Throwing Knife

  • Ranged damage. Can be collected again. Long arc.
  • Unlocked by escorting the Dicecaster NPC along the Hallway of the Chosen to the Cloister in the Alabaster Citadel.

10. Throwing Axe

  • ???

11. Corrupted Seeds

  • Stuns enemies around you.
  • Quest #6 reward.

12. Holy Water

  • +20% damage for 30 seconds. Duration resets upon killing a foe.
  • Quest #9 reward.

13. Mass Page

  • Doubles faith gain for 60 seconds.
  • Quest #8 reward.

14. Protective Sphere

  • Produces a shield that blocks two hits.
  • Grab a Rusty Key consumable item from the Gloomy Cellblock in the Ancient Dungeon, then work your wall down to the Cloister of the Chosen without dying and unlock the cage with the chest in.

15. Pestilential Idol

  • Creates a toxic cloud that deals minor damage over time to enemies within.
  • Quest #5 reward.

16. Incendiary Idol

  • Creates a puddle of flames that deals minor burning damage over time to enemies within.
  • Can burn down root walls in the Den of Corrupted Nature.
  • Quest #4 reward.

17. Porous Gemstone

  • Carrying this stone prevents bosses you’ve defeated from spawning again.
  • Using the item in your inventory will create a portal to return you to the Filthblood Shelter.
Written by Demajen

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2 thoughts on “Dark Devotion: The Forge Guide”

  1. -Scrofulous Targe can be dropped from small, green,dagger-wielding creatures in The Den of Corrupdted Nature.
    -White Screen also consumes 5 faith upon blocking.
    -The Smith’s Great Sword, if I remember right, drops from a sword-wielding guy that can do jump attacks at you in the Ancient Dungeon. Stats:28-54/2/0
    -Basilius’ Nails should drop from claw-wielding guy in the Ancient Dungeon. For me it dropped pretty often in game version 1.0.0, but I still cant make it drop in game version 1.0.1.
    -Organic Scythe should drop from small, green,dagger-wielding creatures in The Den of Corrupdted Nature. For me they dropped weapon with the same name but it had white glow instead of green, thus it didnt add to my forge.
    -Cluck-cluck wand can be obtained by hitting bells at Filthblood shelter in the next order from left to right:32141
    -Worn Cassok drops from the from priests that attack you with magic and summon ghosts/wraiths in the Alabaster Citadel. Stats:3/8/8/4/-6/+50% magic damage
    -Plated Gold Armor drops from the Golden Paladins in the Alabaster Citadel. Stats :5/-4/-4/3.5/0
    -Throwing Axe, if I remeber right, is found in a room right before the boss fight with The First One – Fallen Bulwark. Upon entering a room go a bit to the right and climb the ladder up. Continue moving right and drop to the platform with a dog tamer NPC and a chest containing the item.

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  2. If i’m not wrong, you can find the Smith’s Great Sword in you kneel over a corpse next to the very first Teleportation Altar in the game.

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