Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop AppIn Elden Ring: Nightreign, the classes are playable characters known as Nightfarers. Each class comes with its own unqiue set of abilities, starting equipment, and have different values and grwoth per level for health, focus points, and stamina. While each class has a preferred Weapon type, any weapon can be wielded by any Nightfarer, since attribute requirements have been removed.
Updated on May 30, 2025
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Each class in Elden Ring: Nightreign comes with its strength and weaknesses, their own set of abilities, and playstyle. The characters start with set equipment, but can use any weapons found during each run through Limveld. Unlike the original Elden Ring, the spinoff doesn't have attribute requirements for weapons, nor do weapons have weight. This means that any hero can essentially run any Build in Nightreign, but it is highly advisable to optimize your loadouts around core strengths of your chosen class.
Some classes, such as Wylder and Guardian, are relatively easy and simple to play, while offering powerful tools to defeat enemies or provide utility to themselves or they team. Other classes, such as Recluse and Executor, will be harder to use to full potential do to the nature of their kits.
Additionally, Nightfarers have preferred weapon types, and get unique movesets with Armaments of that type.
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Each character class in Nightreign comes with unique set of skills - 3 abilities, which are:
As it has been mentioned earlier, each Nightfarer starts on Day 1 with their own equipment. Which always includes weapon with predetermined Ash of War (Weapon Skill), and for some characters - Consumables, Catalysts, or Shields. It is also worth mentioning that every class in Elden Ring: Nightreign will be able to wield any armament in the game with only restriction being character level.
During each run in Limveld, you will be able to find new weapons, shields, catalysts, and unitality items, such as Talismans and Consumables, which you can then equip to your character using inventory. In total, there are:
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Each class in Elden Ring: Nightreign has its own progression of stats depending on the level. They all start with different HP, FP, and Stamina levels, and their growth is preditermined, meaning you can't influence your Nightfarer's stat growth directly with each level up. Since the game is based on Elden Ring, and we've been shown that weapons have attribute scaling, it is safe to assume that each character not only has predetermined HP, FP and Stamina growth, but also growth of attributes such as Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence or Faith.
The strength of both offense and defence of each class is determined by level, which will allow you to use better armaments, and will increase your stats and attributes, as well as additional bonuses you might discover during each run in Limveld, such as weapon passives or dormant powers.
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"A character with well-balanced abilities. Easy to handle, challenging to master."
Wylder as an all-round typical souls-like class, capable of defeating enemies through a variety of tools and abilities. This Nightfarer prefers to fight in melee combat, which is complimented by his abilities. Wylder's preferred weapon type is Greatswords, and he gets his own unique moveset with them. He is capable of unleashing solid damage upon enemies, while staying mobile due to his Claw Shot ability, and gets to cheat death once per every interaction with Site of Grace.
He starts the game with 
Wylder's Greatsword and 
Wylder's Small Shield. They are equipped with 
Stamp (upward Cut) and 
Parry weapon skills respectively, allowing him to deal with all types of enemies effectively at the start of the game.
Wylder's abilities are:
This character was available during ER: Nightreign Playtest, and has been revealed officially.
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"A character with high defensive capabilities who can use a shield to withstand even the most ferocious enemy attacks."
Guardian is a class that focuses on high defenses and provides his team with utility through his Character Skill and Ultimate Art. This Nightfarer prefers to fight in melee combat, tanking enemies, and drawing aggro away from his team, while focusing on his own high survivability. His preferred weapon type is Halberds and Greatshields, and he gets his own unique moveset with Halberds. Guardian is capable of boosting his own guard, crowd controlling enemies, and assisting his own teammates and himself with protective areas and instant revivals.
He starts each run with 
Guardian's Halberd and 
Guardian's Greatshield. They come with 
Charge Forth and 
Shield Bash Ashes of War respectively, allowing him to deal moderate damage, and be relatively mobile while focusing on defenses.
Guardian's abilities are:
This character was available during ER: Nightreign Playtest, and has been revealed officially.
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"This character is skilled in evasion, and can dodge quickly several consecutive times."
Duchess is a class in Elden Ring: Nightreign that is focused around stealth, evasion, and is capable of unleashing devastating damage upon her enemies due to her Character Skill. This Nightfarer prefers to fight in melee range, wielding quick and nimble weapons to inflict rapid strikes and build up ailments on foes, while also being able of concealing her team in a cloak of invisibility to execute ambushes or retreat if the situation calls for it. Her preferred choice of weapons is Daggers, and she gets her own unique moveset with them.
She starts each run in Limveld with 
Duchess' Dagger and 3x 
Shield Grease. While not the best starting equipment, it has its uses in staying out of harm's way.
Duchess' abilities are:
This character was available during ER: Nightreign Playtest, and has been revealed officially.
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"A high prowess character skilled in cursed magic that allows them to use powerful spells."
In Elden Ring: Nightreign Recluse is a mage type of class, and perhaps, the most unique character out of bunch due to her unique Character Skill. This Nightfarer is capable of both unleashing devastating damage through use of Sorceries and Incantations, as well as providing her team with added support due to her Ultimate Art. As a mage, her preferred weapons of choice are Glintstone Staves and Sacred Seals, which allow her to cast variety of spells. Recluse also gets a unique dodge animation. She prefers ranged combat over melee, but getting access to spells such as 
Carian Slicer, and building around it could turn her into highly viable melee class.
She starts each run in Limveld with 
Recluse's Staff which comes with 
Glintstone Pebble and 
Glintstone Arc spells, allowing her to effectively deal with both single enemies and groups of foes.
Due to her Character Skill - Magic Cocktail, she is a hard to pick-up class for new players.
Recluse's abilities are:
This character was available during ER: Nightreign Playtest, and has been revealed officially.
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"An archer with split-second judgement and pinpoint accuracy."
Ironeye is a ranged-focused class in Elden Ring: Nightreign, which can execute highly damaging ranged attacks due to his abilities. During combat, he can unleash devastating ranged attacks using ranged weapons such as Bows or Greatbows, or revive downed enemies from afar, which brings additional utility and support to the team. Ironeye gets access to unique wall climbing mechanic, unique damaging dash, and unique backstab or critical hit animation with bows, which can unleash devastating damage.
This character starts the run with a bow, although it is currently unknown which Ash of War will be equipped on the armament, and whether he will have additional starting items, such as consumables.
Ironeye's abilities are:
This character was not available during ER: Nightreign Playtest, but has been revealed officially.
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"A powerful sea-farer who favors enormous weapons."
Raider is a character that's all about slow devastating attacks that not only deal high damage, but also stagger and poise break enemies with ease. This can be helpful to the entire team, as stagger can prevent enemies from attacking, and poise broken enemies can be critically damaged for high damage. He prefers heavier weapons, although it is currently not know whether he will have his own unique moveset with a certain weapon type, such as Greataxes, Great Hammers or Colossal Weapons.
His abilities allow him to withstand incoming damage, while retaliating with his own blows, or summon giant tombstones that can be a great way to support allies by covering them from incoming projectiles, or even giving someone like Ironeye or Recluse a high ground for safe way to unleash uninterrupted ranged attacks.
This character will start each run with own unique Colossal Axe.
Raider's abilities are:
This character was not available during ER: Nightreign Playtest, but has been revealed officially.
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Executor in Elden Ring: Nightreign is a fast and agile warrior that is focused on high-pace combat due to his ability to deflect incoming attacks with his weapon. There is currently not a lot of information on this character, but judging from what we know so far about other Nightfarers, and from what've seen in gameplay reveal videos, we can safely assume the following:
Executor's abilities are:
It is worth mentioning that Executor will start the game with his own unique weapon, officially referred to as "Cursed Blade." This blade is used a part of his Character Skill, allowing him to deflect attacks and deal damage. This means that whether you choose to run with Katanas or Colossal Swords - it won't impact your abilities.
This character was not available during ER: Nightreign Playtest, and has been revealed officially.
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a is caster, summoner and support character in Nightreign. She can passively summon the spirits of fallen enemies to fight at her side, raise spirits of her fallen family, each having their own unique set of strengths and situations where they can be useful, and also raise downed Nightfarers, and make herself and them immortal for a short period of time.
Revenant's abilities are:
This character was not available during ER: Nightreign Playtest, and has been revealed officially.
As you complete runs in Elden Ring: Nightreign, you can encounter fragments of memories, which will reveal each playable character's past, purposes, and motivations in Limveld. Conversations with other Nightfarers in Roundtable Hold might provide you with additional objectives for your future runs, and upon completion, you will be rewarded with new information about your Nightfarer.
Currently, it is unknown whether this is just a story-telling mechanic, or will reward you with powerups.
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Armor in Elden Ring: Nightreign doesn't serve any purpose other than cosmetic. In the overview trailer Bandai Namco revealed cosmetic armors for Nightfarers, which you will be able to equip in Roundtable Hold to change the appearance of armor of your character. They do not serve any other purpose other than aesthetics.
