While a major contributor to the popularity of Soulsborne games is the challenge they pose, even to veteran players, perhaps even more so is their approach to build diversity and playstyle experimentation. Thanks to this emphasis, every Soulsborne game has an ever-changing meta that evolves with the community as they experiment with different builds, many of which work better in certain situations than in others. This ensures almost every weapon and armor piece in a Soulsborne game gets used at some point. That being said, not all weapons and armor are created equal, and Elden Ring Nightreign looks poised to give one rather niche weapon its heyday.