Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye: Skills, Build and Remembrance

The Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye is the roster's archer and its best support damage dealer. His own arrows are only part of the job: his character skill marks a weak point that makes the whole team hit harder, and his passive turns up better loot for everyone. This guide covers his stats, how each ability works, the build to aim for, and his Remembrance questline.

Ironeye at a glance

Role	Ranged damage, team support
Base HP / FP / Stamina (level 1)	200 / 55 / 56
Best stats	Dexterity A, Endurance B, Arcane B
Other stats	Vigor C, Mind C, Strength C, Intelligence D, Faith D
Starting weapon	Ironeye's Bow
Passive	Eagle Eye
Character skill	Marking
Ultimate art	Single Shot

With 200 HP at level 1 he is one of the frailer Nightfarers. The plan is to stay at range, keep a mark on the target and let the tank hold attention.

Passive: Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye raises Discovery, the stat that improves what enemies and bosses drop. The effect applies to the whole team, wherever they are on the map. It is easy to forget about, but over a three-day run it adds up to noticeably better weapons for everyone.

Character skill: Marking

Ironeye dashes in and cuts the target with a dagger, leaving a temporary weak point. Marked enemies take 10% more damage from every source, including teammates' attacks and spells. Hitting the weak point itself darkens it and can stagger the enemy.

The skill has a 10-second cooldown. The dash is also a quick escape: you can use it to close in, mark, and roll back out before the enemy turns.

On a boss, the mark is the most valuable thing Ironeye does. Keep it up for the whole fight and the team's total damage rises by a tenth.

Ultimate art: Single Shot

He draws a greatbow and fires an arrow that "surpasses sound and ignores any defense". It pierces guards and obstacles and releases a shockwave that damages enemies in a wide area around the impact.

Single Shot can also revive downed teammates whose near-death gauge has not fallen too far, which makes it a second rescue tool alongside the Guardian's ultimate.

Best Ironeye build

Nightreign has no permanent stat allocation, so an Ironeye build comes from the weapons you find and the relics you equip before the run.

Weapons to look for

• Bows first. His Dexterity A is built for them, and staying at range is what keeps a 200 HP character alive.
• Elemental or status arrows from bow affinities to cover enemies that resist physical damage.
• A dagger or fast thrusting weapon as a backup when enemies close the gap.

Relic effects worth running

• Longer weak point duration, so the mark stays up with less upkeep.
• Bow attack power increases.
• Thrusting counterattack boosts, which pair with his Remembrance relic.
• Rune gains on critical hits, which help the whole team level faster.

For how Ironeye stacks up against the rest of the cast, see the character tier list, and for relic basics across the roster, the builds overview.

Ironeye Remembrance quest

Ironeye's questline runs through his Journal in the Roundtable Hold. Chapters 1 to 3 only ask you to play expeditions and defeat Nightlords. The reward chapters are these:

Chapter 4: the Traitor's Letter

1. Enter the Remembrance and find the Priestess in the Roundtable Hold.
2. Start an expedition in Limveld as Ironeye and follow the objective marker.
3. Defeat the Night Huntsman and claim the Traitor's Letter.
4. Return the letter to the Priestess.

Reward: the Cracked Sealing Wax relic, which extends the duration of his weak points and makes critical hits earn runes, plus Ironeye's Chalice, a vessel with more relic slots than his starting urn.

Chapter 6: the Edge of Order

1. Unlock the second Remembrance objective through the Priestess.
2. Start an expedition as Ironeye and find the Darkdrift Knight.
3. Defeat it and collect the Edge of Order.

Reward: the Edge of Order relic, which boosts thrusting counterattacks after using his ultimate, improves bow attack power, and adds holy damage to his starting armament.

Chapter 7: the final Remembrance

The questline ends with a fight against the Night Aspect, after which you pick up the Clench Dagger. Finishing it also unlocks his Remembrance garb.

Tips for playing Ironeye

• Mark first, shoot second. The mark is worth more to the team than a few extra arrows.
• Stay behind the tank. At 200 base HP, a Nightlord's combo will end his run faster than anyone else's.
• Hold Single Shot for a revive or a staggered boss. Firing it into a healthy, mobile target wastes both its damage and its rescue value.
• Remind the team about Eagle Eye. Better drops for everyone is part of why he is a good pick even in groups that already have a ranged player.

The rest of the roster is on the all characters page.