The Blood of Dawnwalker Trophy Guide: Platinum & 100% Completion

The Blood of Dawnwalker Platinum Information

The Blood of Dawnwalker features a trophy list that will be particularly interesting for players who want to complete a game at 100%, as it combines story trophies, exploration, combat, abilities, side quests, economy, open-world activities and multiple narrative outcomes.

The PS5 version contains 47 trophies in total. The distribution consists of one Platinum, three Gold, five Silver and thirty-eight Bronze trophies.

The Platinum does not require online trophies. The main challenge comes from managing decisions, side quests and the game’s time-based structure.

All The Blood of Dawnwalker Trophies

Below is the complete list of all 47 PS5 trophies. The trophy names and requirements are kept in their original wording so that you can easily identify them in your trophy list.

Platinum Difficulty and Missable Trophies

The Platinum difficulty is around the medium range. The challenge comes less from the number of trophies and more from the combination of permanent decisions, the time limit, Duelist difficulty and multiple endings.

Specialized trophy guides estimate roughly 40–60 hours for the Platinum, although the actual time can vary considerably depending on how much side content you complete and how effectively you use manual saves to avoid replaying entire sections.

One of the biggest advantages is the game’s manual save system. There are numerous manual save slots, allowing you to create your own checkpoints.

Which trophies can be missed?

Several trophies depend on decisions, missions or specific circumstances. Among the most delicate are Selfish, Uphill Battle, the different ending trophies and several character questlines.

It is also important not to unnecessarily kill non-hostile characters who act as merchants or quest givers. Killing a character associated with a quest can prevent you from completing their content later.

The safest strategy is to maintain different manual saves every few in-game days and create dedicated saves before major decisions.

Suggested Platinum Trophy Route

Why start on Duelist?

Uphill Battle is the most important trophy to plan around. It requires you to complete the entire game while saving the people of Laslea using the Duelist difficulty preset.

You cannot simply change the difficulty before the final battle. The run must be completed while maintaining Duelist. Furthermore, manually modifying the individual difficulty parameters can turn the preset into a custom configuration and invalidate the requirement.

For this reason, the most efficient solution is to play the Platinum-focused run on Duelist from the beginning.

How to manage your time

The Blood of Dawnwalker uses a time system that advances the calendar when you perform certain actions. The main campaign can be completed within the required window for In the Nick of Time, but you should avoid wasting days unnecessarily.

A good strategy is to reserve the early part of the game for gaining experience through selected open-world activities and then focus on the main story.

Once the story is properly prepared, you can return to secondary content using the appropriate save.

First Part: Complete the Prologue Correctly

The prologue is relatively short, but it is important for a Platinum-focused playthrough.

One of the first things you should pay attention to is the quest involving Esme’s medicine. To complete this section correctly, the preparation requires hot water and three spoonfuls of herbs.

After completing the prologue and entering the open world, you will automatically unlock A Dawnwalker is Born.

Exploration and Open-World Activities

A significant part of the Platinum is earned simply by exploring Vale Sangora.

One of the best tools for organizing this phase is the network of towers. There are 11 towers that help reveal numerous open-world activities and make objectives easier to locate.

The towers are particularly useful at night, when Coen can take advantage of his vampiric abilities to travel and access certain locations.

Among the activities you can encounter are monster lairs, camps, people in danger, ruins, ancient circles and other points of interest.

You do not need to complete absolutely everything immediately. In fact, trying to do so can consume too many days and interfere with the planning of the main story.

Recommended level for exploration

Enemies throughout the map have different threat levels. If an area contains enemies far above your current level, it is usually better to return later rather than repeatedly attempting difficult fights.

The best strategy is to focus initially on areas appropriate for your level and return to more dangerous regions later.

Detailed Guide to All 47 Trophies

Every Last Drop — Platinum

Requirement: Collect all trophies.

This is the Platinum trophy and unlocks automatically once you have obtained all other trophies in The Blood of Dawnwalker.

There is no additional requirement for this trophy. Once the other 46 trophies are unlocked, the Platinum will appear.

Selfish — Bronze

Requirement: Sell fish to a fishmonger.

This is one of the trophies you should obtain early. There is a specific fishmonger in the market area of Svartrau during the daytime. She can appear on the map under the food vendor category.

The simple way to unlock it is to interact with her and sell fish. A particularly convenient method is to buy dried fish and immediately sell it back.

The reason this trophy should be completed early is that access to the market changes when Infamy reaches certain levels, and the fishmonger eventually becomes unavailable.

Tip: do not leave this trophy until the final hours of your playthrough.

Throne of Thorns — Bronze

Requirement: Reach peak Infamy in Vale Sangora.

You must reach the maximum Infamy level in Vale Sangora.

Infamy increases as you progress through certain activities involving the Court, camps and major targets. The maximum level is 9.

This trophy will generally appear naturally during the story, as defeating the three major Court targets contributes significantly to increasing your Infamy.

Uphill Battle — Gold

Requirement: Complete the entire game by saving the people of Laslea on Duelist Difficulty preset.

This is one of the most important trophies on the entire list.

You must complete a full ending while maintaining the Duelist preset throughout the playthrough.

You must not lower the difficulty or manually modify the individual settings of the preset. Turning Duelist into a custom configuration can invalidate the requirement.

Duelist removes some visual assistance and makes combat considerably more demanding. Learning enemy attack patterns and performing perfect blocks is particularly important.

The best strategy is to spend some time early in the game improving Coen before entering higher-level areas.

Once you have completed a full ending on Duelist, you can use an earlier save and lower the difficulty to make the remaining cleanup easier.

Better Safe than Sorry — Bronze

Requirement: Behead an enemy with Artery Strike while they’re also hexed with Burning Blood.

This trophy requires you to combine two abilities: Burning Blood and Artery Strike.

Burning Blood belongs to Witchcraft, while Artery Strike requires access through the relevant Manuals.

The objective is to apply Burning Blood and then achieve a beheading with Artery Strike.

Because a beheading is not always guaranteed initially, upgrading Artery Strike can make the attempt considerably easier.

Create a save before fighting a suitable group of enemies and keep attempting the combination until it works.

Make It Rain — Bronze

Requirement: Cause an enemy to explode using an Active Ability.

You must cause an enemy to explode using an active ability.

The ability used for this purpose is Blood Surge, associated with the Vampirism system.

Once you have unlocked it, find a suitable enemy and use the ability until the explosion occurs.

Absolutely Insatiable — Bronze

Requirement: Have 3 Passive Abilities equipped at the same time.

This is one of the easiest ability-related trophies.

You must equip three passive abilities simultaneously.

The key is to unlock enough passive options and then equip them in the available slots.

You do not need to fully upgrade the abilities. Simply having three passive abilities equipped at the same time is enough.

Arbiter’s Blade — Bronze

Requirement: Restore St Mihai’s sword to its former glory.

You must restore St Mihai’s sword and return it to its former potential.

This trophy is tied to a specific quest and equipment progression involving the sword. Pay attention to the objectives connected with its restoration instead of waiting to find every component by accident.

If you are completing the game at 100%, treat this objective as part of your equipment progression rather than something to leave until the final cleanup.

Arbiter’s Regalia — Bronze

Requirement: Gather all the parts of the Arbiter’s set of armour and unlock their full potential.

You must collect every piece of the Arbiter’s armour set and unlock its full potential.

This is an equipment-related trophy requiring attention to the individual pieces and their required upgrades.

Do not sell important materials that may be required for upgrades or restoration until you have completed this objective.

Gear of the Gods — Bronze

Requirement: Fill all equipment slots with Legendary items.

You must fill every equipment slot with Legendary items.

Simply owning Legendary equipment is not enough. The relevant slots must be equipped simultaneously with items of that rarity.

This trophy may come naturally during late-game cleanup while completing higher-level activities.

Capture the Flag — Bronze

Requirement: Tear down all of Brencis’s flags.

You must find and tear down all of Brencis’s flags.

The flags are part of the open-world exploration activities.

It is recommended to destroy them progressively as you explore the map rather than leaving every flag until the end.

Bird’s-Eye View — Bronze

Requirement: Climb all the towers and scout the surrounding areas.

You must climb every tower and scout the surrounding areas.

There are 11 towers. Besides being required for the trophy, they are extremely useful for revealing activities throughout the map.

Nighttime is particularly useful for this task because of Coen’s vampiric movement abilities.

Feral Hunger — Bronze

Requirement: Lose control and drain someone outside of combat.

You must lose control because of hunger and drain someone outside a conventional combat situation.

This trophy is tied to Coen’s hunger and corruption mechanics. It is different from simply choosing to feed voluntarily during a fight.

The safest approach is to create a manual save before attempting to trigger the loss of control.

Dead Man Talkin’ — Bronze

Requirement: Speak with a dead person using the Compel Soul Witchcraft Ability.

You must use the Witchcraft ability Compel Soul on a dead person and speak with them.

Make sure the ability is available before attempting the trophy. Once you find a suitable corpse, activate Compel Soul and complete the interaction.

Master of Arms — Bronze

Requirement: Unlock an Ultimate Perk in the Swordmastery tree.

You must unlock an Ultimate Perk in the Swordmastery tree.

Skill points are limited, so it is not advisable to spend every resource without a plan.

A useful strategy is to save once you have enough points, unlock the Ultimate Perk, and then reload if you want to redirect those resources toward another ability-related trophy.

Arch Warlock — Bronze

Requirement: Unlock an Ultimate Perk in the Witchcraft tree.

This works similarly to Master of Arms, but requires an Ultimate Perk from Witchcraft.

Because you do not need to permanently maximize every branch for the Platinum, manual saves can help you avoid spending an excessive amount of resources on a single build.

Creature of the Night — Bronze

Requirement: Unlock an Ultimate Perk in the Vampirism tree.

You must reach an Ultimate Perk in the Vampirism tree.

As with the previous two trophies, careful management of skill points is important.

Keep a manual save once you have enough resources to perform the necessary ability investments.

Glass Ceiling — Silver

Requirement: Reach Level 50.

You must reach Level 50.

This will be one of the more time-consuming objectives because experience comes from quests, open-world activities, combat and other content.

You do not need to reach the maximum level during the early stages of the story. It is generally more efficient to complete the main campaign and then use the appropriate save for cleanup.

Open-world activities are an important source of experience and skill points.

A Dawnwalker is Born — Bronze

Requirement: Complete the prologue and venture out into the open world.

This is a story trophy that unlocks after completing the prologue and entering the open world.

No special decision is required beyond correctly progressing through the introduction.

A Hero They Deserve — Bronze

Requirement: Escape Vale Sangora, escape responsibility. Phew.

This is one of the game’s alternative endings.

You must choose the option that allows you to escape Vale Sangora rather than following the standard story route.

Do not confuse this ending with the main endings required for the other trophy objectives. Unlocking this trophy by itself does not replace the need to complete a full ending for Uphill Battle.

The Right Fist of the Knyaz — Bronze

Requirement: Kill Ambrus in the duel.

You must defeat Ambrus during the duel.

This fight is part of the storyline connected to the Court. Arrive at the encounter at an appropriate level and make use of blocking and dodging mechanics.

On Duelist, reading enemy attacks becomes especially important because some visual assistance is removed.

The Mad Khan — Bronze

Requirement: Kill Bakir during the games.

You must defeat Bakir during the games.

Like Ambrus and Xanthe, Bakir is one of the major targets connected to the campaign.

The three encounters form important sections of the progression needed to reach the later stages of the story.

The Dark Mistress — Bronze

Requirement: Neutralise the threat posed by Xanthe.

You must neutralise the threat posed by Xanthe.

This encounter completes another major section of the campaign.

The decisions you make during the three major target storylines are not the main factor determining the ending trophies, but you do need to complete the relevant story progression to reach the final stages of the game.

Sins of the Past — Bronze

Requirement: Accompany Anca on her daring adventure to the Font of Life.

You must complete Anca’s questline and accompany her during her adventure to the Font of Life.

Anca’s secondary storyline contains multiple objectives and should be completed progressively.

It is recommended to reserve time for character quests before permanently closing major story routes.

Misery Loves Company — Bronze

Requirement: Discard common sense, follow Lacra, and find the mandrake.

You must follow the storyline involving Lacra and find the mandrake.

This trophy is connected to secondary content, and Lacra’s storyline also becomes important for one of the main endings.

For this reason, do not ignore Lacra’s quests if your goal is to obtain the Platinum efficiently.

The Manumit — Bronze

Requirement: Learn all of Crake’s secrets.

You must complete Crake’s storyline and uncover all of his secrets.

Crake also plays a role in one of the ending routes, making his questline particularly important for a 100% run.

Complete his objectives before closing the route leading to the corresponding ending.

The Turncoat — Silver

Requirement: Betray your allies to strike a deal with Brencis and get your family back.

This is one of the four major ending trophies.

You must accept Brencis’s deal and betray your allies in exchange for getting your family back.

This ending can be particularly useful for a first Duelist completion because it avoids a significant portion of the final confrontation.

For that reason, it can be an efficient choice when aiming for Uphill Battle.

The Patricide — Silver

Requirement: Defeat Brencis together with Lacra.

You must defeat Brencis alongside Lacra.

Accessing this route requires properly preparing Lacra’s questline.

If you want to obtain all endings from the same playthrough, keep the save made immediately before the final mission.

The Knyazmaker — Silver

Requirement: Defeat Brencis together with Crake.

You must face Brencis alongside Crake.

As with Lacra’s ending, completing Crake’s side content is essential for preparing this route.

Once the required state has been prepared, use your pre-final-mission save to access this variation without replaying the entire campaign.

The Folk Hero — Silver

Requirement: Defeat Brencis on your own.

This trophy requires you to defeat Brencis completely on your own.

It is another of the main ending variants and provides an alternative to the Lacra and Crake routes.

It is recommended to obtain it after securing your pre-final-mission save.

In the Nick of Time — Gold

Requirement: Rescue your family before the time runs out.

You must rescue your family before the game’s time limit expires.

This is one of the trophies that affects the planning of the entire playthrough.

The game uses days and time blocks as a resource. Quests, decisions and certain activities consume time, so you should avoid spending days unnecessarily during the main progression.

The main campaign can be completed within the required time if you prioritize its objectives correctly.

The Blood of Dawnwalker — Gold

Requirement: Finish the story.

This trophy unlocks when you complete the story.

Because the game features different endings, there are several ways to reach the conclusion. Any of the main ending routes can satisfy this trophy.

Completing a story conclusion also allows you to return to an earlier save for further cleanup.

Untouchable — Bronze

Requirement: Perform 5 Perfect Blocks in a row.

You must perform five consecutive Perfect Blocks.

The easiest method is to find an enemy whose attacks are easy to read.

Avoid attempting this against large groups and instead look for a single enemy with a predictable attack pattern.

The key is not to block too early. Watch the attack animation and perform the block at the correct moment.

Delivery Delay — Bronze

Requirement: Destroy 8 vrakhiri transports.

You must destroy eight vrakhiri transports.

These transports are part of the open-world activities encountered during exploration.

Destroy them naturally as you travel through the map to avoid having to search for all of them during the final cleanup.

Shadow Roamer — Bronze

Requirement: Travel 1000 metres using Vampiric Abilities.

You must travel a total of 1000 metres using Vampiric Abilities.

This trophy should progress naturally if you regularly use Coen’s vampiric movement abilities.

These abilities are especially useful at night, so there is no need to specifically grind this trophy too early.

Miser — Bronze

Requirement: Accumulate 5000 denarii.

You must accumulate 5000 denarii.

The key is to keep enough money rather than immediately spending everything you earn.

Side activities, selling items and exploration provide opportunities to increase your wealth.

Balanced Diet — Bronze

Requirement: Quench your thirst by drinking 10 animals, humans, or monsters.

You must feed on a total of 10 animals, humans or monsters.

This trophy highlights one of Coen’s defining vampiric mechanics.

Simply take advantage of feeding opportunities throughout exploration and combat.

Mastery — Bronze

Requirement: Level up one Swordmastery, Witchcraft, or Vampiric Ability to its full potential.

You must level one Swordmastery, Witchcraft or Vampiric Ability to its full potential.

You do not need to maximize every skill tree. Choose one ability that suits your playstyle and focus your resources on it.

The Unquenchable Thirst — Bronze

Requirement: Find out the truth about Vicho.

You must complete the content related to Vicho and discover the truth about his story.

His questline contains multiple stages, so do not assume the trophy will unlock after your first encounter.

Continue completing his objectives until the entire required chain is finished.

The Outcast — Bronze

Requirement: Help Ocha find her new destiny.

You must help Ocha find her new destiny.

This trophy is earned by completing her side quest.

As with other character questlines, avoid killing non-hostile NPCs unnecessarily.

Together Forever — Bronze

Requirement: Stay with your family.

This is a special ending and can be particularly difficult if you are attempting to earn it during a Duelist run.

It is connected to the Home Sweet Home activity and a dream sequence. You must complete its cycles correctly and, when the appropriate moment arrives, choose to stay with your family.

Duelist can make this activity considerably more demanding. It is therefore recommended to leave this objective until after obtaining Uphill Battle, then reload a suitable save and lower the difficulty if necessary.

The Tsarina’s Favourite Human — Bronze

Requirement: Complete every task given by the sanzhani.

You must complete every task assigned by the sanzhani.

This questline progresses over time and requires you to return to the relevant characters to receive additional tasks.

Because this chain consumes time, it is often better handled during the cleanup phase after securing your main ending.

Realmwalker — Bronze

Requirement: Visit Anachora for the first time.

Simply visit Anachora for the first time.

This is an exploration trophy and unlocks when you reach the required location.

Antique Aficionado — Bronze

Requirement: Discover Ancient Ruins.

You must discover the Ancient Ruins.

Exploring the open world and using the towers will help reveal this type of point of interest.

Big-City Living — Bronze

Requirement: Visit the City of Svartrau.

You must visit the city of Svartrau.

This is a straightforward exploration trophy, although it is worth combining the visit with Selfish before access conditions change.

Tour Guide Training — Bronze

Requirement: Visit all of Vale Sangora’s villages.

You must visit every village in Vale Sangora.

Specialized guides identify eight villages that must be visited.

This trophy can be combined naturally with general map exploration and the activities required for leveling.

Smuggler — Bronze

Requirement: Earn 1000 denarii selling silver.

You must earn 1000 denarii by selling silver.

There is a merchant associated with silver trading. It is advisable to complete this trophy before rising Infamy makes access or trading conditions more complicated.

Do not confuse this requirement with simply having 1000 denarii. The money must be earned through selling silver.

Ending-Related Trophies

The endings are probably the most important aspect to consider when planning the Platinum.

The four main ending trophies are:

The most efficient way to obtain them is not to replay the entire campaign four times.

The recommended strategy is to reach the final mission and create a separate manual save before making the final decision. You can then load that save and make the necessary choices for each ending variant.

Side Quests Required for 100%

Several side quests have their own trophy, while others also influence the main ending routes.

One of the most important rules for avoiding missed content is not killing non-hostile NPCs unnecessarily. If a character is responsible for a quest, killing them may permanently close that questline and force you to reload an earlier save.

Combat and Ability Trophies

The Blood of Dawnwalker combines directional combat, blocking, vampiric abilities and Witchcraft.

You do not need to turn every encounter into a perfect combat challenge. Most combat trophies can be prepared and completed under controlled conditions.

How to Get Untouchable

Find an enemy with predictable attacks and practice Perfect Blocks. Do not attempt the five consecutive blocks in a chaotic battle.

If you receive a normal hit or mistime the block, the chain resets.

How to Get Better Safe than Sorry

Prepare Burning Blood and Artery Strike. Upgrading Artery Strike can increase your chances of achieving the required beheading.

How to Get Make It Rain

Use Blood Surge on an appropriate enemy until the explosion occurs.

How to Get Feral Hunger

You must trigger the loss of control caused by hunger and feed outside combat. This trophy is different from Balanced Diet because losing control is the important part.

How to Get Balanced Diet

Feed on ten valid targets. This should happen naturally as you explore and fight throughout the game.

Collectibles and Exploration for the Platinum

The Blood of Dawnwalker does not place all of its trophies behind one huge traditional collectible list. Instead, several categories of exploration contribute to the 100% completion requirements.

Towers

You must climb all 11 towers to unlock Bird’s-Eye View.

Flags

You must tear down all of Brencis’s flags to unlock Capture the Flag.

Villages

You must visit every village in Vale Sangora for Tour Guide Training.

Ruins

Explore the world until you discover the Ancient Ruins required for Antique Aficionado.

Anachora

Your first visit to Anachora unlocks Realmwalker.

Svartrau

Visiting Svartrau unlocks Big-City Living and is also important for other objectives, particularly Selfish.

How to Reach Level 50

Glass Ceiling requires you to reach Level 50 and is one of the trophies that can consume the most time.

The most efficient strategy is not to spend hours killing random enemies. Instead, combine quests, open-world activities, camps, lairs and secondary content.

The towers help reveal numerous points of interest and allow you to create a more organized cleanup route.

During the first part of the campaign, avoid wasting too many days on unnecessary content. Once the story-related trophies are secured, use the appropriate save to complete additional activities.

Mistakes That Can Ruin the Platinum

Not Getting Selfish in Time

The fishmonger in Svartrau is not available indefinitely. Get this trophy early.

Modifying Duelist

If you are going for Uphill Battle, do not change the preset or activate assistance that turns the configuration into a custom difficulty.

Not Saving Before the Final Mission

This is probably the biggest mistake. Without the correct save, you may have to replay a significant portion of the game to obtain the different endings.

Killing Important NPCs

Do not kill non-hostile characters without knowing whether they have a later role. Some are responsible for questlines required for the Platinum.

Spending All Your Skill Points

Skill-point management matters for the Ultimate Perks. Creating a save before major investments can save you a huge amount of time.

Leaving Every Side Quest Until the End

The game’s time system makes this strategy dangerous. Some questlines need to be started before certain points in the story.

Trophy Comparison Table

Frequently Asked Questions About The Blood of Dawnwalker Trophies

How many trophies does The Blood of Dawnwalker have on PS5?

The Blood of Dawnwalker has 47 trophies on PS5: 1 Platinum, 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 38 Bronze.

Is the Platinum difficult?

The Platinum is moderately challenging. The main difficulty comes from completing a full playthrough on Duelist and properly managing decisions, time and multiple endings.

Can you get the Platinum in one playthrough?

Yes. With careful planning and strategic manual saves, you can obtain all trophies without replaying the entire campaign several times.

What is the hardest trophy in The Blood of Dawnwalker?

Uphill Battle is the main challenge because it requires completing a full ending while maintaining the Duelist preset.

Can you change the difficulty after getting Uphill Battle?

Yes. Once the trophy has been unlocked, you can use an earlier save and lower the difficulty to make the remaining cleanup easier.

Are there missable trophies?

Yes. Some trophies depend on decisions, characters, merchants and specific questlines. Frequent manual saves greatly reduce the risk.

Which trophy should you get first?

Selfish is one of the trophies you should secure early because the fishmonger’s availability is affected by Infamy progression.

Are there trophies related to the endings?

Yes. The Turncoat, The Patricide, The Knyazmaker and The Folk Hero correspond to different main endings.

Do you need to complete every side quest?

Not every quest has a direct trophy, but several specific character questlines are required for 100% completion, including Anca, Lacra, Crake, Vicho, Ocha and the sanzhani.

Is there a trophy for reaching Level 50?

Yes. Glass Ceiling requires you to reach Level 50.

Are there tower-related trophies?

Yes. Bird’s-Eye View requires you to climb all the towers and scout the surrounding areas.

Are there specific combat trophies?

Yes. These include Better Safe than Sorry, Make It Rain and Untouchable, as well as other objectives involving abilities and feeding.

In Summary