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Elden Ring Nightreign
Best Skills To Use
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This is a list of the best skills to use in Elden Ring Nightreign. Read on to learn more about the best offensive and defensive skills, and the best buffs to use here!
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Best Offensive Skills
Recommended Offensive Skills
| Skill | Recommendation |
|---|---|
 Lion's Claw
|
・Deals huge damage ・Super armor during use ・Can knock down small enemies |
 Giant Hunt
|
・Highest Poise Damage ・Super armor during use |
 Blade of Death
|
・Long Ranged Holy Attack ・Inflicts DoT ・Reduces max health of enemies |
 Sacred Blade
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・Long Ranged Holy Attack ・Buffs your weapon with Holy |
 Corpse Piler
|
・High Blood Loss procs ・Has Follow up moves |
 Tongues of Fire
|
・Deals good poise damage ・Blocks attacks during use ・Wide frontal AoE |
 Barrage
|
・Low FP cost ・Faster attack speed ・Has Light and Heavy attacks |
The best weapon skills to use in Elden Ring Nightreign are those that can deal large amounts of damage, inflict Status Ailments, and possibly revive your allies faster. Keep in mind that weapon skills are randomly assigned for non-Legendary weapons so make sure you pick up ones you need for your Character.
Best Defensive Skills
Recommended Defensive Skills
| Skill | Recommendation |
|---|---|
 Golden Parry
|
・Consumes FP on use ・Quick and easy parry timing ・Medium range |
 Carian Retaliation
|
・Can deflect Sorceries and Incantations ・Can Parry without FP |
 Bloodhound's Step
|
・Excellent range ・Large iframe window ・Consumes FP on use |
 Raptor of the Mists
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・Good for dodging nukes ・Can perform Jump attacks on successful dodge |
 Endure
|
・High Poise on use ・Provides damage reduction ・Low FP cost |
The best defensive skills to use mainly focuses on executing Parries, using large iframe windows to dodge attacks, and tanking hits for your teammates. Do note that parry skills are only assigned to small and medium shields, while the dodge skills can be randomly assigned to any melee weapon.
Best Buff Skills
Recommended Buffs
| Skill | Recommendation |
|---|---|
 Cragblade
|
・Increase stagger/poise damage ・Lasts for 60 seconds ・Best skill for pure physical builds |
 Golden Vow
|
・Boosts attack power and damage negation ・Lasts for 45 seconds ・Stacks with Howl of Shabriri |
 Rallying Standard
|
・Boosts attack power and damage negation ・Lasts for 30 seconds ・Ideal to use before fights |
 Royal Knight's Resolve
|
・Greatly increases damage of next attack ・Fades after 10 seconds |
 Barbaric Roar
|
・Changes moveset of Heavy attacks ・Boosts attack power ・Lasts for 40 seconds |
 Seppuku
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・Increases attack power and Blood Loss application ・Lasts for 60 seconds ・Costs a small amount of health |
The best buffs to use in Elden Ring Nightreign are ones that can increase your attack power to maximize the damage output of your teammates. Keep in mind that every buff has a certain duration so make sure to communicate with your teammates when you want pop it mid-fight.
Elden Ring Nightreign Related Guides
Elden Ring Nightreign Walkthrough Wiki
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