The upcoming Elden Ring Nightreign DLC: The Forsaken Hollows is set to release on December 4, 2025. This DLC is a focused expansion priced at $15, offering new content primarily centered around two new Nightfarers (classes), new bosses, a shifting earth event, and additional enemies, weapons, relics, and spells. This article will focus on the new Nightfarers in The Forsaken Hollows: Undertaker and Scholar. 

Elden Ring Nightreign The Forsaken Hollows New Nightfarers (Classes)

The Forsaken Hollows introduces two new Nightfarers with distinct playstyles:

1. The Undertaker (Strength/Faith Hybrid)
This Nightfarer blends raw physical power with divine magic, focusing on hammers, potentially including the heavy-hitting Marika's Hammer. The Undertaker is a ruthless warrior who sends enemies to the afterlife with brutal efficiency. Her gameplay centers on combining strength-based melee attacks with faith-based incantations for added versatility. However, finding suitable seals to cast incantations might be challenging, as seals are rarer and less conveniently farmed than sorcery staves. Some existing seals, such as the Finger Seal and Giant Seal, may require balancing adjustments to better support this hybrid build. Her ultimate attack features a visually striking hammer slam, though the exact mechanics remain to be seen.

2. The Scholar (Arcane-Based Strategist)
The Scholar is an academic tactician who focuses on arcane power, starting with a thrusting sword that likely scales with Arcane—a rarity among such weapons in Elden Ring. This class gains advantages through battlefield observation, possibly debuffing enemies, and buffing himself strategically. Since Arcane primarily boosts status effect buildup rather than raw damage, the Scholar’s effectiveness may lie in status effects like bleed or poison. There is speculation that Intelligence might also factor into his scaling, but this hasn't been confirmed. His ultimate attack summons a mystical book, which may act like a stance-based ability, similar to Revenant’s summon skill, applying enemy debuffs and delayed buffs to himself, possibly triggered by kills.

Which Starting Nightfarer to Choose for The Forsaken Hollows?

When deciding between the Undertaker and the Scholar in Elden Ring: The Forsaken Hollows, it helps to think about how each class uses stats and weapons. 

If you want to focus on heavy melee damage and supportive faith magic, the Undertaker fits perfectly. She’s great for players who enjoy smashing enemies with hammers and buffing themselves with incantations. But if you prefer to build around status effects and arcane mechanics, the Scholar offers a new playstyle that rewards applying bleed or poison and controlling fights through buffs and debuffs.

Elden Ring Nightreign The Forsaken Hollows New Bosses & Content

Shifting Earth Event

A major new event leads players up a Divine Tower to face the Divine Beast/Dancing Lion, a returning boss from the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. This large-scale encounter likely reimagines the original fight with fresh mechanics and challenges.

Returning & New Bosses

• Gladius (Field Boss): A solo wolf-like boss appearing as a raid or invasion, differing from his original trio fight.

• Artorias (Night Boss): The iconic Dark Souls boss returns as a Night Boss, potentially appearing on Day 1 or Day 2 of the DLC. This inclusion suggests future DLC might bring more bosses from the Dark Souls series.

• Dreg Lord & New Night Lords: New enigmatic foes, including armored knights resembling Valkyries and wolf-like creatures, add variety and mystery.

New Enemies & Weapons

Fire Knight and Messmer Soldiers from Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree return, possibly dropping new weapons like a Fire Knight greatsword imbued with flame Ash of War. New spells are expected, including holy light incantations inspired by Miquella and arcane abilities tailored for the Scholar.

The Forsaken Hollows content will be accessible through two new DLC-specific expeditions added to the Nightreign mode. Only players who own the DLC will be able to access these expeditions, new bosses, enemies, and events. The DLC does not introduce a brand new overworld map but integrates new points of interest and challenges into the existing world.