Most of my time playing Elden Ring Nightreign has involved scrambling to piece together a good build out of the garbage the game gives me—I don't have good luck in roguelikes, you see. If I need a four in Balatro, I won't get one. But last night, cackling with glee as my starting sword gave my foes nearly every possible disease, I had finally beaten the game of fate: The only winning move, it turns out, was not to play.
Elden Ring Nightreign's entire gimmick is the fact that you're rolling the dice on your loot. While your passives are key to your survival, getting a solid main weapon under your character's belt is vital—turns out, the community's found a build that circumvents this entire gameplay loop.
