Nightreign’s arsenal incorporates every original Elden Ring implement, with numerous remaining formidable in this expansion. Strategic selection becomes crucial depending on your targeted Nightlord, but elite armaments prove adaptable across diverse confrontations.
Supreme armaments ranking in Nightreign
This hierarchy prioritizes weapons demonstrating both universal Nightlord effectiveness and maximum damage output. Secondary attributes like elemental versatility or regenerative properties receive honorable mentions.
1. Blasphemous Blade
Dominating through vampiric properties, this blade’s Ash of War delivers both devastating area strikes and substantial health restoration. Its expansive reach and high base damage – particularly when enhanced with buffs like Warrior Jar Shard – cement its preeminence.
2. Rivers of Blood
While excelling against bleed-vulnerable foes, this katana falters against hemorrhage-immune adversaries like Heolstor. Its fiery aspect proves advantageous against specific Nightlords, though limited effectiveness against certain bosses prevents higher placement.
3. Grafted Blade Greatsword
This colossal weapon’s Ash grants comprehensive stat boosts, complementing its prodigious strike potential. Best utilized by Strength-focused builds, it achieves four-digit damage outputs in optimal configurations.
4. Starscrouge Greatsword
Specializing in stance destruction, this magic-infused greatsword obliterates enemy posture rapidly through repeated skill activation. Despite universal Nightlord magic resistance, its sheer force transcends elemental limitations.
5. Nagakiba
Unrivaled reach distinguishes this katana variant, offering greatspear-like distance in slashes. Natural hemorrhage augmentation synergizes with elemental customization, while its dexterity-focused scaling ensures broad applicability.
6. Ordovis’s Greatsword
Primarily a holy damage specialist, this weapon’s area-of-effect stagger potential via Ash of War and versatile greatsword moveset ensure relevance across multiple scenarios. Particularly effective against Libra Nightlords despite lacking madness induction.
7. Godslayer’s Greatsword
Requiring precise timing, this colossus unleashes destructive power through stationary Ash activation. While delivering massive damage-over-time effects, its immobility during execution limits tactical flexibility.
8. Reduvia
Restricted by its diminutive range, this dagger’s hemorrhage specialization falters against immune adversaries. Optimal utilization mainly confined to Duchess builds due to stat alignment constraints.
9. Rotted Greataxe
Scarlet Rot’s inherent devastation pairs exceptionally with supplementary poison applications. Damage amplification through Rot Woods buffs creates exponential harm potential against susceptible targets.
10. Gargoyle’s Halberd
Superior range elevates this halberd above conventional swords, though maximum efficacy requires Guardian-class deployment. Its Strength scaling permits broad usage but faces competition from specialized alternatives.
11. Lordsworn’s Straight Sword
As the premier straight sword, this weapon offers respectable damage and critical bonuses. Adaptable holy variants prove competent against Libra, despite the weapon class’s overall mediocrity.
12. Cranial Vessel Candlestand
Unmatched in fire damage output, this implement’s stationary Ash requirement creates vulnerability. Optimal usage demands strategic positioning to maximize flame torrent effectiveness.
13. Bloody Helice
Dynast’s Finesse enables impressive evasion maneuvers, yet constrained jump attack range and inconsistent stagger accumulation limit overall potential despite decent reach.
While most weapons prove situationally effective, these ranked choices deliver unparalleled performance across diverse combat scenarios in Nightreign’s challenging landscapes.