Revenant Origin Explained – Medieval Origins Revival

The Revenant is one of the most interesting and coolest origins you can choose in Medieval Origins Revival. This origin offers a unique playstyle centered around summoning undead creatures and manipulating life and death. If you’re looking for a powerful and engaging origin with impressive abilities, the Revenant is definitely worth exploring.

Overview and Lore

Revenants are misfortune souls who suffered an unpaying debt. In their darkest hour, they returned to life. As a result, they become obsessed with manipulating life and death in other creatures. This thematic foundation shapes all of their abilities and interactions in the game world.

Core Abilities

Summon (Press G)

The primary ability of the Revenant is summoning undead creatures while holding specific items. You can summon up to five combat summons at a time, and each summon lasts for ten minutes.

Here are the summonable creatures and their requirements:

Skeleton: Requires 4 bones in your main hand

Skeleton Horse: Requires a saddle and bones

Zombie: Requires specific materials

Zombie Horse: Requires specific materials

To summon, hold the required items and press G. For example, holding four bones and pressing G will summon a skeleton companion that lasts for ten minutes.

Command Undead (Press B)

Once you’ve summoned undead creatures, you can control them using the B key to cycle between commands. Your summons can:

Sit: Keep them stationary in one location

Follow: Have them follow you around

Teleport: Bring them directly to your location

Note that these key bindings may not be set by default, so you may need to configure them in your controls settings.

Summon Enhancements

Your summoned creatures can be equipped with weapons and armor, making them formidable allies in combat. However, keep in mind that zombies cannot use bows. Hover over ability badges in-game for more detailed information about each summon type.

Resource Management – Soul and Blood Power

Soul and Blood Power Resource

Revenants use a unique resource called Soul and Blood Power. This resource charges over time and can be replenished more quickly by consuming bones and rotten flesh from undead creatures. This is an unsettling but effective mechanic for empowering your summons.

Empowerment Through Consumption

When you consume the flesh and bones of undead, you can empower the next summon of the same type. As your Soul and Blood Power accumulates:

Combat creatures: Their duration extends, and at max power they become permanent

Undead steeds: Their attributes are enhanced at max power

Advanced Abilities

Reaper’s Ward

At will, you can raise a circle of inert skeletons that act as a temporary shield. This is an incredibly powerful defensive ability that creates a protective barrier around you when activated.

Essence Extraction

Hit a living creature to drain its life force. The damage you deal scales with your accumulated Soul and Blood Power. When hit, Revenants build power which allows them to siphon life from their enemies, creating a life-steal mechanic that makes them increasingly dangerous as combat progresses.

Weaknesses and Drawbacks

Social Interactions

Villagers: Refuse to trade with you due to negative reputation

Iron Golems: Will attack you on sight

Pillagers: Tolerate you, though tenuously

Environmental Effects

Revenants have a “black thumb” effect—you cannot plant crops, and they wilt when you touch them. This is a significant drawback if you rely on farming for resources.

Sleep and Rest

Revenants cannot sleep. According to the lore, they are too scared to dream of what they wish they did not know, making rest impossible.

Combat Vulnerabilities

Smite Damage: You take extra damage from the Smite enchantment

Inverted Healing: Healing effects are inverted (they damage you instead)

Harming Effects: You receive inverted effects from harming potions

Poison and Regeneration Immunity: You are immune to poison and regeneration effects

Mob Damage: Most mobs deal more damage to you due to your obsession with the spirit realm

Aquatic Vulnerability

Like other undead creatures, Revenants take extra damage from water-based effects and are vulnerable in aquatic environments.

Overall Assessment

Despite these numerous drawbacks, Revenants are extremely tough and formidable due to their summoning and life-steal abilities. The combination of permanent undead companions, defensive shields, and life-draining mechanics makes them one of the strongest origins available. If you can manage the social and environmental penalties, the Revenant offers an incredibly rewarding and powerful playstyle.

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