Recording summary · June 2024
Thoroughly exploring the first area of Elden Ring's DLC
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Overview
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree includes the Gravesite Plains, the Western Nameless Mausoleum, Belurat Tower Settlement, and Castle Ensis.
Gravesite Plains contains ghostly figures and gravestones of individuals who became ghosts in the realm of shadows, while the Western Nameless Mausoleum yields the Greatsword of Solitude upon defeating an enemy.
Belurat Tower Settlement is a ruined settlement where defeating an arena boss awards the Divine Beast Head helmet, though an elevator leads to steps where a shadowy tree blocks a doorway.
Castle Ensis contains impaled corpses, basic enemies, a Site of Grace, a smithing stone, a Scadutree cross, and a room with destroyable furniture and a fireplace; sprinting past enemies is a suggested traversal method, and a difficult boss encounter prompted buffing and summoning the Mimic Tear.
Themes
Locations and item rewards in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
Combat strategies and boss encounters in Castle Ensis.
Developments
Daniel died from a one-shot attack in Castle Ensis after an on-screen text box prevented attacking.
Daniel applied buffs and summoned the Mimic Tear to combat the Castle Ensis boss following earlier attempts.
Uncertainties & gaps
The reason why Belurat Tower Settlement is destroyed remains unknown.
Whether the doorway blocked by the shadowy tree must be unlocked later by defeating an enemy is an unconfirmed guess.
It is unconfirmed whether jumping down in the Castle Ensis room is possible.