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Elden Ring Nightreign
Recluse Best Build, Weapons, and Relics Guide
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This is a Recluse build guide for Elden Ring Nightreign. See the best build, weapons, and relics for Recluse, as well as her playstyle, and character profile here!
| Recluse Character Pages | ||
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| Build | Remembrance | Skins |
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Best Recluse Build
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| Weapons | Relics | Dormant Powers | |||
| Items | Talismans | ||||
Recluse Best Weapons
 Albinauric Staff
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Minimum Level: 3 Attack Scaling: Sorcery Damage Type: Magic |
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 Gelmir Glintstone Staff
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Minimum Level: 3 Attack Scaling: Sorcery Damage Type: Magic |
 Lusat's Glintstone Staff
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Minimum Level: 7 Attack Scaling: Sorcery Damage Type: Magic |
For the Recluse, we recommend getting the Albinauric Staff as it's a direct upgrade to the starting Recluse's Staff with the same reliable spells Glintstone Pebble and Glintstone Arc. This is your go-to staff for generic enemy encounters such as trash mobs, and for generating residue to sustain your FP with her Elemental Defense passive.
Gelmir Glintstone Staff is a priority staff upgrade as it has the Magma Shot spell which allows you to generate fire affinity which is extremely useful for creating stronger Magic Cocktail spells such as the homing fire spell.
Finally, Lusat's Glintstone Staff has the very powerful Stars of Ruin sorcery that, unlike other high-powered sorceries, has a fast casting time, making it the more reliable spell against fast bosses such as the Demi-Human Swordmaster.
Best Weapon Passives for Recluse
| Best Passives for Offense | |
|---|---|
| Improved Sorceries | Improved Spell Casting Speed |
| Alternative Offense Option | |
| Improved Charged Sorceries | |
| Best Passives for Defense | |
| Reduced Spell FP Cost | |
For Weapon Passives, prioritize those that boost the power of your Sorceries as these as your most reliable way to deal damage, whereas incantations are mostly used to generate fire, holy, or lightning affinity residues. Improved Sorceries offers a flat boost to all your sorceries, while Improved Spell Casting Speed allows you to cast faster and deal more damage.
Improved Charged Sorceries is an alternative that boosts the power of sorceries that you can hold to charge before casting. These include Shattering Crystal, Magma Shot, and Night Comet and stacks with the Godfrey Icon.
For defensive options, the best passive is any weapon or shield with Reduced Spell FP Cost which you'll equip on your offhand. Although the Recluse can regenerate her FP with Elemental Defense, cost reduction on your spells is still useful to have and allows you to cast more sorceries before recharging.
Weapon Passives Will Still Apply Even if Not Using Them
Weapon passives apply as long as the weapon is in your inventory, even if you're not actively using it. Exceptions to this rule are weapons that have a hand icon on their passives. These weapons must be equipped for the passives to take effect.
Be sure to fill your inventory with useful passives, even from random weapons you won't use, if the effect suits the build so you don't waste an inventory slot.
Recluse Best Relics
| Recommended Relic Rites | |
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 Recluse's Chalice |
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| Relic | Effects |
| Grand Luminous Scene |
• Intelligence + 3 • Ultimate Art Gauge + 3 • Magic Attack Power Up + 2 |
 Bone-Like Stone
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• [Recluse] Activating Ultimate Arts raises Max HP • [Recluse] Suffer blood loss and increase attack power upon Art activation • Intelligence + 3 |
 Vestige of Night
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• [Recluse] Collecting affinity residue activates Terra Magica • Magic Attack Power Up + 2 |
| Alternate Recluse Relic Passives | |
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• FP Restoration upon Successive Attacks • Increased Maximum FP • Increased Maximum HP • Increased Maximum Stamina • Mind +3 • Vigor +3 |
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Due to the difficulty of obtaining staves and seals in expeditions, the best relic setup has you instead improving Recluse's base stats. Try to look for relics that have Magic Attack Power Up and Mind + to increase your starting spell's power and FP gauge respectively. Relics with Intelligence + are also good to have to further increase the scaling of your starting spells.
The Bone-Like Stone is a relic that you get after you finish Chapter 6 of the Recluse's Remembrance. While the relic causes blood loss when activating Soulblood Song, it also temporarily raises your Max HP and Attack Power, allowing you burst enemies with follow-up attacks. It also grants Intelligence +3 which further increases the damage you deal with sorceries.
Vestige of Night is a relic that you'll obtain after you finish Chapter 4 of the Recluse's Remembrance Quest. Equipping this causes Terra Magica to activate on your feet when you collect affinity residue, further boosting the power of your starting sorceries.
Note: Due to relics getting random effects, it's not necessary to look for Luminous or Tranquil relics. It's possible that you'll get these desired effects from Burning or Drizzle relics!
Recluse Remembrance Quest Guide
Recluse Best Dormant Powers
| FP Boosting Dormant Powers | |
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| Increased Maximum FP | Reduced FP Consumption | Best Dormant Powers for Offense |
| Improved Sorceries and Incantations | Periodical Giant Glintblade | Best Dormant Powers for Defense |
| Improved Dodging | Increased Maximum HP |
| Improved Physical Damage Negation | Improved Ultimate Art Gauge Charge Speed |
FP-boosting Dormant Powers such as Increased Maximum FP and Reduced FP Consumption are great passives to have as it allows you to cast more sorceries or incantations before having to recharge with Elemental Defense.
For offense, Improved Sorceries and Incantations is the single best offensive Dormant Power you can get as it significantly boosts the damage you deal with your spells. Periodic Giant Glintblade is also a great pick as they are an additional source of damage and can also hit your teammates if you need to ressurect them.
For defensive options, Improved Dodging, Increased Maximum HP, and Improved Physical Damage Negation all increase her survivability against bosses. Improved Ultimate Art Gauge Charge Speed is also nice to have as it allows you to cast Soulblood Song more often, which means your teammates will deal more damage to marked enemies while also passively restoring their resources when they attack them.
Recluse Best Consumable Items
| Item | Effect |
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 Starlight Shards
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Restores FP. |
 Cerulean Hidden Tear
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Eliminates FP consumption for a short time. |
 Warming Stone
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Gradual HP restoration in an area. |
Starlight Shards are a great backup consumable to have in the event you run out of FP and you and your party can't generate elemental affinities that you can use to recharge with Elemental Defense. The Cerulean Hidden Tear is also great to have as it eliminates FP consumption for a short time, and is useful if you need to cast spells with high FP cost such as Comet Azur.
Finally, it's always a good idea to pick up a Warming Stone or two so that you have another way to heal in the event you run out of flasks.
Recluse Best Talismans
| Talisman | Effect |
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 Graven-School Talisman
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Improved Sorceries (+11%) |
 Radagon Icon
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Improved Spell Casting Speed (+60) |
The Graven-School Talisman increases the damage you inflict with your sorceries, which will be your most reliable set of spells for the duration of your run.
The Radagon Icon is another great talisman as it shortens your spell casting speed, allowing you to cast spells faster and deal more damage. It's very useful for when you have spells with long casting times such as Zamor Ice Storm and Meteorite of Astel.
Best Recluse Spells
Best Offensive Spells
| Spell | Effect |
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 Glintstone Pebble
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A quick magical sorcery that generates magic affinity. |
 Stars of Ruin
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Fires multiple homing magic projectiles that generates magic affinity. |
 Magma Shot
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A magma sorcery that leaves a pool of magma on the ground and generates fire affinity. |
The basic Glintstone Pebble which the Recluse always starts with is a reliable sorcery that has a fast cast time and deals respectable damage, and is best used against generic enemies when exploring Limveld.
Stars of Ruin is a powerful sorcery that fires multiple homing projectiles and, unlike other endgame spells, has a fast casting time which makes it one of the best spells against fast bosses such as Gnoster, Wisdom of Night.
Finally, Magma Shot allows you to generate fire affinity independent of your teammates and gives you access to more offensive magick cocktail spells.
Best Support Spells
| Spell | Effect |
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 Triple Rings of Light
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A short-ranged miracle that shoots three rings of light in front of the caster and generates holy affinity. |
 Zamor Ice Storm
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A sorcery that generates an ice storm around the caster that can infict frostbite. |
 Magic Glintblade
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Creates a sigil that fires a glintblade after a delay. |
Triple Rings of Light is mainly used to generate holy affinity which, when mixed with flame affinity allows you to cast an AOE Warmth Spell using Magic Cocktail that heals over a large area.
Zamor Ice Storm takes a long time to cast, but generates a large AOE ice storm that deals frost damage. It's useful for clearing trash mobs such as demi-humans and skeletons, as well as inflicting frostbite on large and slow bosses such as the Gaping Dragon and Smelter Demon. The spell is also great for reviving allies as it covers a wide area.
Magic Glintblade creates a sigil that, after a delay, fires a glintblade at enemies. Although the delay is very noticeable, the spell has excellent tracking and is a great spell to use against enemies that can quickly dash around the stage and would normally be tricky to hit with Glintstone Pebble such as Gladius and Heolster.
Magic Cocktail Spell Combos
Single Element Combos
| Affinity Combo | Effect |
|---|---|
Magic x3 |
Magic Wisp Enwreathe an enemy in magic that deals damage for some time, encircling and attacking the target |
Fire x3 |
AOE Fire Throw a whirlwind of flame. Flame spreads across a small area upon contact, and burns for some time. |
Lightning x 3 |
Bloodhound's Step Enwreathe oneself in lightning, bolstering dodging actions. |
Holy x3 |
Holy Shield Enwreathe oneself in holy light, bolstering poise and increasing damage negation. |
Double Element Combos
| Affinity Combo | Effect |
|---|---|
Magic x2 + Lightning or Lightning x2 + Magic |
Magic Blade Execute a broad forward slash with magic blade. Hold to move with sword drawn. |
Fire x2 + Lightning or Lightning x2 + Fire |
Fire Blinkbolt Become a fireball and barrel forward, raining lighting on nearby foes. |
Fire x2 + Magic or Magic x2 + Fire |
Homing Fire Launch a wraith flame that pursues enemies. |
Holy x2 + Fire |
AOE Heal Raise a torch for a limited time that raises max HP and reduces status ailment gauge buildup for nearby allies, and lowers max HP of nearby enemies. |
Magic x2 + Holy |
Temporary Infinite FP Cover nearby area with a magic veil, fully conserving FP for self and allies for a short time. |
Lightning x 2 + Holy |
Parry Weave a layer of lightning that parries enemy attacks for a short time. |
Mixed Element Combos
| Affinity Combo | Effect |
|---|---|
Magic + Holy + Lightning |
Ice Storm Create cold storm with area effect and retreat inside ice block, gaining invulnerability. |
Fire + Magic + Holy |
Affinity Breath Spew a mixed affinity breath that inflicts damage upon enemies, and restores HP and FP of allies with contact. |
Lightning + Fire + Holy |
Lightning Rod Create lightning rod and thrust forward into terrain. White lightning strikes rod after a short delay. |
Magic + Fire + Lightning |
AOE Gravity Conjure frontwards exploding gravity orb. Gravity orb pulls enemies inward, expands, and explores, inflicting heavy damage. |
How to Play Recluse
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Restore FP with Elemental Defense
The Recluse can easily burn through her FP with her spells but she can restore her FP thanks to her Elemental Defense passive ability. You just need to make sure that you're constantly grabbing elemental residues from enemies during fights to keep your FP topped up.
Stick to a Few Affinity Combos for Magic Cocktail
The Recluse has a range of spells that she can use with her Magic Cocktail skill, but it's easy to get overwhelmed due to the multiple possible combinations. We recommend to memorizing and sticking to a few affinity combos for the best spell effects for your current team composition.
Best General Use Magic Cocktail Spells
| Affinity Combo | Effect |
|---|---|
Magic x3 |
Magic Wisp Enwreathe an enemy in magic that deals damage for some time, encircling and attacking the target |
Magic x2 + Holy |
Temporary Infinite FP Cover nearby area with a magic veil, fully conserving FP for self and allies for a short time. |
Magic + Holy + Lightning |
Ice Storm Create cold storm with area effect and retreat inside ice block, gaining invulnerability. |
These are some of the affinity combos we recommend to prioritize mixing for your magic cocktail. Magic Wisp is an easy to use homing spell that deals magic dammage, while mixing two Magic and one Holy affinity grants you and your allies temporary infinite FP.
Meanwhile, Ice Storm is a great panic button spell that deals AOE damage while also making the recluse invulnerable for a short time.
Support your Team with Soulblood Song
Make sure to always cast Soulblood Song whenever it's ready. Not only does it cause enemies to take increased damage, attacking enemies afflicted with Soulblood Song also restores you and your party's HP and FP, allowing you and your team to save on healing and FP flasks.
Recluse Character Information
 A high prowess character skilled in cursed magic that allows them to use powerful spells. |
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| Preferred Weapon | Glintstone Staffs, Sacred Seals | ||
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| HP | FP | Stamina | Strength |
| D | A | C | D |
| Dexterity | Intelligence | Faith | Arcane |
| C | S | S | C |
Recluse Ranking
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The Recluse has the potential to deal high area of effect spells and also support her teammates with utility like healing or infinite FP, but requires players to memorize the right affinity combos for her Magic Cocktail skill.
The micromanaging aspect of her skills makes her a challenging character for beginners, but makes her a valuable teammate in organized compositions if played well.
Recluse Abilities
Recluse Passive Ability - Elemental Defense
Elemental Defense - Discover affinity residues that can be collected to replenish FP. |
Recluse's Passive Ability, Elemental Defense, lets her take the elemental residues from enemies to recover her own Focus Points (FP), as well as hold onto them for her Character Skill, Magic Cocktail.
The element of the residue Recluse receives depends on what elemental damage the target last received.
Recluse Character Skill - Magic Cocktail
Magic Cocktail - Collect the affinity residues of targets to fire an affinity-exploiting magic cocktail. |
Recluse's Character Skill, Magic Cocktail, lets her cast a special spell after she has received three elemental residues. The spell that she casts will depend on the combination of elemental residues she has.
Recluse Ultimate Art - Soulblood Song
Soulblood Song - Unleash forbidden blood chant to brand nearby foes with blood sigils. |
Recluse's Ultimate Art, Soulblood Song, applies a blood sigil on all nearby enemies. Attacking enemies with a blood sigil on them will recover your Health Points (HP) and FP.
Recluse Initial Equipment
| Recluse's Staff |
Minimum Level: 1 Attack Scaling: Intelligence Damage Type: Magic |
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Recluse Stats
| HP | FP | Stamina | |
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| Lvl 1 | 200 | 80 | 54 |
| Lvl 2 | 280 | 100 | 58 |
| Lvl 3 | 320 | 105 | 60 |
| Lvl 4 | 360 | 115 | 64 |
| Lvl 5 | 400 | 120 | 66 |
| Lvl 6 | 440 | 130 | 70 |
| Lvl 7 | 480 | 140 | 72 |
| Lvl 8 | 520 | 145 | 76 |
| Lvl 9 | 560 | 155 | 78 |
| Lvl 10 | 600 | 160 | 82 |
| Lvl 11 | 640 | 170 | 84 |
| Lvl 12 | 680 | 180 | 88 |
| Lvl 13 | 700 | 185 | 90 |
| Lvl 14 | 720 | 190 | 92 |
| Lvl 15 | 740 | 195 | 94 |
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