For those looking to home in on magic-oriented builds, caligo nightreign finding the right staff is a must to maximize raw damage output as well as damage over time. There are great all-around staffs like the Meteorite Staff, while others like Lusat's Glintstone Staff are immensely strong for later-game use and Intelligence investm

Commander Niall is a difficult boss, but what makes him annoying is the two ghostly Banished Knights that he summons at the beginning of the fight. Winning the fight depends on how well a player can manage the two knights along with Niall himself. The knight with the dual swords is aggressive and should be taken care of first. But if a player defeats both knights, Niall will become aggressive. It is an annoying fight that may make players decide the Consecrated Snowfield is not worth

Fitting, given its name and where it's found, the Rotten Crystal Staff is good for its unique ability to build up Scarlet Rot on enemies. It's found Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree, which is also home to one of the most compelling bosses in Elden Ri

The Thorn sorceries it buffs are pretty niche, but it has a great side effect in inflicting Bloos Loss buildup on enemies. Just as well, the stat requirements are mild with 8 in Strength and 12 in Faith. It can also be infused with Ashes of War to increase its viabil

It's one of the few magic catalysts in the game that scales with both of these stats, making it an easy option for this more specialized style of build. The Prince of Death's Staff can also be infused with Ashes of War, and it has standard upgrade methods with Smithing Sto

Lastly, the Abductor Virgins are iron maiden enemies that come in two surprisingly long weapon variants, bladed pendulums, and circular saws. They are just as fast as they are tank-like, both types being a plague to the player and daunting to def

Chariots are very tank-like opponents and require the usage of several FP and HP flasks to safely conquer them. But once the Chariot is destroyed, sticking around is not recommended. As their last line of defense crumbles, Chariots explode the zone around them and deal crazy amounts of damage, making fleeing the area briefly a m

One unanswered question is the relationship between Nepheli and Godfrey. Since Godfrey becomes chief of the warriors, the name Loux may be a clan name that Nepheli took to show which clan she came from. Another potential connection is she may be Godfrey’s mysterious Elden Ring warrior daughter born before or after his marriage to Queen Marika. Nepheli could also be distantly related to him, like a granddaughter or great-granddaughter. The relationship between Nepheli and Godfrey at this moment isn't entirely known, but perhaps the unconfirmed Barbarians of the Badlands DLC could further explain their relationship. It also could reveal more about this mysterious Badland location that lies beyond the Lands Betw

The kinds of Knights that help earn the spot of number 5 on the list are Lothoric and Corvian Knights. While Lothoric Knights are faster and less predictable, Corvian Knights go on mercilessly vicious onslaughts of attacking without stopping, those with Greatswords being exponentially more power

As hard as the pests are to counter when using even the best weapons melee builds in Elden Ring , fighting them from a distance proves even more difficult. With barbed spines that dart towards their target at an alarming rate, Lesser Kindred of Rot have no problem hitting their target. When in groups, they become increasingly dangerous the more of them there

To progress through Elden Ring 's White-Faced Varré and his questline (Varré being the NPC representative of the blood-obsessed in-game faction called The Bloody Fingers), Elden Ring players previously needed to accept the Bloody Finger PvP item from him, then invade players in other worlds with it at least three times. The 1.06 update, however, added a new NPC character players can invade in offline mode (his invasion sign can be found near the Writheblood Ruins in Altus Plateau). After defeating Magnus the Beast Claw, a Tarnished who wields a massive Great Stars mace and uses Bestial Incantations, Varré's quest dialogue will progress as if the player had performed their requisite set of PvP duels/invasions in Elden Ring . Besides letting players with no interest in PvP complete a dark yet interesting questline, this new change also makes it easier for speed-runners to gain access to the Mohgwyn Palace region, a popular location for farming "Rune" experience poi

FromSoftware has recently released a new patch for Elden Ring _ , their latest RPG, but while some gameplay updates in the patch are extremely obvious, others are less so. The nerfs of extremely powerful weapon skills such as Bloodhound Step and Corpse Piler, for instance, were long awaited by players, but other updates in _Elden Ring 's 1.06 patch are far more subtle and hard to notice if players aren't actively looking for them. These include small buffs to certain weapon move-sets, the elimination of sequence-breaking glitches used by speed-runners, and even a new option for progressing a certain questl