What changed in ELDEN RING in 2026

Collect 1,000,000 Scadutree Fragments, reach the Abyssal Woods 15,000 times, and more for rewards.

Summon 50,000 Warrior Jar Alexander, obtain 3,000,000 Rune Arcs, and more for rewards.

Commit 50,000 Cardinal Sins, summon 3,000,000 White Phantoms, and more for rewards.

A creative contest will be held inside the ELDEN RING Discord Server.

Summon Sorcerer Rogier 300,000 times, obtain 2,000,000 Stonesword Keys, and more for rewards.

The ELDEN RING Tarnished Pack grants additional content including 2 new starting classes, new armor, and a new Torrent appearance customization feature.

Improved parry performance for Parry, Storm Wall, and Thops's Barrier.

Reduced stamina consumption of weapon-throwing attacks and increased their power.

Reduced stamina consumption and increased power of weapon-throwing attacks.

Added three types of Spectral Steed Attire that change the appearance of Torrent.

Increased power and expanded attack range for various incantations.

Fixed a bug in the 'Keyboard/Mouse Settings' section where selecting the reset option did not restore various settings to their defaults.

Increased power and reduced casting time for several sorceries.

Fixed a bug where jumping attacks with Great Katana weapon types could be parried.

Added NPC invasion events in Caelid and Leyndell, Royal Capital.

Increased power for Founding Rain of Stars, Carian Retaliation, and Feather of the Divine Bird.

Improved parry performance for Parry, Storm Wall, and Thops's Barrier.

Increased damage taken from attacks by other players for Rakshasa's Great Katana and reduced power for certain incantations.

Fixed a bug where jumping attacks with Great Katana weapon types could be parried.

Added NPC invasion events in Caelid and Leyndell, Royal Capital.

Increased guard boost and reduced weight for multiple shields.

Added Idus Knight and Heavy Knight as new starting classes, selectable during character creation.

Added new weapons that can be purchased from merchants or found in the Lands Between.

Fixed a bug that prevented camera control with the mouse during NPC dialogue when using keyboard and mouse controls.

Support for the Tarnished Pack DLC, releasing on August 28, 2026.

Changed Intelligence scaling to increase attack power of all damage types.

Added three types of Spectral Steed Attire that change the appearance of Torrent.

Changed certain items found in the field to higher-tier items or other treasures.

Increased the power of weapon-throwing attacks.

Added new weapons that can be purchased from merchants or found in the Lands Between.

Increased damage taken from attacks by other players while attacking with this weapon.

Reduced casting time for Meteorite and Meteorite of Astel.

Increased power of weapon-throwing attacks and range of fist-launching heavy attack.

Support for the Tarnished Pack DLC, releasing on August 28, 2026.

Increased guard boost and reduced weight for various shields.

Changed the spell so that the gravity projectile does not explode immediately upon striking terrain.

Added Idus Knight and Heavy Knight as new starting classes, selectable during character creation.

Fixed a bug where critical hits dealt with Great Katana weapon types had lower-than-expected power against large enemies.

Increased the time before an attack can be performed with a right-hand weapon after attacking with this weapon equipped in the left hand.

Changed Intelligence scaling to increase attack power of all damage types.

Fixed a bug in the 'Keyboard/Mouse Settings' section of the system menu.

Changed certain items found in the field or obtained from powerful enemies to higher-tier items.

Fixed a bug where critical hits dealt with Great Katana weapon types had lower-than-expected power against large enemies.

Fixed a bug that prevented camera control with the mouse during NPC dialogue when using keyboard and mouse controls.