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Elden Ringplayers looking to jump straight into theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC may need to spend some more time with the original game asBandai Namco has warned that the defeat of a certain boss is a requirement to see the expansion. It’s no secret that FromSoftware’s latest RPG is brutal as it dishes out a neverending plethora of punishing encounters before The Tarnished even makes it to the boss arena. Unfortunately, those who struggled with the base game may be disappointed to know that they’ve got some work to do before the DLC arrives.
Posted to X (formerly Twitter), userCohhCarnagenoted thatFromSoftware has confirmed that players must at least defeat Mohg, Lord of Blood inElden Ringto accessShadow of the Erdtree,a milestone most users have yet to surpass.
They point out that based on global achievement tracking,only 37.8% on players on Steam have managed to defeat the aformentioned Demigod, meaning that a whopping 62.2% of the community on PC hasn’t progressed to the point where they’ll be able to play the expansion. This statistic prompted Bandai Namco to issue a call to arms, noting that fans have under two weeks to prepare.
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While those Steam numbers are certainly dour, they’re significantly stronger than on both PlayStation and Xbox Series X|S. On the former,34.7% of players have managed to topple the Lord of Bloodwhile the Xbox community is pulling up the rear asonly 22.98% of Microsoft’s community has defeated Mohg. It’s generally difficult to provide a timeline for completetion inElden Ring, but the majority of players will encounter Mohg just past the half-way mark, so there’s still a decent chunk of the game left to complete.
As for Mohg, it’s no wonder why so many players never managed toovercome the fearsome boss. He’s a brutal encounter, one that’s able to string together some brutal combos that are often enough to completely annihilate The Tarnished’s health in a single sequence. It also makes sense thathe’ll need to be defeated before playingShadow of the Erdtreegiven his personal connection to Miquella,who will play a key role in the expansion.
Should those who never managed to slay Mohg pick upElden Ringagain to prepare forShadow of the Erdtree, there’s a good chance the next month or so of theirlives will be consumed by the experience.FromSoftware has stated that the expansion’s scale is massive and it’ll introduce a location that’s roughly the size of Limgrave, one of the base game’s largest locations. It will also feature10 new boss fightsthat will likely be some of the game’s most challenging encounter yet.
