Elden Ring Nightreign’s Leaked Final Classes Explained

Elden Ring Nightreign is swiftly approaching its release, and everyone is gearing up for the late-May launch. This multiplayer-focused roguelike spin on Elden Ring caught Game Awards 2024 viewers off guard with its debut, and now, with another multiplayer FromSoftware game called The Duskbloods already announced for the Nintendo Switch 2, it's on the cusp of proving whether its experiments were worthwhile. Although there isn't as much hype around Elden Ring Nightreign as there is a typical new FromSoftware release, this title will hopefully deliver fans an experience that Elden Ring couldn't provide on its own.

Players will jump into Nightreign with the choice of eight Nightfarers to take on one of eight Night Lords, and can attempt the task solo or with two companions. Although Elden Ring Nightreign’s enemy roster is made up of recycled Dark Souls and Elden Ring foes, the Nightfarers and Night Lords seem to all be original. While only one Night Lord is concretely known from Nightreign’s beta, six of the eight Nightfarers have been named so far in various previews. The last two were recently spotted in a leak on X, and though they should be properly unveiled soon, there's already a fair bit known about each.

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What's Known About Elden Ring Nightreign’s Nightfarers

Although six Nightfarers have been named, seven have actually been shown across all of Elden Ring Nightreign’s marketing. These characters are:

Wylder
Guardian
Duchess
Recluse
Ironeye
Raider
Executor

The Executor is the first of the two currently nameless Nightfarers leaked, though they haven't come as a surprise. Elden Ring Nightreign’s reveal trailer and first round of promotional images included looks at all seven of the aforementioned Nightfarers, even though it took the rest of the game’s marketing cycle for them all to be named. At least the ongoing series of character trailers means that the Executor won’t be mysterious for much longer.

Details about the then-nameless Executor were swiftly extracted from Nightreign's reveal, and they've had fans excited about this androgynous armored figure for a while. Their signature weapon appears to be a long sword that they wield deftly with just one hand, which is able to be enchanted with what looks like holy energy in preparation for a giant slash. What most players are concerned with, however, is the Executor’s potential passive ability, appearing to be permanent Deflecting Hardtear status that gives them Sekiro-like parries with any weapon. For those who want that, the Executor could be a game-changer.

Elden Ring Nightreign’s Revenant Could Be Its Biggest Surprise

Finally pairing a name with the Executor’s design was nice, but it pales in comparison to the revelation that is the Revenant. This mysterious eighth Nightfarer was almost completely absent from Elden Ring Nightreign's marketing, only being alluded to as the lone character with access to Elden Ring’s Spirit Ashes. Said Ashes will apparently work in a new way, and the feminine Revenant does indeed stand out among their fellow Nightfarers, sporting a predominantly white color scheme and a signature weapon that is brand-new to both Elden Ring and FromSoftware’s Soulslike lineage.

How The Revenant Could Be Elden Ring Nightreign’s Unique Nightfarer

While instruments are present in Elden Ring as blunt weapons with unique, magical Ashes of War, nowhere among Elden Ring and Shadow of the Erdtree’s hundreds of weapons was there a pure instrument like the Revenant’s harp. Combined with this class specializing in Spirit Ashes somehow, there's a chance that playing the Revenant won't feel like playing any other Nightreign character. Another leak has suggested that the Revenant, true to their name, is a necromancer with access to some of Elden Ring’s skeletal enemies, as well as enchantments. Considering that this leak also predicted the Executor’s name, it sounds like fans have plenty of familiar and novel experiences to look forward to in Elden Ring Nightreign.