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The Gravelord Servant (墓王の眷属) is a PvP-oriented covenant in Dark Souls. Gravelord servants spread misery by using Eyes of Death to spawn black phantoms in other worlds.

Requirements[]

There are some Eyes of Death close to where players can access the Gravelord Servant covenant. Basilisks found in the Depths and The Great Hollow also drop them, rarely.

How to join[]

  • In the Catacombs, there is a row of coffins guarded by a Titanite Demon. One coffin near the end of the hall has an open lid, which you can nestle into.
  • There must be an Eye of Death in your inventory, and no active phantoms in your world.
  • Wait in the coffin for 30 seconds. A cinematic will trigger in which you are transported to an enclosed area.
  • Pray to the Sarcophagus Gravelord who resides there.

Benefits[]

Upon joining, players receive:

Eyes of Death are offered to Gravelord Nito to gain ranks in the Gravelord Servant Covenant.

Rank Eyes of Death Offered Rewards
- 0 Gravelord Sword
Gravelord Sword Dance
+1 10 Gravelord Greatsword Dance
+0.1 damage multiplier to Gravelord Dances
+2 30  +0.2 damage multiplier to Gravelord Dances
+3 80 +0.3 damage multiplier to Gravelord Dances

Abilities[]

Gravelord mark

Invasion Sign of a Gravelord Servant.

Being a Gravelord Servant allows players to curse other people's worlds. To do this, an Eye of Death is used. Doing so will cause numerous black phantom NPCs to spawn in up to three other people's worlds, provided the cursed player is in NG+ or higher. This is indicated by a black, fiery aura that is centered around the Gravelord Servant. The curse lasts until the Gravelord Servant either signs off or dies.

To invade a Gravelord Servant, infected players must find the Gravelord Servant's invasion sign (which will move with the Gravelord Servant on a 10 second delay). Then they can invade as spirits of vengeance. The victor of the battle is awarded an Eye of Death. All three players may invade the Gravelord Servant at once. Using the Eye of Death will increase the odds of being invaded by other phantoms, including Dark Spirits belonging to either the Dark Wraith Covenant or the Forest Hunter Covenant, and Vengeful Spirits belonging to the Darkmoon Covenant. This is caused by the player's world to be in a state of constant high priority. The effect is similar to using a Dried Finger repeatedly for the duration. The maximum number of players invading the Gravelord Servant through their sign at a time is capped at three (four in Remastered when using a dried finger). A Gravelord Servant cannot see summon signs while under the effects of an Eye of Death nor can they use an Eye of Death if there are any phantoms or invaders present in their world.

Notes[]

  • Gravelord Servants are the only covenant members who can cause trouble for hollowed players. Also, unlike Darkwraiths and spirits of vengeance, Gravelord Servants can curse someone's world after the victim has already beaten the boss of the area (however, the Gravelord can only put down signs in areas where they have not yet beaten the boss).
  • Gravelord Servants cannot enter a boss's fog wall after they use an Eye of Death
  • Black phantom enemies have 2 times as much HP, 1.2 times as much defense, and deal 1.8 times as much damage compared to normal enemies. They do not drop any additional souls or have a greater chance at dropping items.
  • Black phantom enemies will respawn upon loading into the game, regardless if the player killed the enemies before or if they haven't rested at a bonfire before quitting out.
  • If the gravelord leaves game while the player is still online, then the "disasters are gone" message will display and all black phantom enemies will disappear. If an infected player goes offline or quits the game before the gravelord servant dies or goes offline, then the black phantom enemies will persist. After 10 minutes without dying, resting at a bonfire, or entering another player's world, the disasters are gone message will appear and the black phantom enemies will disappear.
  • Upon laying down an Eye of Death, Gravelord Servants cannot summon phantoms or Dark Spirits. They can, however, invade other Gravelords through their signs.
  • Laying down an Eye of Death will cause the Gravelord Servant to use it, no matter what happens afterwards.
  • Killing Nito will make it impossible to offer eyes to level up in the covenant and if the player wishes to leave the covenant they will not be able to rejoin again until the next playthrough.
  • Gravelord Servants cannot indict the people they curse if the same people kill them.
  • Gravelord Servants infecting worlds do so within the standard level restrictions for multiplier (+/- 10 + 10% of Soul Level of the Gravelord).
  • Gravelord Servants can infect any players (including players in different New Games to them), but Black Phantoms will only appear in player's worlds who are in New Game+ and beyond. Players in New Game will not experience any Black Phantoms appearing in their world, however the Gravelord's sign will still be visible in their world, allowing them to invade the Gravelord regardless.

Overview[]

Gravelord Servant is one of the tougher covenants to master. It is often difficult to get the right people to invade (sometimes agents of the Blade of the Darkmoon and Darkwraith covenants will invade anyway, and killing them does NOT yield Eyes of Death), and skilled players should have no problem defeating the Black Phantoms Gravelords sent to other worlds.

Gravelord servants also run the risk of being invaded by numerous people at once. It may be faster to simply farm Eyes of Death from Basilisks in the Depths than to attempt to farm them by invading as was intended.

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