Code Vein Gifts Guide – Best Active and Passive Gifts, Effects

September 28, 2019

What are gifts in Code Vein? Well, you can consider them comparable to Skills and Magic. By using these gifts players can perform various unique actions such as healing and apply buffs. These effects, abilities, and buffs can be applied to companions as well as yourself. You can also use Code Vein Gifts to debuff enemies or deal direct damage.

Code Vein Gifts – Active and Passive

There are two types of gifts in Code Vein and gifts require Ichor. In our Code Vein Gifts guide we will explain how to unlock gifts, what are active and passive gifts, and their effects.

How to Unlock Gifts?

All gifts are divided into many Blood Codes. Unlock Blood Codes to access gifts. You can use Vestiges to further restore codes that then let you unlock gifts for that code. Meanwhile, the gifts upgrade increases the potentness of gifts but at the expense of weapon scaling.

All Passive and Active Gifts

In this section of the guide, you will find the effects of passive and active abilities.

Gift	Blood Code	Gift Type	Effect

Desperate Burst	N/A	Active	Desperate Burst
Shadow Leap	Isis	Active	Creates shockwave around you, then transports you backward
Fourfold Verdict	Isis	Active	Fires barrage of lightning bullets
Indra’s Coil	Isis	Active	Fires three bolts of lightning
Draconic Stake	Isis	Active	Create a blood stake to shoot at the enemy
Blast Bolt	Isis	Active	Fires a string of projectiles infused with electricity
Plasma Roar	Isis	Active	Shoot electricity surge at the target
Vow of Ichor	Isis	Passive	Reduced max HP pool to increase max Ichor pool
Bloodsucking Blades	Artemis	Active	Increased drain rating of the weapon attacks for you and your companion
Freezing Roar	Artemis	Active	Fires Projectile of freezing ice
Guard of Honor	Artemis	Active	Creates ice pillars that bombard the target
Bayonet Mastery	Artemis	Passive	Increased attack power when using a bayonet
Blood Grab	Artemis	Passive	Dodge enemy attacks to drain their ichor in accordance to your weapon’s drain rating
Dexterity/Willpower Up	Artemis	Passive	Increased dexterity and willpower
Ice Armor	Artemis	Active	Creates a barrier around you and your partner for ice resistance
Shock Web	Artemis	Active	Create a low-power trap
Fusillade Rondo	Artemis	Active	Fire homing bullets
Focused Gift Speed	Artemis	Passive	Increased speed of your Gifts when focused
Overdrive	Assassin	Active	Increases you and your’s companion’s attack as long as you don’t take damage
Stun Trap	Assassin	Active	Create stun traps
Concentration	Assassin	Active	Reduces stamina consumption as long as you don’t take damage
Merciless Reaper	Assassin	Active	Ignores some physical defense and weapon defense for next attack
Numbing Mark	Assassin	Active	Applies the stun effect to your weapon
Sharpened Fangs	Assassin	Passive	Increased damage dealt by a special drain after a parry/back attack
Shadow Assault	Assassin	Active	Do a fast, short-range charge
Nightstalker	Assassin	Active	Reduced the amount of sound created by the player, making it hard to be detected
Firm Stand	Atlas	Passive	Receiving fatal damage when HP is over certain amount leaves the player with 1 HP
Flashing Fang	Atlas	Active	More power behind next attack
Strength/Vitality Up	Atlas	Passive	Increased strength and vitality
Guard Reversal	Atlas	Active	Deflect attacks and stagger enemies after guarding
Impact Wave	Atlas	Active	Adds a shockwave effect to strike attacks
Two-handed Sword Mastery	Atlas	Passive	Increases attack power with Two-handed Sword
Dogged Fighter	Atlas	Passive	Increased stagger resistance
Foulblood Barrier	Atlas	Active	Create barrier around you and your partner to block damage
Guard Drain Rating Up	Atlas	Passive	Increased drain rating when guarding enemy attacks
Tormenting Blast	Atlas	Active	Leap forward and strike twice
Resilient Focus	Atlas	Passive	Increased focus gain by receiving damage
Venom Buff	Darkseeker	Passive	Applies venom effect to your weapon when focused
Sanguine Roar	Darkseeker	Active	Fires projectile of foul blood
Blood-draining Venom	Darkseeker	Passive	Deal venom damage to nearby enemies to get Ichor
Venomous Shot	Darkseeker	Active	Fire venom projectile
Fall Damage Reduction	Darkseeker	Passive	Less fall damage
Venom Trap	Darkseeker	Active	Create a venom trap
Ichor Strikes	Hunter		Reduced the ichor cost of weapon attack when focused
Dexterity Up	Hunter	Passive	Increased Dexterity
Blood Sacrifice	Hunter	Active	Spend HP to gain Ichor
Hunting Feast	Hunter	Active	Increased the drain rating of weapon attacks
Flame Spike	Hunter	Active	Fires a projectile of burning flame
Binding Mark	Hunter	Active	Applies the slow effect to the weapon
Active IFF	Hunter	Active	Nearby enemies will appear on your radar
Ranged Impact	Hunter	Active	Increased attack power of shots fired from weapons.
Slow Resistance	Mercury	Passive	Increased slow resistance
Vivification	Mercury	Active	Return to last mistle touched without losing haze
Slow Removal	Mercury	Active	Removes slow effect from you and your partner. Can be used before the attack occurs to block it
Revenant’s Hunger	Mercury	Passive	Increased haze from defeated enemies
Maintained Focus	Mercury	Passive	Rescued rate of focus consumption
Lighting Weapon	Mercury	Active	Adds lightning damage to your and your partner’s weapon
Raijin’s Veil	Mercury	Active	Boosts lightning resistance
Venom Removal	Mercury	Active	Removes venom affliction. Can be used to block venom attacks
Venom Resistance	Mercury	Passive	Increased venom resistance
Sprinter	Mercury	Passive	Reduced stamina consumption when dashing
Shadow Leap	Aset	Active	Creates shockwave around you, then transports you backward
Fourfold Verdict	Aset	Active	Fires barrage of lightning bullets
Indra’s Coil	Aset	Active	Fires three bolts of lightning
Blast Bolt	Aset	Active	Fires a string of projectiles infused with electricity
Vow of Ichor	Aset	Passive	Reduced max HP pool to increase max Ichor pool
Draconic Stake	Aset	Active	Create a blood stake to shoot at the enemy
Plasma Roar	Aset	Active	Shoot electricity surge at the target
Heroic Fang	Hermes	Passive	Increased damage with charged drains
Focused Carnage	Hermes	Passive	Reduces focus consumption by attacks while focused
Revenant’s Greed	Hermes	Passive	Increased chance of item drops from enemies
Steady Bulwark	Hermes	Active	Increased weapon defense against physical attacks
Strength Up	Hermes	Passive	Increased strength
Frost Spike	Hermes	Active	Fires ice projectile
Stun Removal	Hermes	Active	Removes stun affliction
Floating Light	Hermes	Active	Create a ball of light
Stun Resistance	Hermes	Active	Increased stun resistance
Swallow Cutter	Hermes	Active	Super fast attack
Bloody Impact	Hermes	Active	Release shockwave to blast away enemies
Eternal Blade Dance	Prometheus	Passive	Increased attack power when you dodge enemy attack
One-handed Sword Mastery	Prometheus	Passive	Increased power when equipped with one handed weapon
Hasten	Prometheus	Active	Boost reflexes when dodging
Deft Parry	Prometheus	Passive	Parry attack to get full stamina
Warding Mark	Prometheus	Active	Applies inhibit effect to your weapon
Savvy Evasion	Prometheus	Passive	More focus when dodging enemies
Flame Weapon	Prometheus	Passive	Add fire damage to your partner’s weapon
Blade Dance	Prometheus	Active	Increased damage with each attack
Fire Storm	Prometheus	Active	Shoot flaming projectiles
Phantom Assault	Prometheus	Active	Vanish to do a jump slash
Balance Up	Berserker	Passive	Increased balanced
Blow of Madness	Berserker	Active	Increased power of next attack
Dragon Lunge	Berserker	Active	Dash forward with a powerful overhead attack.
Precision	Berserker	Active	Makes it easier to stagger enemies
Royal Heart	Berserker	Active	Stagger resistance
Iron Will	Berserker	Active	Damage resistance
Dark Impulse	Caster	Passive	Increased Dark Gifts effect when focused
Blazing Roar	Caster	Active	Fires powerful flame
Weapon Drain Rating Up	Caster	Passive	Increased drain rating of weapon attacks
Blood Caster	Caster	Active	Fires projectile made of the power of blood
Guard Stability	Ranger	Passive	Less stamina consumption from guarding when focused
Venom Mark	Ranger	Active	Applies venom effect on current weapon
Spoils Spotter	Ranger	Active	Spot nearby collectibles
Shifting Hollow	Ranger	Active	Dash forward in mist form
Sonic Arrow	Ranger	Active	Fires Ichor projectile
Stamina Boost	Ranger	Passive	Increased max stamina
Blood Guard	Fighter	Active	Boosts blood resistance
Focused Stamina Usage	Fighter	Passive	Less stamina consumption when focused
Triple Annihilator	Fighter	Active	Deadly combo on a nearby enemy
Adrenaline	Fighter	Active	Attack power boost
Health Boost	Fighter	Passive	Increased max Health
Treasure Tracker	Survivor	Active	N/A
Leak Removal	Survivor	Active	N/A
Guard Stability	Survivor	Active	N/A
Valiant Heart	Survivor	Active	N/A
Life Steal	Survivor	Passive	N/A
Vitality Up	Survivor	Passive	N/A
Leak Resistance	Survivor	Passive	N/A
Chariot Rush	Dark Knight	Active	N/A
Flame Protection	Dark Knight	Active	N/A
Somatic Zeal	Dark Knight	Active	N/A
Blood Weapon	Dark Knight	Active	N/A
Blood Spike	Dark Knight	Active	N/A
Halberd Mastery	Dark Knight	Passive	N/A
Grave Knocker	Fionn	Active	N/A
Crushing Might	Fionn	Active	N/A
Red Shoes	Fionn	Active	N/A
Frost Weapon	Fionn	Active	N/A
Ice Barrage	Fionn	Active	N/A
Hammer Mastery	Fionn	Passive	N/A
Focused Guard	Fionn	Passive	N/A
Perseverance Up	Fionn	Passive	N/A
Panacea’s Essence	Eos	Active	N/A
Regenerator	Eos	Active	N/A
Sympathetic Boon	Eos	Active	N/A
Antibody Generation	Eos	Active	N/A
Elemental Wall	Eos	Active	N/A
Ablative Blood	Eos	Active	N/A
Bridge to Glory	Eos	Active	N/A
Mind/Vitality Up	Eos	Passive	N/A
Circulating Pulse	Queenslayer	Active	N/A
Cleansing Light	Queenslayer	Active	N/A
Final Journey	Queenslayer	Active	N/A
Frenzied Fire	Queenslayer	Active	N/A
Drain Boost	Queenslayer	Passive	N/A

This marks the end of our Code Vein Gifts Guide. If you need more help with the game check out our Blood Codes farming, errors and fixes, and Consumables guide.