Elden Ring Nightreign Patch Adds Buffs Passive and Relic Effects Ahead of The Forsaken Hollows

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For those courageous enough to face its challenges, The Forsaken Hollows are coming soon. In the meantime, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree players can now download Update 1.03. This update prepares the game for the new DLC, fixes several bugs, and adds Fire Pots to the Spirit Shelter. Most notably, it includes improvements to a variety of passive abilities and relic effects.

This update boosts damage from melee attacks, two-handed weapons, and chain attack finishers – especially when used with the new Undertaker ability. We’ve also made it easier to activate damage reduction when at low health and with the Blue-Feathered Branchsword, though the effect isn’t quite as strong as before.

Some helpful abilities, such as stronger guard counters and critical hits, have been improved. However, the benefit of reducing damage when at low health has been reduced. Even though the game director said the new downloadable content wouldn’t be much harder, FromSoftware has definitely made it more difficult by weakening some key defensive options.

The new Elden Ring update, Nightreign – The Forsaken Hollows, will be available on December 4th for PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. You can find a complete list of changes in the patch notes here.

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN – Patch Notes 1.03

New features

  • Added support for The Forsaken Hollows.
    – If you own the DLC The Forsaken Hollows, it will be displayed in the lower right corner of the title screen.
  • Added a display of the currently equipped relics in the Character Selection menu.
    – You can check the effects of equipped relics by toggling the display.
  • Added a feature to set names when registering Relics presets in the Relic Rites menu.
  • Set names can be changed in the All Presets section.
  • The order of presets for each character can now be changed in the All Presets section of the Relic Rites menu.
    – In the Relic Rites menu, you can change the order of presets (but not the order of the character themselves) in the All Relics section.
  • Added Deep Large Scenic Flatstone to the Collector Signboard shop.
  • The map’s layer display can now be toggled in the Results menu.
  • The relics equipped by each player can now be displayed in the Results menu.
    – Relics can only be displayed for sessions played in version 1.02 or later.
  • Players with a Personal Objective that requires defeating a specific target while Reliving a Remembrance can now embark on Expeditions with players whose Personal Objective does not require defeating a specific target.
    – Personal Objectives that do not require destroying the target will only appear for one player per Expedition.
  • The flask count will now be highlighted in the following situations:
  • When the flask count is at the maximum capacity,
  • When an enemy-induced effect that influences the flask is triggered.
  • The vertical position of the compass’ rune icon will now be displayed if the runes dropped upon death are significantly above or below the player character.
  • You can now highlight specific events that occur on a map layer that is on a different level from the character’s location in the map menu.
  • Adjusted the Dormant Power selection screen so that the HP gauge and other UI elements remain visible while the screen is displayed.
  • Adjusted the weapon lineup in Limveld’s shops.
  • Added Fire Pots to the shop inventory inside the Spirit Shetler.
  • The target-lock on enemies that are behind when the tombstone summoned by Raider’s Ultimate Art appears no longer gets released.

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2025-12-03 15:41