New Elden Ring update buffs Wizards, nerfs Mimic Tear summons

Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have released a few minor updates to Elden Ring Roll since the game launched on consoles and PC on February 25, but the latest patch, Elden Ring Version 1.03, is much more substantial. The developers have made many changes to Elden Ring with this update, including the addition of a feature that allows you to include NPC icons and names on your map when you encounter them, a wave of bugfixes, and several major balance changes to weapons, Spells, and other toys.

The most significant changes for the Elden Ring with version 1.03 are probably the buffs that got a lot of wizards and the nerve that the developers gave to the powerful Mimic Tear Spirit Ash Summon. Many of Elden Ring’s underwhelming spell spells are enhanced with improved damage and / or reduced FP costs, making them more viable than before. Meanwhile, the damage output of Mimic Tear Spirit Ash Summon has been reduced and his AI has been modified in an effort to make it less of an exaggerated tool and boss fighter.

Some other notable additions and modifications include a buff to protect efficiency, a nerve for the Hoarfrost Stomp Ash of War, new NPCs and new NPC quest phases, and a fix for an issue that caused Arcane to go wrong with a to scale some weapons. The complete patch notes for Elden Ring version 1.03 can be found below:

Additional elements added

• A feature is added to add an icon and the name of an NPC to the map when you encounter that NPC.
• NPC Jar-Bairn added.
• New quest phases added for the following NPCs: Diallos / Nepheli Loux / Kenneth Haight / Gatekeeper Gostoc.
• Add some summonable NPCs in different situations.
• Increased the number of patterns of object players can imitate when Mimic uses the veil.
• Add night background music to some open field area.

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed a bug that prevented NPCs from getting damaged in some boss battles.
• Fixed a bug that would have prevented the player from getting the item after the boss battle.
• Fixed a bug that skipped the dialog when talking to NPCs and using custom key configurations.
• Fixed an error that the player asks while riding.
• Fixed a bug that miscalculated the arcane for some weapons.
• In situations where the player can not get more than 2 Talisman bags, add Talisman Pouch to Twin Maiden Husks shop line up.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the user from crossing out of the map at the end of the game.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from moving to the next region after the battle with the Fire Giant.
• Fixed a bug that caused some weapons to have incorrect scaling after reinforcement.
• Fixed a bug that caused some weapons to use no state scaling.
• Fixed hang-ups on certain occasions.
• Fixed an issue that incorrectly displayed the multiplayer area limit when playing online.
• Fixed a bug that would allow the player to activate the Groundhield Greatshield’s weapon without absorbing an attack with a special combination of element and incantation.
• Fixed a bug that caused Fire’s Deadly Sin Incantation to have a different effect.
• Fixed a bug with Ash of War, Determination and Royal Knight’s Resolve, where the damage buff would also apply to other weapons without this ability.
• Adjusts the visual effect of Unseen form spells.
• The ragged armor set was removed from the game, which was incorrectly available in previous patches.
• Fixed a bug that caused some hostile NPCs to drop Furlcalling Finger Remedy.
• Fixed a bug that played a wrong sound effect in some situations.
• Fixed a bug that caused visual animation in hitboxes to show incorrectly on some maps.
• Fix bugs that caused visual and behavior errors for some enemies.
• An error fixes the wrong state parameter for some armor.
• Fix text.
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes.

Equilibrium changes

• Raise the drop rate of Smithing Stone for some enemies.
• Adding Smithing Stone to some early game shop line.
• Increase shield effectiveness.
• Increased damage to all offensive cracked pot items.
• Increases damage to the following items: Spark Aromatic / Poison Spraymist.
• Increases the effect duration for the following elements: Uplifting Aromatic / Ironjar Aromatic.
• Increase HP Healing for Torrent by using the following items: Rowa Raisin / Sweet Raisin / Frozen Raisin
• Reduces FP consumption and increases damage by the following wizards: Glintstone Cometshard / Comet / Night Comet
• Increases the damage of the following wizards: Gravity Well / Collapsing Stars / Crystal Barrage
• Reduces FP consumption by the following wizards: Star Shower / Rock Blaster / Gavel of Haima / Founding Rain of Stars / Stars of Ruin / Greatblade Phalanx / Magic Downpour / Loretta’s Greatbow / Loretta’s Mastery / Carian Greatsword / Carian Piercer / Shard Spiral
• Increase projectile velocity and range of Great Glintstone Shard
• Reduces Ash of War, Hoarfrost Stomp damage and Increases casting time.
• Increases Ash of War, Bloody Slash’s self-inflicted damage while damage decreases slightly and occupancy increases.
• Reduced weaponry, night swords and flame damage.
• More FP consumption and less duration of Ash of War, Barricade Shield.
• Changed FP consumption timing of Ash of War, Prelate’s Charge.
• Reduce the damage inflicted on the mind if you use the item Mimic Tear Ash and change the behavior pattern of the mind.
• Other enemy and weapon balance changes

Elden Ring is finally here, and it’s available for $ 60 on Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC. It’s one of the best Xbox games you can play right now if you’re a fan of challenging RPGs, and we highly recommend it.