How to beat Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow in Elden Ring: Nightreign

Use these tips and strategies for beating the Darkdrift Knight Expedition in Nightreign

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Is Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow, giving you conniptions in Elden Ring: Nightreign? We get it. It’s easily one of the hardest fights in the game, thanks to a combination of the boss’s speed and damage output. It also doesn’t help matters that many of Fulghor’s phase two attacks have an absurd range and come out quicker than their length would suggest. Understanding how to deal with the worst Fulghor can throw at you and how to prepare makes the fight much more manageable.

In this guide, we’ll go over tonnes of valuable info about beating Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow. These include its weaknesses, how to prepare for the fight, and five tips on how to deal with its most troublesome aspects.

How to beat Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow in Elden Ring: Nightreign

To beat Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow, you’ll first and foremost need a Lightning weapon. Bring damage status effects like Bleed and Frostbite, as those are great ways of doing big chunks of burst damage. Fulghor doesn’t apply any statuses of its own, like, say, Caligo the Fissure in the Fog . Fulghor opts instead for massive raw damage output, especially in its second phase.

Fulghor’s attack patterns are also erratic, and they can fill a good portion of the arena regardless of phase. Luckily, the boss’s attacks are fairly well telegraphed, so it’s a simple matter of dodging them as they’d land. Timing will be your second biggest enemy here. Good teamplay will also be key, especially regarding your positioning and Ultimate usage.

I’ve put together five tips that make fighting Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow, a more comfortable experience — in relative terms, anyway. Following any or all of them will give you an edge on one of Nightreign ’s most demanding fights.

1. Keep distance between you, Fulghor, and your teammates.
2. Stagger Fulghor quickly when it wraps a character in golden rings.
3. Always have about half a stamina bar.
4. Wait a beat before dodging most attacks.
5. Bring a ranged option regardless of your character.

Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow weaknesses

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As its Expedition screen suggests, Fulghor’s primary weakness is Lightning damage. Doing enough Lightning damage causes Fulghor to stagger as this electrical buildup discharges. More importantly, Lightning weapons make it much easier to stagger the boss when it starts surrounding your team in golden rings. If you don’t break Fulghor’s stance when it starts summoning the rings, affected characters will be unable to run or surge sprint, and you’ll be heavy rolling. All of that makes it next to impossible to avoid the boss’s attacks.

Fulghor is also vulnerable to both the Bleed and Frostbite status effects, and has only mild resistance to Poison and Scarlet Rot . As such, if you can get your hands on a Lightning weapon that applies Bleed or Frostbite, like a katana or a set of claws, you’ll go a long way toward making the fight more manageable.

How to prepare to fight Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow

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Preparing for the fight against Fulghor is thankfully a simple matter. You need three things. One: a Lightning weapon, or preferably several. Two: to be at or beyond level 11. Three: Warming Stones and Boiled Crab. I’d recommend Warming Stones over Boiled Crab, as many of Fulghor’s attacks have long animations, giving you a few moments to get some health back without wasting flasks.

You should also make a point to look for Lightning weapons with other statuses. While it’s not always possible, depending on your map, even a single Lightning Uchigatana or Claws can work wonders. Other weapons to look out for are:

• The Star Fist is one of the best weapons in Elden Ring, and remains so in Nightreign. It does solid stagger damage, can easily cause enemies to Bleed, and are usable with both a Strength or Dexterity character.
• Raptor Talons, like the Star Fist, are fast weapons with high Bleed buildup and can come in Cold and Lightning varieties.
• The Nagakiba is another solid Dexterity option with the Lightning element, given its long reach, high damage, and serviceable Bleed buildup.
• The Bolt of Gransax is a fantastic pickup, if you’re lucky enough to get it. It’s Lightning-element by default, and its Ash of War gives you a long-distance option outside of a Lightning bow.
• The Great Dragonclaw is a great find for Strength characters thanks to its high damage and stagger values.

Tips for beating Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow

1. Keep distance between you, Fulghor, and your teammates.

One of Fulghor’s greatest advantages is the wide area its attacks cover. From its golden charge to the 360-degree corrupted arm spins of its second phase, many of the attacks in its arsenal fill most of the arena. Keeping away from the boss and your teammates while Fulghor moves around ensures you won’t all be caught up in an AoE. Be careful not to put too much space between all of you, as you still need to be able to get in close for a revive and to deal damage.

2. Stagger Fulghor quickly when it raises its spear into the air.

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At various points in the fight, Fulghor will stop in its tracks, take hold of its spear, and raise it over its head. If it succeeds in slamming the spear tip into the ground, it’ll summon large golden spears from the ground. These make the entire arena a hazard and one more thing you need to account for. The instant you see him raise his spear and wreathe a teammate in golden light, rush in to attack the boss with Lightning weapons. If you deal enough damage, you can stop the golden spear field by staggering Fulghor. You’ll get a free DPS window as well.

3. Always have about half a stamina bar.

This tip is something of an expansion on the first one. Fulghor is a very mobile boss, but it tends to stick relatively close to at least one character throughout the fight. That means you’ll always want at least half a stamina bar for surge sprinting to a downed teammate or for dodging an AoE. If you and your squad collapse on the boss when it’s staggered (and you should), you’ll want to stop attacking about a half-second before the stagger wears off to refill your stamina bar. Fulghor has some nasty “get away from me” attacks, and if one clips you, say goodbye to at least half your health bar.

4. Wait a beat before dodging most attacks.

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Fulghor very much follows the Elden Ring attack design philosophy of slow, delayed attack animations. Until you know the exact timing to dodge its attacks, you should always wait an extra half-second before dodging anything. Don’t spam roll either, as Fulghor’s attacks are designed to catch anyone who dodges in a panic. The only (slight) exception to that rule is Duchess, whose extended invincibility frames during her unique dodging animations give her more leeway. If you came across the longer invincibility window buff during the first two days, you can be a bit more liberal with your rolls, but don’t push it.

5. Bring a ranged option regardless of your character.

Fulghor is not always going to be in melee range, and even weapons Rivers of Blood can have trouble reaching the boss while it’s on the move. Ideally, you should bring Lightning ranged options, whether a Lightning bow or Incantation. Even Sorceries are worthwhile as supplementary damage. Just don’t expect them to stagger Fulghor when you need it most.

Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow, is one of the more traditional fights in Elden Ring: Nightreign, being a straight-up brawl between you and the boss. Staggering it before it creates the field of spears is a bit of a DPS check, but otherwise, you’ll spend your time taking turns. The boss will have its attacks, you will have yours, and so on. That makes the fight a touch easier to learn than some others. The difficulty is in how much damage Fulghor can do, and how quickly the fight can spiral out of your control. Using the tips in this guide, as well as the right weapons, should make things much easier.

If you’re still having trouble taking down the Darkdrift Knight, you might want to wait until you can get the Mountaintop Reward for a big boost to Frostbite status effects. Nabbing the Crater reward can help a lot as well.

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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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