Editing Blessings

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Blessings are temporary buffs (occasionally with an associated debuff) that last hours to days, and are obtained by completing a task. The task can be simple (such as visiting a shrine or devotional) or more complex (such as solving a puzzle).

==How Many Blessings Can I Have Active at Once?==
Each of the blessing types listed below will stack with each other (such that you can have all of these blessing types active at the same time); however, there are restrictions on how many of each blessing type that can be active at the same time. Based on these restrictions, a player can have a up to 9 blessings active at the same time.

::: {| class="wikitable" style="margin:left;" 
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|-
! Blessing Type !! Maximum # of Each Blessing Type<br>That can be Active at the Same Time
|-
| 3-Day Adventure Blessing || style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
| Stack Blessing || style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
| Devotional Blessing || style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
| Shrine Blessing || style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
| Castle Atos Blessing || style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
|}

==3-Day Adventure Blessings==
Each of these blessings are obtained in an Adventure Zone and all of the blessing's effects have a duration of 3 days.
You can have a maximum of 2 of these active at the same time.
These blessings are typically activated by solving a [[Puzzle]] in the zone, after which a blue swirly aura appears on a rounded platform.
To obtain the blessing, the avatar must walk into the blue aura.

:::{| class="sotawikitable"
! Blessing !! Location(s) !! Blessing Effect
|-
|-
| Acquisition
| [[Lost Vale]],<br>[[Grusk Factory]]
| +50% [[Skill Learning Speed]]
|-
| Agility
| [[Lamech’s Bazaar]] (Easy -Tier 7),<br>[[Lamech’s Bazaar]] (Normal - Tier 10),<br>[[Norgard Fens]],<br>[[South Midmaer Way]]
| +30 Dexterity<br>-10 Strength
|-
| Agility, Greater
| [[Lamech’s Bazaar]] (Hard - Tier 12)
| +45 Dexterity<br>-10 Strength
|-
| Avoidance
| [[Lamech’s Bazaar]] (Extreme - Tier 18)
| +20 Dexterity<br>+10 Damage Avoidance
|-
| Elemental Tolerance
| [[North Shattered Hills]],<br>[[The Outlaws' Run]]
| +20 Air Resistance<br>+20 Earth Resistance<br>+20 Fire Resistance<br>+20 Water Resistance<br>-10 Air Attunement<br>-10 Earth Attunement<br>-10 Fire Attunement<br>-10 Water Attunement
|-
| Elusiveness
| [[Tenebris Harbor]]
| +20 Dodge<br>-20 Damage Avoidance
|-
| Invigoration
| [[Blood River Forest]],<br>[[East Vauban Foothills]]
| +10% Healing Modifier
|-
|-
| Magic Tolerance
| [[Brittany Sewers]] (nested in [[Brittany Alleys]] & [[Central Brittany]])
| +20 Death Resistance<br>+20 Life Resistance<br>+20 Moon Resistance<br>+20 Sun Resistance<br>-10 Death Attunement<br>-10 Life Attunement<br>-10 Moon Attunement<br>-10 Sun Attunement
|-
| Maintenance
| [[Elysium Mines]] (nested in [[Twins Foothills]])
| +25% Armor Durability Effectiveness<br>+25% Shield Durability Effectiveness<br>+25% Weapon Durability Effectiveness
|-
| Moon
| [[Shaminian Hills]],<br>[[Well of Aldur]]
| +15 Moon Attunement<br>-20 Sun Attunement
|-
| Skill
| [[Middle Downs]],<br>[[Blood Bay]]
| +5 Adventurer Level
|-
| Sun
| [[Shaminian Hills]]
| +15 Sun Attunement<br>-20 Moon Attunement
|-
| Tamer
| [[South Boundless Forest]]
| +10 Tame Level Bonus
|-
|}

==Stack Blessings==
These blessings are also obtained in an adventure zone (specifically [[The Rise]]), but each blessing has several effects, with each effect having a different duration (from hours to days). You can have only 1 of these blessings active at a time.
These blessings are activated by solving a puzzle in [[The Rise]], after which each blue swirly aura appears on a rounded platform.
To obtain the blessing, the avatar must walk into the blue aura. See [https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/a-guide-to-the-rise-expansion-and-the-new-buffs-therein.168260/ this post] in the forums for more information about the puzzle.

:::{| class="sotawikitable"
! Blessing !! Location(s) !! Blessing Effect
|-
| Stack Magician
| [[The Rise]]
| +50 Focus (7 days)<br>-10% Magic Fizzle Chance (24 hours)<br>+5% Spell Critical Chance Bonus (4 hours)
|-
| Stack Protector
| [[The Rise]]
| +10 Damage Avoidance (7 days)<br>+25% Armor Effectiveness (24 hours)<br>+10 Magic Resistance (4 hours)
|-
| Stack Tamer
| [[The Rise]]
| +5 Tame Level Bonus (7 days)<br>+0.2 Tame Taunt Power (24 hours)<br>+50 Tame Creature Strength (4 hours)
|-
|}

==Devotional Blessings==
These blessings last for 5 days. You can have a maximum of 2 of these active at the same time.
These blessings are obtained by jumping into the pool of a [[Devotionals|Devotional]]. These devotionals are located in [[Patron City|Patron Cities]] and in some [[Player Owned Town]]s.
If you obtain the blessing in a Player Owned Town, the power of the blessing will depend on how many lots have been claimed by players in that town (see below). In a Patron City, the power of these blessings are constant (and equivalent to the highest power achievable in a Player Owned Town).

:::{| class="sotawikitable"
! rowspan="2"|Devotional !!rowspan="2"|Symbol !! colspan="2"|Locations !! colspan="2"|Blessing Effects for [[Patron City]] and High Tier POT<span style="color:fuchsia">&dagger;</span>
|-
! [[Patron City]] !! Other Locations !! Adventuring Buff !! Crafting/Fishing Buff
|-
| [[Devotional of Compassion]]
| Heart
| [[Brookside]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +5 Combat Dodge Modifier
| +5 Tailoring Proficiency
|-
| [[Devotional of Courage]]
| Bell
| [[Resolute]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +5 Strength
|
|-
| [[Devotional of Honesty]]
| Hand
| [[Etceter]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +25 Focus
| +5 Alchemy
|-
| [[Devotional of Honor]]
| Chalice
| [[Kiln]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +1.5 Combat Focus Per Second
| +5 Agriculture
|-
| [[Devotional of Humility]]
| Crook
| [[Eastmarch]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +5 Magic Resistance
| +8% Fishing Bait Recovery Chance
|-
| [[Devotional of Justice]]
| Scales
| [[Jaanaford]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| -5% Fizzle Chance
| +5 Cooking
|-
|-
| [[Devotional of Love]]
| Candle
| [[Ardoris]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +5 Dexterity
|
|-
| [[Devotional of Sacrifice]]
| Teardrop
| [[Northwood]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +1.5 Combat Health Per Second
| +5 Carpentry
|-
| [[Devotional of Spirituality]]
| Ankh
| [[Fortus End]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +4 Adventure Level
| +5 Fishing
|-
| [[Devotional of Truth]]
| Book
| [[Aerie]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +5 Intelligence
|
|-
| [[Devotional of Valor]]
| Sword
| [[Point West]]
| Some Player Owned Towns
| +25 Health
| +5 Blacksmithing
|-
|}

<span style="color:fuchsia">&dagger;</span> For a Player Owned Town (POT), the power of the blessing depends on how many lots have been claimed by players in that town (more lots claimed gives greater power to the buff, with a maximum power achieved at the highest tier). The tiers are as follows:
:* 9 or less claimed lots - low power tier
:* 10-19 claimed lots - moderate power tier
:* 20 or more claim lots - high power tier (provides the same power as the buff from a [[Patron City]] devotional).

:::{| class="sotawikitable"
! rowspan=2 | Devotional
! rowspan=2 | Symbol
! colspan=3 | Blessing Effect
|-
! Low Power !! Moderate Power !! High Power (Same as Patron City)
|-
| [[Devotional of Compassion]]
| Heart
| +3 Combat Dodge Modifier<br>+3 Tailoring
| +4 Combat Dodge Modifier<br>+4 Tailoring
| +5 Combat Dodge Modifier<br>+5 Tailoring
|-
| [[Devotional of Courage]]
| Bell
| +3 Strength
| +4 Strength
| +5 Strength
|-
| [[Devotional of Honesty]]
| Hand
| +15 Focus<br>+3 Alchemy
| +20 Focus<br>+4 Alchemy
| +25 Focus<br>+5 Alchemy
|-
| [[Devotional of Honor]]
| Chalice
| +1 Combat Focus per Second<br>+3 Agriculture
| +1.3 Combat Focus per Second<br>+4 Agriculture
| +1.5 Combat Focus per Second<br>+5 Agriculture
|-
| [[Devotional of Humility]]
| Crook
| +3 Magic Resistance<br>+4% Water Fishing Bait Recovery Chance
| +4 Magic Resistance<br>+6% Water Fishing Bait Recovery Chance
| +5 Magic Resistance<br>+8% Water Fishing Bait Recovery Chance
|-
| [[Devotional of Justice]]
| Scales
| -3% Magic Fizzle Chance<br>+3 Cooking
| -4% Magic Fizzle Chance<br>+4 Cooking
| -5% Magic Fizzle Chance<br>+5 Cooking
|-
| [[Devotional of Love]]
| Candle
| +3 Dexterity
| +4 Dexterity
| +5 Dexterity
|-
| [[Devotional of Sacrifice]]
| Teardrop
| +1 Combat Health per Second<br>+3 Carpentry
| +1.3 Combat Health per Second<br>+4 Carpentry
| +1.5 Combat Health per Second<br>+5 Carpentry
|-
| [[Devotional of Spirituality]]
| Ankh
| +2 Adventurer Level<br>+3 Fishing
| +3 Adventurer Level<br>+4 Fishing
| +4 Adventurer Level<br>+5 Fishing
|-
| [[Devotional of Truth]]
| Book
| +3 Intelligence
| +4 Intelligence
| +5 Intelligence
|-
| [[Devotional of Valor]]
| Sword
| +15 Health<br>+3 Blacksmithing
| +20 Health<br>+4 Blacksmithing
| +25 Health<br>+5 Blacksmithing
|}

==Shrine Blessings==
{{PAGENAME}} are nine different shrines that provide a [[Blessing|Shrine Blessing]] that buffs the Avatar for 3 days with +15 [[Attunement]] for a specific magic type. You can have a maximum of 2 different Shrine Blessings active at the same time.
These blessings are obtained by standing on the base of the shrine. 

All of these shrines are craftable (see [[Shrines of Attunement]] for where to find the recipes).

These shrines can be placed as decoration in a [[Lot]], [[House]], [[Basement]], [[Dungeon]], or [[Player Owned Town]]. Sometimes these shrines are present in  [[NPC Town]]s. For more details, see [[Shrines of Attunement]].

:::{| class="sotawikitable"
! Shrine !! Blessing Name !! Blessing Effect
|-
| [[Shrine of Atenism]]
| Blessing of Atenism
| +15 Sun Attunement
|-
| [[Shrine of Chaos]]
| Blessing of Chaos
| +15 Chaos Attunement
|-
| [[Shrine of Gaiaism]]
| Blessing of Gaiaism
| +15 Earth Attunement
|-
| [[Shrine of Lunaism]]
| Blessing of Lunaism
| +15 Moon Attunement
|-
| [[Shrine of Necromancy]]
| Blessing of Necromancy
| +15 Death Attunement
|-
| [[Shrine of Sorcery]]
| Blessing of Sorcery
| +15 Fire Attunement
|-
| [[Shrine of Tempestry]]
| Blessing of Tempestry
| +15 Water Attunement
|-
| [[Shrine of Thaumaturgy]]
| Blessing of Thaumaturgy
| +15 Life Attunement
|-
| [[Shrine of Theurgy]]
| Blessing of Theurgy
| +15 Air Attunement
|-
|}

==Castle Atos Blessings==
These blessings can only be obtained in [[Castle Atos]].

In the main courtyard of Castle Atos, there are two blessing pools (one on each side of the courtyard). Each blessing can be obtained by jumping into the pool. Both of these blessings can be active at the same time, and they stack with other blessings.

The power of the "Atos" blessing depends on how many avatars are in the Castle Atos zone at the time you acquire the buff (with more players generating a more powerful blessing). Once you have acquired the buff, the stats on your buff will remain unchanged for the duration of the buff, even if the number of players in Castle Atos changes (unless you re-acquire the blessing). The "Atos" blessing remains active even if you leave the zone.

The "Learning" buff has a constant power (and does not vary based on number of players in the zone). This buff only lasts while the avatar is within the Castle Atos zone (i.e. the blessing is removed when you leave the zone). This blessing was designed to encourage players to come to Castle Atos by giving them this incentive to train their skills in Castle Atos.

:::{| class="sotawikitable" style="margin:left"
! Blessing !! # Players needed in Scene !! Location !! Blessing Effect
|-
| Atos, Weak
| style="text-align:center;"| 1-3
| [[Castle Atos]]
| +3 Health (3 days)<br>+3 Focus (3 days)<br>+10% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)<br>
|-
| Atos
| style="text-align:center;"| 4-7
| [[Castle Atos]]
| +5 Health (3 days)<br>+5 Focus (3 days)<br>+12.5% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)<br>
|-
| Atos, Strong
| style="text-align:center;"| 8-12
| [[Castle Atos]]
| +10 Health (3 days)<br>+10 Focus (3 days)<br>+15% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)<br>
|-
| Atos, Powerful
| style="text-align:center;"| 13-20
| [[Castle Atos]]
| +15 Health (3 days)<br>+15 Focus (3 days)<br>+17.5% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)<br>
|-
| Atos, mighty
| style="text-align:center;"| 21-29
| [[Castle Atos]]
| +25 Health (3 days)<br>+25 Focus (3 days)<br>+20% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)<br>
|-
| Atos, maximum strength
| style="text-align:center;"| 30+
| [[Castle Atos]]
| +30 Health (3 days)<br>+30 Focus (3 days)<br>+22.5% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)<br>
|-
| Learning
| style="text-align:center;"| Any #
| [[Castle Atos]]
| +100% [[Skill Learning Speed]] (only active while player is in Castle Atos)
|-
|}

==Skills that Contain "Blessing" in the Title, But are Not Related to the Blessings Listed Above==
* [[Celestial Blessing]]
* [[Beneficent Blessing]]

==Removed Blessings - For Historical Purposes Only==
* [[Blessing of Wisdom]]
* [[Blessing of Moon Harmony]]

==External Links==
A listing of most of the blessings that are obtained by solving a puzzle can be found in this thread in the SOTA forums:
:[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/solutions-to-puzzles-treasure-hunts-spoilers.61625/ Solutions to Puzzles & Treasure Hunts (Spoilers!)]

==References==
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