Elden Ring Nightreign features several ways for players to tackle the ever-increasing difficulty of the enemies as they progress through the day. Skills, abilities, and ultimates allow players to pull off special moves that can mean the difference between life and death. These abilities often come with the character you select, and with most of the weapons you find in Limveld. Here's how you use all the skills, abilities, and ultimates while playing Nightreign.
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How to Use Character Skills and Ultimate Abilities in Elden Ring Nightreign
Each class or character in Elden Ring Nightreign has two special abilities that fit the overall playstyle they're best suited for. The first one is called a character ability that recharges passively, while the other one is an ultimate ability that recharges based on how many weapon hits you inflict on enemies. Both abilities are extremely useful in surviving the harsh lands of Limveld, and here's how you can use them both.
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Platform |
Character Skill |
Ultimate Ability |
|---|---|---|
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PC (Keyboard + Mouse) |
Press the "E" key to activate the character's skill. Press & Hold the "E" key to activate a different variant of the skill (or charge it up). |
Press the "R" key to activate the ultimate ability. Press & Hold the "R" key to release a charged ultimate ability. |
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Xbox (Controller) |
Press the "LT+Y" button to activate the character's skill. Press & Hold the "LT+Y" button to activate a different variant of the skill (or charge it up). |
Press the "RT+Y" key to activate the ultimate ability. Press & Hold the "RT+Y" key to release a charged ultimate ability. |
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PlayStation (Controller) |
Press the "L2+Triangle" key to activate the character's skill. Press & Hold the "L2+Triangle" Key to activate a different variant of the skill (or charge it up). |
Press the "R2+Triangle" key to activate the ultimate ability. Press & Hold the "R2+Triangle" key to release a charged ultimate ability. |
How to Use Weapon Skills
Weapon skills work a bit differently in Elden Ring Nightreign. You'll need to switch to either single or two-handed armament, depending on which equipment skill you want to use. Players can switch between single and two-handed armaments by holding CTRL+Mouse Wheel Up on PC, or holding Y or Triangle and pressing LB/RB, or L1/R1 on controllers.
For players who don't want to switch between single to two-handed armaments during combat, they must meet one of the following conditions.
- The off-hand equipment slot must be empty.
- The off-hand equipment slot must have a weapon or shield that doesn't have an active skill/ability.
Having equipment in the off-hand slot (left) that comes with an ability/skill will override the weapon's skill in the main hand slot (right).
By following either one of the conditions above, players can either use the "Q" key on PC, or the LT/L2 button on controllers to execute a weapon's skill/ability in Elden Ring Nightreign.
Some weapons have a required level that players must reach before activating their skills/abilities. It's displayed in the top right section of the weapon info in the inventory.
Elden Ring Nightreign
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 78%
- Released
- May 30, 2025
- Developer(s)
- From Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, From Software
WHERE TO PLAY
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Number of Players
- 1-3
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- May 30, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- May 30, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- May 30, 2025
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Soulslike, Roguelite
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
