Elden Ring Nightreign Classes: All 10 Nightfarers Ranked

This board grades 3-player Expeditions after The Forsaken Hollows launched on 4 December 2025. S wins early runs with random teammates. A holds the line. B needs practice. C wants a coordinated squad. The letter is the Expedition win rate on a pickup squad. Playstyle sits in the kit blurbs below.

Ironeye sits S. The bow kit keeps damage high from a safe range. Dexterity sits at A. Marked targets take extra pressure from the skill. Players who want a winning S pick on day 1 start here. The same kit also holds a solo run because range buys time to read a Nightlord telegraph.

Undertaker sits S. The Forsaken Hollows bruiser mixes STR and FAI. Confluence and Loathsome Hex move the fight across the circle. Pair Loathsome Hex with Duchess Restage and the hex repeats on the same target. Mobility is the reason this DLC kit sits with the launch S row.

Raider sits S. HP and stamina sit at A. STR sits at S. The kit staggers Nightlords on a frontline. Blunt weapons scale cleanly. A squad that needs a body in the boss face takes Raider over a caster.

Guardian sits A. HP sits at S. Steel Guard holds aggro through a Nightlord combo. The Ultimate Art revives downed teammates inside the circle. Random squads live longer when someone queued tank.

Wylder sits A. This is the tutorial Nightfarer. The dodge passive blocks 1 lethal hit per Expedition. Claw Shot closes gaps. Onslaught Stake is the Ultimate Art. The kit teaches Day 1 to Day 3 pacing before you spend a Remembrance on a locked class.

Recluse sits A. FP, INT, and FAI sit at S. The kit shreds when a tank covers the caster. Without that cover the same glass kit drops a run on the 1st Night 2 mistake.

Duchess sits B. Restage replays a burst window. Time tools ask for a clean read. The kit climbs after the unlock, once you already clear Expeditions on a day-1 class.

Executor sits B. DEX and ARC sit at S. Clean deflects raise the floor in random squads. Missed deflects dump the same HP pool that Raider would have shrugged.

Scholar sits C on a random Expedition. The ARC kit uses Analyse, Communion, and Bagcraft. The grade climbs when the squad calls targets and waits on the mark. A silent pickup group rarely does that.

Revenant sits C. FAI sits at S. The summon kit asks for routing knowledge that random squads rarely give. Ghosts eat space. A coordinated trio can make the kit work. A pickup trio usually cannot.

Solo runs still favour Ironeye and Wylder. Any Nightfarer can equip any weapon. Stats steer the kit. Relics at the Roundtable Hold then push the same kit toward a Nightlord plan.

Every Nightfarer has 1 Passive Ability, 1 Character Skill, and 1 Ultimate Art. Any class can use any weapon. Stats steer the kit.

6 Nightfarers are open on day 1. Duchess and Revenant unlock later. Scholar and Undertaker need The Forsaken Hollows.

Nightfarer	Role	Unlock	Beginner
Wylder	Balanced melee	Day 1 / tutorial	START
Guardian	Tank / revive	Day 1	YES
Ironeye	Bow ranged	Day 1	YES
Raider	Heavy STR	Day 1	OK
Recluse	Sorcery / faith caster	Day 1	FRAGILE
Executor	DEX / ARC specialist	Day 1	TECH
Duchess	Time / mobility	Unlock conditions	LATER
Revenant	Ghost summons	Unlock conditions	HARD
Scholar	Analysis / ARC	Forsaken Hollows DLC	DLC
Undertaker	Mobile bruiser	Forsaken Hollows DLC	DLC S

Each Nightfarer has 3 relic slots at the Roundtable Hold. Relics add bonuses on the same kit you already picked. A Wylder relic does not turn the class into Ironeye. It pushes the same dodge-and-claw plan toward a Nightlord.

Remembrances are the class stories. You can clear Expeditions on a day-1 kit and spend Remembrance time later. Locked classes wait until that queue is comfortable.

The Forsaken Hollows is live. Bandai Namco released it on 4 December 2025 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, the 2013 Xbox box, and Steam.

The expansion adds 2 Nightfarers, new Day 3 bosses, and Shifting Earth: The Great Hollow.

• Undertaker: STR / FAI hammer bruiser. Confluence plus Loathsome Hex. S on the 3-player board. High priority if you own the expansion.
• Scholar: ARC support. Analyse, Communion, Bagcraft. C on a random Expedition. The kit climbs in a coordinated squad.

May 2025 videos still list 8 classes. Those pages predate the expansion. This page covers the live roster of 10.

Start on a kit that forgives a missed dodge. Climb after Day 1 to Day 3 routing feels familiar.

1. Wylder. Tutorial default. The dodge passive blocks 1 lethal hit per Expedition. Balanced stats teach Expedition pacing.
2. Ironeye. Stay at range. The kit is still S damage in squads.
3. Guardian. Pick this if you want to hold aggro and revive random teammates.
4. Raider. Fine for aggressive beginners who want frontline staggers.

Park Recluse, Revenant, and Executor until routing is familiar. Own the DLC? Try Undertaker after 1 Wylder Expedition.

Expeditions, Remembrances, and Relics can run while you practice a new Nightfarer. Cards below cover the grind. The hub lists every Nightreign service.

A 3-player squad that already has a tank can skip Wylder and queue Ironeye or Raider from the 1st session. A solo queue stays on Wylder until the dodge window is automatic.