Nightreign Relic Farming Routes — Best Relics & Where to Find Them

Relic Tiers and Sources

How the Relic System Works

Each Nightfarer has three Relic slots that hold equipped Relics for permanent buffs. Relics carry over between Expeditions — once equipped, they remain in effect forever (until swapped). This makes Relic stacking the primary long-term progression mechanic in Nightreign; rerolling a single Expedition for new Relics is the main grind loop after main campaign completion.

Relic types include: Attack Up (single-stat buffs to physical or magic damage), Defense Up (incoming damage reduction), Class-Specific (boosts the Nightfarer's active or passive ability), Resource (Mind, Endurance, Vigor stat boosts), and Polychromatic (combines 2–3 effects on one Relic). Polychromatic Relics are the rarest and most valuable late-game drops.

Equipping a Relic permanently consumes the Relic slot until you swap it for another. There's no cost to swap, but you can only have 3 active at once. Pick Relics that complement each other rather than stacking duplicates — three Attack Up Relics is less impactful than one Attack Up + one Defense Up + one Class-Specific.

Best Relic Setups per Class

Best Farming Routes by Tier

Tier-1 Expeditions: Run Night 1 → Night 2 → Night 3 on lowest difficulty. Focus on chest looting along the path rather than full boss kills. Each Tier-1 Expedition typically drops 3–5 Common/Uncommon Relics. Use this for new Nightfarer setup or learning a class.

Tier-2 Expeditions: Same path but increased boss HP and Relic drop quality. Aim for Rare (Blue) Relics here. Each Tier-2 Expedition drops 4–6 Relics including 1–2 Rare. Recommended for active progression past 50 hours of play.

Tier-3 and Tier-4 Expeditions: Endgame difficulty. Each Expedition is a 30–45 minute commitment but drops Epic (Purple) Relics reliably and Polychromatic (Gold) Relics rarely. This is the meta endgame farming loop. Recommended for organized 3-player teams with optimized gear.

Everdark Sovereign mode: highest difficulty post-main-campaign. Drops Polychromatic Relics at higher rates than Tier-4. Reserve this for after you've cleared the main Nightlord. Often single-handedly enables the strongest builds.

Relic Farming Routes Compared

Verdict: Tier-3 standard runs are the sweet spot for most players — good Relic quality, reasonable time investment, low burnout risk. Move up to Tier-4 once your build is locked in.

Maximizing Relic Drops

• Always loot all chests along the Expedition path — most Relics drop from chests, not bosses
• Kill Night 1, 2, and 3 bosses (full clear) for maximum boss-drop Relics
• Bring at least one Magic Find or Luck-scaling Relic equipped — slightly higher drop rates
• Co-op Expeditions give individual loot per player, so all teammates can pick up the same Relic type from one chest
• Repeat the same Expedition zone if a specific Relic dropped — geographic loot tables have RNG within them
• Don't waste time on Tier-1 once you're past 80 hours — Tier-3 drops are 3–5× higher quality
• Stockpile Relics in your storage — don't dismantle without comparing alternatives

Relic Inventory Management

Each Nightfarer has their own Relic inventory — Relics earned by your Wylder stay with that Wylder when you re-roll as Executor. This means alt-Nightfarers start with an empty Relic slate. Plan accordingly: if you're switching mains, accept the Relic gear gap.

Old Relics you've outgrown can be dismantled at the Roundtable Hold for Relic Shards, used to upgrade other Relics. The exchange rate is poor (3 dismantled common Relics → 1 Relic Shard), but it's the only way to upgrade Relics without farming them fresh.

Maximum inventory is large — you don't run out of Relic storage in normal play. Hoard duplicates that might fit different builds later. A Polychromatic Relic might suit Wylder today but Executor next week.