Covenants

Basic Information

Covenants are factions within Dark Souls that players may align themselves with. You join a covenant by making an oath with an NPC, who is also often the covenant leader. You are rewarded for following the rules of the covenant and punished if you break them.

Which covenant players choose to join has an effect on their online experience. If you break the rules of your covenant, you will become sinned.

The Nine Covenants

Check each covenant's page for more detailed information.

Image	Covenant	Focus	Summary
	Blade of the Darkmoon	PvP	Invade and punish players online who have Sinned
	Chaos Servant	PvE	Collect Humanity to unlock powerful Pyromancies and open a shortcut to Lost Izalith
	Darkwraith	PvP	Invade other players to steal their Humanity
	Forest Hunter	PvP	Defend the borders of the Darkroot Garden from intruding online players
	Gravelord Servant	PvP	Infect other players with Gravelord Black Phantoms and lure them into your world for PvP battles
	Path of the Dragon	PvP	Challenge other players online to gain Dragon Scales and turn into a dragonoid
	Princess's Guard	Co-op	Gain access to unique defensive Miracles and have a higher chance to team up with other players for co-op play
	Warrior of Sunlight	Co-op	Gain access to unique offensive Miracles and have a higher chance to team up with other players for co-op play
	Way of White	Co-op	Have a higher chance to find other players online for co-op play

Notes

• You can only have one copy of items given at covenant rank up (e.g. Great Chaos Fireball, Great Lightning Spear, Dark Sword) on a character. Although in case of weapons (Dark Sword, Gravelord Sword, and Darkmoon Talisman), another player can gift theirs for you.

• You do not have to join a covenant to unlock its trophy/achievement. Select "Join Covenant" and wait for the box to appear that says "Join Covenant? (abandons former Covenant)." A few seconds later, the achievement will be unlocked automatically. It does not matter if you say "Yes" or "No".

• Leaving a covenant reduces it's respective offering count by half.

• Covenant levels, at least for your current covenant, are carried over to a New Game Plus.