Avowed: Best Grimoires, Ranked

Avowed presents many ways to deal loads of damage, whether emphasizing a Fighter, Ranger, or Wizard build. However, the latter yields some truly fun and diverse ways to conjure up pain on enemies, especially through spell-boosting magic books known as Grimoires.

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There are many Unique and more common varieties to sort through, each of which offers a handful of spells that can be swiftly summoned. With so many spells, and countless combinations to experiment with, pinning down the best for one’s build or circumstance can be tricky. This list will highlight the overall strongest and most useful Grimoires to unleash.

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Grimoire Of Greater Elements

A Diversity Of Offensive Elements

Players will likely find the Grimoire of Elements early on, which, despite its wide range of elemental blasts, runs on relatively weaker spells. Thankfully, those seeking a diversity of attack spells will find this to be the ‘greater’ option.

With fairly potent fire, ice, and electric spells, the Grimoire of Greater Elements covers most of its bases offensively — as well as environment traversal and reaching hidden secrets. Players can find this Grimoire in a chest behind Magran’s Assay; a towering building in Dawnshore.

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Anextli’s Grimoire

Offense With A Touch Of Defense

While there are a few notable Unique Grimoires in Avowed, only a couple can truly be considered top-tier, with one of the few being this book, once held by renowned elementalists from the Ixamitl Plains. The Grimoire stresses pummeling foes with its range of potent spells, while further tilting fights in the player’s favor with the protective Arcane Veil.

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Using each of these disruptive spells wisely can certainly turn the tide of a heated battle — as the moves that can hit within an area of effect, knock back foes, and cause ignition. Players can get their hands on this Grimoire near the skeleton of the Crazed Pyromancer, to the northeast of the Fractured Shore and a bit southeast of Berath’s Gateway.

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Grimoire Of Distant Death

Destruction From Afar

As its name illustrates, this Grimoire is able to pepper enemies with great intensity from a distance. The three attack spells included are all capable of melting targets from at least a medium distance — and even the spell that isn’t a pure attack sets the stage for precise projectile shots with Blackbow.

This handy bow strikes targets with strong poison-laced arrows that can pierce through enemies once it’s ranked.

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Grimoire Of Rime

A Slew Of Icy Spells

Those who favor freezing enemies dead in their tracks and shattering them to bits (with the help of skills like Charge in the Fighter’s Tree) will get ample use out of this one. The Grimoire of Rime covers most of the solid ice-based spells, with even the lesser ones capable of disrupting whole mobs and doing loads of damage.

To round things out among the lineup of pure damage (and water traversal) spells, Bristling Frost surrounds the player in a protective frost that yields damage reduction and freezes those that attempt to cross it. Players can buy this Grimoire (and many other great ones available) from the Merchant at the Thirdborn North Gate.

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Grimoire Of The Spellblade

For Wizards Who Want To Get Up Close And Personal

While lacking a bit in terms of raw power, this Grimoire excels in its varied lineup of spells that each prove useful in their own way. Melee-focused mages can utilize the amped-up spears and bows of Spirit Lance and Blackbow, while vulnerable, stealthier Wizards can use Arcane Veil to ward off aggro.

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To top it off, there’s Grimoire Snap, which excels in its damage dealing and ability to throw off attackers with stun and knockback. With its ability to deflect and ward off offensives, this can be considered a survivalist’s Grimoire, and an effective one at that.

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Grimoire Of Sparks

Shockingly Powerful

It can be fun summoning a steady stream of electricity and stunning all its path, especially when this evolves into chains of lightning going through several foes. Jolting Touch serves as the thematically-fitting spell here, as its beam produces plenty of deadly sparks.

Players can ensure targets are sufficiently stunned by following this up with Grimoire Snap, and then swoop in for the kill with Spirit Lance and Missile Salvo. All but the toughest baddies will find it hard to gain an edge or even find their footing when spamming this potent Grimoire.

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Aurochs-Skin Grimoire

Some Of The Strongest Spells In One Handy Grimoire

Given this already-potent Grimoire starts at Superb quality, players can overwhelm enemies with these strong spells coupled with its swift casting. Ability cost and cooldown time are roughly half of the common variety Grimoire, and the book can further be upgraded after collecting enough Blackwood/Glasswood Branches, Cave Coral, and Bloodwrithe Toadstools.

Players will have a near-constant stream of resources to cast their powerful spells on this Grimoire. This is thanks to Arcane Seal, which produces Essence while stepping into its circle. Players can find this coveted Grimoire in Shatterscarp — in the same room Ryngrim resides in during the ‘Face Your Fears’ quest in the middle of the game. The final rank of Grimoire Mastery is needed to get the most out of this, but it’s worth the investment.

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Eilara’s Grimoire

A Barrage Of Disruptive And Powerful Spells

This book is highly appealing with its lineup of highly-powerful and useful spells. While Pull of Eora can draw aggro and set up closer, vulnerable targets to hit, Freezing Pillar and Meteor Shower can finish the job, as both pummel baddies with loads of ice and fire damage respectively.

This mighty Grimoire can be found in a chest at The Living Archive in Galawain’s Tusks region. It’s a way northeast of the Ash Forest. Players can take on the useful side quest Keep History Alive to ensure they’ll cover it.

Systems

Released

February 18, 2025

ESRB

Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence

Publisher(s)

Xbox Game Studios