Elden Ring Nightreign Trophy Roadmap
- Estimated trophy difficulty: Entirely skill-dependent, depending on skill of yourself and co-op partners. 7/10 if you’re a highly skilled Soulslike player (top 1%) and get carried by highly skilled players who platinumed the game before. 8.5/10 for average players with skilled co-op partners (top 10% co-op partners). 9.5/10 if playing solo or with unskilled random players through matchmaking.
- Approximate amount of time to platinum: Entirely skill-dependent, impossible to predict how long it will take. The bare minimum you must play is 8 expeditions, each lasting around 45 minutes (6 hours total). However, there is a long learning curve and you can expect many retries. Highly skilled players (top 1%) who get carried by other highly skilled players can do it in 20-30 hours with a couple fails. Top 10% players can do it in 35-50 hours. Average players will need longer to get good enough, it depends how often you fail.
- Offline Trophies: 37 (1
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) - Online Trophies: 0 – all trophies are obtainable solo offline, but are significantly easier in online co-op with highly skilled teammates. It’s not recommended to attempt this platinum in singleplayer. While technically nothing forces online, realistically all trophies could be considered online since the game is designed for 3 player online co-op.
- Number of missable trophies: 0, nothing missable, can replay expeditions at any time. Other players can invite you to their expeditions regardless of whether you unlocked them yourself or not.
- Glitched trophies: 0
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: No, there are no difficulty settings, it’s one and the same difficulty for everyone
- Hardest Trophies: Nightlord Slayer, A Champion’s Path
- Minimum Playthroughs: 1 per Expedition (there are 8 Expeditions total, each lasting around 45 minutes)
- PS4/PS5 Autopop & Save Transfer: There is save transfer from PS4 > PS5, but no autopop.
- PS4/PS5 Crossbuy: Yes
- Free-Roam / Level Select after Story?: Yes, can replay all Expeditions after the story
- Supports Manual Saves?: No, only 1 Autosave
- Release Date: May 30, 2025
, 3Introduction
Welcome to the Elden Ring Nightreign Trophy Guide! Nightreign is a 3 player co-op roguelike spinoff from the Elden Ring main game. While Nightreign can be played solo, it is designed for 3 players. Since the game isn’t balanced for singleplayer and lacks AI teammates it’s prohibitively difficult solo. The game is structured into 8 Expeditions, each with a unique “Nightlord” boss at the end. These all take place on the same world map which is semi-procedurally generated. Each Expedition is divided into 3 days (around 15 minutes real time per in-game day). There’s a blue circle around that map that shrinks every few minutes. In the center of the circle you will fight the daily boss. On Days 1 & 2 your goal is to farm levels, get better gear, and beat the daily boss which is randomized. Day 3 consists of the Nightlord boss which is predetermined by the Expedition you chose. Reaching a high level and obtaining enough health flasks is key to have an advantage against the Nightlord. You level up by clearing locations on the map, and gain health flasks by interacting with the altar at churches. Planning your route to visit all churches is important. All loot in the game is randomized and all progress is reset every match. If you die during the daily bosses there’s no retry function and it’s game over. You’d need to replay the entire 45 minute match from scratch and redo everything to get another try at the endboss. This concept is not for average players looking for relaxation, it’s for the most hardcore of the Soulsborne fanbase looking for a challenge.
For this game you’ll want a good co-op team. There is matchmaking with random players, but if you get matched with unskilled players it’s a futile attempt. What makes it so challenging is that you’re not only relying on your own skill but also the skill of two teammates. Your team is only as strong as its weakest link. If one player keeps dying, it’s a burden on the other players. Early on there’s a punishing learning curve. Be patient, keep trying, play a little bit each day to get better. The first Expedition is arguably the hardest, after this you will get matched with more skilled players. To find the best class for your playstyle also check our Character Classes Guide.
Step 1: Finish All 8 Expeditions, 4 Shifting Earths, 4 Raids + Nightlord Slayer (Defeat 3 Different Nightlords in a row)
At the start of the game there is a brief tutorial with a boss. You can either beat the boss or die twice to it, then you reach the hub area called “Roundtable Hold”. From here you start all Expeditions. Initially you only have access to the Tricephalos Expedition. After finishing it, you unlock the next 6 Expeditions. Beat all those and you’ll unlock the final 8th Expedition, which finishes the story.
Try to complete the 4 Shifting Earth events and 4 Raids along the way. They are random events that start spawning after the first Expedition. The Shifting Earth adds a unique area to the map, and Raids are when you get invaded by special minibosses. Refer to 
Shifting Earth and 
Fell Omen.
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Nightlord Slayer, you must beat 3 DIFFERENT Expeditions in a row without fails. Normally this would be very hard, but can be exploited by backing up the save to PS+ (or USB if playing PS4 version). If you fail an Expedition, copy back the save. If you start doing this after the first expedition, you can save yourself unnecessary replays later. However, if you completed a Shifting Earth event during a failed run, keep in mind that reverting the save would reset that progress (you need all 4 Shifting Earth events on same save file).
Step 2: Defeat a Nightlord with all 8 Characters & Cleanup
For A Champion’s Path, you’ll need to finish an Expedition with each of the 8 Character Classes. On your first playthrough you should stick to the classes you know best. Then clean this up afterward. If you didn’t get Nightlord Slayer in Step 1, you can combine it now.
Useful Tips, Tricks and Guides:
- Boss Guide (All Nightlord Endbosses)
- All Character Classes & Best Classes Ranked
- How to Unlock Duchess Character Class
- How to Unlock Revenant Character Class
- How to Unlock Dresser & All Outfits Showcase
Elden Ring Nightreign Trophy Guide
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Nightreign Obtained all trophies |
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| Earn all other trophies in Elden Ring Nightreign to unlock Platinum (no DLC required). | ||
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The Shrouded Roundtable Hold Reached the Shrouded Roundtable Hold |
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| Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. This will be your first trophy in the game. After the tutorial you get a cutscene, after the cutscene you spawn in the hub area called “Roundtable Hold” and the trophy unlocks. In the tutorial you don’t have to beat the Fell Omen boss, if you die twice you will automatically advance to the Roundtable Hold. | ||
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The Nightlords The Nightlords appeared |
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| Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. Unlocks after completing any 1 Expedition. If a friend invites you to a late-game expedition it also counts. | ||
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Night Begins The Night Aspect appeared |
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| Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. Unlocks after completing any 4 Expeditions. Then the Roundtable Hold hub area will change colors to a darker design and you get a cutscene where the hooded girl talks to you. | ||
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The Duchess Joins the Fray The Duchess became a playable character |
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| » Elden Ring Nightreign – How to Unlock Duchess | ||
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The Revenant Joins the Fray The Revenant became a playable character |
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| » Elden Ring Nightreign – How to Unlock Revenant | ||
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Dawn Reached the ending |
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| Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. You must finish the 8th Expedition “Night Aspect” to unlock this. After beating the final boss, you are teleported to the Roundtable Hold and must interact with an NPC sitting by the cliffside to trigger the final cutscene, after this the trophy unlocks.
Note that it’s possible to unlock this trophy out of order. If a friend who unlocked the ending invites you to the 8th expedition, it’s possible to unlock the ending right away as your first expedition before playing anything else. |
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Tricephalos Defeated Gladius, Beast of Night |
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| Automatic story-related trophy for clearing Expedition 1: Tricephalos. Refer to Elden Ring Nightreign Boss Guide for detailed boss strategies. |
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Gaping Jaw Defeated Adel, Baron of Night |
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| Automatic story-related trophy for clearing Expedition 2: Gaping Jaw. Refer to Elden Ring Nightreign Boss Guide for detailed boss strategies. |
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Sentient Pest Defeated Gnoster, Wisdom of Night |
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| Automatic story-related trophy for clearing Expedition 3: Sentient Pest. Refer to Elden Ring Nightreign Boss Guide for detailed boss strategies. |
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Augur Defeated Maris, Fathom of Night |
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| Automatic story-related trophy for clearing Expedition 4: Augur. Refer to Elden Ring Nightreign Boss Guide for detailed boss strategies. |
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Equilibrious Beast Defeated Libra, Creature of Night |
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| Automatic story-related trophy for clearing Expedition 5: Equilibrious Beast. Refer to Elden Ring Nightreign Boss Guide for detailed boss strategies. |
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Darkdrift Knight Defeated Fulghor, Champion of Nightglow |
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| Automatic story-related trophy for clearing Expedition 6: Darkdrift Knight. Refer to Elden Ring Nightreign Boss Guide for detailed boss strategies. | ||
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Fissure in the Fog Defeated Caligo, Miasma of Night |
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| Automatic story-related trophy for clearing Expedition 7: Fissure in the Fog. Refer to Elden Ring Nightreign Boss Guide for detailed boss strategies. |
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Night Aspect Defeated Heolstor the Nightlord |
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| Automatic story-related trophy for clearing Expedition 8: Night Aspect. Refer to Elden Ring Nightreign Boss Guide for detailed boss strategies. |
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Nightlord Conqueror Defeated all Nightlords |
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| Automatic story-related trophy for clearing all 8 Expeditions. The 8 “Nightlords” are the main bosses at the end of each Expedition. Refer to Elden Ring Nightreign Boss Guide for detailed boss strategies. |
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Relic Invoked the power of a relic for the first time |
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| Relics are automatically obtained as match rewards. You will get them after every matches you play, regardless of whether you fail or win. After the match when you’re back at the Roundtable Hold (hub area), go to the central room and interact with the Relic Rites altar. Slot any of the relics to one of the characters. The Relic Rites altar is directly next to the big round table from where you start expeditions. There are 4 colors of relics: red, yellow, green, blue. The color of the relic must match the color of the character slot to equip it. After the first Expedition you can also buy Vessels to allow slotting different colors of relics to each character. | ||
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Dresser Changed garb via dresser for the first time |
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| The Dresser is unlocked after finishing any 2 Expeditions. You can then access the Dresser in the Roundtable Hold hub area, in the easternmost room. You can also press Touchpad and select “Change Garb” from the dropdown menu to teleport to it.
At the Dresser buy any outfit and equip it. Initially, you only have access to outfits that cost between 14,000 – 35,000 Murk each (the permanent currency unlock from every match). Cheaper outfits for 7,500 Murk will be available after finishing all 8 Expeditions, there are a total of 5 Outfits per character. Tip: If you don’t want to “waste” this much Murk on an Outfit, you can back up your save to PS+ Cloud (or to USB if playing PS4 version), buy the outfit to pop the trophy, redownload your save. Then you have your Murk back and can spend it on more useful things like Relics. |
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Vessel Acquired a new vessel and conducted a different relic rite for the first time |
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| After finishing 1 Expedition you unlock “Vessels” in the Small Jar Bazar (shop) in the Roundtable Hold hub area. These can be bought for 1200 Murk for any character. Then go to the Relic Rites table in the middle of Roundtable Hold and equip the new Vessel. This will change what colors of relics a character can equip. | ||
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Legendary Armament Acquired a legendary armament for the first time |
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| Legendary Armaments are the yellow rarity weapons. They are random drops from bosses. Don’t even worry about this trophy, you will get it naturally while playing through all 8 Expeditions.
The highest chance to get legendaries is to go to the big castle in the middle of the map, enter the sewers through the ravine below the castle to find a miniboss in the basement. This one has a high chance to drop a legendary. If you defeat this boss a couple matches in a row you should get a legendary easily. Also the boss on the rooftop of the castle sometimes drops a legendary (can go upstairs via the central room on top of the castle, staircase is in the corner of the room). Alternatively, on Day 2 the minibosses marked with red icons sometimes drop legendaries. Another method is to complete the crater event for |
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Mountaintop Found the secret of the Mountaintop |
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| Refer to Shifting Earth for all 4 Shifting Earth events. |
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The Crater Found the secret of the Crater |
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| Refer to Shifting Earth for all 4 Shifting Earth events. |
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Rotted Woods Found the secret of the Rotted Woods |
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| Refer to Shifting Earth for all 4 Shifting Earth events. |
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Noklateo, the Shrouded City Found the secret of Noklateo, the Shrouded City |
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| Refer to Shifting Earth for all 4 Shifting Earth events. |
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Shifting Earth Found the secrets of all Shifting Earth locations |
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| Shifting Earth events will randomly appear after you complete your first Expedition. There are 4 of them: Mountaintop, Crater, Rotted Woods, Shrouded City.
These events change the map layout slightly:
The Crater is typically the first one you get after your first Expedition. Then it randomly cycles through the other Shifting Earth Events. Every few matches it will give a popup when you return to the Roundtable Hold that informs you of the currently active Shifting Earth (this is different for every player). If you get a Shifting Earth you already completed, you can sleep in the bed in Roundtable Hold (press Touchpad > Waiting Room). Then after you play another 3-4 Expeditions you will get a new Shifting Earth Event. If any player in the match has a Shifting Earth event active, there’s a chance for that Shifting Earth event to appear as soon as the match starts. If all players sleep in the bed to deactivate the event, then no Shifting Earth will trigger. If everyone has a different event active, it will randomly pick one (e.g. if one player has Shrouded City and one has Crater, it will trigger one of the two). It’s best to spend some time leveling up before going to these events, especially for Shrouded City and Crater as they feature bosses. At the start of Day 2 you should be strong enough and should head there right away before the circle starts to shrink around the map. |
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Obtained Vessels Acquired a great many vessels |
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| For this you must buy all 11 Vessels at the Small Jar Bazaar in the Roundtable Hold hub area. This costs a total of 18,600 Murk (the permanent currency you get after every match). The first set of Vessels is unlocked after completing 1 Expedition. To unlock the rest you must first finish all 8 Expeditions. After completing all Expeditions the last Vessels become available for purchase.
Vessels allow you to equip different colors of relics to your characters. |
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A Champion’s Path Defeated the Nightlord with all characters |
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| For this you must defeat a Nightlord (Expedition Endboss) with each of the 8 character classes, including the unlockable Duchess and Revenant.
The 8 character classes are:
Some of these are significantly harder to play than others, particularly the Recluse and Revenant can be challenging. So you’ll need to practice with every class. Having a good team to carry you through Expeditions will make it easier. If you play with two good damage dealers, they will do most of the work while you can hang back and focus on supporting your team. Note: we’re still testing if all 8 can be farmed by replaying the same Expedition/Nightlord. |
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Mastery Attained maximum level |
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| Level 15 is the maximum. To earn the trophy you must reach Level 15 within a single Expedition, since your level gets reset whenever starting an Expedition. Solo this is near impossible because there’s not enough time to kill enough bosses before time runs out. You’ll need to play efficiently in co-op for this. Focus on clearing out all locations and beating bosses. Especially focus on the big castle in the middle of the map and finish all minibosses there. It contains lots of enemies close together that give more XP than any other location.
It also helps if you have a relic with the effect “Increased rune acquisition for self and allies”, or find a talisman from a scarab beetle that has this effect. Then you earn more XP for the entire match. You can buy the “Grand Burning Scene” relic with this effect from Small Jar Bazaar in the hub area after having finished all 8 Expeditions. You can also get it randomly from relics you get as match rewards or by buying Scenic Flatstones from Small Jar Bazaar (can back up Save to PS+, spend all your Murk, if you don’t get it copy back save and retry). If you’re lucky, some of the bosses will drop a buff that increases rune acquisition for the rest of the match, so you can doublestack it with the relic. Stay close to your teammates. When someone kills an enemy, it gives XP for the entire team, but only if you’re close enough. If everyone runs off in a different direction, you’ll be too slow to clear out locations and won’t be credited the XP from faraway teammates. Focus on the boss in each location, the one with the red healthbar. These give the most XP. Having a team of damage dealers is ideal, especially Executor + Raider + Ironeye as they deal a lot of damage when using their skills together. |
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Replenished Sacred Flasks Acquired a great number of flask charges |
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| This will unlock as soon as you unlocked 7 Health Flasks in a single Expedition. You unlock Health Flasks by visiting the Churches around the map. They spawn in random locations each match and are marked by a golden icon:
You start with 3 Health Flasks, so will need to find 4 Churches to get 7 Health Flasks. Interact with the altar inside the church to get +1 Health Flasks. In some matches only 3 Churches spawn, in this case restart the match until it spawns 4 Churches. Simply rush to the 4 Churches immediately at the start of the match and ignore everything else, then you can complete it easily. If the trophy doesn’t pop immediately, visit a site of grace to refill your health flasks. |
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Untold Power Defeated 10 or more great enemies on 1 expedition |
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| For this you must defeat 10 bosses within a single Expedition. The ones that show the golden text “Great Enemy Felled” when defeated.
The standard way of doing this is to visit the marked locations around the map, each has one boss with a red healthbar at the bottom of the screen. Defeat that boss, move on to the next location, repeat. You can also spawn bosses from gaols (the stone circles) by using a Stonesword Key (usually found in the large chest inside Forts marked on map). Defeating the mandatory bosses on Day 1 & Day 2 also counts, so you always get at least 2 guaranteed from that. You also find plenty of bosses wandering around the map. Most of them get marked on Day 2. However, the red bosses are particularly strong and can take a while to defeat, so are better to avoid. This is one of the trophies that is almost guaranteed to come from natural gameplay early on without worrying about it. But if you want to force it, just go from one marked camp/ruin to the next and ignore everything else. |
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Old Gaol Completed the oldest gaol |
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| To get the Oldest Gaol, you need to wait until the second circle on Day 2 has closed (the phase just before the tree gets marked on map). Then the Evergaol in the center of the map has a chance to spawn a powerful boss. Beating this will sometimes count as the Oldest Gaol and can unlock the trophy. See the map location below:
Don’t go there on Day 1, and don’t go there immediately at the start of Day 2. You want to wait till the last opportunity on Day 2 to increase the odds of it counting as the Oldest Gaol. There is some randomness with this and it won’t always count as the Oldest Gaol, so keep trying this in every match until it pops the trophy. Evergaols are shown on the map as large grey circles, just like in the base game of Elden Ring. To access them, you’ll need a Stonesword Key. You can usually find one in large chests inside the Forts marked on the map. After finishing all 8 Expeditions you can also go to Small Jar Bazaar and buy the relic “Grand Burning Scene”, it makes you start each match with a Stonesword Key in the inventory. |
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Set and Steadfast Acquired many pieces of high-rarity equipment on a single expedition |
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| To earn this trophy, you need to get a full inventory of purple rarity weapons and purple rarity items, one in every slot. In total, you’ll need 6 purple weapons and 5 purple items equipped. There are a few exceptions: talismans and charms DON’T need to be purple. Blue rarity is enough for these. However, for the trophy to unlock, you must buy the item slot upgrade (The Pouch) from the merchant, this gives you an extra item slot, which is required for the trophy!
If you find a legendary item (even higher rarity), it also counts toward the requirement. Don’t equip a Stonesword Key in the item slot, it doesn’t count for the trophy and might cause the trophy to not unlock. You can find purple items in various ways: from Sorcerer’s Rise as loot drops, or by buying them from merchants. Purple weapons can come from any source, mainly as rewards from bosses and from the red corpses of fallen players. If playing in a team, you can have other players drop you their purple items too. Likewise, you can drop your full inventory of purple gear to other players, then everyone can trade the trophy to each other. With random teammates this would be hard to coordinate, so it’s better to play with a dedicated team and focus specifically on this. Then you can communicate who got purple loot and give it all to one player. |
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Fell Omen Completed Fell Omen raid |
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| You’ll need a bit of luck for the Fell Omen raid. Raids start randomly appearing after you complete your first expedition. From your second expedition onward, there’s a chance that 1 of the 4 raid events will trigger. Unfortunately, you can’t control when raids happen, it’s completely random. However, the chances seem to be higher during Expedition 2: Gaping Jaw & Expedition 3: Sentient Pest, so keep playing these.
If you get the Fell Omen raid, the Fell Omen boss will appear close to you. Once Fell Omen shows up, you have only a short time to defeat it. If you take too long to defeat it, Fell Omen will flee and give you a negative buff that causes you to take increased damage for the rest of the run. Also, the raid immediately fails if you die during the fight. It’s completely random and Fell Omen will either appear or not, you can’t influence whether it will happen. On your way to beating all Expeditions, chances are high you will get it at some point. |
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Plague of Locusts Completed Sentient Pest raid |
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| You’ll need a bit of luck for the Sentient Pest raid. Raids start randomly appearing after you complete your first expedition. From your second expedition onward, there’s a chance that 1 of the 4 raid events will trigger. Unfortunately, you can’t control when raids happen, it’s completely random. However, the chances seem to be higher during Expedition 3: Sentient Pest & Expedition 4: Augur, so keep playing these.
If you get the Sentient Pest raid, flying insects spawn everywhere, forming a tornado that attacks you. Each hit causes you to lose a whole level. When the raid begins, it’s important to dodge the attacks. At the same time, keep looking up at the sky. The insects always fly toward the boss, so watch their direction closely and follow the insects. Once you get close, you need to kill the moth miniboss. This not only helps you earn the trophy but also lets you regain the levels you lost. The raid usually appears on the second day when the zone starts shrinking. It’s completely random and flying insects will either appear or not, you can’t influence whether it will happen. On your way to beating all Expeditions, chances are high you will get it at some point. |
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Typhoon Completed Augur raid |
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| You’ll need a bit of luck for the Augur raid. Raids start randomly appearing after you complete your first expedition. From your second expedition onward, there’s a chance that 1 of the 4 raid events will trigger. Unfortunately, you can’t control when raids happen, it’s completely random. However, the chances seem to be higher during Expedition 5: Equilibrious Beast & Expedition 6: Darkdrift Knight, so keep playing these.
If you get the Augur raid, a large bubble will appear. Normally, the bubble pulls you into the boss fight automatically. If your co-op partners are too far away, they have to enter the bubble which is marked on the map. The Augur raid is one of the easier ones, since Augur doesn’t really pose much of a threat during the raid itself. To get the trophy, you have to defeat Augur inside the bubble. Just be aware that this raid can also trigger once the zone starts shrinking. If you die, the raid fails. It’s completely random and the bubble will either appear or not, you can’t influence whether it will happen. On your way to beating all Expeditions, chances are high you will get it at some point. |
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True Arbiter Completed Equilibrious Beast raid |
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| You’ll need a bit of luck for the Equilibrious Beast raid. Raids start randomly appearing after you complete your first expedition. From your second expedition onward, there’s a chance that 1 of the 4 raid events will trigger. Unfortunately, you can’t control when raids happen, it’s completely random. However, the chances seem to be higher during Expedition 7: Fissure in the Fog & Expedition 8: Night Aspect, so keep playing these.
If you get the Equilibrious Beast raid, you’ll be hit with a debuff. This curse cuts your health in half. To break the curse, you need to find the special merchant that appears during the event. The merchant’s location is marked on the map. You’ll have to pay 35,000 runes to lift the curse. Only one player in the group needs to pay. Once the payment is made, everyone will receive the trophy. After that, you can also buy additional buffs from the special merchant if you like. It’s completely random and the debuff will either appear or not, you can’t influence whether it will happen. On your way to beating all Expeditions, chances are high you will get it at some point. |
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Nightlord Slayer Defeated 3 different Nightlords in a row |
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| For this you must clear 3 DIFFERENT Expeditions in a row, without failing any Expediton in between. At the end of each Expedition you encounter a “Nightlord” (endboss). This is arguably the hardest trophy in the game, but there’s an easy exploit.
Simply back up your Save to PS+ Cloud after each successful Expedition (or to USB if playing PS4 version). If you fail an Expedition, download your save from the Cloud. Since all progress is stored on your local save and not through online servers, this works to reset your progress to the last successfully finished Expedition and erases the failed attempt. Just remember to do it after every failed Expedition until you get this trophy. Playing with randoms through matchmaking makes this extremely daunting because you are reliant on their skill level. If you get matched with bad players or quitters they will drag you down with them. It’s better to have a dedicated group of skilled players for this. You can set a multiplayer password to always be matched to your group, or use the friend invite function. Remember that it won’t count if repeating the same Expedition 3 times in a row. The trophy is specifically for 3 different ones, which makes it even harder since you need to adjust to the different boss movesets. If you work on it from the start, you can do it while playing through all 8 Expeditions without needing to replay anything later. |
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