Modders put the Executor into Elden Ring because if FromSoftware won't give us Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2, we'll do it ourselves

The Executor in Elden Ring: Nightreign stands poised with his blade at the ready. — (Image credit: Bandai Namco)

One of the most tantalising additions to Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree was the introduction of the Deflecting Hardtear, a buff that basically turns you into John Sekiro himself. The only problem? It's locked behind a DLC that requires you to push over Mohg, and that boy isn't exactly an early-game boss.

Things looked up for us Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice lovers (there are literally dozens of us!) when FromSoftware introduced the Executor to Elden Ring Nightreign. And while I've come close to scratching my itch, it's still not the same.

For one, Executor's cursed sword stance is more of a defensive option—a cousin of the Guardian's Steel Guard—that lets the Executor plant his feet and swat aside anything with the right timing. But when you're not on the back foot, you need to be slapping things with two status-build katanas to do any real damage.

The mod's author NinjaRaiden, who made it with help from McKenyu (and links to a separate mod by madao112 to give players the Executor's armor), posted a demonstration video while it was still in development—but you can also watch YouTuber Allence do a full playthrough of the game with the mod enabled below.

Can Executor from Nightreign beat Elden Ring? - YouTube

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NinjaRaiden has plans for a version that'll let you pick which bits of the Executor you'd like ported. For instance, by default, the Executor has the Nightreign sprint—which does bust up the balance of base Elden Rings bosses a tad.

The speed at which the Executor's been ported over to base Elden Ring tells me one thing—I'm certainly not alone in wanting more Sekiro. While the rest of the world might be getting parry fatigue, I'm still a filthy deflection lover and I will not apologise. As soon as I'm burnt out on Nightreign, you can bet I'll be snapping up this mod and heading back to the Lands Between. Me and Promised Consort Radahn have a score to settle.

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Harvey's history with games started when he first begged his parents for a World of Warcraft subscription aged 12, though he's since been cursed with Final Fantasy 14-brain and a huge crush on G'raha Tia. He made his start as a freelancer, writing for websites like Techradar, The Escapist, Dicebreaker, The Gamer, Into the Spine—and of course, PC Gamer. He'll sink his teeth into anything that looks interesting, though he has a soft spot for RPGs, soulslikes, roguelikes, deckbuilders, MMOs, and weird indie titles. He also plays a shelf load of TTRPGs in his offline time. Don't ask him what his favourite system is, he has too many.

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