All Forspoken nail designs: Every nail art design in Forspoken and its effects

How to change nail designs in Forspoken, how to get more designs, and the best nails to apply

Guide by Rebecca Jones Guides Writer

Published on Jan. 26, 2023

Which are the best nails in Forspoken? If Forspoken has just one truly original and cool idea, it's surely the use of protagonist Frey's nail art to grant combat buffs and other unique benefits. Sod applying a new plate armour that's a 5% darker shade of tarnished silver than the old one. In this high fantasy setting, we're painting our nails with magical sigils, and I love it.

Frey's nails are more than just pretty accessories though, since each design has its own effects. They're a key component of Frey's gear, and so it's a good idea to know how best to use them to optimise her loadout. On this page, we'll go over all the nail designs in Forspoken, along with detailing how to apply them and how to unlock more.

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List of Forspoken nail designs

Below are all the nail art designs we've seen so far in Forspoken:

Design name	Effects	Crafting resources	Unlock conditions
Aftershock	Killer blows generate a shockwave All spell damage +2%	Lambent Cluster x1	Unlocked during Chapter 5
Amped	General damage boost when there are lots of enemies around Frey spell damage +5%	Fervid Bloom x1	Ruins of Calme completion reward
Beaucoup	Surge Magic recharge rate boost based on the number of spells you have learned All damage -5%	Lucid Cluster x1	Ruins of Alda completion reward
Blessed	Improved critical hit rate All spell damage +2%	Fervid Cluster x2	Chichek Village completion reward
Blue Flash	Attack spells charge more quickly All damage -5%	Welkin Cluster x1	Unlocked during Chapter 3
Bounce	Healing Draughts recover more health All damage -5%	Welkin Bloom x1	Brome Guild completion reward
Clutch	Healing item effect boost when health is low All spell damage +2%	Leaden Cluster x2	Reeve Village completion reward
Dig Deep	Improved Surge Magic recharge rate All damage -5%	Lucid Cluster x1	Wielki Fort completion reward
Escalate	Enables Killer Blows to be chained together in a combo All spell damage +2%	Lucid Cluster x1	Ruins of Koshish completion reward
Fatale	Makes it easier to knock enemies to the ground. Scales with Frey's learned spells.	Leaden Bloom x1	Rock Beds completion reward
Flaunt	General damage boost when your health is high All spell damage +2%	Welkin Bloom x1	Gabb Fort completion reward
Frostbite	Top-level Attack magic can freeze enemies in place Prav spell damage +5%	Leaden Bloom x1	Sestina Fort completion reward
Grit	General damage boost when you are low on health All spell damage +2%	Lambent Cluster x2	Plateau Hollow completion reward
Heavy	Debuffs from Prav's spells last longer Prav spell damage +5%	Leaden Bloom x1	Perle Village completion reward
Honor	Damage boost based on the number of Prav's spells you have learned Prav spell damage +5%	Leaden Bloom x1	The Boneyard completion reward
Hope	Damage boosted based on the number of Frey spells you have learned Frey spell damage +5%	Welkin Bloom x1	Chahiye Fort completion reward
Ignite	Top-level attack magic can set enemies on fire Sila spell damage +5%	Fervid Cluster x2	Ruins of Zelenina completion reward
Ill	Debuffs from Frey-Specific spells last longer Frey spell Damage +5%	Welkin Cluster x1	Kloros Guild completion reward
Jet	Support Magic recharge boost Frey spell damage +5%	Lambent Bloom x1	Ruins of Sommay completion reward
Lit	Healing Draughts recover more health when your health is low All spell damage +2%	Welkin Cluster x2	Reeve Village completion reward
Nightshade	Top-level Attack magic can poison enemies All damage -5%	Leaden Cluster x2	Ruins of Lepsi completion reward
On Point	Top-Level attacks deal more damage Frey spell damage +5%	Lambent Cluster x2	Abandoned Merchant Convoy completion reward
Overclock	N/A	N/A	PC pre-order bonus
Passion	Damage boost based on the number of Sila's spells you have learned Sila spell damage +5%	Fervid Bloom x1	Optima Fort completion reward
Savage	General damage boost based on the number of spells you have learned All spell damage +2%	Lucid Bloom x1	Uprii Village completion reward
Slay	Support Magic deals more damage when Surge Magic is fully charged Frey spell damage +5%	Welkin Cluster x2	Xenos Guild completion reward
Spectrum	Critical hit rate boost based on the number of spells you have learned All spell damage +2%	Lambent Bloom x1	The Sunken Lands completion reward
Tease	Debuffs from Olas's spells last longer Olas spell damage +5%	Lambent Bloom x1	Ruins of Terharnaa completion reward
Trigger Happy	N/A	N/A	PS5 pre-order bonus
Twisted	Debuffs from Sila's spells last longer Sila spell damage +5%	Fervid Cluster x2	Ruins of Eskii completion reward
Wired	Top-Level attack magic can electrocute enemies Olas spell damage +5%	Welkin Cluster x2	Biichu Village completion reward
Wisdom	Damage boost based on the number of Olas spells you have learned Olas spell damage +5%	Lambent Bloom x1	Laayak Fort completion reward

There are two sets of pre-order bonus nail designs in Forspoken: "Overclock" (for those who pre-ordered the game on PC) and "Trigger Happy" (for PS5 pre-order owners). However, unlike other nail designs in the game, these don't confer any special benefits or require any crafting materials to apply, and are purely cosmetic. Kind of like normal nail art, if you will.

Best early game nail designs in Forspoken

There are a couple of strong contenders for the best early game nails in Forspoken, and since you can apply different nail designs to both of Frey's hands, they make for a good offensive/defensive combo when applied together.

To improve Frey's defensive capabilities as much as possible, you'll want the Clutch nails. These boost the effectiveness of healing items when Frey's health is low, and can therefore be very useful in getting her out of a tight spot in combat.

On the (literal) other hand, Frey's offensive abilities are boosted by the Slay nails. These increase the damage dealt by Support-type spells when the magic for Surge-type spells is fully charged. Since you'll almost certainly be using Support spells more frequently, this is a great way to up Frey's damage output in most situations.

How to apply nail designs in Forspoken

To change Frey's nail design, go to the game menu and access the Nails tab. From here, you can apply nail art to Frey's left and right hands — and yes, you can have different designs on each hand, allowing you to apply two sets of buffs and benefits at once.

Just be aware that painting Frey's nails requires crafting resources, and you'll need to spend those resources again every time you reapply a particular design after switching to something else.

How to get more nail designs in Forspoken

You can increase your nail design options (as well as other types of gear in Forspoken) by undertaking various combat challenges around the world of Athia. On the map, these short, informal side-quests will be denoted by a pink hand symbol, indicating that they're a source of new nail designs.

Now that the manicure is all taken care of, it's time to start thinking about the rest of the gear you want to complete that New-York-gal-in-an-isekai-world look for Frey. Check out our guides to the best necklaces in Forspoken and the best cloaks in Forspoken for more fashion-slash-loadout tips.