And yet the Soulbinds also have an impact on the Covenant Ability. That’s already visible if you look at some of the Necrolord Soulbinds.
So if the core Covenant ability is bad, then the Soulbinds may be in a bad spot as well.
I’m not big into progression, but if I’m told that my choices are 80%, 100%, 98% and 97% …
why would any sane person ever take the 80%? It becomes a non-choice.