A few hours after the arrival of the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, many players have been worried about living up to this new adventure and meeting the requirements to be able to play it. Something that a group of speedrunners has shown is possible to do in less than half an hour, even starting a completely new game.
In case you didn’t know, to be able to enter the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion starting this Friday, June 21, you must have defeated the bosses Mohg and Radahn. And since these are not required for the main story of Elden Ring, it is possible that even players who have accumulated dozens or hundreds of hours of play may not have faced them yet. Minus the new players who will buy the game thanks to the DLC, many of them surely starting FromSoftware’s RPG for the first time and therefore, from scratch.
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Trying to help these users, a group of Elden Ring speedrunners are proving that it is never too late to start and seek to defeat these bosses. These players are currently competing in a challenge, started by Twitch streamer NuclearPastaTom, to become the fastest to complete the DLC requirements in a new save file.
The rules are to start as the Wretch class, follow the rules of the “Any%” category without glitches, although a jump is allowed that allows you to use a Marika Stake to get to the Radahn fight faster, use only weapons with Normal Smithing , do not exit the game in doors, thanks or during the boss dialogue, and of course, defeat Radahn and Mohg. For a valid match, competitors must also defeat Magnus the Beast Claw, who must be invaded to complete the Varre quest offline. This step is key to gaining quick access to Mohg, as Varre gives you an item to teleport to the area.
According to the list of times submitted, the two fastest at the moment are under 28 minutes, with Mitchriz at 27 minutes and 55 seconds and Spicee at 27 minutes and 39 seconds. Obviously, these matches are optimized and don’t reflect more casual play, plus starting from scratch and rushing things this way means you’ll miss out on a lot of level ups, as well as a lot of gear and weapons that you would normally have. obtained throughout your journey.
But anyway, it is a demonstration that if you have the necessary skill for souls-type games, of which Elden Ring is a part, you could complete the requirements to access the DLC this Friday, June 21, in less than half an hour.
Reviews of Shadow of the Erdtree say that it “recaptures all the magic of playing Elden Ring for the first time” and gives the DLC a score of 95 on Metacritic
And speaking of the expectation generated by Shadow of the Erdtree, the gaming community welcomes the promises of FromSoftware, the game’s developer. And they have announced a large amount of content that will further expand the vast current map of Elden Ring, something that according to the recently published reviews of the DLC, they fully fulfill, having at the time of writing this note a score of 95 on Metacritic.
As those who count the hours to play it will know, in Shadow of the Erdtree, players will enter the mysterious Kingdom of Shadow, facing new and dangerous adventures. This expansion promises total immersion in a world full of enigmas and challenges, where players must face fearsome bosses using new weapons and armor. Following in Miquella’s footsteps, players will unravel the dark side of the Elden Ring story.
