Elden Ring Nightreign gets a tiny patch that boosts Storm Ruler for that Everdark Augur fight

Elden Ring Nightreign servers are back online following three hours of maintenance that kicked off earlier today in preparation for the release of the game’s latest update. Patch 1.02.1 has now rolled out across all platforms, and it’s another incremental one.

The patch’s biggest addition comes in the form of a big buff to the Storm Ruler skill.

Storm Ruler is a unique weapon skill, and patch 1.02.1 boosts its performance practically across the board. The time it takes to charge its storm effect has been reduced, and the speed of the blade animation that plays with the attack has been increased.

Rounding out the list of upgrades is a boost to the skill’s attack power when it’s not charged with the storm effect, making for a trio of powerful updates.

Storm Ruler is something of a gimmick skill, available during the recently-added Everdark Sovereign Augur fight. Much like it worked in the Yhorm the Giant boss fight from Dark Souls 3, it lets you deal significant damage to the boss each time you use it.

The rest of the patch notes are almost entirely about bug fixes, and there’s a bounty of them in this one, too. Read on below for the full list.

• Fixed a bug where, under certain conditions, using dropped items would prevent any actions other than moving and camera operation.
• Fixed a bug where effects triggered by successful guards would not activate for certain guard actions.
• Fixed a bug where target lock would immediately be released on eggs or insects parasitizing the player character when Duchess’s Ultimate Art “Finale” effect is active.
• Fixed a bug where some attacks by Everdark Sovereign “Maris, Fathom of Night” would cause stagger damage when negated with the Executor’s Skill.
• Fixed a bug where, under certain conditions, the relic effect “[Executor] While Character Skill is active, unlocking use of cursed sword restores HP” would not activate.
• Fixed a bug where the skill “Storm Ruler” could be used without consuming FP by specific steps.
• Fixed a bug where the damage dealt to enemies by the passive effect “Frostbite Produces a Mist of Frost” was higher than intended.
• Fixed a bug where using a Flask would not heal the player’s own HP when equipped with relics that have the effect “Flask Also Heals Allies”.
• Fixed a bug where the displayed effect value of “Extended Spell Duration” differed from the actual effect value.
• Fixed a bug where the color of effects generated by certain Passive Effects was different than intended.
• Fixed a bug where some attacks of the Everdark Sovereign, “Caligo, Miasma of Night,” would not hit playable characters.
• Fixed a bug where the framerate would drop during battles with Everdark Sovereigns “Caligo, Miasma of Night” and “Maris, Fathom of Night” under certain conditions.
• Fixed a bug where the number of displayed relics did not match the actual number shown when sorting by “Order by Size” or “Order by Color” in the Relic Rites menu.
• Fixed a bug where certain relics could not be equipped when using specific filter functions in the Relic Rites menu.
• Fixed a bug where, under certain conditions, audio may not play correctly.
• Fixed a bug where continuous use of Sorceries and Incantations would degrade game performance for other players.
• Fixed a bug where activating certain passive effects or continuous use of Sorceries and Incantations could impact network stability.
• Corrected some texts in Brazilian Portuguese.
• PS5 Only: Fixed an issue where the UI, including the HUD, would disappear and the game might unexpectedly terminate if play were continued.

We recently made some big updates to our mega Elden Ring Nightreign guide. As new Everdark Sovereign Nightlord bosses have been added, we also have new guides to help you take on Everdark Fissure in the Fog, Everdark Augur, Everdark Sentient Pest and more.