| Save Esme / mom (Withering Away herbs) | Before Blood Mass — finish Withering Away with the correct brew (hot water + three spoonfuls) | high | Reported | Brew steps (Reported): choose Use hot water, then Add three spoonfuls of herbs (PC Gamer Anca recipe; PowerPyx Withering Away; GameSpot save-mom). Anca’s spoken tip: three scoops with water hot but not boiling. Wrong prep or unfinished Withering Away before Mass/Sacred Covenant → Esme dies (PowerPyx fail state). IGN + LunarGaming also flag the ceremony fail.PC Gamer recipe + PowerPyx walkthrough + GameSpot. Ceremony also IGN YT / LunarGaming. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/blood-of-dawnwalker-ancas-recipe-instructions/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-withering-away-walkthrough/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blood-of-dawnwalker-save-coens-mother/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD1GMoxMY7o · full-video narration |
| Lazar dies if Deep Down is late | Deep Down search after 5 day segments have already passed | high | Reported | Lazar dies if Deep Down is resolved after 5 segments have passed; ≤4 segments passed → reported alive (IGN). The quest itself still costs ~1 segment.IGN YT full-video narration (Deep Down deadline).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD1GMoxMY7o · full-video narration |
| Gremla fate (Blasphemy / Premysl) | Blasphemy resolution before Blood Mass | medium | Reported | Gremla dies at Sacred Covenant if you skip Blasphemy or never tell her Premysl has the banner (Gamer Guides). Tell her → banner in church instead. IGN also ties revelation choice to Mass outcomes. Worth note: Gamer Guides says you can side with Premysl for Daylight Amulet then still rat him out for both rewards + higher EXP.Gamer Guides prologue ROI + IGN YT + PowerPyx Sacred Covenant. https://www.gamerguides.com/the-blood-of-dawnwalker/guide/walkthrough/prologue/best-quests-to-do-during-the-prologue https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-sacred-covenant-walkthrough/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD1GMoxMY7o · full-video narration |
| Unfinished prologue sides after Blood Mass | When the day bar fills / Blood Mass begins | high | Reported | All unfinished prologue sides fail or become unavailable after Blood Mass (GameSpot: clock-icon quests auto-fail; PowerPyx: Mass begins when time runs out).https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blood-of-dawnwalker-prologue-quest-priority/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-sacred-covenant-walkthrough/ |
| Starting a multi-step quest with 1 segment left | Any hourglass quest that spends a segment mid-chain | medium | Reported | Starting a multi-step quest with 1 segment left can fail with no rewards if the next objective still needs time (Polygon).https://www.polygon.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-mass-quests-which-prologue/ |
| In the Nick of Time (30-day family rescue) | Rescue family within 30 in-game days after Prologue | high | Reported | If the 30-day timer elapses before you rescue the family: family perish at Brencis’ ceremony; miss In the Nick of Time trophy; miss the family epilogue (VGC 2026-09-04). You can keep playing sandbox-style afterward, but family main quests / that epilogue stay unavailable. After you do rescue them and roll credits, there is no free-roam — save before the final boss (VGC; PowerPyx side-quest hub). PowerPyx still marks the trophy the most missable campaign requirement.VGC after-30-days + PowerPyx trophy + PC Gamer endings corroboration. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/guide/blood-of-dawnwalker-what-happens-after-30-days/ https://www.powerpyx.com/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-trophy-guide-roadmap/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-endings/ |
| The Bittersweet Toast (timed duel) | Optional sub-quest of The Gilded Gauntlet before dueling Ambrus; then ~3 days / 48 segments to duel on time | high | Reported | PowerPyx calls this highly missable. Optional after Erdene’s offer on The Gilded Gauntlet (+1 segment to start). Fail states include killing Codrin or leaving mid-ritual; after the toast, ~3 days / 48 segments remain to duel Ambrus at night (start by 2 segments before sunrise on day 3). Fextralife budgets Bittersweet Toast itself at ~9–10 segments inside the Ambrus 58-ceiling.https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-the-bittersweet-toast-walkthrough/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-the-gilded-gauntlet-walkthrough/ https://bloodofdawnwalker.wiki.fextralife.com/Ambrus_Court |
| A Deal with the Devil (manual save / Turncoat prep) | After all 3 boyars + max Infamy — before parleying Brencis at Shrike’s Crag; Turncoat also needs Crake through Where Loyalty Lies | high | Reported | PowerPyx (2026-09-09): POINT OF NO RETURN. Keep a manual save before the parley so you can reload for other endings after credits (no free-roam). Quest itself costs 4 segments at night. Sword dialogue options divert to Folk Hero. Turncoat path requires progressing Crake (Firebrand → Shadows in the Woods → Where Loyalty Lies) to mark the manumit hideout.https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-a-deal-with-the-devil-walkthrough/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-endings/ |
| Together Forever (Home Sweet Home dream loop) | Home Sweet Home (Silts Tower): complete 4 dream cycles, stay on the 5th — do not escape via the well | high | Reported | PowerPyx marks the trophy MISSABLE. Opening the Silts Tower top door costs 4 time segments (Reported). Complete 4 dream cycles, stay on the 5th — escaping via the well early misses the secret Together Forever ending path. Single Steam claim that the loop burned more than the advertised door cost stays Pending.https://www.powerpyx.com/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-trophy-guide-roadmap/ |
| A Mother's Plea (hidden time-sensitive) | During Bakir track: peaceful Uriash entry in Song of the Mountain, then Mother's Plea + Heart Wants before the coronation deadline | high | Reported | PowerPyx Mother’s Plea + Song of the Mountain + Court list / Fextralife / Sportskeeda: hidden Bakir Court activity. Chain: A Friend Like This (Svartrau NE alley / Focus Mode) → Song of the Mountain — must enter Uriash peacefully (attacking the village permanently blocks Mother’s Plea and kills vendors) → A Mother's Plea (Uriash Matriarch) → The Heart Wants What It Wants → return to elder. MetaBot ~4 segments for the chain; PowerPyx lists Mother’s Plea itself at 3 segments + Heart Wants. Coronation/deadline can force the failure ending — budget on Bakir track.https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-a-mothers-plea-walkthrough/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-song-of-the-mountain-walkthrough/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-all-court-activity-locations/ https://bloodofdawnwalker.wiki.fextralife.com/Bakir_Court https://metabot.gg/en/dawnwalker/quests/a-mothers-plea https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/the-blood-dawnwalker-walkthrough-how-complete-a-mother-s-plea-quest |
| Howling Keep one-visit loot (Cycle of Love) | During The Cycle of Love at Howling Keep — lantern side rooms before finishing the Xanthe fight / leaving the keep | medium | Reported | PowerPyx Cycle of Love + skill manuals: Cycle of Ruin Manual and Dirty Trick Manual are in lantern-opened side rooms; Relic of St. Dasius (Legendary Amulet / Arbiter Armor piece) is on a balcony table during the same visit. Quest Fail State None, but these collectibles are easy to walk past once — loot before the boss finale. Trophy guide also flags St. Dasius as accessible during Cycle of Love.https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-the-cycle-of-love-walkthrough/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-all-skill-manual-locations/ https://www.powerpyx.com/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-trophy-guide-roadmap/ |
| Misery Loves Company (Lacra optional before Midnight Reckoning) | After Our Rotten Roots: wait ≥1 day (16 segments), finish The Night of Horrors, then confirm Midnight Reckoning with Lacra | high | Reported | PowerPyx trophy + Midnight Reckoning walkthrough (2026-09-08): MISSABLE. Optional Lacra quest The Night of Horrors must be done before confirming Midnight Reckoning. After Our Rotten Roots wait ≥1 in-game day (16 segments). Midnight lists Time Required None; PoNR when telling Lacra “It’s time to deal with Brencis” — unfinished quests fail; manual save first.https://www.powerpyx.com/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-trophy-guide-roadmap/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-midnight-reckoning-walkthrough/ |
| The Manumit (Crake optionals before Rise at Dawn) | After Who Pulls the Strings: wait ≥2 days (32 segments), finish Distant Shadows → A Closer Look, then confirm Rise at Dawn with Marat | high | Reported | PowerPyx trophy + Rise at Dawn walkthrough (2026-09-08): MISSABLE. Complete optional Crake quests Distant Shadows and A Closer Look before Rise at Dawn. After Who Pulls the Strings wait ≥2 in-game days (32 segments). PoNR when telling Marat you are ready to march — unfinished quests fail; manual save first. Rise costs 3 segments and leads to Fall Before Dusk (1).https://www.powerpyx.com/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-trophy-guide-roadmap/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-rise-at-dawn-walkthrough/ |
| Companion ending PoNR (Rise / Midnight confirm) | Before confirming Rise at Dawn with Marat or Midnight Reckoning with Lacra — and before Fall Before Dusk / Patricide fight commit | high | Reported | PowerPyx companion ending walkthroughs (2026-09-08): confirming ready with Marat (Rise at Dawn) or Lacra (Midnight Reckoning) is a POINT OF NO RETURN — unfinished quests auto-fail; no free-roam after credits. Budget floors: Crake wait 32 + Rise 3 + Fall 1; Lacra wait 16 (Midnight Time Required None). Finish Manumit / Night of Horrors optionals first. Keep a manual save to reload for other endings (incl. Deal with the Devil).https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-rise-at-dawn-walkthrough/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-fall-before-dusk-walkthrough/ https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-midnight-reckoning-walkthrough/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-endings/ |
| Uphill Battle (full ending on Duelist) | Start and finish at least one full ending on Duelist from the start of the playthrough | high | Reported | PowerPyx trophy guide: MISSABLE. Requires a full ending that saves Laslea on Duelist; early endings may not count.https://www.powerpyx.com/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-trophy-guide-roadmap/ |
| The Firebrand — save Mert before Stoneward deadline | After Go to Stoneward Post starts: speak with Mert within 4 in-game days (64 time segments) | high | Reported | PowerPyx The Firebrand: blue-clock. Miss the 64-segment window and Mert is executed at dawn on the fourth day; quest continues via his corpse but Under Watchful Eyes / living-Mert branches are lost. Reaching him and saying you will return later keeps him safe in the cell. Separate choice notes (Pending vs PowerPyx): community guides also stress mill-soldier handling for Renna — keep as Pending until multi-sourced.https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-the-firebrand-walkthrough/ |
| Shadows in the Woods — rescue Sara before timer | After Rescue Sara objective starts: finish the rescue within 2 in-game days (32 time segments) | high | Reported | PowerPyx Shadows in the Woods: Fail State on the time-sensitive Rescue Sara objective. At 32 segments the rescue fails and Sara (manumit contact) is lost. Prefer resolving immediately; bribe option uses 100 Denarius after the sister claim. Distinct from the 30-day campaign clock.https://www.powerpyx.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-shadows-in-the-woods-walkthrough/ |
