The Elden Ring: Nightreign 1.02.2 update is finally here, and it keeps the latest FromSoftware title fresh for the player base to enjoy. This latest patch in particular brings a new round of balance tweaks and fixes that directly impact every Nightfarer class.
From Wylder’s improved poise to Recluse’s stronger spellcasting, the patch fine-tunes the Elden Ring Nightreign experience, along with changes to how relics, weapons, and passive effects work.
Latest Changes to Wylder in Elden Ring Nightreign
The changes to Wylder start off with increased poise while casting Claw Shot, making the Nightfarer way more resistant to attacks while he charges up his ability.
However, it also comes with a drawback, that being an increased damage to the stamina bar from any attack that is blocked while Wylder is casting his Claw Shot. While it might seem like an equal trade, in hindsight, these changes improve both Wylder’s offensive capabilities and his durability during engagements.
Latest Changes to Guardian in Elden Ring Nightreign
Nightreign’s 1.02.2 brings a fair bit of changes to Guardian’s abilities, with most of them being a buff, finally pushing the players to give this underrated Nightfarer a go.
- Increased Strength and Dexterity gain when leveling up.
- Increased the Steel Guard passive ability angle range.
- Increased the range of the Wings of Salvation Ultimate Art’s weapon portion.
- Increased the attack power of Halberd guard counters.
With these changes, Guardian gains stronger stat growth and more impactful Ultimate Art usage, enhancing overall versatility and defense.
Latest Changes to Duchess in Elden Ring Nightreign
In the latest patch, Duchess receives fine-tuned dagger mechanics and a longer-lasting Ultimate Art, enabling more skillful dagger-based combat. The following are all the changes that the Nightfarer is getting:
- Increased Dexterity gain when leveling up.
- Increased the attack power of some Dagger attacks.
- Decreased the two-handed Dagger’s second heavy attack damage.
- This change does not affect charged attacks.
- Increased the duration of the Finale Ultimate Art.
With these changes, on every level up, Duchess will now be getting higher Dexterity gains, along with reduced damage on the second heavy attack when two-handing the dagger as part of the upcoming patch.
Latest Changes to Raider in Elden Ring Nightreign
In the Elden Ring Nightreign patch 1.02.2, Raider’s melee impact has been significantly enhanced with extended range on the Retaliation skill, giving Raider more reach and versatility. The following is everything that’s getting changed with the Nightfarer:
- Increased the Greataxe’s and Great Hammer’s ability to stagger enemies with attacks.
- Increased the attack range of the Retaliation skill.
Latest Changes to Revenant in Elden Ring Nightreign
When it comes to Revenant, the new changes are more technical rather than combat-focused. To be more precise, the Nightfarer’s design and utility have been polished for team synergy, including the ability to pass through her spirits, reducing obstruction during gameplay.
- Adjusted the transparency of Revenant’s summoned spirits.
- Players can now pass through Revenant’s spirits, Helen and Frederick.
Latest Changes to Recluse in Elden Ring Nightreign
In the upcoming patch, the magic support Nightfarer is getting a speed and power boost. Additionally, relic effects were also enhanced, with ultimate Art now raising Max HP more powerfully. More precisely, the official patch notes mention the following:
- Increased the offensive spells’ attack power of Magic Cocktail.
- Decreased the time required to cast spells using Magic Cocktail.
Latest Changes to Executor in Elden Ring Nightreign
Last but not least, Executor receives a focused offensive upgrade, with Improved attack power while wielding the Cursed Sword. It also comes with further boosts to the weapon skill when the blade is in its unleashed state:
- Increased attack power while the Cursed Sword is in use.
- Increased the attack power of the Cursed Sword weapon skill when the skill is in use and the blade is in its unleashed state.
- Increased the attack power of some attacks while Aspects of the Crucible: Beast is active.
Other Major Changes in the Latest Elden Ring Nightreign Patch 1.02.2
Beyond class updates, Patch 1.02.2 covers several other critical adjustments, including changes to weapons, relics, and passive effects:
- Wylder’s fiery follow-ups now consume stamina.
- Dual-wielded jump attacks: increased stagger on small/medium weapons, decreased on large ones.
- Guard counters passive explosion no longer resets the enemy’s posture break state
- Ironeye’s weak point duration extension increased.
- Continuous HP recovery, HP restoration with medicinal boluses, and Recluse’s Ultimate Art Max HP increase potency and persistence improved.
The above are the main changes that you should keep an eye out for. The latest Elden Ring Nightreign patch also features changes to the Everdark Sovereign bosses, which you can read here in the official blog post.
With the 1.02.2 update, the game changes the dynamics of nearly every single Nightfarer. Are you going to be changing your main after this? Let us know about it in the comments below!
