Covenants

Basic Information

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

Which covenant players choose to join can have an effect on their online experience. If a player breaks the rules of their covenant, they will become sinned.

The Nine Covenants

Check each covenant's page for more detailed information.

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

Notes

• Covenant items can be given when acquiring a rank. They can only be owned once (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), they can be obtained online from another player (for example through trading).

• To unlock a covenant-related 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. Selecting "Yes" or "No" is not necessary.

• Leaving a covenant will reduce its respective offering count by half, and will drop your character's rank accordingly

• Current covenant levels can carryover to a New Game Plus (NG+)