The long-awaited DLC for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is lastly virtually right here. For the previous few weeks, a number of IGN staffers have taken up the sword to beat FromSoftware’s newest trial and we’ve all come out the opposite facet modified eternally. The DLC is really huge, the bosses are actually freaking exhausting, and the secrets and techniques are quite a few.
That stated, we’ve come collectively to share how lengthy it’s taken us to beat the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
How Lengthy Is Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree?
Our quickest gamers completed the DLC in round 25 hours.
Our “slowest” gamers completed the DLC in round 32 hours.
Given the open nature of Elden Ring, it’s very simple to get sidetracked whereas exploring the large new world, plus some bosses might take literal hours to beat. Due to this fact playtimes will certainly fluctuate. If you happen to end the DLC, come again and submit your time in How Lengthy to Beat to see how your time compares.
Ronny Barrier – Video Producer, Guides
I’m gonna be trustworthy, between farming smithing stones whereas not within the Realm of Shadow, power-leveling to try to equip some cool new weapons, and recording footage for work, I didn’t hold a strict clock on how lengthy precisely it took me to beat Shadow of the Erdtree. However my greatest estimate is that I beat the ultimate boss between 20 and 25 hours in. With that in thoughts, there’s nonetheless tons of secret areas to search out and I feel I’ve solely overwhelmed concerning the half of the brand new bosses added to this enlargement.
I’m now about 30 hours in and whereas the top is in sight, there’s nonetheless a ton I’ve to do and see. Every particular person’s time will clearly fluctuate wildly primarily based on what number of boss makes an attempt must be repeated and how briskly you have a tendency to maneuver on from new areas, however if you wish to discover each nook and cranny, particularly in case you’re not wanting up learn how to get to explicit areas, you’ll be looking out a very long time simply to even fill out your map.
Matt Kim – Senior Editor, Options
Given the character of FromSoftware video games, I’m nonetheless taking part in the DLC to complete up all the varied free ends and odd duties. However so far as going from the begin to beating the ultimate boss, it took me about 32 hours. There’re in all probability just a few bosses I’ve missed and positively a number of secrets and techniques I nonetheless must uncover, however there’s a “last boss” on this DLC that I beat a number of hours in the past, which is the place I’ll contemplate the top of my official play time.
All in all, following the important path — which I consider skips at the least just a few important bosses — would in all probability shave about 10 hours off my whole completion time, placing me in keeping with a few of my friends. Plus, my large obsession in any sport is to finish the map as early as attainable which took loads of effort given a number of the map fragments within the Shadow of the Erdtree have been extremely exhausting to get to early on, although it’s positively doable.
Mitchell Saltzman – Senior Video Producer, Guides
As I discussed in my evaluation, it took me about 25 hours or so to achieve what I think about most individuals would contemplate to be the ultimate boss of the DLC. At the moment, I had truly solely overwhelmed 6 of the ten large bosses that drop Remembrances whenever you kill them. Since then, I’ve overwhelmed two extra and I am nonetheless on the hunt for the ultimate two.
Though I had 4 of the massive bosses nonetheless left on the desk, I positively didn’t simply rush to the top. I took my time and did loads of exploring, discovering the entire map items, sufficient scadutree shards to degree myself as much as a Scadutree Blessing of 16, and a Revered Spirit Ash Blessing of 8. I discovered a ton of recent weapons, lots of which I leveled as much as +10 or +25 and respec’d my character so I might give them a shot, and I additionally began a second playthrough with one other character that’s extra geared in direction of magic so I might check out a number of the new spells and spirit ash summons. At this level I positively really feel like I’m approaching the restrict of what I can get out of this DLC, nevertheless it’s taken much more time to get right here than simply about every other single-player-focused DLC that I’ve ever performed.
Take a look at our full evaluation of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree to see our full ideas on the most recent FromSoftware DLC.