Covenants | Basics Dark Souls II Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Covenants are groups that focus on various aspects of the gameplay and give new ways of interacting with the world. There are nine different covenants and you can switch between them freely, without any negative consequences of leaving the previous one. Every covenant has 3 ranks and rewards connected to them, which can be weapons, armors, items or spells. The requirements to achieve a particular rank vary for every covenant.

Heirs of the Sun

A covenant that focuses on cooperation and helping other players in difficult fights. Members of this group have a special golden aura, when summoned as phantoms to the player's world. Additionally, for every act of help, members obtain one Sunlight Medal, which is required to achieve higher ranks in this covenant.

• Starting reward: Sun Seal
• Rank 1: Offer 10x Sunlight Medal - Sunlight Parma
• Rank 2: Offer 20x Sunlight Medal - Sun Sword
• Rank 3: Offer 30x Sunlight Medal - Sunlight Spear (miracle)

How to join: Activate a shrine in Harvest Valley.

Way of the Blue

Perfect choice for new players. Members of this group are protected by Blue Sentinels covenant. If a player is attacked by an invader, a member is summoned to rescue him.

• Starting reward: Blue Seal
• Rank 1: Defeat 1 invader - Bloodbite Ring
• Rank 2: Defeat 5 invader - Hush (sorcery)
• Rank 3: Defeat 10 invader - Blue Tearstone Ring

How to join: Talk to Crestfallen Saulen in Majuli.

Blue Sentinels

This group focuses on PvP. Their task is to protect members of the Way of the Blue covenant. They also punish players that have sins and fight on the arena.

• Starting reward: Guardian's Seal
• Rank 1: 50 black invaders defeated/arena matches won - Spirit Tree Shield
• Rank 2: 150 black invaders defeated/arena matches won - Wrath of the Gods (miracle)
• Rank 3: 500 black invaders defeated/arena matches won - Bountiful Sunlight (miracle), Targray's Set (talk to him)

How to join: Talk to Blue Sentinel Targray'em in Cathedral of Blue. You have to have Token of Fidelity in your equipment.

Bell Keepers

This covenant protects the bells in two locations: Belfry Luna and Belfry Sol. If any player enters one of these locations, members of the covenant are summoned to defeat him, preventing him from ringing the bells. Player obtains one Titanite Chunk for every defeated opponent.

• Starting reward: Bell Keeper's Seal, 5x Rusted Coin
• Rank 1: Defeat 10 players near the bells - Titanite Slab
• Rank 2: Defeat 30 players near the bells - Hidden Weapon (sorcery)
• Rank 3: Defeat 100 players near the bells - Bell Keeper Set

How to join: Talk to Bell Keeper in Belfry Luna or Belfry Sol.

Brotherhood of Blood

A covenant that focuses only on PvP. Members of this covenant can get a higher rank in three ways: they can fight on the arena with other members, place summon signs (Red Sign Soapstone) to be summoned to another player's world or use Cracked Red Eye Orb, to invade other players.

• Starting Reward: Crest of Blood
• Rank 1: 50 players killed during invasion/arena matches won - Curved Twinblade
• Rank 2: 150 players killed during invasion/arena matches won - Crescent Sickle
• Rank 3: 500 players killed during invasion/arena matches won - Great Chaos Fireball (pyromancy)

How to join: Talk to Titchy Gren in Undead Purgatory. You have to have Token of Spite in your equipment.

Rat King Covenant

It is a rather cunning covenant, which allows you to summon players that are not in this group to your world in Grave of Saints and Doors of Pharros. Enemies in these locations do not attack members of this covenant, but attack the summoned players. Additionally, members can use various traps, which they activate using Pharros' Lockstones.

• Starting reward: Crest of the Rat
• Rank 1: Offer 10x Rat Tails - 10x Small Smooth & Silky Stone
• Rank 2: Offer 20x Rat Tails - 10x Smooth & Silky Stone
• Rank 3: Offer 35x Rat Tails - Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring

How to join: Talk to Rat King in Grave of Saints.

Dragon Remnants

A covenant focusing on 1v1 duels. Members place special summon signs using Dragon Eye. Other players can summon them and challenge to a duel. The winner obtains Dragon Scale, which is required to get a higher rank

• Starting reward: Dragon Eye, Ancient Dragon Seal
• Rank 1: Obtain 10x Dragon Scale - Dragon Head Stone
• Rank 2: Obtain 20x Dragon Scale - Dragon Torso Stone
• Rank 3: Obtain 30x Dragon Scale - Black Dragon Greatsword

How to join: Give Petrified Dragon Egg to Magerold of Lanafir in Iron Keep.

Company of Champions

A covenant for advanced players, who look for more challenges. After joining this group, the level of difficulty is increased. Enemies deal more damage and have more HP points and the player cannot summon others to help him.

• Starting reward: Champion's Tablet
• Rank 1: Offer 10x Awestones - Great Magic Weapons (sorcery)
• Rank 2: Offer 25x Awestones - First Dragon Ring
• Rank 3: Offer 50x Awestones - Vanquisher's Seal

How to join: Activate Victro's Stone in Majula.

Pilgrims of Dark

This covenant offers the player three additional locations with very difficult enemies in them. After defeating all of the opponents and lighting three beacons, the player can fight with an optional boss, which is considered one of the most difficult bosses in the game.

• Starting reward: Abyss Seal
• Rank 1: Clear one of three dungeons - Resonant Soul (hex)
• Rank 2: Clear all three dungeons - Great Resonant Soul (hex)
• Rank 3: Defeat the Darklurker - Climax (hex), Xanthous set and Dragon Chime

How to join: Talk to Darkdriver Grandah in Black Gulch, Shaded Ruins and Drangleic Castle.