Do You Need to Beat Elden Ring to Play Shadow of the Erdtree DLC? – Answered

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is the only major expansion planned for FROMSOFTWARE’s action RPG. As with previous releases, access to expansions usually requires meeting certain requirements, or completing specific quests. Given the size of the game, you might be asking if you need to play Elden Ring to play the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. Here’s everything you need to know.

Do you need to beat Elden Ring to play the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC?

No, you don’t need to beat Elden Ring to play Shadow of the Erdtree, but you do need to beat Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood.

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After defeating both bosses, you will need to interact with the cocoon in Mohgwyn’s palace.

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The boss request was originally revealed in an interview with Hidetaka Miyazaki and has been confirmed multiple times through official channels over the past few weeks, including a Red Bull event with Bandai Namco.

The Shadow of Erdtree Requirements

Compared to some of the manipulations you had to do to access previous expansion packs in FROMSOFTWARE titles, this isn’t too bad, and you don’t have to do anything esoteric to access the expansion packs.

Mohg is particularly tough, with only 34.5% of Elden Ring players on Steam having defeated him as of this writing.

Mohg and Radahn achievement percentage

Many players who are not aware of these requirements may be surprised, as simply purchasing the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion pack does not directly grant access. Fortunately, you do not need to complete the game, which takes an average of about 100 hours to complete.

If you’re interested in the expansion pack for PC, be sure to check out the updated system requirements for Shadow of the Erdtree. Also, stay tuned to our dedicated section for more guides on both the base game and the expansion pack.

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