Covenants

Covenants work exactly like they did in retail Shadowlands — pick one of the four (Kyrian, Venthyr, Necrolord, Night Fae) for its Covenant ability and Soulbind tree, and swap freely whenever you want through your Magic Stone.

You are given a default Covenant and Soulbind automatically when your character is created, based on your class. If you want to choose for yourself, right-click your Magic Stone and pick “Swap Covenant” — this opens the same “Which Covenant will you join?” screen from retail.

Unlike retail, there is no campaign to complete first and no lockout window — swap as many times as you like.

Conduits

Every Conduit for your class and spec is already unlocked from the moment your character is created — there is nothing to farm or unlock here. Right-click your Magic Stone and pick “View Soulbinds” to open your Soulbind tree and slot whichever Conduits you want.

Since everything is unlocked, feel free to experiment — try a different Soulbind path, swap Conduits around, or switch Covenants entirely, all with no farming required to catch back up.

Practical takeaway: if you already know Shadowlands, this will feel completely familiar. If you do not, do not overthink it — pick whichever Covenant fits your class fantasy or the ability you want, since switching later costs you nothing.