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Elden Ring Nightreign

The Forsaken Hollows DLC Guide and All Content

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The Forsaken Hollows DLC Content
The Forsaken Hollows is a DLC content expansion of Elden Ring Nightreign that introduces new characters and bosses. See all the new content added in The Forsaken Hollows DLC here.

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The Forsaken Hollows DLC Content







New Nightfarers: Scholar and Undertaker

Scholar Icon Scholar Undertaker Icon Undertaker

Two new Nightfarers are available with the DLC. You can unlock both of them after beating Tricephalos for the first time. Like the base game characters, these Nightfarers have their own specialties and Remembrances.

How to Unlock DLC Characters

New Bosses and Expeditions

Balancers Icon Balancers Dreglord Icon Dreglord

There are two new expeditions added in The Forsaken Hollows DLC. Balancers is unlocked after unlocking the new Nightfarers and defeating two different bosses (including Tricephalos). The Dreglord can be faced after beating the Balancers.

There are also several new Day 1 and Day 2 bosses you can face while doing the DLC.

New Shifting Earth: The Great Hollows

The Great Hollows

The Great Hollows is the new Shifting Earth introduced with the DLC. It greatly transforms the map and has debilitating effects like halving your maximum HP in certain areas and generally stronger enemies.

The Great Hollow Guide and Rewards

New Skins

New Skins

The Forsaken Hollows DLC introduces 12 new skins, 6 skins each for the 2 new Nightfarers: Undertaker and Scholar. You can unlock the first set of skins by beating the Balancers while the Dark Souls-themed skins are locked behind a Dreglord kill.

List of DLC Skins

Scholar Skins

Scholar Default
Unlocked by Default
Dawn Scholar
Defeat the Balancers boss to unlock it for purchase.
Darkness Scholar
Defeat the Balancers boss to unlock it for purchase.
Pardoner Scholar
Defeat the Dreglord.
Xanthous Scholar
Defeat the Dreglord.

Undertaker Skins

Undertaker Default
Unlocked by Default
Dawn Undertaker
Defeat the Balancers boss to unlock it for purchase.
Darkness Undertaker
Defeat the Balancers boss to unlock it for purchase.
Brass Undertaker
Defeat the Dreglord.
Lord's Blade Undertaker
Defeat the Dreglord.

All the new skins available in the DLC are for the new characters. We have not seen any new skins for the base game Nightfarers.

New Relics

Relic Effects and How to Get
Leather Monocle Case
Effect 1 Icon(Undertaker) Physical attacks boosted while assist effect from incantation is active for self
Effect 2 IconExtended Spell Duration
Effect 3 IconPhysical Attack Up +2

How to Get: Complete Chapter 3 of Undertaker's Remembrance Quest.
The Will of the Balancers IconThe Will of the Balancers
Effect 1 IconImproved Melee Attack Power
Effect 2 IconImproved Skill Attack Power
Effect 3 IconContinuous FP Recovery

How to Get: Defeat Weapon-Bequeathed Harmonia aka the Balancers
The Night of Dregs IconThe Night of Dregs
Effect 1 IconStatus Ailment Gauges Slowly Increase Attack Power
Effect 2 IconAttacks Inflict Rot when Damage is Taken
Effect 3 IconRot in Vicinity Causes Continuous HP Recovery

How to Get: Defeat the Dreglord.
Cleansing Tear IconCleansing Tear
Effect 1 Icon(Scholar) Continuous damage inflicted on targets by Ultimate Art
Effect 2 IconDefeating enemies fills more of the Art gauge
Effect 3 IconImproved Affinity Damage Negation

How to Get: Complete Chapter 5 of Scholar's Remembrance Quest.
Note My Dear Successor
Effect 1 Icon(Scholar) Allies targeted by Character Skill gain boosted attack
Effect 2 Icon(Scholar) Prevent slowing of Character Skill progress
Effect 3 IconCharacter Skill Cooldown Reduction +3

How to Get: Progress through Scholar's Remembrance Quest
Glass Necklace
Effect 1 Icon(Undertaker) Activating Ultimate Art increases attack power
Effect 2 IconSuccessive Attacks Boost Attack Power
Effect 3 IconUltimate Art Auto Charge +3

How to Get: Progress through Undertaker's Remembrance Quest

New unique relics are available and can be obtained from the new character remembrances and from defeating the new Expedition Bosses.

List of All Relics

New Vessels

All Nightfarers gain new Decrepit and Forgotten vessels that give more options for slotting in Relics. Forgotten vessels are notable for having a white slot for the Deep of Night Mode.

How to Use Goblets and Chalices

New Weapons

We've only confirmed two new weapons are available with The Forsaken Hollows on release. These are the default weapons for the Scholar and Undertaker, the Scholar's Thrusting Sword and Undertaker's Hammer.

List of All Weapons

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

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