The Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, has been publicly launched. For its $40 worth, gamers get to leap into an entire new space with extra weapons, bosses and secrets and techniques to uncover. However it’s a bit difficult to get into the DLC when you’re within the sport, so this is begin Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
First, you will have to buy Shadow of the Erdtree to your platform (PC, XBox Collection X/S, PS5) and set up it, after all. However you do not entry the DLC by the primary menu — as an alternative, you will want to achieve a particular space and defeat two non-compulsory bosses to earn the proper to get into the DLC.
We’ll clarify intimately under, however the TL;DR to entry the DLC is: defeat Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, then within the Mohgwyn Palace area the place you have defeated the latter, contact the withered arm hanging out of the egg. Increase, you have made it to the DLC.
However earlier than you bounce into Shadow of the Erdtree, ensure you’re ready. Early opinions of the DLC have famous its problem, even above the bottom sport — which is nice for gamers looking forward to a problem, however you will wish to be ready.
First, FromSoftware recommends gamers have their characters attain stage 120-150 earlier than trying the DLC. Throughout our preview, we got pre-made stage 150 characters with fully-upgraded weapons, and we have been nonetheless challenged.
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Talking of weapon upgrades, you will wish to enhance your greatest weapons as excessive as they will go earlier than delving into the Land of Shadow within the DLC. To try this, you will want common and somber smithing stones — make sure that to get or purchase sufficient by securing all of the miner’s bell bearings that can help you purchase smithing and somber stones round Elden Ring. It is a good suggestion to fill up on smithing stones, since you will wish to improve a few of the over 100 new weapons you will discover within the DLC.
And if it has been awhile since you have put down Elden Ring, you would possibly wish to re-familiarize your self with the sport’s fight, weapons, gadgets, talismans, armor and builds. Assuming you are completely prepared, this is get to the DLC.
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How one can entry the Elden Ring DLC
As talked about above, you may’t simply entry the DLC from the menu — you will want to search out it inside the sport. Earlier than you do this, you will have to defeat two bosses: Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood.
Starscourge Radahn may be discovered earlier within the sport within the space of Caelid, simply east of the beginning zone of Limgrave. You will have to journey to the southeast fringe of Caelid and transfer by Redmane Citadel. You will have to activate any Altus Plateau web site of grace or progress Ranni’s questline far sufficient to speak with its related non-player characters, based on Fextralife, to make sure that the citadel is throwing its Radahn Pageant inviting fighters to problem Radahn — together with you, Tarnished. Head previous the gathered NPCs and speak to Jerren, then go up the chapel and take the elevate right down to the waygate teleporter.
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Mohg, Lord of Blood is trickier to search out, and is situated a lot farther into the sport. The simplest option to get to Mohgwyn Palace, the place Mohg resides, is to observe the NPC White Masks Varre‘s sidequest, which includes both collaborating in player-versus-player fight and invading a number of different gamers’ video games or defeating an NPC. Ending the search provides you an merchandise, the Pureblood Knight’s Medal, which you should utilize to be taken to Mohgwyn Palace.
For those who’re PvP-averse, the opposite option to Mohgwyn Palace is a waygate teleporter within the Consecrated Snowfields space, which itself is situated far into the sport after you have situated each halves of the Haligtree Secret Medallion and introduced it on the Grand Raise of Rold. The teleporter to Mohgwyn palace is situated on the western fringe of the Consecrated Snowfields space. Go searching for Lesser Runebears and, when you attain the place the place you are invaded by a Sanguine Noble NPC, head west and down from there.
When you attain Mohgwyn’s palace, you will have to make your manner across the swamps, dodging some nasty summoned large skeletons, and up the mausoleum. You will must defeat or sprint by a horde of gradual zombies that die with a blood explosion, then navigate a darkish tunnel with extra nasty Sanguine Noble enemies showing. Lastly, you will attain a elevate that takes you to Mohg’s boss area. Defeat him and method the cocoon with the drooping arm, which belongs to the physique of Miquella, who left his flesh behind when touring to the Land of Shadow. Contact the arm and also you’re off to the DLC.
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