How to beat Adel, Baron Of Night in Elden Ring: Nightreign

If you’re having trouble surviving Day 3 of the Gaping Jaw Expedition, use these tips to help take down Adel fast

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Having trouble taking down Adel, Baron Of Night in Elden Ring: Nightreign? Don’t worry, you aren’t the only one. Adel is a major step up in difficulty from Gladius, the first Nightlord you fight. It does more damage, has a larger health pool, and makes the fight an overall more chaotic experience. Of all the Nightlords I took down, Adel was one of the hardest nuts to crack.

Once you understand the fight, however, beating the Gaping Jaw Expedition is a much simpler matter. We’ve put together a list of tips and tricks for the final Adel fight itself, as well as how you should prepare in the first two days of exploration and farming.

How to beat Adel, Baron Of Night in Elden Ring: Nightreign

To beat Adel, Baron Of Night, you need to know how to prepare for the fight, what the boss’s weaknesses are, and what to look out for in the fight itself. We’ll go over specifics about challenging Adel in more detail below, but, in short, you’ll want to keep the following five tips in mind:

• Beware the grab.
• Try to stay behind Adel’s back or side.
• Be ready to run and jump from lightning and ground attacks.
• Have one defender and two attackers.

Adel, Baron Of Night weaknesses

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Like all of the Nightlords in Elden Ring: Nightreign , Adel is weak to a specific set of status effects, particularly Sleep and Poison. Of the two, Poison is the more effective, but Sleep is the safest. Whenever you inflict Poison on Adel, it will stop moving entirely and need to vomit up the stuff. This delay to its actions gives you and your team a massive opening for damage, but you still need to be careful. The poison clouds Adel spits up deal significant damage over time whenever you stand in them, and even a high-level Wylder or Guardian can find themselves downed if they aren’t careful.

Sleep is the safer of the two main status options against the Baron Of Night, as it has no adverse area of effect clouds to deal with. When Adel falls asleep, he’ll stop moving as when Poison is applied, though he won’t stay that way quite as long. You won’t need to deal with a lingering cloud of Sleep gas, nor deal with any kind of counterattack.

Adel also has a weaker resistance to Frostbite, so equipping your team members with weapons that build up the status is ideal. Frost does have a longer cooldown between activations, as the effect needs to dissipate from Adel before you can begin building status again.

How to prepare to fight Adel, Baron Of Night

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Adel is one of the simpler bosses, befitting its place as only the second Nightlord on the list, threatening few status effects or complex mechanics. What it has instead is high damage output and chaotic movement. Preparing for the fight is pretty simple as well.

First and foremost, you’ll want to have at least one person on your team who can easily apply status effects, particularly Poison or Sleep. Ironeye is probably the safest option thanks to his ability to apply status from a distance. However, if you have a skilled Executor on your team, having them equipped with a Poison, Sleep, or Frost weapon is ideal, with Frost being Adel’s third weakness. Better still if they have all three, plus an option for Bleed.

Speaking of Bleed, you’ll want to build into as much Bleed resistance as possible because Adel’s grab attack also causes Bleed buildup. And if you Bleed during the grab, odds are your character will be downed, costing the team valuable time and attention. Bring plenty of Warming Stones and pieces of Boiled Crab, as Adel quickly ramps up its damage output in the second phase.

Adel, Baron Of Night tips and tricks

The Adel fight is a straight-up DPS race in the same vein as Gladius’s. You don’t need to worry about crazy status effects or too many wacky attacks, but you should keep a few things in mind to help ensure victory.

Beware the grab.

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Adel’s grab attack is far more dangerous, especially in the first phase. You’ll know it’s coming when it opens its head-mouth wide and lightning appears at either corner. It’ll then lunge forward and try to chomp down on whoever’s in its path. The several subsequent bites can easily one-shot a weaker or lower-level Nightfarer, and the bites also cause Bleed. Don’t try to run if you see the grab coming your way. Instead, dodge roll about a half second before Adel would reach you. Do that, and the grab should miss.

What’s more - all the grab attacks in Nightreign which have a purple effect (including Adel’s grab) can be countered with a unique new mechanic. If you dodge into the grab at the right moment and from the right angle (I’m talking directly into it), then your character will do a spinning leap through to the other side of the target, and gain some Ultimate Art charge for doing so. This is highly encouraged against Adel, who likes to spam its grab attack on you.

Try to stay to Adel’s back or side.

Adel has a tail attack, but most of its moves strike enemies directly in front of it, and turning is not the boss’s strong suit. You’ll have plenty of time to reposition when Adel tries to reorient itself to face you. That’s less true about its multi-slam attack, as that creates an AoE explosion around the boss. You’ll also need to be more careful during the second phase, as Adel gains a much larger AoE with a delayed burst of lightning and can use its massive transition explosion multiple times.

Be ready to run and jump from lightning and ground attacks.

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Adel has three AoE attacks you need to watch out for, one in the first phase and an additional two in the second. The first phase attack is a triple head slam that you can avoid by simply running away as the attacks go off. None of the slams have much forward momentum, and the AoE is relatively localized. Adel’s phase transition attack fills almost the entire arena with purple electrical energy before causing a massive explosion. You can either learn when the damage tick happens or book it away from the boss as fast as possible. Both are viable strategies. The second phase of the fight makes the slam attack radius much larger and adds a secondary burst of lightning damage. You’ll need to jump at the perfect time or roll through the two AoEs to avoid damage.

Have one defender and two attackers.

Like most bosses in Nightreign, Adel sometimes designates one Nightfarer as its primary target. Rather than collapsing on that player when they’re chosen, instead decide who should always play that role. If your team has a Wylder, Guardian, or Executor, they should hold Adel’s aggro as much as possible, with a shield or parries, depending. That kind of strategy helps keep your squishier characters safe and using their abilities more freely. It also helps conserve resources like heals and buffs in case your defender needs to back off for a moment.

Don’t fret too much if it takes a few tries to beat Adel, Baron Of Night. Getting the timings down is a big part of learning any Souls fight, and not every run is blessed with good loot RNG. Use these tips, however, and you should be in a much better spot to take down this horrid black dragon.

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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