Elden Ring Nightreign is upon us! Time to decide on your Nightfarer and set out into Limveld in hopes of defeating the Nightlord earlier than you’re misplaced to the rains. We’ve teamed up with Maxroll to deliver you a wide range of guides that will help you get began, introduce you to every of the Nightfarers and make it easier to navigate the risks of Limveld.
Getting Began in Nightreign
Maxroll’s Nightreign newbie’s information goes over every part it is advisable get began: an introduction to every of the 8 playable characters, a proof of the sport’s central hub, nagivating Limveld, the fundamentals of fight, and the best way to deal with the Nightlords, earlier than wrapping every part up with a bit of data on Nightreign’s metaprogression methods.
Maxroll Nightreign Character Guides
Be taught extra about every of the sport’s Nightfarers, how their expertise work, and a few extra details about every of their distinctive playstyles.
Wylder
Wylder is a well-rounded character, appropriate for newbies. His Sixth Sense passive means that you can cheat dying and keep up via one occasion of deadly injury. As a generalist, he would not excel with any particular weapons, however can use most martial armaments. His favourite weapon is the Greatsword.
Wylder Character Information
Guardian
The Guardian is Nightreign’s tank class. He is most snug wielding a big defend and a weapon that can be utilized whereas guarding, resembling a Halberd, Rapier, or Hand Crossbow. The Guardian offers much less injury than the opposite Nightfarers, however has immense sturdiness and a number of methods to disrupt foes.
Guardian Character Information
Ironeye
Ironeye is the bow specialist, although his excessive Dexterity makes him proficient with a wide range of different melee weapons resembling daggers and curved swords. Sadly, his low sturdiness makes him a poor alternative as a front-line fighter, so use melee weapons with warning. General, his talents are easy to make use of, making him a wonderful alternative for newbies.
Ironeye Character Information
Duchess
The Duchess is a dagger-wielding Nightfarer who excels at evasive motion to weave out and in of fight. Her beginning weapon comes with a potent character ability, enchanting your blade with the Magic affinity for further injury. As well as, she will be able to adeptly wield Glintstone Sorceries attributable to her excessive intelligence, and he or she has first rate Religion scaling for Incantations as effectively. For the Duchess, look out for weapons with the Magic or Frost Affinity, and people that may set off statuses like Frostbite or Blood Loss.
Duchess Character Information
Raider
The Raider has excessive Energy and makes use of massive/colossal weapons to smash his foes. Whereas he can use a wide range of martial armaments effectively, his FP is extraordinarily low, making it tough to make use of weapon expertise. The Raider’s inherent sturdiness makes him tough to stagger, serving to him be sure that his blows join.
Raider Character Information
Revenant
The Revenant is a assist class, although her excessive Religion permits her to make use of offensive Incantations with ease. Nonetheless, her means to deal injury is restricted as she has no technique of FP restoration. Her passive means summons the shades of foes to struggle at your aspect, distracting enemies and dealing injury.
Revenant Character Information
Recluse
A spellcaster adept who can use her character ability to revive FP, the Recluse excels at unleashing devastation from afar. Her stats favor Sorceries and Incantations, however she will be able to use Magic, Frost, Hearth, Holy, and Lightning affinity weapons. This character is a little more tough to play as you do not have as many defensive choices, and must handle FP along with your Well being and Stamina. Nonetheless, in the event you do every part accurately, she offers important injury.
Recluse Character Information
Executor
The Executor excels in single fight. He has excessive Dexterity and Arcane, giving him entry to a majority of the sport’s smaller weapons. Look out for Katanas particularly, as these scale off of Dexterity whereas additionally triggering the Blood Loss standing to enemies. Place fastidiously as a result of the Executor has low sturdiness.
Executor Character Information
Nightreign Map Guides
The Limveld map is teeming with factors of curiosity to discover. Maxroll’s Limveld Map & Key Places information teaches you concerning the varied encounters, what mob sorts to anticipate, and the rewards you possibly can earn for clearing them.
As you discover, you will encounter random occasions generally known as Raid Occasions which regularly contain preventing a difficult foe. In case you clear the raid, you earn a precious Energy for the rest of your run; be taught extra with Maxroll’s Raid Occasions information.
Defeating Nightlords unlocks Shifting Earth occasions. Every of those occasions transforms a quadrant of the map into a singular zone, steadily stuffed with plenty of bosses to struggle – and much like Raid Occasions, they award a particular energy when cleared. Be taught extra with Maxroll’s Shifting Earth occasion information.
Nightreign Assets
Discover Roundtable Maintain, Nightreign’s major hub space. Right here, you possibly can change your characters, carry out Relic Rites to arrange for the following expedition, check issues within the Sparring floor, learn up on the sport with the Visible Codex, discover your character’s story on the Journal, and set out from the Desk of Misplaced Grace to do battle towards a Nightlord. Study all this in Maxroll’s Roundtable Maintain information.
Relics and Vessels are a part of Nightreign’s metaprogression system. On the finish of every run, you earn Relics and Murk, which you’ll spend on the Small Jar Bazaar. Some Relics have random affixes that will or might not be helpful, whereas others (typically earned via character quests or by defeating bosses) have fastened stats and are fairly highly effective. As you progress within the sport, you additionally unlock extra Vessels, letting you equip a unique Relic mixture in your Nightfarer. Be taught extra about this method with Maxroll’s Relics and Vessels information.
Most of the Sorceries and Incantations in Nightreign belong to a particular Spell Faculty. The Spell Faculty determines which modifiers buff your spells – for instance, a Glintstone Sorcery will not profit from bonuses to Godslayer Incantations. This is not very clearly defined, although, so in the event you’re curious on the best way to buff your Spells, take a look at Maxroll’s Sorcery and Incantation Faculty Information.
Maxroll’s Nightreign Database
Browse Maxroll’s Elden Ring Nightreign Database to be taught extra concerning the Weapons, expertise, spells, Relics, Vessels, Relic modifiers, Talismans, passive traits, and Nightfarers obtainable within the sport. Every merchandise has a web page with expanded tooltip info, which you should use to find hidden secrets and techniques about Nightreign’s weapons (or simply search for enjoyable lore tidbits).
- Armaments embrace Daggers, Swords, Thrusting Swords, Curved Swords, Axes, Hammers, Spears, Halberds, Staves, Seals, Fist Weapons, Bows, Crossbows, and off-hand gadgets.
- Then you could have Abilities, weapon arts that devour FP to set off extra results.
- Sorceries and Incantations provide buffs, therapeutic, and methods to unleash devastation in your foes.
- Vessels and Relics are Nightreign’s metaprogression methods.
- Talismans, discovered throughout your run, give your Nightfarer a small bonus.
- Weapon Passives and Passive Character Traits perform equally to boons in most roguelikes, including non permanent energy throughout a run.
Written by IGN Employees with assist from Maxroll.