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 assist you navigate the hazards of Limveld.
Getting Began in Nightreign
Maxroll’s Nightreign newbie’s information goes over all the things it is advisable get began: an introduction to every of the 8 playable characters, an evidence of the sport’s central hub, nagivating Limveld, the fundamentals of fight, and find out how to deal with the Nightlords, earlier than wrapping all the things up with a bit of knowledge on Nightreign’s metaprogression programs.
For extra assist beginning your adventures in Limveld, see IGN’s Important Nightreign Suggestions and Methods and Issues Elden Ring Nightreign Does not Inform You!
Maxroll Nightreign Character Guides
Be taught extra about every of the sport’s Nightfarers, how their expertise work, and a few further details about every of their distinctive playstyles.
Wylder
Wylder is a well-rounded character, appropriate for newcomers. His Sixth Sense passive means that you can cheat dying and keep up by way of one occasion of deadly harm. 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 comfy wielding a big protect and a weapon that can be utilized whereas guarding, similar to a Halberd, Rapier, or Hand Crossbow. The Guardian offers much less harm 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 similar to 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 skills are easy to make use of, making him a wonderful alternative for newcomers.
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 talent, enchanting your blade with the Magic affinity for further harm. As well as, she will be able to adeptly wield Glintstone Sorceries resulting from her excessive intelligence, and he or she has first rate Religion scaling for Incantations as properly. 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 Power and makes use of giant/colossal weapons to smash his foes. Whereas he can use a wide range of martial armaments properly, 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 make sure that his blows join.
Raider Character Information
Revenant
The Revenant is a help class, although her excessive Religion permits her to make use of offensive Incantations with ease. Nonetheless, her capability to deal harm is restricted as she has no methodology of FP restoration. Her passive capability summons the shades of foes to struggle at your aspect, distracting enemies and dealing harm.
Revenant Character Information
Recluse
A spellcaster adept who can use her character talent 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 all the things appropriately, she offers important harm.
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 specifically, as these scale off of Dexterity whereas additionally triggering the Blood Loss standing to enemies. Place rigorously 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 in regards to the varied encounters, what mob sorts to anticipate, and the rewards you may earn for clearing them.
As you discover, you will encounter random occasions often known as Raid Occasions which frequently contain preventing a difficult foe. For those who clear the raid, you earn a useful 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 novel zone, regularly stuffed with a lot 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 primary hub space. Right here, you may change your characters, carry out Relic Rites to organize for the subsequent 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 in opposition to 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 be able to spend on the Small Jar Bazaar. Some Relics have random affixes that will or is probably not helpful, whereas others (typically earned by way of character quests or by defeating bosses) have mounted stats and are fairly highly effective. As you progress within the recreation, you additionally unlock further Vessels, letting you equip a distinct Relic mixture in your Nightfarer. Be taught extra about this technique with Maxroll’s Relics and Vessels information.
Most of the Sorceries and Incantations in Nightreign belong to a selected Spell College. The Spell College 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 find out how to buff your Spells, try Maxroll’s Sorcery and Incantation College Information.
Maxroll’s Nightreign Database
Browse Maxroll’s Elden Ring Nightreign Database to be taught extra in regards to the Weapons, expertise, spells, Relics, Vessels, Relic modifiers, Talismans, passive traits, and Nightfarers accessible within the recreation. 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’ve got Abilities, weapon arts that eat FP to set off further results.Sorceries and Incantations provide buffs, therapeutic, and methods to unleash devastation in your foes.Vessels and Relics are Nightreign’s metaprogression programs.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 momentary energy throughout a run.
Written by IGN Employees with assist from Maxroll.
