How to get legendary weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign

Elden Ring Nightreign legendary weapons list: A shot from behind of Duchess standing with her dagger pointing downwards in her right hand next to the Roundtable.

It shouldn't come as a surprise, but Elden Ring Nightreign is pretty cruel. Bosses can wipe you out in the blink of an eye, and the punishment for death—losing a whole level—is quite harsh. Even with friends tagging along, you'll have your work cut out for you against Nightreign's bosses. To improve your chances of success, though, you can acquire legendary weapons.

Marked with a gold background, legendary gear is the highest quality you can get, with high base stats, the maximum number of passive effects, and often fantastic Art skills. Remember that passives from items are always active, whether the weapon is currently in your hand or not. Unsurprisingly, legendary weapons are also the hardest to find, especially if you don't know where to look.

How to get legendary weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign

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You can get legendary weapons as random drops from just about any source, though you'll have the highest chance of earning one from bosses. Specifically, in my experience, your best shot is the roaming world bosses—referred to as "Great enemies" in the game. Bosses in Shifting Earth events are also a good potential source; my team got multiple legendaries from the Fallingstar Beast in The Crater.

You can also upgrade any weapon to legendary quality using the Special Smithing Table in the Shifting Earth: The Crater event, though these won't be bespoke, unique items—just max stat versions of standard weapons.

Marked by an ominous dragon head icon on the map, roaming bosses are well worth defeating on the second day, when you've powered up a little. They offer tons of runes when you beat them, as well as a good chance of higher-quality loot, including legendary weapons. Plus, there's plenty across the map, so you can do them back-to-back without much running—don't underestimate them, though.

While Shifting Earth events are the best location to find legendary weapons in a run, you can't guarantee they'll spawn. These events only last a few runs (whether you win or lose), but there's a chance another member on your team will have one active, meaning you can join in too. With lots of bosses packed into a small area, they're great for finding legendary weapon drops.

All legendary weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign

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There are 26 unique legendary weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign, which you can see below. This list doesn't include standard weapons, which can be upgraded to legendary tier, as these aren't hand-crafted items.

What you'll no doubt notice is the absence of legendary shields, seals, and ranged weapons in general. Remember, though, weapon passives are always active even if they're sitting in your inventory. Legendary effects are slightly different, as these only apply if the weapon is in your hand, but being in your off-hand is good enough, so ranged characters still have plenty of useful options.

Weapon	Type	Effect
Sword of Night and Flame	Straight sword	Skill activation adds attack power of magic or fire affinities
Marais	Greatsword	Raises attack power upon defeating enemies
Blasphemous Blade	Greatsword	Restores HP upon defeating enemies
Golden Order Greatsword	Greatsword	Charge attacks heal all ailments and dispel all temporary effects
Dark Moon Greatsword	Greatsword	Attacks lower enemies' damage negation
Sacred Relic Sword	Greatsword	Charge attacks produce waves of light
Grafted Blade Greatword	Colossal sword	Enhances all attributes upon defeating enemies. This effect accumulates
Ruins Greatsword	Colossal sword	Charge attacks cause a wave of gravitational force
Starcourge Greatsword	Colossal sword	The first blow of consecutive attacks creates a gravitational wave that pulls in enemies when wielding two swords
Maliketh's Black Blade	Colossal sword	Attacking also wears down enemy HP for a moment afterwards
Dragon King's Cragblade	Heavy thrusting sword	Strong jump attacks transform the wielder into a thundercloud that plunges down with a lightning-infused blade
Eclipse Shotel	Curved sword	Attacked enemies become likely to die regardless of their remaining HP
Morgott's Cursed Sword	Curved greatsword	Critical hits produce a burst of flame
Hand of Malenia	Katana	Attacks after receiving damage partially recover HP
Winged Greathorn	Greataxe	Attacks temporarily lower nearby enemies' damage negation on rare occasions
Axe of Godrick	Greataxe	Charge attacks cause an earth-shaking shockwave
Marika's Hammer	Hammer	Charge attacks cause a holy shockwave
Bastard's Stars	Flail	Attacks send forth a dark cloud of stars on rare occasions that lingers briefly before exploding
Devourer's Scepter	Great hammer	Restores HP upon defeating enemies
Axe of Godfrey	Colossal weapon	Charge attacks enhance attack power
Bolt of Gransax	Spear	Charged skill activation adds attack power of lightning
Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear	Great spear	Blood loss in vicinity increases attack power
Giant’s Red Braid	Whip	Skill activation calls forth a barrage of flame pillars
Grafted Dragon	Fist	Critical hits make the dragon spew flames
Lion Greatbow	Greatbow	Strong attack fires off a bundle of arrows
Carian Royal Scepter	Glintstone staff	Casting spells dispels incoming sorceries and incantations, using their power to retaliate with glintblades