Motifs are a brand new feature that the development team introduced in Deepwoken as part of the early February 2025 major update. It’s basically a system that allows you to transfer a critical attack between weapons, with certain restrictions.

Deepwoken Motifs Guide

What Are Motifs?

Motifs are a new system in Deepwoken that allows you to extract the critical attack from one weapon and give it to another.

There are some restrictions though:

  • You can only apply the motif to a similar weapon type (so, a spear’s critical can only be applied to another spear) with certain exceptions
  • Divine weapons can’t equip a motif
  • Weapons with unique criticals cannot equip a motif

To be sure that your weapon can equip a motif, check it in the campfire menu. If it’s applicable, it will have a motif slot.

How to Extract a Motif

It’s surprisingly easy. All you have to do is use a Smith’s Alloy on one of the compatible weapons below, then select the ‘Extract Motif’ option.

Bear in mind that this will completely destroy the weapon, and you will get a Formless Shard that you can apply to another weapon to equip the motif.

You can equip it directly from your inventory or use the campfire menu.

Motifs List and Compatible Weapons

Let’s take a look at a complete list of weapons that you can extract Motifs from, as well as the weapons

WeaponMotifCompatible Weapons
Krulian KnifeCharge M1 attacks with electricityDaggers
Nemit’s SickleSlash upward and kick, knocking back the opponent and dealing high damage and postuire damageDaggers
Whaling KnifeDash forward and deal a horizontal AoE attackDaggers
Alloyed Whaling KnifeDash forward and deal a horizontal AoE attackDaggers
The Flippers of FateDash forward and deal damage in a 360 degree circleSwords / Clubs / Twin Blades / Spears / Rifles
Warden Ceremonial SwordDash forward and deal damage in a 360 degree circle
Swords / Clubs / Twin Blades / Spears / Rifles
Serpent’s EdgeSlash three times while moving forwardSwords / Clubs / Twin Blades / Spears / Rifles
ShotelSpin and deal damage horizontally, dealing 100% chip damage if the opponent blocks itSwords / Clubs / Twin Blades / Spears / Rifles
Alloyed ShotelSpin and deal damage horizontally, dealing 100% chip damage if the opponent blocks itSwords / Clubs / Twin Blades / Spears / Rifles
Trident SpearCharge forward, dealing damage multiple times to opponentsSpears
Alloyed Trident SpearCharge forward, dealing damage multiple times to opponentsSpears
Golden SwordfishCharge forward, dealing damage multiple times to opponentsSpears
KyrscleaveLunge forward, impale an opponent, and slam them into the groundGreatswords
Crescent CleaverLunge forward, impale an opponent, and slam them into the groundGreatswords
Alloyed Crescent CleaverLunge forward, impale an opponent, and slam them into the groundGreatswords
The Long Tong of the LawLunge forward, impale an opponent, and slam them into the groundGreatswords
Kanabo– Standing Critical: Stomp the ground and hit an opponent, sending them flying

– Running Critical: Slam three times and stun your opponent
Greathammers
HalberdCharge forward and perform a circular attackGreataxes / Spears
Alloyed HalberdCharge forward and perform a circular attackGreataxes / Spears

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