FromSoftware games have a history of “unconventional” weapons and attire. In fact, compared to players with a jar on their head or the bubble-sprayer, a Wraith Calling Bell is not too strange. It’s fascinating, though, to watch one player clear the big bad of Elden Ring Nightreign with the bell.
YouTuber Syrobe posted a solo Recluse run yesterday where, throughout the outing, they took down Nightreign’s final Nightlord Heolstor using just the Wraith Calling Bell. It’s a great run to watch, and also highlights some interesting tech being discovered in Elden Ring Nightreign right now.
Through the whole run, you can see Syrobe ringing and flinging the little ghosts from the bell at their foes. Now, the Wraith Calling Bell is not an imposing weapon; it’s a little bell that the player rings, and then a small wraith floats out and damages the enemy. By itself, it might already seem like an uphill battle to clear bosses with this instead of some of Elden Ring’s more tried-and-true armaments.
Much of this victory emerged from patience, skill, and really good play from Syrobe. There are some aspects that have helped, though. Namely, the technique Syrobe shows off at the beginning of the video, allowing players to be more mobile while casting spells, or in this case, ringing bells. It’s a pretty handy bit of tech for the magic casters out there that I recommend writing down and trying out later.
Otherwise, Syrobe locks in and focuses on building a run that can enhance all the necessary aspects for winning. Generating solid FP recovery, picking up some solid upgrades and items, and putting together a route for solo success. Yes, keep in mind, this is a solo victory.
The fascinating thing is, Syrobe is not the only one putting up great clears and exploring the power of the Wraith-Calling Bell. A few other YouTubers have been ringing the bell over this item’s power, and others have posted their own clears of bosses like Heolstor. Discussion has picked up on social forums on whether this item does, in fact, need some tuning and attention from FromSoftware.
“It’s a reasonable early game option for caster focused people,” said one user on r/Nightreign. “It’s hardly any more OP as an early than exec having bleed on his weapon and absolutely chonking church and keep ‘bosses’ every 3 hits…”
Several point out, though, that it’s not necessarily a broken item, but simply a useful boost for early game casting runs where you can’t find the tools you need. Whether the Bell truly needs a tuning, it does seem like it’s made quite an impact on Elden Ring Nightreign over the last few days.
We’ve got plenty of Nightreign tips and tricks to help you take down all the eight Nightlord Bosses, and if you’re wondering how to unlock the two locked Nightfarer Classes, check out How to Unlock the Revenant and How to Unlock the Duchess, plus How to Change Characters.
Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.
