Rituals are an important part of the gameplay loop in Cult of the Lamb. They’re unlocked through exploration and by creating new Doctrines. While some are more helpful than others, each Ritual requires a set amount of resources to perform and carries positive or negative effects.
Rituals can be discovered through the main story quests, such as going to speak with Leshy in Anura, where he will request Menticide Mushrooms in exchange for the Brainwashing Ritual. Other than that, most of them are discovered through unlocking new Doctrines as you progress.
This Cult of the Lamb guide will detail every available Ritual in the game, including their requirements and materials, as well as their effects. Don’t worry, the price isn’t your soul — yet.
Ritual Effects and What They Cost
Most Rituals use Bones, which are acquired in the Old Faith dungeons by either slashing the skeletons you see on the ground or when you kill a big boss dies/clear a room. They are all broken apart and looted automatically.
Here is a quick and detailed list of every Ritual available in Cult of the Lamb so far:
- Bonfire Ritual:
- Dance around the Flame to increase cult Faith by +30.
- Cost: x10 Lumber, x25 Bones.
- Dance around the Flame to increase cult Faith by +30.
- Sacrifice of the Flesh:
- Sacrifice a follower to grow your strength and unlock new abilities and weapons. Higher-level followers are more valuable when sacrificed.
- Cost: x1 Follower, x75 Bones.
- Sacrifice a follower to grow your strength and unlock new abilities and weapons. Higher-level followers are more valuable when sacrificed.
- Feasting Ritual:
- Throw a feast for your followers to completely fill up cult hunger and gain +30 faith.
- Throw a feast for your followers to completely fill up cult hunger and gain +30 faith.
- Ascend Follower Ritual:
- Perform a Ritual at your temple in which you can ascend a follower’s spirit to a higher plane of existence; all followers gain loyalty.
- Cost: x1 Follower, x75 Bones.
- Perform a Ritual at your temple in which you can ascend a follower’s spirit to a higher plane of existence; all followers gain loyalty.
- The Glory of Construction:
- A Ritual that immediately builds all structures under construction.
- A Ritual that immediately builds all structures under construction.
- Holy Day Ritual:
- Your followers will not work for an entire day and will gain +80 Faith.
- Your followers will not work for an entire day and will gain +80 Faith.
- Ritual of Enlightenment:
- Temporarily increase Devotion generation speed at your Shrine by 20% for three days.
- Temporarily increase Devotion generation speed at your Shrine by 20% for three days.
- Alms for the Poor:
- Distribute Coin to all of your followers to increase their Loyalty. Gain +10 Faith.
- Distribute Coin to all of your followers to increase their Loyalty. Gain +10 Faith.
- Ritual of Oceans Bounty:
- Catch double fish for two days; special fish will be more common.
- Catch double fish for two days; special fish will be more common.
- Ritual of Ressurection:
- Bring a dead Follower back to life.
- Bring a dead Follower back to life.
- Loyalty Enforcer:
- A Ritual to appoint a Follower as your Loyalty Enforcer, tasked with patrolling the Cult and raising the Loyalty of Followers.
- A Ritual to appoint a Follower as your Loyalty Enforcer, tasked with patrolling the Cult and raising the Loyalty of Followers.
- Wedding:
- Marry one of your Followers and gain +30 Faith.
- Marry one of your Followers and gain +30 Faith.
- Brainwashing Ritual:
- Followers will become Brainwashed, and Faith will be locked at full for two days.
- Cost: x10 Lumber; x25 Meniticide Mushrooms.
- Followers will become Brainwashed, and Faith will be locked at full for two days.
- Glory Through Toil Ritual:
- Allows your followers to work through three days and nights without getting tired.
- Allows your followers to work through three days and nights without getting tired.
- Ritualistic Fight Pits:
- Two followers fight to the death unless you’re feeling merciful.
- Cost: x2 Followers and x75 Bones.
- Two followers fight to the death unless you’re feeling merciful.
- Fast Ritual:
- Declare a Fast Ritual; Followers will not be hungry for three days.
- Cost: x75 Bones
- Tax Enforcer:
- Appoint a Follower as your Tax Enforcer. They will gather Coin from other Cult members.
- Appoint a Follower as your Tax Enforcer. They will gather Coin from other Cult members.
- Ritual of the Harvest:
- All Farm Plots with seeds become immediately ready for harvest.
- All Farm Plots with seeds become immediately ready for harvest.
That’s every Ritual that we have seen so far in Cult of the Lamb. Are there any we missed or haven’t unlocked not on this list? Let us know in the comments below, and check out our other Cult of the Lamb guides while you’re here, like our best tips for Followers guide.
