1.17|Aug 27, 2026
View on Steam↗Patch Notes Version 1.17
3/5 Moderate
Support for the upcoming Tarnished Pack DLC alongside significant buffs to Smithscript weapons, Perfume Bottles, and Greatshields.
Key Changes
- 1Support added for the Tarnished Pack DLC (New Classes, Torrent Skins, NPC Invasions)
- 2Smithscript weapons buffed with reduced stamina costs and increased throwing power
- 3All Perfume Bottle variants received an attack power increase
- 4Major Greatshield overhaul: Increased guard boost and reduced weight for most types
- 5Storm Wall skill now consumes 0 FP and has improved parry performance
- 6Carian Sorcery Sword scaling reworked to affect all damage types via Intelligence
- 7PvP nerfs to Rotten Breath and Ekzykes's Decay hitstun duration
- 8Meteorite and Meteorite of Astel casting times reduced
- 9Great Katana bug fixes for critical hits and jumping attacks
- 10New Site of Grace menu option to customize Torrent's appearance
All Changes
📅Coming Soon(9)
- newIdus Knight: New Idus Knight starting class (requires DLC purchase)
- newHeavy Knight: New Heavy Knight starting class (requires DLC purchase)
- newWeapons: New weapons added to merchants and world loot (requires DLC purchase)
- newTree Sentinel Spectral Steed Attire: Tree Sentinel Spectral Steed Attire added to Stormveil Castle (requires DLC purchase)
- newSilver of Caria Spectral Steed Attire: Silver of Caria Spectral Steed Attire added to Liurnia of the Lakes (requires DLC purchase)
- newFunereal Night Spectral Steed Attire: Funereal Night Spectral Steed Attire added to Altus Plateau (requires DLC purchase)
- newSpectral Steed Attire: New Site of Grace menu option to change Torrent's appearance (unlocked via attire)
- newNPC Invasion: New NPC invasion event added to Caelid (requires DLC purchase)
- newNPC Invasion: New NPC invasion event added to Leyndell, Royal Capital (requires DLC purchase)
⚔️Weapons(14)
- buffSmithscript Dagger: Increased critical hit power
- buffRellana's Twin Blades: Increased critical hit power
- buffSmithscript Axe: Reduced stamina consumption and increased power for weapon-throwing attacks
- buffSmithscript Spear: Reduced stamina consumption and increased power for weapon-throwing attacks
- buffSpear of the Impaler: Reduced stamina consumption and increased power for weapon-throwing attacks
- changeCarian Sorcery Sword: Intelligence scaling now increases attack power for all damage types
- buffSmithscript Greathammer: Increased power of weapon-throwing attacks
- buffGolem Fist: Increased range of the fist-launching heavy attack
- buffFirespark Perfume Bottle: Increased attack power
- buffLightning Perfume Bottle: Increased attack power
- buffChilling Perfume Bottle: Increased attack power
- buffFrenzyflame Perfume Bottle: Increased attack power
- buffDeadly Poison Perfume Bottle: Increased attack power
- nerfRakshasa's Great Katana: Increased recovery time before a right-hand attack can be performed when this is equipped in the left hand
🛡️Shields(24)
- buffLordsworn's Shield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffBriar Greatshield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffSpiked Palisade Shield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffIcon Shield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffGolden Beast Crest Shield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffManor Towershield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffCrossed-Tree Towershield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffInverted Hawk Towershield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffDragon Towershield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffDistinguished Greatshield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffGilded Greatshield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffBlack Steel Greatshield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffAnt's Skull Plate: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffErdtree Greatshield: Increased guard boost and reduced weight
- buffWooden Greatshield: Increased guard boost
- buffCuckoo Greatshield: Increased guard boost
- buffRedmane Greatshield: Increased guard boost
- buffGolden Greatshield: Increased guard boost
- buffCrucible Hornshield: Increased guard boost
- buffDragonclaw Shield: Increased guard boost
- buffEclipse Crest Greatshield: Increased guard boost
- buffJellyfish Shield: Increased guard boost
- buffOne-Eyed Shield: Increased guard boost
- buffHaligtree Crest Greatshield: Reduced weight
✨Sorceries & Incantations(8)
- buffFounding Rain of Stars: Increased power
- buffCarian Retaliation: Increased power
- buffMeteorite: Reduced casting time
- buffMeteorite of Astel: Reduced casting time
- changeGravitational Missile: Gravity projectile no longer explodes immediately upon striking terrain
- buffFeather of the Divine Bird: Increased power
- buffO, Flame!: Expanded attack range
- buffRain of Fire: Increased power
🔥Skills(3)
- buffParry: Improved parry performance and reduced recovery time when used with Daggers, Curved Swords, or Small Shields
- buffStorm Wall: Removed FP cost and improved parry performance
- buffThops's Barrier: Improved parry performance
⚔️PvP Balance(4)
- nerfRakshasa's Great Katana: Increased damage taken from other players while attacking
- nerfRugalea's Roar: Reduced power against other players
- nerfRotten Breath: Reduced hit reaction duration against other players
- nerfEkzykes's Decay: Reduced hit reaction duration against other players
⚙️Gameplay Systems(1)
- changeRealm of Shadow Loot: Upgraded certain items found in the Realm of Shadow to higher-tier versions (applies only to new discoveries)
🐞Bug Fixes(4)
- fixGreat Katana: Fixed lower-than-expected critical hit power against large enemies
- fixGreat Katana: Fixed an issue where jumping attacks could be parried
- fixPC Controls: Fixed mouse camera control issues during NPC dialogue
- fixPC Settings: Fixed an issue where resetting Keyboard/Mouse settings did not restore defaults
Summary
Patch 1.17 prepares Elden Ring for the Tarnished Pack DLC (launching August 28, 2026), which introduces new classes and Torrent customization. The update also features a massive balance pass, significantly buffing throwing weapons, perfume bottles, and the defensive capabilities of Greatshields, while adjusting PvP performance for Dragon Communion incantations and the Rakshasa's Great Katana.