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Elden Ring Nightreign Everdark Sovereign: What They Are and How to Unlock Them
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Everdark Sovereigns are harder versions of the Nightlords with new moves. How they are unlocked, which Nightlords have one, and how to prepare.
Elden Ring Nightreign Everdark Sovereigns are enhanced versions of the Nightlords, which Bandai Namco described as "extremely challenging", with new moves and more power. They arrived in patch 1.01.3, starting with an Everdark version of Gaping Jaw. To fight one you must first have beaten the normal version of that Nightlord.
Everdark Sovereigns at a glance
| What they are | Stronger Nightlords with new attacks |
| Added in | Patch 1.01.3 |
| First one | Gaping Jaw (Adel, Baron of Night) |
| Requirement | Defeat the normal version first |
| Connection | Online only at launch |
| Also found in | Deep of Night, more often at higher depths |
How to unlock an Everdark Sovereign
- Beat the normal Nightlord. The Everdark version of an expedition only becomes available once you have defeated its base Nightlord.
- Be online. At launch, Everdark Sovereigns were an online feature.
- Check the expedition list. When introduced, one Everdark Sovereign was available at a time and rotated weekly.
Everdark Sovereigns also appear in Deep of Night, the harder mode with depth levels, where they show up more often at Depth 2 to 5.
Which Nightlords have an Everdark version
| Expedition | Base Nightlord | Weak to |
|---|---|---|
| Tricephalos | Gladius, Beast of Night | Holy |
| Gaping Jaw | Adel, Baron of Night | Poison |
| Sentient Pest | Gnoster, Wisdom of Night | Fire |
| Augur | Maris, Fathom of Night | Lightning |
| Equilibrious Beast | Libra, Creature of Night | Madness |
| Darkdrift Knight | Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow | Lightning |
| Fissure in the Fog | Caligo, Miasma of Night | Fire |
| Balancers (DLC) | Weapon-Bequeathed Harmonia | Sleep |
The base weakness is the right starting point for the Everdark fight too, but expect new attacks layered on top of the moves you know. Some Everdark versions add their own twists; the Everdark Equilibrious Beast, for example, comes with its own set of curses.
How Everdark fights differ
- New moves. Familiar openings lead into attacks you have not seen, so your old punish windows are not always safe.
- More power. Mistakes that were survivable against the base Nightlord end runs here.
- Less room for a weak Day 2. Arrive underlevelled or without the right damage type and the fight is very hard to recover.
How to prepare
- Beat the normal version comfortably first. If the base fight is still a coin flip, the Everdark one will not be.
- Build the weakness on purpose. Plan Days 1 and 2 around getting the right damage or status for everyone, not just one player.
- Bring revives. Guardian, Revenant and Ironeye all have ultimates that can bring teammates back.
- Finish your character's Remembrance so your Chalice and its relics are available. See the builds overview.
Where to go next
Individual guides for the normal versions: Gladius, Gaping Jaw, Equilibrious Beast, Balancers. Every Nightlord's weaknesses are in one table on the all bosses page.