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Beginner's Guide to Elden Ring Nightreign: Tips and Tricks

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Elden Ring Nightreign Beginner Tips and Tricks An Expedition Guide
Here is a beginner's guide for Elden Ring Nightreign. Learn more about the basics of what a beginner may want to learn in the game, a beginner's guide to the game's combat system, and tips on what to do during an expedition.

Beginner's Guide to Elden Ring Nightreign

Beginner's Guide




Day 1 for Easy Levelling; Day 2 for Challenging POIs with Higher Rewards

Start
Day 1 Morning Add Charges at Churches Focus on leveling your character and obtaining resources to help you progress through the stage such as flasks, runes, and new weapons.
Day 1 Evening Demi-Human Queen and Demi-Human SwordmasterBegin to position your team near the inner circle then face the current day's boss when night begins.
Day 2 Morning Field BossesBegin with further strengthening your character but focus on more difficult content such as the castles and field bosses.
Day 2 Evening How to Unlock Fell Omen Repeat the second cycle by proceeding to the inner ring's area and then fighting the second day's boss.
Day 3 Elden Ring Nightreign - Gladius Unlock From The Start Face the Night Lord with all the gear, stats, and bonuses you've obtained in the run.

What to Do on Days 1 and 2

One Night is About 15 Minutes

Event/Notification Shrink Start
"The Night's tide grows stronger." 4m 30s
"Rains gather, portending the tide of Night." 11m
Boss Fight Begins 14m

The Night's tide which is the outer blue flame will shrink at a given time period in the current expedition. Overall, you have a short time to explore the entire map and then gain several minutes in a medium-sized area so be sure to play around the day cycle with the Night Tide's mechanics.

Night's Tide (Circle): Blue Flame Explained

8 Classes with Unique Playstyles

Character Description Main Weapon
Wylder IconWylder A well-rounded character with a flexible playstyle. Greatswords
Guardian IconGuardian Tank that prioritizes defense. Halberds
Duchess IconDuchess Stealth (invisibility) with fast attacks and even faster dodges.
Daggers
Recluse IconRecluse Spell caster and support player. Spells
Ironeye IconIroneye Ranged specialist that deals damage from afar. Bows
Raider IconRaider Berserker class that takes on damage from enemies and returns them in kind. Greataxes, Great Hammers, Colossal Weapons
Executor IconExecutor Parry specialist. Katana
Revenant IconRevenant Summon specialist.
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Before heading out on an expedition, you first have to pick a character that you want to run with. There are eight Nightfarers to pick from, each with their own Passive Ability, Character Skill, and an Ultimate Art.

Try to experiment with multiple Nightfarers and see which one will fit your playstyle the best!

Best Class Tier List

Learn At Least 1 Melee Class and 1 Ranged Class

While having a class you main is great, it's recommended to learn at least 1 melee-focused class and 1 range-fcoused class. This will allow you to be flexible and adjust to your two ally's chosen Nightfarers and keep a balanced team.

You Can Practice Each Class at the Sparring Grounds

Practice in the Sparring Ground

If you wish to test out the character's skills and capabilities, there's no need to test it out in a real expedition. You can head to the Sparring Grounds in the Roundtable Hold to check how the character feels, how to use its skills, and even test it out with all the possible weapons and spells you can get in a run!

How to Change Characters

Recommended Early Team Comps

Canon Team
Guardian Icon Wylder Icon Duchess Icon
Tanky Team
Guardian Icon Raider Icon Wylder Icon
Parry and Dodge
Wylder Icon Executor Icon Duchess Icon
Ranged DPS
Guardian Icon Ironeye Icon Recluse Icon
Glass Cannon
Wylder Icon Recluse Icon Duchess Icon

Best Team Composition

Learn Every Point of Interest and What They Have

Important Locations
Site of Grace Site of Grace Where to level up your character using runes. Simply passing over one replenishes health and your flasks.
ChurchChurch Adds a charge to your flask.
Mine EntranceMine Entrance Obtain Smithing Stone 2 for upgrading your equipment from the large enemy deep in the mine.
Locations for Rune Farming
FortsForts Checking the map inside the fort reveals buried treasure nearby and scarabs. The boss is located on top of the ramparts.
Great ChurchGreat Church A place to obtain Stonesword Keys. The boss is located in the basement.
Main EncampmentMain Encampment Can find chests and break open boxes for loot. The bosses are spread out throughout the camp.
RuinsRuins Lots of items are found in the basement of the Ruins. The bosses are spread out throughout the ruins, with one being on the highest level.
CastleCastle Good place to obtain dormant powers and fight enemies on Day 2. The boss is located on top of the castle (roof).
Field BossField Boss Difficult bosses marked on the map.
Evergaol Evergaol A boss will appear by using a Stonesword Key to break the seal.
Other Locations
VillageVillage Use runes to purchase items from merchants.
SorcererSorcerer's Rise Solve the puzzle to lift the seal and enter the tower for loot.
Traversal Options
SpiritstreamSpiritstream Can be interacted with to make a big jump.
Spectral Hawk TreeSpectral Hawk Tree Summons a Spirit Falcon to travel by air and get to locations faster. The wind pattern on the map shows the direction the bird will fly in.

There are multiple map icons and legends you'll want to learn and understand as you progress through the game. Each point of interest has its benefits once conquered but most locations have their threats and challenges you may need to overcome.

Learn all of these points and understand how to plan a route to ensure that you're able to visit and complete the majority of areas in a single expedition.

Map Icon Meanings

Before Expedition: Equip Relics at the Relic Rites

Equip Relics at the Relic Rites

Relics are a new permanent item that can be equipped at the Relic Rites inside the Roundtable Hold and provide various passive buffs that can make or break your expeditions. You can find Relics during Expeditions and can be bought from the Small Jar Bazaar inside the Roundtable Hold using the Murks currency.

You can get more relic slots by buying the respective character's Goblets at the Bazaar in the Roundtable Hold.

Maximize the Features of the Roundtable Hold

Roundtable Hold Feature Summary
Change Garb
(Dresser)
Equip different skins for your character.
Relic Rites Equip relics that you've obtained on previous expeditions.
Visual Codex Where you can see all character stats, weapons, items, beginner tips, etc.
Journal For character remembrances.
Small Jar Bazaar Where you can buy goblets (for increasing relic slots) and relics.
Sparring Grounds Where you can practice your character's moveset.

Roundtable Hold Guide

Beginner's Combat Guide

Use Weapon Arts and Spells

Due to the game's roguelike design, using your resources to take down foes faster is highly recommended rather than saving them for tougher enemies.

Use Ultimate Arts and Character Skills

Skill and Ultimate Arts are abilities unique to each Nightfarer. This can even be said as the main thing that separates each Nightfarer from the others and decides what type of gameplay each Nightfarer has to offer.

Master the Use of I-Frame Dodges

I-Frame Dodges are dodge rolls that are executed at the same time an enemy attack will hit you. The initial dodge roll grants a brief immunity to attacks which you can use to avoid hits that would otherwise, deal damage to you.

Manage Your Stamina

Your Stamina Bar is often the lifeline of your entire playthrough. It replenishes quickly but is consumed when attacking, guarding, dodging, and almost every action you can do. Be sure to pace your attacks and movements unless you wish to run out of stamina while an enemy is about to attack you and suffer an abrupt death.

All Stats Explained

Nightreign Beginner Tips for Expeditions

Tips and Strategies to use on Expeditions

Prioritize The Right Content Per Day

Key Location Contents Priority
ChurchChurch Increase your number of Flasks. ★★★★★
Great Church Great Church A place to obtain Stonesword Keys and fight a good amount of enemies for relatively easy runes. ★★★★
Mine EntranceMine Entrance Contains Smithing Stone 2 to upgrade your equipment. ★★★★
Field BossField Boss Strong foes that grant high rarity reward upon vanquishing them. Perfect targets on day 2. ★★★★
Castle Castle Good loot and place to fight enemies in Day 2. ★★★★

Upon starting an Expedition, the first thing you want to do is grab as much loot as you can to upgrade your character. We highly recommend heading for Churches so you can upgrade your Flasks for better survivability and completing Tunnels to gain Smithing Stones for improving the damage output of your weapons.

When it comes to loot quantity, your best bet would be to take on Great Church in the early game as there's a bunch of easy mobs and a boss in the basement. Only head for the Castle when you have leveled up a bit since this contains a Miniboss at the top. Keep in mind that you want to avoid taking on too many enemies and try to stick together with your teammates for cases when you get downed.

Rune Farming Guide

Always Move Fast and Focus Your Target Locations

While playing, you want to always be moving towards your next objective while being efficient and only taking crucial items you need most of the time. Avoid wasting time defeating weaker enemies, staying idle, or staying on loot too much and checking each item.

Avoid the Night's Tide

Avoid the Night

The Night's Tide is a ring that encompasses the entire map while it constantly gets smaller throughout the day. Anything outside of the ring will have their HP quickly depleted so make sure you are always inside the ring to avoid getting damaged.

Night's Tide (Circle): Blue Flame Explained

Use Your Character Skills and Arts Often

Use Your Skills and Arts Often

Skills and Arts have a huge impact on your survival on Expeditions so try to get a good understanding of what each of your character's skills do and how long their cooldowns are to pull off great plays.

Some skills provide good support for your teammates such as Wings of Salvation and Finale, while other skills can deal huge amounts of damage like the Wylder's Onslaught Stake.

Revive and Rescue Downed Allies

Revive/Rescue Downed Allies

To revive your allies, you have to attack them until the near-death gauge is depleted. The outer circle represents how much time you have left before you die and respawn while the inner circle is the near-death gauge that needs to be depleted to revive you. Keep in mind that these gradually deplete and fill up respectfully so make sure to revive them as fast as you can.

This is important for the success of your expeditions, as dying will cause players to lose a level and drop all of their Runes, forcing them to retrieve them or leave them behind. However, be careful to think your rescues through before jumping in, as you might end up dying as well and hurting the team as a result.

How to Revive and Rescue Allies

Level Up When You Encounter Site of Grace

Expedition Phase Ideal Level
Day 1 Minimum: Levels 5
Recommended: Levels 6-8
Day 2 Minimum: Levels 10-11
Recommended: Levels 12+
Night Lord Minimum: Level 12
Recommended: Levels 13+

The best way to survive your expeditions is by leveling up to increase your HP, FP, Stamina, and all your other stats. Sites of Grace are commonly found throughout Limveld. Be sure to often level up when you are near one on the map or after defeating bosses.

It's also important to reach a certain level threshold to easily conquer each phase of the game. We recommend at least reaching level 5 before the first boss and 10 on the second boss as the minimum with higher than these values as ideal.

How to Level Up Fast

Avoid Overchasing Site of Grace to Level Up

While leveling up is great, it's usually better to just proceed with the points of interest you need to do rather than backtracking to a Site of Grace to level up.

Backtracking will take a lot of time on your already short and limited expedition time. It's recommended to not backtrack if you forgot to level up or obtained a decent amount of runes to reach the next level. Naturally defeating Bosses will reveal a Site of Grace so it's often better to just clear the boss of the next location to level up while also getting more Runes in the process.

Sites of Grace

Try to Use a Site of Grace Before Facing the Night's Boss

Demi-Human Queen and Demi-Human Swordmaster

Once the ring tries to close for the eventual boss fight for the current day, plan your route so that you can reach a Site of Grace before the boss fight.

Entering the fight without flask charges and reduced HP may make the fight difficult and even potentially end a run.

Place Pins to Communicate Map Objectives

Place Item Pins to Share Loot

Since this is a co-op-based survival game, it is highly important for you to communicate with your teammates by pinning the map. This will allow your allies to understand your objective and cooperate with your current plan for the run.

Additionally, you can also place pins on items to share drops. Use it during idle time to share items you believe would work better for your ally's class.

How to Add Pins on the Map

Understand Which Content You Can Currently Clear

Make sure that during your runs you evaluate the kind of content you can currently do. It's best to tackle locations and points of interest that have lower difficulties and scale it up to harder content the more gear and levels you obtain.

Avoid immediately tackling Field Bosses or the Central Castle without prior preparation.

What to Do First on Days 1 and 2

Consume Items You Find

Consumables you find can be immediately consumed by pressing the item command + Dpad Up. This will allow you to save time and immediately consume items without managing your inventory slot. This is especially perfect for pickled feet items as you can get great boosts in item drops and runes as you journey in Limveld.

Best Items

Try to Always Consume Boluses

Boluses are items that allow you to cleanse the resistance type of the Bolus. However, what isn't immediately apparent is that these boluses also provide a permanent resistance to its specific type. This means that Stimulating Boluses can allow you to resist Maris' sleeping attacks by consuming them as you go along your journey as well as Clarifying Boluses against Libra's madness attacks.

Pick Up Weapons With Passives That Synergize With Your Class

Each weapon you pick up in a run will have specific passives tied to it. Be sure to pick up weapons that give passives that work well with your current Nightfarer or playstyle. For example, playing a Duchess with two daggers would allow her to maximize weapons that grant bonus damage while dual-wielding weapons.

Additionally, these passives work even while not equipped. The only exceptions are passive effects with the red hand icon as these passives will only work if it's your currently equipped weapon.

Avoid Overcommitting on Revives

Near-Death Gauge Count Revive?
1 Gauge Revive when possible.
2 Gauge Revive if your class can easily revive or you're confident you can revive the ally in the current fight.
3 Gauge Revive only if you have moves that can instantly revive or a class that excels at reviving teammates.

Reviving allies will often be a good thing to do as allies can dish out damage and relieve pressure from allies. However, always consider when reviving allies may not be the right call.

Certain classes like Ironeye can revive allies with ranged attacks. Certain ultimate moves like the Guardian's and Revenant's ultimate art can also instantly revive allies. Consider your options on whether you should help your allies or not during crucial moments.

How to Revive and Rescue Allies

Try to Always Reach the Nightlord with At Least Purple Rarity Weapons

Before reaching the Nightlord, try to aim and get a weapon ideal for your class that's of the purple rarity level. You can obtain rare equipment by besting strong Field Bosses or braving difficult areas like the Central Castle or the bosses of Shifting Earth areas.

If you haven't obtained any rare items, consider at least running a tunnel to obtain Smithing Stones to upgrade your gear to a higher rarity to deal more damage.

How to Upgrade Weapons and Get Smithing Stones

Use Your Weapon Skills

While it may be tempting to save FP only for crucial fights, we highly recommend using your weapon skills and spells as much as you can. Weapon skills are stronger moves tied to weapons and consume FP to use but this is often worth using to dish out more damage or gain extra buffs and utility.

List of All Weapon Skills

Use the Sparring Ground to Test Weapon Skills

If you're unsure on how to use weapon skills in the game, you can head to the Sparring Ground to test out weapons and the skills tied to them to get a feel of each skill and their ideal usage.

Sparring Grounds Locations and Available Settings

All Tips and Tricks Guides

Exploration Guides
Rune Farming Guide What to Do on Days 1 and 2
Max Level Guide and How to Level Up Fast How to Add Pins on the Map
Night's Tide (Circle): Blue Flame Explained -
Settings Guides
Best and Recommended Settings List of All Controls
Online / Matchmaking Guides
Matchmaking Guide: How to Join Party How to Play Solo
Can You Play Duos? How to Play Offline
Tips and Tricks
How to Change Characters (Classes) How to Get Legendary Weapons
How to Upgrade Weapons How to Recover and Increase FP
How to Charge Your Ultimate Gauge How to Farm and Get Relics
How to Kill Skeletons How to Get More Flasks
How to Change Weapons How to Get Murk
How to Revive and Rescue Allies Should You Buy Scenic Flatstones?
How to Dual Wield How to Lock On
How to Dash and Sprint How to Wall Jump and Climb Walls
How to Two-Hand Weapons How to Pick Up and Use Items
How to Heal and Increase Health Weight and Item Carry Limits Explained
Combat Tips How to Get Legendary Weapons
List of All Character Skills List of All Ultimate Arts
How to Get Critical Hits How to Find the Oldest Gaol
Small Jar Bazaar Best Items to Buy How to Unlock Dark Souls Skins
How to Parry How to Guard Counter
Raid Events Guide List of Random Map Events
How to Duplicate Weapons How to Dodge Roll
How to Get Memory Fragments Attack Affinities and Element Guide
How to Guard (Block) How to Find Sacred Seals and Incantations
Are Boluses Permanent? List of Unlockables
How to Get Sovereign Sigils -
Stat Guides
All Stats Explained Buffs and Status Effects
What Does Dexterity Do? What Does Vigor Do?
What Does Mind Do? What Does Endurance Do?
What Does Strength Do? What Does Intelligence Do?
What Does Faith Do? What Does Arcane Do?
What is Poise? Effects of Resistances
Character Skill Guides
What Does Restage Do? What Does Retaliate Do?
What Does Totem Stela Do? What Does Cursed Sword Do?
What Does Magic Cocktail Do? -
Roundtable Hold Guides
Roundtable Hold Guide How to Unlock the Dresser
Sparring Grounds Collector Signboard
FAQs
Leave Penalty Death Penalty: What Happens When You Die?
Is There Character Customization? Is There PC Controller Support?
Are Loots and Drops Shared? Can You Play the Same Class?
Can You Pause the Game? Does Nightreign Have Fall Damage?
How Long To Beat How to Change Skins
Difficulty Level Explained: Is Elden Ring Too Hard? How to Sell Relics
Can you Sell Items? How to Use the Bed
How to Recover Dropped Runes How to Skip Cutscenes
How to Change Language All Postgame Unlockables
How to Reconnect and Play Online How to Rename Your Character
Where to Find Holy Weapons Weapon Scaling Explained
How to Break Stone Statues How to Quit a Run
Can You Keep Weapons? How to Replay Tutorial
What Does The Items Confer Effect Do? What Are Post-Damage Attacks?
What Is the Initial Standard Attack Effect? What Carries Over?
Is There a New Game Plus? Where Is the Crypt?
Is There Voice Chat? What Is Thrusting Counterattack?

Elden Ring Nightreign Related Guides

Elden Ring Nightreign - Wiki

Elden Ring Nightreign Walkthrough Wiki

Elden Ring Nightreign Wiki

Elden Ring Nightreign Wiki Contents
Forsaken Hollows DLC Partial Banner Forsaken Hollows DLC Nightreign ClassesClasses
Remembrances Remembrances Skins Skins
BossesBosses Nightreign Tips and TricksTips and Tricks
Shifting Earth EventsShifting Earth Multiplayer BoardMultiplayer Board
Goblets and Chalices Vessels RelicsRelics
WeaponsWeapons Weapon Skills PartialWeapon Skills
SpellsSpells TalismansTalismans
ItemsItems Elden Ring Nightreign NewsNews
Elden Ring Nightreign Patch UpdatesPatch Updates Bugs and ErrorsBugs and Errors
MapMap

Recommended Guides

Class and Character Guides
Best Class Tier List Best Team Comp
Best Builds Best Solo Class
List of Classes and Character Unlocks
Where to Go
Walkthrough and Progression Guide Best Routes and Where To Go First
Best Starting Locations
Equipment Recommendations
Best Relics Best Weapons for Each Class
Best Dormant Powers Best Items
Best Skills To Use Best Bows
Boss Guides
Nightlord Bosses Ranked by Difficulty
Other Guides
Deep of Night Difficulty Mode Explained Trophy Guide and Achievements List
Does Nightreign Have a Story? All Endings Explained
How to Get the Secret Ending How to Unlock Vessel Achievements
How to Unlock A Champion's Path How to Get Set and Steadfast Achievement

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