The latest Elden Ring update is here, with the new patch buffing an awful lot of Summons, while also nerfing the insanely powerful Impenetrable Thorns spell.
Players have been rushing back to Elden Ring over the past month, so it’s only natural that they’d find some minor breaks along the way. The release of the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has been a huge deal for long-time fans of FromSoftware’s work and newbies to the open-world action title alike, but that doesn’t mean it’s airtight, as players have found exploits to fiddle around with and finagle to their advantage, such as a new PvP exploit that instant kills all enemies in the vicinity.
The exploit was shared by Twitter user @OnlyWaifu, who uploaded a short video demonstrating perfume poison bottles applying Deathblight (instant death) “if Death Flare is active when 2-handing the Eclipse Shotel”. Another user chimed in saying it also works in PvE so feel free to experiment and see for yourself. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view) this is not one of the items on the agenda for today’s update
Elden Ring update 1.13 is set to bring some big changes to Summons, equipment and casts. Brace for impact – your favourite build may have been seriously nerfed, or buffed! Here are the full patch notes for update 1.13 as per a blog post on Bandai Namco’s website.
Elden Ring update 1.13 patch notes
PvP-exclusive balance adjustments
Equipment
Increased poise damage of normal attacks for the following weapon types:
Light Great Swords / Backhand Blades / Hand-to-Hand Arts / Beast Claws
Increased poise damage of dual wield attacks for the following weapon types:
Straight Swords / Thrusting Swords / Curved Swords / Katanas / Spears / Whips / Fists / Claws
Increased poise damage of the Claws of Night throwing attacks.
Skills
Savage Lion’s Claw
The second hit of the follow-up attack is now easier to land.
Decreased damage animation of the first attack against other players.
Raging Beast
Decreased invulnerability window against other players’ attacks.
Blind Spot
Decreased invulnerability window against other players’ attacks.
Palm Blast
Decreased poise amount generated when charging this skill.
Spell and Incantations
Miriam’s Vanishing
Decreased invulnerability window against other players’ attacks.
Knight’s Lightning Spear
Increased attack power of the initial lightning spear.
Decreased attack power of the spears launched after the first one.
Decreased poise damage of all spears generated by this spell.
General balance adjustments
Increased damage animation of the Light Greatsword charge attacks against enemies (other than players).
Increased the stats & status of the following NPCs that can be summoned in some areas:
Needle Knight Leda / Pureblood Knight Ansbach / Thiollier
Increased the attack power and damage negation of summoned spirits, excluding the Mimic Tear, when the Revered Spirit Ash Blessing is at [5] or more.
Increased the attack power and damage negation of summoned spirits, excluding the Mimic Tear, when upgraded to “+8” or higher.