Elden Ring Nightreign Co-op Tier List (2025): Best Nightfarers & S-Tier Team Comps After Update 1.03

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If your squad has been getting bulldozed by Nightlords since Elden Ring: Nightreign Update 1.03, you’re definitely not the only one. This patch didn’t just shift the meta—it rewrote the entire co-op rulebook.

Defensive “low HP heroics” are dead. Aggressive, coordinated burst damage is king. And in this new environment, your choice of Nightfarer matters more than ever.

Whether you're struggling to find your team identity or looking to climb into elite-level synergy, this guide breaks down the absolute best Nightfarers, the strongest team comps, and why some characters have skyrocketed to S-tier dominance in the co-op meta.

Let’s get you winning again.

⭐ The 1.03 Revolution: Aggression Is the New Meta

Update 1.03 made one thing clear:
If you’re not playing proactively, you’re playing wrong.

Key changes that define the new meta:

✅ Huge Buffs to Offense

  • Physical Attack

  • Skill Attack Power

  • Jump Attacks

  • Dash Attacks

  • Guard Counters

Everything that rewards active, aggressive combat received big boosts.

❌ Nerfs to Old “Last-Stand” Builds

Strategies built around Improved Damage Negation at Low HP were deliberately toned down.

๐ŸŽฏ The New Win Condition

Break bosses fast.
Exploit damage windows.
Delete health bars before they delete you.

Your team composition is no longer optional — it is your strategy.

๐Ÿ† Nightreign Best Co-op Nightfarers (Tier List After Patch 1.03)

These are the characters that dominate not just because they’re strong individually, but because they amplify your whole squad.

Elden Ring Nightreign Co-op Tier List (2025)

S-Tier Nightfarers: The Co-op Powerhouses

๐Ÿฆ… Ironeye – The Indispensable Anchor (S+)

The most essential co-op pick in the entire game.

Why Ironeye is S-tier:

  • Deals massive safe damage from range

  • Rarely goes down = fewer lost revives

  • Eagle Eye passive marks weak points for everyone

  • Single Shot ultimate = top-tier stagger + burst

  • Can revive allies from across the arena

Ironeye is your team’s insurance policy — and often the clutch finisher.

๐Ÿ’€ Undertaker – The Ultimate Synergist

The queen of co-op value.

Why Undertaker is meta-defining:

  • Confluence passive → free Ultimate whenever an ally uses theirs

  • Enables devastating ultimate chains

  • Perfect partner for Ironeye or Duchess

Run her in a coordinated team and watch bosses evaporate.

๐Ÿ‘‘ Duchess – The Burst Damage Multiplier

If Ironeye hits hard, Duchess makes it hit twice.

Her key strengths:

  • Restage copies the strongest hit/stagger an ally just landed

  • Can instantly reproduce Ironeye’s Single Shot

  • Finale Ultimate = teamwide invisibility

    • Safe revives

    • Panic resets

    • Free repositioning

She turns big hits into boss-ending combos.

A-Tier Nightfarers: Meta Winners & Flex Picks

✨ Recluse – The Empowered Archmage

One of the biggest winners of Update 1.03.

What makes Recluse great now:

  • Massive buffs to skill + magic damage

  • Can flex into support or offense

  • Soulblood Song ultimate heals the team through damage

Fits almost any comp.

๐Ÿบ Wylder – The Aggressive Brawler

The embodiment of the new offensive meta.

Why Wylder is strong:

  • Jump, dash, and charge attacks directly buffed

  • Durable, aggressive frontline playstyle

  • Grappling hook = elite mobility

  • Reliable stagger and tankiness

Amazing for pressure-heavy comps.

⚔️ Best Team Compositions (1.03 Co-op Meta)

These are the strongest, most synergistic comps after the patch.

1. The Coordinated Burst Comp

➡️ Duchess + Undertaker + Ironeye

The highest-damage comp in the game.

How it works:

  1. Ironeye marks weak points & fires Single Shot.

  2. Undertaker gets a free Ultimate → massive damage.

  3. Duchess uses Restage → repeats the strongest hit.

Bosses melt. Requires communication, but the payoff is insane.

2. The Reliable All-Rounder Comp

➡️ Guardian/Wylder + Ironeye + Recluse/Scholar

Perfect for general expedition success.

Team strengths:

  • Stable frontline

  • Safe, consistent DPS from Ironeye

  • Burst or healing from Recluse/Scholar

  • Extremely forgiving for new & veteran teams

This is the “always works” comp.

3. The Aggressive Pressure Comp

➡️ Raider + Ironeye

Simple, brutal, effective.

Why it works:

  • Raider applies nonstop stagger pressure

  • Ironeye instantly capitalizes on break windows

  • Keeps bosses locked down and overwhelmed

Great for duos or fast clears.

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๐ŸŽฎ Communicate (Seriously!)

Nightreign has no in-game chat.
Use:

  • Discord

  • PlayStation Party

  • Xbox Chat

Call out ultimates, revives, staggers, everything.

๐Ÿ›ก️ Define Roles Before You Drop

Decide:

  • Main tank

  • Revive duty

  • Burst specialist

  • Utility/support

Pre-run clarity = fewer mid-fight disasters.

๐Ÿงฐ Use the New Relic Preset System

The 1.03 “Named Preset” feature is broken in the best way.

Create loadouts like:

  • Boss DPS

  • Stagger Build

  • Holy Burst

Coordinate relic stacking (e.g., boosting ultimate damage across all players).

⚡ Embrace the Meta: Be Aggressive

  • Guard Counters

  • Jump Attacks

  • Dash Attacks

Don’t hold ultimates—chain them.
You win by overwhelming the boss, not outlasting it.

๐ŸŒ˜ Final Word: Teamwork Is the True Meta

Nightreign’s darkness is harsher than ever, but it’s also more rewarding.
Update 1.03 transformed co-op into a game of synergy, communication, and coordinated burst damage.

Build the right comp.
Use the new relic presets.
Play aggressively.

And step into Limveld not as three players… but as one unstoppable force.     

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