Elden Ring Nightreign has arrived! Select your Nightfarer and venture into Limveld to confront the Nightlord before the rains consume you. Partnering with Maxroll, we're providing comprehensive guides covering character selection, exploration strategies, and combat preparation.
Preparing for Nightreign
Maxroll's essential Nightreign beginner guide covers all fundamentals: In-depth profiles of all 8 playable characters, navigation through Limveld, combat mechanics, Nightlord strategies, and progression systems.
Supplement your knowledge with IGN's Nightreign Tips & Tricks and Lesser-Known Nightreign Mechanics!
Nightfarer Character Profiles
Discover each character's abilities, combat style, and strategic potential through detailed breakdowns.
Wylder
The perfect starter character, Wylder boasts balanced capabilities. His Sixth Sense passive grants survival through lethal damage once per encounter. While proficient with martial weapons, he particularly shines with Greatswords.
Guardian
Nightreign's defensive specialist thrives behind massive shields supplemented by Halberds, Rapiers, or Hand Crossbows. Though less damaging than peers, his interrupting abilities and resilience make him invaluable.
Ironeye
This ranged specialist dominates with bows while remaining competent with daggers and curved swords—though fragile constitution demands cautious positioning.
Duchess
A mobile combatant specializing in magical daggers. Her Magic-enhancing skill complements natural Sorcery and Incantation affinity. Prioritize weapons inflicting Frostbite or Blood Loss.
Raider
This brute force specialist wields colossal weapons with immense strength. Limited FP restricts weapon skills, but inherent poise ensures attacks land through enemy strikes.
Revenant
Faith-focused support summoning spectral allies. While capable with offensive Incantations, FP limitations require strategic conservation.
Recluse
The premiere spellcaster boasting FP regeneration. Though demanding resource management, her elemental affinities and devastating spells reward mastery.
Executor
Dexterous duelist specializing in quick weapons and bleed effects. Katana proficiency complements natural Dexterity/Arcane scaling.
Limveld Exploration
Maxroll's territory guide details Points of Interest, enemy encounters, and reward structures throughout Limveld.
Unpredictable Raid Events challenge players against formidable foes, rewarding temporary Powers upon victory—detailed in Maxroll's Raid guide.
Conquering Nightlords activates Shifting Earth transformations, creating unique combat zones packed with bosses—explained thoroughly in Maxroll's Shifting Earth breakdown.
Progression Systems
Roundtable Hold serves as central hub for character management, Relic enhancement, training, lore study, and voyage preparation—all covered in Maxroll's Hold guide.
Relics and Vessels represent Nightreign's progression mechanics. Earned through expeditions and purchases, they provide customizable enhancements—fully documented in Maxroll's Relic System guide.
Maxroll's Spell School guide clarifies often-obscure magic classifications and enhancement interactions between Sorceries and Incantations.
Complete Game Database
Maxroll's comprehensive Nightreign database catalogs Weapons, Skills, Spells, Relics, Talismans, Traits, and Nightfarer details with expanded descriptions and hidden mechanics.
Equipment categories include:
- Melee Weapons (Daggers to Greatswords)
- Ranged Options (Bows/Crossbows)
- Magic Implements (Staves/Seals)
- FP-costing combat Skills
- Offensive/Supportive Sorceries
- Buffing/Healing Incantations
- Progression-altering Relics
- Run-specific Talismans/Traits
