Up to now, the Everdark Sovereign Nightlords in Nightreign have been fairly the blended bag. Gaping Jaws has undoubtedly been essentially the most spectacular of the fights thus far, offering each an important problem and dazzling spectacle. Darkdrift Knight, then again, was a check of endurance and power, whereas most lately, the Everdark Sentient Pest offers a struggle that’s enjoyable to be part of, however not significantly onerous.
That’s excellent news for these of you studying this information. When you’re not fairly certain the way to deal with the Everdark Sovereign Sentient Pest, they’re happily a breeze to take down as soon as precisely what to do. On that word, right here’s the way to beat the Everdark Sovereign Sentient Pest in Nightreign.
Methods to beat Everdark Sovereign Sentient Pest in Nightreign
The Everdark Sovereign model of Sentient Pest (often known as Gnoster, Knowledge of Evening) is a little bit of a ache in Nightreign. You’ve this big, tanky scorpion and this flying Poison-inflicting moth, that means you need each sturdy melee and ranged characters. Then the pair merge collectively and start conjuring magic laser beams throughout the sector which might be nearly assured to down gamers… It’s all a really fairly nightmare.
That mentioned, Sentient Pest’s new, enhanced struggle doesn’t truly really feel as difficult as you may’ve anticipated, particularly if you happen to’re properly ready. The struggle, as per traditional, begins with the second section, and with a fiery weapon handy, you may attain the third section comparatively shortly and never fear about these magic laser beams.
To problem this boss, open your Expeditions menu through the Roundtable and choose the purple model of Sentient Pest from the very backside of the Goal listing (proven above).
If they don’t seem to be out there for you, this implies you should defeat the unique model of the Sentient Pest first earlier than their Everdark model turns into out there.
Listed below are some issues to notice earlier than setting off on this Expedition:
- The struggle begins with the Sentient Pest’s second section, so each Gnoster and his scorpion counterpart, Faurtis Stoneshield, can be connected to 1 one other. They’ll additionally dish out magical pillars/beams that may stagger you, and also you wish to keep away from these as finest as you may.
- Sentient Pest stays weak to Fireplace, and I’d argue they’re extra inclined to Fireplace Harm throughout this struggle than their authentic struggle, so you’ll want to deliver alongside a Fireplace weapon the place you may.
- Gnoster (the moth) is proof against Magic, Lightning, Holy, Insanity, Poison, and Sleep. Faurtis (the scorpion) is proof against Slash, Customary, Magic, Lightning, Holy, and Insanity. In consequence, you ideally wish to deliver alongside weapons that deal Pierce, Strike, Fireplace, Frostbite, Scarlet Rot, or Bleed Harm.
- Raider and Ironeye are nice for this boss. Raider may be very tanky and hard-hitting, and with a fiery Colossal Weapon or in my occasion, a Mace, he can deplete Faurtir’s HP with ease. Ironeye is nice to have for preventing Gnoster, who usually flies across the area, and I extremely suggest bringing at the very least one ranged participant into this struggle. Melee gamers – particularly Raiders – ought to simply be capable of poise-break the moth and assault it every time it’s close to the bottom.
- Decide up and eat any Neutralising Boluses in Limveld. Gnoster dishes out Poison injury at occasions, and having Poison Resistance will enable you negate this massively so you may hold preventing.
- Search for passive results and traits that present Bodily Harm Negation and Magic Harm Negation, as that is the injury sort that the Sentient Pest primarily offers.
- Goal for Stage 13 or above and improve your weapons. Everdark fights are harder than your common struggle, subsequently try to be harder too. Purple-rarity weapons and being Stage 13 or larger are one factor that make this struggle breezy.
As we’ve simply talked about, the struggle begins with Sentient Pest’s second section, so their strikes through the first portion of the struggle shouldn’t be shocking to you. When you want any assist with that in any respect, check out our Sentient Pest boss information for his or her authentic struggle.
This specific struggle additionally options two separate well being bars. So, the Sentient Pest gained’t transition at half-HP like prior Everdark Sovereign fights in opposition to Gaping Jaws and Darkdrift Knight. As a substitute, the Everdark Sentient Pest’s third section begins as soon as its preliminary well being bar is totally depleted.
As soon as the third section begins, there’ll be a brief pause right here earlier than Animus, Ascendant Mild – a pink, spectral butterfly-like creature – seems. This creature revives each Faurtis Stoneshield and Gnoster to roughly 25% of their HP earlier than typically avoiding you and your group, however don’t panic: Faurtis and Gnoster will use their first section strikes right here. Nothing new or scary!
Now, what you must do right here is decide an enemy and struggle them collectively. Faurtis Stoneshield (the scorpion) is extra troubling, so I like to recommend your whole group preventing him first. When you deplete his HP, Animus will fly over and start sacrificing his HP to take over Faurtis’ corpse; that is your alternative to assault Animus.
As soon as Animus then utterly possesses Faurtis, you wish to struggle Faurtis once more and shortly. He’ll glow pink this time, and alongside his traditional assaults, he’ll cease on both facet of his physique, unleashing pink shockwaves by the bottom that you just wish to roll away from. He’s additionally able to unleashing a roar earlier than charging across the area, leaving pink shockwaves in his path.
When you don’t kill Faurtis fast sufficient, Animus will make your life considerably tougher by reappearing to struggle you himself, and this time, he’ll conjure these terrible laser beams from Sentient Pest’s second section that all of us hate. Not solely that, however they’ll be larger and all of the extra brutal. You wish to keep away from this the place attainable.
As soon as Faurtis has been felled (once more!), Animus will reappear. I like to recommend operating over to Gnoster and shortly felling them subsequent, and similar to Faurtis, Animus will fly over and sacrifice a few of its HP to own the magical moth. Whereas Animus does that, be sure that to make use of this window of alternative to assault it.
As soon as Gnoster has been possessed, you then wish to deal with killing it as shortly as attainable, as doing so will probably finish the struggle. When you don’t kill it shortly, Animus can reappear and start attacking you itself. Gnoster’s new strikes are primarily enhanced variations of his present moveset: count on extra projectiles, extra seize assaults, extra clouds of poison, and extra magic rain. These are nonetheless simply averted by dodging, nonetheless.
Killing Gnoster now will probably finish the struggle, supplied Animus has taken sufficient injury. If not, you’ll need to assault Animus to finish the struggle – which shouldn’t take a lot – or as soon as once more, assault whichever creature it subsequent possesses. Eventually, the boss can be felled from the injury you do, or the injury it does to itself by possessing each Gnoster and Faurtis.
Upon efficiently beating the Everdark Sovereign Sentient Pest, you’ll be rewarded with 25 Sovereign Sigils to spend on outfits, Shifting Earth occasions, or new Relics, together with the brand new Darkish Evening of the Sensible Relic which is nice for Revenant and Duchess followers.
Oh, and if you wish to watch somebody defeat Everdark Sovereign Sentient Pest with out getting hit as soon as, YouTuber ONGBAL has completed it once more in report time, killing the factor solo and hitless in simply 4 minutes. Take pleasure in!
ONGBAL additionally takes a really completely different method to this struggle when enjoying solo. You’ll discover that in Sentient Pest’s third section, somewhat than preventing Gnoster or Faurtis, he kites them till there’s a chance to assault Animus. He solely assaults Animus throughout this portion of the struggle, and properly, as soon as Animus’ HP is depleted, the struggle is over. That is an alternate option to go in regards to the struggle, and might be the way in which you wish to go about this struggle if taking over the Everdark Sovereign Sentient Pest solo.
For extra on Elden Ring Nightreign, check out our information to all randomly occurring map occasions, all of the other ways in which you’ll unlock Mage Towers, and our suggestions and methods for profitable runs.
