Elden Ring Nightreign DLC Shows Off the Scholar Class
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
The upcoming Elden Ring Nightreign DLC, The Forsaken Hollows, introduces the Scholar class, bringing high-Arcane tactical combat and minion-summoning ultimate abilities to the game.
FromSoftware is expanding the roster of Elden Ring Nightreign with its upcoming expansion, The Forsaken Hollows, introducing fresh tactical options for players who love digging deep into game mechanics. Leading the charge is the Scholar, a high-Arcane academic class that swaps out traditional brute force for battlefield analysis. Early footage shows the Scholar wielding light swords and daggers while incorporating books, tomes, and environmental items into combat. His abilities include placing visual debuffs on enemies by studying their movements and utilizing jar-based tactics, giving Arcane fans plenty of new build paths to experiment with.
The standout feature of the Scholar's kit is his ultimate ability, which allows him to summon Condemned units to fight alongside the player. Trailers tease the Scholar going toe-to-toe with Everdark Libra, offering a fascinating thematic parallel since Libra relies on intense madness elemental attacks. Bringing minion summoning into the chaotic cooperative mix changes group dynamics significantly, especially when coordinating multiple Scholar loadouts across a squad. The expansion also hints at a second new Nightfarer named the Undertaker, a Faith-focused brawler wielding a mace, though full details remain under wraps ahead of the official release.
As reported by Patricia Hernandez over at Polygon, The Forsaken Hollows drops on December 4, bringing new fights and another Shifting Earth event to keep the community engaged. For players who treat cooperative sessions as a primary social space, dropping into high-difficulty encounters with a literal bookworm introduces a brilliant change of pace. Keep an eye on how these new Nightfarers shift the meta once the community gets hands-on time with the DLC. For the full breakdown and original reporting, check out the coverage on Polygon.
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Original article: Polygon