Here we will be discussing what exactly passive skills are in Elden Ring Nightreign and how to use them to your benefit.

Elden Ring Nightreign is currently witnessing a wave of hype and success over its release. With the new instalment of Elden Ring comes a new set of terrors. You will require a new measure of skills to counter these out-of-the-world bosses. In this article, we will be taking a look at what passive skills are and how they work.
Passive Skills in Elden Ring Nightreign

The passive skills in Elden Ring Nightreign, also known as Passive abilities, are a new set of gameplay mechanics introduced. This will help you expand the build of a character as well as add more depth to combat. You can classify these as traits that help enhance your character’s performance. This ability fuels the stats, resistance to various attacks, or combat proficiency of your character without having to actively trigger it.
Nightfarer Passive Skills
Nightfarer | Passive Skill | Ability |
Wylder | Sixth Sense | Cheat death one single time |
Guardian | Steel Guard | Stronger guard boost while holding shield, but disables the ability to run |
Duchess | Magnificent Pose | Reduces stamina consumption when dodging or attacking in quick succession |
Recluse | Elemental Defense | Replenish FP by collecting by discovering Affinity residues using affinity attacks |
Raider | Retaliate | Boost your Retaliate potency by taking damage. When active, you can’t be knocked down |
Ironeye | Eagle Eye | Discover and obtain more items from foes with your observant eye |
Executor | Tenacity | After recovering from status ailments, receive an attack and stamina recovery boost. |
Revenant | Necromancy | Raise the ghosts of your enemies to fight as your ally |
Armaments in Elden Ring Nightreign

Armaments are among some of the newly introduced mechanics in the game. These are weapons that can be used by every Nightfarer class in fights. Most of the armaments come with passive skills instantly active once you have them in your possession.
This means you can expect their power boosts even without you actually equipping them. The ability boost ranges from an HP increase to a stamina boost. Various passive skills trigger only when you meet a particular condition.
Enriching your Nightfarer with maximum power is the ultimate goal. So, you need to fill up your armament slots with the right type of passive skills is crucial. So whenever the opportunity arises, loot to the maximum, as you don’t know what would ultimately suit your build the best.
Also read: Elden Ring Nightreign: How to Two-Hand Weapons

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