Applying status conditions has always been an effective strategy in Elden Ring, and that strategy is more powerful than ever in Shadow of the Erdtree. The DLC adds a new upgrade to the classic sleep status in ‘Eternal Sleep.’
As the name implies, it sets your opponents to sleep. But where the regular sleep status would allow your foes to eventually wake up, Eternal Sleep sends them into an eternal slumber from which there is no escape. Whether you’re looking to inflict Eternal Sleep or protect yourself from it, this guide will give you everything you need.
How Does Eternal Sleep Work?
Eternal Sleep works the same as other status conditions in Elden Ring. A status bar in the middle of the screen will notify you when you start to build up Eternal Sleep. Once the bar is full, you slip into an eternal slumber from which there is no waking.
This effectively kills the player in much the same way as the Deathblight condition, but far less gruesomely.
Inflicting Eternal Sleep on others works the same as inflicting the regular sleep condition. You’ll need to use either a weapon with Eternal Sleep built-in, enhance your weapon using Eternal Sleep grease, or throw Eternal Sleep Pots at foes.
It might take a while, but once Eternal Sleep takes hold, a purple mist will appear above the enemy’s head and they’ll lay down to sleep. Unlike regular sleep, attacking enemies afflicted with Eternal Sleep doesn’t wake them. This allows you to freely dispatch these enemies to collect their runes.
Eternal Sleep will only keep regular, non-boss enemies asleep . Boss-type enemies will eventually wake up. However, some bosses are more susceptible to sleep than others. The Godskin Duo , for example, is vulnerable to sleep and will continue to doze for many seconds.
Against other players, Eternal Sleep seems to work the same as regular sleep, causing the player to become dazed for a second or so. This leaves them open to attack. It also drains their FP at a significant rate.
Items That Apply Eternal Sleep
There are several new items added in Shadow of the Erdtree that can apply Eternal Sleep. Here they are in no particular order.
Eternal Sleep Grease
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St. Trina Disciple's Cookbook 2 |
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Like other greases in Elden Ring,
Eternal Sleep Greasecoats your weapon to inflict Eternal Sleep when it strikes an enemy. The coating lasts for 60 seconds.
Drawstring Eternal Sleep Grease
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St. Trina Disciple's Cookbook 2 |
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The
Drawstring Eternal Sleep Grease works the same as the Eternal Sleep Grease except for bow armaments. However, unlike regular weapon greases, Drawstring Greases only last 15 seconds.
Eternal Sleep Pot
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St. Trina Disciple's Cookbook 1 |
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The Eternal Sleep pot allows you to throw status-inflicting pots at enemies. Like other pots, the
Eternal Sleep Pot has a relatively short range but applies the condition in a fairly large purple cloud. This item requires FP to throw.
The Eternal Sleep status buildup will scale with your Arcane stat .
Velvet Sword of St. Trina
The only weapon in the game that can apply Eternal Sleep without grease is the
Velvet Sword of St. Trina . This weapon is found in the Stone Coffin Fissure area near the Fissure Cross site of grace.
Fans of the original Sword of St. Trina will find the Velvet Sword of St. Trina to be very similar. It has slightly more magic damage than the regular Sword of St. Trina, and its skill, Mists of Eternal Sleep, works similarly as well. It produces a purple cloud in front of the player that applies Eternal Sleep.
Additionally, the skill also causes the Velvet Sword of St. Trina to glow purple, boosting the amount of Eternal Sleep the sword already applies with each regular attack (the effect is similar to the boost provided by applying Eternal Sleep Grease).
How To Protect Yourself From Eternal Sleep
Protecting yourself from Eternal Sleep is done the same way you'd protect yourself from regular sleep.
The simplest way to protect yourself from Eternal Sleep is to raise your Focus by improving your Mind stat. This slows the rate at which the player builds sleep and Eternal Sleep.
You can also consume
Stimulating Boluses to immediately eliminate the amount of sleep and Eternal Sleep you've accumulated, but note that this cannot be consumed after the bar is full as you'd be asleep and unable to eat anything.
Finally, the
Lucidity sorcery has a similar effect to Stimulating Boluses. It requires 17 Intelligence to learn, costs 10 FP to cast, and it is dropped by Preceptor Mirian in the Carian Study Hall.
