Elden Ring PS5 Update 1.009 Patch Notes (Ver. 1.009.000)

Elden Ring update 1.009 (1.09) is available to download on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official Elden Ring 1.009 patch notes, the latest update adds Ray-Tracing support for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC versions. Apart from this, today’s Elden Ring patch 1.009.000 also includes various balancing changes and bug fixes.

Previously, a major Elden Ring update 1.08 added new changes, adjustments, and improvements. Unfortunately, players are still facing issues with the game. Elden Ring version 1.09 will fix a few of these issues.

Related: List of all Elden Ring Bugs and Known Issues.

Elden Ring 1.009 Patch Notes – March 23, 2023

New feature:

• Added Ray Tracing support for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC versions.
• Ray Tracing can be activated in the settings menu:
  • PS5 / XSX: Game Options -> Ray Tracing
  • PC: Graphics -> Ray Tracing Quality
• Performance may be impacted while playing with Ray Tracing on.
• Minimum and recommended technical specifications can be found at the end of the patch notes.

PvP Exclusive balance adjustments:

• Inescapable Frenzy incantation power and grab angle increased.
• Lifesteal Fist skill power, range, and grab angle increased.
• Two-handed jumping attacks power decreased.
• Heavy and heavy running attacks of Fist and Claw weapon types power decreased.
• Founding Rain of Stars spell power decreased.
• Terra Magica spell enhancement effect decreased.
• Wave of Gold skill damage and poise damage decreased when hitting an opponent over a certain distance.
• Determination and Royal Knight’s Resolve skills effectiveness decreased.
• Contagious Fury skill of the Jellyfish Shield effects decreased.
• Claw Talisman effectiveness decreased.
• Lord of Blood’s Exultation Talisman effectiveness decreased.
• White Mask head armor attack power buff granted decreased.
• Raptor’s Black Feathers armor jumping attack damage buff granted decreased.
• Magic Shrouding Cracked Tear, Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear, and Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear damage buff gameplay granted decreased when activated with the Flask of Wondrous Physick.

General Balance Adjustment:

• Added invincibility window when respawning in the colosseum.
• Increased attribute scaling for certain weapon infusions with Magic/Fire/Flame Art/Lightning/Sacred and Colossal Sword/Great Axe/Hammer/Flail/Great Hammer/Colossal Weapon.
• Improved speed, range, and recovery time for some attacks of Great Hammer/Great Axe/Great Sword/Curved Greatsword and Flail weapons.
• Increased poise when using two-handed attacks with Flail weapons.
• Increased running attack speed and reduced attack recovery time for Straight Sword/Curved Sword/Katana/Twinblade Sword/Axe/Hammer/Halberd.
• Increased first attack speed for Straight Sword/Curved Sword/Whip.
• Increased guard counters speed for Straight Sword/Great Sword/Colossal Sword/Great Curved Sword/Katana/Twinblade Sword/Axe/Great Axe/Flail/Great Hammer/Spear/Great Spear/Halberd.
• Reduced attack recovery time for Whip weapons.
• Increased Claw weapons damage.
• Great Club now has Holy damage and Faith scaling.
• Increased damage negation when blocking Holy damage and decreased when blocking damage from other affinities.
• Increased Twinblade Talisman effectiveness.
• Slightly reduced rolling travel distance for light equipment weights.
• Decreased hitbox size for some attacks of Thrusting Sword/Heavy Thrusting Sword/Spear/Great Spear/Halberd.

Ashes of War Adjustments:

• Increased Lifesteal Fist target grab range.
• Increased Surge of Faith projectile generation speed.
• Improved Flame Spit guard speed and blocking amount, and adjusted the angle of the fireball.
• Improved Tongues of Fire guard speed and blocking amount.
• Increased Great Oracular Bubble projectile generation speed and reduced recovery time.
• Reduced time before rolling is possible after using Viper Bite skill.
• Increased close range poise damage of Shriek of Milos.
• Increased Spearcall Ritual projectile generation speed.
• Increased Cursed-Blood Slash projectile generation speed and reduced recovery time.
• Reduced Gold Breaker recovery time.
• Increased I Command Thee, Kneel! attack

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues with the Scarlet rot status buildup when giving certain weapons a Cold or Blood affinity.
• Addressed unexpected Physical attack scaling for some attacks of the Partisan, Death Ritual Spear, and Lucerne.
• Corrected the Nightrider Glaive’s impact on horseback attack damage.
• Resolved problems with charged attacks not being properly boosted for the Duelist Greataxe and Rotten Greataxe.
• Fixed a bug where the Roar Medallion Talisman effect did not increase the power of certain incantations.
• Corrected a bug that reduced the effectiveness of some skills while under the Golden Vow effect.
• Fixed issues related to left-handed and right-handed weapon casting and the resulting skill power and critical hit power.
• Addressed unintentional status build-ups for some Weapon Skills.
• Fixed issues related to camera positioning and kill credit in the Colosseum.
• Improved matchmaking stability and level correction when using the Phantom Bloody Finger.
• Addressed several performance and multiplayer stability issues.
• Resolved a bug that caused the game to crash when using the Finger Severer on summoned NPCs while offline.

Download free Elden Ring update 1.009.000 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.