This guide covers a specific fix for anyone who missed the The Brother achievement (or trophy) in Blasphemous. The provided save file places you just before the Esdras of the Anointed Legion boss fight, fully equipped to finish him off and trigger the unlock.
I put this together after seeing how many players finished the game without ever facing Esdras—or cleared him in a way that skipped the trigger. The save runs on the current live build (v. 4.0.67 DLC3) and comes with a ready-to-go loadout, so you do not need to grind or respec anything before the fight.
What You Need to Know Before Loading
The save file runs on v. 4.0.67 DLC3, which is the latest version of the game at the time of writing. Load it and the build is already configured for the encounter, blending physical and lightning resistance with boosted Prayer damage.
From your starting point, head right toward the bridge gate. Esdras is standing there waiting. Defeat him and the achievement fires on its own.
Editor Warning: I cannot confirm whether a save file with Esdras already dead will still trigger the unlock, so don’t gamble on it. Beat him yourself in this file to guarantee the achievement pops.
Editor Warning: This is an NG+ save, so Esdras hits considerably harder than he does on a fresh run. The gear carried over from the prior cycle more than covers the gap, but do not treat this as a pushover fight.
Recommended Loadout
Everything below is already equipped when you load. If you want to tweak it, this is the full setup I’m running:
| Slot | Item | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Prayer | Lorquiana | Fires a straight-line lightning beam for massive damage |
| Heart | Smoking Heart of Incense | Increases Prayer damage and duration |
| Rosary Bead | Silver Grape | Physical damage resistance |
| Rosary Bead | Seashell of the Inverted Spiral | Resistance to all elemental damage |
| Rosary Bead | Amber Eye | Lightning damage resistance |
| Rosary Bead | Drop of Coagulated Ink | Increases Prayer damage |
| Rosary Bead | Ember of the Holy Cremation | Physical damage resistance |
| Rosary Bead | Perpetva’s Protection | Lightning damage resistance |
The logic behind this mix is simple: Esdras leans on lightning, and Lorquiana lets you punish him from range while your resistances soak up anything that slips through. Against an NG+ boss, that trade is worth more than raw melee output.
Continuing After the Fight
If you want to keep playing this save instead of deleting it, there’s a useful follow-up. Head to the church in Albero and finish the tear donation—9,000 tears before the fight, or 11,000 tears once Esdras is down. Completing it unlocks fast travel between Prie Dieu points, which makes the rest of your exploration far less tedious.
That donation threshold is worth remembering if you plan to use this file as a general starting point rather than a one-and-done achievement fix. It is the single biggest quality-of-life upgrade you can buy with those tears.
For players who want more pre-configured starting points beyond this one, there are all save files worth checking across the site.
Download
Grab the save from the link below. It is hosted on Google Drive.
SAVE DOWNLOAD [drive.google.com]
Conclusion
Load the file, walk right to the bridge gate, and put Esdras down yourself—that is the whole method. The loadout is tuned so you can focus on the fight rather than inventory management, and the post-fight tear donation gives you a reason to keep the save around.