The Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, has been publicly released. For its $40 price, players get to jump into a whole new area with more weapons, bosses and secrets to uncover. But it’s a little complicated to get into the DLC once you’re in the game, so here’s how to start Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
First, you’ll need to purchase Shadow of the Erdtree for your platform (PC, XBox Series X/S, PS5) and install it, of course. But you don’t access the DLC through the main menu — instead, you’ll need to reach a specific area and defeat two optional bosses to earn the right to get into the DLC.
We’ll explain in detail below, but the TL;DR to access the DLC is: defeat Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, then in the Mohgwyn Palace arena where you’ve defeated the latter, touch the withered arm hanging out of the egg. Boom, you’ve made it to the DLC.
But before you jump…
