Elden Ring Nightreign has two additional classes for players to unlock after starting the game with the first six. The first class you'll unlock is the Duchess, and she is arguably one of the best damage dealers in the game as long as you know how to properly use her.
Duchess has a fairly low bar of entry when first trying her out, but getting the most out of this class will require you to know the ins and outs of her Character skill, along with a good team to help you distract enemies to let you deal the damage.
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Basic Mechanics & Passive Skill Of Duchess In Elden Ring Nightreign
Duchess is a fast-moving character who can't take much of a hit, and is an ideal class for those who like Bloodborne. Her passive skill is Magnificent Poise, which allows her to dodge twice consecutively, along with using less stamina when attacking and dodging. Her dodge also keeps her on her feet, letting you quickly chain in a counterattack or dodge again if you need to create more space between yourself and an enemy. This character's main goal in any fight is to hit-and-run, dealing as much damage as quickly before jumping away.
Duchess Character Skill & Ultimate Art In Elden Ring Nightreign
The centerpiece of playing Duchess is her Character Skill Restage, and using it correctly will greatly increase her damage output. Activating Restage creates a ghost of any enemy that has taken damage over the last few seconds, and will have that ghost relive the last few seconds, taking all the damage that was just dealt, again. Ghosts can be interacted with, but you'll see them react just like the real enemy did, and the damage done to them will be about 50% of the original damage.
When used correctly, a flurry of attacks will really do 150% damage to any enemie s, and the recharge timer on this skill is only a few seconds. Restage also works for damage dealt by your allies, including abilities that let you essentially boost the damage of your allies, too. Hits done to ghosts because of Restage also build up bonus effects from your weapon, meaning you can break the stance of any enemy or inflict them with bleed or poison without having to actually hit them the final time.
Restage can also be used anytime you can physically press the buttons when it's charged up, so you can use it mid-dodge, attack, or even when getting thrown around from a powerful hit. Her Ultimate Art is called Finale, and it's much simpler in that it turns her and nearby allies invisible for a few seconds. Some enemies will still be able to detect you, and you can still get hit from a flailing attack, but the invisibility will last the full duration, no matter what you choose to do at that time.
Ideal Relic Buffs For Duchess In Elden Ring Nightreign
Duchess is a dexterity class with an additional focus on boosting her main weapon with either magic or a status ailment. While relics can be random, you'll want to be on the lookout for the following effects:
- Recover stamina when landing hits
- Any status ailment addition to your starting weapon
- Increased Stamina
- Increased physical damage
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Best Weapons & Cache Upgrades For Duchess In Elden Ring Nightreign
The best weapons to use for the Duchess are dual-wielding daggers, as she gets unique attack combinations when using the off-hand attacks with two daggers equipped. Landing a lot of fast attacks is ideal for building up status ailments, especially when using Restage.
You'll always want to take daggers that have a status ailment or have a bonus effect when looting boss Caches. Outside of those, you'll want anything that boosts your physical damage or gives you more stamina, as this class will always need to be moving.
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Advanced Tips For Duchess In Elden Ring Nightreign
Finale can be used both offensively and defensively. If you can communicate with your party, use Finale to let them perfectly time their Ultimate Arts before quickly using Restage to deal a huge amount of damage to a boss. Running around invisible is also a great option when both party members have been downed and you need to heal them quickly.
Practice a lot on timing Restage, and pressing the corresponding buttons in any scenario. The cooldown for this skill is only a few seconds, so don't always save it for the perfect moment and instead always use it to follow up, even just a decent combo. This class can't take much of a hit, so you'll want to stay moving and keep your distance whenever a boss is using wide hitting attacks or just rampaging. Be sure to work with your teammates to have one of them distract a boss, letting you land incredibly long combos of dagger attacks to quickly wear down any enemy.
Elden Ring Nightreign
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 78%
- Released
- May 30, 2025
- Developer(s)
- From Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, From Software
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Soulslike, Roguelite
