At the end of each day in Elden Ring: Nightreign, you will face off against a single, powerful foe that guards the night to try to prevent you from entering the next day. These enemies, many of which will be familiar to players of the original Elden Ring and the Dark Souls series, are more powerful than they’ve ever been. Night Bosses are tough, having been re-balanced for co-op (including the addition of new moves for many), and can present quite a challenge at the end of each day.
Thankfully, we’ve made this guide to help you face off against these Night Bosses, and to help you know what exactly you’ll get for doing so.
What Are Night Bosses
Night Bosses are the final bosses you face at the end of each day of your Expedition in Elden Ring: Nightreign. Once the Night Rain circle has closed in enough, it will stop shrinking and a group of enemies will spawn. These enemies can sometimes be trouble themselves, but more importantly, they let you know what Night Boss you will be fighting, as each Night Boss is “introduced by” different enemies.
After defeating these enemies, the Night Boss themselves will arrive. There are two tiers of Night Bosses, depending on what day they show up. Night Bosses that show up at the end of Day One tend to be easier, whereas Night Bosses on Day Two can be some of the toughest opponents in the game (second only to Night Lords).
What Night Bosses can spawn will depend on your chosen Expedition, with each Expedition having its own pool of possible bosses for each night.
It should be noted that if you get downed against Night Bosses, while your “bleed out” timer will not tick down, you will lose the run if all of the players are downed at any point (see our guide on reviving allies for more details).
Rewards for Slaying Night Bosses
While Night Bosses on both days have Dormant Powers that will contain 3x Purple+ Upgrades that will substantially improve your character, Night Bosses on the 2nd day do drop far more Runes — usually enough to ensure you’ve levelled up properly before the Night Lord.
In addition to the loot you receive, the Night (and therefor your Expedition) will not progress until the Night Boss is defeated. After defeating the first day’s Night Boss, you will have around 30 seconds before the next day begins and the shifting locations around the map change. After defeating the second day’s Night Boss, you will be able to teleport to the Night Lord arena for Day 3.
It is important to note that playing Single Player will reward you will 50% extra runes from every enemy, including bosses.
All Night Bosses in Elden Ring: Nightreign
Below is the full list of every Night Boss in Elden Ring: Nightreign, the amount of Runes they drop, which Expedition they can show up in, and what enemy type “introduces” them.
Day One Night Bosses
There are 14 known Night Bosses for Day One:
Boss Name
Runes
Expeditions
Introduced By
Battlefield Commander
24000
Tricephalos, Sentient Pest, Equilibrious Beast
Banished Knights & Red-Hoods
Bell Bearing Hunter
24000
Tricephalos
Depraved Perfumer & Nobles
Centipede Demon
25600
Sentient Pest, Augur, Equilibrious Beast, Night Aspect
Finger Crawlers
The Duke’s Dear Freja
26496
Gaping Jaw, Equilibrious Beast, Fissure in the Fog
Sentient Pest, Darkdrift Knight, Fissure in the Fog, Night Aspect
Erdtree Burial Watchdog
Tibia Mariner & Those Who Live in Death
28000
Sentient Pest, Equilibrious Beast
Skeletons
Ulcerated Tree Spirit
20000
Sentient Pest
Plant Guardians
Valiant Gargoyle
25600
Gaping Jaw, Augur
Leyndell Knights
Wormface
25600
Gaping Jaw, Augur, Darkdrift Knight
Undead Crabs, Dogs, Zombies
Day Two Night Bosses
There are 11 known Night Bosses for Day Two:
Boss Name
Runes
Expeditions
Introduced By
Ancient Dragon
44000
Gaping Jaw, Night Aspect
Beastmen of Farum Azula
Crucible Knight & Golden Hippopotamus
40000 24000 + 16000
Gaping Jaw, Equilibrious Beast
Misbegotten Warriors
Dancer of the Boreal Valley
42000
Fissure in the Fog, Night Aspect
Nox Warriors
Death Rite Bird
44000
Equilibrious Beast
Those Who Live in Death
Draconic Tree Sentinel & Royal Cavalrymen
45200 38000 + (3600 x 2)
Sentient Pest, Fissure in the Fog
Capital Knights
Fell Omen
48000
Tricephalos, Night Aspect
Omens
Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast
46000
Augur, Night Aspect
Stoneskin Lords & Miners
Godskin Noble & Apostle
44000 22000 x 2
Augur, Equilibrious Beast, Fissure in the Fog
Blackflame Monks
Great Wyrm
42000
Sentient Pest, Night Aspect
Man-Serpents
Nameless King
59799
Darkdrift Knight
Dragon & Beastman
Nox Dragonkin Soldier
42000
Sentient Pest, Night Aspect
Nox Warriors & Goo
Outland Commander
44000
Gaping Jaw, Darkdrift Knight
Spectral Red Hooded Warriors
Tree Sentinel & Royal Cavalrymen
45200 38000 + (3600 x 2)
Tricephalos, Augur
Perfumer, Rogue, Nobles
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