Kyrian Covenant
“As you journey through the Shadowlands, you will find yourself swept up in the dark tides of the war between the kyrian and Forsworn of Bastion—and your place in kyrian history will not be forgotten.
If you choose to walk in the path of service and pledge yourself to the Kyrian Covenant, the friendships you forged during your time in Bastion will be ready to take the next step.”
Kyrian Covenant Overview
The noble Kyrians live an afterlife devoted to service. They are steadfast in their duty to ferry the souls of the dead from the mortal realm to Oribos in the Shadowlands to be judged and sent to their place in the afterlife. The Kyrian strive for excellence, and always look to prove their worth and valor.
When a soul joins the Kyrian Covenant, they start out as an Aspirant. Through hard work and dedication, they will shed their burdens, earn their wings, and join the ranks of the Ascended.
Kyrian Covenant Abilities
Upon joining the Kyrian Covenant players will gain two abilities, a Signature Covenant Ability and a Class Covenant Ability. The Signature Ability is available to players of any class who are members of the covenant, and the Class Ability is based on which class you play. This means a Kyrian Warrior and a Kyrian Druid will each have the same Covenant Signature Ability and a different Class Ability.
Kyrian Covenant Signature Ability – Summon Steward
The Kyrian Covenant Signature Ability is Summon Steward. It’s a unique ability that will let you call upon your very own Steward to bring you a Phial of Serenity and provide access to a “selection of useful amenities.”
Arguably the coolest thing about your Steward is that you actually get to pick out your own Steward from a selection of them. It will become your personal Steward and be the one that is summoned whenever you use the ability.
Instant
Call your steward to bring you a Phial of Serenity that can be consumed to restore 20% health and remove all Curse, Disease, Poison, and Bleed effects.
Your Steward additionally offers access to a selection of useful amenities for 4 min.
Kyrian Covenant Class Abilities
Please note that these abilities are still being tuned on Shadowlands Beta and do not have up to date versions available in the WoW API. We have relied on data mining the most recent Beta build to generate the tooltip text.
Kyrian Warrior – Spear of Bastion
25 yd Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Requires Warrior
Throw a Kyrian spear at the target location, dealing [110% of Attack Power] Arcane damage instantly and an additional [120% of Attack power] damage over 4 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Enemies hit are tethered to Spear of Bastion’s location for the duration.
Generates 25 Rage.
Kyrian Hunter – Resonating Arrow
40 yd Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Requires Hunter
Fire a resonating arrow to the target location that deals [20% of Attack Power] Arcane damage to any enemy in the area, and fill the area with echoing anima for 10 sec. The effect causes your attacks to ignore line of sight to enemies in the area, and you have 30% increased critical strike chance against them.
Leaving the area of echoing anima will still allow the hunter to ignore line of sight towards the enemy for 4 sec.
Kyrian Mage – Radiant Spark
2% of Base Mana 40 yd Range
1.5 sec cast 30 sec cooldown
Requires Mage
Conjure a radiant spark that causes [76% of Spell Power] Arcane damage instantly, and an additional [41.2% of Spell Power] damage over 10 sec.
The target takes 10% increased damage from your direct damage spells, stacking each time they are struck. This effect ends after 4 spells.
Kyrian Rogue – Echoing Reprimand
10 Energy Melee Range
Instant 45 sec cooldown
Requires Rogue
Deal [110% of Attack Power] Arcane damage to an enemy, extracting their anima to Animacharge a combo point for 45 sec.
Damaging finishing moves that consume the same number of combo points as your Animacharge function as if they consumed 7 combo points.
Awards 2 Combo Points.
Kyrian Priest – Boon of the Ascended
1.5 sec cast 3 min cooldown
Requires Priest
Draw upon the power of the Ascended for 10 sec, granting you access to Ascended Nova, replacing
Shadow: Mind Flay
Discipline, Holy, Initial: Smite
with Ascended Blast, and increasing movement speed by 50%.
Upon expiration, releases an Ascended Eruption:
Explode for up to [210% of Spell Power] Arcane damage to enemies and [159% of Spell Power] healing to allies within 15 yds, based on number of targets. Damage and healing increased by 3% for each stack of Boon of the Ascended.
Kyrian Warlock – Scouring Tithe
2% of Base Mana 40 yd Range
2 sec cast 40 sec cooldown
Requires Warlock
Deal [60% of Spell Power] Arcane damage instantly, and [90% of Spell Power] over 18 sec. If the enemy dies while affected by Scouring Tithe, you generate 5 Soul Shards. If they survive, Scouring Tithe’s cooldown is refreshed.
Kyrian Paladin – Divine Toll
15% of Base Mana 30 yd range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Requires Paladin
Instantly cast Holy Shock, Avenger’s Shield, or Judgment on up to 5 targets within 30 yds (based on your current specialization).
Kyrian Druid – Kindred Spirits
2% of Base Mana 40 yd range
2.5 sec cast
Requires Druid
Form a bond with an ally. Every 1 min, you may empower the bond for 10 sec, granting you an effect based on your partner’s role, and granting them an effect based on your role.
Tank – Kindred Protection: Protect your bonded partner, redirecting 40% of damage they take to you, unless you fall below 20% health.
Healer – Kindred Focus: Focus on your bonded partner, replicating 30% of all healing you deal onto them.
Damage – Kindred Empowerment: Energize your bonded partner, granting them 25% of your damage as additional Arcane damage, healing, or absorbtion.
Kyrian Shaman – Vesper Totem
10% of Base Mana 40 yd Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Requires Shaman
Summon a totem at the target location for 30 sec. Your next 3 damage spells or abilities will cause the totem to radiate [64% of Spell Power] Arcane damage to up to 6 enemies near the totem, and your next 3 healing spells will heal up to 6 allies near the totem for [73% of Spell Power] health.
Casting this ability again while the totem is active will relocate the totem.
Kyrian Monk – Weapons of Order
7% of Base Mana
Instant 2 min cooldown
Requires Monk
Brewmaster: For the next 30 sec, your Mastery is increased by 10%. Additionally, Keg Smash cooldown is reset instantly and enemies hit by Keg Smash take 8% increased damage from you for 10 sec, stacking up to 4 times.
Windwalker: For the next 30 sec, your Mastery is increased by 12.5%. Additionally, Rising Sun Kick reduces Chi costs by 1 for 5 sec, and Blackout Kick reduces cooldown of affected abilities by an additional 1 sec.
Mistweaver: For the next 30 sec, your Mastery is increased by 42%. Additionally, Essence Font cooldown is reset instantly and heals up to 6 nearby allies for [40% of Spell Power] health on channel start and end.
Kyrian Demon Hunter – Elysian Decree
30 yd Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Requires Demon Hunter
Place a Kyrian Sigil at the target location that activates after 2 sec. Detonates to deal [350% of Attack Power] Arcane damage and shatter up to 3 Lesser Soul Fragments from enemies affected by the sigil.
Kyrian Death Knight – Shackle the Unworthy
30 yd Range
Instant 1 min cooldown
Requires Death Knight
Admonish your target for their past transgressions, reducing the damage they deal to you by 5% and dealing [178.5% of Attack Power] Arcane damage over 14 sec.
While Shackle the Unworthy is active on an enemy, your direct-damage attacks that spend runes have a 50% chance to spread Shackle the Unworthy to a nearby enemy.
Kyrian Covenant Rewards
As you gain Renown with the Kyrian, you’ll be able to unlock exclusive rewards only available to members of the Kyrian Covenant.
Kyrian Covenant Armor
One of the primary rewards for gaining renown are the new Kyrian Covenant armor sets that display your dedication to your Covenant. These appearances can only be earned and worn by members of the Kyrian Covenant. Along with the armor, you’ll also unlock exclusive back attachment appearances to go with your fancy new regalia to use instead of a cloak appearance.
Kyrian Covenant Mount
There are two mounts that you can unlock as a Kyrian player: the Phalynx of Purity and the Eternal Phalynx of Purity.
Kyrian Covenant Pet
The Kyrian Covenant Pet is Ruffle, an adorable baby Steward.
Elysian Hold – The Kyrian Covenant Sanctum
The Kyrian Covenant’s Sanctum is Elysian Hold, and is exclusively accessible by Kyrian players. This will be the base of operations for your work with your Covenant, and where you’ll likely start and end your game sessions.
The Path of Ascension
“All members of the Kyrian Covenant can access the Path of Ascension, helping their Soulbinds test their mettle. You will play as either Pelagos, Kleia, or Mikanikos, each of whom has a unique set of tools to combat the monstrosities they must face in the trials ahead. You’ll help your Soulbinds by gathering the materials necessary to summon or capture a boss, as well as tools to help them equalize the playing field.
Once you’ve finished your prep, you’ll play as a Soulbind of your choosing and fight! Victorious Soulbinds will be rewarded with blueprints to craft improved gear, signature ability upgrades, and cosmetics.
For those who desire ultimate glory, seek out and complete challenges to unlock special rewards, including mounts.”
The Path of Ascension is the Kyrian’s unique structure. Here, you’ll be able to battle bosses to help your Soulbinds prove their courage and valor. You’ll be tasked with helping them collect the bosses to fight, tools to use during the fight, and then get to play as your Soulbind for the fight. You’ll earn a variety of rewards from defeating these bosses.
Kyrian Anima Conductor
As you collect Anima to help the Kyrian restore Bastion to its former glory, you’ll be able to choose which areas to direct the Anima to using the Anima Conductor. There are 6 areas you can channel the Anima to, and each area will provide a different reward. Eventually, you’ll be able to permanently restore the area and always have access to the benefit that it provides.
- Purity’s Pinnacle – Find a unique Covenant treasure.
- Temple of Courage – Fight an enemy champion.
- Temple of Humility – Access a Covenant World Quest.
- Eternal Forge – Access a set of Covenant daily quests.
- Eonian Archives – Get access to powerful kyrian enhancements.
- Citadel of Loyalty – Fight an elite enemy champion.
Kyrian Travel System – Kyrian Gateways
Each Covenant has an exclusive travel system available to them within their home zone. The Kyrian traverse the Only Kyrian players are able to access the Gateways, letting them travel around their realm faster than players of other Covenants.
You’ll need to gradually unlock the three tiers of Kyrian Gateways as you progress in your Covenant campaign, so you won’t have access to them right away. After unlocking them all though, it’ll feel as if you’re able to leap across Bastion in a single bound.
Step of Faith (Tier 1)
Allows travel to Elysian Hold, Hero’s Rest, Aspirant’s Rest, and the Temple of Courage.
After arriving at a location, cast Unburden, greatly increasing movement speed and propelling you forward.
Leap of Power (Tier 2)
Allows travel to Sagehaven, the Temple of Purity, and the Seat of Eternal Hymns.
Unburden duration increased by 100%.
Your Summon Steward ability can now create an Elysian Beacon, granting you access to the network in the field.
Eternal Paths (Tier 3) Allows travel to the Temple of Humility and Exaltation Rise.
Unburden additionally reduces the radius at which enemies will detect you while active.
Your steward’s Elysian Beacon can now be used by party members.
Kyrian Soulbinds
As you work to further the Kyrian’s goals, you’ll form a bond with powerful members of your Covenant.
Pelagos
“Pelagos trains diligently for ascension even in the face of challenge and adversity. Along with Kleia, his other soulbind, Pelagos is quick to befriend you as you seek an audience with the Archon and confront the Forsworn threat. Despite the trials he faces, Pelagos pushes ever forward, steadfast and optimistic.”
Kleia
“Kleia met you while she was still an aspirant. She demonstrated to her soulbound companion Pelagos and the rest of the kyrian that she wants to push forward and best any trials they faced. A caring mentor to Pelagos and you, she will do whatever she can to protect her friends and Bastion.”
Forgelite Prime Mikanikos
“Forgelite Prime Mikanikos, a steward of Bastion, showed promise from his earliest days and quickly rose to the rank of Forgelite Prime. He was the primary inventor of many of Bastion’s most iconic creations. Recognizing the potential of the Maw Walker, he became a formidable ally to help you get to the bottom of the anima drought and take on other threats.”
