Arx Fatalis Hints

What ingredients are needed for the Ultimate Weapon and where are they found?

  • 1 of 6: Reading the book, "The Theory of the Ultimate Weapon" should give you some insight.
  • 2 of 6: According to the book's author, the forging of the weapon is a complex process requiring several rare ingredients. The sword must be made of an alloy of mithril and some other magical element, then forged by a dwarven blacksmith. Finally, the sword must be enchanted with a powerful magical reagent.
  • 3 of 6: The book mentions several reagents which may be useful, but it is the Dragon Egg enchantment which you will need.
  • 4 of 6: Note that the Dragon Egg imbues a weapon with the power to damage the same element as that of which the sword is made. Think about what type of element the sword will be used against.
  • 5 of 6: Because you will be wielding the sword against the element of koltk, you will need to create an alloy of mithril and koltk.
  • 6 of 6: The list of ingredients is as follows (click the links for information on where to find each ingredient):

    The sword must then be created in a dwarven forge.