If you just picked up The Forsaken Hollows and want the DLC's melee monster, the Undertaker in Elden Ring Nightreign is your character. Where the Scholar is a cerebral support, the Undertaker is a Strength/Faith hammer-swinging nun who chains her Ultimate off her teammates and dives on priority targets. This guide covers exactly how to unlock her, what her Passive, Skill and Ultimate actually do, her Level 1 stats, her unique relics, and how to play her without throwing runs. All details verified against Fextralife's Nightreign wiki and the official Bandai Namco Forsaken Hollows materials — ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN patch 1.03.5.
Quick answer: The Undertaker is unlocked by defeating Gladius, Beast of Night (the Tricephalos expedition) with any character, then speaking to the Iron Menial at Roundtable Hold — the same unlock as the Scholar, and it requires owning The Forsaken Hollows DLC. She is a Strength A / Faith A melee Nightfarer who starts with the Undertaker's Hammer and the Undertaker's Urn vessel. Her Passive Confluence lets you fire your Ultimate for free whenever a teammate uses theirs; her Skill Trance empowers her through bloodletting; and her Ultimate Loathsome Hex pulls an uncanny bone from her body and rockets her into a locked-on target. Play her as a dive bruiser who times Ultimates around the squad, not a lone wolf.
Key takeaways
- Who she is: one of two Nightfarers added in NIGHTREIGN: The Forsaken Hollows (released December 4, 2025, $15.00); the other is the Scholar.
- How to unlock: defeat Gladius, Beast of Night (Tricephalos) once with any Nightfarer, then talk to the Iron Menial at Roundtable Hold. Requires owning the DLC.
- Stat identity: a true bruiser — Strength A and Faith A scaling at Level 1, with 220 HP, 65 FP, 54 Stamina. She wants big hammers and holy-infused damage, not finesse.
- Passive — Confluence: every time a teammate casts their Ultimate Art, you get to cast Loathsome Hex for free, "regardless of gauge." In a trio this can mean three extra Ultimates per fight.
- Skill — Trance: "Bloodletting triggers the power of the loathsome hex" — a self-empowerment that spends a sliver of your own momentum to supercharge her.
- Ultimate — Loathsome Hex: a long-range dive attack — she "pulls out an uncanny bone from body, speeds toward target, and strikes," closing distance even in mid-air.
- Playstyle: she is a coordinated dive bruiser. Her ceiling is a team that feeds her Confluence procs; solo, she loses her best trait.
How do you unlock the Undertaker in Nightreign?
The Undertaker is DLC-gated: you must own The Forsaken Hollows ($15.00), which added two Nightfarers, two new Nightlords and the "Great Hollow" Shifting Earth expedition when it launched December 4, 2025. Without the DLC she will not appear, no matter how far you progress.
The unlock itself is the same path as the Scholar. Per Fextralife's Nightreign wiki, you defeat Gladius, Beast of Night — the boss of the Tricephalos expedition — with any character, then return to Roundtable Hold and speak to the Iron Menial. She relays a message from the Small Jar Bazaar, and both new Nightfarers become selectable. You do not need to clear Tricephalos with a specific character or on a specific difficulty; a single clear flags the unlock account-wide.
If you are brand new to the roguelike loop, Tricephalos is the game's first Nightlord expedition, so this is an early milestone rather than an endgame grind. The Undertaker is a team character to her core, so expect to spend most of her runs in the thick of co-op skirmishes like the one below.
Heads-up on naming: this is ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, FromSoftware's standalone co-op roguelike — not a DLC for the base game Elden Ring. Nightreign has its own Steam release (AppID 2622380), its own patch line, and Nightfarers/Nightlords/Expeditions instead of the Lands Between. Guides that call the Undertaker an "Elden Ring DLC character" are blurring two separate games.
What are the Undertaker's stats and starting gear?
The Undertaker is built like a frontline fighter. At Level 1 her kit is:
- HP: 220 · FP: 65 · Stamina: 54
- Strength: A · Faith: A — her two defining scalings, both top-tier
- Dexterity: D · Intelligence: D · Arcane: C — supporting, not her focus
- Starting weapon: Undertaker's Hammer
- Starting vessel: Undertaker's Urn
That dual A in Strength and Faith is the headline. It points her squarely at heavy weapons — hammers, great hammers and colossal weapons — and at Faith-scaling infusions and incantations when she can get them in a run. She is the mirror image of the Scholar she released alongside: where the Scholar starts with Arcane S (50 at Level 1) and a thrusting sword, the Undertaker wants weight, poise and a blunt object. For the full comparison of every Forsaken Hollows kit, see our best Nightfarers in Nightreign, ranked.
What do the Undertaker's skills do?
Her three abilities are short on in-game flavor text and long on team synergy. Here is exactly what each one says and does, quoted from the Nightreign wiki.
Passive — Confluence
In-game text: "Ally's execution of art enables additional art activation regardless of gauge."
This is the single most important thing about the Undertaker. Every time a teammate uses their Ultimate Art, you get to use yours — Loathsome Hex — for free, even if your own Ultimate gauge is empty. In a trio where two other Nightfarers are regularly firing Ultimates, that is potentially two extra free Hexes per engagement stacked on top of the one you charge yourself. It is a passive that scales with your teammates' activity, which is precisely why the Undertaker falls off hard in solo expeditions — there is no one to proc it.
Character Skill — Trance
In-game text: "Bloodletting triggers the power of the loathsome hex."
Trance is her active self-empowerment: she spends a measure of her own momentum ("bloodletting") to channel the loathsome hex's power into herself. Community testing frames the practical effect as a short, significant buff to her offense and mobility during the window — but FromSoftware's own text stops at the bloodletting-and-empowerment line, so treat the specific numbers you see on third-party sites as player-measured estimates, not official stats. The honest read: Trance is her "go time" button, used to snowball before and during a dive.
Ultimate Art — Loathsome Hex
In-game text: "Pull out uncanny bone from body, speed toward target, and strike."
Loathsome Hex is a committed, long-range dive attack. She draws an uncanny bone, then launches toward a locked-on enemy and strikes — closing gaps that most melee Nightfarers simply cannot, and connecting even against airborne or mid-air targets. Combined with Confluence, you are frequently throwing this for free the instant a teammate pops their Ultimate, which makes her an excellent follow-up and burst-window specialist: your squad opens the hole, you dive through it.
How should you play the Undertaker?
Think of her as a coordinated dive bruiser, and build the run around three ideas:
- Chase big Strength/Faith weapons. With dual A scaling, every heavy weapon you loot in Limveld is a potential upgrade. Great hammers and colossal weapons let her hammer-oriented kit break poise fast; Heavy and Sacred/Flame-Art infusions lean into her scalings. Don't settle for a light sidearm because it "feels snappier" — her whole value is weight.
- Weaponize Confluence timing. Her ceiling is a team that feeds her. Call out Ultimate usage, or simply watch your squad — the moment an ally casts, your free Loathsome Hex is ready. Save it for a priority dive (a caster, a healer-type enemy, or a boss weak-point window) rather than spending it on trash.
- Respect the commitment on Hex. The dive is powerful but it locks you into an animation and a position. Diving onto a Nightlord mid-combo is how bruisers get flattened in Deep of Night; use it to punish a recovery window, not to interrupt your own safety.
Her natural partners are high-tempo Ultimate users who keep Confluence firing. She pairs well with the same Forsaken Hollows cast she launched beside — for the support half of that duo, read our Nightreign Scholar guide, who buffs and debuffs while the Undertaker does the diving. For a concrete two-target fight that rewards burst-dive timing, our how to beat the Crucible Knight duo walkthrough shows the kind of punish windows Loathsome Hex is built to exploit.
What are the Undertaker's unique relics?
The Undertaker has her own relics tied to her Remembrance Quest:
- Leather Monocle Case (blue) — awarded for completing the first part of her Remembrance Quest.
- Glass Necklace (green) — her signature character relic, received at the end of the Remembrance Quest.
Chase the Remembrance line when you can; the Glass Necklace is the payoff that tunes a run toward her strengths. Beyond her personal relics, general Night relics that boost raw damage and survivability suit a frontline diver. Avoid lifting "best build" relic lists off rune-selling or cheat sites — those domains are unreliable for mechanics and we don't cite them; stick to tested, labelled community sources and the wiki.
Is the Undertaker good? Undertaker vs Scholar
Short version: the Undertaker is a strong pick in a coordinated group and a mediocre one solo. Her entire identity — Confluence's free Ultimates — depends on allies casting theirs, so her power curve is the steepest "team-dependent" of any Nightfarer. Drop her into a trio that communicates and she becomes a relentless dive threat throwing multiple free Hexes a fight; drop her into a solo expedition and you've effectively muted her best trait.
Against her release twin: the Scholar is the brain, the Undertaker is the fist. The Scholar wants Arcane, status and consumables and plays from range; the Undertaker wants Strength, Faith and a heavy weapon and plays in your face. In a full Forsaken Hollows squad they are designed to run together — Scholar debuffs and buffs, Undertaker dives and finishes.
FAQ
How do you unlock the Undertaker in Elden Ring Nightreign? Own The Forsaken Hollows DLC, defeat Gladius, Beast of Night (the Tricephalos expedition) once with any character, then speak to the Iron Menial at Roundtable Hold. This unlocks both the Undertaker and the Scholar.
Is the Undertaker a Strength or Faith character? Both. At Level 1 she has A scaling in Strength and A scaling in Faith, making her a hybrid bruiser who wants heavy weapons and Faith-based infusions or incantations.
What is the Undertaker's weapon? She starts with the Undertaker's Hammer and the Undertaker's Urn vessel. Her stat spread rewards hammers, great hammers and colossal weapons.
What does Loathsome Hex do? It is her Ultimate Art: she pulls an uncanny bone from her body and rockets toward a locked-on target to strike, connecting even on airborne enemies. Her Passive, Confluence, lets her fire it for free whenever a teammate uses their own Ultimate.
Is the Undertaker DLC? Yes. She is one of two Nightfarers added in NIGHTREIGN: The Forsaken Hollows ($15.00), released December 4, 2025. You cannot access her without the DLC.
Is the Undertaker part of Elden Ring? No. She is a Nightfarer in ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, a standalone co-op game — not a character or DLC in the base Elden Ring. The two are separate games with separate releases and mechanics.
Does Nightreign have crossplay? No. FromSoftware has never shipped crossplay for Nightreign; matchmaking is platform-family locked. There is also no announced Switch 2 version of Nightreign, unlike the base game's Tarnished Edition.
Looking for more help with the roguelike? Browse our growing library of Elden Ring Nightreign guides, including the Scholar guide and our best Nightfarers ranking.
