Elden Ring 1.12 Patch Notes: Balance Changes

Elden Ring 1.12 Update Patch Notes! Balance Changes!

Bringing major changes to the base game such as skill adjustments, weapon balance, and new inventory features along with the DLC, the Elden Ring 1.12 update has finally arrived. In this article, we'll cover the latest Elden Ring update patch notes.

Elden Ring 1.12 Update Patch Notes

The Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree update can be downloaded on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.

Elden Ring 1.12 Update Patch Notes: New Feature

• Added support for the SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE DLC.
• Added five new hairstyles to the game. They can be selected during character creation, or via the Cloudy Mirror Stand or Rennala's Rebirth feature.
• Added a "Map Functions Menu" to the Map Menu.
• New Summon Pool features:
  • Active Summon Pools will now carry over to NG+.
  • Individual Summon Pools can now be enabled/disabled from the newly added Map Functions Menu.

If "Include Distant Areas" is selected while using a Small Golden Effigy, summon pools inside Mohgwyn Palace will not be selectable for summoning even if you have activated them.

If you are inside Mohgwyn Palace and select "Nearby Only" while using a Small Golden Effigy, you will be summonable within that area.

New Inventory features:

• Newly obtained items will be marked with a "!".
• Added a new "Recent Items" tab for reviewing recently obtained items.
• Display settings can now be changed from the Display tab in the system menu.
• Added a new feature for summoning the spectral steed during the Elden Beast boss fight.
• Added a new feature to the Colosseum: prepared consumables used during battle will be replenished at the end of your session.
• Added Arabic language support.

Elden Ring 1.12 Update Patch Notes: New Steam-Exclusive Features

• New keyboard/mouse settings:
  • Added a "lock-on change threshold" setting to mouse controls.
  • Added a setting to change cursor movement behavior in the map menu.
  • Added key bindings for opening the map in the Key Settings menu.

PvP-Exclusive Balance Adjustments

Weapon adjustments

• After being affected by Madness and/or Sleep status effects, buildup of that status effect will be paused for a short time.
• Increased poise damage of certain attacks against other players for the following weapon types:
  • Greatswords / Colossal Swords / Curved Greatswords / Great Axes / Hammers / Flails / Great Hammers / Colossal Weapons / Great Spears / Halberds
• Adjusted poise damage of certain dual-wielded attacks against other players using the following weapon types:
  • Greatswords / Axes / Great Axes / Hammers / Great Hammers / Halberds / Reapers
• Increased poise damage against other players from two-handed attacks of the following weapon types:
  • Axes / Hammers / Halberds / Reapers
• Increased Axes' poise damage against other players
• Decreased damage of dual-wielded attacks against other players for all weapon types.
• Decreased poise damage of certain attacks against other players for the following weapon types:
  • Daggers / Straight Swords / Thrusting Swords / Heavy Thrusting Swords / Curved Swords / Katanas / Twinblades / Axes / Spears / Scythes / Whips / Fists / Claws
• Decreased the Poise value of certain attack motions against other players for the following weapon types:
  • Greatswords / Colossal Swords / Curved Greatswords / Great Axes / Hammers / Flails / Great Hammers / Colossal Weapons / Great Spears / Halberds
• Decreased damage of certain attacks against other players for the Heavy Thrusting Swords weapon type.
• Decreased damage of dual-wield attacks against other players for the following weapon types:
  • Spears / Great Spears
• Decreased the follow-through motion of the following weapon types' running heavy attack when it staggers another player while two-handing:
  • Fists / Claws
• Decreased the effects of "Baldachin's Blessing" and "Radiant Baldachin's Blessing" that increase Poise value and Physical damage negation in PvP.

Skill adjustments

• Spinning Slash
  • Damage decreased.
• Flaming Strike
  • Damage decreased.
• Rain of Arrows
  • Decreased damage and poise damage.
• Cursed Blood Slice
  • Damage decreased.
• Transient Moonlight
  • Damage decreased.
• Lightning Storm
  • Decreased poise damage.
• Spear Summoning Rite
  • Decreased poise damage.
• Ancient Lightning Spear
  • Damage decreased.
• Radahn's Rain
  • Decreased damage and poise damage.
• Spinning Weapon
  • Decreased the follow-through motion when staggering other players.

Sorcery/Incantation adjustments

• Black Flame's Protection
  • Decreased physical block rate.
• Bestial Sling
  • Decreased poise damage.

General Balance Adjustments

• Adjusted rotation speed when using Heavy Thrusting Swords two-handed.
• Increased Dexterity scaling when Ashes of War are assigned with their corresponding weapon affinities.
• Increased Stamina consumption when guarding against attacks from the following weapon types:
  • Greatswords / Curved Greatswords / Great Axes / Great Hammers
• Increased the speed of certain attacks for the following weapon types:
  • Axes / Great Axes / Hammers / Flails / Reapers
• Increased the damage of charged attacks for the following weapon types:
  • Axes / Great Axes / Certain Colossal Weapons
• Increased the rotation speed of normal attacks for the Reapers weapon type.
• Increased damage for the Whips weapon type, excluding the "Urumi" Whip.
• Increased the speed of consecutive attacks for the following weapon types:
  • Light Bows / Bows
• Increased the poise damage of the Torches weapon type.
• Increased the duration of Mohg's Great Rune's effect, which increases attack power when a Bleed status effect is triggered by a nearby summoned spirit.
• When Malenia's Great Rune is active, decreased the reduction in healing from the Flask of Crimson Tears, and increased the healing-on-attack effect.
• Increased the attack power of Arrows, Greatarrows, Bolts, and Greatbolts that can be crafted through item crafting.
• Decreased the rotation speed of dual-wielded weapons for the following weapon types:
  • Spears / Great Spears
• Decreased the poise buildup rate during certain attacks for the following weapon types:
  • Great Spears / Halberd Spears
• Decreased the effect that increases the power of spells cast within Terra Magica.
• Decreased the duration of the effect of Cerulean Hidden Tear.

Armament Adjustments

• Troll Knight's Sword
  • Increased damage.
• Zamor Curved Sword
  • Increased damage.
  • Increased the movement distance of certain attacks.
• Forked Hatchet
  • Increased damage.
• Rippling Blade
  • Decreased the status buildup boost that scales with the Arcane attribute.
• Serpent Hunter
  • Increased the speed of crouching attacks.
• Rippling Crescent Halberd
  • Decreased the status buildup boost that scales with the Arcane attribute.
• Albinauric Staff
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Gelmir Glintstone Staff
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Prince of Death's Staff
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Golden Order Seal
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Clawmark Seal
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Dragon Communion Seal
• Troll Knight's Sword
  • Increased damage.
• Zamor Curved Sword
  • Increased damage.
  • Increased the movement distance of certain attacks.
• Forked Hatchet
  • Increased damage.
• Rippling Blade
  • Decreased the status buildup boost that scales with the Arcane attribute.
• Serpent Hunter
  • Increased the speed of crouching attacks.
• Rippling Crescent Halberd
  • Decreased the status buildup boost that scales with the Arcane attribute.
• Albinauric Staff
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Gelmir Glintstone Staff
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Prince of Death's Staff
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Golden Order Seal
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Clawmark Seal
  • Increased attribute scaling.
• Dragon Communion Seal
  • Increased attribute scaling.

Skill Adjustments

• Kick
  • Increased the poise value while using this skill.
• Spinning Slash
  • Decreased your weapon's status buildup while using this skill.
• Storm Assault
  • Decreased the poise buildup rate.
• Storm Caller
  • Decreased the poise buildup rate.
• Storm Stomp
  • Decreased the poise buildup rate.
• Glintstone Phalanx
  • Decreased poise damage.
• Loretta's Slash
  • Decreased the poise buildup rate.
• Bloody Slash
  • Decreased the poise buildup rate.
• Mighty Shot
  • Increased the speed of certain attacks.
• Sky Shot
  • Increased speed when performing consecutive attacks.
• Enchanted Shot
  • Increased the speed of certain attacks.
• Parry
  • Increased the speed at which the guard's hit box is created.
• Storm Wall
  • Increased the speed at which the guard's hit box is created.
• Thops's Barrier
  • Increased the speed at which the guard's hit box is created.
• Buckler Parry
  • Added an attack recovery time after using this skill.
• Flames of the Redeemer
  • Decreased the poise damage of the flames.
  • Removed the destructive effect of the flames.
• Moonlight Greatsword
  • Increased poise damage of heavy and charged attacks, but decreased the poise damage of the generated magic wave.
• Storm Cloud Form
  • Decreased poise damage.
• Rain of Magma
  • Decreased the poise buildup rate.
• Tempest
  • Damage decreased.
• Bubble Shower
  • Decreased damage and poise damage.
• I Command Thee, Kneel!
  • Increased the poise value during the active portion of the skill.
  • Decreased the poise buildup rate.
• Rite of Blood's Boon
  • Decreased the status buildup generated.
• Loretta's Slash
  • Decreased the poise buildup rate.
• Bear Witness!
  • Increased damage and poise damage.
• Contagious Fury
  • Decreased the amount of attack power generated by this skill.

Bug Fixes

• Added the amount of FP consumed by Skills to the "Ashes of War" display information in the inventory menu.
• Shortened the time required before certain motions can be canceled with a roll.
• Adjusted the input speed in certain menus, such as dialogue menus, to prevent accidental skips.
• Fixed a bug where, under certain conditions, using the "Last Rites" Skill would damage the player and harm friendly summons.
• Fixed a bug that caused higher-than-intended poise damage when performing left-hand attacks with Thrusting Swords.
• Fixed a bug where the Spinning Slash skill generated poise when used with Twinblades.
• Fixed a bug in the Queen's Black Flame skill that prevented poise from being applied while using this skill.
• Fixed a bug that caused certain weapon skills to not work properly against mounted enemies.
• Fixed a bug where using the Spinning Slash skill while under the effect of the Bloodflame Blade skill caused Bleed buildup even if the attack did not hit the enemy.
• Fixed a bug that caused certain Skills to behave incorrectly when performing specific actions.
• Fixed a bug that caused unexpected behavior when certain incantations were used in quick succession.
• Fixed a bug that, under certain conditions, prevented the spectral steed from triggering fall death.
• Fixed a bug that, under certain conditions, prevented players from being hit by other players in Multiplayer mode.
• Fixed a bug in the Colosseum that allowed players to be hit with a Critical hit during certain death animations.
• Fixed a bug that, under certain conditions, caused the Mimic's Veil effect to not be properly reflected to other players.
• Fixed a bug that, under certain conditions, caused other players summoned as Hunters to be sent back immediately after being summoned.
• Fixed a bug that allowed certain spirits to remain lockable in Multiplayer even after they had vanished.
• Improved Multiplayer stability under certain conditions
• Fixed a bug that, under certain conditions, caused certain maps to be generated differently than intended.
• Fixed a bug that caused the damage of certain equipped weapons to display incorrectly in various menus.
• Fixes a bug that, under certain conditions, prevented Sites of Grace from being marked on the map menu.
• Fixed a bug that, under certain conditions, caused item names and the cursor to not display correctly in the inventory menu.
• Fixed a bug that allowed event actions to be used while in the map menu.
• Fixed a bug that caused certain terrain to display differently from the actual terrain in the map menu.

Steam-only adjustments

• Changed the default layout of "Key Settings" within "Keyboard and Mouse Settings" in the system menu.
• Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor flickering on the title menu caused the game to become unstable under certain conditions.
• Fixed a bug that caused an empty submenu with no items to be displayed after right-clicking during tutorials.

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