Night Bosses – Elden Ring: Nightreign

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).

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.

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, what enemy type “introduces” them, and what game the boss is originally from.

Day One Night Bosses

There are 14 known Night Bosses for Day One:

Boss Name	Runes	Introduced By	Source
Battlefield Commander	24000	???	Elden Ring
Bell Bearing Hunter	???	???	Elden Ring
Centipede Demon	25600	Finger Crawlers	Dark Souls 1
The Duke’s Dear Freja	???	Cemetary Shades/Spiders	Dark Souls 2
Demi-Human Queen & Swordmaster	24400 10400 + 14000	Demi-Humans	Elden Ring
Flying Dragon of the Hills	30165	???	Elden Ring
Gaping Dragon	???	???	Dark Souls 1
Grafted Monarch	???	Stormveil Soldiers	Elden Ring
Royal Revenant	???	???	Elden Ring
Smelter Demon	24000	Erdtree Burial Watchdog	Dark Souls 2
Tibia Mariner & Those Who Live in Death	24000	Skeletons	Elden Ring
Ulcerated Tree Spirit	24000	Plant Guardians	Elden Ring
Valiant Gargoyle	???	???	Elden Ring
Wormface	???	???	Elden Ring

Day Two Night Bosses

There are 11 known Night Bosses for Day Two:

Boss Name	Runes	Introduced By	Source
Ancient Dragon	???	Beastmen of Farum Azula	Elden Ring
Crucible Knight & Golden Hippopotamus	40000 24000 + 16000	Misbegotten Warriors	Elden Ring
Dancer of the Boreal Valley	42000	Boreal Fighters	Dark Souls 1
Draconic Tree Sentinel & Royal Cavalrymen	45200 38000 + (3600 x 2)	Capital Knights	Dark Souls 2
Fell Omen	48000	Omens	Elden Ring
Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast	???	???	Elden Ring
Godskin Noble & Apostle (Night Boss)	44000 22000 x 2	Blackflame Monks	Elden Ring
Great Wyrm	???	Man-Serpents	Elden Ring
Nameless King	???	???	Dark Souls 3
Nox Dragonkin Soldier	???	???	Elden Ring
Outland Commander	???	???	Elden Ring