WithElden Ring Shadow of the Erdtreeincreasing difficulty, that means the leveling system behaves somewhat differently. Before jumping into the madness of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, it’s best to know how the leveling system works.
Do Runes matter in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree? Leveling, explained
Once you getstarted Shadow of the Erdtree, things go south fast. The only way to mitigate that is by leveling up even further. The basic way to level up isthrough Runes. However, for the DLC, things go further.
An additional and equally important way to level up in Shadow of the Erdtree is by usingScadutree Blessings. When you earn the blessing, your attack and defensive attributes get enhanced. So, if you don’t have enough Runes to progress in your leveling, these Scadutree Blessings are a great way to get stronger in Shadow of the Erdtree.
To see which of your stats are enhanced,simply open up your Status menu. By navigating to theright of this screen, you can see the enhanced statswritten out in gold. They should be on the far right of this page.
The interesting tidbit is that thissystem is only in the DLCsection of Elden Ring. If you were togo back to The Lands Between,your stats would exclude these blessings. This means you may not be as strong as you were in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC when going back to The Lands Between.
How to get Scadutree Blessings
To level up you need tofind Scadutree Fragments first. These can be acquired through many of thetougher enemies, the bosses such as the onesin the Nameless Mausoleuems, and just byexploring the new region.
Pot-carrying Shadow Undead enemiesalways drop one Scadutree Fragment after their first time dying, so watch out for those for free level ups. It also seems thatHornsent Statuesalso have these fragments. When you have these fragments in tow, headto a Graceand level up.
Knowinghow many bosses are in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtreecan be a lifesaver.
Raza Malik
Raza is a Contributing Writer who’s been at PC Invasion since March 2023. After he earned his Media Arts degree at Niagara College, he went on to grow his portfolio by working at such publications as GameRant. While he plays a wide array of different types of games, Raza enjoys discussing open-world games, shooters, and live service games. Some of his favorite series include Assassin’s Creed, God of War, and the Diablo series. On the side, he enjoys editing videos, and creating content for his side project Marching Into Madness.
