Elden Ring Nightreign Update Transforms Easy Boss into Epic Multi-Phase Showdown
Elden Ring Nightreign fans, get ready for a real surprise! The once super easy Sentient Pest boss has just received a major upgrade in the latest update, and it’s suddenly one of the most exciting fights in the game. If you thought you could just breeze through this bug, think again — the new Everdark Sovereign version has a few tricks that’ll keep even veterans on their toes.
- Sentient Pest boss gets a big overhaul in Nightreign update
- New Everdark Sovereign version introduces a multi-phase battle
- Animus, Ascendant Light, joins the fight with fresh mechanics
- Players discuss if the fight is actually harder or just more fun
- Defeating the boss unlocks a powerful Relic for magic builds
- Quality-of-life improvements included in the patch
Sentient Pest: From Push-Over to Powerhouse
Let’s be honest: the Sentient Pest in the base Nightreign was hardly a challenge. Cool concept, sure — a parasitic moth controlling a beefy scorpion — but you’d usually just spam fire attacks and win in a flash. The only real headache? That swarm attack, which could eat your character’s levels. But most players actually looked forward to this boss because it dropped a ton of runes.
The Everdark Update Changes Everything
Now, thanks to the weekly Nightreign update, the “Everdark Sovereign” variant of the Nightlord boss has arrived. At first, the fight seems familiar. The boss’s health melts away, and you’re probably already celebrating. But then — surprise! — the boss’s body stays put. Suddenly, an aurora-like spirit bursts out, a new health bar appears, and you meet the true mastermind: Animus, Ascendant Light. Animus revives both the moth and the scorpion, and now all three are hunting your team at once.
New Mechanics: More Than Just a Reskin
Here’s where it gets wild. If you take down either the scorpion or the moth, Animus just brings them back — again and again, with a quarter of their health. The trick? Attack Animus during the brief window when the bodies are down. If you’re too slow, Animus possesses the scorpion and the chaos continues. All three enemies are still weak to fire, so keep those flame spells ready!
Want to see how the community feels? On Reddit, players debate if the fight is actually harder, or if everyone’s just gotten better at the game. The new Evergaol meta — unlocked by a Relic from the Everdark update — lets players boost their Nightfarers’ power with every jail completed, making high levels more common than ever.
Rewards and Community Reactions
Despite the new challenge, players are loving the spectacle. Animus flying around, orbital lasers lighting up the screen, and an epic soundtrack in the background make this fight a real showstopper. As one Reddit user puts it: “Fucking awesome.” Another calls it an “Incredible fight.”
If you manage to beat the Everdark Sovereign Sentient Pest, you’ll unlock a Relic that’s perfect for Revenant and Recluse mains: more max FP, FP restored on successive attacks, and a permanent FP boost for every Sorcerer’s Rise released. Not to mention, the patch also adds a small but handy change — now the game will tell you what weapon type you’re picking up, so no more grabbing the wrong gear by accident. For the full patch notes, check out the official update page here.
