How to beat Nameless King in Elden Ring: Nightreign

Hard-won tips on how to easily beat Nameless King in Nightreign

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Is the Nameless King giving you conniptions on day two in Elden Ring: Nightreign? Don’t worry, you’re in good company. This boss has been putting players in the ground since 2016. He’s actually quite a bit easier in Nightreign , as the Nightfarers are significantly more powerful than the player character from the boss’s home game of Dark Souls 3 .

In this guide, we’ll go over some top tips for taking down the Nameless King so you can more consistently reach the Nightlord. Don’t expect it to be easy, as it’s a rare two-phase fight outside of the final encounter, and Nameless can still one or two-shot the unprepared.

How to beat the Nameless King in Elden Ring: Nightreign

The key to beating the Nameless King is patience. Many of his attacks in both phase one and phase two have the now trademarked delay before they go off. Trying to roll through them preemptively ensures they’ll hit you. That’s true even if you’ve played Dark Souls 3, as a few of Nameless King’s attack timings have been altered slightly.

There’s also no way to target preparations for the fight, as he can appear as a boss in both the Darkdrift Knight and Night Aspect Expeditions. You’re not guaranteed to fight him, either, so you might not be able to build for his weaknesses when you also have to account for the Nightlord’s. You do still have a few options to make the Nameless King fight easier, regardless of your ultimate target.

1. Save as many heals as you can for phase two.
2. Wait a beat and a half before dodging most attacks.
3. Stay in a rough triangle around the boss.
4. Never stand too close to Nameless King for too long.
5. Never assume you’re safe.

Skip ahead to our tips and strategy section for much more on each of these points.

Nameless King weaknesses

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Like his Dark Souls 3 counterpart, Nameless King is highly resistant to most status effects, as well as Lightning and Holy damage. In my encounters with him, Poison, Rot, and Frostbite weren’t particularly effective. Bleed remains his biggest downfall in both phases, so if you have Rivers of Blood or other Bleed-focused weapons, you’ll do well. Remember that if you encounter Nameless King when you’re hunting Heolstor, any Bleed investment you’ve made will be a moot point when it comes to fighting the Nightlord.

Of particular note when fighting the Nameless King is Ironeye’s mark. You’ll get both the increased stagger damage and deal a huge chunk of damage when he staggers from the mark’s effect. Other than those specific traits, raw damage is the best way to whittle down Nameless King. Use Ultimates as attack interrupts and get-out-of-jail buttons, get your roll timings down, and keep up the pressure.

Tips for beating Nameless King

1. Save as many heals as you can for phase two.

The first phase of the fight against the Nameless King is significantly easier than the first. His dragon has less HP, fewer resistances, and deals less damage more slowly than he does. The main threatening attacks are the downward fire breath and the King’s delayed slam, which you’ll know when he raises his spear into the sky and the dragon rears back on its haunches. And because so many of the dragon’s attacks are easy to deal with, you have far fewer chances of getting hit for much damage.

2. Wait a beat and a half before dodging most attacks.

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The Nameless King is one of the earliest examples of a Souls boss with a laundry list of long, seemingly delayed attack windups. Those have been turned up to 11 in Nightreign, so don’t always trust your legacy knowledge if you’re a Souls veteran. In other words, add about a half second to however long you think you need to avoid his attacks. Of particular note are his spear slam and lightning bolt attacks. If you see him raise the point of his spear into the air with both hands, give it a full two seconds before you need to dodge. If he stabs the sky with his spear while it’s only in one hand, wait a full second before dodging, as the lightning strike is now even more delayed.

3. Stay in a rough triangle around the boss.

Nameless King is an older boss design, and as such, isn’t built for all the options available in Nightreign. He wasn’t particularly good at dealing with multiple opponents in Dark Souls 3, either, so the same is true here. If you keep him roughly in the center of you and your two teammates, he’ll swap between targets more frequently, ensuring one person isn’t focused too much. This strategy also lets one player pull his aggression if another goes down, and everyone knows roughly where to go once things return to neutral.

4. Never stand too close to Nameless King for too long.

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One of the most threatening parts of fighting Nameless King is the number of “get away from me” attacks he has. Whether it’s his lightning stomp, either of his charge moves, or the spear slam, he always has a way to give himself space. Sticking too close to him for too long increases the likelihood he’ll use one of these AoE attacks and increases the chances you’ll make a mistake and spiral the fight out of control. Make use of a bit of guerrilla warfare, going in and retreating at regular intervals, and you’ll be better off.

5. Never assume you’re safe.

The Nameless King fight can get very hectic very quickly, as even against level 13 and higher characters, the boss can quickly and easily put someone on the ground. He’s also liable to change targets at the drop of a hat, even if someone’s pulled him away to help get a revive off. You should always assume the boss is about to start targeting you and leave some stamina in your bar. That’s true even if he’s clearly got someone else in his sights. Nightreign bosses can swap targets mid-animation; if Nameless does it, someone’s in for a world of hurt.

Nameless King is a day two boss , and as such isn’t nearly as hard as a Nightlord. He’s also from a previous FromSoftware title and wasn’t designed to account for many of the mechanics in Elden Ring and Nightreign. That doesn’t make him easy to beat, but if you approach the fight properly, especially with an Ironeye in your party, he’ll go down quickly enough.

If you’re looking for more help getting through Nightreign’s challenges, check out our guides on the best order to fight the Nightlords in and how to open Mage Towers.

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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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