Night's Cavalry
| Night's Cavalry | |
|---|---|
| Type | Field Boss |
| Region | Limgrave, Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia of the Lakes, Caelid, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, Altus Plateau, Forbidden Lands, Consecrated Snowfield |
| Runes | 2,400 |
| Weak To | Pierce, Lightning |
| Required | No |
Night's Cavalry is a field boss in Elden Ring.
The Night's Cavalry are black-armored knights who ride the roads of the Lands Between after dark. Each one appears only at night and patrols its own stretch of road, from Limgrave to the Consecrated Snowfield. They fight with a flail or a glaive from the back of a funeral steed. Every rider guards an Ash of War, and the last pair guards their full armor set.
Lore
The rider is a knight in black armor with long black hair streaming from the helm. It sits on a dark funeral steed and swings a spiked flail or a long glaive.
The Night's Cavalry were once led by the Fell Omen. They delivered death to great warriors, knights and champions, and now they wander the dim roads of night.
Their fond memory of the Fell Omen lives on in the Phantom Slash, which calls up an apparition of their former teacher.
Where to find Night's Cavalry Location?
- Limgrave, on the bridge southeast of the Agheel Lake North Site of Grace, at night
- Weeping Peninsula, on the road near the Castle Morne Rampart Site of Grace, at night
- Liurnia of the Lakes, on the road southeast of the Gate Town Bridge Site of Grace, at night
- Liurnia of the Lakes, on the Bellum Highway northeast of the East Raya Lucaria Gate Site of Grace, at night
- Caelid, on the roads south of the Swamp of Aeonia near the Caelid Highway South Site of Grace, at night
- Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, on the bridge north of the Lenne's Rise Site of Grace, at night
- Altus Plateau, on the road southwest of the Altus Highway Junction Site of Grace, at night
- Forbidden Lands, in the narrow pass east of the Forbidden Lands Site of Grace, at night
- Consecrated Snowfield, a pair escorting a carriage southwest of the Inner Consecrated Snowfield Site of Grace, at night
Night's Cavalry map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Weaknesses
| Weak To | Pierce, Lightning |
|---|---|
| Resists | Standard, Slash, Strike, Magic, Fire, Holy, Hemorrhage, Frostbite |
| Parry | Yes |
Attacks
- Side Swing: the weapon sweeps one side of the horse; roll away from the mount or toward its left flank.
- Leap Attack: horse and rider leap a long way and swing to the right; roll toward or away from it depending on the plan.
- Rearing Swing: the horse rears as the rider swings; roll underneath to reach the weaker left flank.
- Weapon Slam: a straight slam in front of the horse; move to the hindquarters and strike.
- Grinding or Twirling Strafe: the glaive drags in sparks or the flail whirls overhead as it rides past; roll away and wait for the follow up.
- Horse Bash: the steed shoves itself hard to the right; avoid the right flank.
- Remount: once unhorsed, the rider stomps out dark energy and calls the horse back; roll away from the burst.
Tactics
- Wait for night, or rest at a Site of Grace until nightfall, to make the rider appear.
- Fight on foot, where rolling and positioning beat the rider's speed on horseback.
- Stay by the horse's left flank and hindquarters, where few attacks reach.
- Bait a charge from medium range, roll in the direction it moves and land one or two hits.
- Kill the horse to knock the rider down for a critical hit.
- Stay close once the rider is on foot, since it remounts sooner when its foe backs off.
- Parry the glaive riders to unhorse them for a critical hit.
Best Builds
Long pierce weapon
Spears and halberds reach the rider over the horse, and the rider takes extra damage from piercing attacks.
Lightning incantations
Lightning Spear chips the rider down from range with its best damage type.
| Gear | Lightning Spear |
|---|
Wide sorcery
Glintstone Arc hits both the horse and its rider at once.
| Gear | Glintstone Arc |
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All-Knowing Sage Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 172 |
| Focus | Intelligence |
| Main Stats | Intelligence, Vigor, Faith |
| Other Stats | Mind, Endurance |
| Requires | 50 Faith, 40 Intelligence, 12 Strength, 12 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Staff of the Great Beyond, and Sword of Night and Flame |
| Armor | Greathelm, All-Knowing Armor, All-Knowing Gauntlets, All-Knowing Greaves |
| Talismans | Godfrey Icon, Graven-Mass Talisman, Flock's Canvas Talisman, Scorpion Charms |
| Swap In | Blessed Blue Dew Talisman, Crusade Insignia, Two-Headed Turtle Talisman, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, Ritual Sword Talisman, Old Lord's Talisman |
| Spells | Multilayered Ring of Light, Elden Stars, Knight's Lightning Spear, Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike, Flame of the Fell God, Giantsflame Take Thee, Frenzied Burst, Rykard's Rancor, Ancient Death Rancor, Knight Comet, Loretta's Greatbow, Mass of Putrescence, Pest-Thread Spears, Stone of Gurranq, Rock Sling |
| Flasks | Equal Charges |
| Crystal Tear | Bloodsucking Cracked Tear, Oil-Soaked Tear |
| Great Rune | Godrick's Great Rune |
Black Blade Slicer Build
| Class | Confessor or Wretch |
|---|---|
| Main Stats | 60 vigor, 26 mind, 12 dex, 8 str, 18 faith, 16 arcane |
| Other Stats | 17 arcane, 46 faith, 34 strength |
| Requires | 46 Faith, 17 Arcane, 15 Dexterity, 12 Strength |
| Weapon | Black Knife, Maliketh's Black Blade, Serpent Bow ( Serpent Arrow ), Black Knife Tiche Ashes |
| Shield | Any but try Kite Shield |
| Armor | Any |
| Spells | Swarm of Flies, Frozen Lightning Spear, Pest Threads, Scarlet Aeonia, Poison Mist, bloodboon, Bloodflame Talons, Black Blade |
| Flasks | As |
Blasphemous Herald Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 150 |
| Focus | Faith, Strength |
| Main Stats | Strength & Faith |
| Other Stats | Vigor & Endurance |
| Requires | 38 Faith, 22 Strength, 15 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Blasphemous Blade, Gargoyle's Blackblade, Gargoyle's Greatsword & Clawmark Seal |
| Armor | Raptor's Black Feathers and any other Armor that allows medium rolling |
| Talismans | Shard of Alexander, Great-Jar's Arsenal, Claw Talisman, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman |
| Skills | Taker's Flame, Corpse Wax Cutter, Flaming Strike & Sacred Order |
| Spells | Golden Vow, Blessing of the Erdtree, Flame Grant me Strength, Lightning Spear, Black Flame & Stone of Gurranq |
| Flasks | Mostly HP some FP |
Blood Dancer Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Arcane |
| Main Stats | Arcane & Vigor |
| Other Stats | Mind & Dexterity |
| Requires | 21 Dexterity, 19 Arcane, 17 Faith, 12 Strength |
| Weapon | Eleonora's Poleblade & Dragon Communion Seal |
| Armor | Mask of Confidence, and any armor as long as |
| Skills | Bloodblade Dance |
| Spells | Dragonclaw, Dragonice, Rotten Breath, Flame Grant me Strength & Lightning Spear |
| Flasks | Mostly HP, some FP |
Crusader Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 150 |
| Focus | Faith |
| Main Stats | Faith & Vigor |
| Other Stats | Mind |
| Requires | 50 Faith, 18 Strength, 10 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Gargoyle's Greatsword & Erdtree Seal |
| Shield | Brass Shield |
| Armor | Haligtree Knight Helm & any armor that allows |
| Talismans | Curved Sword Talisman, Flock's Canvas Talisman, Shard of Alexander & Sacred Scorpion Charm / Fire Scorpion Charm |
| Skills | Barricade Shield & Sword Dance |
| Spells | Golden Vow, Blessing of the Erdtree, Elden Stars, Lightning Spear, Black Blade, Black Flame's Protection |
| Flasks | Mostly HP some FP |
Dragon Knight Build
| Class | Any |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Focus | Arcane |
| Main Stats | Arcane & Vigor |
| Other Stats | Faith & Mind |
| Requires | 25 Faith, 20 Strength, 15 Arcane, 14 Dexterity |
| Weapon | Any that can use Bloody Slash & Dragon Communion Seal |
| Shield | Jellyfish Shield |
| Armor | Silver Tear Mask, and any armor that allows |
| Talismans | Radagon's Soreseal, Fire Scorpion Charm, Magic Scorpion Charm, Faithful's Canvas Talisman & Curved Sword Talisman |
| Skills | Bloody Slash & Contagious Fury |
| Spells | Golden Vow, Blessing's Boon, Lightning Spear, Flame Grant me Strength, Black Flame, Stone of Gurranq, Agheel's Flame, Smarag's Glintstone Breath, Rotten Breath |
| Flasks | Mostly FP, some HP |
Summons
- Spirit Ashes disabled
- Co-op allowed
Drops
Defeating it grants 2,400 runes.
Notes
- Each rider drops its own Ash of War; the Weeping Peninsula rider also drops the Nightrider Flail and the Bellum Highway rider the Nightrider Glaive.
- The Consecrated Snowfield pair gives 84,000 runes, an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone and the Night's Cavalry Set; both must fall on the same night.
- The horse and rider have separate health bars, and only the rider must die to end the fight.
- The Dragonbarrow rider gives 42,000 runes and the Forbidden Lands rider gives 36,000.
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