In Elden Ring Nightreign, players can try out different characters that offer their own weapons, skills and styles of play. These are known as Nightfarers and you can engage in a variety of builds to ensure that it suits your preference. One such Nightfarer that offers a lot of potential for creativity is the Recluse. The Recluse is arguably one of the more unique classes that you can play in the game because of the Magic Cocktail skill. In this guide, we will show you how you can utilize her properly so that you can pull off some amazing combos. Without further delay, let’s get into it!
How to Play Recluse
Recluse is a spell caster type character of the ‘mage‘ archetype. This means that she can cast spells which cost FP, that serves as mana in the game.
Here is a breakdown of her skills in Elden Ring Nightreign:
- Elemental Defense (Passive)
- Collecting affinity residues restores FP
- Magic Cocktail
- Absorb elements to restore FP
- Three elements absorbed can be used to create a new spell
- Soulblood Song (Ultimate Art)
- AoE marks enemies
- Restores HP and FP when you hit marked enemies.
Magic Cocktail Explained
The skill that helps the Recluse stand out by far from other Nightfarers is the Magic Cocktail ability.
Any time an ally or enemy is hit with elemental damage, like magic, fire, lightning or holy – the Recluse can use Magic Cocktail to syphon and store that element. Once you have stored three elements, your next cast of Magic Cocktail will create a brand new spell with 0 FP Cost and no cooldown.
On top of that, every time you syphon an element, you restore a decent amount a FP which gives you more FP than you used to trigger it.
As a result, the Recluse offers a unique style of play with high risk and high rewards. Your entire strategy will revolve around making the best use of the spell combinations you syphon.
Next, let’s take a look at the most important element combinations and see what spells you can unleash. Also, if you’re looking to get an idea of what all Nightfarers do, check out our all 8 characters skills guide.
Magic Cocktail Combos
There are a total of 14 elemental combinations, allowing you to create 14 different types of spells. Keep in mind that the order of the elements does not matter.
With that said, here is a breakdown of all the magic cocktail combinations:
- Magic + Fire + Lightning
- Unleashes an AoE Gravity Explosion that does a lot of damage
- Magic + Holy + lightning
- Unleash an AoE ice storm
- Recluse also encases herself in an ice block, making her immune to damage
- Holy + Lightning + Lightning
- Activate auto parry
- Whenever an enemy hits you next, they get parried automatically without requiring timing
- Fire + Holy + Lightning
- Summons AoE lightning from above that explodes after a few seconds
- Lightning + Lightning + Lightning
- Activate Bloodhound’s Step
- This ability gives you improved dodging
- Magic + Magic + Magic
- Produces a wisp that tracks the enemy and produces a small AoE explosion on contact
- Magic + Magic + Holy
- Grants infinite FP for around 5 seconds
- Holy + Holy + Holy
- Activates the Divine Shield
- Improves defenses, like when you consume Boiled Crab or Boiled Shrimp
- Magic + Magic + Fire
- Summons a Will-O-Wisp that deals continuous damage to a target before exploding
- Fire + Lightning + Lightning
- A fire variation of blinkbolt that ends with a small lightning explosion
- Your character will rush forward and attack the enemy at melee range
- Magic + Magic + Lightning
- Activates Carian Slice
- Your character will rush forward and slice the enemy with a lightning sword
- Magic + Fire + Holy
- Produces a breath of fire that does AoE damage to anyone in front
- Works similar to Crucible Breath
- Holy + Holy + Fire
- Activates Warming Stone heal
- Does AoE Max HP increase for around 70 seconds
- Fire + Fire + Fire
- Produces a fire AoE
- A smaller version of the Giant’s Flame
That’s everything you need to know about using the Recluse alongside the different skills and spells that she has to offer in Elden Ring Nightreign. To master this Nightfarer, you must make good use of her Magic Cocktail combinations. Utilizing them correctly can make her the most powerful class available in the game!
