Best Characters for Beginners

Best Characters for beginners in Elden Ring Nightreign. Guide includes recommended characters, beginner characters, character ranking, character evaluations and best characters!

Beginner Recommended Character Ranking

Nightreign Class Tier for Beginners

Nightreign's recommended characters for beginners are "Wylder," "Ironeye," and "Raider" . Wylder and Ironeye have particularly high firepower among the 8 characters, making them very powerful as attackers. Raider has very high durability and can also deal damage, making it very stable.

Basis for Tiers

	- Easy to deal high damage without requiring complex controls
	- Well-balanced and easy to handle
	- Has clear strengths but requires getting used to the controls

Character Rankings For Reference

The recommended character rankings for beginners are just a reference, and using the character of your liking will lead to the easiest playstyle for your gameplay.

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Best Character For Beginners Tier & Recommendations

Wylder's Evaluation

Evaluation

An All-Rounder Character with High Survivability

Wylder is truly an all-rounder, characterized by abilities that are useful both offensively and defensively. Their Passive Ability is also very excellent; they can nullify fatal damage once, making them a very reassuring character in tough enemy and boss battles.

An Excellent Small Shield Parry

This character is also perfect for those players who are skilled at Parry in Elden Ring. You can use Buckler Parry from the start to aim for Critical Strikes.

Guardian's Evaluation

Evaluation
(S/A/B 3-tier evaluation)(S/A/B 3-tier evaluation)

Acts As A Tank With Amazing Strength And Power

While they may seem like a character specialized in durability, they are also an excellent tank-oriented character who can also deal solid damage. They have high HP from the start and possess a Greatshield with a good defense performance, allowing for stable combat from the early game.

Can Launch Enemies In A Wide Surrounding Area

The Character Skill has the effect of launching enemies in a wide surrounding area, making it a very powerful Character Skill against mob enemies.

Protecting Allies With An Excellent AoE Damage

The Ultimate Art not only deals damage over a wide area at the landing point, but holding the button can also protect characters within the range from damage for about 8 seconds. When reviving, such as when multiple enemies are clustered, the situations where it can be used are very significant.

Recluse's Evaluation

Evaluation
(S/A/B 3-tier evaluation)

Magic-Specialized Character That Deals Damage From A Distance

Can use Sorcery from the start, and is a character skilled in long-range attacks. Their performance depends on their Stave, making them a late bloomer, but once their equipment and items are set, they can act as a high-firepower character.

Possesses A Unique Ability To Restore Their Own FP

By attacking enemies with Affinity magic, they can collect "Affinity Residues," and by collecting these Affinity Residues, they can restore FP. Their characteristic is being able to attack while restoring FP.

Powerful Ultimate Art Are Capable Of Heal/Debuff

By hitting an enemy with the Ultimate Art, you can apply an increased damage taken effect for about 10 seconds. Furthermore, attacking an enemy in this state allows you and your allies to heal HP and FP, making it very powerful offensively and defensively.

Duchess's Evaluation

Evaluation
(S/A/B 3-tier evaluation)

Dodge Twice With Low Stamina Consumption

Duchess can dodge twice consecutively, with low stamina consumption during dodges, and excels at fighting while evading attacks. They pair well with Dexterity-based weapons that have many hits, so weapons with status effects can contribute more to damage.

Hide From Enemies Using Invisible

Duchess's Ultimate Art turns herself and nearby allies invisible, allowing them to hide from the sight of enemies, including bosses. Attacking while invisible does not alert enemies; against mob enemies, you can aim for critical hits, and against tough enemies or bosses, you can aim for continuous damage. Also, when an ally is near death, it's perfect for when you want to regroup.

Duchess Is Aimed Mostly At Advanced Players

The Character Skill, Restage, allows you to reenact the previous actions of yourself or an ally. The ideal activation timing is after your own or an ally's Weapon Skill, Character Skill, or Ultimate Art, hence, the coordination with allies is necessary. Also, Duchess is a melee-focused character with low durability, so she is not recommended for beginners.

Ironeye's Evaluation

Evaluation
(S/A/B 3-tier evaluation)

Attacker Who Deals Damage From A Distance With A Bow

Ironeye is a ranged attacker skilled in using bows. Also, Arrows are infinite, so there's no need to worry about ammunition count, which is typical for ranged weapons.

Easy To Break Enemy Stance

Ironeye's Character Skill applies a weak point to the enemy, and by attacking and destroying that weak point, you can break the enemy's stance. You can deal massive damage with a Critical Strike to an enemy whose stance is broken, making it a Character Skill that indirectly increases firepower.

Obtained Items From Enemies Increases

Ironeye can increase the items obtained from enemies due to their Passive Ability. This effect also affects allies, so the entire party's obtained items increase, making it easier to gather equipment.

Raider's Evaluation

Evaluation
(S/A/B 3-tier evaluation)(S/A/B 3-tier evaluation)

Raider Is Resistant To Flinching

Raider is more resistant to flinching compared to other characters. Therefore, even if attacked consecutively by enemies, it's unlikely they will flinch and be continuously attacked one-sidedly.

Can Reduce Incoming Damage And Counterattack

Raider's Character Skill is a simple one where they Square Off and punch the enemy, but while in Square Off, incoming damage is significantly reduced. Additionally, taking damage while in Square Off strengthens them, allowing them to parry enemy attacks and deliver a powerful counterattack.

Support Allies With Ultimate Art

Raider's Ultimate Art summons a giant tombstone, which can strengthen nearby allies. The tombstone can block enemy ranged attacks or allow allies to climb it and attack from a distance one-sidedly.

Executor's Evaluation

Evaluation
(S/A/B 3-tier evaluation)

Initial Weapon Has Bleed effect

Executor's initial weapon has an excellent Bleed effect. Their Weapon Skill, "Unsheathe" is also excellent. Nightreign bosses have enormous HP, so being able to aim for percentage-based Bleed damage with the initial weapon is a significant advantage.

Can Nullify Enemy Attacks By Parrying With Practice

Executor can Square Off with their Katana using their Character Skill, and by guarding at the right time, they can parry and nullify attacks. Failing will significantly reduce stamina, so there's a risk, but they can fight advantageously against enemies with attack patterns that players know.

Revenant's Evaluation

Evaluation
(S/A/B 3-tier evaluation)

Summon A Spirit To Use As A Decoy

Revenant can summon a spirit with their Character Skill. By summoning the spirit to draw enemy attention, they can focus on reviving downed allies.

Can Revive Allies With Ultimate Art

When Revenant uses their Ultimate Art, they make themselves and allies immortal and revive downed allies. Since it can change critical situations, it is especially valuable in first encounters or difficult boss battles.

Has A Low Durability

Revenant is a character specialized in support, and has low durability. Therefore, to avoid being targeted, let's maneuver while summoning a spirit as a decoy.

Elden Ring Nightreign Related Guides

Character

Wylder	Guardian
Duchess	Recluse
Ironeye	Raider
Executor	Revenant

Useful Infromation

List of Garb (Skin)	How to Play Multiplayer	Can You Solo Play?
Control Guide	Is There Character Creation?	Is There a Weight Limit?
How to Increase Level	How to Farm Runes	Map Guide
Death Penalties Guide	How to Rescue	Roundtable Hold Guide
Sparring Grounds Guides	Sites of Grace Guide	Castle Guide
Church Guide	Tunnel Guide	How to Recover FP
Small Jar Bazaar	How to Farm & Murk	Relics Effects & How to Get

Read Before Purchase

Recommended Spec & PC	Release Date & Platform	Pre-Order Bonuses & Prices
Edition & Version Guide	Is Cross-Play Available?