The DLC for Elden Ring: Nightreign has been out for a while now and players have found their comfort zones in their tactics for successful runs. However, a new item shakes things up quite a bit and is incredibly powerful.
What item is it? The culprit is a new relic that you can acquire by defeating the balances in their Everdark variant. For this relic not only increases the damage of your weapon’s special abilities by about 20%, but its effect can also be combined with other effects, so with the right pairing you can achieve a damage bonus of around 40%.
This way, you can already start your run with a hefty bonus to your damage – stronger than any other item has been able to. On Reddit, users are discussing this and rightfully calling the new relic overpowered, especially for melee characters.
“It can also be combined with the other balance relic”
What does the community say about the relic? On Reddit, user FrCynda begins their post with the words “This is absolutely insane” and shares a screenshot of the new relic. With over 1,600 upvotes and currently around 215 comments, the new item apparently offers plenty of discussion.
Meanwhile, idiocy102 highlights what is probably the greatest strength of the relic: “It can also be combined with the other balance relic” and thereby offers up to 40% damage boost for the special abilities.
Many players in the comments recommend this combo especially for Wylder, Raider, and the two new characters Undertaker and Scholar, as it perfectly complements other common tactics for these characters. Especially for players who prefer melee combat, this combination provides additional benefits, as both relics give a bonus to melee attack power.
Hey_Jonny_Park explains how effectively it can also be combined with teammates: “I just had a game where all three of us had the Balancer relics. We wiped ED Adel in two minutes. Hopefully the relics won’t get nerfed.”
The players are unanimously excited about this new feature and hope they can continue to take advantage of it, as it makes their runs significantly more satisfying and creates an additional incentive to face the Everdark bosses.
With the DLC, not only two new bosses were introduced, but also two new playable characters. Particularly the Undertaker seems to have captivated fans – some players might even say a bit too much. The Undertaker in Nightreign only took a day to conquer the internet and is received a bit too well by some fans.
