How To Sacrifice And Ascend Followers
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- How to unlock the Sacrifice Ritual and what it does
- How to unlock the Ascension Ritual and what it does
Once players start building their community cult of the Lamb, you will find that there are some moving parts. As the Lamb levels up the Red Crown, they begin to unlock access to numerous traits, abilities, recipes, and most importantly, rituals. Two of these rituals are particularly important to the growth of the Lamb itself and can keep the cult thriving and loyal. Those who build relationships with their followers can accumulate tons of EXP for the advancement of their community by sacrificing and leveling up cultists whenever possible.
That said, the process for sacrificing and leveling up followers isn’t entirely straightforward, and players will need to do a bit of work before they can even gain the ability to perform both of these rituals. There are benefits to both, and learning how to balance them will allow players to infuse their cult with a super-boosting infusion of devotion and loyalty. Here’s a look at how sacrificing and leveling up followers works cult of the Lamb.
How to unlock the Sacrifice Ritual and what it does
Players who want to become strong enough to conquer each crusade should unlock the ability to sacrifice followers as soon as possible. In order to gain the ability to perform a Sacrificial Ritual, players must journey through Crusades in the Darkwoods until they find and defeat the second Mini-Boss. After this, they are forced into an encounter with The One Who Waits, who will reward the Lamb with a new unlock called Sacrifice of Flesh. This gives players the ability to activate the ritual at their church altar whenever they wish and choose a pendant to sacrifice themselves to the Old God.
Sacrificing a henchman will reward the Lamb with a large amount of EXP to increase the power of his Red Crown, unlocking additional features during the Crusades such as extra health, fervour, and even new weapons and curses. The amount of EXP players receive for upgrades will be increased are entirely dependent on the follower’s loyalty level that they choose to sacrifice. Performing the ritual itself costs 75 bones (37 bones if the player has unlocked the Cheaper Rituals in the Divine Inspiration Tree) and subtracts -10 Faith.
Players can combat the loss of faith by grabbing the Faith in Sacrifice trait from the first tree of the After Death section when commanding a new Doctrine. Unlocking this trait adds +20 Faith each time a follower is sacrificed. Players can also wait to deliver their daily sermon after sacrificing a follower as this will help offset the loss of faith. Players should be aware of this Once the sacrificial ritual is complete, it must cool for several days before it can be used again.
How to unlock the Ascension Ritual and what it does
At some point during a player’s journey, companions will reach a point of no return. At this crossroads, they will likely either die of old age or end up as sacrificial material for The One Who Waits. Luckily, there’s a third option for players who want to give their followers the best possible ending. Ascension awaits those the Lamb deems worthy, leading a chosen follower to a higher plane of existence. To unlock this ritual, players must collect a stone tablet and command the Doctrine, Ascend Follower ritual from the first level of the Law and Order section.
This ritual is like sacrifice costs 75 Bones (halved to 37 for players with Cheaper Rituals Divine Inspiration unlocked) and adds +15 Faith to the Cult every time it is performed. Players will also see a huge increase in loyalty for each follower. As with sacrifice, using the ritual will put it on a fairly severe cooldown, forcing players to wait several days in game before performing the ritual again.
Similar to Sacrifice of the Flesh, when players decide to level up a follower, they are presented with a list of followers along with their ages and loyalty levels. Those with more loyalty are worth more and will give the herd a greater loyalty bonus as they level up.