How do Elden Ring Nightreign Relics work? After each expedition, you're rewarded with Relics, special items that enhance your abilities. While you're likely to use any old Relic when you first begin the game, there are some powerful ones you should look out for that can completely transform the way you approach combat.
Elden Ring Nightreign bosses on your expeditions.
Best Elden Ring Nightreign Relics
It can be frustrating to go on multiple expeditions only to end up with terrible Relics, but you can mitigate this by completing Elden Ring Nightreign Remembrances and defeating all the Night Lords. The rewards for completing Remembrance chapters include character-specific Relics, making it much easier to put together a powerful build. Likewise, you receive a Relic when you defeat each Night Lord for the first time.
Here are all the best Elden Ring Nightreign Relics and how to unlock them:
| Relic Name | Relic Type | Relic Effect | How to unlock |
| Old Pocketwatch | Green | FP restoration upon successive attacks Dexterity +3 |
Defeat Tricephalos, the first Night Lord, or go on five expeditions |
| Night of the Beast | Green | Stamina recovers with each successful attack Starting armament deals fire damage |
Defeat Tricephalos, the first Night Lord |
| Night of the Baron | Blue | Improved critical hits +1 Art gauge fills moderately upon critical hit Critical hit boosts stamina recovery speed |
Defeat the Gaping Jaw Night Lord |
| Night of the Wise | Yellow | Increased maximum FP Starting armament inflicts poison damage Poison and rot in vicinity increases attack power |
Defeat the Sentient Pest Night Lord |
| Night of the Fathom | Red | Increased maximum health Flask also heals allies Items confer effect to all nearby allies |
Defeat the Augur Night Lord |
| Night of the Demon | Red | Rune discount for shop purchases while on expedition Gesture 'Crossed Legs' builds up Madness Madness continually recovers FP |
Defeat the Equilibrious Beast Night Lord |
| Night of the Champion | Green | Increased maximum stamina Guard counter is given a boost based on current HP HP restoration upon thrusting counter-attack |
Defeat the Darkdrift Knight Night Lord |
| Night of the Miasma | Yellow | Nearby frostbite conceals self Changes compatible armament's skill to Chilling Mist at the start of expedition Attack power up when facing frostbite-afflicted enemy |
Defeat Fissure in the Fog Night Lord |
| Night of the Lord | Blue | Switching weapons adds an affinity attack Boosts attack power of added affinity Switching weapons boosts attack power |
Defeat the Night Aspect Night Lord |
| Slate Whetstone | Red | [Wylder] Follow-up attacks possible when using character skill (greatsword only) Physical attack up |
Complete Wylder's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Three) |
| Silver Tear | Red | [Wylder] Art gauge greatly filled when ability is activated Ultimate Art gauge +3 Arcane +3 |
Complete Wylder's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Seven) |
| Golden Dew | Yellow | [Duchess] Improved character skill attack power Boosts attack power of added affinity attacks |
Complete Duchess' Remembrance Quest (Chapter Three) |
| Crown Medal | Green | [Duchess] Dagger chain attack reprises event upon enemies Improved dagger attack power |
Complete Duchess' Remembrance Quest (Chapter Six) |
| Blessed Iron Coin | Green | [Duchess] Defeating enemies while art is active ups attack power Continuous HP Recovery Vigor +3 |
Complete Duchess' Remembrance Quest (Chapter Eight) |
| Cracked Sealing Wax | Yellow | [Ironeye] Extends duration of weak point Critical hits earn runes |
Complete Ironeye's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Four) |
| Edge of Order | Yellow | [Ironeye] Boosts thrusting counter-attacks after executing art Starting armament deals holy damage Improved Bow Attack Power |
Complete Ironeye's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Six) |
| Torn Braided Cord | Blue | [Raider] Damage taken while using character skill improves attack power and stamina Strength +3 |
Complete Raider's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Two) |
| Black Claw Necklace | Yellow | Defeating enemies near Totem Stela restores HP Defeating enemies fills more of the art gauge Poise +3 |
Complete Raider's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Seven) |
| Blessed Flowers | Green | [Executor] While character skill is active, unlocking use of cursed sword restores HP Dexterity +3 |
Complete Executor's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Two) |
| Golden Sprout | Red | [Executor] Roaring restores HP while art is active HP recovery from successful guarding Slowly restore HP for self and nearby allies when HP is low |
Complete Executor's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Six) |
| Stone Stake | Red | [Guardian] Increased duration for character skill Character skill cooldown reduction +3 |
Complete Guardian's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Four) |
| Third Volume | Red | [Guardian] Creates whirlwind when charging halberd attacks HP restoration upon halberd attacks |
Complete Guardian's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Seven) |
| Small Makeup Brush | Blue | [Revenant] Power up while fighting alongside family Increased rune acquisition for self and allies |
Complete Revenant's Remembrance Quest (Chapter One) |
| Old Portrait | Blue | [Revenant] Trigger ghostflame explosion during ultimate art activation [Revenant] Expend own HP to fully heal nearby allies when activating art Defeating enemies fills more of the art gauge |
Complete Revenant's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Seven) |
| Vestige of Night | Green | [Recluse] Collecting affinity residue activates Terra Magica Magic attack power up +2 |
Complete Recluse's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Four) |
| Bone-Like Stone | Green | [Recluse] Activating ultimate art raises maximum HP [Recluse] Suffer blood loss and increase attack power upon art activation Intelligence +3 |
Complete Recluse's Remembrance Quest (Chapter Six) |
Elden Ring Nightreign Relics explained
Elden Ring Nightreign Relics are the basis for your build, but you won't have any when you first start playing the game. You can acquire Relics by going on expeditions – even on failed runs, you will likely end up with a Relic as a reward for your efforts. Relics are a permanent fixture of your build, so you don't need to worry about them disappearing after going on an expedition.
The further you progress on your expeditions, the higher quality your rewards will be. The quality of Relics is broken down into three tiers: Delicate, Polished, and Grand. The quality reflects how many effects the Relic has, so Delicate has one effect, Polished has two, and Grand has three.
All the Elden Ring Nightreign classes can equip Relics, though the type of Relic you can equip depends on who you're playing as. Relics are broken down into colors: Red, Yellow, Blue, and Green.
Relics can be equipped and sold by performing Relic Rites at the Roundtable. Selling Relics grants you Murk, and you can use this currency to purchase items that allow you to change the Relic types each class can use. For example, Wylder's Goblet enables a new Relic Rite, making it possible to equip a different combination of Relic types.
That's what you need to know about the best Elden Ring Nightreign Relics. Read our Elden Ring Nightreign skins guide highlighting the costumes available for each class.