I defied Capcom and spawned 99 of Dragon's Dogma 2's instakill 'Unmaking Arrows' (2024)

Dragon's Dogma 2 has an arrow that can instantly kill anything in the game, be it a griffin or the final boss. It's known as the Unmaking Arrow, and the item description breaks the fourth wall to warn you of how precious it is: "The ultimate arrow, said to kill instantly," it reads. "Note: Once fired, the game will automatically save, so choose your moment with due care."

You can actually find two—that we know of—in the game. One of them can be bought from a certain NPC (no spoilers!) in a cave in Battahl or as a reward for solving the Sphinx's riddles. As you'd expect, players are holding onto this legendary arrow to instakill the game's toughest monsters because, as the description says, there's no taking it back as soon as you fire it. And if you aren't aware, Dragon's Dogma 2 is practically immune to save-scumming.

It's not immune to Cheat Engine, however, so I started up a new game and gave myself 99 of these bad boys.

It turns out the Unmaking Arrow is pretty good as long as the game doesn't call a foul. I flung one at Medusa in the intro sequence and covered her in deadly white tentacles. She fell over in front of me and then was instantly revived for the cutscene of her fleeing, as if I hadn't just annihilated her. I didn't get anything for it, either: no loot, no achievement. Nothing.

I defied Capcom and spawned 99 of Dragon's Dogma 2's instakill 'Unmaking Arrows' (1)

The first goblins I came across weren't as lucky. When the arrow hit, the entire pack of them exploded into tentacles—which I did not expect. Same with the harpies. I was firing so many Unmaking Arrows I thought maybe the game would break with all the auto-saves I was triggering. It held up long enough for me to hit the flashback dragon fight in Melve that forces you to use the opposite of the most powerful weapon in the game: a dinky sword and a wooden shield. My hopes of a hidden ending or some kind of sequence break were crushed.

After becoming canonically heartless, I headed for the capital. Along the way I deleted more goblins and harpies as well as a pawn who rudely interrupted me. They just fell over and turned to smoke after I tentacled them, if you're wondering.

The whole scripted sequence where a cyclops breaks out of a rock to block my path took longer to animate than it did for me to unmake him. I also had the most casual three-second fight against an ogre and I don't feel bad about it because they apparently have a reputation for hunting women.

I defied Capcom and spawned 99 of Dragon's Dogma 2's instakill 'Unmaking Arrows' (2)

The Unmaking Arrow is exactly as powerful as it says on the tin.

At the city gates, a guard asked for proof of citizenship that I didn't have because the NPCs who were supposed to escort me there were "tired" and "needed rest." But the whole citizenship problem was nothing a little unmaking couldn't solve. I took out the guard and threw their body in the river to hide the evidence—even though I'm pretty sure everyone witnessed the woman in rags shooting the most powerful arrow in existence in broad daylight. Thankfully, everyone agreed it was none of their business and they let me in.

The Unmaker's story ends here. I would've continued until a proper boss fight, but I can't imagine its death would look any different than all the other monsters I fired these nasty arrows at. The Unmaking Arrow is exactly as powerful as it says on the tin. It can actually take out multiple enemies at once or one big enemy, and the game doesn't seem to mind if you have 99 of them. While it's extremely funny to just use one on a forgettable group of goblins, I'd probably keep it in a safe place until you run into something far worse.

Just, for the love of god, don't miss.

Beginner tips: Arise Arisen
Dragon's Dogma 2 fast travel: Take an ox cart
How to start a new game: Start again
Dragon's Dogma 2 pawns: Build your party
How to change appearance: Makeover

Tyler Colp

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Tyler has covered videogames and PC hardware for 15 years. He regularly spends time playing and reporting on games like Diablo 4, Elden Ring, Overwatch 2, and Final Fantasy 14. While his speciality is in action RPGs and MMOs, he's driven to cover all sorts of games whether they're broken, beautiful, or bizarre.

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I defied Capcom and spawned 99 of Dragon's Dogma 2's instakill 'Unmaking Arrows' (2024)

FAQs

How do you get more unmaking arrows in Dragon's Dogma 2? ›

Where to Find the Unmaking Arrow. The easiest way to obtain one, by far, is to visit the Dragonforged in Battahl. He's located just north of Bakbattahl, next to a Riftstone of Remembrance. You'll likely run into him naturally during the Flickering Shadows main quest.

Can you forgery the unmaking arrow? ›

The forgery version of the Unmaking Arrow is the Unmasking Arrow.

Can you kill Gigantus with unmaking arrows? ›

The benefit for waiting to shoot him on the beach is that you can collect wakestone shards from the spikes that fall out. And in case someone asks, Yes, you will get the achievement for killing the Gigantus fast if you shoot the unmaking arrow at him before reaches his "Stop and fall over" spot.

Can you kill the dragon with the unmaking arrow? ›

Players have confirmed that you can indeed one shot the final boss of the entire game with the arrow.

How to get unmaking arrows? ›

How to Get Unmaking Arrow
  1. One (1) Unmaking Arrow can be bought for eight (8) Wyrmslife Crystals (WLC) from the Dragonforged at the Way Bayside Shrine north of Bakbattahl.
  2. Open up your inventory, select and equip the Unmaking Arrow, then use Steady Shot to aim and shoot at the enemy.
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How do you get unholy arrows? ›

In addition to being crafted, Unholy Arrows are dropped by the Eye of Cthulhu in worlds that generated with Corruption. Furthermore, they can be purchased from the Arms Dealer at night for 40 once the Eater of Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated.

Can you forge seeker tokens Dragon's Dogma 2? ›

The seeker's token forgery is a "seeder's token" and will just sit in your inventory or storage until you get rid of it. You won't be able to turn it in. Also, you won't be able to give it to pawns with quests for seeker's tokens.

Can you forge Ferrystone in Dragon's Dogma 2? ›

Ferrystones are one of the 'Fake" items that are available to be forged at Ibrahim's Scrap Store. You'll receive "Ferristone" after trying to forge.

Can you forge the eternal wakestone? ›

You can make duplicates of this item by traveling to Checkpoint Rest Town and requesting a forgery from Ibrahim for 30,000 G. Unlike how regular Wakestones are forged into Wokestones, a forgery of an Eternal Wakestone functions identically to the original, allowing you to essentially buy an unlimited supply.

What happens if you ignore Gigantus Dragon's Dogma 2? ›

The Guardian Gigantus in Dragon's Dogma 2 is, as mentioned previously, actually an optional boss fight. If you ignore it, it wanders through the Volcanic Island Region before being killed by NPCs working for Phaesus.

How many unmaking arrows are in the game? ›

It's known as the Unmaking Arrow, and the item description breaks the fourth wall to warn you of how precious it is: "The ultimate arrow, said to kill instantly," it reads. "Note: Once fired, the game will automatically save, so choose your moment with due care." You can actually find two—that we know of—in the game.

How many arrow shots does it take to kill the Ender Dragon? ›

Probably the easiest way to kill the dragon is to have a bow and at least 32 arrows. Then you can shoot arrows at the end crystals to take them down while making sure to not look at the endermen and move away when the dragon shoots dragon breath at you.

How many standard arrows does it take to kill the Red dragon? ›

How many arrows does it take to kill this thing? You need to shoot the dragons tail when you are underneath the bridge. It should take about 20 arrows to do it. Shooting the dragon itself will yeild you nothing.

Does the unmaking arrow work on talos? ›

The Wakestone Shards from Talos are collected from the pole bits that fall out as you damage them, they're a weakpoint of sorts. If you use the Unmaking Arrow on Talos while it's still in the water, then yes you lose these as they all immediately fall out. you can pick them up from the seafloor in the unmoored world.

How do you get lingering arrows? ›

Lingering potions are a bit easier to obtain. To do so, you just need to brew any potion with gunpowder. A splash potion will become the lingering variety of the original effect once you add Dragon's Breath. With the lingering potion, you can now craft tipped arrows.

How do you get more sunhallowed arrows? ›

They are given to the Dragonborn by Knight-Paladin Gelebor after having obtained Auriel's Bow. In order to obtain additional arrows, Gelebor provides a service where he will bless normal Elven Arrows with incantations and rituals to produce Sunhallowed Elven Arrows in groups of twenty.

Is sealing phial reusable? ›

The Sealing Phial can be a bit hard to figure out at first, but it can also be an incredibly useful tool once you figure it out. The biggest downside of the phial is that you can only ever use it once because you have to break it to free the person you trap inside.

How do I get more serpent arrows? ›

Serpent Arrow can be found at the following location:
  1. Sold by the Dragonbarrow's Isolated Merchant for 120 runes each.
  2. Dropped by Serpent Snails in Nokstella The Eternal City (5 per drop).
  3. Dropped by Serpent Snails in Volcano Manor (5 per drop).
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