Ancient Hero’s Vambraces are one of three legendary bracers Coen can wear in The Blood of Dawnwalker, and they are tied to a single optional activity rather than a chest you can stumble across. If you are chasing the Gear of the Gods trophy, this is one of the 21 legendary pieces you cannot skip.
Quick answer: Complete the Xanthe Court activity Xanthe’s Transports: When Two Dogs… The vambraces are awarded on completion, after you defeat the rogues at the transport and loot the bodies and barrels at the ambush site.
What Ancient Hero’s Vambraces do
These are hand-slot armour with 45 Armour Power, and the effects lean toward Focus regeneration and survivability rather than raw defence. The health bonus and cheaper dodges make them a solid pick for parry-heavy play.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Hands (bracers) |
| Rarity | Legendary |
| Armour Power | 45 |
| Weight | 2.9 |
| Cost | 1101 |
| Focus Charges On Parry Regen | +12% |
| Focus Charges Active Regen | +6% |
| Dodge Stamina Cost | -12% |
| Health Amount | +13% |
The item description keeps it short: they were once worn by a fighter of old, and if nothing else, they stood the test of time.
Requirements before the activity appears
When Two Dogs… sits in the Transports category of Xanthe’s Court activities, alongside Fair Maiden, Chosen One, and Past Glory. Transports are road-intercept jobs where a group of enemies moves along a set route, and each one costs 3 Time Segments, so budget your day before starting.
If the activity is not on your map yet, work through Xanthe’s Recruiters first. Taste of Power and Come Home both contain chests holding documents that mark further Xanthe activities across the world map.
How to complete Xanthe’s Transports: When Two Dogs…
How to confirm you got the vambraces
Completion is signposted by a short cutscene showing a castle at sunset and a hand ringing a bell, followed by the Court menu opening on its own. Coen’s action at the transport registers as court business, and the decree “On Protection of Habitations” by Brencis is displayed.
After that, check your inventory under hand armour. Ancient Hero’s Vambraces should be listed as Legendary with 45 Armour Power. If the activity is still showing as active in the Court menu, an enemy from the transport group is likely still alive somewhere on the road, so patrol the route and finish them off.
Where the other legendary bracers come from
There are only three legendary bracers in the game, so it is worth knowing where the other two sit if you are working toward the full set.
| Bracers | How to get them |
|---|---|
| Ancient Hero’s Vambraces | Complete Xanthe’s Transports: When Two Dogs… |
| Vrakhiric Bracers | Defeat Bakir during the main quest The Lunar Game, then open the chest in Lunar Manor’s treasury room |
| Enhanced Bracers of the Arbiter | Reward for completing A Bulwark Against Darkness |
Note: Xanthe’s Transports overlap with her wider questline. Past Glory hands over the legendary Ring of the Night, and clearing roughly 12 of her 15 Court activities pushes her Anger meter high enough to trigger The Cycle of Love, her boss quest. Doing When Two Dogs… therefore counts twice, once for the bracers and once toward that threshold.
Because the vambraces are gated behind an optional activity rather than a main-story beat, it is easy to reach the endgame without ever seeing them. Slot the transport into a day where you have the 3 Time Segments to spare, and you walk away with a legendary hand piece and progress toward Xanthe’s boss fight in a single trip.
