New gameplay in World of Warcraft Shadowlands is very complex and seem difficult to understand. But if you dive into the topic and read some of our guides it will become easy to make a great build. Today we will tell you more about Shadowlands Soulbinds.
What are Soulbinds?
It is a new system of enhancing your build after you get maximum level. At level 60 you will need to join one of the four covenants: Kyrian, Night Fae, Necrolord, and Venthyr. You might pick them by the covenant signature abilities that they grant. You can read about them more here. After you join the covenant you will be able to bind your soul with one of this covenant’s champions. Each covenant has three of them, but the last one you’ll need to unlock as you progress through your covenant renown bar.
This soulbind will grant you bonuses. The champion won’t act as your guard but will share some of his powers with you. So you will see a specific talent tree where you will pick the ones you need. Some of them will strengthen your covenant signature ability, the other will give bonuses to your character.
In addition to talents there are empty spaces, where you will socket conduits, that you’ll earn for farming max level content. You can read more about WoW conduits here.
How to unlock Soulbinds?
Two of three soulbinds will be unlocked after you join the covenant and complete an introductory quest. You can pick one at once and enter Soulbinds interface to get bonuses. The third one will open after you reach a particular renown level with your covenant. Moreover, soulbind talent tree rows will also open as you reach higher renown levels. All details about renown progression and when particular soulbinds and their rows unlock you can read in the guide below
In general the order of unlocking the soulbinds is the following.
Covenant
1st Soulbind
2nd Soulbind
3rd Soulbind
Kyrian
Pelagos
Kleia
Mikanikos
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Emeni
Bonesmith Heirmir
Night Fae
Niya
Dreamweaver
Korayn
Venthyr
Nadjia
Theotar
General Draven
How to change Soulbinds traits?
You can reset or change your soulbinds any time at the Forge of Bonds in your Covenant Sanctum. Moreover, you can swap between soulbinds within one covenant in rested areas or with a Tome of the Clear Mind or Codex of the Clear Mind.
All Soulbinds Traits List
Below you can see all traits that you’ll pick from a particular soul bind. They are hidden under spoiler and grouped by covenants.
Kyrian Soulbinds
Pelagos, Kyrian Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Let Go of the Past: Using a spell or ability increases your Versatility by 1% for 10 sec. Using another spell or ability increases this amount by 1% when it is not a repeat of the previous spell or ability, stacking to 5%.
Row 2 – Free A Finesse Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Unlocked at Renown 5 A Potency Conduit
Row 4 – Unlocked at Renown 8 Phial of Patience: Phial of Serenity heals you for 35% additional health, but all of its healing is done over 10 sec. Road of Trials: Defeating an enemy grants you 10% movement speed for 20 sec. This effect is increased if defeating a powerful enemy. Focusing Mantra: Defeating an enemy lowers the cooldown on your Phial of Serenity by 1 sec.
Row 5 – Unlocked at Renown 15 A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 25 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 31 Bond of Friendship: Defeating an enemy reduces the cooldown on your steward’s non-Phial services by 30 sec. Cleansed Vestments: You have a chance to obtain cleansed cloth and enchanting materials when you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Combat Meditation: Activating your Kyrian class ability increases your Mastery by 0 for (10 * 1) sec and occasionally expels Sorrowful Memories. Walking through Sorrowful Memories extends this effect by (3 * 1) sec. Combat Meditation may only occur once every 1 min.
Kleia, Kyrian Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Ascendant Phial: Phial of Serenity renders you immune to Curse, Disease, Poison, and Bleed effects for 15 sec. Mentorship: While above 90% health, you increase nearby party members’ maximum health by 5%.
Row 2 – Free A Potency Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Free A Finesse Conduit
Row 4 – Unlocked at Renown 10 Resonant Accolades: Phial of Serenity heals you for 35% additional health, but all of its healing is done over 10 sec. Bearer’s Pursuit: Defeating an enemy grants you 10% movement speed for 20 sec. This effect is increased if defeating a powerful enemy. Pointed Courage: Defeating an enemy lowers the cooldown on your Phial of Serenity by 1 sec.
Row 5 – Unlocked at Renown 13 A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 28 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 32 Cleansing Rites: After 5 sec out of combat, gain a shield for 10% of your maximum health. Ever Forward: While above 90% health, your mounted movement speed is increased by 10%.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Valiant Strikes: You and your nearby allies’ critical strikes grant you stacks of Valiant Strikes, up to 40. At 40 stacks, you heal yourself for 10% of your maximum health and up to 4 nearby allies for 5% of their maximum health over 10 sec.
Forgelite Prime Mikanikos, Kyrian Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Charged Additive: Phial of Serenity also knocks nearby enemies away from you. Forgelite Filter: When reduced below 35% health, your Phial of Serenity automatically heals you and consumes a charge.
Row 2 – Free A Potency Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Free A Finesse Conduit
Row 4 – Free Hammer of Genesis: Damaging a new enemy grants you 2% Haste for 10 sec, up to 5 stacks. Sparkling Driftglobe Core: When reduced below 35% health, you stun nearby enemies for 3 sec. This effect may only occur once every 60 sec. Soulsteel Clamps: After 5 sec standing still, incoming stun and incapacitate durations are reduced by 20%. Lasts for 5 sec once you start moving.
Row 5 – Free A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 27 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 31 Regenerating Materials: Casting or receiving healing has a chance to improve the remaining durability on your armor. Resilient Plumage: Fall damage decreased by 20%, and after taking fall damage, damage you take is reduced by 20% for 15 sec.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Bron’s Call to Action: After using 90 damaging or healing spells and abilities, your next spell or ability summons Bron, who knocks enemies back on arrival and then attacks and heals your targets for 30 sec.
Venthyr Soulbinds
Nadjia the Mistblade, Venthyr Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Agent of Chaos: Door of Shadows disorients all nearby enemies at the target location for 6 sec when you appear. Fancy Footwork: Door of Shadows increases your movement speed by 40%, decaying over 6 sec.
Row 2 – Free A Potency Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Unlocked at Renown 5 A Finesse Conduit
Row 4 – Unlocked at Renown 8 Friends in Low Places: You loot 20% more Infused Rubies, and dredgers throughout Revendreth offer you an expanded selection of goods.
Row 5 – Unlocked at Renown 15 A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 25 Exacting Preparation: The benefits of Well Fed, Flask, and weapon enchant effects are increased by 15%. Familiar Predicaments: The duration of incoming interrupt, snare, and root effects are reduced by 25%. Dauntless Duelist: The first enemy you damage in combat is marked as your Adversary. You deal 3% more damage to them, and they deal 1.5% less damage to you. You may only have one Adversary at a time.
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 31 An Endurance Conduit
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Thrill Seeker: While in combat, you gain a stack of Thrill Seeker every 2 sec, or 4 stacks on killing an enemy. At 40 stacks Thrill Seeker is consumed to grant you Euphoria, increasing your Haste by 20% for 10 sec. Thrill Seeker decays rapidly while you are not in combat.
Theotar the Mad Duke, Venthyr Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Watch the Shoes!: Door of Shadows frees you from roots and snares. Leisurely Gait: Door of Shadows has 2 charges, but its cooldown is increased by 30 sec.
Row 2 – Free A Finesse Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Free A Potency Conduit
Row 4 – Unlocked at Renown 10 Refined Palate: The effects of combat potions last 50% to 150% longer. Soothing Shade: Your spells and abilities have a chance to call Tubbins and Gubbins to your side for 12 sec, parasol in hand. Standing in the shaded area grants you 317 Mastery. Token of Appreciation: Grant a shield that absorbs [Attack power * 1.0 * (1 + Versatility)] damage to allies who aid you with healing or beneficial magic effects. You will only shield each ally once every 20 sec.
Row 5 – Unlocked at Renown 13 A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 28 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 32 Life of the Party: During the Ember Court, your Guests gain additional Happiness for each event completed. When the Court concludes, the effects of any Decrees bestowed upon you are increased. Exquisite Ingredients: You have a chance to obtain an assortment of flavorful herbs and beverages when you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Wasteland Propriety: Activating your Venthyr class ability signals the start of tea time, granting 6% Versatility to you and 3% Versatility to up to 4 nearby allies. Lasts 10 sec.
General Draven, Venthyr Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Unbreakable Body: Your equipment takes 50% less durability damage from death. Expedition Leader: Leaving a resting area increases your mounted speed by 10%, and your out of combat regeneration by 100%. Lasts 10 min, and completing a World Quest refreshes the duration.
Row 2 – Free An Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Free Built for War: While you are above 80% health you gain 1% every 3 sec, stacking up to 3 times. If you fall below 50% health, this effect is lost. Superior Tactics: Successfully interrupting an enemy or dispelling an ally increases your critical strike chance by 8% for 10 sec. This may only occur once every 30 sec. Hold Your Ground: Standing still for at least 4 sec grants you 10% increased Stamina, and 4% increased healing done. This effect persists for 4 sec after you start moving.
Row 4 – Free A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 5 – Free A Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 27 Enduring Gloom: Door of Shadows grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of your maximum health. Lasts 8 sec. Move As One: When a nearby ally gains temporary increased movement speed, you also gain the benefit, up to 30% for 8 sec.
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 35 A Finesse Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Service In Stone: Damage taken below 40% health is reduced by 10%. Upon death you leave a stone husk behind which shatters after 3 sec, inflicting 100% of your maximum health in damage split among nearby enemies, and healing for 100% of your maximum health split among nearby allies.
Row 1 – Free Volatile Solvent: Using Fleshcraft with nearby corpses derives a benefit from a corpse, differing based on the creature’s type.
Row 2 – Free A Finesse Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Unlocked at Renown 5 A Potency Conduit
Row 4 – Unlocked at Renown 8 Travel with Bloop: While standing still, you slowly build stacks of Bloop’s Wanderlust. At 5 stacks, your movement speed is increased by 10% for 2 min. Ooz’s Frictionless Coating: When reduced below 50% health, Ooz courses over you, granting you a shield for 15% of your maximum health for 10 sec. May only occur once per 30 sec. Plaguey’s Preemptive Strike: Your first attack or spell cast on an enemy increases your damage done to them by 10% for 10 sec. Limit 1.
Row 5 – Unlocked at Renown 15 A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 25 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 31 Kevin’s Keyring: Allows opening of locks that require up to 60 skill, once every 24 hours. Each 1 second spent channelling Fleshcraft reduces Kevin’s Keyring’s cooldown by 60 min. Plagueborn Cleansing Slime: Defeating enemies has a chance to deploy your Plagueborn Cleansing Slime, which improves the remaining durability on your armor.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Ultimate Form: While channelling Fleshcraft, you are immune to crowd control and you regenerate 2% health every 1 sec. If you finish the full channel, you gain 4 sec of crowd control immunity, during which you regenerate 2% health every 1 sec.
Emeni, the Slaughter Daughter, Necrolord Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Emeni’s Magnificent Skin: Fleshcraft increases your maximum health by 5% for 30 sec. Emeni’s Ambulatory Flesh: You may channel Fleshcraft while moving.
Row 2 – Free A Potency Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Free A Finesse Conduit
Row 4 – Unlocked at Renown 10 Gristled Toes: Movement speed increased by 2% for every nearby enemy, up to 10%. Gnashing Chompers: Gain 1% Haste for 20 sec after defeating an enemy, up to 5%. Sulfuric Emission: When reduced below 20% health, you fear nearby enemies for 3 sec. May only occur once per 60 sec.
Row 5 – Unlocked at Renown 13 A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 28 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 32 Cartilaginous Legs: After taking falling damage, the health lost becomes a shield lasting 30 sec. Hearth Kidneystone: You may attune your Hearth Kidneystone to any resting location and return to it. 24 hour cooldown, reduced by 5 min every killing blow.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Embody the Construct: Activating your Necrolord class ability increases your by 5% and nearby allies’ primary stat by 2% for 10 sec. You gain 5% additional for each ally affected, up to 15%.
Row 1 – Free Serrated Spaulders: Inflict [(Attack power * 0.072 * (1 + Versatility)) * 5] Shadow damage to your attacker over 5 sec when hit at melee range. Resourceful Fleshcrafting: Defeating an enemy reduces Fleshcraft’s cooldown by 1 sec.
Row 2 – Free A Potency Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Free A Finesse Conduit
Row 4 – Free Heirmir’s Arsenal: Ravenous Pendant: Defeating an enemy restores 1% of your maximum health after 3 sec. Stacks to 5. Heirmir’s Arsenal: Gorestompers: Damaging or healing a target below 35% grants you 25% increased movement speed for 5 sec after you start moving. May only occur once per 1 min. Heirmir’s Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone: After landing 10 critical strikes, you gain 12% increased chance to critical strike for 10 sec. May only occur once per 50 sec.
Row 5 – Free A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 27 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 35 Runeforged Spurs: Mounted movement speed is increased by 5%. If attacked while mounted, mounted movement speed is increased by an additional 10% for 5 sec. Bonesmith’s Satchel: You have a chance to obtain a satchel of a bonesmith’s preferred ore and gems when you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Forgeborne Reveries: Upon death, your armor continues to fight, allowing you to fight for an additional 10 sec. During this time, your damage and healing done is reduced by 50% and you cannot receive healing.
Night Fae Soulbinds
Niya, Night Fae Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Run Without Tiring: While in Soulshape, you regenerate 5% of your maximum health every 3 sec. Stay on the Move: Soulshape’s cooldown is reduced by 15 sec, and defeating an enemy reduces Soulshape’s cooldown by 1 sec.
Row 2 – Free A Potency Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Unlocked at Renown 5 A Finesse Conduit
Row 4 – Unlocked at Renown 8 Niya’s Tools: Burrs: Your damaging attacks and spells have a chance to toss Niya’s Spiked Burrs under your target. The burrs latch onto the first enemy to cross them, reducing movement speed by 20% and inflicting [(Attack power * 0.36 * (1 + Versatility)) * 6] Nature damage over 6 sec. Niya’s Tools: Poison: Your interrupts apply Niya’s Paralytic Poison to your target, dealing [(Attack power * 0.16 * (1 + Versatility)) * 30] Nature damage over 30 sec. Targets with Niya’s Paralytic Poison take an additional [Attack power * 0.16 * (1 + Versatility)] Nature damage if interrupted once more. Niya’s Tools: Herbs: Your healing spells and abilities have a chance to apply Niya’s Invigorating Herbs, increasing the target’s haste by 5% for 10 sec.
Row 5 – Unlocked at Renown 15 A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 25 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 31 Nature’s Splendor: You have a chance to obtain leather, meat, and fish when you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor. Swift Patrol: Movement speed increased by 20% for 2 min after defeating an enemy. Combat cancels this effect.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Grove Invigoration: Healing or dealing damage has a chance to grant you a stack of Redirected Anima, up to 10. Activating your Night Fae class ability consumes Redirected Anima and grants you 1% maximum health and 35 Mastery per stack for 30 sec.
Dreamweaver, Night Fae Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Field of Blossoms: Activating your Night Fae class ability puts flowers at your feet for (10 * 1) sec that increase your Haste by 10% while you stand with them.
Row 2 – Free A Finesse Conduit or an Endurance Conduit
Row 3 – Free A Potency Conduit
Row 4 – Unlocked at Renown 10 Social Butterfly: When at least 2 allies are within 8 yd, your Versatility increases by 3% for 5 sec. When this expires, 2 nearby allies gain 33% of this effect for 5 sec before passing it back to you. Soothing Voice: When your roots, stuns, and incapacitating class effects expire or are dispelled, your target’s movement speed is reduced by 90%, decaying rapidly over 2 sec. Empowered Chrysalis: 10% of your overhealing received or done remains as a shield on the target up to 10% of the caster’s health, lasting for 5 sec.
Row 5 – Unlocked at Renown 13 A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 28 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 32 Faerie Dust: When falling farther than 20 yd, faerie dust slows your fall. Somnambulist: After spending 60 sec in a rested area, you gain 20% increased movement speed for 30 min.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Podtender: When you take damage that would kill you, instead rejuvenate within a wildseed, regaining 30% of HP over 10 sec. If the wildseed takes more than (Attack power * 10 * 1) damage during this time, you die. This effect may only occur once every 30 min.
Korayn, Night Fae Covenant Soulbind Traits
Row 1 – Free Horn of the Wild Hunt: Soulshape increases the movement speed of allies within 40 yds by 10%. Wild Hunt’s Charge: While out of combat, your Soulshape’s teleport becomes a charge, stunning your target for 5 sec and ending your Soulshape.
Row 2 – Free A Potency Conduit or a Conduit
Row 3 – Unlocked at Renown 5 An Endurance Conduit
Row 4 – Unlocked at Renown 8 Face Your Foes: When in front of your target, your spells and abilities decrease the damage they inflict on you by 2% for 2 sec. First Strike: Damaging an enemy before they damage you increases your chance to critical strike by 20% for 10 sec. Hold the Line: After standing still for 5 sec, you take 10% less Physical damage until you move.
Row 5 – Free A Finesse Conduit, an Endurance Conduit, or a Potency Conduit
Row 6 – Unlocked at Renown 27 An Endurance Conduit
Row 7 – Unlocked at Renown 35 Vorkai Sharpening Techniques: Your weapon takes no durability damage. Get In Formation: Your mounted movement speed is increased by 5%. Allies behind you within 40 yds gain this benefit.
Row 8 – Unlocked at Renown 39 Wild Hunt Tactics: Your damage to targets above 75% health and healing to targets below 35% health is increased by 10%. When your spells and abilities are enhanced this way, you gain 10% increased movement speed for 5 sec.
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