Elden Ring Nightreign’s Forsaken Hollow DLC has added two new nightfarers, and one of them is the Scholar. This character completely scales on Arcane and has a support-focused kit. If you build Scholar correctly, your team won’t be losing any battles, even during the hardest runs. So, here is a complete guide to the Elden Ring Nightreign Scholar build for you.
Best Scholar Build in Elden Ring Nightreign The Forsaken Hollows
Scholar has a very unique set of skills in Nightreign, and correctly building him will make your team almost undefeatable in battle. Here is a quick guide on Scholar’s best weapons, passives, relics, talismans, and consumables. While you are here, also take a look at our Elden Ring Nightreign Duchess build.
Scholar Weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign
Scholar has an S rating in Arcane, making it extremely easy for him to affect enemies with status effects. This means that any weapon that can afflict enemies with an ailment would work for Scholar. So, any katanas, the Antspur Rapier, Reduvia, and other similar weapons. You can also use bows that have ailments instead of melee weapons. Scholar has a C rating in Dexterity, which is good enough for him if he can trigger ailments on enemies. Here are all of Scholar’s best weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign:
- Antspur Rapier
- Reduvia
- Rivers of Blood
- Any Katana
- Morgott’s Cursed Sword
- Eleonora’s Poleblade
- Scavenger’s Curved Sword
- Frozen Needle
- Any weapon with a status effect
- Any bows with ailments
Scholar Passives in Elden Ring Nightreign
For Scholar’s passives, the best would obviously be Attacks inflick ailment, for any of the ailments. Other than that, any passives that reduce Character skill cool-down are also good. You can also use the Throwing Pot passive to increase his throwable damage, as it is going to be a significant portion of his damage output. Here are some of the passives that can be really good on Scholar.
- Attacks Inflict Ailment
- Character Skill Cooldown Reduction
- Critical Hits Inflict Blood Loss
- Any Type of Dmg Negation
- Improved Throwing Pots (20%)
- Less Likely to Be Targeted
Scholar Relics in Elden Ring Nightreign
When it comes to Relics, Scholar has some good options from his character-specific passives. You should prioritize equipping him with the ‘[Scholar] Allies targeted by Character Skill gain boosted attack’ relic. You can obtain it both by random or by completing his remembrance quests. Another Relic you should always use is ‘Item confer effects to nearby allies.’ This allows Scholar to consume items and share the effects with his allies nonstop.
Other than that, look for passives that buff after afflicting ailments on enemies or increase throwable damage. Relics that increase Ultimate Gauge recovery or reduce Character Skill can also be great on Scholar. The following are all the Relic passives you should look for Scholar in Elden Ring Nightreign.
- [Scholar] Allies targeted by Character Skill gain boosted attack
- [Scholar] Earn runes for each additional specimen acquired with Character Skill
- [Scholar] Continuous damage inflicted on targets threaded by Ultimate Art
- Item confer effects to nearby allies
- Consuming Flasks heals nearby allies
- Character Skill Cooldown Reduction
- Defeating Enemies Fills More of the Art Gauge
- Attack Power Increases After Using Grease Items
- Attack Power Up when Facing Afflicted Enemy (Poison, Rot, Frostbite)
- Charge Attacks Invoke Sleep Mist
- Improved Perfuming Arts
- Improved Throwing Knife Damage
- Improved Throwing Pot Damage
- Improved Throwing Stone Damage
- Ultimate Gauge Art +
Scholar Talismans in Elden Ring Nightreign
Although Talismans are not really a necessity in Nightreign, some of them do provide some great stats or effects. For Scholar in particular, you should use the Companion Jar, or the Rot or Blood Exultations. Here are all the talismans that go well with Scholar.
- Companion Jar
- Blessed Dew
- Crimson Seed
- Crucible Feather
- Erddtree’s Favor
- Kindred of Rots Exultation
- Lord of Blood’s Exultations
- Perfumer’s Talisman
Scholar Consumables in Elden Ring Nightreign
Now, let’s get to the consumables, and this is where things get interesting. Scholar has a passive that doubles his consumable holding limit, and also adds a level system for them with additional effects specifically when used by him. So, you should always use any consumables when you get your hands on them to level them up. Now, which ones are the best for Scholar? Here is a small list:
- Any pots and throwable knives
- Boluses
- Boiled Prawn
- Exalted Flesh
- Poison or Rot Grease
Scholar Skill, Spells, and Incantations in Elden Ring Nightreign
Although I have mentioned many skills and incantations for Scholar below, it all boils down to ranged attacks that inflict status ailments. Any skill, spell, or incantation that does that is a good pick for Scholar.
- Blade of Death
- Blood Blade
- Bloodboon Ritual
- Bloody Slash
- Corpse Piler
- Corpse Wax Cutter
- Poisonous Mist
- Poison Moth Flight
- Hoar Frost Stomp
- Chilling Mist
- Scarlet Aeonia
- Swarm of Flies
Elden Ring Nightreign The Forsaken Hollows Scholar Abilities and Gameplan
Now that you know how to properly build Scholar in Elden Ring Nightreign, here is a quick explanation of his abilities and how you can use them.
Scholar Abilities in Elden Ring Nightreing
- Bagcraft (Passive): Store additional resources. Level up the power or effect of items by using them.
- Analyze (Skill): Study your enemies. The longer you observe, the better your combat advantage.
- Communion (Ultimate): Taboo Knowledge: Damage is shared by linked enemies and can heal threaded allies.
Gamplan for Scholar to Win Every Expedition
- Use consumables: Scholar has twice the limit for holding consumables, and using them strengthens the effect for the next time. So, always stay on the lookout for boxes that drop consumables and use any extra that you cannot hold. Make sure to stock up on the throwable pots and knives, as they do a fair amount of damage alongside some other helpful effects for Scholar.
- Constantly Analyze: Scholar’s skill Analyze can buff allies or debuff enemies. This ability is so insanely strong that you should always prioritize using it when it’s off cooldown.
- Clear big camps with Ultimate: His Ultimate connects all allies and enemies in a large area. With this connection, damage one enemy to deal damage to the others while also healing your allies. This makes it extremely useful for clearing large camps for quick souls.
- Apply ailments: Scholar doesn’t have much base damage, so he completely depends on applying ailments. You can apply most ailments with only a few hits due to his high Arcane stat. Make sure to carry multiple weapons with different ailments and rotate between them to apply all to enemies.
- Keep your distance: Scholar has a terrible dodge window, nearly as horrible as the guardian. This makes it quite risky to aggro enemies or bosses on him. So, choose your time to attack, and until you find it, simply use consumables to either deal damage from a distance or support allies.
- Parry: Scholar’s skill has an automatic parry mechanic that stuns enemies and deals a ton of damage when the attack is made within a brief window of finishing his Analyze skill for himself.
So, that’s the complete Elden Ring Nightreign Scholar guide. Are you enjoying this new Forsaken Hollows DLC so far? Let us know in the comments below.
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