How to upgrade your weapons outside of runes

Urfael, Acharn and Azkar can be reforged, providing different skins and stats.

Introduction

Added note: all stat increases are gathered from personal comparisons from 2 different saves between the stock at fully reforged equipment. As with all opinions, they differ between person to person, so the best choice is to make your own observations ;3

While not a secret, the alternative skins and improved stats of urfael, Azkar and Acharn arent explained much within the game. To upgrade, or reforge, these weapons their legends must be completed. For every 5 legends of that particular weapon is completed, it obtains a new appearance and slightly improves in speed and damage.
Urfael will swing faster and harder, Azkar will draw more quickly while dealing more damage and Acharn will perform its stealth assassinations, brutalisations and brandings more swiftly.

Urfael

Urfael's first upgrade, as well as slight increase to stats, changes to:
And eventually upgrades into:

Azkar

Unlike its sword and dagger brethren, Azkar can only be seen in the wraith world and does not alter much in design, even when fully upgraded. however, it still improves statistics as well as adding inscriptions when viewed on the rune tab.

Acharn

The first reforge of Acharn is as follows (thanks suPirman :3):


The final reforge of Acharn represents less of the broken blade of Talions son, and turns into:

Finalisation:

While the finished weapons provide the best stats, due to the varying designs players may wish to complete only complete some or non of the weapon legends.

[Doktatorship]

@ MILKKY their stuck like that

[MILKKY]

Is there any way to change them back to the original? Or are they stuck like that?

[Endoskeleton_Jim]

all the missions are easy

[Heyesy]

I actually like the design of the second most powerful sword and dagger better than the elven kind.

[whitehand2107]

The dagger missions are super fun.

[D-TRANE]

Nice guide man, super helpful.

[Seraphim_Dhampir]

Could you please add pictures of the weapons BEFORE any reforging and upgrades area added at all?

This guide would be more complete that way.

[Hilas]

Wow

[Forden]

Bow missions are most difficult? I found those to be the easiest.

The hardest were the Dagger missions where you had to remain undetected...Urrgghhh those were hard.

[Erdarselbst]

The bow missions are most difficult.