Covenant offering farms
Farm Vertebra Shackles
Vertebra Shackles advance Mound-Makers rank rewards, including the Bloodlust katana and Warmth pyromancy.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Farm Vertebra Shackles
Catacombs of Carthus bonfire; nearby sword-and-shield skeletons along the passage toward the rolling bone ball.
Before you go
- Join Mound-Makers if you are pursuing covenant rewards.
- Reach and activate the Catacombs of Carthus bonfire.
- Bring a weapon and healing setup suitable for repeated skeleton fights.
Farming steps
- Equip Mound-Makers if you are also attempting to earn Shackles through invasions.
- Equip available item-discovery gear to improve enemy drop attempts.
- Rest at the Catacombs bonfire and move toward the nearby skeletons.
- Defeat the sword-and-shield skeletons on the route, watching for the rolling bone ball.
- Check for Vertebra Shackles and collect any that drop.
- Return to the same bonfire, rest to reset the enemies, and repeat the clear.
- When you reach your target offering count, visit the Mound-Makers altar to turn them in.
- The nearby enemies make the loop compact, but the drop remains random; do not count a kill as an offering until it appears.
- Successful mad phantom invasions award Shackles too, so use that route if matchmaking is active and suitable.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat the skeleton route after resting; each offering is a random drop. Invasions are a separate repeatable method that depends on online play.
Common mistakes
- Ignoring the rolling bone ball while running the route: watch its movement before entering the skeleton group.
- Farming before joining the covenant when you want its rewards: join Mound-Makers before turning offerings in.
- Assuming a drop is guaranteed: check inventory and continue only as needed.
When to stop or switch
Stop once you have the number of offerings needed for the Mound-Makers reward you want, or move to invasions if those are producing Shackles more efficiently.
Sources & fact checks
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