DARK SOULS: REMASTERED
41 Achievements
1,000
40-50h
Covenant: Darkwraith
Discover Darkwraith covenant. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the Covenant: Darkwraith achievement in DARK SOULS: REMASTERED - Definitive Guide
He can be encountered in the Abyss after defeating the Four Kings, but he will only appear there if you have the Lordvessel and you have not spoken to Kingseeker Frampt in Firelink Shrine after acquiring it. So after acquiring the Lordvessel, you must prioritize defeating the Four Kings as the other three bosses are not accessible until the Lordvessel is placed on the Firelink Altar.
With these conditions met, Kathe will appear in the Abyss near the bonfire after defeating the Four Kings. Talk to him and answer "yes" when asked (DO NOT ACCIDENTALLY SAY NO) and he will take you to the Firelink Altar. Interact with the altar to place the Lordvessel, then talk to Kaathe again to be taken back to the Abyss. Talk to him one last time to access the covenant menu, then choose "Join Covenant" to unlock the achievement.
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anyway, +1 from me. very well explained
Darkwraith is the truly evil covenant of the game and its main focus is on invading another player's worlds and killing them to acquire humanity.
How to Join:
WARNING: After obtaining the Lord Vessel, don't talk to Framp in the Fire link shire. Instead, go to New Londor and defeat the 4 Kings. If you place the Lord Vessel, you will void the trophy and need to do it again on NG+
To join you need to speak to the big Primordial Serpent NPC Darkstalker Kaathe. It looks just like Frampt who appears in Firelink Shrine however this one wishes to engulf the world in darkness. It is located in the Abyss and appears as soon as you defeat The Four Kings boss fight if you have met the requirements.
- First of all you'll need the Covenant of Artorias ring, which is your reward for beating the boss Great Gray Wolf Sif and allows you to access the Abyss.
- If you still haven't acquired the Lordvessel: Go to New Londo Ruins and find the NPC Ingward. Kill him and take the key to the seal, release it and reach the Abyss entrance. After killing the Four Kings just speak to the serpent Kaathe and join the covenant.
- If you have already acquired the Lordvessel: Do NOT speak to the Primordial Serpent Frampt (in a hole in Firelink Shrine). Go to New Londo Ruins and speak to the NPC Ingward. He gives you the key to the seal, use it to release it and reach the Abyss entrance. After killing the Four Kings just speak to the serpent Kaathe and join the covenant.
- You can speak to Frampt all you want before acquiring the Lordvessel.
Rewards for Joining/Ranking Up:
Upon joining you'll receive the weapon/shield Dark Hand and will also be able to purchase Cracked Red Eye Orbs with Kaathe. To upgrade your rank in this covenant you need to offer a sacrifice of (banked) humanities to the Primordial Serpent Kaathe.
Covenant Ranks:
- Offering 10 humanities upgrades you to rank+1 and gives you the Red Eye Orb, which allows you to invade other people games indefinitely as long as you are still in the covenant.
- Offering 30 humanities upgrades you to rank+2 and you are rewarded with the Dark Sword and the Dark Armor Set. These are NOT needed for the weapons trophy
- Offering 85 humanities upgrades you to rank+3 and the Dark Hand secondary attack drains more humanity. This is NOT needed for the weapons trophy
Other Notes:
The Dark Hand's secondary attack is used to drain humanity from human enemies or NPCs when equipped in the right hand and works as a black-hole type of shield when equipped in the left hand.