Covenants

Covenants are somewhat like guilds, where you can learn extra skills to use in or out of combat. There are currently 3 Covenants in the game. Unlike spells, covenants offer innate abilities and are not affected by prestiging.

* The Last Gambit (Gambit)
* The Shattered Order (Shadow)
* Artisian

All three of these covenants have their uses, and can help out your game play in different ways.

**THE LAST GAMBIT:**

The Gambit Covenant has access to higher damage and Combat Tagging capabilities. You can earn a special title for turning in enough Coin Pouches to the Ringleader. Gambit currently has 2 passives and 2 actives.

**Passives:**

* Extra Coin: You gain 1 extra coin for every 1 trinket you sell.
* Coin Pouches: You get 1 Coin pouch for every 60 coins you gain from selling. Using these gives 13 coins, or you can turn them in to the Ringleader to work towards your other Covenant skills. This is always the **first** skill you get.

**Actives:**

* Coin Toss: You toss a coin at your cursor. If it lands in the general area of an enemy, it keeps them in combat. Useful to slow down runners. You lose 10 coins when this is used.
* Last Gambit: When activated, you gain 25% more damage, but take 25% more damage. Very good if you know what you are doing.

**Is This Covenant Good?**

If you understand how to utilise your move set, this Covenant can dish out devastating damage and prevent the other covenants from using their mobility moves. It can also slow down Mana and Health regen by pressuring your opponents.

**THE SHATTERED ORDER:**

The Shadow Covenant has access to arguably the best mobility in the game, and can temporarily blind opponents. You can gain a special title for turning in enough Soul Coins to Chancellor Ichor. Shadow currently has 2 Passive and 2 Actives.

**Passive:**

* Shadow Dash: Dashing makes you temporarily invisible, and makes a black smoke effect.
* Shadow Run: When the daylight cycle is at night, you run faster, leaving black smoke effects trailing from your feet. This does **not** work when you are in combat.

**Actives:**

* Soul Amulet: Using the Soul Amulet on a dead opponents Soul (red orb) gives you 1 Soul coin. These are turned in to Chancellor Ichor to gain your other Shadow skills. This is always the **first** skill you get.
* Shade Curse: After a medium windup, your character makes a screaming animation and sound. Anyone caught in the radius of the attack will take a bit of damage, block breaks, and makes their screen black or grey, depending on the lighting. It also shortens their view range by a substantial amount.

**Is This Covenant Good?**

More mobility makes it harder for your opponents to keep you in combat, and your blinding capabilities can make it harder for your opponents to see where you are going.

Some information can be found here: The Shattered Order (Covenant)

**ARTISIAN:**

Artisian has access also to the best mobility in game, and can add damage stacks to your opponent. You can gain a special title if you turn in enough Artisian's Insignia's to Artisian Yves. Artisian currently has access to 3 passives and 1 active.

**Passives:**

* Insignia: When you pick up trinkets, there is a chance you will obtain an Artisian's Insignia. These are turned in to Artisian Yves to gain your skills. This is always the **first** skill you get.
* Added Stun: When landing an M1 upon an opponent, they will take slightly more stun.
* Painting Travel: When you walk into any of the paintings that are in Yves's painting room, you will be teleported to a painting in a different area. This does **not** work when you are in combat. There are 3 areas to travel to:

1. Sugarflow Cafe
2. Far Reach Buildings
3. Big Tree in Silver Woods

**Actives:**

* Blank Canvas: After a short wind up, your character slashes with their hand, creating a black slash mark midair. Anyone hit by this takes damage and temporarily takes more damage. This **can** stack with vestigial spirit.

**Is This Covenant Good?**

Because of the quick travel, you can quickly gain exp and cash for your class. Also, the damage stacks and added stun gives you a boost to your PvP abilities.