ELDEN RING

Tarnished Pack DLC released on August 28, adding Idus Knight and Heavy Knight as starting classes, new weapons, four armor sets, and three Spectral Steed Attire options for customizing Torrent. The separate Tarnished Edition launched on Nintendo Switch 2, while free patch 1.17 introduced NPC invasions and a broad combat rebalance.

• Tarnished Pack content: The DLC added the Idus Knight and Heavy Knight starting classes, new weapons found or purchased across the Lands Between, four armor sets, and three Spectral Steed Attire options for Torrent.
• New encounters and exploration rewards: Free patch 1.17 added NPC invasion events in Caelid and Leyndell, Royal Capital, and upgraded specific field items and treasures in the Realm of Shadow.
• Combat and PvP rebalance: Rakshasa’s Great Katana and Rugalea’s Roar received PvP-specific changes, while Smithscript Axe, Smithscript Spear, Smithscript Greathammer, Golem Fist, Perfume Bottles, shields, sorceries, incantations, and Meteorite spells received power, stamina, range, casting-time, or weight adjustments. The update also fixed Great Katana critical-hit and jumping-attack parry bugs.
• Community quests: Path of the Tarnished challenged players to summon Sorcerer Rogier 300,000 times and obtain 2,000,000 Stonesword Keys, while Path of the Cardinal Sin asked the community to commit 50,000 Cardinal Sins and summon 3,000,000 White Phantoms. Path of the Elden Lord later included goals to summon Warrior Jar Alexander and obtain Rune Arcs.

The Unity security vulnerability update was distributed for ELDEN RING’s pre-order bonuses and Artwork & Soundtrack application; the main game was not impacted. No DLC, expansion, or major gameplay update was captured, leaving the window limited to that advisory and two August fixes.

• Block bypass exploit: ELDEN RING fixed an unauthorized method that let players bypass another player’s block.
• Weapon affinity and status ailments: ELDEN RING corrected cases where specific actions applied the wrong affinity or status effect to some weapons.
• Unity security vulnerability: An update addressed the vulnerability announced on October 3, 2025, but only affected the pre-order bonuses and Artwork & Soundtrack application rather than the main game.

Shadow of the Erdtree released on June 21, 2024, taking ELDEN RING into the Realm of Shadow with a new main story. Its launch also introduced several long-requested convenience features, while later updates delivered a major final-boss rework and broad combat rebalance.

• Shadow of the Erdtree expansion: The DLC launched worldwide with the Realm of Shadow, a new main story, and dedicated support added in the launch update.
• Shadow of the Erdtree launch additions:
  • Map Functions Menu added Summoning Pool carry-over, enable/disable controls, and special handling for Mohgwyn.
  • Spectral Steed became summonable during the Elden Beast fight.
  • Arabic localization added full Arabic menu and subtitle support for ELDEN RING and the expansion.
  • Clouded Mirror Stand and Rennala’s Rebirth gained five new hairstyles for character customization.
  • Recent Items added “!” markers for newly acquired gear, while Colosseum consumables replenished after sessions.
• Shadow of the Erdtree combat and progression rebalance:
  • Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss received revised opening actions, reduced damage and stamina damage on some attacks, shorter non-weapon attack range, and clearer visual telegraphs.
  • Scadutree Blessing progression became stronger during the first half of its upgrades and more gradual later, with slightly higher final bonuses.
  • PvP tuning improved poise damage for Greatswords, Colossal Swords, Hammers, Great Spears, Halberds, Light Greatswords, Backhand Blades, Hand-to-Hand Arts, and Beast Claws, while reducing some dual-wielding and Swift Slash damage.
  • Revered Spirit Ash Blessing and Spirit Ashes gained stronger attack and damage-negation effects, alongside improved stagger resistance for many summons.
  • Euporia, Hand-to-Hand Arts, Moon-and-Fire Stance, Devonia’s Vortex, and several incantations and DLC skills received damage, speed, range, or recovery buffs.

Ray Tracing support was added to ELDEN RING on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X, giving players a new graphics option through the System menu. Shadow of the Erdtree was also announced as an in-development expansion, though it did not release during this window.

• Shadow of the Erdtree: FromSoftware announced the expansion on February 28, 2023, establishing the next major content drop without delivering playable expansion content yet.
• Ray Tracing: The feature became available across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X. An April advisory clarified that it could enable itself unintentionally on PC and explained how to disable it.
• PvP combat: Several named skills and systems received competitive tuning.
  • Quick Step and Hound’s Step had shorter invulnerability windows.
  • Determination and Royal Knight’s Resolve became less effective in PvP.
  • Founding Rain of Stars, Terra Magica, and Wave of Gold received PvP power reductions.
  • Critical-hit angles and weapon and spell poise damage were adjusted for PvP; critical-hit damage and recovery after a missed critical were changed more broadly in July.
• Ashes of War and weapon tuning: March’s combat changes improved build variety and several underperforming options.
  • Magic, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, and Sacred Ashes of War gained stronger attribute scaling.
  • Flails attacked faster, recovered sooner, and gained more two-handed poise.
  • Great Hammers, Great Axes, Greatswords, and Curved Greatswords received speed, range, and recovery improvements.
  • Claws, the Great Club, and the Twinblade Talisman were strengthened, while Cursed-Blood Slice lost poise damage in April.
  • Jellyfish Shield’s Contagious Fury, Sacred Order in July, spell attack-power interactions, and Antspur Rapier’s Cold affinity behavior also received targeted corrections.

Colosseum Update opened the Colosseums of Limgrave, Caelid, and Leyndell with duels, free-for-alls, six-player team battles, and spirit-summoning matches. Separate PvP damage scaling and long-distance multiplayer expanded online options, while Jar-Bairn’s questline and new NPC event phases added reasons to revisit the Lands Between. ELDEN RING launched on Steam on February 25, 2022, with day-one patch 1.02 improving controls and stability.

• Colosseum Update: The free update added new hairstyles alongside its arena modes, including duels, team battles, and spirit-summoning matches.
• Quest and progression additions:
  • Jar-Bairn: Added a new NPC and associated questline, with NPC locations also recorded on the map after encounters.
  • White Mask Varre: Added an alternate quest route that advanced without multiplayer invasions.
  • Diallos, Nepheli Loux, Kenneth Haight, and Gatekeeper Gostoc: Received new quest phases.
  • Twin Maiden Husks: Bell Bearing shop unlocks persisted into New Game Plus.
• Multiplayer systems:
  • Separate PvP damage scaling: Weapons, Skills, Spells, and Incantations received independent player-versus-player scaling.
  • Long-distance invasions: Invasions could target players across a larger area, including distant regions.
  • Long-distance summoning: Summoning signs could reach distant summoning pools, excluding Mohgwyn Palace under the relevant setting.
• Combat rebalance:
  • Sorceries and Incantations: Broad passes improved damage, cast speed, poise damage, or FP costs for spells including Ranni’s Dark Moon, Scarlet Aeonia, and Placidusax’s Ruin.
  • Bloodhound Step, Quick Step, and Stars of Ruin: Received reduced mobility, invulnerability, or tracking performance.
  • Colossal Swords, Colossal Weapons, and two-handed attacks: Gained faster attacks, shorter recovery, stronger two-handed poise damage, and improved guard performance.
  • Fingerprint Stone Shield and Dragon Communion Seal: Had their defensive or status-effect scaling reduced, while many weapon skills received damage and recovery buffs.