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Umbral Needle Location and Best Enchantment

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Umbral Needle is a Unique type of Dagger in Avowed. See how to get Umbral Needle and its best enchantment, as well as a list of its stats, bonuses, enchantments, and upgrade materials in Common, Fine, Exceptional, and Superb qualities.

How to Get Umbral Needle

Loot from a Chest in Ash Forest

The Umbral Needle is located inside a Chest north of Ash Forest, in the Galawain's Tusks region, west of the The Living Archives.

To reach the Chest, North from Ash Forest.

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Follow the Rocky Path

Umbral Needle Walkthrough
1
Once you see the rocky path beyond these two trees, follow it.
2
Turn right when you see the narrow path.
3
Umbral Needle should be inside the chest.

Umbral Needle Best Enchantment

Fampyr's Feast for Enhanced Lifesteal

Fampyr's Feast Restore 4% of the damage you deal as Health

Fampyr's Feast is the best Enchantment for the Umbral Needle, increasing its Lifesteal potential even further. The alternative, Black Wind, is hardly useful, as you need a Special Attack kill, which comes about less consistently than simply dealing damage with the weapon.

The healing you get from dagger damage is also much more consistent, as opposed to the Attack Speed buff that only lasts 10 seconds.

What is a Special Attack?

Umbral Needle Stats

Bonus and Enchantments

Fampyr's Bite Restore 2% of the damage you deal as Health
Greater Opening Strike +15% Damage against enemies with full Health

Primary Enchantment Augments

Fampyr's Feast
Effect:
Restore 4% of the damage you deal as Health
Materials Needed:

Cost: 4,000 Skeyt
Black Wind
Effect:
Killing an enemy with a Special Attack gives you +30% Attack Speed for 10 seconds
Materials Needed:

Cost: 4,000 Skeyt

Augmenting a Unique Enchantment replaces the original Enchantment permanently. Only one enchantment between the two augments can be chosen.

How to Enchant Weapons

Stats Per Quality Level

Quality Level Phys DMG Stun Stam. Cost Crit%
Superb +1 98 80 9 9%
Superb +2 104 80 9 9%
Superb +3 111 80 9 9%
Legendary +0 117 104 9 9%
Legendary +1 124 104 9 9%
Legendary +2 130 104 9 9%
Legendary +3 137 104 9 9%

Weapons can be upgraded in the Workbench, requiring Metal or Wood and Herbs of equal rarity to do so. Upgrading Weapons increases its stats, raising its effectiveness in combat.

How to Upgrade Weapons and Armor

Umbral Needle Upgrade Materials

Upgrade Materials Per Quality Level

Quality Materials Required
Superb +1
Superb +2
Superb +3
Legendary +0
Legendary +1
Legendary +2
Legendary +3

Umbral Needle Overview

Avowed -  Umbral Needle Umbral Needle Information
Weapon Type: Dagger
Class: Unique
Weight: 3.5
Description
The obsidian dagger was forged by unknown creators using unkown, but almost certainly wicked, means. A sense of bloodlust and a primal need for violence all but radiates off of this cruel weapon, and a faint feeling like the beating of a heart can be felt while holding it. Blood that coats this blade does not stay warm for very long. Within seconds, all of the essence and warmth is drained from the blood into the dagger and siphoned directly into its wielder, healing wounds and allowing them to stay in the fight for much longer than they otherwise would be able to. When enough blood has been spilled, the dagger's thirst can be salted, albeit only temporarily. It seems that no amount of violence will ever be able to satisfy the Umbral Needle for long.

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