wow Official Preview of Soulbinds and Conduits in Shadowlands

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Here comes the official preview of Soulbinds and Conduits in Shadowlands. We get to see a sample Soulbind tree with 8 rows (tiers), learn about switching between individual Soulbinds, and preview how they enhance your Covenenat Abilities. 

• After picking a Covenant at max level, you will be able to choose your Soulbind (there are three Soulbinds per Covenant).
• Each Soulbind has a tree with 8 tiers of passives to unlock that empower your Covenenat Abilities and combat prowess in various ways.
• Each Soulbind also comes with Conduits. We can compare these to Legion Artifact Relics.
• We are also shown a preview of the Warrior Conduits that are currently in development.

Let's look at the individual Soulbind trees in more detail.

Kyrian Covenant

Forgelite Prime Mikanikos

• 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.
• 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 5 min.
• Soulsteel Clamps - After 5 sec of standing still, incoming stun and incapacitate durations are reduced by 30%. Lasts for 5 sec once you start moving.
• 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 falling, damage you take is reduced by 20% for 15 sec.
• Bron's Call to Action - After using 120 spells and abilities, your next spell or ability summons Bron, who attacks and heals your targets.

Kleia

• 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%.
• Resonant Accolades - When receiving healing or healing an ally, 5% of the healing is repeated on the target over 15 sec.
• Bearer's Pursuit - Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to decrease your target's movement speed by 30% for 20 sec.
• Pointed Courage - Critical strike is increased by 1% for every nearby enemy or ally, up to 5%.
• Cleansing Rites - After 5 sec out of combat, gain a shield for 10% of your health lasting for 30 sec.
• Ever Forward - While above 90% health, your mounted movement speed is increased by 10%.
• Valiant Strikes - You and your nearby allies' critical strikes grant you stacks of Valiant Strikes, up to 40. At 40 stacks, you heal nearby allies for 5% of their maximum health over 10 sec.

Pelagos

• 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.
• Focusing Mantra - Defeating an enemy lowers the cooldown on your Phial of Serenity by 1 sec.
• Phial of Patience - Phial of Serenity heals you for 35% additional health, but all of its healing is done over 10 sec.
• Bond of Friendship - Defeating an enemy reduces the cooldown on your steward's non-Phial services by 1 sec.
• Road of Trials - Defeating an enemy grants you 10% movement speed for 20 sec. This effect is increased if defeating a powerful enemy.
• Walk Together - Pelagos periodically sends you crafting materials, increasing for every dungeon, raid, battleground, arena, and quest completed while soulbound.
• Combat Meditation - Activating your Kyrian class ability increases your Mastery by 5% for 20 sec and occasionally expels Sorrowful Memories. Walking through Sorrowful Memories extends this effect by 3 sec.

Necrolord

Bonesmith Heirmir

• Serrated Spaulders - Inflict 485 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.
• 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. May only occur once per 1 min.
• Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone - After landing 10 critical strikes, you gain 20% increased Critical Strike for 10 sec. May only occur once per 1 min.
• Runeforged Spurs - Mounted movement speed is increased by 5%. If attacked while mounted, mounted movement speed is increased by an additional 10% for 30 sec.
• Smithing Expertise - You gain mining materials from completing activities that contribute to your Great Vault.
• 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.

Emeni

• Emeni's Magnificent Skin - When you use your Necrolord class ability or spell, gain a stack of Emeni's Magnificent Skin, stacking up to 4 times. Using Fleshcraft consumes your Emeni's Magnificent Skin to increase your maximum health by 5% per stack for 2 min.
• Cartilaginous Legs - After taking falling damage, the health lost becomes a shield lasting 15 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.
• 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.
• Runescribed Bone - Each enemy you defeat grants you one stack of Runescribed Bone, reducing magic damage taken by 1% for 30 sec. At 5 stacks, your soulbind traits are empowered for 30 sec.
  • Emeni's Magnificent Skin: Releasing stacks deals [ 34.5% of Spell Power + 34.5% of Attack Power ] Shadow damage to nearby enemies, increased by 1% per stack.
  • Cartilaginous Legs: Shield amount doubled.
  • Hearth Kidneystone: Cooldown reduction doubled.
  • Gristled Toes: Movement speed now increased by 3%, up to 25%.
  • Gnashing Chompers: Haste increase doubled.
  • Sulfuric Emission: Fear duration increased by 2 sec.

Plague Deviser Marileh

• Volatile Solvent - Using Fleshcraft with nearby corpses derives a benefit from a corpse, differing based on the creature's type.
• Travel with Bloop - While standing still, you slowly build stacks of Bloop's Wanderlust. At 10 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 10% of your maximum health for 20 sec.
• Plaguey's Preemptive Strike - Your first attack or spell cast on an enemy increases your damage done to them by 10% for 5 sec. Doesn't occur if Plaguey is busy Preemptively Striking another target.
• Kevin's Keyring - Allows opening of locks that require up to 600 skill. Each second spent channeling Fleshcraft reduces Kevin's Keyring's cooldown by one hour.
• Plagueborn Cleansing Slime - Defeating enemies has a chance to deploy your Plagueborn Cleansing Slime, which improves the remaining durability on your armor.
• Ultimate Form - Fleshcraft renders you immune to crowd control.

Night Fae

Dreamweaver

• Field of Blossoms - When Soulshape ends, you increase the movement speed of nearby allies by 15% for 15 sec.
• Social Butterfly - When at least 2 allies are within 8 yds, your versatility increases by 5% for 5 sec. When this expires, 2 nearby allies gain this bonus for 5 sec before passing it back to you.
• Soothing Voice - When your roots, stuns, and incapacitating class effects end, 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 15% of the caster's health, lasting for 5 sec.
• Faerie Dust - When falling farther than 20 yd, faerie dust slows your fall.
• Somnambulist - Every 1 hour spent in a rest area grants you increased gold from the next World Quest you complete. Stacks to 5.
• Podtender - When you would take damage that would kill you, instead rejuvenate within a pod, regaining 30% of HP over 10 sec. If the pod takes more than 10,000 damage during this time, you die. This effect may only occur once every 30 min.

Korayn

• 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 2 sec and ending your Soulshape.
• Face Your Foes - When in front of your target, your spells and abilities decrease the damage they inflict on you by 2% for 3 sec.
• First Strike - Damaging an enemy before they damage you increases your critical strike chance by 10% for 10 sec.
• Hold the Line - After 5 sec standing still, you take 10% less Physical damage until you move.
• Vorkai Sharpening Techniques - Your weapon takes no durability damage.
• Get In Formation - Your mounted movement speed is increased by 3%. Allies behind you within 40 yds gain this benefit.
• Final Moments - Your healing and damage to targets below 35% health is increased by 3%. When an ally dies, this benefit is increased by 500% for 30 sec. This enhancement may only occur once every 5 min.

Niya

• Sylvari Mantle - When Soulshape ends, you are concealed until you move.
• Stay on the Move - Defeating an enemy reduces Soulshape's cooldown by 1.0 sec.
• 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 [ 60% of Spell Power + 60% of Attack Power ] Nature damage over 6 sec.
• Niya's Tools: Poison - Your interrupts apply Niya's Paralytic Poison to your target, dealing [ 174% of Spell Power + 174% of Attack Power ] Nature damage over 30 sec. Targets with Niya's Paralytic Poison take an additional [ 100% of Attack Power ] Nature damage if interrupted once more.
• Niya's Tools: Herbs - Your helpful spells have a chance to apply Niya's Invigorating Herbs, increasing the target's haste by 0 for 20 sec.
• Care Package - Niya periodically sends you herbs to aid you when you complete activities that contribute to your Great Vault.
• Swift Patrol - Movement speed increased by 20% for 2 min after defeating an enemy. Combat cancels this effect.
• Grove Invigoration - When you use your Night Fae class ability or spell, gain 10% Mastery, slowly fading over 5 min.

Venthyr

General Draven

• Anima Infusion - Earning Anima improves your armor's remaining durability.
• 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.
• Built for War - While you are above 80% health you gain 1% pri every 3 sec, stacking up to 5 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 10% 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.
• 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%.
• Call to Action - Activating your Venthyr class ability grants 10% Versatility to you, and 4% Versatility to up to 4 nearby allies. Lasts 10 sec.

Nadjia the Mistblade

• Agent of Chaos - Door of Shadows disorients all nearby enemies at the target location for 8 sec when you appear.
• Fancy Footwork - Door of Shadows increases your movement speed by 80%, decaying over 6 sec.
• Friends in Low Places - You loot 20% more Infused Rubies, and dredgers throughout Revendreth offer you an expanded selection of goods.
• 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 4% more damage to them, and they deal 2% less damage to you. You may only have one Adversary at a time.
• 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, speeding up everything you do by 20% for 10 sec. Thrill Seeker decays rapidly while you are not in combat.

Theotar the Mad Duke

• Watch the Shoes! - Door of Shadows frees you from roots and snares.
• Leisurely Gait - Door of Shadows is instant cast, but its cooldown is increased by 30 sec.
• Refined Palate - The effects of combat potions last 10 to 100% 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 10% Mastery.
• Token of Appreciation - Grant a shield that absorbs 800 damage to allies who aid you with healing or beneficial magic effects. You will only shield each ally once every 20 sec.
• 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.
• Impeccable Style - Theotar will cover the costs of your Transmogrification.
• Exquisite Ingredients - Theotar will send you an assortment of flavorful herbs when you complete activities that contribute to your Great Vault.
• A Matter of Perspective - When you would suffer lethal damage instead gain Peculiar Perspective, preventing all damage dealt to you and healing you for 50% of the amount prevented for 4 sec. You may only benefit from this effect once every 8 mins.

Conduits

Another layer of customization within the Soulbind trees comes in the form of nodes called Conduits. These are class-specific passives of three types: Survival, Throughput, Utility. They work just like Legion Artifact Relics. Each Soulbind provides seven Conduits. Here are some Conduit examples that were added recently on Alpha:

Mage

• Ice Bite - Increases the damage of Ice Lance against frozen enemies by 10%.
• Icy Propulsion - While Icy Veins is active, your critical hits reduce its cooldown by 3 seconds.
• Shivering Core - Blizzard damage and snare increased by 5%.
• Unrelenting Cold - Frozen Orb damage is increased by 10%.

Warrior

• Ashen Juggernaut - Execute/Condemn increases the critical strike chance of Execute by 3% for 8 seconds, stacking up to 6 times.
• Brutal Vitality - 6.0% of the damage you deal adds to your active Ignore Pain.
• Cacophonous Roar - Intimidating Shout can withstand 80% more damage before breaking.
• Crash the Ramparts - Overpower has a 6% chance to apply Colossus Smash for 3 seconds.
• Indelible Victory - Victory Rush/Impending Victory heals you for 400% of the damage it dealt over 8 seconds.
• Inspiring Presence - Rallying Cry's duration and health granted are increased by 20%.
• Iron Maiden - Slam (Arms+Fury) or Revenge (Protection) has a 4% chance to refund a charge of Shield Block.
• Merciless Bonegrinder -Slam critical strikes reduce the remaining cooldown of Ravager/Bladestorm by 1 second.
• Safeguard - Intervene reduces damage taken by the target by 10%.
• Stalwart Guardian - The cooldown of Die by the Sword (Arms), Enraged Regeneration (Fury), or Shield Wall (Protection) is reduced by 20 seconds.

The official preview can be found below.

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During your travels in the Shadowlands, you’ll meet key members from each Covenant—Kyrian, Necrolord, Night Fae, and Venthyr—and, if you choose to walk in their path, you’ll be able to Soulbind with them. Soulbinding allows you to gain access to traits that provide bonuses or enhance your skills so you can effectively combat all who stand in your way.

After hitting max level, you’ll be able to choose to pledge yourself to a Covenant and forge a deep bond with some of their key members, who’ll lend their powers to use as your own. In practice, each Covenant will allow you to form this link with one of three Soulbinds. The first two Soulbinds are available as soon as you join a Covenant and do a little bit of questing—no other activity or currency required. The third Soulbind is unlocked when you complete the Covenant Campaign quest line.

Soulbinds have 8 rows of traits that augment your abilities or boost your combat prowess.

You can unlock new rows of power for your Soulbinds as you increase your trust with your Covenant through the Renown system . For example, if you join the Night Fae, reaching Renown Level 5 will unlock Niya’s third row of traits, and Renown Level 6 will unlock Dreamweaver’s third row. Similarly, a player who joins the Necrolords would get Marileth’s third row at Renown 5, and Emeni’s third row at Renown 6 as well. For the full list of current abilities Soulbinds have to offer, check out the Kyrian, Necrolord, Night Fae, and Venthyr Covenant previews.

CONNECT YOUR SOULS

KYRIAN SOULBINDS

The noble kyrian you befriended in Bastion will form a special bond with you if you join their Covenant. Below are descriptions of each along with example powers they can bestow upon you.

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.

Bond of Friendship: Defeating enemies slightly reduces the cooldown on your Steward’s non-Phial services per enemy defeated.

Combat Meditation: Using your Kyrian class spell or ability increases your Mastery slightly for a moderate amount of time and occasionally expels Sorrowful Memories. Walking through Sorrowful Memories extends this effect by a short time.

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.

Ascendant Phial: Phial of Serenity renders you immune to Curse, Disease, Poison, and Bleed effects for several seconds.

Valiant Strikes: You and your nearby allies’ critical strikes grant you stacks of Valiant Strikes. Once you maximize your stacks, you heal nearby allies for 5% of their maximum health over 10 seconds.

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 solve the anima drought and other threats.

Charged Additive: Phial of Serenity also knocks nearby enemies away from you.

Bron’s Call to Action: After using a significant amount of spells and abilities, your next spell or ability summons Bron, who attacks and heals your targets.

NECROLORD SOULBINDS

The warforged necrolords you befriended in Maldraxxus will form a special bond with you if you join their Covenant. Below are descriptions of each along with example powers they can bestow upon you.

Plague Deviser Marileth is as eccentric as he is brilliant, he created some of the most efficacious potions in all of Maldraxxus. When the House of Plagues was destroyed, Marileth was driven mad in the aftermath. Marileth’s creative solutions prove vital to the war effort… despite the occasional side effect.

Travel with Bloop: While standing still, you slowly build stacks of Bloop’s Wanderlust. At maximum stacks, your movement speed is increased for a couple of minutes.

Ultimate Form: Fleshcraft renders you immune to crowd control.

Emeni, the Slaughter Daughter was assembled in the stitchyards of Maldraxxus. In life, she was a powerful noble who slaughtered hundreds of her siblings to claim the throne. She respects your strength and prowess as you work together to exterminate their mutual enemies. A legend in her own right, her notoriety rises even higher as she binds her soul to the Maw Walker’s.

Runescribed Bone: Each enemy you defeat grants you one stack of Runescribed Bone, slightly reducing magic damage taken per stack. At max stacks, your Soulbind traits are empowered for a moderate amount of time.

Emeni’s Magnificent Skin: When you use your Necrolord class ability or spell, gain a stack of Emeni’s Magnficent Skin. Using Fleshcraft consumes your Emeni’s Magnificent Skin to slightly increase your maximum health per stack for a significant duration.

Emeni’s Magnificent Skin: Releasing stacks deals some Shadow damage to nearby enemies, slightly increased per stack.

Cartilaginous Legs: Shield amount doubled.

Hearth Kidneystone: Cooldown reduction doubled.

Gristled Toes: Movement speed now slightly to moderately increased.

Gnashing Chompers: Haste increase doubled.

Sulfuric Emission: Fear duration increased for a couple of seconds.

Bonesmith Heirmir is the Primus’s apprentice and among the oldest mortal souls in Maldraxxus. With eons of training and practice, she is the foremost expert on forging weapons and armor made of bone and steel. The arsenals she creates keep the House of the Chosen and you fully equipped to face the enemies that surround them.

Resourceful Fleshcrafting: Defeating an enemy slightly reduces Fleshcraft’s cooldown.

Forgeborne Reveries: Upon death, your armor continues to fight, allowing you to fight for an additional amount of time. During these seconds, your damage and healing done is reduced moderately and you cannot receive healing.

NIGHT FAE SOULBINDS

The cunning night fae you befriended in Ardenweald will form a special bond with you if you join their Covenant. Below are descriptions of each along with example powers they bestow upon you.

Niya is a sylvar who was tasked with guarding and caring for the wildseeds in her grove. You met her in a time of tragedy as her grove was left to wither so that its anima could be reclaimed. As she journeyed with you, Niya learned the hard truths of survival admidst the drought. An expert hunter and tracker, her skills will aid resolving the drought, and the other threats to Ardenweald.

Sylvari Mantle: When Soulshape ends, you are concealed until you move.

Grove Invigoration: When you use your Night Fae class ability or spell, gain a moderate amount of Mastery, slowly fading over a few minutes.

Dreamweaver is a calm and serene faerie who’s adept at peering into the dreams of nature spirits who slumber within the forest’s wildseeds as they await their rebirth. Dreamweaver helped you form a bond with one particular wildseed whose sleeping spirit reached out. His healing powers provide support as Ardenweald is besieged by outside forces.

Field of Blossoms: When Soulshape ends, you increase the movement speed of nearby allies for a moderate amount of time.

Podtender: When you would take damage that would kill you, instead rejuvenate within a wildseed, regaining a moderate amount of your maximum health over a few seconds. If the pod takes more than a certain amount of damage during this time, you die. This effect may only occur once every several minutes.

Korayn, a huntress of the Wild Hunt, is a strong-willed leader and ferocious fighter. Tasked with protecting the forest from the most dangerous and elusive threats, she will not rest until her quarry is slain and Ardenweald’s safety is secured. When Hibernal Hollow came under attack, it is Korayn’s leadership and resolve that helped win the day.

Wild Hunt’s Charge: While out of combat, your Soulshape’s teleport becomes a charge, stunning your target for a few seconds and ending your Soulshape.

Final Moments: Your healing and damage to targets below at low health is slightly increased. When an ally dies, this benefit is significantly increased for a moderate amount of time. This enhancement may only occur once every few minutes.

VENTHYR SOULBINDS

The proud venthyr you befriended in Revendreth will form a special bond with you if you join their Covenant. Below are descriptions of each along with example powers they can bestow upon you.

Nadjia the Mistblade is the self-proclaimed greatest duelist to ever wield a blade, who rebels at stagnation and longs for the next new experience. Wherever there is trouble, you can expect to find Nadjia there at the heart of it. She is ready to turn her skills to the defense of Revendreth at your command, and her entertainment.

Agent of Chaos: Door of Shadows disorients all nearby enemies at the target location for a few seconds when you appear.

Thrill Seeker: While in combat, you gain a stack of Thrill Seeker every couple of seconds, or some stacks on killing an enemy. When stacks reach their limit Thrill Seeker is consumed to grant you Euphoria, speeding up everything you do moderately for several seconds. Thrill Seeker decays rapidly while you are not in combat.

General Draven served Revendreth for eons as commander of the Stone Legion. He is on the frontline of any battlefield, will fight with honor to the very end, and never leaves a soldier behind.

Enduring Gloom: Door of Shadows grants you a shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of your maximum health. Lasts 8 seconds.

Call to Action: Using your Venthyr class ability or spell grants some Versatility to you, and your nearby allies for a moderate duration of time.

Theotar the Mad Duke knows all too well that insanity is no excuse for bad manners! Exiled from traditional aristocratic circles so he formed his own court of outcasts to gossip with. Whether weaving powerful magic through his favorite teapot or animating dredgers to carry his umbrella for him, Theotar wields the incredible power of Revendreth in his own, eccentric way.

Watch the Shoes!: Door of Shadows frees you from roots and snares.

Soothing Shade: Your spells and abilities have a chance to call Tubbins and Gubbins to your side for a moderate amount of time, parasol in hand. Standing in the shaded area grants you some Mastery.

CONDUITS

The Forge of Bonds also allows you to augment your Soulbinds with Conduits, socketed passives that enhance your Class and Covenant Abilities. Here are examples of Conduits for Warriors.

WARRIOR CONDUITS

Warrior (all specs): Execute increases the critical strike chance of subsequent Executes for a moderate amount of time, stacking substantially.

Warrior (Kyrian, all specs): Spear of Bastion’s instant damage and Rage generation are significantly increased.

Warrior (Necrolord, all specs): Brandishing the Conqueror’s Banner (Covenant Ability) immediately grants you a moderate amount of Glory (used to prolong the duration of your banner), and while the banner is planted your Strength is moderately increased.

Warrior (Night Fae, all specs): Ancient Aftershock’s damage and Rage generation are significantly increased against the first target struck.

Warrior (Venthyr, all specs): Condemn’s damage dealt and prevented are moderately increased for each nearby enemy.

Warrior (Arms): Overpower has a chance to apply Colossus Smash for a few seconds.

Warrior (Fury): Recklessness now last moderately longer.

Warrior (Protection): Last Stand significantly increases your Rage generation.

Conduits are still in development and subject to change.

SWAPPING SOULBINDS

You can choose between Soulbinds in rested areas or with a Tome of the Clear Mind or Codex of the Clear Mind to vary your play style for the battle ahead. Soulbind traits and Conduits can only be changed at the Forge of Bonds, located inside your Covenant Sanctum.

We look forward to sharing more information as development continues, and we hope this preview excites you for the Soulbinds.

Soulbinds, Conduits, and Renown Levels are still in development and subject to change, so be sure to check back for periodic updates on worldofwarcraft.com as we approach the release of Shadowlands.