Doctrines are pronouncements that you make in Cult of the Lamb. They’re actually integral to your playthrough, shaping the way your flock behaves and reacts. You might even receive new actions to aid with progression. Here’s our Cult of the Lamb Doctrines guide to help you with the best ones to pick in the game, as well as how to acquire Commandment Stones.

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Cult of the Lamb Doctrines guide – The best Doctrines and how to get Commandment Stones

Commandment Stones

Doctrines in Cult of the Lamb are unlocked by spending a Commandment Stone (each one requires 3x fragments). There are a few ways to get these fragments:

  • Follower faith level-ups – The most common method is by leveling up your followers. Each level-up grants you a fragment and, once you have over a dozen fans, you’ll have all the tablets you’ll ever need.
  • Miniboss kills – Minibosses reward Commandment Stones once they’re defeated.
  • Merchant shops – If you see a merchant hut icon on the dungeon map, there’s a chance that a Commandment Stone is for sale.

Unlocking and choosing Doctrines

Once you have a full Commandment Stone tablet, go inside your shrine and check the Crown tab. Click on the tablet icon and you’ll see various options:

  • Work & Worship – These ones are all about devotion generation and working in your base.
  • Sustenance – Several here are dedicated to food and alleviating hunger.
  • Possessions – Most of the options here are related to gold and built structures.
  • Law & Order – These picks are related to loyalty and dealing with unruly followers.
  • Afterlife – Deals with the death of followers, and perhaps a means of bringing them back.

Note 1: Upon selecting a particular type of Doctrine, you won’t be able to select the others. Instead, you’re given two mutually exclusive options for that particular tier.

Note 2: While there are 40 Doctrines in Cult of the Lamb, you can only obtain a maximum of 12. Once you’ve done that, the mechanic will appear “maxed” and you’ll no longer be able to use your remaining Commandment Stones.

Work & Worship

You’ll want to get Faithful, Inspire, Glory of Construction, and Holy Day. You should have great options for devotion generation and quick building construction.

Sustenance

Feasting Ritual is a good option for the first tier. For the second tier, Cannibal synergizes well when you sacrifice or murder followers, though Grass Eater is more beneficial if you don’t want to use up a lot of ingredients when cooking. You won’t really need the rest.

Possessions

Personally, I didn’t really grab a lot of perks here. Still, Bribe and Belief in False Idols might be useful.

Law & Order

Similar to the Possessions picks, these weren’t really things that I focused on. However, the Murder action seems okay if you want to get rid of a dissenter quickly.

Afterlife

Get Belief in Sacrifice for the faith boost, then go ahead and sacrifice an elder with good traits. Next, use the Ritual of Resurrection to revive that elder, ensuring that they’re back to their youthful self while still retaining the traits they once had.

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