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Covenant · canonical reference · data release 2026-09-26
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Overview
- Source URL
- darksouls.wikidot.com
- Leader
- Darkstalker Kaathe
- Joining location
- Darkstalker Kaathe in the Abyss, after defeating The Four Kings
- Has rank system
- yes
- Offering item
- Humanity
- Leaving penalty
- Unable to use the Red Eye Orb; loses half of current Humanity offerings.
- Flavor text
- none recorded
- Note
- Dark Hand is already fully documented as a Fist-class weapon in the Weapons Compendium; recorded here only as this covenant's joining reward, not re-specified with full weapon stats, to avoid duplicate/drifting data. Rank +3's item-reward gap: the covenant's ceiling reward at +3 is the Dark Hand's absorption efficiency, not an omitted item.
Joining requirements
- Obtain the Covenant of Artorias by defeating Sif, the Great Grey Wolf
- Acquire the Key to the Seal (via dialogue with Ingward, or by killing him)
- Defeat The Four Kings in the Abyss while wearing the Covenant of Artorias
- Must NOT possess the Lordvessel when speaking to Darkstalker Kaathe
Mechanics
- Members become red-black Dark Spirits (Black Phantoms) able to invade other players' worlds
- The Red Eye Orb permits unlimited invasions across multiplayer areas
- Killing an invaded host grants 1 Humanity plus Souls
- Dark Hand's humanity-absorption efficiency increases per covenant rank: 1 Humanity/use at +0, 3 at +1, 5 at +2, and up to 10 Humanities/use at +3
Ranks
- Rank
- +0
- Offering cost
- 0
Rewards
- Dark Hand
- Rank
- +1
- Offering cost
- 10
Rewards
- Red Eye Orb
- Rank
- +2
- Offering cost
- 30
Rewards
- Dark Sword
- Dark Set (armor)
- Rank
- +3
- Offering cost
- 80
- Note
- Confirmed, not a data gap: the source's rank table itself shows a dash at +3 for item rewards -- the rank's real benefit is the Dark Hand scaling noted above, not a missing entry.
Rewards
- No additional item reward; benefit at this rank is purely the Dark Hand's absorption efficiency reaching its maximum of up to 10 Humanities per use
Unique items
- Dark Hand (also a Fist-class weapon, already documented in the Weapons Compendium)
- Red Eye Orb (unlimited invasions)
- Cracked Red Eye Orb (purchasable, 3,000 souls each, per-use invasion item)
- Dark Sword
- Dark Set (armor)