You get a unique relic for beating Elden Ring Nightreign’s ‘supposed to lose’ tutorial boss, but don’t worry: There’s a buried menu option to fight him again

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Following the established pattern from FromSoftware, Elden Ring Nightreign commences with a battle that is intended for defeat. However, as has been the case in the past, it’s entirely feasible to persevere and emerge victorious, provided you possess enough resilience and skill.

Nightreign’s tutorial battle rewards you with a unique artifact for your efforts. It might not seem impressive on its own, but it could prove useful before you start accumulating more items. Don’t worry if you think you missed it; there’s an option to replay the tutorial hidden within Nightreign’s menu system in typical cryptic fashion.

How to replay Elden Ring Nightreign’s tutorial

1. Whenever you want, you can revisit Nightreign’s tutorial from the Visual Codex located in Roundtable Hold. It’s the book situated right next to the jar merchant in the western hall of the fort, to the north.

2. Another option is to quickly access it and teleport there by pressing the select button.

3. Here’s a simple guide:
– Locate the Visual Codex in Roundtable Hold.
– Find the jar merchant in the western hall of the fort, then search for a book just north of him on the desk. That’s Nightreign’s tutorial.
– To instantly access it, press the select button.

  • Hit Select, go to Visual Codex, select Guide.
  • You want the first option under the first heading, and it should be what is highlighted first by default: Basic Rules: Play Tutorial.
  • Just press the X button (Square on a PlayStation pad) to start.

How to beat Margit in Elden Ring Nightreign’s tutorial

In this battle, you’ll remain at a lower skill level as a Wylder, but I was taken aback by the variety of tools FromSoft provides you. Even on my initial playthrough, I breezed past the tutorial. However, if you manage to eliminate all the enemies and unlock both chests along the relatively straightforward path, you can reach level six, create a respectable character build, and secure two opportunities to use Wylder’s ultimate ability. Here are some helpful hints and advice I’ve compiled:

This version maintains the original information but is rephrased in a more conversational and accessible manner.

  • The best weapons in the tutorial (they’re guaranteed drops) are the Cold Katar and Rogier’s Rapier.
  • The rapier does good damage and automatically summons Glintblades (those floating magic daggers that auto-target enemies) every few seconds.
  • Use the katar to inflict Frostbite on Margit, then swap to the rapier.
  • The NPC Duchess you fight with actually does good damage, in addition to serving as a tank.
  • You should be close to ulting at the start of the fight, and you get a guaranteed extra use as part of the tutorial partway through the battle.
  • Ult Margit once right at the start, but save the second use to revive Duchess if she goes down.
  • You can revive once before the tutorial ends, and your souls are outside the boss room⁠—you can run back to the grace and level back up before fighting again.
  • Margit will have the amount of HP you left him with, but Duchess will not be there to help you anymore.

Fell Omen Fetish stats and use

1. A unique bonus: [Specify the unique bonus provided by the Fell Omen Fetish]
2. Enhanced abilities: [Describe how it improves your character’s abilities or provides additional advantages]

  • Damage bonus after switching weapons.
  • Improved throwing knife damage [utterly useless].
  • Vigor +1.

Among all the features that catch my attention for potential buildcrafting, what truly stands out is the weapon swap damage bonus. This feature allows you to swiftly switch a weapon in your hand for a temporary power-up every few seconds, making it quite useful. I’m also intrigued by whether Executor’s character skill, which involves drawing the deflect katana, can be considered as a swap for this relic’s purposes. If it does, this could significantly enhance its effectiveness on him, given his frequent switching between the cursed blade and his regular weapons.

In essence, I find this to be another crafty surprise from Nightreign, capturing the overall feel of being under its rule. It’s a combination of perplexing annoyance followed by a joyous discovery that brightens up your day.

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2025-06-01 20:17