The Duchess is one of the sharpest classes in Elden Ring Nightreign. The undercover priestess loves to dip in and out of combat, overwhelming foes with fast attacks and status ailments. Once you unlock the Duchess, pick her if you like to stay nimble and quickly dominate foes with excessively high damage per second. While her damage potential is one of the highest, Duchess has some apparent weaknesses that can...

In Elden Ring Nightreign, every bit of damage you can cause to enemies is a step closer to defeating a boss. The two-hand technique is a classic but effective method to achieve this goal. When you hold a weapon with both hands, you might feel more vulnerable to enemies’ attacks, since you can’t use a shield. Although this is subjective, depending a lot on your playstyle (and your class), it’s...

Stonesword Keys are special items in Elden Ring Nightreign that allow you to open Evergaol, opening up one of the best rune farming locations in the game.  Farming runes is a crucial part of the gameplay loop in this game, but some locations are better than others. By having at least one Stonesword Key, you can access Evergaol — some of the best spots for obtaining runes (and better equipment)....

Nothing makes you feel as unstoppable in Elden Ring Nightreign as having a legendary weapon.  Finding the weapon that best suits not only your class but also your playstyle is a real challenge, though. When you’re out of luck, the best option is to look for some smithing stones and upgrade your initial weapon. However, you can only upgrade weapons so far. The only way for you to ascend it...

OK, I know you just read that headline, but let me admit first off that I don’t actually think Elden Ring is that hard — not if you take it slow and steady, which the game’s design not only allows but encourages. At every step of the way in Elden Ring, you can decide exactly how you want to play it. It’s very customizable and it rewards patience. Elden Ring...

Elden Ring Nightreign is finally out, and while it’s received a pretty positive reception so far, there’s a contingent of players voicing their complaints that the game isn’t balanced well for solo play. The developers at FromSoftware appear to be listening, and they’re set to release a patch next week to make the solo experience a little more forgiving. (Though it’ll surely still be ludicrously difficult. This is FromSoftware we’re...

While running an expedition in Elden Ring Nightreign with other players, using a voice chat would be helpful — would being the operative word there. Nightreign sadly offers minimal communication methods. Playing with other players is not completely new in Elden Ring. More experienced players have probably summoned a few friends — or completely random people — to face bosses in the base game. The difference in Nightreign is that...

Your Flask of Crimson Tears is your primary means of healing in Elder Ring Nightreign. But you start each match with just three charges. To get more, you’ll need to put in some work. In this Elden Ring Nightreign guide, we’ll explain how to increase Flask of Crimson Tears charges, plus detail some other methods for how you can heal yourself when you run out. How to increase flask charges...

After completing the Elden Ring: Nightreign tutorial, you’ll spawn into this game’s version of the Roundtable Hold. While it might seem attractive to hop right into your first genuine expedition, you mustn’t sleep on the Sparring Grounds. Elden Ring: Nightreign lets you pilot eight character archetypes, all of whom play differently. To test out the differences between classes, there’s no better place than the safe, reliable Sparring Grounds. Few things...