At the start of the game, the Amulet Crafter is the first holder of the Amulet of Protection. Whoever holds the amulet is protected from attacks during the night, but must pass it to another player during the day.

If the Amulet Crafter or the current holder die, the amulet shatters. When the amulet shatters, the current holder is attacked. Afterwards, the amulet is out of play and won't be passed anymore. The Amulet Crafter may also manually choose to shatter the amulet at the end of the night, but may not do so during Night 1. The Amulet Crafter must pass the amulet during Day 0. When passing the amulet, up to three players may be specified (either at once or separately) and the amulet will be passed to the first player who has not previously had the amulet. Selecting a target is an immediate effect and, should the selection fail, the holder is immediately informed (and if applicable, the next selection is attempted). However, passing the amulet is an end-day ability. If the holder of the amulet does not or cannot choose a player to pass the amulet to, it shatters at the end of the day, instead of being passed.

Holders of the amulet do not know who gave them the amulet, nor do they know who has previously held it.