Summary: A massive wave of Tarnished is returning to the Lands Between. Concurrently with the launch of the Tarnished Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 and the $4.99 Tarnished Pack DLC, FromSoftware deployed the highly anticipated Patch 1.17. This balancing update completely shifts the end-game PvE landscape, handing massive buffs to long-neglected weapon archetypes.
Part 1: How to Unlock the 3 New Torrent Skins (Tarnished Pack DLC)
The Tarnished Pack DLC finally grants the community's long-standing wish: horse armor customisation. If you own the DLC or are playing on Switch 2, these items do not instantly appear in your inventory. You must actively loot them from newly placed heavy iron chests hidden across the map.
1. Tree Sentinel Steed Barding
Location: Limgrave.
Exact Landmark: Fast travel to the Stormveil Castle Main Gate or the Godrick the Grafted Site of Grace. Head directly into Godrick's empty throne room. A newly spawned ornate chest sits directly behind the throne, containing this heavy golden armor plating for Torrent.
2. Carian Regal Caparison
Location: Liurnia of the Lakes.
Exact Landmark: Head to the Raya Lucaria Grand Library where Queen Rennala resides. The chest is tucked discreetly into the dark corner behind the massive wooden bookshelves on the far-right side of the hall.
3. Sanguine Noble Shroud
Location: Mohgwyn Palace.
Exact Landmark: Teleport to the Dynasty Mausoleum Entrance Site of Grace. Follow the blood swamp path slightly northward. The chest is placed on a stone altar fiercely guarded by an elite Sanguine Noble NPC.
Part 2: The Resurrected T0 Perfume Bottle Build (Patch 1.17)
Patch 1.17 has fundamentally altered weapon scaling data, granting massive base physical and elemental damage scaling to all Perfume Bottles while smoothing out attack frame animations.
If you want to melt high-New Game Plus bosses effortlessly, use this freshly optimized post-buff assembly. Players can also prepare their upgraded loadouts with Elden Ring Runes to support the demanding stat and equipment requirements of this build.
The Loadout Matrix
Primary Weapon: Dual-wielded Firespark Perfume Bottle (+25 Keen or Flame Art scaling) and Chilling Perfume Bottle (+25 Cold scaling).
Ash of War: Rolling Sparks. Patch 1.17 reworked its hitboxes so that aimed ground blasts deal clustered, localized explosions that instantly shatter enemy poise indicators.
Stat Allocation Priority: Focus primarily on Dexterity (60–80) for raw velocity scaling, or split points into Faith/Intelligence if running elemental variations.
Mandatory Talismans
Perfumer's Talisman: Boosts the raw kinetic potency of all perfume bottle attacks by 20%.
Shard of Alexander: Maximizes the devastating damage burst of the Rolling Sparks skill.
Millicent's Prosthesis / Rotten Winged Sword Insignia: The multi-hit aerosol cloud generated by normal attacks builds consecutive hit buffs faster than standard weapons.
Part 3: The Infinite Stamina Throwing Weapon Build
The second half of the Patch 1.17 meta-shift focuses heavily on Smithscript (Throwing) Weapons. FromSoftware has drastically cut the Stamina drain penalty required to execute heavy ranged projectile tosses by 35%.
The Build Setup
The Main Hand: Smithscript Greathammer or Smithscript Dagger.
The Mechanic: Charged heavy attacks now throw the weapon entirely across the room. Thanks to Patch 1.17, these ranged blunt-force inputs deal 15% more stance break posture damage, allowing you to safely stun elite targets from across the room.
Synergy Ring: Pair this with the Smithing Talisman (which scales throwing weapon damage up by an additional 10%) and the Axe Talisman to completely maximize your tracking heavy projectiles.
For players looking to further optimize their gear setup, Elden Ring Items for sale can provide additional equipment options for experimenting with the new throwing weapon meta.
