Elden Ring: Nightreign offers impressive gear drops. Sometimes you may want to share powerful equipment while keeping it for yourself. Fortunately, a newly discovered duplication glitch makes gear sharing possible - at least while the exploit remains active.
PC Gamer first highlighted this trick with a straightforward guide. The method is surprisingly simple: when two players simultaneously attempt to pick up the same weapon, both receive copies. Now you've got the original item plus its duplicate (though good luck telling them apart).
This glitch offers several advantages—it's easy to perform, repeatable, and carries minimal risk. Failed attempts simply allow for another try. The only real danger comes from remaining stationary in Nightreign's hostile environments. Optimal times for duplication include the brief calm between days or the safe zone before the Nightlord encounter.
As PC Gamer noted, they weren't the first to discover this exploit. Various gaming communities have shared similar findings, making this duplication method common knowledge.
Whether FromSoftware will patch this remains uncertain. The glitch sees limited practical use—without in-game voice chat, coordinating item drops with random players proves challenging. Even for organized groups using external communication, successful duplication requires matching equipment needs across characters.
While useful for obtaining duplicate specialty weapons like the Executor, this isn't a game-breaking exploit. It serves best as a convenient way to share rare finds with teammates who might have missed certain gear drops before the final encounter.
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For more Nightreign assistance, explore our guides covering strategies against all eight Nightlord Bosses, unlocking the two secret Nightfarer Classes, and specific tutorials like How to Unlock the Revenant, How to Unlock the Duchess, and How to Change Characters.
