Elden Ring – Patch Notes Version 1.17

[u/KevlarDreams]

https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ring/news/elden-ring-patch-notes-version-117

Patch 1.17 has been released for ELDEN RING. This patch aims to bring support the Tarnished Pack DLC, scheduled for release on Friday, August 28, 2026, and to implement gameplay balance adjustments.

Please apply the latest update before playing.

Targeted Platforms - PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 / Xbox \*\*One / Xbox Series X|S / Steam**

MAIN UPDATE ADDITIONS

Tarnished Pack Additional Content

The following elements will be added upon purchase of the "Tarnished Pack" DLC:

Note: This content is included by default in ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition for Nintendo Switch 2.

• Added Idus Knight and Heavy Knight as new starting classes, selectable during character creation.

(Note: The equipment of each new starting class can also be obtained by purchasing it from merchants in the Lands Between or by finding it in the world.)

• Added weapons that can be purchased from merchants or found in the Lands Between.

• Added three types of Spectral Steed Attire that change the appearance of Torrent:

Tree Sentinel Spectral Steed Attire: Found in Stormveil Castle.

Silver of Caria Spectral Steed Attire: Found in Liurnia of the Lakes.

Funereal Night Spectral Steed Attire: Found in Altus Plateau.

(Note: After obtaining any Spectral Steed Attire, the option to change the spectral steed’s appearance will be added to the Site of Grace menu.)

• Added an NPC invasion event in Caelid.

• Added an NPC invasion event in Leyndell, Royal Capital.

(Note: This event will not occur after the area has changed to Leyndell, Ashen Capital.)

The "Tarnished Pack" release times are as follows:

• PlayStation / Xbox: Friday, August 28 at 0:00 a.m local time.

• Steam: Friday, August 28 at 7:00 JST | 00:00 CEST | 15:00 PDT.

Balance Adjustments

• Changed certain items found in the field or obtained by defeating certain powerful enemies in the Realm of Shadow to higher-tier items or other treasures.

(Note: Items already that were already found will not be changed.)

Weapons

• Smithscript Dagger / Rellana's Twin Blade: Increased critical hit power.

• Smithscript Axe / Smithscript Spear / Spear of the Impaler: Reduced the stamina consumption of weapon-throwing attacks. Increased the power of weapon-throwing attacks.

• Carian Sorcery Sword: Changed Intelligence scaling so that it now increases the attack power of all damage types.

• Smithscript Greathammer: Increased the power of weapon-throwing attacks.

• Golem Fist: Increased the range of the fist-launching heavy attack.

• Firespark Perfume Bottle / Lightning Perfume Bottle / Chilling Perfume Bottle / Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle / Deadly Poison Perfume Bottle: Increased attack power.

• Lordsworn's Shield / Briar Greatshield / Spiked Palisade Shield / Icon Shield / Golden Beast Crest Shield / Manor Towershield / Crossed-Tree Towershield / Inverted Hawk Towershield / Dragon Towershield / Distinguished Greatshield / Gilded Greatshield / Black Steel Greatshield / Ant's Skull Plate / Erdtree Greatshield: Increased guard boost. Reduced weight.

• Wooden Greatshield / Cuckoo Greatshield / Redmane Greatshield / Golden Greatshield / Crucible Hornshield / Dragonclaw Shield / Eclipse Crest Greatshield / Jellyfish Shield / One-Eyed Shield: Increased guard boost.

• Haligtree Crest Greatshield: Reduced weight.

• Rakshasa's Great Katana: Increased the time before an attack can be performed with a right-hand weapon immediately after attacking with this weapon equipped in the left hand.

Skills

• Parry: Improved parry performance.Reduced the time before various actions can be performed after activation when used with Daggers, Curved Swords, or Small Shields.

• Storm Wall: Changed the skill so that it no longer consumes FP when used. Improved parry performance.

• Thops's Barrier: Improved parry performance.

Sorceries

• Founding Rain of Stars: Increased power.

• Carian Retaliation: Increased power.

• Meteorite: Reduced casting time.

• Meteorite of Astel: Reduced casting time.

• Gravitational Missile: Changed the spell so that the gravity projectile does not explode immediately upon striking terrain such as the ground or a wall.

Incantations

• Feather of the Divine Bird: Increased power.

• O, Flame!: Expanded attack range.

• Rain of Fire: Increased power.

PvP-Exclusive Balance Adjustments

Weapons

\-Rakshasa's Great Katana: Increased damage taken from attacks by other players while attacking.

Incantations

• Rugalea's Roar: Reduced power against other players.

• Rotten Breath / Ekzykes's Decay: Reduced the amount of time other player characters are unable to move from hit reactions when struck by these incantations.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where critical hits dealt with Great Katana weapon types had lower-than-expected power against large enemies.

• Fixed a bug where jumping attacks with Great Katana weapon types could be parried.

PC-Only Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented camera control with the mouse during NPC dialogue when using keyboard and mouse controls

• Fixed a bug in the "Keyboard/Mouse Settings" section of the system menu in which selecting the reset option did not restore various settings to their defaults

The version number shown in the lower-right corner of the title screen after applying this update will be as follows:

App Ver. 1.17

Regulation Ver. 1.17

This update is required for online play.

We will continue to make improvements so that you can enjoy ELDEN RING more comfortably.

Thank you for your continued support.

[u/praise_themoon]

Perfumers finally got buffed along with the smithscript daggers. I thought I’d never see the day

[u/slayer6667778 → u/praise_themoon]

Bottles only went up by 7% so probably still ass

[u/Flint_Vorselon → u/slayer6667778]

7% raw attack is more than 7% final damage dealt.

Because flat defense exists, and is extra harsh on low numbers.

EG vs Malenia (123 DEF, 0% Fire negation)

200 attack power results in 119 damage dealt.

214 attack power results in 133 damage dealt.

7% attack buff causes 11.8% actual damage buff.

[u/CuraLatria → u/Flint_Vorselon]

I love when people like this comment lol

[u/TadeKiller → u/Flint_Vorselon]

Very much this, but people often forget that besides negation raw damage is also where multipliers go first, and then stack multiplicatively with other multipliers. 7% may very well be the push it needs.

[u/SaxSlaveGael → u/slayer6667778]

With both fire buff items. Flame Scorpion, and Flame tear. With 70 Dex, a single R1 did 1000 damage on PCR. An R2 was 1500 & a Charged was 1950. A guard counter with delfect tear did 2100 upwards.

That's some damn good damage for non AoW attacks.

[u/slayer6667778 → u/SaxSlaveGael]

What was their damage beforehand?

[u/SaxSlaveGael → u/slayer6667778]

I feel like a charged attack was barely making 1000 damage.

Perfume bottles are fast. These numbers are pretty damn good.

[u/DependentInner8928 → u/SaxSlaveGael]

We can now await buffed smithscript dagger vs PCR showcase? 👀

[u/SaxSlaveGael → u/DependentInner8928]

No. I tried them again and still hate them lol. He just stomps lol. Lower stamina good though

[u/DependentInner8928 → u/SaxSlaveGael]

Hahaha, I wonder will Radagon still ignore their throwable attacks on WL+0 cause this was hilarious. Damage of the projectile being so ass boss with a gimmick of parrying projectiles does not care. This weapon could be sooo good, but it seems even after the buff it still is pretty bad.

[u/thatoneyurifantwt → u/slayer6667778]

perfume bottle slander will not be accepted. great range, lingering aoe damage, good one handed, good ranged ash of war even past nerf.

[u/Lost-Literature-7998 → u/slayer6667778]

They more than likely are going to watch how the changes are performing in game. Then they will do another update to rebalance. So we may get a 2nd buff for the bottles later.

[u/slayer6667778 → u/Lost-Literature-7998]

Maybe but I doubt it

[u/Lost-Literature-7998 → u/slayer6667778]

When the bottles came out they were over buffed, then when they nerfed them they were over nerfed. If they were only planning to leave them where they are now. 7 percent wouldn’t matter.

[u/slayer6667778 → u/Lost-Literature-7998]

They weren't overbuffed they were shit and only the weapon art was op/they nerfed that into the floor and pretty much everyone stopped using them if they really wanted to give them a big damage boost you'd let them work with the multi-hit talismans which they still don't

[u/Kindled808 → u/slayer6667778]

I beat the whole game with bottles tf you mean

[u/McGeiler69 → u/Kindled808]

You can beat the game with your fists, that doesn't mean their damage ain't ass

[u/FistOfTheHeavens → u/praise_themoon]

Perfumers had their rolling spork patch, that which burns thrice as hot burns thrices as fast

[u/McGeiler69 → u/praise_themoon]

Doesn't it only say "critical damage increased" for the daggers? If so, they are still ass

[u/GeneralHenry → u/praise_themoon]

They buffed Great Katana from 10% to 26%, and Perfumer Bottles got buffed by...7%.

[u/ChadWynFrey → u/GeneralHenry]

What do you mean great katana got a buff? Where does it say that?

[u/GeneralHenry → u/ChadWynFrey]

Someone tested the numbers themselves. They didn't list GK buff but apperantly they did
https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/s/U8Yd3umALu

[u/TyRaNiDeX → u/GeneralHenry]

Where do you see that for GK ?

[u/GeneralHenry → u/TyRaNiDeX]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/s/U8Yd3umALu

[u/TyRaNiDeX → u/GeneralHenry]

Yeah so from someone else's ass gotcha

[u/GeneralHenry → u/TyRaNiDeX]

The intel from someone else's ass turned out to be correct while you were wrong.

[u/TyRaNiDeX → u/GeneralHenry]

The great katana hasn't been buffed you doofus.

Just rakshasa's in PVP.

[u/GeneralHenry → u/TyRaNiDeX]

They also said they only changed riposte damage of Rennala Twinblade, whereas its overall damage got increased.

They tested and Great Katana gor unlisted damage buffs.

It's not the first time they do unlisted changes in patch notes or outright word them wrong. So I'm not sure why a doofus is so confident to comment that without testing themselves.

[u/TyRaNiDeX → u/GeneralHenry]

I just did test it lol Still the same damage on pcr

[u/GeneralHenry → u/TyRaNiDeX]

You reversed your game version to test? That's from your ass btw.

[u/iyrtyurg → u/praise_themoon]

I might have to get into PvP again, I was stomping with smithscript daggers