Boss fights have always been at the heart of FromSoftware's "Soulsborne" action RPGs, and Elden Ring Nightreign — the studio's experimental new co-op roguelike spinoff of the beloved 2022 title — is full to bursting with them. In fact, the game's entire gameplay loop involves running around and battling minibosses to get stronger with levels and randomized loot drops, then fighting major bosses from Elden Ring or past Dark Souls games before eventually challenging one of Nightreign's new Nightlords.
There are eight of these bespoke encounters in total, each one giving players a distinct challenge to overcome through perseverance and patient mastery of their movesets and mechanics. And having now beaten all the Nightlord battles on most of Elden Ring Nightreign's character classes, I thought it would be fun to rank them based on how much I enjoy the fights.
