The new Elden Ring 1.13 update focuses on buffs for poise damage, Summoned Spirits and Talismans while ironing out performance issues missed in the previous patch.
Elden Ring patch notes guide
Follow our Elden Ring patch 1.13 patch notes summary to learn the latest changes in the Lands Between.
Elden ring 1.13 patch notes
Elden Ring patch notes – PvP balance changes
The Colisseum’s seeing some adjustments to popular skills and armaments, like the new Palm Blast and Claws of Night in Elden Ring 1.13.
| SUBJECT | ADJUSTMENT |
| Light Great Swords | Increased poise damage for normal attacks |
| Backhand Blades | Increased poise damage for normal attacks |
| Hand-to-Hand Arts | Increased poise damage for normal attacks |
| Beast Claws | Increased poise damage for normal attacks |
| Straight Swords | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Thrusting Swords | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Curved Swords | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Katanas | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Spears | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Whips | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Fists | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Claws | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Katanas | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Spears | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Whips | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Fists | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| Claws | Increased poise damage for dual wield attacks |
| “Claws of Night” | Increased poise damage for throwing attacks |
| “Fine Crucible Feather Talisman” | Decreased I-Frames |
| ”Talisman of All Crucibles” | Decreased I-Frames |
| “Savage Lion’s Claw” | Improved attack animations |
| “Raging Beast” | Decreased I-Frames |
| “Blind Spot” | Decreased I-Frames |
| “Palm Blast” | Decreased poise when charging ability |
| “Miriam’s Vanishing” | Decreased I-Frames |
| “Knight’s Lightning Spear” | Increased attack power on first lightning spear, decreased attack power on successive spears, decreased poise damage |
Elden ring 1.13 – general balance changes
These adjustments apply to both PvP and the normal story mode in Elden Ring 1.13.
| SUBJECT | ADJUSTMENT |
| Greatswords | Increased Light Attack charge-up time |
| Needle Knight Leda | Increased certain stats |
| Pureblood Knight Ansbach | Increased certain stats |
| Thiollier | Increased certain stats |
| Revered Spirit Ash Blessing | Summoned spirits (except Mimic Tear) receive higher stat boosts at level 5 and level 8 |
| Repeating Crossbow | Increased attack power scaling when upgrading |
| Spread Crossbow | Increased attack power scaling when upgrading |
| Rabbath’s Cannon | Increased attack power scaling when upgrading |
| “Shield of Night” | Blocks more damage |
| “Euporia” | Needs less attacks to restore luster, Luster lasts longer and deals more Holy damage |
| “Golden Lion Shield” | Higher guard strength |
| “Golem Fist” | “Hand portion” of ranged attack received new hitbox |
| “Smithscript Greathammer” | Poise damage buffed |
| “Spread Crossbow” | Slower build-up for arrows with status effects |
| “Ailment Talisman” | Ailment durations decreased |
| “Clarifying Horn Charm/+1/+2” | Focus bonus buffed |
| “Savage Lion’s Claw” | Attack power and poise damage buffed |
| “Swift Slash” | Movement distance nerfed, longer cooldown |
| “Overhead Stance” | Attack power buffed |
| “Aspects of the Crucible: Wings” | Attack power buffed, more directional control |
| “Lightspeed Slash” | Attack power and ability scaling stacks with light attacks |
| “Rancor Slash” | Attack power buffed |
| “Revenger’s Blade” | More directional control after heavy attacks |
| “Horn Calling” | Attack power buffed |
| “Horn Calling: Storm” | Attack power buffed |
| “Weed Cutter” | Attack speed buffed |
| “Romina’s Purification” | Poise generation increased |
| “Red Bear Hunt” | Attack power buffed, poise generation increased |
| “Rancor Shot” | Slower build-up for arrows with status effects |
| “Repeating Fire” | Attack power adjusted |
| “Feeble Lord’s Frenzied Flame” | Reduced build-up |
| “Revenge of the Night” | Attack power and poise damage buffed after blocking an attack |
| “Glintblade Trio” | Attack power buffed |
| “Blades of Stone” | Charge attack power adjusted, non-charged attacks buffed, Attack range and speed buffed |
| “Glintstone Nail” | Attack power buffed, improved tracking |
| “Glintstone Nails” | Attack power buffed, improved tracking |
| “Impenetrable Thorns” | Now tracks enemies, poise damage, attack power, and bleed build-up nerfed |
| “Rings of Spectral Light” | Attack power buffed, faster Frostbite build-up |
| “Vortex of Putrescence” | Attack power buffed, faster Frostbite build-up |
| “Minor Erdtree” | Healing amount buffed |
| “Land of Shadow” | Improved tracking |
| “Spira” | Attack speed buffed |
| “Watchful Spirit” | Improved tracking |
| “Divine Beast Tornado” | Attack power buffed |
| “Rain of Fire” | Attack speed buffed, attack rate buffed |
| “Roar of Rugalea” | Attack power buffed, poise generation buffed |
| “Furious Blade of Ansbach” | Attack power buffed |
| “Rotten Butterflies” | Faster Scarlet Rot build-up, DPS buffed, Attack Range buffed |
| “Wandering Noble” | Poise buffed |
| “Noble Sorcerer” | Poise buffed |
| “Nomad Ashes” | Poise buffed |
| “Putrid Corse” | Poise buffed |
| “Skeletal Militiaman” | Poise buffed |
| “Skeletal Bandit” | Poise buffed |
| “Albinauric” | Poise buffed |
| “Winged Misbegotten” | Poise buffed |
| “Demi-Human” | Poise buffed |
| “Clayman” | Poise buffed |
| “Oracle Envoys” | Poise buffed |
| “Man-Fly” | Poise buffed |
| “Lone Wolf Ashes” | Poise buffed |
| “Rotten Stray Ashes” | Poise buffed |
| “Giant Rat Ashes” | Poise buffed |
| “Warhawk” | HP buffed, Physical/Fire Attack Power buffed, Poise buffed |
| “Land Squirt” | HP buffed, Poise buffed |
| “Spirit jellyfish” | HP, Physical Attack Power, Poison build-up, Poise buffed |
| “Spider Scorpion” | Damage negation, Physical Attack Power, Poison build-up, Poise buffed |
| “Fingercreeper” | Poise buffed |
| “Fanged Imp” | Poise buffed |
| “Bigmouth Imp” | Poise buffed |
| “Gravebird” | HP buffed, Physical/Fire Attack Power buffed |
| “Soldjar of Fortune” | Poise buffed |
| “Archers” | Poise buffed |
| “Greatshield Soldiers” | Poise buffed |
| “Page” | Poise buffed |
| “Vulgar Militia” | Poise buffed |
| “Marionette Soldier” | Poise buffed |
| “Avionette Soldier” | Poise buffed |
| “Kaiden Mercenary” | HP buffed, Physical Attack buffed, Poise buffed |
| “Mad Pumpkin Head” | Physical Attack buffed, Poise buffed |
| “Fire Monks” | HP buffed, Fire Attack Power buffed |
| “Ancestral Follower” | Physical Attack power buffed, Poise buffed |
| “Horned Warrior” | Damage negation, HP, Poise buffed |
| “Azula Beastman” | Lightning Attack Power, HP, Poise buffed |
| “Man-Serpent” | Poise buffed |
| “Crystalian” | Physical Attack buffed, Poise buffed |
| “Kindred of Rot” | Poise buffed |
| “Bloodfiend Hexer’s” | Faster Bleed build-up, Poise buffed |
| “Glintstone sorcerer” | Poise buffed |
| “Twinsage Sorcerer” | Poise buffed |
| “Inquisitor” | HP buffed, Poise buffed |
| “Godrick Soldier” | Poise buffed |
| “Raya Lucaria Soldier” | Poise buffed |
| “Leyndell Soldier” | Poise buffed |
| “Radahn Soldier” | Poise buffed |
| “Haligtree Soldier” | Poise buffed |
| “Mausoleum Soldier” | Poise buffed |
| “Messmer Soldier” | HP, Physical Attack power, Poise buffed |
| “Stormhawk Deenh” | HP, Physical Attack power, Attack power increase, Poise buffed, |
| “Banished Knight Oleg” | Physical Attack power, damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Banished Knight Engval” | Physical Attack power, damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Bloodhound Knight Floh” | HP, Physical Attack power, damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Black Knight Captain Huw” | Physical Attack power, damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Black Knight Commander Andreas” | Physical Attack power, Holy/Physical damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Fire Knight Hilde” | Fire Attack power, Poise buffed |
| “Fire Knight Queelign” | Vigor and Faith buffed |
| “Swordhand of Night Jolán” | Vigor and Dexterity buffed |
| “Jolán and Anna” | Vigor and Dexterity buffed |
| “Battlemage Hugues” | Physical/Magic Attack power, Poise buffed |
| “Latenna the Albinauric” | HP, Physical/Magic Attack power, Poise buffed |
| “Perfumer Tricia” | HP buffed, Poise buffed |
| “Depraved Perfumer Carmaan” | Fire Attack power, Poise buffed |
| “Omenkiller Rollo” | HP, Physical/Fire Attack power, Poise buffed |
| “Blackflame Monk Amon” | HP, Fire Attack power, Poise buffed |
| “Curseblade Meera” | HP, Physical Attack power, Poise buffed |
| “Demi-Human Swordsman Yosh” | HP, Physical/Fire Attack power, Poise buffed |
| “Ancient Dragon Knight Kristoff” | Lightning Attack power, damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Redmane Knight Ogha” | Physical Attack power, damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Lhutel the Headless” | Physical Attack power, damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Cleanrot Knight Finlay” | Physical Attack power, damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Black Knife Tiche” | Poise buffed |
| “Divine Bird Warrior Ornis” | HP, damage negation, Poise buffed |
| “Ancient Dragon Florissax” | Arcane, damage negation, attack speed/poise buffed |
| “Finger Maiden Therolina Puppet” | Vigor and Faith buffed |
| “Jarwight Puppet” | Vigor buffed |
| “Dolores the Sleeping Arrow Puppet” | Vigor buffed |
| “Nepheli Loux Puppet” | Vigor buffed and Strength |
| “Dung Eater Puppet” | Vigor buffed |
| “Nightmaiden & Swordstress” | HP, Attack Power buffed |
Elden ring 1.13 – bug fixes
The Elden Ring 1.13 patch removed plenty of glitches from the game. These improvements involve popular weapons, summon signs and more. Here are the biggest ones in Elden Ring 1.13:
- NPC Summon signs only need you to press the Action button once to activate.
- The Twinblade Talisman now properly applies to Perfume Bottles when equipped in the left-hand slot.
- Furious Blade of Ansbach now applies Bleed build-up as intended.
- NPC icons on the DLC map now display properly.
- Thrusting Shields now deal consistent damage numbers
The full list of bug fixes can be found on the official Elden Ring 1.13 patch notes page.
