There have been talks of the first DLC teaser released from FromSoftware for Elden Ring: Night Reign, and the entire Soulsborne community is just… losing their minds. An exposure from the official Elden Ring account gave us a short phrase: “cursed blade, drawn not in rage, but in reverence,” followed by some cryptic lore referring to “primordial might” and “Night’s undoing.” The usual cod-swagger permanent vagueness from From; the fans caught it like the last Estus Flask.
The tweet was for pre-orders and showed an image that seems to be of a new character class-an autre novus spiculum: combo fox warrior with the blade that spells, “I will end you stylishly.” The responses below-the-crazies-are. People are claiming they’re going to make this their new main, there’s a gender debate (because gender chops is mandatory amongst Souls players), and comparisons with Sekiro left and right. One user said, “MY BOY WOLF IS BACK.” And from those words flowed the overwhelming feeling of truth.
Let’s analyze; that blade, the evening star, is gilded and ominous, without a shadow of a doubt-a day ruiner in PvP if ever there was one. So let’s speculate; it could have something to do with the Abyss or very deeply embedded Dark Souls lore, for there is nothing the crowd loves more than vaguely-worded weapon descriptions. Hanging for the Night’s undoing? This is not just a cosmetic patch, ladies and gentlemen; this is full-on lore territory.
The reaction was a whirlwind of hype and anxiousness. One guy broke out in sweating about the potential difficulty, with a reply pleading, “I genuinely hope this game has the difficulty of the base Elden Ring or SOTE DLC.” Other people are here just for the looks; like the fan who declared, “Ok so that’s cool as fuck” (same here). And then there was raging debate in the comments if this was Sir Alonne from Dark Souls 2 (it isn’t; but God’s sake, early Souls discussion needed a stretch).
Now pre-orders. Right about when this announcement dropped, a flood of reactions came in like, “Well I guess I’m buying it now.” No price, no release date, just vibes-and that was it. Truly FromSoft marketing. The tweet was dragged with the best kind of banter, such as one user tagging a friend saying, “hold on, Sekiro turning into a fox, don’t grab it,” which…what? Souls community does remain unpredictable.
Biggest takeaway: this DLC is going to dominate the meta. Ontarget reply: “>edgy >weeb >parry god >snatched waist >fursona Oh this is gonna be a popular class.” No kidding. The sleek design plus the inevitably broken move set: from the looks of it, this blade-wielding fox (or wolf? Or…whatever) is going to win fans instantaneously. And with Elden Ring’s track record, you know the lore for this thing is going to sting in a good way.
So, dress up, Tarnished. Night Reign DLC is coming, with a blade that looks magnificently terrifying. Pre-orders are live, hype is buzzing, and the community is stabbing the air with theories-and probably sharpening their real daggers for when this thing ave-oh-crushes them in PvP.
