Arcane Lineage Covenants
Four factions, level 10 to join, no leave without a wipe. Rank them for skills and Soul points — not for a costume.
Covenants are the faction layer you unlock around level 10. There are four. Each one pays ranks in skills and extra Soul points. Each one is a lock: you cannot leave without a wipe. Read this page before you donate a gold pile to a hideout because the cape looked cool. The lives page is how that wipe actually feels.
Covenants are not Super Classes. They sit on top of a kit you already own. Confirm hideout tiles on the Ultimate Trello the day you walk — Grove art does not move a desert cave by itself, but it has before.
Blades of the World — desert gold
The Blades are the wealth hideout in the Desert. From the Desert Ruins main building, walk toward the Elementalist trainer, drop the cliff path, take the first opening, middle fork, hideout. That sentence will rot. Left Ctrl first.
Progress by hideout board requests (other bounty boards do not count) or by donating gold in the posted ranks. Rewards in community tables still climb through Mercenary and Initiate Blade passives, Assassin’s Cape, Gilded Strike, Mercenary’s Cape, Avarice, and Blessing of Survival, with Soul point stamps at later ranks. Total gold to cap is a serious pile. Do not start this covenant on a character you plan to shard next week.
Take Blades if you like Gold, Thief forks, and a mercenary toolkit. Skip it if you wanted heals.
Way of Life — Deeproot regen
Way of Life is the healer covenant in Deeproot Canopy, opposite the Alchemist desk when you already have Westwood. Prelate Fyran is the usual handshake in that room.
Progress with Mossy Runes from brewing and covenant requests — not with a second gold dump. Rank tables still pay Gatherer, Lifebound, cosmetic scarf and blindfold, Lesser Heal around rank 10, Graced One, and Blessing of Life. Rune counts disagree across writeups. Trello wins.
Take Way of Life on Saints, Hexers, and anyone whose job is keeping a party standing. A cheap Lesser Heal does not make you a solo god. It makes missed yellows slightly less fatal.
Church of Raphion — Illustris support
Church of Raphion is the cleanse-and-energy church. Support classes still love it; dedicated tanks sometimes take it for Bless. The NPC sits in Illustris, reached through the Sky Man portal in the forest near Caldera. Community recipes still want a mushroom cap, sand core, and rot core to open that portal. Walk straight once inside.
Progress by using Bless / Holy Light. Rank stamps include Bless, Supporting Light, Holy Light, Spreading Grace, and a rank-20 fight against Seraphon. That fight is also how obtainable Sheaa-style talk starts on some boards. Confirm the live card. Max rank is a raid, not a scarf.
Cult of Thanasius — Temple of Norn
The Cult is the lifesteal and double-edged kit. Find Mephisto in the Temple of Norn, entered through the Mirror in Deeproot Depths. Join is a conversation. Leave is a wipe.
Progress by using Soul Absorb on low-HP enemies (community notes: under about 5% to execute, and partial credit even when the hit is messy under 10%). Ranks pay Soul Absorb, Internal Corruption, Death Curtain, Dark Inversion, and a rank-20 fight against Arkhaia. That fight is the other obtainable-lineage door. Bring a party. Do not treat a cult capstone like a town slime.
How to choose
- Gold and mercenary tools → Blades.
- Healing and gathering → Way of Life.
- Cleanse, energy, support passives → Church of Raphion.
- Lifesteal and a darker capstone → Cult of Thanasius.
Pick one. The lock is real. A joke join on a first Paladin is how people later pay a Lineage Shard to escape a cape. Rank for the skill you will press, then for the Soul points. Cosmetics wait.
Related reading: alignment if you still need a Super Class more than a faction, Yar’thul if the church or cult capstone is not the boss you actually wanted this week, and the Players Hub when this page sits under View all.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
When can I join a covenant in Arcane Lineage?
Around level 10. There are four. You cannot leave without a wipe, so read the kit before you sign.
Which covenant is best for healers?
Way of Life is the regen and Lesser Heal path. Church of Raphion is cleanse and support passives. Saints often look at both, then pick one.
Do Blades of the World requests work on the Caldera board?
No. Community notes say only the hideout board counts for Blades rank. Other bounty boards are a different gold pile.
What do rank 20 covenants unlock?
Church of Raphion lists a Seraphon fight. Cult of Thanasius lists Arkhaia. Both are party content, not town errands.