Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye build, tips, and best weapons

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Crafting an optimal Ironeye build in Elden Ring: Nightreign can be quite tricky due to the randomized elements and the fact that success often hinges on what you discover during your journey to vanquish each Nightlord. Instead, the ideal build for each Nightfarer will depend on the items you find, the enemies you’re facing, and even the starting equipment you have at hand.

While it doesn’t suggest abandoning your efforts, Nightreign’s buildcrafting isn’t merely about taking whatever you find. Instead, it involves equipping yourself with useful relics when appropriate, frequently ones that have broad applications. As you venture and conquer bosses, pay attention to valuable weapons, passives, and talismans as well.

Mastering the use of Nightfarer and synchronizing their abilities with your team is crucial to achieving victory. Hereafter, I’ll outline the top relics, weapons, talismans, and passives for Ironeye, followed by a brief guide detailing his ideal playstyle during an expedition:

1. For Ironeye, choosing the right gear is essential. Here are some recommendations:
– Relics: Relic of the Unbroken Chain or Relic of the Iron Will can help boost Ironeye’s survivability and damage output.
– Weapons: Searing Longsword or Flamehammer can provide good balance between attack speed and damage.
– Talismans: Talisman of Resistance or Talisman of Might are excellent choices for enhancing Ironeye’s defenses and offense.
– Passives: Consider the passive that boosts critical hit chance, as well as one that increases damage dealt to enemies affected by crowd control effects.

2. Here’s a guide on how to play Ironeye effectively during an expedition:
– Position yourself in front of your team to act as a tank and absorb enemy attacks.
– Use your abilities in sequence to maximize their effects. Start with Flame Shield, then follow up with Whirlwind or Searing Charge, and finally unleash your ultimate ability, Inferno.
– Utilize your crowd control abilities like Stagger and Immolation Trap to keep enemies at bay and prevent them from focusing on other team members.
– Make sure to position yourself strategically during boss fights to avoid taking unnecessary damage and maximize your contribution to the fight.

Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye build

Building a character in Nightreign can be somewhat restrictive as you’re primarily reliant on obtaining superior relics and hoping to discover beneficial weapons and advantages during your approach to the final boss. The success of any potential build is also influenced by the need to acquire or find a weapon type that the Nightlord is vulnerable to, which typically guides your search. However, if you adhere to the build suggestions provided below, your path to victory should be significantly smoother.

Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye best relics

One method for preparing the character Ironeye is by using relics, although it’s worth noting that the majority of these relics you acquire will be random. However, Ironeye does have special relic attachments that might appear, such as “Activating Art Charge adds a poison effect”, which gives his Single Shot ultimate a poison property. These relics are easily identified because they’re labeled with [Ironeye], so make sure to watch out for any dropping in the game.

Otherwise, these are the relic affixes I recommend bringing where possible:

  • [Ironeye] Art charge activation adds poison effect
  • [Ironeye] Extends duration of weak point
  • Starting armament inflicts X (if you can match a Nightlord’s weakness)
  • X attack power up (match the above weakness)
  • Improved X resistance (match the Nightlord’s damage type)
  • X damage negation up (match the above damage type)
  • Increased rune acquisition for self and allies
  • Rune discount for shop purchases while on expedition
  • Items confer effect to all nearby allies
  • HP restored when using cured meats, medicinal boluses, etc. (this one also stacks with the above, letting you heal allies when you consume these)
  • Character skill cooldown reduction +1
  • Defeating enemies fills more of the Art gauge
  • Poison and rot in vicinity increases attack power (if you are using poison or rot)
  • Dexterity/vigor/endurance + (increased bow damage via scaling, health, and stamina respectively)
  • Flasks also heal allies

Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye best weapons and passives

To boost Ironeye’s power, try acquiring numerous weapons that come with beneficial passive abilities while venturing on an expedition. These items in your inventory will automatically activate their passive effects (unless they have a red hand symbol, which indicates they need to be equipped manually). Furthermore, I recommend using either longbows or shortbows instead of greatbows for Ironeye, as the latter has a slower recharge time that may leave you vulnerable during the Nightlord boss fight.

As Ironeye boasts exceptional agility, he is proficient in wielding various weapons such as daggers, rapiers, katanas, twinblades, and items that scale well with dexterity. So, you don’t need to stick to ranged combat if a suitable bow isn’t available for him.

Here are the best weapon passives I recommend watching out for:

  • Improved ranged weapon attacks
  • Improved X attack power (match the Nightlord’s weakness you’re covering)
  • Improved attack power when two-handing
  • HP restoration on attacks
  • Improved damage negation at full HP
  • Successive attacks negate damage (only if using a dagger or melee weapon instead of bow)
  • FP restoration on attacks (less important but useful if you want to use weapon skill)
  • Improved X damage negation (match the Nightlord’s attack affinity if known)
  • Add X to weapon (if you don’t have the Nightlord’s weakness covered)
  • Improved attack power at full HP
  • Defeating enemies restores HP (less useful in most Nightlord bosses)
  • Improved item discovery (stacks with Ironeye’s pre-existing item discovery buff)
  • Less likely to be targeted

Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye best talismans

Additionally, you may discover certain amulets when overcoming scarabs, which are quite valuable if you come across them and they also have a marked spot on a fort map indicating their location. For Ironeye, the most beneficial talismans should be prioritized as follows:

1. The Talisman of Strength
2. The Talisman of Protection
3. The Talisman of Speed
4. The Talisman of Wisdom
5. The Talisman of Luck

This order is ideal for Ironeye, but the effectiveness may vary depending on your character’s abilities and playstyle.

  1. Arrow’s Reach Talisman: Projectile damage drop off reduced
  2. Arrow’s Sting Talisman: Improved ranged weapon attacks
  3. Milicent’s Prosthesis: Improved dexterity and successive attacks boost attack power
  4. Ritual Sword Talisman: Improves attack power at full HP
  5. Ritual Shield Talisman: Improved damage negation at full HP
  6. Green Turtle Talisman: Improved stamina recovery
  7. Erdtree’s Favor: Increase maximum HP and maximum stamina
  8. Viridian Amber Medallion: Increased maximum stamina
  9. Crimson Amber Medallion: Increased maximum HP
  10. Crimson Seed Talisman: Improved flask HP restoration
  11. Dragoncrest Shield Talisman: Improved physical damage negation
  12. Pearldrake Talisman: Improved non-physical damage negation
  13. Blessed Dew Talisman: Continuous HP recovery
  14. Taker’s Cameo: Defeating enemies restores HP

Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye tips

When it comes to controlling Ironeye, there are several points to keep in mind. This character excels with his versatile toolkit, capable of dishing out steady ranged damage. Here’s a rundown of aspects to consider while playing him effectively.

  1. Use your Marking skill before you activate Single Shot

Using this ability is like giving an immediate attack that tags enemies for extra damage, making it best to strike a boss with it prior to your team unleashing their ultimate skills. Notably, this skill recharges very quickly, ensuring you won’t need to wait long before employing it again.

  1. You can also dodge with Marking

Skillful marking offers great flexibility: it enables you to swiftly counterattack an opponent, evade a rampaging boss, or maneuver to their other side for a possible backstab. If you’re hesitant to dodge a complex Nightlord attack, simply activate your skill to dash straight through, dealing additional damage simultaneously.

  1. Bows are incredible at reviving fallen squad members

One more factor that makes Ironeye exceptional is the power of his bows in rejuvenating fallen party members. All you need to do is aim at them, keep shooting, and before you know it, they’ll be back on their feet like nothing happened. I personally advocate for shortbows because once you acquire the Barrage skill, you can fire multiple arrows swiftly, accelerating the revival process even more. In critical situations, you can also use your Single Shot art to rejuvenate allies, as I managed to resurrect two comrades who were next to each other during a Nightlord battle.

  1. Aim for weak spots manually

One advantage of carrying a bow is that you can manually target vulnerable areas on specific foes. For example, if you’re battling a troll, aim for the head to cause a stun. Interestingly, many enemies have sensitive spots that will make them flinch, and it’s usually their head, so give it a try and discover who you can momentarily incapacitate.

  1. Time your Single Shot with Duchess

Iron Eye’s One-Shot Ability not only strikes down individual enemies, but also causes area damage or a straight line of destruction in front of it, making it quite potent. If you’re working with a Duchess teammate, keep communication open so they can prepare the Restage skill ahead of time. This way, the damage and effect of your ability will be doubled.

  1. Don’t feel you have to stick to bows

For the character Ironeye, who has a high agility and is a Nightfarer, consider utilizing dexterity-based weapons apart from bows, such as daggers, twinblades, rapiers, katanas, or spears. This could be advantageous if you come across a dexterity weapon with the Nightlord’s affinity weakness, but don’t have a bow featuring that trait, or if you find a powerful weapon with properties like bleed, frost, poison, or scarlet rot.

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2025-05-30 01:44