Intended or not, illusory walls inShadow of The Erdtreeare there to stay and are a fun little thing to find in Elden Ring. Some of them hide secrets. However, one or two will just let you fall to your death, which is pretty on-brand.
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Where to find fake walls in Shadow of The Erdtree
Here areall the locations of the illusory walls we know about so farin Shadow of the Erdtree. There may be more, and I’ll continue to smash my head into walls until I find them all. While I keep searching for fake walls,use the player-written messagesto know where illusory walls are. Sometimes, these messages are trolling, but there may be times when they tell the truth.
Shadow Keep illusory walls
There are currentlytwo inShadow Keep. One is not so interesting, but the other is access to an important area.
#1 Storeroom Floor One
Take a left from the Floor One Site of Grace through the door and onto the lift down. From the lift, takethe door on your rightand you will come to the end of the corridor. Here you will see some stairs down and a dead end on the left. But is it even a dead end? Give a whack tothe wall to the left of the stairsto reveal a hidden area.
#2 Route to Abyssal Woods
This is actually a pretty major shortcut that saves you from navigating down the side of a cliff. So, beginat the Main Gate Plaza Site of Gracewhich is where you beat the Golden Hippo. Head out of the side door here and up the stairs.
At the top of the stairs, take a right. To theleft of the burning boats, you will see a ladder down. Take the ladder. Be careful at the bottom, the ledge is thin. Go right andenter behind the waterfall. Here, you will see a ladder you need to take down.
At the bottom of the lift, head to the room at the end to collect a painting. To the southwest of the room, you will seea clear wall between barrels and boxes. Smack it to open the path to the Abyssal Wood.
Abyssal Woods illusory walls
There aretwo more illusory walls in Midras Hallthat will open up shortcuts and gateways. As usual, these save you time and act as shortcuts. Before you get here, you will need to follow the second shortcut from Shadow Keep.
#1 To Midras Manse
This one is just inside Midras Hall, by the first Site of Grave you find. Heading east from this Site of Grace will face you witha huge golden painting. Hit this to reveal a hidden path. Make sure to pick up the Torn Diary Page on the left, which will reveal the next hidden path.
#2 Manse Hall illusory wall
After navigating Midras Library, you will open up the shortcut leading back to Manse Hall. This door can be found on the ground floor on the east side of the room. However, pay attention to the south wall of the room, by the door. Here, you will seeanother painting that will reveal yet another illusory wallin Shadow of the Erdtree.
Rauh Ancient Ruins illusory wall
There isonly oneso far in the Rauh Ancient Ruins, but who knows what the future of Shadow of The Erdtree holds?
#1 Rauh Ancient Ruins
From the Viaduct Minor Tower, head Southwest until you find yourself with a load of pillars. Head to your right toenter the large chamber. Go to the back wall and take a right to find yourself at a large door. Open this door up and head inside, being aware of the Scorpions.
On the far wall, you will seethree statues. Hit the middle one to open up the illusory wall in Shadow of the Erdtree and grab a cookbook and some other items.
Rabbaths Rise illusory wall
This isa quick and easy oneto get, which will land you a new weapon.
Rabbaths Rise Shadow of The Erdtree illusory wall
Simply head into Rabbaths Rise, which can be found just to theeast of Church District Highroad. It is the church you see up on the hill. Head inside and up to the top floor, which is accessible by the stairs. Hitthe wall opposite the stairsto reveal a blockedSpirit Spring.
Destroy this and then head back outside to use the Spirit Spring to reach the top floor. Here you cangrab the Rabbath’s Cannon weapon. Check outour guides hubfor all the other Shadow of The Erdtree weapons locations and more.
Leo Gillick
Leo is a Freelance Writer for PC Invasion. He has a degree in English Literature and Film Studies and more hours buried into videogames than he cares to admit. He has worked extensively in the Videogame and Travel writing industry but, as they say, get a job doing something you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. He uses his writing as a means to support indefinite global travel with the current five year plan seeing him through Latin America.
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