Deepwoken Unlock Shadowcast, Ironsing, and Bloodrend

Three Deepwoken attunements start locked and become permanent account unlocks for Pathfinder character creation once you obtain them: Shadowcast, Ironsing, and Bloodrend. Base schools (Flamecharm, Frostdraw, Galebreathe, Thundercall) are always available; these three are the progression prizes. This page focuses on how to unlock them across slots, where trainers live, and how the Ironsing + Bloodrend Alloyblood fantasy fits Hallowtide 2026. For mantra slots, Whisper Draws, and trainer level thresholds, use the companion Attunements and Mantras guide. Validate endgame viability on the Tier List Hub and attribute math in Builds.

Permanent unlock rules

• Unlock each school once on any eligible slot.
• Future Pathfinder characters can select that school at creation or learn it more cheaply (often reduced ingredient counts).
• Silentheart and other attunement-rejecting paths cannot drink attunement potions — plan Origin / Oath conflicts first.
• Random Attunement at creation that rolls a locked school also permanently unlocks it.
• You still must invest attributes on each new slot; unlock is access, not free Power 20 ranks.

Deepwoken Unlockable Attunements Guide

Shadowcast

Shadowcast is the darkness / ether-steal school. Community farms usually gather Umbral Obsidian (commonly associated with Megalodaunt and related drops) and turn them into a potion at a Shadowcast trainer.

Trainer notes:

• Overworld and Depths trainer options exist (Songseeker-adjacent and drowned city / Depths routes are the usual references).
• Nostor / Beatra-style Shadow trainers handle leveling after unlock.
• First unlock costs a full ingredient bundle; repeats on later slots cost less.

Shadow hybrids pair naturally with Flamecharm (Twisted Puppets), Thundercall (Static Link sappers), and Bloodrend ether-steal talent lines. Bring ether management talents if your Chime plan leans on frequent Shadow casts.

Ironsing

Ironsing is the metal rod / Iron Pull school. Unlock is the most itemized of the three.

Steps (first time):

1. Obtain a Pluripotent Alloy (boss / special drop — do not vendor it by accident).
2. Speak with the blacksmith at Miner’s Landing so the quest flags Adar.
3. Visit Adar in the tower along Saramaed Crossing toward Starfield Veldt.
4. Turn in the alloy route plus six ores: Iron, Gold, Erisore, Irithine, Astruline, Umbrite.
5. Drink the Alloyed Elixir immediately — leaving dialogue early can eat materials without granting the potion.

If you already unlocked Ironsing once, later slots often skip parts of the blacksmith preamble and only need the trainer turn-in. Mine and chest in Saramaed Hollow / Summit if you want to avoid Depths ore routes. Adar also levels Ironsing mantras after you invest Metal attributes.

Bloodrend

Bloodrend is the hemorrhage / temporary health school unlocked through Vyrelda after Layer 2 progress.

Typical first unlock:

1. Reach Layer 2 readiness (Power 15+ Castle Light recommended) — see Layer 2.
2. Defeat Chaser at least once on that slot so Vyrelda can appear.
3. Return to Firfire Village and find Vyrelda in an igloo caring for a diver.
4. Accept her terms and defeat the Ministry Bloodrender ambush for Heartstars (three on first unlock).
5. Turn Heartstars in, receive the Curseblood potion, drink it.

After the account unlock, Vyrelda can appear at the Derelict Highchurch with a cheaper Heartstar request for new slots. Heartstars also drop from Bloodrend enemies and can be sold by certain black-market NPCs. Do not eat Heartstars by misclick before the turn-in — they are consumable.

Flame grips can interfere with some Heartstar drops; use non-fire finishes if a pack fails to drop.

Alloyblood (Ironsing + Bloodrend)

Alloyblood refers to the hybrid talent / path space that invests heavily in both Ironsing and Bloodrend — rods that restore blood, blood rot style pressure, and weapon-forming fantasies that spiked in popularity during Hallowtide 2026. The October 31 patch added Composite Path: Alloyblood hybrid mantras (Infused Slash, Spinning Serum, Rising Plasma) and related Plasma / Hemoglobin talents, while renaming the older Alloyblood recolor effect to Iron Veins. Community showcases still say Alloyblood even when individual talent names differ by patch.

Planning notes:

• Budget both schools to meaningful thresholds (often 40+ each for hybrid cards, with greedy sheets pushing far higher).
• Expect weapon investment fights; some Alloyblood experiments go low weapon / high dual attunement, others keep a real blade track.
• Shrine of Order and late redistribution tools help, but they do not replace a build planner sheet.
• Hallowtide events can add seasonal mantras, enemies, and bugs — verify live patch notes before you wipe a slot chasing a showcase.

Alloyblood is a dedicated identity, not a casual third attunement dip. Unlock both schools on the account first, then commit a slot.

Trainer leveling shared rules

Once unlocked, all schools use the same mantra level gates taught in Attunements and Mantras: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 investment for mantra levels 2–5 (80 needs Unbound). Notes costs rise per level. Lecterns exist as expensive alternatives.

Recommended unlock order

1. Shadowcast — usually the earliest / most flexible for general PvP and PvE sheets.
2. Ironsing — once you can secure Pluripotent Alloy safely.
3. Bloodrend — after comfortable Layer 2 Chaser clears.
4. Only then theorycraft Alloyblood or other hungry hybrids on a fresh Power 20 plan.

Cross-link your final sheet against the Tier List Hub and keep Builds updated when Hallowtide or major balance patches ship.

Unlockable attunements are account power. Grab them on PvE-friendly slots, then spend them on the fantasies you actually want to main.