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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Gravesite Plain (Western)

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Belurat Tower Settlement - Navigating Western Area of Gravesite Plain

• Reaching Cliffroad Terminus: Make sure to pick up Larval Tear at the illuminated gravesite here (night time only)
• Explore Prospect Town
• Look for the Forager Brood who will give you the Forager Brood Cookbook (2). This NPC can be found next to the illuminated gravesite at night, which surrounds a Larval Tear at night. NOTE: Harming the Forager Brood will cause Moore to appear and invade your world. If Moore dies, this will also cause the Forager Brood to permanently disappear.
• Get the Incursion Painting in Artist's Shack,
• Go to the Church of Benediction 

After meeting the followers of Miquella at the Three-Cross Path Site of Grace, continue exploring Gravesite Plain by going toward the tall archway that Freyja is facing in the west. You will come across shadow enemies here that you can eliminate for a chance to get Rada Fruit from them. Go to the left after exiting the archway and navigate the stone steps here. This will lead you to an area above the Western Nameless Mausoleum, the Cliffroad Terminus. You will encounter hounds and giant bats in this area. After scaling the cliff here, you can activate the Cliffroad Terminus Site of Grace.

Exploring Cliffroad Terminus

From here, follow the dirt path and head south. This will lead you to a gravesite with more Shadow enemies. Go near the edge and look for an item on the ground near the gravestone heads to obtain the following items:

• Scadutree Fragment
• Silver Horn Tender
• Rada Fruit

There's also a Grave Glovewort that you can collect from one of the corpses here. After this area, head to the opposite side of the cliff and go toward the pond. You will encounter Hounds and Bloodfiend enemies here along the way. At the edge of the pond, you will see a small altar where you can pick up a Revered Spirit Ash. Then, head south of the pond where a hound and Bloodfiends are gathered. You can pick up a Great Arrow and a Smithing Stone from their gathering spot. Continue exploring until you reach the edge south of the pond. You will find a non-hostile servant here who will give you the Forager Brood Cookbook [2] when interacted with. There's also a nearby illuminated grave where you can pick up a Larval Tear from the center. (This area may only be spotted at night.)

Head toward the west this time and enter Prospect Town or what remains of it. This area is infested with Bloodfiends and Hounds in every corner. Inside the building to the west, you can pick up Beast Blood from the corpse next to breakable jars. Go towards the southern area of Prospect Town where you see 3 Bloodfiends gathered in the open area. Eliminate them and look around the pillars to pick up Sanguine Amaryllis from a corpse. Continue walking up two sets of wide steps and enter the building to your left. Inside, you can obtain an Outer God Heirloom from a chest.

Exit the town to continue exploring the southeast and go past the servant who gave you the cookbook. You will encounter creatures here with lightning elements, and lightning can also strike occasionally. You may also pick up Yellow Fulgurbloom and other items from slain creatures. You will see a corpse in the distance and you can go up to it to take the Greater Potentate's Cookbook [5]. 

Continue navigating this area and go toward the cave where you will encounter a Giant Rat and another Curseblade. You're heading toward where you interacted with the first Site of Grace in the Shadow of Realm but in the area above it. As you reach the edge of the cliff, you will see the "Incursion" Painting inside the Artist's Shack. [See the location on Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Map] After going here, explore the southern area to reach the Church of Benediction. Go toward the center and pick up the Blessed Blue Dew Talisman from the altar. Then, face north and exit the tall and slim archway toward the cliff. Pick up Pata and the Oathseeker Knight Set here.

You can go down here and scale the wall while riding Torrent. This gives you access back to the Gravesite Plain without going back to the Site of Grace in Crossroad Terminus.

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Belurat Tower Settlement

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Belurat Tower Settlement - Inside the Legacy Dungeon

• Meet Moore and Sir Ansbach
• Defeat the NPC Invader Fire Knight Queelign IMPORTANT: After exploring Belurat  Tower Settlement, you must speak with Ansbach at the Three-Path Cross Site of Grace to progress his questline
• Take the Storeroom Key and unlock the door near the Small Private Altar Site of Grace to meet Hornsent Grandam
• Take the Well Depths Key and head to the Sewers
• Navigate the Stagefront section of Belurat Tower Settlement
• Defeat the Divine Beast Dancing Lion
• After defeating the boss, pick up the Tower of Shadow Message
• Equip the Divine Beast Head armor piece and return to Hornsent Grandam to receive Watchful Spirit (Spell)
• After exploring Belurat  Tower Settlement, you must speak with Ansbach at the Three-Path Cross Site of Grace to progress his questline

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Castle Ensis

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Path to Castle Ensis

• Crossing the Greatbridge
• Clear the army camp in Castle Front
• Activate the Castle Front - Site of Grace 
• Take the Spelldrake Talisman +3 from a body under the bridge
• Return to Castle Ensis
• Activate the Site of Grace
• Look for a way inside the Castle
• Defeat Moonrithyll, Carian Knight
• Pick up Rellana's Cameo from the altar inside the chapel
• Obtain Wolf Crest Shield
• Defeat Rellana, Twin Moon Knight (Optional Summons: Needle Knight Leda and Dryleaf Dane)

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Scadu Altus

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Navigating Scadu Altus

• Activate Site of Grace after eliminating Rellana, Twin Moon Knight, and exit through the newly-opened gate
• Head North and follow the dirt path to activate Highroad Cross - Site of Grace
• Exhaust dialogue of nearby NPCs: Leda and Hornsent. Accept Monk's Missive and Cross Map. (NOTE: You need to return to Three-Path Cross Site of Grace to speak with Redmane Freyja after this interaction)
• Pick up Map: Scadu Altus to reveal nearby locations
• Defeat Furnace Golem
• Head to Church of the Crusade: Defeat Fire Knight Queelign and obtain the Prayer Room Key
• Locate and explore Fog Rift Fort
• Reach Moorth Ruins and do Dryleaf Dane's quest there.
• Go to Rauh Base first (There's a secret passage from Moorth Ruins leading to Rauh Base. Ride northeast past the glowing worm creatures and travel past the tall Statue of Marika and golden flowerbloom. Follow the canyon along until you formally enter Rauh Base)
• Locate the 2 Forager Brood: The first one can be found northwest of the Ruined Forge of Starfall Past while the other one is at the northern section of Moorth Highway (the path on the way to Rauh Base)
• Return to Scadu Altus and explore Bonny Village and Bonny Gaol
• Discover the Spiritspring near Fort Reprimand and reach Scaduview Cross - Site of Grace
• Clear Fort of Reprimand
• Complete Ruined Forge of Starfall Past
• Explore southeast of Scadu Altus
• Visit Whipping Hut and Rabbath's Rise
• Get the Larval Tear west of Rabbath's Rise, you can see the illuminated gravesite (nighttime only) before you formally enter Cathedral of Manus Metyr
• Reach the Cathedral of Manus Metyr and speak to Count Ymir and Jolan
• Head north to Shadow Keep - Church District and progress NPC Questlines inside

After defeating Rellana in Castle Ensis, exit through the newly opened gate. This new area here takes you to Scadu Altus, the second region in the Realm of Shadow. You will meet Needle Knight Leda and Hornsent in this location. While in this area, make sure to activate the Site of Grace and pick up the Scadutree Fragment and an Empyrean-Blood Burgeon. Talk to both of them and exhaust their dialogues. Ask Leda about Hornsent and she will tell you about the order that Marika gave to Messmer to cleanse the townsfolk by fire. Then, interacting with Hornsent will give you a Monk's Missive and a Gesture: May the Best Win. He will also give you a New Cross Map which shows additional Miquella's Cross locations drawn.

Head north to pick up the Map: Scadu Altus to navigate easily. Eliminate the Furnace Golem that you will come across outside the Shadow Keep, which is the large building that you can see nearby. The Furnace Golem mostly roams the army campsite found in front of the Shadow Keep's main entrance. It drops x1 Crimsonburst Dried Tear and x1 Furnace Visage.

Church of the Crusade

After defeating the Furnace Golem, head east to reach the Church of the Crusade. Go inside and walk down the aisle here and you will be invaded by the Fire Knight Queelign NPC.  If this is your 2nd encounter with Queelign, you will receive the Ash of War: Flame Skewer and a Prayer Room Key.

You will encounter the same NPC invader in the following areas:

• Belurat Tower Settlement
• Shadow Keep

Going back to the Church of the Crusade, On the altar behind the burning pot, make sure to pick up the x2 Scadutree Fragment in front of the tall statue of Marika. On your way out, look to your right and pick up Rune Arc next to the toppled pillars. 

Outside the church, head northeast and go to the very edge. You will find an injured Forager Brood here who is unable to move. To help it, drop a Warming Stone next to it then wait for it to get up. Rest at a nearby Site of Grace, come back to the location to receive Forager Brood Cookbook (4) and x3 Shadow Sunflower from it. 

Fog Rift  Fort

Fog Rift Fort can be accessed from the Scadu Altus, West Grace by dropping down the rocky platforms and landing on one of the fort's towers. Drop down from the tower by jumping or using the ladder, and you'll encounter Messmer Soldiers on top of the fort's walls. Once you take them out, look to your left and you'll see a corpse that you can loot, which has x10 Fire Arrow.

Afterward, follow the path until you reach the second wall tower of the fort. Here, you'll encounter a wooden bridge to your right guarded by six Messmer Soldiers. The wooden bridge leads to a rocky platform with another corpse that you can loot for the Greater Potentate's Cookbook [3].

After looting the corpse on the rocky platform, head back to the wall of the fort by crossing the bridge again and continuing on the path. Turn left to another bridge that leads to a small stone house on the other side, where you'll encounter a boss. For a complete guide on how to beat the boss, check out Black Knight Garrew. This boss drops the Black Steel Greatshield. After slaying the boss, head inside the stone house he emerged from and open the chest, which contains a Smithing Stone [3].

Next, head towards the small opening between the cliff and the left side of the stone house. Drop down on a ledge. Follow the stairs, and climb two sets of ladders to reach the top of a tower with a treasure chest containing the Arrow's Soaring Sting Talisman. Drop back down the ladder and jump on the cliff in front of it, then jump down to return to where the boss was.
Now, head to the right of the stone house and access a small part of the wall path. You'll encounter two more Messmer Soldiers and find another corpse holding x1 Somber Smithing Stone [2]. Once you've cleared out the walls of the fort, head back to the bridge that connected the wall path and the boss area, then turn left to a wooden platform with a ladder going down. This will lead you to the grounds of the fort where more Messmer Soldiers await you. The first three soldiers you'll encounter are stationed to the left of the ladder near a spike barricade. After taking them out, you'll find a corpse in the middle of the barricade that holds the Messmerfire Grease.

After looting the corpse, be careful when combatting the rest of the soldiers on the ground. Luckily, they are spread out and in the open, so you can take them out one by one using a ranged weapon. These soldiers are also stationed next to fire turrets. There are two fire turrets in front, two on the opposite side of where you are, and one on the right.

Once you've cleared out the ground, head to the opposite side of the ground where you'll find some tents. One of these tents contains a chest with the Serpent Flail.

This is your last stop before heading southeast to travel to Moorth Ruins. 

To Moorth Ruins

Return to Scadu Altus Site of Grace and read the Monk's Missive. From here, head to the path leading to the southwest to Moorth Ruins. You will find Dryleaf Dane here who you will challenge to a fight. He is standing near the Site of Grace and next to Miquella's Cross. To prompt this, use the Gesture: May the Best Win while facing him. He will drop Dryleaf Arts and Dane's Hat upon his death. After this encounter, don't explore Moorth Ruins yet. You will come back here after you explore Rauh Base. There is a secret access to the next location through the lake north of Moorth Ruins. Continue reading the next part of this exploration in the next tab: See the Walkthrough for Rauh Base. Click here to return to the tab selection. Then, continue reading Scadu Altus after Rauh Base.

Continue Scadu Altus after exploring Rauh Base 

Walk toward the area behind where you fought Dryleaf Dane and you will arrive at Moorth Ruins. You will be fighting phantom enemies here and this enemy type can be difficult to see at night. The Moorth Ruins are explored vertically, it will lead to an area deeper into the ground as you jump from one platform to another. Enter through the door of a collapsed building to the southeast. Then, exit towards the broken roof. You can pick up a Shattered Stone Talisman from a corpse here.

Continue navigating to the area below you by jumping near the wall. You can summon Torrent here to negate some of the fall damage. At the bottom, you will be fighting 3 Mage enemies and you can take the Golden Arcs from the chest inside the small building. Walk towards the northwest where you see a slanted piece of structure. Jump down the balcony near it and to the ground. You can pick up a Shadow Sunflower from a corpse below the balcony. Then, head to the small cave opening here with a faint ghostflame. At the end of this cave, use the ladder to reach Bonny Village.

Bonny Village

Use the Site of Grace after exiting the well. Look around and you will see multiple jars in the area. This area appears to be filled with them in every corner but they are not alive. You will be fighting shadow enemies here and encounter a Greater Potentate. You will find Redflesh Mushroom in the area or pick them up after defeating shadow enemies. Keep heading down the path in the village and look at the houses on the left side and pick up the Kukri under a small roof. When you see the broken bridge in front of you, turn around and look at the area to your right. You can pick up the Bonny Butchering Knife from a corpse here.

Make your way to the broken bridge and try to take out the ghost hounds here. You can also see the loot that they are guarding here. When it's safe, jump down the area and take Human Bone Shard and 2 Living Jar Shard from the corpses. Now, follow the path to the northwest until a figure comes into view. Don't worry, this area is safe. You can pick up the Revered Spirit Ash from this small altar. Now, teleport to the Bonny Village - Site of Grace and jump to the other side of the bridge. Head north past the orange trees here and you can see a corpse in the middle of the open ground. Pick up the O Mother Gesture here. After doing so, go to the bridge south of Bonny Village.

You will find spiked barricades and broken cages on either side of the path. Continue following this path and be careful of the 2 Giant Scorpions that will attack you from either side. Keep an eye out for an opening to the right side of the wall. When you see it, enter the cave to go to Bonny Gaol.

Bonny Gaol

Inside the Gaol, you will find jars suspended in the air with chains holding them up. You will be fighting Living Jars and other types of enemies down here. Take the path to your right and defeat the first enemy here. Look behind you and enter the small room. Watch out for the hiding enemy to your right here. Then, pick up the Frozen Maggot from the corpse. Exit this room and then go to the area across the room you just entered. You can ignore the room to your right as you can't go to the item right now. Inside the second room, you will see an item on a corpse in the corner. Be careful as you approach this chair because 3 Shadow enemies will attack you. After defeating them, take the Bolt from the corpse. 

Open the door to your right and eliminate the single enemy sitting here. Then, go down the hole next to the flaming lantern. You can pick up a Broken Rune as soon as you jump here. As you Walk towards the eastern area and enter the small cave. You will be fighting rats and giant rats in this section. After that, go past the wide area and enter through another narrow cave to your right to take the Smithing Stone from a corpse. Return to the path and use the ladder at the end of this narrow cave and as you exit, watch out for the living jar that will attack you. It can extend its innards to shoot a projectile but you can stagger this enemy with a heavy attack. Inside this room, take the Stalwart Horn Charm +2. Then, jump back to the room where you first saw this unreachable item.

Return to the sewer area where you jumped down. You will see an unreachable item in the western area because of the grills blocking the way. Look for the narrow area here and watch out for the slug-like enemies down here. They can be difficult to spot because of their color so listen closely to their sounds. This path will lead to a Broken Rune that you can pick up from a corpse. Then, look behind you to reveal another pathway where you can pick up the Invigorating Cured Meat to your left. Then, go to the right path to jump down to the lower levels of the gaol.

The river will serve as the path here, so follow the stream. To your right, you will fight a Living Jar here. There's also a Broken Rune, the one that you saw from when you first entered Broken Gaol. Fight the next cluster of enemies here near the water and pick up the Warming Stone next to the pillar behind them. Continue following the stream of water until you see an opening at the end. Watch out for hiding enemies here and make sure that you are ready for them. They will come out as soon as you step near an item. Take the Innard Meat on the ground here. Next, defeat the Living Jar next to the door, then look behind you to see a broken jar. An enemy is hiding here and will reveal a Raw Meat Dumpling under them. Go to the next room and exit through the tall archway. This will reveal just how big the Bonny Gaol is.

When you reach the area where you can see broken jails on the wall to your right, you need to watch out for an enemy that will jump at you in the next room. They can drain a chunk of your HP so you need to be ready for them or dodge early to avoid getting damaged. Then, exit through the closed door to the left corner of the room. This will take you to the jar used as a lift that will take you to the depths of the gaol. Jump on top of it and jump to the bridge. Before crossing the bridge, you need to activate the switch on the bridge and then jump on top of the jar again.

Doing this will take you to the top level of Bonny Gaol and you can pick up the Night Set from a corpse. Then, go up the stairs and defeat the Living Jar here blocking the door. Behind it, you can pick up the Shield of Night on the ledge. This time, you can now jump down the lift and cross the bridge. As you reach the other side, watch out for the 2 hiding Living Jars. Take them out as fast as you can and use heavy attacks to stagger them. Then, jump down on the left side of the bridge. Follow the path ahead and get ready for the boss fight.

You will be fighting Curseblade Labirith here, a boss that wields dual blades and can turn himself invisible. You will receive Curseblade Meera upon defeating this boss. You can visit his page for a strategy on how to beat him.

Path to Fort of Reprimand

The entrance to Fort of Reprimand will be near the Moorth Highway, South Site of Grace. [See Elden Ring Map]. From Moorth Ruins, head south using the main path. You will notice that there's an area above Fort of Reprimand and you can access this by going to the edge of the cliff to your left.

You will find a Spiritspring here but you can't use it right away. You need to look for the stack of stones by going to the edge of the cliff here. Then, summon Torrent to ride up the plain above you. From there, head southeast to reach the edge and you will find the Scaduview Cross and Site of Grace. You can pick up x1 Scadutree Fragment here next to Miquella's Cross. When you're done here, you can either jump down the Spiritspring, or teleport back to Moorth Ruins to continue exploring Fort of Reprimand.

You will first reach Fort of Reprimand's Courtyar from the entrance where the execution platform is located. There will be an Omenkiller patrolling the courtyard, so be prepared for combat. After defeating the Omenkiller, you are free to explore and loot the area. You can pick up numerous items in the courtyard, such as Throwing Dagger, Broken Rune, Grace Mimic, Furlcalling Finger Remedy, and Blessed Bone Shard. In the northeastern part of the courtyard, you will find a spot you can jump on to access its basement.

Down in the basement, you can pick up x1 Shadow Realm Rune [4], x4 Knot Resin, x1 Broken Rune, and x10 Kukri. As you head deeper into the basement, you will find an exit leading to a section behind the fort. You'll find x1 Messmer Soldier Ashes by a gravestone. You'll also find a ladder going up the fort, so use that to go back inside the fort.

After climbing the ladder, you will end up on top of the fort walls. Follow the path to the right, then head left, looting a dead body by the stairs containing x3 Dewgem. To the northwest of the body, you can activate the Fort of Reprimand Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map]. An Omenkiller will be on top of the wall on your right, so be prepared to fight it. After defeating the Omenkiller, you can explore the western side of the Site of Grace, finding x1 Blessed Bone Shard on a dead body on a scaffolding. Go back to the staircase near the Site of Grace, then head south, where you dropped earlier.

Go back to the staircase near the Site of Grace, then head south, where you dropped earlier. You'll find a room in which you will encounter Black Knight Edreed, who uses a twinblade in combat. He can also use flying attacks to close the distance to you, so be cautious of those attacks. After you have defeated Black Knight Edreed, he will drop the Ash of War: Aspects of the Crucible: Wings.

Head up the stairs, then climb up the ladder, which leads to the outside. On the southwestern part of the area, climb up the stairs. On top of the tower, you can open a chest to acquire x1 Battlefield Priest's Cookbook [2]. Backtrack your way to the Fort of Reprimand Site of Grace.

You will find a path going down near where you dropped. Go down the stairs and keep following the path. You will encounter numerous Common Soldiers in this area, which you can easily kill in a few attacks. In the room as you enter the area, you can pick up x2 Festive Grease from a dead body right beside where two soldiers are. Head west, then southwest to explore the area, entering another room.

In this room, you will find a ladder going down right across the door you just entered. When you go down, you will find four Common Soldiers gathering at the southwestern corner of the room. You can find pick up 7x Smithing Stone [5] on a dead body at the corner where the soldiers were gathering. There will be a chest containing x1 Furnace Visage. On the southeastern part of the room, you can pick up x3 Spiritgrave Stone from a dead body.

Climb back up the stairs, then go through the doorway on the southwest. In this room, you can find x1 Fireproof Pickled Liver near the path going to the execution platform in the middle of the fort.

If you want to find the "Behind the Fort of Reprimand Site of Grace" [See Elden Ring Map], you can access it by heading west of Bonny Gaol [See Elden Ring Map]. Then, head to Ruined Forge of Starfall Past; this is an optional location but a good place to earn a number of Smithing Stones and you can also get the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword from there.

Ruined Forge of Starfall Past

Return to Moorth Ruins and travel southwest to The Ruined Forge of Starfall. Before you enter the dungeon, make sure to locate the Forager Brood west of the dungeon. This one will give you the Forager Brood Cookbook [1]. Then, you can continue inside the dungeon. Its entrance is a broken-down structure with a small tunnel entrance on the west side. Enter the tunnel and follow it until you reach a ladder that descends further underground. Climb down the ladder to find an abandoned shelter, where the Ruined Forge of Starfall Site of Grace is located.

After setting up the Site of Grace, head immediately to the doorway and you'll find a Smithing Stone [6] on the ground. Additionally, on the left corner of the area, there are x5 Smithing Stone [3]. In the first area, you'll encounter two Misbegotten enemies. One is below the small bridge that connects to the other side of the room, and the other is on the far side of the bridge. Eliminate these enemies and pull the lever on the other side of the bridge, which will open an iron door below the bridge on the left side. Before heading down to the iron door, go to the opposite side of the lever to find x1 Smithing Stone [2] and a Smithscript Spear. Drop down from the bridge to take out the Misbegotten below. There's another Smithing Stone [3] opposite the iron door. Just beside the iron door on the left, you'll find another Smithing Stone [2] and Smithing Stone [3]. Enter the iron door and immediately hide in a small space to the right. You'll need to take cover here for a few seconds because a Fire Blob will shoot fire projectiles from the other side of the passage.

You can pull the lever in your hiding spot to close the iron door again. Once another projectile crosses, run toward the Fire Blob and take it out. In the next area, there are two levels and another passage to the right leading to another area. From the entrance of the iron passage, go left to grab the Smithing Stone [6] and Smithing Stone [3] on the ground. A Golem Smith is lurking behind some rubble, so be alert and take it out. To the left of the golem are x2 Smithing Stone [2].

Once you've looted the first level of the second area, go to the other passage on the right. As before, another Fire Blob will be shooting projectiles from the far side. Run to the nearest cover on the right, but be ready to fight, as another Fire Blob will be waiting to ambush you there. Take out the hiding Fire Blob and wait in cover. There's also a Smithing Stone [3] in the cover area. Wait for a projectile to cross, then run toward the Fire Blob and take it out. Through the second passage, you'll come across a ladder going up to the right. Before heading up, go straight a bit to a small dead-end area and prepare to fight a Golem Smith hiding on the left. This small room contains a Somber Smithing Stone [7] by a skeleton and a Smithing Stone [3].

Afterward, head up the ladder to reach the second level of this area. Follow the path to a room filled with three Fire Blobs and a Golem Smith. There's a Somber Smithing Stone [8] by a corpse on the ground, so pick it up. Head up the broken-down rubble to the left to reach the third level and enter the passage to the right. This will lead you back to the second area you encountered earlier, and you can drop to the second level. Before jumping to the second level, look to the left to see a small dead-end room with a corpse holding the Smithing Talisman. Enter this dead-end room, and a group of Fire Blobs will drop from the ceiling, which you need to take out.

There's a Golem Smith on the right side of the area near the bridge and a Fire Blob on a small platform once you drop down. Once you take out the golem, you can loot the second level of the second area. There's a Smithing Stone [8] by a sitting corpse on the small platform. Crossing the bridge to the other side, you can pick up a Smithing Stone [6] and a Glass Shard. Once you've looted the second level, pull the lever to open another iron door on the left side. Enter the iron door and follow the path to a mid-sized room with two Golem Smiths ready to ambush you—one to the right and one to the left. Once you clear the room, you can loot it to find a Smithing Stone [6] and a Smithscript Cirque by a corpse next to the sewage waterfall.

Do not drop down the sewage waterfall as it will kill you. Instead, head back to the passage that connects the second area and the room with the sewage waterfall. Pull the lever to the left to activate the iron door. Before the iron door rises to close, immediately jump above the iron door. Once it stops, go to the platform on the right to find an entrance to a small room. This room contains an altar that you can interact with to receive the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword and an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

To the Eastern Region of Scadu Altus

The eastern region of Scadu Altus can be accessed through the Bonny Village. If you have been following this walkthrough, you would have unlocked the Site of Grace in Bonny Village. Teleport there and head east by crossing the bridge. Go to the Whipping Hut at the edge and pick up the Tooth Whip from the corpse inside the hut. You can also interact with the ghost here just outside the hut. 

You will notice that if you look at our Shadow of the Erdtree Map, you will see 2 locations here: Eastern Nameless Mausoleum and Darklight Catacombs. While these 2 are both part of Scadu Altus, their entrances can only be accessed after exploring an area beneath Shadow Keep. Read Part 1 of Shadow Keep to know the full details of draining the water in the Shadow Keep - Church District and how to clear both optional dungeons.

Going back to Scadu Altus Eastern Region, cross the bridge to the other side and activate the Bridge Leading to the Village - Site of Grace to the right. it was in this location past the bridge when we heard a loud audio cue followed by a notification that a great rune had broken. This significantly adds interactions you will have with NPCs. It is recommended to travel to the various sites of graces to speak with the following NPCs: 

• Main Gate Cross - Site of Grace: Ansbach and Moore
• Highroad Cross - Site of Grace: Needle Knight Leda and Hornsent
• Pillar Path Cross - Site of Grace: Thiollier

Talking to Moore

Moore will ask you "Must we be sad forever?" Your answer here will affect his questline. You have 3 options:

• Put it behind you
• Remain sad forever
• I don't know

If you choose the first one, he will move on from this location and you will encounter him later as an enemy. The second one will prompt him to move to a different location as well. The third option here allows you to come back and talk to him later, however, you can also make this your final choice if you progress too far in the game. This will make him stay at the same location.

and you can continue exploring the area past here. Go to the edge of the cliff here and eliminate the Wolves for a chance to get Thin Beast Bones, then head to Rabbath's Rise and Cathedral of Manus Metyr by following the main path.

The rest of the NPCs will not have any implications, including your conversation with Needle Knight Leda. The others will tell you how they're now beginning to question their choices, and if their decisions were earnest. After talking to all of the NPCs, you can now return to the Site of Grace that you activated after crossing the bridge.

Cathedral of Manus Metyr and Rabbath's Rise

The Cathedral of Manus Metyr is located in the eastern region of Scadu Altus. You will find it along the path after exploring Bonny Village, an area where you will encounter Wolves and a Furnace Golem. Defeating the Furnace Golem here will drop Cerulean-Sapping Cracked Tear and a Furnace Visage. Continue the path ahead until you pass through Rabbath's Rise. Activate the Church of High Road - Site of Grace before continuing. Turn right to formally enter Rabbath's Rise here. This is a tower building with some of its steps destroyed. You will also see some glowing crystals on the ground floor.

Go through the door to your left and climb the spiral stairs. When you reach the study room with tall bookshelves lined on the walls, make sure to hit the wall with 2 arches. This is a secret wall hiding a stack of stones. Destroy it to reveal a nearby Spiritspring. You can't use the elevator yet, so you need to go outside the tower and look for the spirit spring. Summon Torrent and ride up the wind to reach the top of the tower. Open the chest to get Rabbath's Cannon. On your way down, you can now use the elevator that was previously stuck.

When you're done exploring Rabbath's Rise, you can now go to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr, which is just across the Rabbath's Rise. Activate the Site of Grace and enter through the closed gates. During your interaction with Count Ymir, he will give you 2 items:

• Ruins Map
• Hole-Laden Necklace

Talk to Swordnight Jolan, who is leaning against a pillar. She is a servant to Count Ymir and is fiercely loyal to him. For now, there's not much that you can do to progress their quest, except to roam around the area. Head outside through the arch near Jolan which will take you to the grave area. Summon Torrent and jump over the fence to your left to explore the edges of the Cathedral. Beware of skeleton enemies here and make sure to pick up a Glinting Nail on the ground. Continue going around the cathedral and eliminate skeleton enemies as you go. These enemies also drop a piece of their armor and Cuckoo Glintstone.

In the pond area south of the cathedral, you can pick up a Greater Potentate's Cookbook [2] from a corpse. Then, head southeast where you see a broken stone chalice to pick up the Starlight Shards. As you head towards the Church District - Shadow Keep, look for the pest found west of the nearest Site of Grace on top of the tunnel road. Head to the cliff edge and seek the pest near the outer wall of the keep. Interact with it to receive the Forager Brood Cookbook [6].

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Rauh Base

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Rauh Base

• Travel to Rauh Base from the lake in Moorth Ruins
• Obtain the Map: Rauh Ruins
• Go to Temple Town Ruins
• Find the way to Rivermouth Cave (This dungeon is part of Gravesite Plain but can only be accessed from Rauh Base)
• Complete Scorpion River Catacombs
• Explore Taylew's Ruined Forge
• Continue your progress by returning to Scadu Altus and teleporting to Moorth Ruins - Site of Grace.

Path to Rauh Base from Moorth Ruins

You can reach Rauh Base by traveling north from Moorth Ruins. There is a lake with glowing worm-like creatures and you need to go through it. You can also pick up Four-Toed Fowl Foot from a nearby corpse here.

As you reach the entrance, make sure to pick up the Scadutree Fragment from the tall Statue of Marika here. There are some enemies inside, a mix of flowerbloom and white-cloaked enemies here. It's up to you if you want to fight them or just run through them.

Once you reach the poisonous swamp past the golden tree, look for the Forager Brood (pest) along the right cliff edge. You will find it near the Deathbird-infested swamp. Interact with it to receive the Forager Brood Cookbook [5]. Then, make an exit towards west until you get the Rauh Base flash on your screen.

Activate the Site of Grace as you formally enter this new location. Taylew's Ruined Forge is just northeast of this Site of Grace but the first thing you need to do is to get the Map: Rauh Ruins so you can navigate easily. You can come back to this location later on.

To get the map, travel southwest where you see 2 Golem Warriors ahead. One is using a bow, while the other one is using an axe. It is recommended to eliminate them before you take the map since they can still attack you from a very long distance. Get rid of the archer first as it's easier to deal with them in close combat. Then, you can take on the other golem warrior. The map is just ahead, next to stone heads past the golem warriors. After acquiring the map, head southwest to reach Temple Town Ruins.

Temple Town Ruins

The Temple Town Ruins is located near the Gravesite Plain, southeast of the Rauh Ancient Ruins, West Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map].

After activating the Temple Town Ruins Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map], follow the river going east. You will be by the ruins area with Shadow Pothead enemies scattered around the ruins. Explore the ruins area, and you'll find x4 Rada Fruit on a dead body on top of a collapsed roof. You can also find x1 Revered Spirit Ash on the southern part of the ruins. Afterwards, you can head west through the archway to find the graveyard section of the ruins. You can pick up x1 Grave Glovewort [8] on a dead body. A Spiritgrave Stone can also be picked up on the western side of the graveyard, by the gravestones on the corner.

To get inside the ruins' structure, you can find a small opening on the southern part of the wall of the enclosed structure. You will encounter numerous Shadow Undead, Shadow Pothead and Rotten Strays, so be prepared to face numerous enemies. On the southeastern corner of the ruins, you can find x3 Beast Blood by a collapsed roof, along with x1 Golden Rune [1]. Continue heading north, and you can pick up a Somber Smithing Stone [3] by a wall on the west side beside a Shadow Undead.

Head up the stairs on the east side, then go south to find a Shadow Pothead. Continue heading up the stairs covered by tattered cloth. Go on the northwestern edge of the collapsed roof, then drop down carefully to get to the area under the roof. Once you have successfully dropped down, you'll be in a small room with pots and a Shadow Undead. Go past the archway, and you'll encounter another Shadow Pothead. In this area, you can loot the dead body to obtain a Scadutree Fragment. Exit the structure through where you dropped earlier, then head northwest.

Traverse through the bridge on the northwestern side, picking up x2 Furlcalling Finger Remedy along the way. You will encounter a Horned Warrior going down the stairs. After defeating the Horned Warrior, go up the stairs where it was coming down from. A structure will be at the top of the stairs containing a chest. Open the chest to find the Two-Handed Sword Talisman.

Rivermouth Cave Exploration

The Rivermouth Cave is an optional dungeon that can be accessed from Temple Town Ruins. This is still part of Gravesite Plain but this can only be accessed after defeating Rellana and unlocking a gate to Scadu Altus and by making your way from Moorth Ruins to Rauh Base. To get here, you need to reach Temple Town Ruins and teleport to the Site of Grace. Then, head south and follow the river to your left. Go past the ruins until you see the waterfall and walk over to the cliff. Carefully look down and locate the platforms that you can jump down on to reach the river below.

Continue navigating southwest and stick to the wall on your right side. You will see the entrance to the Rivermouth Cave a few meters from the platform. 

You will encounter Wolves and Bloodfiends inside this dungeon. You will find various consumables and crafting materials here like Sacred Bloody Flesh, Sanguine Amaryllis, and Hefty Beast Bone.

As you reach the northern corner of the cave, you will find a mist door leading to a boss fight. You will find Chief Bloodfiend here, similar to the ones that you have fought inside the cave, but the stronger version of them. This boss drops the Bloodfiend Hexer's Ashes on death. To learn more about this dungeon and all items that you can obtain, please see Rivermouth Cave.

Scorpion River Catacombs

From the Site of Grace, head straight through the catacombs. In the first room, an Imp enemy will ambush you. Afterward, head left down a short set of stairs towards a large hallway, and turn left into a small room. Inside, you'll find a corpse holding Rejuvenating Boluses and two Imps guarding it. Take them out.

Exit the small room and cross the bridge in the middle of the large hallway until you find another set of stairs going down. Follow the path until you reach another large room with two Imp enemies inside.

Eliminate them and head down the stairs of the large room. Just below the stairs is a corpse holding a Grave Glovewort [3]. Proceed through the tunnel entrance on the same level to find another room with an Imp guarding a plant on the left that gives you Yellow Fulgurbloom. At the other end of the room is another tunnel, but before proceeding, loot the corpse beside the tunnel to get x5 Redflesh Mushrooms.

Head down the tunnel and go straight through the tight path, turning right towards another short set of stairs going down. Do not immediately exit the tunnel after turning right. There's a large spike trap that launches from above. Wait for the spike to go down, then immediately run to the right to a small space that keeps you safe from the spike trap. From here, you can either run to the right to get out of the spike area or go to the corpse on the other side that has the Ghost Glovewort and then run to safety after looting it.

Once you're out of the spike trap area, turn left and drop down to another level, but be careful, as there are three Basilisks waiting to attack you. After killing the Basilisks, head through the tunnel on this level to find another corpse on the left, giving you the Shadow Realm Runes [4]. Exit the tunnel, and just to the left, you'll see another Yellow Fulgurbloom.

To the right, you'll find a ladder going up. Head up the ladder and take out an Imp enemy on the edge of the tunnel enjoying the view of the next room. Drop down into the room and loot the corpse on the right for another Ghost Glovewort [5].

Then, head to the left side of the room and up a short set of stairs. Turn left to find yourself back at the spike trap area. Cross the spike trap area again, but instead of dropping down to the Basilisk area, turn right. This leads to an open hallway with Messmer Soldiers inside. Before proceeding toward the Messmer Soldiers, run to a safe space on the right as the first half of the hallway is another spike trap. Once you cross the hallway, take out the two Messmer Soldiers and then the Black Knight with its back turned. After clearing the hallway, loot the corpse on the right near where you fought the Messmer Soldiers to get a Smithing Stone [5]. In the middle of the hallway, where the Black Knight stood, loot the altar to receive the Black Knight Captain Huw.

Afterward, head back to the safe area of the second spike trap and climb the ladder going up. Once you reach the top, wait for the spike trap to go down. Before it goes back up, hop on top of it to reach a secret platform above. Loot the corpse there to get the Imp Head (lion). Hop on the spike trap again to go back to the level above the ladder.

Cross the bridge to the right, and before heading straight through the other tunnel, turn left and cross the ledge. Hop on the spike trap that goes down on the left to reach another secret platform and loot a corpse for the Imp Head (lion).

Return to the ledge, but before going back, turn left first to the tunnel here and enter the small room at the end. Kill two Imps guarding a corpse that gives you the Knight's Lightning Spear. Afterward, head back through the tunnel. Before exiting to the ledge area, turn left and go up the stairs to a small area with two Imps. Loot the corpse on the left to get x6 Yellow Fulgurbloom.

Once done looting, drop down near the corpse to find yourself back at the crossing point of the ledge where you crossed the bridge earlier. Go through the tunnel now and take the elevator down.Once you reach the bottom, head straight through the catacomb tunnels until you reach an intersection. Turn right and wait a few seconds for a shadow fireball trap to cross. When the shadow fireball passes and goes back, tail it down a set of stairs. There's climbable rubble up ahead, but first, check if the shadow fireball has crossed. If it has, climb up the rubble and turn right to the first path.

Follow the path until you reach a giant Imp guarding a short set of stairs. Loot the corpse to the right for a Grave Glovewort [4] before taking out the giant Imp. Head down the stairs after defeating the giant Imp and you'll find yourself in another large room. Head straight and loot the corpse and plant for a Yellow Fulgurbloom and Ghost Glovewort. Then, go down the ladder to the right of the plant and corpse. Once you reach the bottom, loot the corpse to the left for a Great Ghost Glovewort.

Head back up the ladder and turn left through another tunnel, and head up the stairs. At the top, peek first because there are two Shadow Fireballs that will cross. Wait for them to pass above you and then run across the bridge. You can stop in the middle of the bridge and drop down to the left onto a small area to get a Yellow Fulgurbloom plant.

At the other end of this place, where you dropped down, is a ladder going up. Climb up to find a small room with some Imps and a chest containing the Ancient Dragon Knight's Cookbook [2]. Afterward, from the ladder, turn left through a tight tunnel that leads to the second level of a previous area. Loot the corpse on the right for Rejuvenating Boluses.

Turn left towards another tunnel with a Yellow Fulgurbloom plant on the right. To the left of the tunnel is a drop-down path back to where the Shadow Fireball trap of the bridge you dropped down from earlier was. Cross the bridge completely and turn right at the end. There's another elevator here that goes down. At the bottom, walk straight to find a yellow mist that leads to the Death Knight boss battle. This boss drops the Death Knight's Longhaft Axe and Cerulean Amber Medallion +3.

Taylew's Ruined Forge

Taylew's Ruined Forge is crawling with interesting items to collect. Players can progress in the dungeon by heading through the inner section of it. 

Inside this dungeon, you will be fighting Lava Slime, Stone Golem, and a variation of it. This is a good place to farm Smithing Stone, Somber Smithing Stone, and other upgrade materials. If you want to see the full walkthrough, you can go to Taylew's Ruined Forge. Other notable items that you can pick up are various Smithscript weapons like:

• x1 Smithscript Axe
• x1 Smithscript Greathammer
• x1 Smithscript Shield

Completing this dungeon will require you to reach the Altar of the Forge and interact with this Altar to receive the following, x1 Taylew the Golem Smith and x1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. This is the end of the dungeon and you can access the teleporter so you can exit the dungeon.

This walkthrough is a work in progress.

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Shadow Keep (Part 1)

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Part 1 of Shadow Keep - Church District (To progress NPC Questlines). This section covers the Church District including draining the water in the Shadow Keep to unlock the path to Eastern Nameless Mausoleum and Darklight Catacombs in Scadu Altus.

• Reach the Cathedral of Manus Metyr
• Look for the Forager Brood just outside the entrance of the Church District
• Enter Shadow Keep through the Church District Entrance
• Reach Specimen Storehouse, Shadow Keep
• Progress NPC Questlines of Sir Ansbach and Redmane Freyja
• Use the Prayer Room Key (from Church of the Crusade) to speak with Fire Knight Queelign:Give him Iris of Grace or Iris of Occultation.
• Optional: Fight Scadutree Avatar
• Obtain Domain of Dragons Painting
• Find a way to the eastern Scadu Altus to reach Eastern Nameless Mausoleum and Darklight Catacombs
• You will be traveling next to Southern Shore to progress NPC Questlines again.

Shadow Keep, Church District

The main entrance of the Church District of the Shadow Keep is located on the east side of the Shadow Keep. The direct path to finding it is to travel from the Church District High Road Site of Grace [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]. You'll know you'll arrive when you enter a large doorway and pass through a long hallway. At the end of the hallway is where you'll formally arrive at the church district and discover the Church District Entrance checkpoint [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map].

The Church District is a flooded area, and the goal is to traverse the area by using high ground and finding a mechanism that drains the water. Please take note that falling into the water will result in death. Ignore the path on the left since you won't be able to use the lift until you drain the flood. Instead, jump across (using a running jump) to land on the roof of a building, then check the right side to find a small Crab and a body next to it that can be looted to acquire x2 Crab Eggs. Continue walking around the roof to find another body that's being eaten by a Crab. Loot the body to obtain x4 Thin Beast Bones. Continue south and you'll find another body being eaten by a Crab, check the body to find x2 Strip of White Flesh.

Next, jump on the floating tree trunk to reach a large broken-up circular platform. The path here is fairly straightforward, try to reach the opposite end by using the floating tree trunks and wooden platforms, and make sure to loot the body on the circular platform to find x1 Great Grave Glovewort. Retrace your steps to the rooftop of the building where you looted bodies and killed the small Crabs, and this time, head west where you can jump across to progress (see the second image above for reference).

Once you're across, walk around the sides to reach the platform and loot the body that is guarded by Ignited Putrid Corpse enemies to obtain x1 Fireproof Pickled Liver. Jump back onto the sides of this building so you can walk to the top and proceed west where you'll have to do a running jump to safely land on top of another roof of a building. On the roof of the building, you should encounter a Fire Knight enemy walking around. Kill it and then loot the body that's near the spot where the Fire Knight enemy was walking to obtain x3 Ember of Messmer. Keep going straight until you reach a wall, then turn around to find a body sitting against one of the roof's structures. Loot it to acquire x1 Slumbering Egg [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map].

The Prayer Room: Fire Knight Queelign

Next, face the east side of the compass and you should see a narrow ramp structure of one of the churches. Do a running jump to land on it safely, then walk to the top where you'll find two large openings or holes on the big roof. Slowly drop down onto the narrow structure that's on the right side, then you can walk down so you can safely run onto the other structure that is on the left so you can loot the body that holds x3 Stormhawk Feathers [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]. Go back and then drop down onto the opening of a ceiling (see the third image above for reference).

Below, you should immediately see yet another corpse next to a small Crab. Loot the body to find x1 Lightningproof Pickled Liver. Go around, northeast, and you'll locate a locked door, this is the Prayer Room that requires the Prayer Room Key, a key that drops upon defeating the NPC Invader Fire Knight Queelign, encountered for the second time at the Church of the Crusade [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]. If you have the key, you can unlock the door and find Fire Knight Queelign (NPC) in the flesh. Now, if you have an item called the Iris of Occultation, you can give it to the NPC, and after Queelign's dialogue, the NPC will drop a weapon you can loot. This weapon is Queelign's Greatsword. NOTE: If you give the Iris of Grace to Queelign, you'll receive the Spirit Ash "Fire Knight Queelign". The Iris of Occultation can be acquired in many ways, one way is by obtaining it as an item drop from defeating a Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit located in this area after you drain the flood.

The Flooded Church District: Draining the Flood

Exit the prayer room and proceed to the northwest doorway, but before proceeding further, be sure to enter the armory room on the left to find a body sitting against the wall. Loot the body to find x1 Rune of an Unsung Hero
. Enter the hallway and kill the first Fire Knight enemy that you see, on the left side of the hallway, loot the body resting against the wall to find x2 Furlcalling Finger Remedy, and continue straight down the hallway where you'll encounter another Fire Knight. The room ahead is not accessible at the moment and the doorway to the right where you'll notice Marika's statue that has a glowing item in its hand is unreachable, so exit through the first doorway on the left side of the hallway.

NOTE: In the same hallway, there are two doorways on the left, the far most or second doorway will lead you to a lift that takes you to the Specimen Storehouse section of the Shadow Keep. You're free to roam here, but we highly recommend returning to the Specimen Storehouse after clearing the Main Plaza and Church District of the Shadow Keep. What you can do is enter the Specimen Storehouse, and activate the nearby Site of Grace (Storehouse, Back Section) so you can just fast travel here after exploring the Church District.

Cross the pathway where you'll encounter two Giant Bat enemies, then walk up to the short steps where you'll encounter another Giant Bat ahead. Jump over the gap, and kill the creature. Now before going straight, walk up a bit and you'll find a corner on the right. It's a dead end but there's a body that you can loot that's being protected by another Giant Bat hanging from the ceiling. Kill the enemy and loot the body to acquire x3 Hefty Beast Bone [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]. Next, climb the ladder next to a doorway to find the mechanism that drains the water.

You can also return to the hallway to get the item sitting on the hand of Marika's statue. You can get the item by jumping on the hand, it may require a few tries as the platform that you need to stand on is quite narrow. Loot the item to acquire x1 Scadutree Fragment, then prepare to fight a group of Ignited Putrid Corpse as you jump down. Behind the same statue, you can find the Fire Knight's Seal weapon [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]

Exploring the Sunken Chapel

Kill the Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit by the Large Tree

For some clarity, we recommend that you start by fast-traveling to the Church District Entrance checkpoint [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map] since you can now use the lift near the Site of Grace. From the checkpoint, go left, use the lever to call the lift, then step on the center to ride it down. You'll now be able to explore the open area of the Sunken Chapel. At the center, you will see a large tree, only approach the tree if you're prepared to fight because a Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit will emerge beneath the ground. Killing it will drop the Mantle of Thorns, and resting against the tree is a corpse holding x1 Somber Smithing Stone [5].

Defeat the Second Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit

The second Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit is located around the east area of the sunken chapel (see the images above for reference). Defeating it will drop x1 Iris of Occultation which (if you don't have it yet) you can give to Fire Knight Queelign in the Prayer Room to obtain Queelign's Greatsword. Also in the east area, you can find open buildings. One building houses two bodies that you can loot to find x4 Rada Fruit and x6 Kukri [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map].

There is also building another where you'll find a pack of Crabs and Giant Crab enemies, one roaming around, and the other next to another body that you can loot to find x1 Shadow Realm Rune [5]. [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]. If you continue to go around this area, you'll reach the west side where you'll find the Sunken Chapel Site of Grace [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]

Find the Tree-Worship Site of Grace

Head north towards the entrance of the main church then immediately turn left to find a corpse by a corner. Loot the body to find x3 Shadow Sunflower. Clear out the enemies then approach the small room that has Marika's statue (the same statue where you got the Scadutree Fragment and the Fire Knight's Seal weapon. Make a right and you'll enter a large room. Straight ahead, you'll see some stairs on both ends, walk up to the upper platform and investigate the railings to discover a body hanging on top of it.

Loot the body to obtain the Battlefield Priest's Cookbook [1], [See Shadow of the Erdtree Map]. Walk back down the stairs and check under the upper platform to find a door. Open that door and you'll find another lift that takes you underground. Ride it to find and activate the Tree-Worship Site of Grace — from here, (if you followed the tip earlier by activating the Storehouse, Back Section checkpoint in the Specimen Storehouse) you can fast travel to the Site of Grace to start exploring the Specimen Storehouse.

Shadow Keep: Specimen Storehouse

Storehouse, First Floor

Northeast of the Site of Grace, you can loot a dead body for x1 Fireproof Pickled Liver. There will be a Vulgar Militiaman tucked in the column behind you which will easily die in one hit. A Vulgar Militia will be hiding behind the table, so you can get a jump on it as its back will be exposed to you. Head straight, and you will find a room on the western side near the Site of Grace. In this room, you will encounter Vulgar Militiamen scattered around the room. You can loot x1 Rune Arc on a dead body near the entrance. Go past the archway on the western side, then ride the lift going down.

Finding the West Rampart Site of Grace (Detour)

After arriving in the basement, explore the area. You'll find a dead body that you can loot for x1 Gold-Pickled Fowl Foot on the room at the end of the hallway. Be cautious as you are entering the room, as there is a Living Jar waiting for you to enter. After clearing the room, go past the doorway on the northern side of the room, just beside the lift area. You'll be in a hallway connecting two other rooms. The room on your left is a balcony that has another Living Jar waiting for you, and a dead body. Loot the dead body after killing the Living Jar for x1 Ash of War: Wall of Sparks. Exit the room, then head north to progress.

In the next room, there will be a Living Jar running up the stairs to approach you. At the end of the wall parallel to the stairs, you can hit it to reveal a hidden room. Loot the dead body in the hidden room for x1 Battlefield Priest's Cookbook [4]. After looting the hidden room, head down the stairs. You will be in an area filled with Living Jars. You can find x1 Innard Meat northwest hidden behind the jar that a Living Jar crawled out of.

In the next room, you'll find hostile Living Jars of various sizes. On the eastern side of the room, you can pick up x1 Iris of Grace behind a Living Jar. A dead body lying on a bed will give you x1 Hefty Cracked Pot. Exit the room by the west doorway to progress. You will encounter another Living Jar right as you enter the room. After defeating the Living Jar, head down either stairs, which leads to the West Rampart Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map]. Go back to the Storehouse, First Floor Site of Grace.

Exploring Storehouse, First Floor

As you head north of the area, you will encounter numerous Vulgar Militiamen in the area which you can easily dispose of as they usually die in one hit. As you progress through the area, you will have to deal with Vulgar Militiamen while also picking up loot such as x1 Fire Coil. Go down the stairs on the northern side of the area, picking up x3 Hefty Beast Bone. In this room, Ansbach will be in the corner northeast of the room, reading scriptures. Head back out of the room, then keep going west. You'll encounter three Vulgar Militiamen shortly. Head west past the Militiamen, and you will encounter a Fire Knight patrolling the area. By the southern wall, you'll find a dead body sitting with x1 Smithing Stone [6]. Go back to the stairs, then head up after clearing the area.

When you arrive at the top of the stairs, go to the right and keep following the path until you see a Vulgar Militia looking over the railing on the east side. Behind the militiaman, you can pickup x1 Smithing Stone [5] on the railing opposite of it.  Jump over the railing that the militiaman is looking over, and you can loot x1 Boltdrake Talisman +3 from a dead body in the area. On the north side of the room, pull the lever to reveal a path behind the bookcase. Go through the path, and you can pick up x2 Ember of Messmer from the body along the way. This path will lead you back to the central library.

Head back to the stairs that you went up to, then go left instead. You will encounter three Vulgar Militiamen. You can loot x4 Black Pyrefly on the western part of the room. After getting the loot, you can head up the stairs on the north. There will be a Fire Knight under it, but you won't attract its aggro if you go up the stairs. You can pick up x4 Beast Horn on the area under the stairs where the Fire Knight is at. Once you head up the stairs, you can find another Fire Knight by the ledge, southwest of you. You can ignore it first and clear the area. At the southern section of the area, you can deal with the four Vulgar Militiamen by the shelves, then pick up x1 Blessed Bone Shard. You can then take the Fire Knight in combat.

Once you have dealt with the Fire Knight, go the western section of the ledge to find x1 Pearldrake Talisman +3. Then, follow the southern ledge. Along the way, you can pick up x1 Furlcalling Finger Remedy. There will be Vulgar Militiamen in the area, so be prepared to face them in combat. After defeating the Vulgar Militiamen, you can climb on to the foot of a hanging statue. You can drop on top of another statue with x1 Revered Spirit Ash that you can pick up.

Make your way back to the statue, then look southeast. You'll find an area than you can cross to with a beam by jumping on the railing. You will find x1 Dueling Shield on a dead body sitting by the southern wall. Go back to the statue, then explore the area by following the path southwest of it. You'll encounter numerous enemies in this area, such as militiamen. Inside the small archway room, you can find x2 Lump of Flesh on a dead body. Go inside the room, and you'll come across a Fire Knight. After dealing with the Fire Knight, you can loot the dead body by the railing to get x4 Beast Horn. Go back to the statue crossing this time, and you'll find yourself in a new area. You can loot x1 Scadutree Fragment here and x1 Storehouse Cross Message. You can activate the Storehouse, Fourth Floor Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map] in this area.

Storehouse, Fourth Floor

After activating the Storehouse Fourth Floor Site of Grace, there will be a body containing x3 Stormhawk Feather on the right as you head out through the arches. To continue, turn left, following the path going south. Keep following the path until you encounter a Fire Knight patrolling by the stairs. Right before the stairs leading up to the Fire Knight, you can loot x4 Black Pyrefly on the right side of it.

After defeating the Fire Knight, continue traversing the path until you see two giant bats. Deal with the giant bats, picking up x3 Ember of Messmer where the giant bats were, then go down the stairs just before the bats. Pick up a Shadow Realm Rune [5] on the ledge by the stairs, then enter the room. You can find x1 Secret Rite Scroll lying on a desk in the northeastern side behind the bookcases and x1 Holyproof Pickled Liver on a dead by the wall south of the room. Head back up the stairs again, then enter the room on the left near where you fought the giant bats.

In the room, if you go left, defeat the Vulgar Militiamen in the area. After that, you can loot a body on the western side sitting on the wall, which will contain x2 Smithing Stone [6]. If you turn right, you will be in the library again, although at a different level. Clear the area of enemies, mostly consisting of Vulgar Militiamen. You will come across a body by a lectern, which contains x2 Fire Coil when you loot it. Eventually, you will be facing a Fire Knight. After defeating the Fire Knight, you can loot a nearby body with x3 Smithing Stone [7]. Keep following the path, clearing hostiles as you come across them.

Repositioning Specimens

Climb up the stairs heading west. You can pick up x1 Silver-Pickled Fowl Foot on a body near the top of the stairs. On this level, you will be fighting Vulgar Militiamen and Fire Knights. On the southwestern-most part of the level, there will be a body containing x1 Spirit Calculus, nearby a Fire Knight that you fought. If you want to clear the whole floor, you can head east past the set of stairs going up. There will be a passageway to an area on the eastern side containing Vulgar Militiamen and loot. You can pick up x5 Ember of Messmer and x1 Shadow Realm Rune [5]. There will also be a lever at the southern wall. When you pull the lever, the structure in the middle will start to go up, bringing along the specimens that are hanging onto it.

After clearing the current floor, you can head up the highest level of Storehouse. You can loot a body on the left side of the top of the stairs containing x2 Sliver of Meat. In this floor, you will activate the Storehouse, Seventh Floor Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map]. Redmane Freyja will be present near the Site of Grace, who is at the southwest side of the room by a stone tablet. Exhaust all dialogue options with Redmane Freyja.

Storehouse, Seventh Floor (and Backtracking)

After activating the Storehouse, Seventh Floor Site of Grace, head to the eastern section of the area. Jump up the ledge, then onto the hanging statue, and you can loot x1 Revered Spirit Ash. Backtrack your way outside, then take the stairs down to go to an area that has Vulgar Militiamen. Earlier, you talked to Redmane Freyja at the Storehouse, Seventh Floor Site of Grace. Talk to Ansbach, who will then give you x1 Letter for Freyja. If you give the letter to Redmane Freyja, she will reward you with the Golden Lion Shield.

To progress, you need to go to a beam that has moved up because you pulled the lever earlier. If you look over the railing on the bridge outside the Site of Grace, you can see which beam you have to jump on. Head there by going down one level, then going to the room across the stairs. Clear the Shadow Undead you encounter along the way, then jump on the beam.

Head up the structure and its statues until you see a balcony by the head of the highest statue. The room will have three Shadow Undead and x1 Ember of Messmer that you can pick up below the southwest shelf.

Obtain Domain of Dragons Painting 

From the Main Gate Plaza - Site of Grace, exit through the door while facing Southeast. This will take you to an area with Satyr enemies. Outside, go up the ramp and make a right to the burning boats. Then, use the ladder on the left side to go down near a waterfall to the left.

Walk towards the waterfall to reveal a room here. Take the ladder going down and go through the door to your left. You will see the Domain of Dragons Painting here. Interact with it, then pay attention to the wall behind you. 

Path to Eastern Scadu Altus Dungeons

This blank wall is a secret passage and you can attack it to reveal a new area. This will lead you to an area beneath Eastern Scadu Altus region and allows you to reach Eastern Nameless Mausoleum and Darklight Catacombs. To continue, go through the secret room and follow the stream of water. 

Go down the steps and turn left. You will see a coffin at the edge here. Rest in the coffin to travel to a new location.

After the short cutscene plays you will arrive at a new location. Go through the door then activate the Castle Watering Hole - Site of Grace left of the doorway. Then, summon Torrent and ride southeast here. You will come across a Furnace Golem here and it's up to you if you want to defeat it. From here, you will stick to the mountain side on your left. Make sure to pay attention to the gaps on the platform here. Once the path to the left side ends, jump over to the other side. This time, you will stick to the mountainside to the right.

From here, you can activate the Ellac River Downstream - Site of Grace. This is important because you will be returning to this location to reach the Southern Shore. Next, you will go down some platforms near this Site of Grace. When you reach the river level, head north and turn right until you reach the end where you'll find the mausoleum and the Darklight Catacombs. 

By the entrance, there is a Summoning Pool or effigy for players to use for co-op. There is also a Stake of Marika that you can use to respawn by the entrance of the mausoleum in case you die. As mentioned, the location is where you'll fight against a mini-boss, so make preparations before you pass through the mist. For guides and strategies on how to defeat the boss, please visit the Rakshasa boss page. Defeating this mini-boss rewards the player with the following items:

• Rakshasa Set
• Rakshasa's Great Katana

Darklight Catacombs

The Darklight Catacombs is located south of the Scadu Altus region, directly south of the Eastern Nameless Mausoleum. To get there, go to the Recluses' River Downstream Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map], then go traverse the cliffs going south. As you get to the bottom, keep going south. By going in this direction, you will stumble upon the door leading to the Darklight Catacombs. Open the door to gain access inside the catacombs.

Once you are inside the Darklight Catacombs, follow the path leading to a lift. After arriving at the bottom, you can activate the Darklight Catacombs Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map]. After activating the Site of Grace, head north to pick up x1 Grave Glovewort [5]. A lionhead Imp will jump on you as you approach the item, so take caution. Once you have picked up the Grave Glovewort, go to the eastern hall right before picking up the loot. Grab x1 Yellow Fulgurbloom right as you head down the path. Turn left, and you'll find another path going down, with x1 Yellow Fulgurbloom in the middle of the stairs.

You will arrive on a ledge area with two Fanged Imps. Defeat the enemies, then drop down the ledge or walk down the ramp. Immediately on the west of where you dropped is a passageway leading to a lever that will turn on the lights when pulled. Go back to where you dropped, then head southeast, passing through the archway. As you turn the corner to the archway, a bigmouth Imp will attack you.

In the room overlooking the lit area, you can drop from the railings onto a ledge, then drop from the broken section of the ledge to a room with a chest containing the Viridian Amber Medallion +3. Afterwards, drop down to a bridge. The room on the south connecting to the bridge contains x1 Grave Glotwort [1] on the east side, and x2 Yellow Fulgurbloom right by the western wall. After clearing the area, follow the path going north leading to another lift. Use the lift to go down.

Follow the path north, going through the ramp on the right side to progress. A Fanged Imp will be waiting for you at the bottom of the ramp. Keep heading north, and you'll find x1 Yellow Fulgurbloom along with a bigmouth Imp opposite of it. After dealing with the imp, go back a few steps and you'll see a ladder going up. Climb the ladder, then turn right through the tight passageway, dropping to a room with a lever. Pull the lever, and you will activate the lights in another area. By the lever, you can drop down safely into a staircase below containing x4 Thin Beast Bones. Follow the path going up the stairs.

Once you have arrived at the top of the second set of stairs, look down by the opening, then drop down to the ledge. Follow the ledge going west, then climb up the ladder in the corner. In front of you, you can pick up x1 Shadow Realm Rune [5] from a corpse, and you will encounter an Inquisitor. You can safely drop to the room below with a body that has x1 Ghost Glovewort [2]. A Fanged Imp will attack you from behind after dropping. You can exit through the archway to the east. You'll be back in the area where you climbed up a ladder to the lever room.

You'll find a broken section of the railings. Drop down to the ledge bellow it, and you'll find a hallway with an Inquisitor on the southeastern corner. In this hallway, you can obtain the Death Knight Set from a dead body by the ledge on the north. South of the hallway, you can find an opening with a ladder going down. Climb down the ladder then head east through the archway. On your left, you'll find x1 Ghost Glovewort [9]. On your right, a Inquisitor will be attacking you. Defeat the Inquisitor, then drop down the ledge.

After dropping down, you can pick up x1 Yellow Fulgurbloom just where you dropped. Go east, then go through the archway going down, leading you to another lift. After arriving at the bottom of the lift, keep heading east. You will encounter a giant Bigmouth Imp which shoots fireballs towards you. Run through it, then turn left to head north. There will be a section here that has a pillar that can serve as a safe spot for you. As you are in the safe spot, a Fanged Imp will approach you. After dealing with the Fanged Imp, sprint to the area where it came from, then pull the lever in the room. Afterwards, kill the giant Bigmouth Imp, then defeat the Fanged Imp that spawns after it.

Go back to where you dropped, and you can pick up x2 Yellow Fulgurbloom and x1 Ghost Glovewort [8]. Afterwards, head to the pathway that the giant Bigmouth imp was blocking, then enter the room to loot a chest containing x1 Bigmouth Imp Ashes. Head up the stairs on the eastern wall, then keep heading east through the hall. You will encounter a Fanged Imp at the end of the hallway. You can safely drop, then head north. In the northernmost wall, you can pick up x1 Ghost Glovewort [4] from a dead body. Head back south going down the ramps, and you'll find another lift which leads you to a boss fog.

Once you head inside the boss fog, you will encounter Jori, Elder Inquisitor. For a more detailed guide on how to defeat Jori, Elder Inquisitor, you can visit this page. After defeating Jori, Elder Inquisitor, you will obtain the Barbed Staff-Spear and the Forsaken Graveyard Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map] will be unlocked.

NOTE: The Abyssal Guides can be accessed after defeating the boss of the Darklight Catacombs. After you have defeated Jori, you can follow the path going south to get to the Abyssal Woods region. You can't use your mount in the area, so you will get kicked off of your mount as you approach the region. Keep going south, and you can activate the Woodland Trail Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map]. To unlock the map for the Abyssal Woods region, you can keep following the path going south, and you will come across a glowing column with an item. Pick it up to get the Map: Abyss. Nearby, you can activate the Abandoned Church Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map].

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Southern Shore

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Southern Shore (First Entrance)

• Travel from Ellac River Downstream - Site of Grace in Gravesite Plain and navigate the path to Cerulean Coast
• Look for the Forager Brood to receive an item. This one is located Northeast of the Cerulean Coast - Site of Grace
• Reach Cerulean Coast
• Fight Ghostflame Dragon
• Reach Southern Shore
• Pick up Map: Southern Shore
• Explore Stone Coffin Fissure
• Summon Thiollier to fight the Putrescent Knight
• Defeat Putrescent Knight
• Reach Garden of Deep Purple
• Progress Thiollier and St. Trina's Questline
• Reach Southern Nameless Mausoleum and defeat Dancer of Ranah
• Make your way to Finger Ruins of Rhia by following the path in Eastern Coast
• Progress Count Ymir and Jolan's Questline (Please see the Finger Ruins Walkthrough Tab)

Exploring Cerulean Coast

From the Ellac River Downstream - Site of Grace, jump down the rocks while facing south. Be careful on your way down here because you can fall off and result in an instant death. Follow the stream of the waterfall here and take your time jumping down between the stone pillars. Once you reach the river level, continue heading south until blue flowers come into view.

After a short while, you can activate the Cerulean Coast - Site of Grace near the river. Then, you can backtrack to the area where you saw the Furnace Golem. Locate the Forager Brood near the forest of lightning rams here. You will receive the Forager Brood Cookbook [3] from it.

Your first stop is obtaining the Map: Southern Shore. From the Site of Grace, head south and go past the 3 small patches of land. A Ghostflame Dragon will come swooping down here but you can just outrun it if you don't want to fight it. Head south and go past the glowing worm creatures. You will spot the map to your right just as you reach the top of the ramp.

After obtaining the map, continue up the ramp then make a left to travel southeast. You will reach Miquella's Cross here next to a Site of Grace. Pick up the Scadutree Fragment and interact with the Cerulean Coast - Site of Grace. This time, travel west and stick to the cliff on your left. Go past the glowing worm-like creatures and at the very end, a giant will throw boulders at you here. Ignore it and continue traveling south until you see a large hole in the ground. Carefully navigate to the bottom by jumping down.

You can minimize fall damage by riding Torrent as you go down and at the bottom, you will reach The Fissure - Site of Grace.

Exploring Stone Coffin Fissure

From the Site of Grace, head south and jump between the platforms until you see an enemy slime on the ground. Go past it and climb the ramp behind it and pick up the Congealed Putrescence at the edge.

Then, face the north direction and jump down in this thick pillar ahead of you. Make a right and take the Trina's Arrow from the corpse on the ground. Make a U-turn and watch out for a Cursed Bloodfiend here as you go down. It will come from the edge of the pillar. You can eliminate this enemy or just run away from it.

On the edge of this area, you will see this floor at the cliff. This is a collapsing ground and you can stand on it so you can reach the lower level. There are multiple bloodfiends here and you can eliminate them for a chance to get their items like Bloodfiend's Fork, String, or Runes. Head north towards the cliff where you see a corpse on the ground. Pick up the Deep-Purple Lily from this corpse. Then, face the southeast and find the way to the center of the dungeon. You will see 2 more Cursed Bloodfiends here sitting on the upper deck. Go towards them and defeat them. You can pick up the Shadow Realm Rune [3] behind them. 

Fissure Cross - Site of Grace

Face the east direction where you see Miquella's Cross and a Site of Grace. Walk over it and take the Scadutree Fragment on the ground and make sure to activate the Fissure Cross - Site of Grace. From here, face northwest where you see a large chunk of collapsed stone. There is a platform that lets you jump down to the lower section.

When you reach the bottom, face east and head to the lower level. Beware of the slimes that will fall from the ceiling. To the left, you can pick up the Velvet Sword of St. Trina tucked at the end of this short cave. Go to the other path where a Gravebird is resting on the edge. Do a sneak attack and then pick up the Nectarblood Burgeon from where it was sitting. Jump down the edge and then pick up the Grave Glovewort [3] right where you will land.

Face north and go up the ramp. There's another Gravebird here with purple markings on its wings. When you reach the slanted area, you will fight another Gravebird. Going to the top, you can pick up a Grave Glovewort [2] from a corpse. Then, head down through the broken bridge here. There are caterpillar-like enemies here on your path and they can shoot out laser-like projectiles. You can try to run from them or just take them out so it's safer to navigate later on.

Once you make it to the toppled building on the other side, go to the left side by facing west where you see these stone clusters. You can trigger the explosions by getting near them and then back off as they explode. You can pick up a Grave Glovewort [8] at the end here. Then, go to the right side by facing east and go to the top of the building. Jump down on the left side to pick up Nectarblood Burgeon and a Smithing Stone [6] here.

To continue your progress, face northeast where you see another caterpillar-like enemy. Ideally, you want to get rid of this so it will not bother you later. Then, jump down behind the caterpillar, and jump past another stone cluster of enemies. When you see this Site of Grace come into view, go to the right side first. Pick up the Grave Glovewort [7] from this corpse on the edge. Activate the next Site of Grace. While facing northeast, jump to the other platform and then jump down to the lower level.

Cross the bridge and pick up the Mass of Putrescence on the other side. To continue your progress, face northeast and go up the ramp. Watch out for the fire-throwing enemies. When you get to the upper area, you can pick up Nectarblood Burgeon and Congealed Putrescence.  You can just ignore these enemies after getting the item and continue going up the ramp. At the top, you will find an archway next to a Skeleton Archer. 

Fight the Spirit Form of Misbegotten Crusader

Jump down the archway but watch out for the giant slime here. Take the path to your left and you will be fighting the spirit of the Misbegotten Crusader. It will drop the Multilayered Ring of Light upon defeating it. Then, jump on the platform to the southeast and cross the bridge to your left. You can pick up 3 Nectarblood Burgeon here. Then, face southeast and follow the faint glimmer of the Site of Grace. Activate it and walk up the ramp.

Go towards the horned statue and jump down. At the bottom, you will reach a boss arena. You will be fighting the Putrescent Knight here, a skeleton riding a horse. It wields a massive weapon that behaves like a boomerang and can be thrown in an arc projectile. This boss can deal a good amount of damage and you can check out our Putrescent Knight page to see more info on how to defeat this boss. This boss will drop Remembrance of Putrescence upon defeating it.

A new Site of Grace will be revealed after the fight and it will also unlock the entrance to the Garden of Deep Purple. Go inside the cave and pick up the items inside. There are Nectarblood Burgeons on the ground and a St. Trina Disciple's Cookbook [3] here. Talk to St. Trina by interacting with the bright purple flower here. This marks the beginning of Thiollier's quest which requires you to return to Pillar Path Cross - Site of Grace and speak with him there. You can also view Thiollier's page to know more about his questline.

Southern Nameless Mausoleum 

The Southern Nameless Mausoleum is located within the Cerulean Coast region, the southern section of the map. The location is an arena where you can fight against a mini-boss, the Dancer of Ranah. As indicated in the image below, head to the location that's marked in the Cerulean Coast, which is towards the edge of a cliff and near a withered tree. From there, check the left to find a narrow path (below the tree) that leads to a hole that you can drop to enter a cave.

When you reach the bottom, face the compass towards the west and go straight until you exit the cave. You can ride your mount here and avoid fighting the Giant Crab inside the cave. As you exit, you should find yourself on the small island if you open the map. Make a right towards the shore, then up the hill on the left where you'll find a field of blue glowing flowers and the mausoleum. By the entrance, there is a Summoning Pool or effigy for players to use for co-op. There is also a Stake of Marika that you can use to respawn by the entrance of the mausoleum in case you die. As mentioned, the location is where you'll fight against a mini-boss, so make preparations before you pass through the mist. For guides and strategies on how to defeat the boss, please visit the Dancer of Ranah page or view the video guide above.

Defeating this mini-boss rewards the player with the following items:

• Dancer's Set
• Dancing Blade of Ranah

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Dragon's Pit Path to Charo's Hidden Grave

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Reaching Charo's Hidden Grave

• Explore Dragon's Pit
• Reach the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion
• Reach Charo's Hidden Grave
• Fight Death Rite Bird
• Defeat Furnace Golem
• Clear Lamenter's Gaol

The Entrance from Dragon's Pit (The other side of Southern Shore)

Dragon's Pit is located north of the Church of Consolation and northeast of Lamenter's Gaol. Its entrance is a tight cave marked by torches outside. Once you enter the cave, you will eventually encounter the Dragon's Pit Site of Grace. Continuing through the cave, you will enter a more spacious part that resembles a ritual room. There are skeleton enemies here that you need to take out. Afterward, loot the corpse at the back of the ritual area inside a mini cave to obtain a Smithing Stone [1].

Exit the mini cave and turn left, following another tight path until you reach a cliff with a ledge path to the left. Follow the ledge and drop onto the platform below where a skeleton enemy is waiting. After defeating the enemy, go to the altar on the left and loot the corpse to find the Shadow Realm Rune [2].

Turn left from the altar and navigate another tight part of the cave until you enter a room with multiple skeleton enemies and a staircase leading up. Clear the area, then head up the staircase to find a corpse on the left holding Knot Resin. On the right, you will encounter a Lesser Magma Wyrm. After slaying the dragon, loot the corpse near a hole to obtain a Smithing Stone [5].

Return to the staircase and head downstairs until you see another tight part of the cave. After passing through, you will enter a larger section with small structures and torches. Proceed straight ahead and drop down the cliff. Though it’s a long fall, it won't kill you. Upon landing, you will immediately see a yellow mist indicating a boss ahead. Before proceeding through the mist, look back to find a corpse holding a Smithing Stone [4]. The boss in this area is the Ancient Dragon-Man. For a detailed guide on how to defeat this boss, refer to the Ancient Dragon-Man page. This boss drops the Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana.

After defeating the Ancient Dragon-Man, look to the other side where you'll find a large double door. Loot the boss and proceed through this door to reach the Dragon's Pit Terminus Site of Grace, which is also the path leading to the Jagged Peak Region where all the dragons reside. This indicates that defeating the Ancient Dragon-Man unlocks the path to the Jagged Peak Region.

Into the Dragon Area

From the Dragon's Pit Terminus - Site of Grace, head towards the east where you will encounter Jagged Peak Drake, this is a dragon resting in the middle of the open ground. It's up to you if you want to fight this dragon but you can just skip it and head west so you can avoid it. If you decide to fight it, the Jagged Peak Drake can breathe fire and stomp you with its massive legs and wings. When defeated, it drops a Dragon Heart and Dragonscale Flesh. Then, head towards the south where the path narrows. You will encounter skeletons and some fire-breathing enemies here. After a while, you will find a new location called Grant Altar of Dragon Communion.

Speak to the NPC named Dragon Communion Priestess to receive Ancient Dragon's Blessing. There's also a nearby Site of Grace that you can activate here. This is your last stop before heading to Charo's Hidden Grave.

Charo's Hidden Grave

Head up the dragon's body by facing southwest. Climb it to the top then face south until the red flowers come into view. Then,turn right to formally enter Charo's Hidden Grave. Head southwest until you make it to Charo's Hidden Grave. This area is filled with various gravesite locations and are guarded by mostly skeleton enemies. This is a location filled with red flowers on the ground and is the area above Cerulean Coast.

Jump down into the water and then pick up the Grave Keeper's Cookbook [2] Continue riding northwest and you will see a Tibia Mariner here on the water. Defeat this enemy to obtain Tibia's Cookbook. Then, continue riding south to activate the Site of Grace before a small archway and near the cliff edge. From here, you can even see the Cerulean Coast at the lower area.

Beyond this area, you will fight a Death Rite Bird. This is an optional boss found in the middle of the body of the lake here.Head west and go past the glowing worm-like creatures. You will start to see metal barricades and broken prison cages. Stick to the wall on your right and you will find the entrance to Lamenter's Gaol with red flowers leading to it.

Lamenter's Gaol

Inside the dungeon, you will encounter shadow and jar enemies, but instead of the jar like in the base game, the meaty creature screams and breaks out of the jar as you attack it. Some enemies are also walking around without their jars. To go deeper into the gaol, players need to look for the Gaol Lower Level Key. This can be retrieved from a chest near piles of bones.

At the bottom of this dungeon, players will fight the Lamenter. This is an optional boss who can turn invisible and create clones of himself. When defeated, it drops the Lamenter's Mask. To view the full walkthrough, please see Lamenter's Gaol page.

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Finger Ruins

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Finger Ruins of Rhia: This location spans across multiple 3 Different Finger Ruins: Rhia, Dheo, and Miyr.

• Make your way to the Finger Ruins of Rhia from Cerulean Coast
• Travel to Cathedral of Manus Metyr to speak with Count Ymir and Jolan
• Progress their questline
• Reach Finger Ruins of Dheo through the entrance in Shadow Keep
• Make your way to Finger Ruins of Miyr
• Fight the boss
• Return to Cathedral of Manus Metyr to speak with Jolan
• Speak with Jolan: Giver her Iris of Grace or Iris of Occultation
• If you gave her the Iris of Grace: Travel to Shaman Village and obtain Swordhand of Night Anna 

NOTE: This section follows your encounter with Count Ymir and after exploring the Church District of Shadow Keep, traveling to Cerulean Coast, and Charo's Hidden Grave. By now, you would have acquired the O Mother (Gesture near a cliff in Bonny Village), Ruins Map, and Hole-Laden Necklace from your first meeting with Count Ymir. 

Finger Ruins of Rhia

You can reach the Finger Ruins of Rhia by traveling southeast from the Cerulean Coast - Site of Grace. Go past the toppled pillar and stick to the wall on your left side. Continue following it as you go up the ramp and past the glowing worm creatures. You will come around and find the entrance past the shoreline and behind the dragon. Go up the ramp and you will see a small-altar-like structure at the very end. You can pick up the Grave Glovewort (9) here. On the right side, you can climb down to activate the Ruins of Rhia Site of Grace.

With the first map, fast travel to the Finger Ruins of Rhia Site of Grace and make your way down, be careful of the Fingercreepers and the Man-Serpents there. Once you reach the bell, interact with it and you will be granted the Crimson Seed Talisman +1. Return to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr and speak with Count Ymir again and he will grant you the Ruins Map (2nd) and Beloved Stardust. 

Finger Ruins of Dheo

With the second map, fast travel to the Shadow Keep, Back Gate Site of Grace, facing the entrance of the structure, go left and you will find a Summoning Pool that you can activate and a room you can go into. Head into the room, on the left is a message that reads "Have mercy, For the spirited-away shamans." and straight ahead you can pick up the Scadutree Fragment at the altar. At the altar, you will need to perform the O Mother Gesture in front of the altar to trigger it to move.

Go through the hidden tunnel and you will find yourself at the Hinterlands. You can activate the Site of Grace as soon as you exit the tunnel and go down the steps. From here, head east to make your way to the Hinterland Bridge. You will follow the path here and you can activate the next Site of Grace on the other side of the bridge. Continue traveling in the eastern direction and the Finger Ruins of Dheo will come into view. 

You will encounter a lot of smaller enemies that could potentially kill you so you will need to be careful in this area. You can activate the Fingerstone Hill - Site of Grace before you travel further. This area is covered with thick fog and can become difficult to navigate at night. You can pass the time to make navigating easier.

Head south until you reach the end. You can interact with the bell and you will be granted the Cerulean Seed Talisman +1. When you're done here, you will return to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr and speak to Count Ymir and he will give you the Ruins Map (3rd).

With the third map, make sure to rest at a grace somewhere else and then fast-travel to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr so Count Ymir will not be there. Make your way over to the throne you once met Count Ymir on, this time you can examine the throne. Interact with it to see it slide back and reveal a rope ladder, take the ladder down to reach the Finger Ruins of Miyr.

Finger Ruins of Miyr

Once you head down, NPC invader Swordhand of Night Anna will appear, defeat her and you will be granted the Claws of Night. You will be able to find a few Finger Mimics scattered around the area, other than that, you can find the Finger-Weaver's Cookbook (2) on a body on the lower left walkway of the path. Nearing the bell, you can interact with the Summoning Pool to activate it and then interact with the hanging bell to teleport you to the Metyr, Mother of Fingers arena. 

Once you Defeat Metyr, Mother of Fingers you will be granted 420,000 Runes, and the Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers. You can then fast-travel back to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr and head back to the throne and interact with it once more to encounter another NPC invader named Swordhand of Night Jolan, defeat her and you will have to face Count Ymir, Mother of Fingers. This is when Count Ymir borrows the powers of Metyr to fight you. Defeat her and you will be granted the High Priest Armor Set that comes with the High Priest Hat, High Priest Robe, High Priest Gloves, and High Priest Undergarments, as well as Ymir's Bell Bearing and the Maternal Staff.

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Hinterlands

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Hinterlands

• Make your way to Hinterlands through the Statue of Marika in Shadow Keep, Back Gate (This is part of the Finger Ruins Questline that includes Count Ymir and Jolan)
• Reach Albinauric's Shack
• Complete Scadutree Chalice
• Explore Shaman Village

Finger Ruins of Dheo: Count Ymir and Jolan's Questline

With the second map, fast travel to the Shadow Keep, Back Gate Site of Grace, facing the entrance of the structure, go left and you will find a Summoning Pool that you can activate and a room you can go into. Head into the room, on the left is a message that reads "Have mercy, For the spirited-away shamans." and straight ahead you can pick up the Scadutree Fragment at the altar. At the altar, you will need to perform the O Mother Gesture in front of the altar to trigger it to move.

Go through the hidden tunnel and you will find yourself at the Hinterlands. You can activate the Site of Grace as soon as you exit the tunnel and go down the steps. From here, head east to make your way to the Hinterland Bridge. You will follow the path here and you can activate the next Site of Grace on the other side of the bridge. Continue traveling in the eastern direction and the Finger Ruins of Dheo will come into view. 

You will encounter a lot of smaller enemies that could potentially kill you so you will need to be careful in this area. You can activate the Fingerstone Hill - Site of Grace before you travel further. This area is covered with thick fog and can become difficult to navigate at night. You can pass the time to make navigating easier.

Head south until you reach the end. You can interact with the bell and you will be granted the Cerulean Seed Talisman +1. When you're done here, you will return to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr and speak to Count Ymir and he will give you the Ruins Map (3rd).

With the third map, make sure to rest at a grace somewhere else and then fast-travel to the Cathedral of Manus Metyr so Count Ymir will not be there. Make your way over to the throne you once met Count Ymir on, this time you can examine the throne. Interact with it to see it slide back and reveal a rope ladder, take the ladder down to reach the Finger Ruins of Miyr.

Scadutree Chalice

To gain access to this area, you must first defeat Commander Gaius who is located near the Shadow Gate, Back Gate Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map]. To get there, you must first explore the Shadow Keep Church District by entering from the east side. Afterwards, you can get access to the Back Section from the Church District side, which will then lead you to the Storehouse, Loft Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map]. From the loft section, you can find your way to the Shadow Keep, Back Gate Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map] by walking through the beams above the Specimen Storehouse. You'll find a room heading outside to a lift area and a locked door. Take the lift, and you will arrive at the Back Gate section once you get to the bottom of the lift. If you go through the archway going outside, you will be able to fight Commander Gaius. For a more detailed guide on how to defeat Commander Gaius, you can go to this page.

After defeating Commander Gaius, you will gain access to the area behind the Shadow Keep. Head straight through the archway north of Scaduview Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map]. Follow the path going north, and you will see a big wall structure with an archway in the middle. Go through the archway in the middle, and you will be in Scadutree Chalice.

In Scadutree Chalice, there will be 6 items on the ground that you can pick up. There are x5 Scadutree Fragments and a Blessed Bone Shard by the giant chalice.

Albinauric's Shack

To get to the Albinauric's Shack, you must first defeat Commander Gaius to gain access to the area behind the Shadow Keep. You can get to Commander Gaius by first going to the Church District section of the Shadow Keep. Progress through the Shadow Keep from that side to get to the Storehouse, Back Section, and then eventually the Storehouse, Loft section, where you need to traverse through the beams above the Specimen Storehouse. Progressing through the Storehouse, Loft section will lead you to the lift going to the Shadow Keep, Back Gate Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map]. Once you are at the Shadow Keep, Back Gate, you can walk through the archway going outside to fight Commander Gaius. You can view this page to read a comprehensive guide on how to defeat Commander Gaius. After defeating Commander Gaius, the Scaduview Site of Grace [See Elden Ring Map] will be unlocked, and you are free to explore the area behind the Shadow Keep.

From the Scaduview Site of Grace, head through the archway on the north. Keep following the path north until you see a broken-down house on the west of the path. Approach it, and you will be at the Albinauric's Shack.

An Albinauric Wolfback Archer will be stationed in the Albinauric Shack. Once you have defeated the Albinauric Wolfback Archer, you can loot it to receive Gaius's Greaves.

Head inside the shack to obtain the only item there, a Sharpshot Talisman.

Shaman Village

Shaman Village is located east of Shadow Keep in the Scaduview region. It is a beautiful garden area with leaves falling around. To access this area, you first need the "O Mother" gesture. To acquire the gesture, head to Bonny Village, which is southeast of the Moorth Ruins Site of Grace. Ride through the ruins until you see a building with a small door entrance. Inside, you'll find a deep pit that you need to drop down into by navigating the rocky structures. Once you reach the bottom, follow the tunnel until you reach a ladder going up. This ladder will lead you out of a well and into Bonny Village. Upon arriving at Bonny Village, turn left and head northeast. Continue until you reach a point where you need to jump across a small ravine. Keep heading north, and you'll eventually find a headless corpse with the "O Mother" gesture.

From here, head back to Bonny Village and go through it. Cross the wooden bridge to the east and follow the path until you reach a Furnace Golem. After dealing with the golem, head up the hill going north until you spot a large tunnel leading to the back of Shadow Keep. At the end of the tunnel, you'll find the entrance to the Church District of Shadow Keep. If this is your first time in the Church District, you will need to filter out the water to explore further. Jump on the rooftops until you reach one with a hole in the middle. Drop down and continue on the side path to the left, climb the ladder, and eventually, you'll find the lever that filters out the water.

Return to the main path and continue on the separate side path, leading you to an elevator going up. This will bring you to the back of the specimen storehouse. From the Storehouse, Back Section Site of Grace, you'll see a ladder that goes up. Once up, climb a nearby set of stairs and turn right around the bookshelves. You'll find a large hole in the wall with a good view of Shaman Village. From this Site of Grace, take a smaller elevator up to the upper areas of Shadow Keep. Follow the path until you reach another elevator. Look around for a balcony where you can drop down. This balcony has an opening on the wall, leading to another elevator that takes you down to a side path, which in turn leads to another elevator taking you to the back entrance of Shadow Keep. Here, take a right turn to find a statue of Marika and a message on the ground saying, "Have mercy. For the spirited-away shamans." Use the "O Mother" gesture in this message to have the statue move aside, granting you access to Shaman Village. You'll find 2 Tree Sentinels that you can fight separately. Afterward, take the right path and cross the bridge. Once you cross the bridge entering the village, head straight through the garden of flowers, and you'll find a Minor Erdtree plant in the middle of the garden, specifically illuminated by sunlight.

After looting the Minor Erdtree, head up the hill to the left where there are abandoned structures, and turn right towards the cliff overlooking an abandoned house below. By the edge of the cliff, you'll find Marika's Rune.

Afterward, continue up the hill to see more abandoned structures. On the right side of the area, you'll find a large tree with an open trunk. Inside this tree trunk, you can loot a corpse to obtain the Golden Braid.

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Jagged Peak

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Navigating Jagged Peak

• From the Dragon's Pit Terminus - Site of Grace, travel to Foot of Jagged Peak - Site of Grace and defeat the 2 Jagged Peak Drake
• Talk to Igon and receive Igon's Furled Finger
• Fight Ancient Dragon's Senessax
• Summon Igon to defeat Bayle The Dread
• Return to Igon's location near Foot of the Jagged Peak where you fought the 2 Dragons
• Return to Dragon Communion Priestess

Head out to the Foot of the Jagged Peak by returning to where you fought the first dragon, but this time, you will head north and pass through the pillars. This will take you to the cliff of the mountain.

Use the Spiritspring at the end of this path, then veer right and cross the bridge. Activate the Foot of the Jagged Peak site of grace here before proceeding. This is very important because you will be fighting a boss in the next area. This is where you will respawn if you die during the fight.

 Next, continue up ahead until you reach the boss arena. You will be fighting another Jagged Peak Drake, but this time, there will be two of them. After this fight, you will hear the voice of Igon nearby. Locate him towards the east and head towards the area where the red smoke is thick. Talk to him there and exhaust his dialogues. He will ask you to summon him and let him join you in the fight against Bayle the Dread. You will receive Igon's Furled Finger.

From here, take the Spiritspring behind him, and another one at the next level. On the third level, you will see the entrance to the cave of the next dragon. Go inside the cave and watch out for the rolling boulders here. You can avoid it by going to the right area of the cave, and then crossing right after the boulder rolls down. Once you make it to the left side of the room, you will reach the arena of another boss. 

You will be fighting Ancient Dragon Senessax. After defeating this boss, go up the north exit where you will see the remains of other dragons on the ground. This serves as your guide that you are headed to the right place.

Outside this area, activate the Jagged Peak Mountainside - Site of Grace. Then, head to the top of the mountain by heading southwest. You will see the dragon remains here and keep following it. There are also lightning effects that will occasionally strike. Then, use the Spiritspring and continue going to the south. 

Stick to the wall here to your left and use another Spiritspring. You will find yourself at a level with multiple dragon remains and a small cave entrance in front of you. Go inside and pick up the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone on the right side, then walk over to your left and use another Spiritspring at the end.

Use the Site of Grace at the top and this is the one that you will be using in case you die during the boss fight. (Beware: You probably will). Go towards the small opening here and once you enter the arena, Bayle the Dread will land once you are inside. Now, the key to completing Igon is to summon him here. He can't be summoned from the outside but you need to locate his summon sign inside the arena after this boss fight is triggered.

After defeating this boss, return to Igon's last location where you fought the two Jagged Peak Drake. [See the SOTE Elden Ring DLC Map] He will drop his items that you can loot:

• Igon's Greatbow
• Igon's Helm
• Igon's Armor
• Igon's Gauntlets
• Igon's Loincloth
• Igon's Bell Bearing

Once you have collected these items, go to the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion. Teleport to the site of grace that you previously used. The Dragon Communion Priestess has vanished and will leave the following items behind:

• Priestess Heart
• Flowerstone Gavel

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Abyss

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Navigating Abyssal Woods

• Points of Interest can be added here. This is a work in progress.

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Shadow Keep (Part 2)

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Shadow Keep - A Legacy Dungeon

• Fight the Golden Hippopotamus (Optional NPCs: Redmane Freyja and Hornsent)
• Needle Knight Leda and Hornsent fight: Choose between who you will assist. (The outcome will be reflected later before the final boss)
•  Find a way to the Abyssal Woods (through the Illusory Wall)
• Progress NPC Questlines of Ansbach and Redmane Freyja
• Obtain Secret Rite Scroll and give it to Sir Ansbach, then, pass his message to Freyja
• Receive the Golden Lion Shield
• Fight Messmer the Impaler (It's important to summon Hornsent during the fight for his questline)
• Return to Hornsent Grandam in Belurat Tower Settlement (You will receive one final item from her)
• Look for Needle Knight Leda at Highroad Cross - Site of Grace (This will trigger another fight between her and Sir Ansbach)

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Ancient Ruins of Rauh

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Path to Ancient Ruins of Rauh

• Activate Viaduct Minor Tower - Site of Grace
• You will encounter Hornsent on your way to the Church of the Bud
• Fight Devonia, Crucible Knight
• Eliminate Furnace Golem
• Fight Romina, Saint of the Bud
• Points of interest will be added soon.

Crossing the Bridge from Shadow Keep

If you have been following this walkthrough, teleport to the West Rampart - Site of Grace in Shadow Keep. If you haven't unlocked this section, please see Shadow Keep or the Shadow Keep Tab on this page for the full walkthrough on how to reach the area.

From the Site of Grace, enter through the small archway on the right side of the bridge. It is recommended to ride Torrent here as you cross the bridge so you can move faster and loot as you travel. There will be giant bats on this bridge but you will move fast enough and they shouldn't be able to reach you. You will find bootable corpses here, the first one to the left which is a Smithing Stone [3]. Up ahead, you can loot more 3x Beast Liver, 3x Beast Blood, Smithing Stone [4], 5x Redflesh Mushroom, 8x Thin Beast Bones, and a Somber Smithing Stone [2].

At the other end of this bridge, you will encounter a Fire Knight wearing a red cloak. It wields dual daggers and can cast fire magic and will drop Salza's Hood and Rain of Fire upon defeating it.

Go inside the building behind the enemy you just defeated and take the Somber Smithing Stone [9] from the corpse on the corner. Take the spiral stairs next to it and you will reach an elevator at the top. This will take you to a new gate and then, interact with the Viaduct Minor Tower - Site of Grace here.

Exploring the Southern Area

• The southern area of the Ancient Ruins of Rauh covers exploring the parts near the Site of Grace. This includes the area below you that is accessible via the elevator in the small pond. 

Go through the archway and go to the right side. Stick to the wall and go ride past the thick greenery here. You will go around this building and at the back, you can pick up the Golden Horn Tender. Go back the same way you came from, return to the entrance side, and head southeast past the small pond. You can see some boar creatures hanging out here and go behind this tree. Look for the corpse lying on top of a stone slab and pick up the Spirit Calculus. Then, use the elevator to go down to the lower level.

As you go down, face the southwest direction so you are ready for the Bloodfiend waiting here. Then, follow the path behind it where a group of Bloodfiends is gathered. This can be difficult since you are outnumbered, but if you have a magic build, you can use Adula's Moonblade to effectively take out the group. After fighting them, you can pick up Somber Smithing Stone [8] from the corpse behind the group. From here, face the southwest direction and exit through the small hole. Go to the right side and go past the bloodfiend. There's a corpse near the edge and you can pick up 8x Thin Beast Bones from it. 

Now look behind you; you should be facing southeast here and go towards the edge and jump down on the steps below you. Look to your right and fight the lesser Golden Hippopotamus. This looks just like the boss at the Main Entrance of Shadow Keep but this one has a smaller health pool. It can also pull off the same moves just like the boss version. Upon defeating it, it will drop a Scadutree Fragment. You are now done with this section. Return to the Site of Grace and continue exploring the eastern area through the felled tree.

Eastern Section

Upon exiting the archway, face the western direction and go through the collapsed tree. Follow the path ahead where you will see small creatures and make a right to to enter the building marked by these 2 standing lanterns. This area is filled with shadowy enemies and there are variations of them. Others are hunched on the ground, while there are some walking around carrying a jar. Take note that some of these enemies carry an important item. If you see them glimmering in the dark, eliminate them to take their item.

As you enter, go to your immediate right and climb up the overgrown roots. Head towards the northeast and turn left behind the pillar to pick up the Somber Smithing Stone [9] from the edge of this root. Go around this area and return to the entrance side and eliminate the shadow enemy carrying a jar here. This one is carrying a Revered Spirit Ash and a Silver Horn Tender. Pick it up later after you fight the lesser Curseblade Labirith. This behaves similarly to the boss but has a lesser health pool. After defeating these enemies, face the northeast where you see this tall door.

Don't enter through the door yet, instead turn left and you will see this burning cauldron. You can pick up the Fire Spiritstone on the right side of this cauldron. Then, return to the door but make sure to defeat the nearby enemies here so they can't interrupt you. Open up the door and head down the steps. You will be fighting a Giant Scorpion here, then turn left where you will fight more of these Giant Scorpions. You can pick up the Shadow Realm Rune [5] just past this lit stone.

After picking up this item, look behind you and attack this illusory wall. Go inside and pick up the Bondstone and Antiquity Scholar's Cookbook (2). Leave this area and turn right to progress. Go down the steps where a group of shadow enemies are gathered. Pay attention to the glimmering one carrying a jar and make sure to eliminate them to get 3x Spirit Calculus from them. You can also pick up a Broken Rune in front of this square hole to the southeast. (Take note of this location because you will be coming back here later)

Go through this square hole and once you reach the other side, you will be fighting more Giant Scorpions. Watch out for the ones hiding and sleeping on the ceiling. They will attack you as you approach this loot on the corner. Go up the stones and take the Somber Smithing Stone (6) from the corpse here. Exit this area and turn right. Look for this glimmering enemy carrying a jar and defeat it. It will drop a Scadutree Fragment and Golden Horn Tender.

Then, look behind you and face the northeast direction. You will be able to see this lesser Curseblade Labirith on the second pillar. This one refuses to go down unless you go near it so you can just use range attacks to defeat it without getting damaged. After killing it, walk in front of you and pick up the 5x Throwing Dagger on the next alcove.

From the last alcove, turn right, then left. You will be facing a group of shadow enemies and a giant scorpion here. Make sure to take them out before you continue exploring here. Loot the corpse here to get Glass Shard. Continue up ahead and turn right to this room where you see a scorpion suspended in the air. You can see multiple corpses on the ground with loot on them but you need to eliminate this enemy first. Try not to the aggro of the Giant Scorpion on the other by doing ranged attacks. After doing so, pick up the x2 Sliver of Meat, x3 Scorpion Liver, and Spider Scorpion Ashes.

Head to the next area filled with white flowers and defeat the Giant Scorpions here. You can also pick up 2x Dewgem from the corpse here. Then, return to the other side of the square hole that you entered earlier. Trace your steps and return to the area where the shadow enemies are gathered. Open the door here facing southwest, then, take the 5x Rauh Burrow from the corpse to your right.

Follow this path until you reach this Spiritspring with surrounding nails. You can jump down here while riding Torrent and you will not be damaged. Face the southeast direction and go to the very end of this path. Pick up the Shadow Realm Rune (6) behind the Spiritspring. Don't go up the spiritspring and head back towards the area where you came from.

Turn right behind the 3rd pillar, and then go up the thick roots to pick up the Fine Crucible Feather Talisman. Then, head southwest and exit through the small archway at the end. Turn left and you will see an item on the top of the first archway to your left. Behind it, you can use the overgrown branch to climb this arch and then pickup the Shadow Realm Rune (7) from the corpse. Continue riding southeast and you will reach the outdoor area.

When this enemy comes into view, don't try to take its aggro right away. You want to be able to reach the nearby Site of Grace here by walking only on the right side. Stick to the edge on your right and you will see Miquella's Cross here near the edge. The Rauh Ancient Ruins, East - Site of Grace is on your right and you can pick up an Ancient Ruins Cross Message and Scadutree Fragment on the ground near the cross.

From the Site of Grace, face northeast and go towards the pillar here. Walk over the edge to find an item near the waterfall. Pick up the Ash of War: Dryleaf Whirlwind here. Then, return to the enemy that you saw earlier. This Lesser Crucible Knight will drop Devonia's Hammer and Crucible Hammer-Helm upon defeating it.

After defeating this enemy, cross the bridge facing southwest. There's a Furnace Golem at the other end of this bridge and it will start attacking you as you jump down. There are also shadow enemies along the way and you can pick up 4x Dewgem and 2x Flight Pinion. Then, jump down to the right side here. Ride up ahead but make sure to sprint so you can safely reach the covered area here. Then, go past the Furnace Golem, and don't fight it for now. The Rauh Ancient Ruins, West - Site of Grace is in the area behind it so you want to get the checkpoint first.

The Western Section Part 1

From the Rauh Ancient Ruins, West - Site of Grace, go down the ramp and fight the Furnace Golem. It will drop the Crimson-Sapping Cracked Tear and a Furnace Visage upon defeating it.

After fighting the Furnace Golem, teleport to the Site that you had just activated. Face the southwest direction and go toward the double archway. There are different shadow enemies here, like shadow mage and shadow hound. Eliminate them as you go and go up the stairs to the right. You can pick up a 6x Kukri on the steps and Whiteflesh Mushroom from the enemies.

Go up the steps, then, go to the right side and eliminate the glimmering shadow enemy carrying a jar here. It will drop x3 Spirit Calculus and a Rauh Burrow. Then, defeat the 2 Shadow Mages here. At the center of this map, there's a Lesser Curseblade Labirith. This one uses death spells and is just as dangerous as the boss version. On the northwest side, there's an altar where shadow enemies are worshipping. Go towards it and pick up the Scadutree Fragment.

Then, explore towards south and then turn right. Make sure to pick up the Rauh Burrow and 2x Spiritgrave Stone along the way. Then, use the elevator at the end of this path that will take you to the stone pillar section. Go to the left then jump down on the stone pillar below you. Try to land on the widest portion here and follow the steps 1 to 3. When you get to the 3rd jump, look to the pillar behind you and pick up the Four-Toed Fowl Foot from the corpse.

Keep following the steps here and then face southeast and jump towards the building on the far end to the left. Eliminate the 2 enemies holding a candlestick standing in front of the steps here. Face the building and go towards the square hole to the left, then turn left again to reach the chest. You can get the Talisman of All Crucibles inside.

The Grand Stairway Section

While facing the chest, exit through the square hole to your right. Use the elevator to go up, and you can already see the Ancient Ruins, Grand Stairway - Site of Grace from the top. Walk towards it and activate it. 

Face the northwest direction, jump down the stairs, and then turn right to get loot. Stick to the wall to your right and then go to the very edge here to pick up a Spirit Calculus from a corpse. Then, return to the grand stairway where you see the archer version of the Golem Warrior. You can go up the ramp behind it and take it out. This enemy is weak to heavy attacks so make sure to take full advantage of its weakness. 

Go down the broken bridge here and cross towards the northeast. Near the end of this bridge, you will find a corpse in the middle and you can take a Shadow Realm Rune (7) from it. Then, jump down on the right side. There's a Divine Beast Dancing Lion field boss here, and it's up to you if you want to fight it but you can run away from it by jumping down on the northeastern platform. This disables the fight and the boss will not chase you.

There's an elite enemy in the middle of the pool. This one wields a dual curved sword and will drop the Divine Bird Warrior Gauntlets upon defeating it. Go up the ramp on the left side to pick up 2x Beast Bones. Then, go to the area behind the boss to pick up Verdigris Discus. Continue exploring the southern area here to pick up a Redflesh Mushroom from a corpse next to a pillar. This is your last stop in the Grand Stairway section and you will now return to the Rauh Ancient Ruins, West - Site of Grace.

The Western Section Part 2

• This covers the rest of the exploration of the western section where you will be invaded by an NPC.

From the Rauh Ancient Ruins, West - Site of Grace, face the southwest section and climb up the stairs to the left. This is the same area that you explore earlier but instead of going to the left section, you will head northwest towards the outdoor area. Head straight into the gazebo in front of you and you can pick up the Revered Spirit Ash on this altar. Watch out for the enemy nearby but since you are riding Torrent, you can just outrun them.

Continue exploring the path behind this gazebo and make sure to pick up this Rauh Burrow on the wall. Take note of the location on your left because you will be returning here later. For now, continue ahead and jump down on the platform behind this stone.

Go to the bottom of the steps and head northeast. You will find hounds inflicted with Scarlet rot here and you can pick up Golden Horn Tender from this corpse in the middle. There's a Bloodfiend here in the middle of this section but it's up to you if you want to fight it. You can get 5x Sacred Bloody Flesh if you want to fight it. Continue traveling north where you will encounter another Bloodfiend, then turn left where more enemies are waiting. Take out the hounds and bloodfiends here for a chance to get Beast Blood and a piece of the bloodfiend's gear, like Bloodfiend's Fork. 

On the upper area, while facing northwest, you will see this glimmering shadow enemy holding a jar on its head. To go there, you need to head to jump down on the area below it. Summon Torrent and try to land on the highest part here to minimize your fall damage. The elevator is right here when you go down, but before that,m make sure to head to the area on the northeast. This area is protected by giant flies so you need to eliminate them first.

Take the Somber Smithing Stone (1) from the corpse lying on the stone. After doing so, head east where you see the Pink Flwoerbloom. Go towards it and then pick up the Aspects of the Crucible: Bloom. Now, return to where you jumped down and take the elevator to go up. On the top level, you will reach the shadow jar enemy. This one drops a Revered Spirit Ash and you can eliminate the nearby enemies to get a Redflesh Muishroom and Silver Horn Tender.

This is your last stop in this area and you will now be returning to the area that we mentioned that you will be coming back to. Jump down on the same ledge that you are facing as you approached the loot, then look behind this pillar and you will see a corpse here. Take the 3x Knot Resin from it then go up the stairs.

Turn right where you will be facing scarlet rot-inflicted enemies. There's a scarlet version of Lesser Kindred of Rot (Pests) here, be careful of them because they can deal a high amount of damage when you get struck by them.

Go to the northwest arch and pick up the Dappled White Cured Meat. To your right, there are more pest enemies here. There's a large group of them in the next section and try to cheese them as much as you can. If you have any ranged or magic attacks, make use of them to eliminate them before they get near you. You can obtain these items from the ground here: x3 Immunizing Cured Meat, x4 Fly Mold, and Smithing Stone (2). After fighting them, exit through the archway on the left side. Look on the stack of stones to your right and you will see a corpse here. You can pick up the Greater Potentate's Cookbook (9) from it.

Face the tower to the northeast and walk straight towards it. This is the Unseen Bridge that connects the main building to this tower. Cross to the other side and pick up the Stone-Sheathed Sword.

Go back to the main building the same way you got here and then continue exploring by going to the left past the room. Then, turn right to use the elevator that will take you to the upper level. There are more pest enemies here at the top and you will see the stairs in the middle. Just take note of these areas for now because you will be returning here later.

First, turn your attention to the nearest enemy standing next to the archway then go out to the area outside. Go past the gazebo and look at the corpse in the middle of the water. Go towards it and then pick up the Divine Bird Feathers.

The elite enemy here will be aggro-ed upon picking up the item. Take your time as you deal with it and use the pillars of the gazebo to defend yourself against some of its attacks. After fighting it, go up the ramp and go to the edge. You will see the clusters of stones that unlock a Spiritspring after destroying it. 

Jump towards the Spiritspring, then use it again to reach the area on the other side. Go to the right side and walk to the area behind the thick pillar and go around it to pick up x2 Beast Horn from the corpse. Then, go up the stairs that you saw earlier and open the chest at the top to get Mottled Necklace +2. Use the Spiritspring again to return to the other side. Head back inside where you used the elevator and then turn left.

Fight the pests that you will come across here and then turn right at the end. You can pick up the Pest-Thread Spears next to the wall on your right side. Go around this area and get ready for a fight before you head up the stairs. As you approach the top section, Hornsent will invade you. This is potentially a long walk back if you didn't activate the Spiritspring beforehand, but if you have been following this walkthrough, you will have a faster way of reaching this area in case you die. 

The Spiritspring is located just northwest of the Site of Grace, in the pool area. Defeating Hornsent here will reward you with the following items:

• Falx
• Caterpillar Mask
• Braided Cord Rope
• Braided Arm Wraps
• Soiled Loincloth

Fight Romina in the Church of the Bud 

Romina, Saint of the Bud, is a mid-sized boss with a body resembling a centipede, a scorpion, the wings of a butterfly, and a human. She wields a spear, centipede fangs, and a scorpion stinger, making her a unique foe. To defeat Romina, you'll need a balanced approach, mixing both offense and defense. When facing her as a melee character, focus not only on her central human body but also observe her centipede fangs and scorpion stinger, which act as her arms.

Defeating Romina Saint of the Bud will reward you 280,000 Runes and Remembrance of the Saint of the Bud. This fight will also let you access the Sealing Tree behind the arena. You will need Messmer's Kindling to burn the Sealing Tree to gain access to the final legacy dungeon. After the short cutscene, the real Enir-Ilim will be revealed and you will be transported to the base of Enir-Ilim.

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough - Enir-Ilim

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Enir-Ilim - A Legacy Dungeon

• Fight Needle Knight Leda and her allies.
• Defeat the final boss.

All NPC Encounters and Fight: When you reach Needle Knight Leda's location in Enir-Ilim, you will be fighting some of Miquella's followers here. Depending on the choices that you have made so far, those who will be siding with Leda will vary. See the progression below:

• Needle Knight Leda attacks you no matter what your choices have been.
• Redmane Freyja: She will attack you if you hand the letter from Sir Ansbach in Shadow Keep. Defeating her here will drop her items. Otherwise, she will stay in the Storehouse and will disappear to leave behind her items (Need further checking on which items she will drop and where)
• Hornsent: Hornsent will go after you if you didn't summon him during the fight against Messmer.
• Moore: The merchant will attack you in this arena if you choose the dialogue to "Put it behind you"
• Thiollier: If you progress his quest and pass the message of St. Trina, he can be summoned as a cooperator.
• Dryleaf Dane: Just like Leda, he will attack you, no matter what your choices have been.
• Final Boss Fight: If you helped Ansbach and Thiollier with their quests, both of them can be summoned as cooperators.

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