Elden Ring’s DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, has been publicly launched. For its value of $40, gamers can soar into a complete new space with extra weapons, bosses, and secrets and techniques to uncover. However stepping into the DLC whilst you’re within the sport is a bit tough, so this is how you can get began with Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
First you will want to buy Shadow of the Erdtree to your platform (PC, XBox Sequence X/S, PS5) and naturally set up it. However you do not entry the DLC via the principle menu – as a substitute, you will want to succeed in a particular space and defeat two extra bosses to realize entry to the DLC.
We’ll clarify intimately beneath, however the TL;DR to entry the DLC: Defeat Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, then within the Mohgwyn Palace enviornment the place you defeated the latter, contact the dry hand hanging from the egg. Increase, you’ve got made it to the DLC.
However earlier than you soar into Shadow of the Erdtree, be sure to’re ready. Early evaluations of the DLC famous its problem is even increased than the bottom sport — which is nice for gamers who crave a problem however need to be ready.
First, FromSoftware recommends that gamers have their characters attain degree 120-150 earlier than trying the DLC. In our preview, we got degree 150 educated characters with totally upgraded weapons and we have been nonetheless challenged.
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Talking of weapon upgrades, you will need to enhance your finest weapon as excessive as you may earlier than delving into the Shadowland DLC. You will want frequent and darkish forgestones for this – be sure to top off or purchase sufficient by securing all of the miners’ bearings that mean you can purchase forge and darkstones across the Elden Ring. It is a good suggestion to top off on Smithing Stones as you will need to improve among the 100+ new weapons you will discover within the DLC.
And if it has been some time because you placed on an Elden Ring, you would possibly need to revisit the sport’s fight, weapons, objects, talismans, armor, and builds. Assuming you are all set, this is how you can get to the DLC.
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The best way to entry the Elden Ring DLC
As talked about above, you may’t simply entry the DLC from the menu—you will have to search out it in-game. Earlier than you are able to do that, you will have to defeat two bosses: Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood.
Starscourge Radahn could be discovered earlier within the sport within the Caleda space, east of the beginning space of Limgrave. You will want to journey to the southeastern fringe of Caelido and transfer via Redman Citadel. In keeping with Fextralife, you will have to activate any grace level on the Altus Plateau or advance far sufficient alongside Rani’s questline to speak to the related NPCs to make sure the citadel is internet hosting a Rodan Pageant, inviting fighters to problem Rodan — together with you, Darkened. Go previous the assembled NPCs and speak to Jeren, then go up the chapel and take the elevator all the way down to the gate teleporter.
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Mohg, Lord of Blood is tougher to search out and is far additional into the sport. The simplest technique to get to Mogwin’s palace, the place Mog lives, is to finish the NPC White Masks Varre aspect quest, which includes both partaking in player-vs-player fight and invading a number of different gamers’ video games, or defeating the NPC. Finishing the hunt offers you an merchandise, the Pureblood Knight’s Medal, which you should use to enter Mogwin’s palace.
In case you’re not into PvP, the opposite technique to Mogwin’s palace is through the gate teleport within the Sanctified Snowfields space, which itself is much into the sport after you’ve got discovered each halves of Haligtree’s secret locket and offered it to Rold’s Grand Carry. The teleport to Mogwin’s palace is situated on the western fringe of the Sanctified Snowfields space. Search for small rune bears and when you get to the place the sanguine NPC captured you, go west and down from there.
When you attain Mogwin’s palace, you will have to make your approach across the swamps, dodging some nasty summoned large skeletons, and climb as much as the mausoleum. You’ll have to defeat or struggle your approach via hordes of sluggish zombies that die from the explosion of blood, after which undergo a darkish tunnel the place much more hideous Sanguine enemies will seem. Lastly, you will attain an elevator that can take you to Mog’s boss enviornment. Defeat him and method the cocoon with the arm hanging off, which belongs to the physique of Mikaela, who left her flesh throughout her journey to the Shadowlands. Contact the hand and you’ll be taken to the DLC.
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