The Blood of Dawnwalker: Anca’s Font Choices and Font of Life Guide

Choose “If it’s alright with you – I’ll use it.” at the Font if you want Coen to unlock Font of Life. It is the only outcome that grants the Witchcraft perk, which passively regenerates Coen’s human health during the day. Letting Anca use the Font gives Coen no perk, while destroying it awards the Ancient Greaves instead. ^[1][2][3]

The decision occurs at the end of Anca’s Stronger Than Achilles quest, after the fight in the Font chamber. Treat the dialogue as a permanent reward fork: Font of Life, Anca’s personal outcome, and the Ancient Greaves are mutually exclusive. ^[1][2][3][4]

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Reach the Font decision in Stronger Than Achilles

The Font is tied to Anca’s convent storyline. Complete Where Old Devils Lie, then continue into Stronger Than Achilles; the latter is the quest that leads to the chamber and the final choice. You do not unlock Font of Life from a general exploration event, a Witchcraft trainer, or an unrelated side quest. ^[2][3][4]

If you still need the early-story route that leads into the wider quest structure, use FinalBoss’s The Blood of Dawnwalker prologue guide rather than spending extra time retracing opening objectives. The Font choice itself comes later, specifically through Anca’s two-quest chain.

All Anca Font choices and rewards

Font choice	Coen’s mechanical reward	Story result	Best for
“If it’s alright with you – I’ll use it.”	Unlocks Font of Life in the Witchcraft tree. It regenerates Coen’s human health during the day. [1][2][3]	Coen takes the Font’s power.	Combat-focused players who want the exclusive perk.
“Go ahead. Make what you will with it.”	No Font of Life perk and no stated item reward for Coen. [1][3][4]	Anca uses the Font.	Players prioritizing Anca’s outcome.
“We should destroy it.”	Grants the Ancient Greaves; Font of Life remains locked. [2][3][4]	The Font is destroyed.	Players who prefer the armor reward over passive regeneration.

For the strongest direct power increase for Coen, drink from the Font yourself. Font of Life is the only branch-specific passive in this decision, and its daytime regeneration has more long-term combat value than the destroy-path item reward if your priority is sustained human-form survivability.

Pick the correct dialogue option at the Font

• Finish Where Old Devils Lie and follow Anca’s storyline into Stronger Than Achilles.
• Win the fight in the chamber containing the Font.
• When the three dialogue options appear, choose “If it’s alright with you – I’ll use it.” to give Coen the Font.
• Open the Witchcraft skill tree after the scene to find the unlocked Font of Life perk.

The wording matters because the game presents all three options as morally weighty dialogue, while their mechanical rewards are very different. The first line is the Coen perk route. The second line is the Anca route. The third line is the Ancient Greaves route.

Do not choose the Anca option expecting Font of Life to appear later in the Witchcraft tree. The perk is directly tied to Coen drinking from the Font during this scene. Destroying the Font also prevents the perk unlock. ^[1][2][3]

How Font of Life works

Font of Life is a passive perk in Coen’s Witchcraft skill tree. Its verified effect is health regeneration for Coen’s human form during the day. That condition is important: the perk is designed around daytime human play, so it does not serve as a general healing effect for every form and every time of day. ^[1][2][4]

That makes the choice especially useful if your early progression already leans toward Witchcraft and daytime encounters. For broader planning around where Witchcraft fits beside Coen’s other combat paths, see FinalBoss’s early build guide for The Blood of Dawnwalker. The Font decision is one of the few quest outcomes that directly changes your available passive tools.

Spoilers: what happens if Anca uses the Font

Spoiler warning: Letting Anca use the Font gives her the most favorable personal outcome. The Font cleanses her curse and removes the red sigils from her arm. It also resolves her Witchcraft-related burden in story terms, leaving her free of the condition that has haunted her. ^[1][4]

This route has no stated mechanical reward for Coen. Choose it for Anca’s story resolution, not for build progression. There is no combined outcome where Anca is cleansed and Coen also receives Font of Life from the same Font.

What happens when you destroy the Font

Destroying the Font removes Font of Life from the table but gives Coen the Ancient Greaves. The armor is found in a hidden niche revealed by the destruction outcome. Anca accepts this result, making it the practical middle route for players who do not want Coen to claim the Font and still want a tangible reward. ^[2][3][4]

Font choice mistakes that lock you out of the reward you want

• Choosing Anca’s dialogue for the perk: Anca’s route does not unlock Font of Life for Coen.
• Destroying the Font before deciding on a Witchcraft build: the Ancient Greaves replace the perk; they do not come with it.
• Expecting daytime regeneration in every state: Font of Life applies to Coen’s human health during the day.
• Looking for the choice during Where Old Devils Lie: that quest is the prerequisite; the actual Font decision is in Stronger Than Achilles.
• Assuming the missed branch can be collected later: the Font has no documented post-quest reversal or reward reallocation.

Sources

• [1] PC Gamer, Should you let Anca use The Font in The Blood of Dawnwalker?, September 3, 2026.
• [2] PCGamesN, How to unlock the Font of Life perk in The Blood of Dawnwalker, September 3, 2026.
• [3] GameSpot, What Should You Do With The Font Of Life In The Blood Of Dawnwalker?, September 3, 2026.
• [4] Screen Rant, The Blood of Dawnwalker: Should You Use Or Destroy The Font Of Life?, September 3, 2026.