Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree tips and tricks: how to survive in the Shadow Realm
The time has finally come to start Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring’s enormous DLC expansion. Of course, it might have been a while since you actually last played Elden Ring, and that all-important muscle memory on how to survive might have worn away to nothing in the intervening months (if not years). But worry not, for help is at hand.
Below, we’ve listed some useful Shadow of the Erdtree tips and tricks to help you survive your first few hours in the Shadow Realm as you get back into the swing of things, based on our own experience playing the game. As tempting as it is to race off towards the first legacy dungeon, Belurat, Tower Settlement (not to mention its boss, the Divine Beast Dancing Lion), you’ll probably want to take things nice and slowly at first so you can reacquaint yourself with this epic RPG. So here are our tried and tested survival tips for making it through Shadow of the Erdtree’s early hours.
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Turn on the new inventory featuresConsider respeccingFind the first Map FragmentStay away from the Furnace GolemCollect as many Scadutree Fragments and Revered Spirit Ashes as you canFollow Miquella’s CrossesKill the Ghostflame Dragon in the lake7 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Beginners Tips – A REFRESHER COURSE FOR FORGETFUL TARNISHED Watch on YouTubeTurn on the new inventory features
As part of an update for all Elden Ring players, FromSoftware has added new inventory features. The first adds a new Recent Items tab to the inventory, the second adds an exclamation mark to recently acquired items, but both options need to be switched on in the System Menu under Display.
