How to get the Noklateo reward in Elden Ring: Nightreign

Make your way to the depths of Nokleteo, the Shrouded City, and claim its powerful reward

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Thinking of braving the Shrouded City of Noklateo in Elden Ring: Nightreign for the invaluable reward at its heart? Trust me when I say you won’t regret it. Where the other Shifting Earth rewards are strong and increase your damage potential or survivability, the reward from Noklateo can save an entire run. It did for me.

In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about getting the Noklateo reward in Nightreign , from how to unlock the city to where you need to go, and more. It’s one of the tougher Shifting Earth buffs to get, primarily because it’s locked behind a boss like The Crater . The upgrade it provides, however, is more than worth the challenge.

How to get the Noklateo reward in Elden Ring: Nightreign

Noklateo’s reward is called the “Favor of Noklateo, the Shrouded City”. This buff lasts for the rest of your run, and allows you to rise from death once, and become more powerful for a short while after you recover from your downed state. It’s like having a Wending Grace item in your inventory, but better, because it doesn’t take up an item slot, and it also buffs you when activated.

Getting the Noklateo reward is a two-step process. First, you need to reach the southwestern end of the city where the reward chest is. Then you need to defeat a formidable boss, the Naturalborn of the Void, to claim it. You unlock Noklateo after beating six Nightlords, not including the final boss, Heolstor, the Nightlord . Which bosses you defeat and in what order also doesn’t matter, so long as you have the slash symbol over their Expedition icon.

Provided your Noklateo is your Shifting Earth instance, you’ll see it dominating the southwestern Limveld skyline. While you can go there on day one, I don’t recommend it, as the enemies can easily one or two-shot you if you’re lower than level eight or nine. And even at those levels, you’re pushing it.

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To enter Noklateo, you’ll need to jump up the broken bridge that runs toward the city’s central waterway. The simplest way to reach the boss guarding the reward is to go right at the fountain at the city’s gates. Head up the staircase and keep right down the alleys.

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Head up another short staircase, then turn left and continue west, onto the rooftops. You’ll eventually reach some scaffolding, which you can take south. Clamber up so you’re back on a stone walkway, and continue south through a thin passage, and be careful jumping across a short gap.

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When you reach a Site of Grace, keep left and into the hallway with the broken arches. Continue heading south, across a larger gap, through a tower, and into the large cathedral near the staircase and statues. Shortly after entering the huge room, the Naturalborn of the Void will spawn in a blast of cosmic energy.

How to beat the Naturalborn of the Void

If you never played the original Elden Ring , fighting the Naturalborn of the Void to get the Noklateo reward could be a major hurdle. It’s not actually a difficult boss, especially compared to the day three Nightlords, but it can one-shot weaker characters if given the chance. We’ve put together a short list of tips that should help take the beast down

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Stick close to its head.

The Naturalborn’s head is both its weak spot and one of the safest places you can be during the fight. While there’s a high chance of getting hit if you’re there, you won’t be struck by some of its most annoying attacks if you dodge correctly. The head is also the boss’s main weak spot, and you not only deal more damage to it but also increase stance damage. If you’re at or around level eight or higher, none of the Naturalborn’s attacks should one-shot you unless you haven’t buffed your health or are playing a squishier class.

Watch out for its gravity field.

One of the Naturalborn’s most damaging attacks has it summon a gravitational distortion in a wide area around itself. You’ll know this attack is coming because the air near the boss will start to vibrate and be lit a light pink. That’s your cue to quickly book it away from the boss. If you’re still in the field after about four seconds, you’ll be picked up and slammed into the ground for massive damage. The same is true of its gravity slam, which sees the boss gather purple energy into its hand and shove it into the ground. This creates a localized series of explosions that radiate outward. These AoEs are difficult to dodge properly, so it’s best to be out of their range entirely.

Use your Ultimates offensively.

As a formidable great enemy, the Naturalborn of the Void is highly resistant to stagger. However, you and your team can use your damaging Ultimate Arts to knock it back during its more powerful attacks. Doing so buys you a few seconds for DPS and stops any damage coming your way. Support Ultimates like those of the Duchess and Recluse should be used to give the team additional damage and survivability windows you wouldn’t have otherwise had. None of you should be going down, and the more Ultimates you can stack, the more staggers you can accrue.

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When you finally defeat the Naturalborn of the Void, head to the antechamber it was guarding and collect the power of the city. The Noklateo reward gives you a one-time free and automatic revive that boosts your stats for a brief period. Note that this one-time revive will occur whether your teammates are downed or not, so try to save it for the fight against the Nightlord if possible. If all three of you go down at once, the effect happens simultaneously, giving your whole squad another chance. That’s what happened during my first defeat of Augur. After the big sleep bomb, all three of us were knocked, and the Noklateo reward gave us the second chance we needed to win.

If you’ve managed to acquire the other Shifting Earth rewards, when you grab the one from Noklateo, you’ll get an achievement or Trophy for not only the city’s power but also for collecting all five powers. As always, if a Shifting Earth reward is available, you should try to claim it. They offer too much power to pass up.

For more guides on the different Shifting Earth events, check out our pages on the Crater reward , Mountaintop reward , and Rotted Woods reward . For more general guidance, consult our best characters tier list and our guide on all the Elden Ring: Nightreign bosses .

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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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