Elden Ring players can return to the Lands Between through Path of the Elden Lord, a community event running from November 2 to November 28, 2026. This article outlines the event’s shared challenges, rewards, and place in Bandai Namco’s four-part celebration, helping players see what they can take part in.

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition arrived on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28, 2026, marking the role-playing game’s debut on Nintendo hardware. The edition includes the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, two new starting classes, additional armor sets, and customization options for Torrent. Players on other platforms can get the additional content through the Tarnished Pack.

Bandai Namco has also launched Path of the Elden Lord, the third community questline in its series of events for Elden Ring. The event brings players back to the Lands Between to work toward shared objectives.

Path of the Elden Lord is the third of four Elden Ring community questlines announced by Bandai Namco. The event runs from November 2 through November 28, 2026, giving players nearly a month to contribute to its shared goals.

The challenges are community-wide, so players across all available platforms can work together toward the milestones. Bandai Namco’s announcement lists four objectives for Path of the Elden Lord:

• Summon Warrior Jar Alexander 50,000 times.
• Obtain 3,000,000 Rune Arcs.
• Obtain 500,000 Legendary Armaments.
• Upgrade 100,000 Standard Spirit Ashes to +8.

Completing the objectives unlocks commemorative artwork by artist Louis Gibiard, also known as vladinsk. Bandai Namco has also announced a special Twitch Chat Badge featuring Warrior Jar Alexander, designed by Carsondrewit. Twitch Chat Badges are icons shown beside users’ names in Twitch chats to indicate event participation or achievements; Bandai Namco has not specified how players can claim this badge.

Path of the Elden Lord is part of a four-month community event series announced by Bandai Namco on August 31. The schedule includes these four questlines:

• Path of the Tarnished: September 1–28
• Path of the Cardinal Sin: October 1–28
• Path of the Elden Lord: November 2–28
• Path of Shadows: December 1–28

Each questline has its own challenges, commemorative artwork, and exclusive Twitch Chat Badge. The final event, Path of Shadows, focuses on objectives linked to the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, including collecting Scadutree Fragments and reaching the Abyssal Woods. Players can follow progress updates and challenge reminders on the official Elden Ring Discord server, which is also hosting a separate emote contest.

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is available on Nintendo Switch 2 and includes the original game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. The separate Tarnished Pack DLC costs $4.99 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and Steam.