Quick Answer
To get St. Mihai’s Sword, first obtain the Broken Sword of St. Mihai, then find its three missing Sword Shards and restore the weapon through Forge It Anew.
The full process is:
- Progress Anca’s storyline until you unlock A Monk and a Saint.
- Find Albertus in the Middens and learn the location of St. Mihai’s resting place.
- Investigate Svartrau Cathedral and uncover St. Mihai’s hidden crypt.
- Enter the crypt and defeat St. Mihai.
- Take the Broken Sword of St. Mihai.
- Collect all three Sword Shards during Forge It Anew.
- Bring the Broken Sword and three shards to Nareh at the Uriashi Hermitage.
- Have the sword reforged.
- Complete the final tempering ritual to turn it into the Imbued Sword of St. Mihai.
If you only defeat Mihai and take the Broken Sword, you do not have the finished Legendary weapon yet. The three Sword Shards and final restoration are required for its completed form.
How Do You Start the St. Mihai’s Sword Quest?
The route to St. Mihai’s Sword begins through Anca’s storyline.
Progress her quests until you reach A Monk and a Saint, which sends Coen looking for information about St. Mihai and his legendary weapon.
Your first major objective is to find Albertus, an old monk living in the Middens outside Svartrau.
Albertus knows the story surrounding St. Mihai and can point Coen toward the saint’s hidden resting place.
Where Do You Find Albertus?
Albertus lives in the Middens near Svartrau City.
Use Focus Mode while searching the area and look for strange writings and markings covering the walls.
Follow the markings until you reach a house covered in similar scribbles. Albertus is inside.
Talking to him begins a strange conversation about St. Mihai’s history. You need to work through his questions before he reveals the clue leading to Mihai’s burial place.
What Are the Correct Albertus Answers?
During the conversation with Albertus, choose the answers connected to St. Mihai’s story.
The important answers are:
- Abelard the Sorrowful
- Svartrau Plaza
- His penance, the place of his redemption
- Never once set foot inside it
- St. Mihai, a great warrior, arrived at Vale Sangora
Completing the conversation points Coen toward Svartrau Cathedral and the mystery surrounding Mihai’s resting place.
Where Is St. Mihai’s Crypt?
St. Mihai’s crypt is hidden beneath the Svartrau Cathedral complex.
You cannot simply walk into an obvious crypt entrance. You first need to investigate the cathedral area and gather the clues identifying Mihai’s actual burial location.
Explore the cathedral and its surroundings, including the area beneath the well, and investigate the Sanctus Mihai fresco.
Once you have gathered the necessary information, return to the cathedral courtyard and inspect the memorial stones.
Which Memorial Stone Opens St. Mihai’s Crypt?
In the cathedral courtyard, find the stone cross and face it.
The hidden entrance is beneath the:
Third memorial stone from the left.
Clearing the correct memorial stone costs one Time Segment and reveals the passage into St. Mihai’s crypt.
If you inspect the wrong memorial first, you have not ruined the quest. Continue investigating until you uncover the correct entrance.
Do You Have to Fight St. Mihai?
Yes. You need to defeat St. Mihai to obtain his Broken Sword.
After entering the crypt, continue exploring until you uncover Mihai, who has survived in a state of Torpor.
The encounter then becomes a boss fight.
Mihai can use fast attacks and can obscure the room with fog before attacking from another direction, so be prepared to dodge rather than relying entirely on blocking.
Defeat him and collect the Broken Sword of St. Mihai.
Is the Broken Sword of St. Mihai the Final Weapon?
No.
This is one of the most important things to know if you are specifically trying to get the weapon shown in its completed Legendary form.
Defeating Mihai gives you the Broken Sword of St. Mihai.
To finish the weapon, you still need:
- Three Sword Shards
- Nareh’s help reforging the sword
- The final tempering ritual
These steps are handled through Forge It Anew.
Where Are the Three Sword Shards?
The three Sword Shards are scattered across Vale Sangora.
You will find them through three parts of Forge It Anew:
- Maragir Wealds — Do Not Disturb
- Rockfalls — Hostile Takeover
- St. Tyna’s Grove / The Silts — Executive Order
You can collect the shards in any order.
You can also discover some of them before obtaining the Broken Sword, so do not discard or worry about a Sword Shard if you happen to find one while exploring earlier in the game.
Do You Need All Three Sword Shards?
Yes. You need all three to fully restore St. Mihai’s Sword.
Finding only one or two fragments is not enough.
Before moving on to the reforging stage, you should have:
- Broken Sword of St. Mihai
- Maragir Wealds Sword Shard
- Rockfalls Sword Shard
- St. Tyna’s Grove / The Silts Sword Shard
Once you have the Broken Sword and all three missing pieces, you are ready to take them to Nareh.
Where Do You Reforge St. Mihai’s Sword?
Take the Broken Sword and all three Sword Shards to Nareh, the Uriash blacksmith at the Uriashi Hermitage in northwestern Briar Sloughs.
Nareh can put the pieces back together and restore the physical weapon.
However, reforging it is still not the final step.
The restored sword needs to be tempered before it becomes the completed Legendary version you are looking for.
How Do You Get the Imbued Sword of St. Mihai?
After Nareh restores the sword, follow Forge It Anew to the ancient ruins near the Uriashi Hermitage.
The final process is:
- Enter the ancient ruins.
- Fight through the enemies inside.
- Reach the ritual area.
- Find the magical red orb used for the tempering process.
- Complete the ritual with the restored sword.
This transforms the weapon into the Imbued Sword of St. Mihai.
That is the completed Legendary version of St. Mihai’s weapon.
What Does the Imbued Sword of St. Mihai Do?
The Imbued Sword of St. Mihai is a Legendary greatsword designed to be particularly useful against vampires.
Its special properties also change depending on the time of day, giving the weapon different utility depending on whether Coen is fighting during the day or at night.
That makes the final Imbued version significantly more valuable than simply keeping the Broken Sword obtained from Mihai.
Is St. Mihai’s Sword Worth Getting?
Yes, particularly if you want a powerful weapon for fighting vampires.
The main drawback is the amount of work involved. This is not a weapon you obtain from a single chest or boss encounter.
You need to complete a substantial chain involving:
- Anca’s storyline
- Albertus
- St. Mihai’s crypt
- The Mihai boss fight
- Three separate Sword Shards
- Nareh
- The final tempering ritual
But the reward is a Legendary greatsword specifically suited to the supernatural enemies at the center of the game’s story.
Do You Need St. Mihai’s Sword to Beat Brencis?
No. St. Mihai’s Sword is optional.
You do not need the Broken, Restored, or Imbued Sword of St. Mihai to complete the main story or fight Brencis.
However, the finished weapon is designed to be useful against powerful vampires, so completing Forge It Anew can give you a valuable advantage before major late-game encounters.
Think of it as a powerful optional weapon rather than a requirement for finishing the game.
