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Ted Litchfield

Elden Ring Nightreign's Wylder can not only rocket jump with his explosive ultimate, he can grappling hook combo into it to fly around like an offstage Smash Bros. character

Nightreign knight holds his fist in menacing fashion.

In a new video about hidden or poorly explained Elden Ring Nightreign character mechanics, FromSoft LoreTuber-in-Chief VaatiVidya revealed that the new game's default, John DarkSouls character, Wylder, actually has some fighting game-worthy combos and movement tech.

The tricks were first outlined months ago during Nightreign's network test by user OnslaughtCasualty42 on the FromSoftware subreddit. In the delightfully named "A Dogshit Guide to Make Wylder Fly," OnslaughtCasualty42 outlines how Wylder's ultimate ability with the Guts arm cannon has some surprising interactions and combos with his jump and grappling hook.

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