Elden Ring Tarnished Edition arrived with Patch 1.17 at the end of August 2026. On Nintendo Switch 2 the new content is built into the Tarnished Edition, and on PlayStation, Xbox and PC it comes as the Tarnished Pack add-on. It does not add a new region. Instead it scatters new classes, gear and secrets across the Lands Between you already know, so it works just as well for a fresh character as for an old save.
Here is everything it adds, with links to our full pages for stats, scaling and exact locations.
Two new starting classes
Heavy KnightLevel 10. Steel armor, the Hefty Scimitar and the highest Endurance of any class.
Idus KnightLevel 7. A light, quick Dexterity knight with a light greatsword, a shield and Faith 11.
Both classes are already in our Build Planner and Level Calculator. You can also get their gear without picking the class: every piece is sold by a merchant or found in the world.
New weapons and shields
| Weapon | Type | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Idus Sword | Light Greatsword | Idus Knight start, or a corpse in Liurnia |
| Hefty Scimitar | Curved Greatsword | Heavy Knight start, or the Nomadic Merchant in eastern Limgrave |
| Reverse-Bladed Sword | Backhand Blade | Twin Maiden Husks, Roundtable Hold (1,000 runes) |
| Reed Great Katana | Great Katana | North of Fort Faroth, Caelid |
| Leontiel’s Greatsword | Greatsword | Knight Leontiel, Wailing Dunes |
| Golden Order Flail | Flail | Noble Broken Mask, Leyndell |
| Silver Grooved Shield | Medium Shield | Idus Knight start, or the Nomadic Merchant near Bellum Church |
| Ritual Thrusting Shield | Thrusting Shield | Caelid Colosseum |
The Reverse-Bladed Sword and the Ritual Thrusting Shield are worth a special mention: they let you try backhand blades and thrusting shields, two weapon types from Shadow of the Erdtree, without owning the expansion.
New armor sets
- Steel Armor Set: heavy plate, Heavy Knight start or the Isolated Merchant in the Weeping Peninsula.
- Silver Grooved Set: light silver armor, Idus Knight start or the Nomadic Merchant near Bellum Church.
- Leontiel’s Armor Set: dropped by Knight Leontiel.
- Golden Order Set: the Broken Gold Mask and Gold Tattoos, dropped by the Noble Broken Mask.
Two new invaders
- Knight Leontiel invades in the Wailing Dunes once Starscourge Radahn is dead, and can be summoned during the Radahn Festival.
- The Noble Broken Mask is a hidden invader in Leyndell. Cast Law of Regression at the Radagon statue below the Erdtree Sanctuary to call it, before the capital turns to ash.
Torrent’s new looks
Three Spectral Steed Attires change how Torrent looks. They are purely cosmetic. Once you own one, rest at any Site of Grace to switch.
- Spectral Steed Regalia: Tree Sentinel: a chest by the throne room in Stormveil Castle.
- Spectral Steed Regalia: Carian Silver: the first room of Ranni’s Rise.
- Spectral Steed Regalia: Funereal Night: by the Sword Monument near the Outer Wall Battleground on the Altus Plateau.
Good to know
- The new content is spread over the base game map, so you meet most of it naturally on a normal playthrough.
- The Noble Broken Mask may not appear on saves where the Radagon statue secret was revealed before the update. A save from before Leyndell burns, or a new journey, is the safe bet.
- Want to plan around the new gear? Open the Build Planner and pick Heavy Knight or Idus Knight as your class.