Covenants are factions you can join, each offering unique rewards for performing specific actions, often related to PvP or co-op.
Available Covenants:
- Warriors of Sunlight: Co-op focused. Rewards: Sunlight Medals for miracles.
- Way of Blue: Passive defense. Rewards: Proof of Concord Kept for rings.
- Blue Sentinels / Blade of the Darkmoon: PvP defense. Rewards: Proof of Concord Kept for rings and Darkmoon Blade miracle.
- Rosaria's Fingers: PvP offense/rebirth. Rewards: Pale Tongues for rings and staff.
- Mound-Makers: Chaotic PvP. Rewards: Vertebra Shackles for pyromancies.
- Watchdogs of Farron: PvP defense in Farron Keep. Rewards: Wolf's Blood Swordgrass for rings and greatshield.
- Aldrich Faithful: PvP defense in Anor Londo. Rewards: Human Dregs for sorceries.
Joining a covenant is as simple as equipping its respective covenant item. You can switch covenants at any time without penalty, but progress within each covenant is tracked separately.
Compare covenants inDark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin