Elden Ring Nightreign: full platinum guide step by step

«Reached the Shrouded Roundtable Hold» · The Shrouded Roundtable Hold

Finish the tutorial. It ends with the fight against Margit, and winning or losing makes no difference: after the encounter you arrive at the Shrouded Roundtable Hold and the trophy pops. 93.2% have it.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

93.20% of players

The Roundtable Hold is the base between expeditions: this is where you pick a character and a Nightlord, equip relics and shop. The tutorial can be replayed later from the menu, but it is not needed for anything.

«The Nightlords appeared» · The Nightlords

Defeat Gladius, the first Nightlord. He is the only one available at the start and the trophy pops together with Tricephalos. 72.9% have it.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

72.90% of players

Each expedition lasts three in-game days: two to level up and gear up on the map, and a third against the Nightlord. If the party falls to a boss there is no retry: the whole expedition starts over. If a friend invites you to a later expedition and you win it, it also counts.

«The Night Aspect appeared» · Night Begins

Defeat four different Nightlords. On the fourth, the Night Aspect appears and Heolstor's expedition, the final boss, opens up. 56.0% have it.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

56.00% of players

They must be four different ones: repeating Gladius does not add up. After Gladius the rest unlock, and the PSNProfiles guide recommends starting with Maris, Gnoster and Caligo, and leaving Adel, Fulghor and Libra until you have a handle on the game.

«The Duchess became a playable character» · The Duchess Joins the Fray

Hand the Old Pocketwatch to the white-cloaked girl. Coming back from the first expedition against Gladius you receive the pocketwatch; in the Roundtable Hold, talk to the girl in the white cloak who greets you after the first cutscene and choose to give it to her. 71.3% have it.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

71.30% of players

According to the PSNProfiles guide, the pocketwatch arrives even if you lose to Gladius, so you do not need to win to unlock the Duchess. She is a requirement for The Revenant Joins the Fray and for A Champion's Path.

«The Revenant became a playable character» · The Revenant Joins the Fray

Buy the Besmirched Frame at the Small Jar Bazaar and defeat the phantom. With the Duchess already unlocked, the frame goes on sale for 1,500 Murk, the currency that carries over between expeditions. 55.8% have it.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

55.80% of players

Once bought, the Roundtable Hold map marks a phantom near the sparring grounds with an exclamation point. Talking to it starts a fight against the Revenant and her three summons: focus on her and keep away from the spirits. Beat her and she is playable.

«Reached the ending» · Dawn

Defeat Heolstor and offer his rune in the Roundtable Hold. After the Night Aspect expedition, back at base, you have to choose to offer the Nightlord's rune in the conversation to see the ending and make the trophy pop. 45.3% have it.

Category

Story

Missable

No

Unlocked by

45.30% of players

The catch, according to the PSNProfiles guide: if you play a character who has finished their personal Remembrance questline, their own ending triggers and this trophy does not pop. If that happens, beat Heolstor again with another character. This is the trophy that marks finishing the story.

«Found the secret of the Mountaintop» · Mountaintop

Find the Mountaintop's secret in the mountain Shifting Earth event. The secret is a crystal structure at the very top of the peak, which grants a boon of frostbite resistance plus an attack power boost. 49.9% have it.

Category

Exploration

Missable

No

Unlocked by

49.90% of players

The PSNProfiles guide recommends being at least level 10 before climbing. The bosses on the slopes drop Dormant Powers that help with the ascent, and the boon is very handy against Caligo.

«Found the secret of the Crater» · The Crater

Find the Crater's secret. It sits at the bottom of the crater, past the boss that guards it: a special smithing table that upgrades any weapon to legendary. 52.6% have it, the highest of the four secrets.

Category

Exploration

Missable

No

Unlocked by

52.60% of players

Using the table also gives Legendary Armament if you do not have it yet. Inside the crater there is also a church with an extra flask charge, a merchant and an anvil. Recommended: level 10 before heading down.

«Found the secret of the Rotted Woods» · Rotted Woods

Find the secret of the Rotted Woods. In the fort in the bottom-right corner of the woods, in the upper room, there is a clue that marks the secret on every party member's map. 48.9% have it.

Category

Exploration

Missable

No

Unlocked by

48.90% of players

The boon is perched in a tree: careful not to slip. Until you have it, Scarlet Rot keeps building up; picking it up makes you immune, with more max health and a Rally effect that recovers health when you attack right after taking damage.

«Found the secret of Noklateo, the Shrouded City» · Noklateo, the Shrouded City

Find the secret of Noklateo, the Shrouded City. It is a table behind a fog door, at the back of the church, which opens once you defeat the city's final boss. 42.9% have it, the rarest of the four secrets.

Category

Exploration

Missable

No

Unlocked by

42.90% of players

The reward is a Second Chance: an automatic self-revive for whoever takes it. It is usually the last Shifting Earth event to show up, and the city is full of bosses; go in at level 10 or higher.

«Found the secrets of all Shifting Earth locations» · Shifting Earth

Find all four Shifting Earth secrets: Mountaintop, Crater, Rotted Woods and Noklateo, on the same save. 36.6% have it.

Category

Exploration

Missable

No

Unlocked by

36.60% of players

The events appear at random from the first expedition onwards and each player has their own active one. If you are missing one, join the expedition of someone who has it; the PSNProfiles guide adds that, after beating a Sovereign Nightlord, you can pick the event with a Sovereign Sigil at the Collector Signboard. The Forsaken Hollows expansion does not change the trophy.

«Invoked the power of a relic for the first time» · Relic

Equip a relic at the relic rites altar in the Roundtable Hold. Relics are awarded at the end of every expedition and the altar is in the central room. 81.3% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

81.30% of players

Each relic has a colour — red, green, blue or yellow — and only fits a slot of the same colour on the vessel you are using. If none fits, buy another vessel: that is exactly what Vessel asks for.

«Changed garb via dresser for the first time» · Dresser

Change garb at the dresser. The dresser opens after defeating two different Nightlords, and you need a garb other than the starting one. 53.3% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

53.30% of players

Garbs are bought with Murk, the currency that carries over between expeditions, or earned by completing a character's Remembrance questline. Equipping one once is enough: the trophy pops on the change, no need to go on an expedition in it.

«Acquired a new vessel and conducted a different relic rite for the first time» · Vessel

Buy a new vessel and perform a relic rite with it. After the first expedition, the Small Jar Bazaar in the Roundtable Hold sells vessels; equip it at the relic rites altar and slot relics into it. 62.4% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

62.40% of players

Each vessel mixes different slot colours, so switching vessel changes which relics you can carry. Buying it is not enough: the trophy also asks you to perform the rite with the new vessel.

«Acquired a legendary armament for the first time» · Legendary Armament

Get a legendary armament, the yellow-rarity ones. 68.9% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

68.90% of players

There are two routes. The reliable one is the Crater's secret: at the bottom of the Crater Shifting Earth event there is a smithing table that upgrades any weapon to legendary, and it gives The Crater along the way. The other is loot from Day 2 field bosses; on Day 1 you are underlevelled for most of them.

«Acquired a great many vessels» · Obtained Vessels

Buy all 11 vessels from the Small Jar Bazaar. Some are on sale after the first expedition, and the rest only appear after defeating all eight Nightlords. 29.3% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

29.30% of players

It is the second rarest trophy on the list, and the figure explains why: Nightlord Conqueror is held by 45.2%. Many people beat all eight and never go back to the shop. What is missing is banking Murk between expeditions, not winning anything new.

«Defeated Gladius, Beast of Night» · Tricephalos

Defeat Gladius, Beast of Night, the boss of the first expedition. 73.2% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

73.20% of players

Gladius switches between a three-headed beast and three separate hounds for about 45 seconds; in that phase, back off or assign one to each party member. He is weak to holy damage, which staggers him and opens stance breaks, and fire resistance is worth bringing. It also counts when won in co-op.

«Defeated Adel, Baron of Night» · Gaping Jaw

Defeat Adel, Baron of Night, an aggressive, fast dragon. 61.8% have it, the second most defeated Nightlord after Gladius despite being among the hardest.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

61.80% of players

The key is poison: once poisoned, Adel stops to vomit it up and gives you a window to heal or attack. At half health he charges up with lightning, speeds up and creates storms, so bring lightning resistance. The PSNProfiles guide recommends leaving him until after your first four.

«Defeated Gnoster, Wisdom of Night» · Sentient Pest

Defeat Gnoster, Wisdom of Night. 57.4% have it, and he is one of the recommended picks for your first four Nightlords.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

57.40% of players

The catch: it is a double fight, against two bosses at once. With a group it is one of the more manageable; solo it is a poor choice, and the PSNProfiles guide suggests swapping him for another if you play alone. It is also the expedition where the Margit and Maris raids usually show up.

«Defeated Maris, Fathom of Night» · Augur

Defeat Maris, Fathom of Night. 55.8% have it, and the PSNProfiles guide considers him one of the simplest.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

55.80% of players

Maris spends almost the whole fight in the air, so you need ranged damage: bows, ideally with lightning. He resists magic well and inflicts sleep, so sleep resistance is worth having. His expedition is where the Gnoster raid usually appears.

«Defeated Libra, Creature of Night» · Equilibrious Beast

Defeat Libra, Creature of Night. 51.7% have it, in the pack of the hardest according to the PSNProfiles guide.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

51.70% of players

Libra deals a lot of madness, so during the first two days look for items and gear with madness resistance. In his expedition he may also offer you deals: one of them grants an extra flask charge in exchange for max health, useful for Replenished Sacred Flasks.

«Defeated Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow» · Darkdrift Knight

Defeat Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow. 51.6% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

51.60% of players

He is an aggressive, very fast centaur, especially in phase two, with holy attacks that are hard to read. The PSNProfiles guide puts him among the three worth leaving for last; go in with holy damage resistance and a coordinated group so nobody drops in the opening exchanges.

«Defeated Caligo, Miasma of Night» · Fissure in the Fog

Defeat Caligo, Miasma of Night. 51.6% have it, although the PSNProfiles guide ranks him among the more manageable.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

51.60% of players

Caligo is weak to fire, and fast characters keep up with him well. His damage is frost, so bring frostbite resistance. The Mountaintop Shifting Earth event, with its frostbite-resistance boon, is especially handy for this expedition.

«Defeated Heolstor the Nightlord» · Night Aspect

Defeat Heolstor the Nightlord, the final boss. His expedition opens once you beat four different Nightlords. 48.0% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

48.00% of players

It is two fights back to back, and the second phase throws explosive fissures of a random damage type. Holy damage staggers him and buys breathing room. This trophy is not the ending: afterwards you have to offer his rune in the Roundtable Hold for Dawn.

«Defeated all Nightlords» · Nightlord Conqueror

Defeat all eight Nightlords. It pops when the eighth different one falls. 45.2% have it, practically the same as Dawn (45.3%).

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

45.20% of players

The order is free except for Heolstor, who requires four wins first. Beating all eight also unlocks the rest of the vessels in the shop, a requirement for Obtained Vessels. All eight count in co-op, and with a fixed group it is far more manageable than with strangers.

«Defeated 3 different Nightlords in a row» · Nightlord Slayer

Win three expeditions in a row against three different Nightlords. Fail one and the counter resets. 40.6% have it, and PowerPyx considers it the hardest trophy on the list.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

40.60% of players

The trick both PowerPyx and PSNProfiles mention: back up your save to the cloud after each win and, if you lose, restore it so the streak survives. Pick the three Nightlords your group handles best; with a fixed team and voice chat it is much easier than with random matchmaking.

«Completed Fell Omen raid» · Fell Omen

Complete the Fell Omen raid: Margit invades your expedition and you have to defeat him for it to pop. 55.1% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

55.10% of players

It is a random event tied to the map layout; PowerPyx and PSNProfiles agree that it shows up in the Gnoster expedition with certain layouts. He spawns close to the party and leaves little room. Beat him and the party gains attack power for every new Site of Grace discovered.

«Completed Sentient Pest raid» · Plague of Locusts

Complete the Sentient Pest raid: a swarm of locusts sweeps the map and every hit costs you a level. 47.5% have it, the rarest of the four raids.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

47.50% of players

Dodge the swarms and follow the locusts in the sky with your eyes: they fly towards the boss, hidden in the distance. Defeat it to get your levels back and pop the trophy. PowerPyx and PSNProfiles agree it shows up in the Maris expedition.

«Completed Augur raid» · Typhoon

Complete the Augur raid: Maris appears inside a large blue bubble and you have to defeat him in there. 53.4% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

53.40% of players

The bubble usually pulls the party in, but teammates who are far away have to walk in to the area marked red on the map. Maris is barely a threat in this raid. PowerPyx and PSNProfiles agree it shows up in the Gnoster expedition; beat it and drinking a flask also restores FP, the blue bar for skills and spells.

«Completed Equilibrious Beast raid» · True Arbiter

Complete the Equilibrious Beast raid by accepting Libra's deal, not by fighting. The price is 15,000 runes on Day 1 or 35,000 on Day 2. 50.1% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

50.10% of players

Find the special merchant the map marks in red and do not attack him: that starts a fight and gives no trophy, according to PowerPyx. One player paying is enough for the trophy to pop for the whole party. The deal also grants attack power based on the runes each player is carrying.

«Defeated the Nightlord with all characters» · A Champion's Path

Win an expedition with each of the eight base-game characters, Duchess and Revenant included. 19.8% have it, less than two points above the platinum: it is the real wall.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

19.80% of players

It can be the same Nightlord every time, so the practical route is repeating Gladius. The catch: you have to finish the expedition yourself with that character; a teammate winning with it does not count. The two characters from The Forsaken Hollows expansion are not needed, and the game does not track progress: note it down yourself.

«Attained maximum level» · Mastery

Reach level 15, the maximum, within a single expedition. Level resets every run, so there is no way to bank it. 54.8% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

54.80% of players

The key is not dying: going down costs you levels and runes. Farm field bosses, evergaols and forts, equip relics that boost rune gain and take rune-acquisition Dormant Powers when they drop. It goes faster in a group: stay close to your teammates to share the kills.

«Acquired a great number of flask charges» · Replenished Sacred Flasks

Reach 7 flask charges in a single expedition. You start with 3 and each church adds one when you interact with its altar. 70.5% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

70.50% of players

You need four churches in the same run: mark them on the map (gold icon) and hit them on the way between objectives. If Libra offers you a deal during the expedition, one of them grants an extra charge in exchange for max health.

«Defeated 10 or more great enemies on 1 expedition» · Untold Power

Defeat 10 great enemies in a single expedition. Any enemy that shows a name and a health bar at the bottom of the screen counts. 74.1% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

74.10% of players

Field bosses count, as do evergaol, fort, great church, ruin and encampment bosses, raid bosses and both end-of-day bosses. Playing normally it pops almost by itself; if you are short, open evergaols with Stonesword Keys from fort chests.

«Completed the oldest gaol» · Old Gaol

Complete the oldest gaol, a special evergaol variant that looks identical from the outside to the others. It opens with a Stonesword Key from fort chests. 50.4% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

50.40% of players

Whether it spawns depends on the map layout, and the community has documented combinations of expedition and camp and fort placement where it always appears. Meanwhile, open every evergaol you can: demanding bosses wait inside, and they count towards Untold Power.

«Acquired many pieces of high-rarity equipment on a single expedition» · Set and Steadfast

Fill every weapon and item slot with purple or legendary gear in a single expedition. 41.0% have it.

Category

Missable

No

Unlocked by

41.00% of players

The guides disagree on the exact minimum number of pieces, so the safe play is to leave no slot empty or low-rarity. The shortcut is co-op: in the last area before the Nightlord, your teammates drop their purple pieces and you pick them all up.

«Obtained all trophies» · Nightreign

Earn the other 36 trophies. 18.0% have it.

Category

Other

Missable

No

Unlocked by

18.00% of players

There are no missables and all 37 can be earned solo and offline, although the game is built around three-player expeditions. The wall is not the bosses: it is A Champion's Path (19.8%), winning an expedition with each of the eight characters, followed by the eleven vessels of Obtained Vessels (29.3%). The raids and the oldest gaol depend on the map's luck, but they sit around 50%: they come with play.