DARK SOULS: REMASTERED
41 Achievements
1,000
40-50h
Covenant: Blade of the Darkmoon
Discover Blade of the Darkmoon covenant. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the Covenant: Blade of the Darkmoon achievement in DARK SOULS: REMASTERED - Definitive Guide
In order to interact with Gwyndolin, you must first obtain the Dark Moon Seance ring from the Catacombs. It's in a sarcophagus guarded by a large skeleton in an area behind a fairly obvious breakable brick wall.
Then, you'll need to head to the Darkmoon Tomb, which can be found at the bottom of the giant rotating staircase in Anor Londo. At the lowest rotation, you will find a seemingly dead end room with a bonfire and a statue of Gwyn. Equip the Darkmoon Seance ring and the statue will disappear, revealing a path that leads to a fog wall.
You'll notice a carpeted area in front of the fog wall- approach it and Gwyndolin will talk to you. Choose to "kneel" on the carpet and you will be given the option to join the covenant, unlocking this achievement.
There is also an achievement for defeating Gwyndolin, who is an optional boss.
Simply proceed through the fog wall to start this encounter, but this will break your ties to the covenant and prevent you from rejoining for the remainder of the playthrough. You eventually need to reach rank 1 in the covenant (by donating 10 Souvenirs of Reprisal) to obtain a miracle needed for the Prayer of a Maiden achievement, but that can be done in NG+.
As always, refer to http://darksouls.wikidot.com for specific information relating to items or locations.
This is arguably the truly 'good' covenant of the game and members hunt down other players who have sinned and have their names in the Book of the Guilty.
How to Join:
First of all you'll need the Darkmoon Seance Ring, which is obtainable in the Catacombs (check the Defeat the Dark Sun Gwyndolin trophy description for more information on the ring).
Proceed to the Anor Londo's second bonfire, which is located by rotating the spinning platform to the lowest possible. Beside it you'll see a big statue, equip the ring and it will vanish, revealing a corridor with a fog door at the end. Do not enter the fog door or you'll instantly start a boss battle and will not be able to join the covenant anymore. Instead, choose to kneel in the mat before the fog and you'll engage in a conversation with Gwyndolin and will be able to join the covenant.
Rewards for Joining/Ranking Up:
Upon joining the player will be awarded with the Blue Eye Orb and Blade of the Darkmoon Covenant Ring.
To upgrade your rank in this covenant you need to offer Souvenirs of Reprisal consumable items to Gwyndolin by kneeling in the mat before the fog door. You can get Souvenirs of Reprisal either by invading the world of the guilty through the Blue Eye Orb or the Blade of the Darkmoon Covenant Ring. Alternatively you can loot Souvenirs of Reprisal from the harpies in the Painted World of Ariamis level, but it is a rare drop.
Offline Method:
- You can get one Souvenir of Reprisal by trading a Pendant for it with Snuggly the Crow in Undead Asylum.
- You can farm these by killing the Harpies enemies in the Painted World of Ariamis. It is a rare drop however.
Covenant Ranks:
- Offering 10 Souvenir of Reprisal upgrades you to rank+1 and rewards you with the miracle Darkmoon Sword and the Darkmoon Talisman. This is required for the miracles trophy.
- Offering 30 Souvenir of Reprisal upgrades you to rank+2 but gives no reward.
- Offering 80 Souvenir of Reprisal upgrades you to rank+3 but gives no reward.
Other Notes:
- The Blue Eye Orb allows you to invade players in the Book of the Guilty that are in human form in the area that you use it and the player will be warned of your invasion.
- The Blade of the Darkmoon Covenant Ring allows you to be randomly summoned to invade another player's world who is in the Book of the Guilty at any time when equipped, however it only works with players that have killed Gwynevere making their Anor Londo dark. When summoned through the ring you'll only invade players that are in Anor Londo at the moment but that player will not be warned of your invasion, so you can use that to your advantage. You do not need to be in Anor Londo yourself to be summoned this way.
- Players that you kill by invading through this covenant means will not be able to indict you as this will not be considered a sin.
In Anor Londo, in the central location where the rotating tower is located, you need to turn the handle several times to go down to the very bottom, there will be a fire if you equip the Dark Moon ring in this place (you can find it in the catacombs https://youtu.be/ kshZW6mXd00 ) - the wall will disappear and you will be able to pass.
Here is a visual video on how to do this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J58pXnXq4HQ,
Be careful!!! You cannot enter the fog until you meet the conditions below...
Also, we need to increase the rank of this covenant to 1 (give 10 certificates of loyalty (ears) so that they give us the Miracle: Dark Moon Blade