In Dune: Awakening, you can earn unique recipes for powerful items fairly early on, which can significantly ease your gaming experience. MeinMMO presents 8 of these overpowered equipment pieces to you.
In Dune: Awakening, it holds true: The better your equipment, weapons, and tools, the easier the fight for survival on Arrakis will be. Items that you can craft through unique recipes grant you a particularly noticeable power advantage. These can be found throughout the game world.
We will introduce you to 8 particularly powerful items that you can acquire early on. Please note that when you craft the respective item, you consume the associated recipe. If you want to craft the item again, for sale or for guild friends, you will need to farm the recipe again.
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Hajra Literjon Mk1
Water is a rare and essential resource on Arrakis, which not only secures your survival but also plays a crucial role in the production and processing of materials. One of the most important items for the mobile storage of water is the so-called Literjons. However, the standard version only holds 1,000 units.
Therefore, visit the merchant at the Griffin’s Reach trading post in the Hagga Basin South to stock up on recipes for the better “Hajra Literjon Mk1” (1,500 units). They cost only 500 Solari per recipe. This is a sensible investment to noticeably increase your water storage efficiency early on.
Mohandis Sandbike Engine Mk1
This unique engine provides you with a speed of 93 km/h. For comparison: Sandbike, Engine Mk2, the standard part of the second generation, only reaches 78 km/h, and the Sandbike, Engine Mk3 is worse, at 85 km/h. You will be able to utilize the Mohandis engine for a long time profitably.
You can find the component in the south of the Hagga Basin South, near the starting point, at the enemy base Keyhole Rock. On the second floor of the fortress, you will find a large loot crate, where you may find the Mohandis Sandbike, Engine Mk1 with some luck.
Night Rider Sandbike, Boost Mk2
Perfectly complementing the Mohandis Sandbike, Engine Mk1 is this booster, which lets you speed through the dunes with enormous velocity. You can find this in the second region, Eastern Vermillius Gap, a bit north of the trading post “The Anvil”. Specifically: in the Ghanima Cavern. This item is also not a guaranteed drop.
Strong Starter Weapon for Ranged Combat: Aren’s Vengeance
Also near the starting point in the Hagga Basin South, you can already acquire the recipe for a strong ranged weapon. To do so, visit the “Broken Stone Station” in the southern central mountain formation.
In the loot crate found there, there is a good chance that the rifle Aren’s Vengeance will be present, which features reliable precision and firepower even at great distances and can serve you well for many level-ups.
Strong Starter Weapon for Blood Farming: Kaleff’s Drinker
This blade is significantly stronger than your starting dagger, with 10.9 damage, and has a special feature: hits drain blood from the victim, which lands directly in your blood pouch. After the opponent’s death, you can extract the red life elixir from them again using the blood extractor. This makes blood farming particularly efficient.
You can find the blade in the Hagga Basin South, at the wreck of the Alcyon. Fight your way through the wreck until you reach the loot crate there.
Shock Sword
The Shock Sword packs significantly more punch than Kaleff’s Drinker. The blade shines not only with 38.4 damage per second but also with a stamina boost on successful parries. Awesome!
However, to obtain the weapon, you must already venture through Jabal Eifrit Al-janub and visit the test station 76 in the northwest. Fight your way to the last chamber, where you will find the appropriate loot crate.
Wings of the Emperor Mk1
This unique suspension belt can be activated by a double jump, allowing you to hover upwards. Additionally, the hover state lasts significantly longer than with normal belts.
In combination with the Shigadraht claw of the trooper class, you gain a noticeable increase to your mobility: simply propel yourself forward or upward with the claw, then use the belt to leverage the momentum. This allows you to cross larger chasms as well.
You will find the belt at the end of your visit to the Imperial Test Station 2 in the Hagga Basin South.
Taking Down Shields Made Easy: Legion Tatoo
Lastly, we have a tip for you that is quite significant. This will lead you into the Western Vermillius Gap, specifically to the wreck of the Pallas. The special feature of this region is that PvP is active. Therefore, it can happen that you encounter trigger-happy players who disrupt your loot plan.
But why is the visit worth it? Well, in the large loot crate of the area, there is the recipe for the Disruptor weapon Legion Tatoo, which allows you to efficiently and easily remove the protective shields of your enemies from a distance. If you’re not keen on close combat, you need this blast! What else you need to know about the new survival MMO from Funcom, you can find out here: Everything about the release on PS5, Xbox, and PC of Dune: Awakening.
