How to Change Factions in Soulframe

Yes, you can switch Enclaves in Soulframe — here's how, and what happens to your Standing when you do. This page is the full switch walkthrough: requirements, costs, and every consequence. For what Standing buys at each Enclave — rank tables, shop stock, daily caps — see the factions overview; that page is the system guide, this one is the switch procedure.

Quick Answer

• Can you change factions? Yes. Reach Rank 3 on your current Enclave, buy a Sacred Shimmer (5,000 Standing), craft the target Enclave's Talisman at Tuvalkane, equip it, and talk to that Enclave's leader.
• Does switching reset your Standing? No. Standing and Rank are retained per Enclave — leaving a faction does not delete its progress, and your old rank is waiting if you return.
• Is there a cooldown? No. Switching is repeatable; each switch just costs a fresh Sacred Shimmer plus Talisman materials (community-verified).

How to Change Your Enclave

Requirements

• Complete The Torment Stag and unlock the faction system (overview).
• Rank 3 on your current Enclave — the gate that unlocks switching.
• 5,000 faction standing for the Sacred Shimmer from the Favours shop.

Step by step

1. Buy Sacred Shimmer (5,000 Standing) from your current Enclave's Favours shop.
2. Craft the target Enclave Talisman at Tuvalkane — the craft consumes the Shimmer plus mid-tier materials (scrap-brass, chordstone).
3. Equip the Talisman and talk to the target Enclave's leader — you now represent that faction.

Your first Enclave is auto-assigned by your starter Pact at character creation; each faction's intro task differs (community-sourced) — Silent Rose asks you to find the wine, Alca's Children wants a Sangellia flower offering, and Kith of Kings gates entry behind a night-time ghost fight.

Confirm Sacred Shimmer cost and Talisman recipes in the Faction UI after each Preludes patch — costs have shifted in past hotfixes.

What Happens When You Switch?

Is your Standing reset?

No — Standing and Rank are stored per Enclave and survive the switch. Nothing is deleted: the numbers do not transfer to the new shop, but you can swap back later and resume at your old rank without re-grinding. To rebuild Standing fast on the new side, prioritise three-star faction tales — higher-difficulty tales pay more standing, and northern Midrath's higher-level regions pay best (community-sourced). Favour turn-ins also convert; see the farming routes loop.

What do you keep?

• Kept: unlocked cosmetics and titles stay on your account; already-crafted items, including faction-specific Pacts, are never revoked.
• Follows the Talisman: shop stock and Sparrow's Tales belong to your currently equipped Enclave.
• Re-grind required: rank-gated recipes for the new Enclave need that faction's Standing from zero.

Switching back

No cooldown, no penalty — but returning runs the full procedure again: another Sacred Shimmer (5,000 Standing on that faction) and a Talisman crafted from scratch. There is no instant rejoin.

When to switch — and when to stay

Switch when:

• Your build needs a Rank 5 recipe (27,500 Standing — Mora's Hand or Ode Tempest) only sold by another faction; once crafted, you can switch back.
• You want a different Faction Tale boss farm (Agari route).

Stay when:

• You are close to the next rank reward — a new faction starts at zero.
• Your Garren Rood farm route depends on current tales.

Before committing: confirm your current rank and Shimmer stock, check the target faction's shop for Rank 5 items your build needs, and finish your current Sparrow's Tales chain — abandoning a faction mid-tale resets that chain. Standing is not refundable; cross-check the Pact tier list before spending 27,500.

Common Questions

• Can I be in two factions at once? No — you represent one active Enclave at a time; only that faction's shop and tales are available.
• Does switching delete cosmetics or titles? No. Unlocked cosmetics and titles generally stay on your account; only shop access follows your equipped Talisman.
• What rank do I need before switching? Rank 3 — the same rank that unlocks non-starter Pact recipes.
• Is switching free? No. Every switch costs a Sacred Shimmer (5,000 Standing) plus Talisman materials.
• Does a switch reset my daily Standing cap? No — the daily cap (16,000, rising to 25,000 at max Envoy Rank, resets 00:00 UTC) is per-day, not per-faction (community-sourced — verify in-client).

Next Steps

• How factions work — what Standing buys: rank reward tables and shop stock for all three Enclaves.
• Pacts hub — the endgame gear your Standing is ultimately buying.
• Start Here → Progression — how Factions, Pacts, and Ancestor Bonds fit together.