How to Win Every Match in Elden Ring Nightreign | Day 1 & Day 2 Strategy Guide
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You can beat every match in Elden Ring Nightreign... seriously. But it doesn’t happen by jumping into fights the moment you land, or blindly storming forts at level 2 while Crucible Knights delete your squad.
Nightreign might look chaotic, but its systems are designed for structure — not randomness. The map, loot pools, and boss mechanics follow predictable logic. Once you understand that, you stop wasting time and start playing to win.
This guide walks you through the optimal Day 1 and Day 2 strategy that’s been proven to work. Whether you're solo or running co-op, here’s how you dominate.
Find elemental weapons and flask upgrades — nothing else matters.
Start by circling the outer edge of the map. Hit every:
Ignore every fort, field boss, or map marker that leads you away from this perimeter loop — it’s bait. Castles don’t drop consistent elemental loot, and field bosses will waste your time and health.
Nightlords have consistent elemental weaknesses. Your Day 1 plan should be shaped around the boss you’re fighting:
Nightlord | Weakness |
---|---|
Tricephalos | Holy |
Gaping Jaw | Poison |
Sentient Pest | Fire |
Augur | Lightning |
Equilibrious Beast | Frenzy |
Darkdrift Knight | Lightning |
Fissure in the Fog | Fire |
Use the map to locate ruins with the matching elemental icon. Just make sure you zoom in, they’re clearly marked.
If you don’t find what you need in a ruin, check the basement of Ruined Cathedrals. Oracles in these areas often drop matching-element weapons or spells. The altar chest behind the boss room also has a solid chance of containing a useful item.
And remember, even if you find what you need, your teammates might not. Hit every matching element ruin to make sure the entire party is geared properly.
Trash mobs drop a handful of runes. Bosses drop:
Your time is limited. Clearing mobs between ruins might feel efficient, but it stacks up fast. Every 2 minutes lost could mean losing access to a high-tier ruin before the Night’s Tide cuts off the area.
Think back: how many times did you almost beat a ruin boss, but ran out of time because you were fighting wandering nobles? Stop doing that.
Instead:
Bosses in ruins aren’t field bosses, they’re beefy standard enemies. You can kill them at Level 1.
Why prioritize them?
Stacking strong passives early beats grinding for character levels, always.
Don’t blindly follow every map ping.
Before charging toward someone’s marker, check the actual location:
If it’s the latter, ignore it. Ping the correct spot. Control the route. Map awareness wins games.
Survive Day 1? Good. Now it’s time to go vertical. Your first priority should be to upgrade your elemental weapon.
Your options:
Do this before engaging any field bosses or castles. Why? Because upgraded elemental weapons obliterate Day 2 content. Field bosses and castle swarms become trivial when you’re rocking a high-tier loadout.
A +1 starting weapon won’t carry you. A legendary with proper elemental alignment will.
Only after upgrading should you:
Trash mobs = one resource (runes) Ruin bosses = runes + passives + spells + high-rarity loot
There’s no comparison. You can hit max level on Day 2 by just farming bosses. And the quality of items is infinitely better.
If you're relying on luck drops from nobles or mobs, you're gambling. Bosses give you guaranteed drops that shift your build trajectory.
Ruins consistently spawn the same loot types in general regions:
Loot is randomized in detail, but not in location. Experienced players can recognize patterns and plan routes accordingly.
You don’t need god-tier reflexes or a perfect party to win Nightreign. You need:
This isn’t base Elden Ring. You can’t brute force the boss until you learn the moveset by heart. You get one shot per run, and success is measured in what you do with your 20 minutes each day.
So don’t waste it. Loot smart, skip mobs, and win like a strategist.
This guide was adapted from Reddit user Charlemagneffxiv.
Updated:
May 31st 2025
Posted:
May 31st 2025