How does Morality work in Blacktail

A fight between good and evil.

Morality is one of the most important gameplay elements in Blacktail. You will encounter many strange beings on your journey, like seemingly natural wildlife, talking mushrooms, and ants who wish to conquer the world. How you choose to interact with these NPCs and your means of procuring resources from the world will affect your Moral Stance. Whether good or evil, Moral Stances come with certain benefits. The following is a guide explaining how Morality affects your gameplay in Blacktail.

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What is Moral Stance in Blacktail

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As mentioned before, your actions around the world influence your Moral Stance. Doing good deeds will grant you a Good Moral Stance, and performing evil deeds will grant you an Evil Moral Stance. During gameplay, you can view whether a Deed is good or evil by the logo in the top right corner of your screen. Additionally, your past five Deeds can be viewed from the Morality page.

Your Moral Stance is indicated by a bar on the Morality page at the bottom of the screen. Each Moral Stance that you attain can provide different bonuses. Additionally, completing a certain number of Deeds will unlock Titles for the player, which unlocks certain perks and allows you to open Warden chests.

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All Moral Stance bonuses in Blacktail

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Different Moral Stances provide different bonuses. The following are all the Moral Stance bonuses in Blacktail.

All Good Moral Stance Bonuses

  • Good
    • You harvest more resources from the environment.
    • Hocus that deals continuous damage and slows down enemies in a narrow arc in front of you.
    • The Broom lures nearby enemies until it disappears or is destroyed.
  • Gracious
    • You harvest even more resources from the environment.
    • Hocus that deals continuous damage and slows down enemies in a narrow arc in front of you.
    • The Broom lasts longer and lures nearby enemies until it disappears or is destroyed.
    • The Broom regenerates small amounts of vitality.
  • Noble
    • You make the most out of resources in the environment.
    • Hocus that deals continuous damage and slows down enemies in a narrow arc in front of you.
    • The Broom lasts even longer and lures nearby enemies until it disappears or is destroyed.
    • The Broom regenerates moderate amounts of vitality.

All Evil Moral Stance Bonuses

  • Evil
    • Upon death, enemies have a small chance of dropping blood orbs which restore health.
    • Hocus that drains vitality from a single target, restoring yours.
    • The Broom lures nearby enemies until it disappears or is destroyed.
  • Corrupt
    • Upon death, enemies have a decent chance of dropping blood orbs which restore health.
    • Hocus that drains vitality from a single target, restoring yours.
    • The Broom lasts longer and lures nearby enemies until it disappears or is destroyed.
    • The Broom gradually deals small amounts of damage to taunted enemies.
  • Rotten
    • Upon death, enemies have a high chance of dropping blood orbs which restore health.
    • Hocus that drains vitality from a single target, restoring yours.
    • The Broom lasts even longer and lures nearby enemies until it disappears or is destroyed.
    • The Broom gradually deals moderate amounts of damage to taunted enemies.

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Rajnil Bargi is a Journalism Graduate whose passion for gaming bloomed during the mid-2000s with titles like Age of Empires, I.G.I-2, and Half-Life 2. He has been publishing as a Contributing Writer at Pro Game Guides for over a year, primarily specializing in PC and mobile games. RPGS, Racing Sims, MOBAs and FPS are some of his favorite genres. When he's not completely enthralled in the world of gaming, he's usually playing music, going for hikes, or ordering pizza with way too much cheese.

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