Elden Ring: Nightreign - Classes
The playable Nightfarers of Elden Ring: Nightreign. Each Nightfarer is a distinct class with its own starting kit, Character Skill, Ultimate Art, passive ability and combat role, and every class is built to slot into a three-player co-op run. The base game ships eight (Wylder, Guardian, Duchess, Rec...
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| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Weapon Proficiencies | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylder | The Wylder is a dependable front-line fighter, the most straightforward of the four Nightfarers and a natural anchor for a co-op party. | Frontline Melee Fighter | Nightfarers | Greatsword melee combos Parry / posture-break pressure Aggro-drawing vanguard presence Boons that bolster the party's offense | Greatsword (Starting Weapon) Colossal Swords Greatswords Straight Swords | One of four playable Nightfarer classes available at the start of a run |
| Guardian | The Guardian is a heavily armored defender built around guarding the party. | Defensive Tank / Support Guardian | Nightfarers | Greatshield guarding and counterattack Heavy melee slams Damage-mitigation for the party Stance-breaking bash techniques | Greatshield (Starting Weapon) Greatsword Warhammer Halberd | One of four playable Nightfarer classes available at the start of a run |
| Duchess | The Duchess is an elegant, evasive assassin who dances through the battlefield with twin daggers, weaving in and out of danger. | Agile Assassin / Debuffer | Nightfarers | Twin dagger flurries Time-slow / combat-rewind windows High-mobility dodge weaving Debuff and stagger setup | Twin Daggers (Starting Weapon) Daggers Rapier Thrusting Swords | One of four playable Nightfarer classes available at the start of a run |
| Recluse | The Recluse is the party's spellcaster, a scholarly mage who channels sorceries and incantations from mid-range with a signature staff. | Ranged Spellcaster / Sorcerer | Nightfarers | Staff-cast sorceries & incantations Elemental absorption / spell copying Elemental reaction setup Ranged AoE burst | Staff (Starting Weapon) Glintstone Staves Sacred Seals | One of four playable Nightfarer classes available at the start of a run |
| Ironeye | The Ironeye is Nightreign's dedicated archer, a long-range marksman who keeps the party's sightlines covered while the melee Nightfarers hold the front. | Ranged Marksman / Support DPS | Nightfarers | Charged longbow shots Target marking that amplifies party damage Long-range poise pressure Weak-point exploitation from elevation | Bow (Starting Weapon) Longbows Greatbows | One of the eight Nightfarers in the base roster |
| Raider | The Raider is the roster's pure heavy hitter, a hulking warrior who swings greataxes and colossal weapons with no interest in finesse. | Heavy Two-Handed Bruiser | Nightfarers | Greataxe and colossal weapon swings High poise and stagger output Sustained frontline trading Wide arc crowd control | Greataxe (Starting Weapon) Greataxes Colossal Weapons Great Hammers | One of the eight Nightfarers in the base roster |
| Revenant | The Revenant fights with the dead at her side, a summoner who calls spectral allies onto the field to fight alongside the party. | Spirit Summoner / Support Caster | Nightfarers | Summoned spectral allies Incantation casting Aggro splitting through summons Support pressure from the back line | Sacred Seal / Staff (Starting Catalyst) Sacred Seals Staves | One of the eight Nightfarers in the base roster |
| Executor | The Executor is a katana duelist built around draw-stance strikes and parry timing, the most technical of the melee Nightfarers. | Katana Duelist / Parry Specialist | Nightfarers | Draw-stance katana strikes Parry and counter windows Blood loss buildup Precise single-target pressure | Katana (Starting Weapon) Katanas Daggers | One of the eight Nightfarers in the base roster |
| Scholar | One of the two Nightfarers added by The Forsaken Hollows, the Scholar is the roster's dedicated support caster, built around consumables and analysis rather than raw melee damage. | Support Caster / Status Specialist (DLC) | Nightfarers | Analyze (Character Skill) - studies a target and buffs allies who attack the marked enemy Communion (Ultimate Art) - threads targets and inflicts continuous damage Bagcraft (Passive) - consumables level up twice per match for up to two extra effects Arcane scaling turns status weapons into his main damage source | Thrusting Sword (Starting Weapon: Scholar's Thrusting Sword) Ripple Blade Ripple Crescent Halberd Status-afflicting armaments | Nightfarer added by the paid expansion The Forsaken Hollows (December 4, 2025) |
| Undertaker | The second Forsaken Hollows Nightfarer, the Undertaker fights with a massive hammer that began life as a ceremonial tool for laying the sacred dead to rest. | Hammer Bruiser / Aggressive Melee (DLC) | Nightfarers | Trance (Character Skill) - empowers her combat capabilities and improves after an Ultimate Art Empowered Trance - hold the skill input with a full gauge to consume it for a stronger Trance Loathsome Hex (Ultimate Art) - curse-based burst damage Confluence (Passive) - scales with the party's ability usage and momentum | Great Hammer (Starting Weapon: Undertaker's Hammer) Great Hammers Hammers Greataxes | Nightfarer added by the paid expansion The Forsaken Hollows (December 4, 2025) |
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