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Start Forge It Anew after A Monk and a Saint by reading the note in St. Mihai’s coffin. The three shards are in northeast Maragir Wealds, northern Rockfalls, and Xanthe’s camp in The Silts.
Bring the shards to the Uriashi blacksmith in northwest Briar Sloughs, then complete the ruin ritual to receive the legendary Imbued Sword of St. Mihai.
Evidence checked October 22, 2026. The route retains its launch-walkthrough context. Official October 22 Update 1.1 notes checked for prerequisite, Executive Order and general ritual fixes; no save-repair test is claimed.
Continue the legendary equipment route with the Arbiter Armor Set, Map & Collectibles, Swordmastery Manuals and Skills & Builds.
How to start Forge It Anew
Complete A Monk and a Saint, then read the note in St. Mihai's coffin. The quest sends you after three silver-sword shards. You can collect them in any practical order.
All three sword-shard locations
| Shard | Map route | What to look for |
|---|---|---|
| Do Not Disturb | Northeast Maragir Wealds, across the river northeast of Upper Maragir Wealds shrine | A Kobold den with a broken cross; the cave painting also hints at the other shards |
| Hostile Takeover | Northern Rockfalls, east of Westridge Outpost and southwest of Giant's Pawns | A Kobold nest marked by a large white X; defeat Munch-Munch |
| Executive Order | Start in southern St. Tyna's Grove, southeast of Crossroads Inn, then follow the trail west into The Silts | The shard is in a chest inside Xanthe's main camp tent |
If a trail becomes difficult to follow, use Focus Mode near the named landmark rather than searching the entire region. The quest clues and the cave painting are intended to narrow each area.
Reforge the Sword of St. Mihai
Take all three shards to the Uriashi blacksmith at Uriashi Hermitage in northwest Briar Sloughs. After the sword is reforged, follow the ritual step to the ancient ruin and quench it in the red magic.
The completed reward is the legendary Imbued Sword of St. Mihai. This is one of the most reliable named endgame weapon routes because its acquisition is quest-based rather than a random drop.
Quest stuck: match the stage before trying a workaround
The official October 22 Update 1.1 notes confirm release on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and identify several relevant fixes. They do not promise that every missing-shard report has the same cause.
- Before the shard hunt: if A Monk and a Saint cannot advance, the notes address a chalice objective blocked by discovering the crypt early, and an objective disappearing after interacting with Mihai's grave. Compare the exact journal step; those are prerequisite fixes, not instructions to find a shard elsewhere.
- During Executive Order: 1.1 fixes objectives failing to appear until that event was completed. Check your journal and the Xanthe-camp route above rather than assuming all three shards share a trigger.
- After reforging: the notes allow players to return to Ritual events started from outside the ritual area. This is a general ritual fix; it is not a guarantee that every St. Mihai sword ritual save is repaired.
- Still blocked on 1.1: keep the affected save. If available, test a copy from before the specific interaction, record the objective text and which shards you possess, and include your platform/version in a bug report. Repeatedly waiting away campaign time is not an established fix.
These are official fix mappings plus an editorial diagnostic sequence, not tested save-repair instructions. The location table remains a launch-walkthrough route; no shard location change is inferred from a progression fix.
Before you finish
- Keep a save before handing in the final shard and before the ritual.
- Pick up the shrine near Uriashi Hermitage to shorten return trips.
- Reforging the sword is also connected to the later A Bulwark Against Darkness armor route.
Source check
The start condition, three shard routes, blacksmith, and ritual were cross-checked against PC Gamer's Forge It Anew guide and VGC's St. Mihai sword walkthrough.