"Guide to Obtaining Hylea's Talon in Avowed"

Hylea’s Talon is one of the rarest and most crucial upgrade materials in *Avowed*, essential for enhancing your build to tackle the game's more challenging areas. Fortunately, there are several effective methods to acquire this valuable resource, ensuring you can strengthen your arsenal swiftly.

How to Find Hylea’s Talon in Avowed

In *Avowed*, you can efficiently locate Hylea’s Talon through various means, including purchasing from merchants like Lluisa Melcer and Abritt Porrya, exploring the wild and cities, breaking down equipment, completing side quests, crafting with Paradisan Ladder, and downgrading Admeth’s Wyrt.

Lluisa Melcer & Abritt Porrya: The Merchants

Two merchants from Avowed where you can buy Hylea's Talon

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For a quick and straightforward acquisition of Hylea’s Talon in *Avowed*, visit the merchants Lluisa Melcer at the Farmer’s Market and Abritt Porrya in Piazza Mez Vidarro. These merchants, located in the early sections of Emerald Stair, offer up to 5 units of Hylea’s Talon for 450 coins each. Additionally, you can obtain more Hylea’s Talon by breaking down unique weapons and armor at the workbench in your party camp.

Exploring

Similar to finding Paradisan Ladder in Dawnshore, you can discover Hylea’s Talon in *Avowed* by exploring Emerald Stair and identifying it as plants, as shown in the mini-map image above on the left. Keep an eye out for the same plant logo to find other herbs as well. By actively progressing through the Emerald Stair missions and exploring, you'll likely come across ample supplies of this upgrade material.

Crafting & Downgrading

Avowed gameplay crafting Hylea's Talon from Paradisan Ladder

Avowed crafting Hylea’s Talon

If you have an excess of Paradisan Ladder in *Avowed*, you can craft one Hylea’s Talon using four units at your party camp workbench. Alternatively, if you possess ample Admeth’s Wyrt, you can convert it into Hylea’s Talon by selecting the "Downgrade" option next to "Upgrade Materials" at the workbench.

Breaking Down Items

For upgraded items you no longer need, whether self-upgraded or purchased, you can gain additional Hylea’s Talon in *Avowed* by breaking them down through the inventory menu. This method is applicable only to "Exceptional" quality or higher weapons and armor, so ensure to review the potential materials in the "Break Down" section of their item description.

Now that you're equipped with the knowledge to easily obtain Hylea’s Talon in *Avowed*, you might also be interested in locating the Painter’s Regret Map or exploring the complete list of achievements for the game.

*Avowed is available now on PC and Xbox.*