Life Drain + Command
A commanding spirit pact that drains enemy life to sustain allies and weakens foes before overwhelming them. Preludes 15 (Garren Rood): Virtue is free per loadout (no Virtue Lith). Review Pact Arts renames before respeccing. Who should pick Garren Rood: spirit-oriented players who want Torment lifesteal sustain and Behest AoE debuff control. Grace route (Torment + Behest combo) is the standout — percentage-health damage can shred bosses on opener. Stampede deals trivial damage against high-armor targets; do not rely on it as a core damage tool. Weapon path: Gwylen for spirit scaling, The Erstroot for life-drain synergy, Duhk Halic for AoE crowd clear. Filter the Builds hub by pact=garren-rood for Grace glass-cannon and Spirit sustain loadouts.
Garren Rood was rated C in community P10 tier lists — Stampede nearly useless, Herdheart referenced outdated mechanics. The P11 video confirmed Stampede deals 1 damage per hit against high-armor targets. P15 partially fixed Stampede as AoE clear, but Torment+Behest percentage-health damage was also nerfed. Grace stream remains strong (OrbisNull S — glass cannon that can削 Boss 50% HP on opener), but Courage and Spirit are merely A/A−. The site's downgrade from A to B (#20) reflects overall kit inconsistency.
Community ratings per Courage / Grace / Spirit route — does not change the overall pact tier badge above.
Balanced opener burst; Stampede weak vs high armor.
Torment enjoys stealth bonus; glass-cannon opener burst.
Percent damage below Courage; full stagger bar helps staff burst.
Source: OrbisNull Pact×Virtue (P15) (Jul 2026, community reference — not a site tier endorsement). Overall pact tiers stay on the index table.
The Torment + Behest combo can shred a large chunk of boss HP on the opener, especially on the Grace route.
Torment redistributes drained enemy Life to the Envoy or nearby allies — genuine group sustain, not just self-healing.
Percentage-health damage from the Torment + Behest combo can strip roughly half a boss's HP on the opener (Grace route), making it a premier burst opener.
Pacts sharing this Virtue path, compared side by side for difficulty and meta tier.
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| Pact | Meta tier | Difficulty | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garren RoodThis page | B | Intermediate | special |
| Orengall | B | Intermediate | special |
| Oscelda | A | Beginner | starting |
| Wyld Oscelda | A | Beginner | wyld |
Drains a portion of an enemy's Life and redistributes it to the Envoy or nearby allies. (Torment — scales with courage in Preludes 15.)
Commands enemies to take damage and enter a weakened state with lowered defenses. (Behest — scales with spirit in Preludes 15.)
Calls forth a stampede of spectral stags charging in a column, stunning and damaging enemies in their path. (Stampede — scales with grace in Preludes 15.)
| Weapon | Type | ATK |
|---|---|---|
| Gwylen | Magick | 40 |
| The Erstroot | Magick | 40 |
| Duhk Halic | Polearms | 66 |