Earnest_Knuckle
@earnest-knuckle.bsky.social
Banjo plucker, doodle sketcher, concert enthusiast, reader of manga, comics, media studies, and horror n sci fi novels, and doer of fitness things—like to move, lift, run, and yoga
12281 damage from a mark, parry n reposte, and two shattering crystal casts. Overdamage is a real thing. Gaols work. Night invaders work. Shattering crystal works #nightreign less likely works. Oh yea, this is d5 too
January 29, 2026 at 2:53 AM
12281 damage from a mark, parry n reposte, and two shattering crystal casts. Overdamage is a real thing. Gaols work. Night invaders work. Shattering crystal works #nightreign less likely works. Oh yea, this is d5 too
think my new favorite trio in d5 #nightreign is max hp colossal Raider tank, claw melee iron eye w/ mark n status, and me rocking dps duchess
Load max hp Raider up w taking dmg dmg neg, charge attack dmg neg, and successive dmg neg w bloodborne rally +2 and he rules, retaliating blow for blow
Load max hp Raider up w taking dmg dmg neg, charge attack dmg neg, and successive dmg neg w bloodborne rally +2 and he rules, retaliating blow for blow
January 20, 2026 at 2:25 PM
think my new favorite trio in d5 #nightreign is max hp colossal Raider tank, claw melee iron eye w/ mark n status, and me rocking dps duchess
Load max hp Raider up w taking dmg dmg neg, charge attack dmg neg, and successive dmg neg w bloodborne rally +2 and he rules, retaliating blow for blow
Load max hp Raider up w taking dmg dmg neg, charge attack dmg neg, and successive dmg neg w bloodborne rally +2 and he rules, retaliating blow for blow
D5 ED Balancer win. No downs. No flasks used
Here is how to do it
Run away. Have two less likelys. Have someone who can parry. Rinse and repeat. Make sure to overdamage during the crit and once the balancer is falling before running again
Here is how to do it
Run away. Have two less likelys. Have someone who can parry. Rinse and repeat. Make sure to overdamage during the crit and once the balancer is falling before running again
January 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
D5 ED Balancer win. No downs. No flasks used
Here is how to do it
Run away. Have two less likelys. Have someone who can parry. Rinse and repeat. Make sure to overdamage during the crit and once the balancer is falling before running again
Here is how to do it
Run away. Have two less likelys. Have someone who can parry. Rinse and repeat. Make sure to overdamage during the crit and once the balancer is falling before running again
Don’t use periodical glintblades against ED balancers #nightreign
January 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Don’t use periodical glintblades against ED balancers #nightreign
ED Balancers benefits from a wylder who can parry and is running a crit build. Yeah, two less likely’s make it a gimme, but one can suffice. Whoever the dps is, recluse/duchess/revenant needs to know they can cast multiple times to over damage. Like 3 shattering crystals. Easy 6k+ dps #nightreign
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 AM
ED Balancers benefits from a wylder who can parry and is running a crit build. Yeah, two less likely’s make it a gimme, but one can suffice. Whoever the dps is, recluse/duchess/revenant needs to know they can cast multiple times to over damage. Like 3 shattering crystals. Easy 6k+ dps #nightreign
Using VC via discord for #nightreign completely validates the evergaol meta as being superior to balancers for a team wide damage buff on all attacks, not L2 spam n rng
Evergaol meta is reliant on a nightreign specific skill set to pull off: deliberate routing w fast n efficient clears
Evergaol meta is reliant on a nightreign specific skill set to pull off: deliberate routing w fast n efficient clears
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Using VC via discord for #nightreign completely validates the evergaol meta as being superior to balancers for a team wide damage buff on all attacks, not L2 spam n rng
Evergaol meta is reliant on a nightreign specific skill set to pull off: deliberate routing w fast n efficient clears
Evergaol meta is reliant on a nightreign specific skill set to pull off: deliberate routing w fast n efficient clears
Guard counter Guardian is legit against depth 4/5 Artorias and AoW Guardian does well enough against Greg
Doesn’t do slicer Duchess damage but it sure lets our girl cook by holding onto aggro #nightreign
Doesn’t do slicer Duchess damage but it sure lets our girl cook by holding onto aggro #nightreign
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Guard counter Guardian is legit against depth 4/5 Artorias and AoW Guardian does well enough against Greg
Doesn’t do slicer Duchess damage but it sure lets our girl cook by holding onto aggro #nightreign
Doesn’t do slicer Duchess damage but it sure lets our girl cook by holding onto aggro #nightreign
Shoutout to Gwyn, Doris, and Roberto (and probably others) who went thru the forsaken hollows over and over again to pinpoint seal and stave checks in the castles. Think this is an ongoing project too, but it is super solid docs.google.com/document/d/1... #nightreign #forsakenhollows
Seals and Staves
Hello friends, welcome to what may or may not be a comprehensive list of seal and stave drop locations in the new Nightreign DLC map. It’s really not that bad, I promise! The Revenants are starving, a...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Shoutout to Gwyn, Doris, and Roberto (and probably others) who went thru the forsaken hollows over and over again to pinpoint seal and stave checks in the castles. Think this is an ongoing project too, but it is super solid docs.google.com/document/d/1... #nightreign #forsakenhollows
Duchess Greg n Artorias tip: u can run attack power up when defeating enemies on ult use (include defeating enemies increases ult charge too) for both fights, when artorias lands and kills the hollows and Greg does meatball mountain, each instance creates a moment for a monster dps buff #nightreign
December 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Duchess Greg n Artorias tip: u can run attack power up when defeating enemies on ult use (include defeating enemies increases ult charge too) for both fights, when artorias lands and kills the hollows and Greg does meatball mountain, each instance creates a moment for a monster dps buff #nightreign
the ice storm during the Caligo raid will not hit you if you are flying on a bird
On the ground, take cover against a wall, mountainside, or some large structure
#nightreign #caligo #forsakenhollows
On the ground, take cover against a wall, mountainside, or some large structure
#nightreign #caligo #forsakenhollows
December 28, 2025 at 5:53 AM
the ice storm during the Caligo raid will not hit you if you are flying on a bird
On the ground, take cover against a wall, mountainside, or some large structure
#nightreign #caligo #forsakenhollows
On the ground, take cover against a wall, mountainside, or some large structure
#nightreign #caligo #forsakenhollows
ED balancers strat: prioritize a less likely on your highest dps teammates. Then the tank will be targeted (wylder/guardian/executor). Run away to 7 o’clock to isolate, as the balancer heat seeks the tank, the other two melt the HP, basically one shot n done. Rinse n repeat. Works in d5 #nightreign
December 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ED balancers strat: prioritize a less likely on your highest dps teammates. Then the tank will be targeted (wylder/guardian/executor). Run away to 7 o’clock to isolate, as the balancer heat seeks the tank, the other two melt the HP, basically one shot n done. Rinse n repeat. Works in d5 #nightreign
Carian piercer is mauls Dreglord
Got him D5 today and achieved victory. Piercer does nice stance damage and Greg’s clear windows to cast and charge allow for yellow chunks to be dealt
Word to the wise, don’t run towers in depths, castles are squishier w more dormants #nightreign
Got him D5 today and achieved victory. Piercer does nice stance damage and Greg’s clear windows to cast and charge allow for yellow chunks to be dealt
Word to the wise, don’t run towers in depths, castles are squishier w more dormants #nightreign
December 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Carian piercer is mauls Dreglord
Got him D5 today and achieved victory. Piercer does nice stance damage and Greg’s clear windows to cast and charge allow for yellow chunks to be dealt
Word to the wise, don’t run towers in depths, castles are squishier w more dormants #nightreign
Got him D5 today and achieved victory. Piercer does nice stance damage and Greg’s clear windows to cast and charge allow for yellow chunks to be dealt
Word to the wise, don’t run towers in depths, castles are squishier w more dormants #nightreign
First time running into Balancers in D5. Harmonica is chill. But the Lord of Blood got absolutely zilch in the chill department. That guys wide swinging hitboxes are an issue, for now. More runs and it’ll become as easy as Nameless King #nightreign #balancers #harmonia
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
First time running into Balancers in D5. Harmonica is chill. But the Lord of Blood got absolutely zilch in the chill department. That guys wide swinging hitboxes are an issue, for now. More runs and it’ll become as easy as Nameless King #nightreign #balancers #harmonia
Sooo…
There is a Caligo Forsaken Hollows seed in DoN where the night 2 bosses are Dancer into Nameless King
Y’all know the FromSoft team was giggling like school kids making that decision
We won at depth 5 but heck that was a sweat #nightreign
There is a Caligo Forsaken Hollows seed in DoN where the night 2 bosses are Dancer into Nameless King
Y’all know the FromSoft team was giggling like school kids making that decision
We won at depth 5 but heck that was a sweat #nightreign
December 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Sooo…
There is a Caligo Forsaken Hollows seed in DoN where the night 2 bosses are Dancer into Nameless King
Y’all know the FromSoft team was giggling like school kids making that decision
We won at depth 5 but heck that was a sweat #nightreign
There is a Caligo Forsaken Hollows seed in DoN where the night 2 bosses are Dancer into Nameless King
Y’all know the FromSoft team was giggling like school kids making that decision
We won at depth 5 but heck that was a sweat #nightreign
Me and the discord homies just did 3 DoN 5 runs
Team comp: iron eye, recluse n duchess
Happy to report the evergaol+invader meta is OP
Heolstor dead before he went in the air to nuke again
Adel dead in 40 seconds
ED Libra (no boss info!) slain. When u dont know, less likely always 😉 (we had 2)
Team comp: iron eye, recluse n duchess
Happy to report the evergaol+invader meta is OP
Heolstor dead before he went in the air to nuke again
Adel dead in 40 seconds
ED Libra (no boss info!) slain. When u dont know, less likely always 😉 (we had 2)
December 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Me and the discord homies just did 3 DoN 5 runs
Team comp: iron eye, recluse n duchess
Happy to report the evergaol+invader meta is OP
Heolstor dead before he went in the air to nuke again
Adel dead in 40 seconds
ED Libra (no boss info!) slain. When u dont know, less likely always 😉 (we had 2)
Team comp: iron eye, recluse n duchess
Happy to report the evergaol+invader meta is OP
Heolstor dead before he went in the air to nuke again
Adel dead in 40 seconds
ED Libra (no boss info!) slain. When u dont know, less likely always 😉 (we had 2)
Beating an everdark boss in #nightreign with scholar and undertaker, each separately, will make three more relics available for purchase at the collector signboard. So me and the pals slapped on the balancers relic and took down ED auger with all that skill attack power buff
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Beating an everdark boss in #nightreign with scholar and undertaker, each separately, will make three more relics available for purchase at the collector signboard. So me and the pals slapped on the balancers relic and took down ED auger with all that skill attack power buff
My buddy got an awesome view of me playing Duchess dodging Dancer’s spin-to-win attack at depth 5 #nightreign
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
My buddy got an awesome view of me playing Duchess dodging Dancer’s spin-to-win attack at depth 5 #nightreign
Damage negation at low hp Raider against Libra got a 48% to drop from Astel in nok and then my vc teammates duped it for me. Used a briar spell before the boss. Also had a taking damage boost damage negation with the vykes. Here are a portion of the results #nightreign
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damage negation at low hp Raider against Libra got a 48% to drop from Astel in nok and then my vc teammates duped it for me. Used a briar spell before the boss. Also had a taking damage boost damage negation with the vykes. Here are a portion of the results #nightreign
Is that the skill or the ultimate?! #nightreign
Because if you can coordinate that with an iron eye ult, just envisioning the type of numbers that can be dealt to the Daryl adula’s and beastly brigade gaols, let alone how it can trivialize the condemned in Ed Libra
youtu.be/vIUORnIS_ug?...
Because if you can coordinate that with an iron eye ult, just envisioning the type of numbers that can be dealt to the Daryl adula’s and beastly brigade gaols, let alone how it can trivialize the condemned in Ed Libra
youtu.be/vIUORnIS_ug?...
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN The Forsaken Hollows | Scholar Character Trailer
YouTube video by Bandai Namco Entertainment America
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November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Is that the skill or the ultimate?! #nightreign
Because if you can coordinate that with an iron eye ult, just envisioning the type of numbers that can be dealt to the Daryl adula’s and beastly brigade gaols, let alone how it can trivialize the condemned in Ed Libra
youtu.be/vIUORnIS_ug?...
Because if you can coordinate that with an iron eye ult, just envisioning the type of numbers that can be dealt to the Daryl adula’s and beastly brigade gaols, let alone how it can trivialize the condemned in Ed Libra
youtu.be/vIUORnIS_ug?...
A picture of a drawing I drew
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A picture of a drawing I drew
Yes, I managed to get both the blasphemous and the moonlight to drop in a single run #nightreign
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Yes, I managed to get both the blasphemous and the moonlight to drop in a single run #nightreign
One of the biggest reasons I got to d5 and 9999 came from joining this #nightreign discord community discord.gg/2Dr3EPknz
Anyone who wants to be around people really in to nightreign, and pretty darn good at the game, this is the place
Anyone who wants to be around people really in to nightreign, and pretty darn good at the game, this is the place
Join the Nightreign Guided Runs Discord Server!
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November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
One of the biggest reasons I got to d5 and 9999 came from joining this #nightreign discord community discord.gg/2Dr3EPknz
Anyone who wants to be around people really in to nightreign, and pretty darn good at the game, this is the place
Anyone who wants to be around people really in to nightreign, and pretty darn good at the game, this is the place
Clearing 6 evergaols, both invader camp POIs, and the demon’s curse buff leads to some insane damage at depth 5
Video is from the iron eye perspective, but I’m the duchess with a lot of the slicing chunking yellows with my trusty wylder partner
Video is from the iron eye perspective, but I’m the duchess with a lot of the slicing chunking yellows with my trusty wylder partner
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Clearing 6 evergaols, both invader camp POIs, and the demon’s curse buff leads to some insane damage at depth 5
Video is from the iron eye perspective, but I’m the duchess with a lot of the slicing chunking yellows with my trusty wylder partner
Video is from the iron eye perspective, but I’m the duchess with a lot of the slicing chunking yellows with my trusty wylder partner
Want to have better staves drop at forts for early game? Better bows from the tower racks?
Horde silver pickle foots and pop them before opening. Helps increase the blue instead of the white
Simple n easy way to get early game rolling #nightreign
Horde silver pickle foots and pop them before opening. Helps increase the blue instead of the white
Simple n easy way to get early game rolling #nightreign
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Want to have better staves drop at forts for early game? Better bows from the tower racks?
Horde silver pickle foots and pop them before opening. Helps increase the blue instead of the white
Simple n easy way to get early game rolling #nightreign
Horde silver pickle foots and pop them before opening. Helps increase the blue instead of the white
Simple n easy way to get early game rolling #nightreign
When fighting Gnoster, everdark or normal, it is paramount that people on the team don’t have less likely to be targeted on, especially the nightfarer (most likely iron eye) on moth duty. You can get away with one player (recluse or duchess) having it if they are damaging faurtis #nightreign
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
When fighting Gnoster, everdark or normal, it is paramount that people on the team don’t have less likely to be targeted on, especially the nightfarer (most likely iron eye) on moth duty. You can get away with one player (recluse or duchess) having it if they are damaging faurtis #nightreign