Elden Ring Nightreign: The Forsaken Hollows the expansion adds two new expeditions to the game, one of which is an all-out battle against the Balancers. Going up against this new formidable opponent, or should I say opponents, is tricky as you'll be facing several mini-bosses with a shared health bar.
While it's important to have the best build and team composition, one of the biggest weaknesses of Balancers is their sleep saturated weapons. Using sleep-based weapons in a boss fight will trigger a unique mechanic that will make the fight much easier to manage. Here's how to find sleep weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign so you can properly target Balancer's weakness.
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How to get sleep weapons for balancers weakness in Elden Ring Nightreign
Players can easily get sleep effect weapons Elden Ring Nightreign by visiting the monuments they have “Sleep” status icon (closed eyes).
All landmarks have a random status effect so you can try to rejoin the raid several times until eventually you see one or two spots with a sleep effect symbol. This will ensure that you have a better chance of getting sleep weapons that you can use against the Balancers weakness.
Once you arrive at one of the landmarks that offers sleep loot, you can defeat enemies, loot bodies, break crates, and obtain sleep-based weapons and gear. However, the best chance of getting a higher level weapon that puts enemies to sleep is defeat the boss of that particular monument.
Once you defeat the boss, you get a powerful weapon with decent stats and a passive skill inflict a sleep state effect on enemies, especially Balancersbecause it is their weakness.
In addition to weapons that roll with a sleep-inducing passive, players can also find Sleep Fat, which temporarily adds a sleep state effect to your current weapon. This is especially useful if you want to temporarily imbue your current weapon with a sleep state effect mid-battle.
In addition to using weapons to induce a sleep state on balances Elden Ring Nightreignyou can also try using throwable items such as Sleep Pot. Simply casting the Balancer will cause an instant stack of sleep status effects, giving you a big advantage during a boss fight.
Players should also visit the merchant that appears in various locations around the map to see if they offer any weapons that are thrown with the sleep status passive or a consumable/throwing item with this status effect.
- Released
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December 4, 2025
- ESRB
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Older 17+ / Blood, violence
