Blessings

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.

Blessing Type	Maximum # of Each Blessing Type That can be Active at the Same Time
3-Day Adventure Blessing	2
Stack Blessing	1
Devotional Blessing	2
Shrine Blessing	2
Castle Atos Blessing	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.

Blessing	Location(s)	Blessing Effect
Acquisition	Lost Vale, Grusk Factory	+50% Skill Learning Speed
Agility	Lamech’s Bazaar (Easy -Tier 7), Lamech’s Bazaar (Normal - Tier 10), Norgard Fens, South Midmaer Way	+30 Dexterity -10 Strength
Agility, Greater	Lamech’s Bazaar (Hard - Tier 12)	+45 Dexterity -10 Strength
Avoidance	Lamech’s Bazaar (Extreme - Tier 18)	+20 Dexterity +10 Damage Avoidance
Elemental Tolerance	North Shattered Hills, The Outlaws' Run	+20 Air Resistance +20 Earth Resistance +20 Fire Resistance +20 Water Resistance -10 Air Attunement -10 Earth Attunement -10 Fire Attunement -10 Water Attunement
Elusiveness	Tenebris Harbor	+20 Dodge -20 Damage Avoidance
Invigoration	Blood River Forest, East Vauban Foothills	+10% Healing Modifier
Magic Tolerance	Brittany Sewers (nested in Brittany Alleys & Central Brittany)	+20 Death Resistance +20 Life Resistance +20 Moon Resistance +20 Sun Resistance -10 Death Attunement -10 Life Attunement -10 Moon Attunement -10 Sun Attunement
Maintenance	Elysium Mines (nested in Twins Foothills)	+25% Armor Durability Effectiveness +25% Shield Durability Effectiveness +25% Weapon Durability Effectiveness
Moon	Shaminian Hills, Well of Aldur	+15 Moon Attunement -20 Sun Attunement
Skill	Middle Downs, Blood Bay	+5 Adventurer Level
Sun	Shaminian Hills	+15 Sun Attunement -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 this post in the forums for more information about the puzzle.

Blessing	Location(s)	Blessing Effect
Stack Magician	The Rise	+50 Focus (7 days) -10% Magic Fizzle Chance (24 hours) +5% Spell Critical Chance Bonus (4 hours)
Stack Protector	The Rise	+10 Damage Avoidance (7 days) +25% Armor Effectiveness (24 hours) +10 Magic Resistance (4 hours)
Stack Tamer	The Rise	+5 Tame Level Bonus (7 days) +0.2 Tame Taunt Power (24 hours) +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 Devotional. These devotionals are located in Patron Cities and in some Player Owned Towns. 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).

Devotional	Symbol	Locations		Blessing Effects for Patron City and High Tier POT†
		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

† 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).

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

Shrine Blessings

Blessings are nine different shrines that provide a 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 Towns. For more details, see Shrines of Attunement.

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.

Blessing	# Players needed in Scene	Location	Blessing Effect
Atos, Weak	1-3	Castle Atos	+3 Health (3 days) +3 Focus (3 days) +10% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)
Atos	4-7	Castle Atos	+5 Health (3 days) +5 Focus (3 days) +12.5% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)
Atos, Strong	8-12	Castle Atos	+10 Health (3 days) +10 Focus (3 days) +15% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)
Atos, Powerful	13-20	Castle Atos	+15 Health (3 days) +15 Focus (3 days) +17.5% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)
Atos, mighty	21-29	Castle Atos	+25 Health (3 days) +25 Focus (3 days) +20% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)
Atos, maximum strength	30+	Castle Atos	+30 Health (3 days) +30 Focus (3 days) +22.5% Melee and Ranged Critical Hit Reduction (1 day)
Learning	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:

Solutions to Puzzles & Treasure Hunts (Spoilers!)