{"id":1230755,"date":"2026-02-25T15:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=607966"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:26:01","slug":"elden-ring-nightreign-just-got-harder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/elden-ring-nightreign-just-got-harder\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring Nightreign just got harder"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/elden-ring-nightreign-just-got-harder.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">A new update for <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/opinion\/602553\/elden-ring-nightreign-difficulty-roguelike-fire-ring\">Elden Ring Nightreign<\/a><\/em> rolled out on Thursday, adding an extra layer of challenge. The first of the game\u2019s Everdark Sovereigns, stronger and more challenging versions of existing Nightlord bosses, is here, letting players test themselves against a familiar foe \u2014\u00a0but only for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Players can now face the Everdark Sovereign version of Adel, Baron of the Night (aka \u201cGaping Jaw\u201d) in <em>Elden Ring Nightreign<\/em>. Defeating that extra spicy Nightlord will reward players with a new item: Sovereign Sigils. These new tokens can be cashed in for special Relics \u201cand other items,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandainamcoent.com\/news\/elden-ring-nightreign-the-everdark-sovereigns-have-emerged\">publisher Bandai Namco says<\/a>. Players\u2019 first win against an Everdark Sovereign Nightlord will earn them multiple Sovereign Sigils, though it sounds like repeat battles will deal out fewer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">If you want to face Everdark Sovereign Gaping Jaw, you\u2019ll need to have already defeated the base version of Gaping Jaw. So hurry up if you haven\u2019t; the first Everdark Sovereign encounter will only be available through June 25, at 5:59 p.m PDT\/8:59 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Here\u2019s one big catch, though: Everdark Sovereigns are available for <em>Nightreign<\/em>\u2019s online mode only.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Coming to the Everdark Sovereign rotation in the next few weeks are harder versions of Sentient Pest and Darkdrift Knight. Amped-up versions of the other existing bosses will be added at a later date, Bandai Namco says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Elden Ring Nightreign<\/em> is available now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. If you need some help getting started, check out Polygon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/elden-ring-nightreign-guides\">guides for <em>Elden Ring Nightreign<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/607966\/elden-ring-nightreign-update-everdark-sovereign\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new update for Elden Ring Nightreign rolled out on Thursday, adding an extra layer of challenge. The first of the game\u2019s Everdark Sovereigns, stronger and more challenging versions of existing Nightlord bosses, is here, letting players test themselves against a familiar foe \u2014\u00a0but only for a limited time. Players can now face the Everdark Sovereign version of Adel, Baron of the Night (aka \u201cGaping Jaw\u201d) in Elden Ring Nightreign. Defeating that extra spicy Nightlord will reward players with a new item: Sovereign Sigils. These new tokens can be cashed in for special Relics \u201cand other items,\u201d publisher Bandai Namco says. Players\u2019 first win against an Everdark Sovereign Nightlord will earn them multiple Sovereign Sigils, though it sounds like repeat battles will deal out fewer.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/elden-ring-nightreign-just-got-harder\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1230756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1230755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Elden Ring Nightreign just got harder | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new update for Elden Ring Nightreign rolled out on Thursday, adding an extra layer of challenge. 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