Elden Ring: The Best Strategies For Building Great Stars In Shadow Of The Erdtree

Land of Shadow in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is filled with interesting locations for players to explore. But some of the more hidden corners hide unexpected secrets that you may miss when you are in a hurry to explore. Of all the easily forgotten corners, the most important one is Temple Town Ruins, because only after you have explored them can you unlock the subsequent secret locations. And some of Elden Ring Items you find in Temple Town Ruins are also an important part of your enhanced build. This guide will show you how to reach Temple Town Ruins and what you can find there. You can slowly explore this interesting place after you have completed the dominant story of the entire DLC. How To Get To Temple Town Ruins? Temple Town Ruins are located in Rauh Base. If you can’t find them, you can first find Ancient Rauh Ruins, which is just below it. After you defeat Rellana, head to Moorth Ruins in Scadu Altus. Once there, head northeast to the lake with ghost worms. You will see a tunnel in front of you. After walking out of the tunnel, you will come across a poisonous swamp. Here you can use your Torrent and cross this dangerous area until you reach Rauh Base area. Once in this area, continue straight in the same direction until you find Golems. After defeating them briefly, continue forward and you will reach Temple Town Ruins. Before entering Temple Town Ruins, you will also find a map fragment of Rauh region at the door. Please keep this fragment safe, as it will be used later. If you want to go to Temple Town Ruins Site of Grace, you need to cross the river, and Site of Grace will be on your left. Temple Town Ruins Exploration Process Before you are ready to enter Temple Town Ruins, make sure you have Revered Spirit Fragment. If not, you need to go to the south of the ruins and find a headless statue, where the fragment is. Once you have confirmed it, you can enter the ruins. The first thing you need to reach is a large building in the center of the ruins. This large building is surrounded by walls, but you will find a small hole in the south side. Go inside and then go up the stairs directly. As you move forward, you will find an elevated ledge behind you, and inside it is an undead with a pot on its head. When you jump onto the ledge, you can fight it or ignore it, as it does not provide you with any XP other than some Elden Ring Runes. Then keep walking forward until you find a Scadutree Fragment on the ground. After picking it up, you can return the same way. I will divide the subsequent exploration process according to the rewards of each part. Two-Handed Sword Talisman After you return to the previous position, continue to move forward. Soon after you walk out, you will see a Horned Warrior holding a greatsword. At this time, you need to defeat it, because when it sees you, it will start to attack you. Also, don’t worry too much about Horned Warrior being defeated early. There are Marika statues all around to keep you entertained in the fight. After defeating them using some strategy, go up the stairs and look to the left. You’ll see a treasure chest containing a Two-Handed Sword Talisman. Two-Handed Sword Talisman can increase the attack power of any two-handed weapon by 15%, but it should be noted that this is for the two-handed weapon, not for each hand holding a two-handed weapon, such as Backhand Blade. If you are using Strength builds that require two-handed giant weapons, then Two-Handed Sword Talisman will be one of your best helpers. Spirit Ashes Of Divine Bird Warrior Ornis After you get Two-Handed Sword Talisman, you can take a break at Temple Town Ruins Site of Grace. Continue walking north and you will find three red pests. Be careful of the harmful lines that the red pests shoot, so be careful to avoid them. After defeating the red pests, turn right and you will see a Spiritspring. At this time, be sure to use your Torrent to jump onto Spiritspring, because you cannot land on a building in Temple Town Ruins by jumping on it alone. There will be a box in the middle of the building with some crafting material and Elden Ring Runes. After picking it up, you need to go around the ledge of this building and jump to another cliff. Keep going in the current direction until you find a sanctuary-like structure. There will be a chest with Spirit Ashes of Divine Bird Warrior Ornis you are looking for. Two-Headed Turtle Talisman You can explore these bonus items in any order, as the last item is very far from the location of Two-Headed Turtle Talisman. To find Two-Headed Turtle Talisman, you need to go to the south of Temple Town Ruins and descend along a circle of ledges to the bottom of the lake. You will find a small rift just below the waterfall. Once you crawl into it, you will see Two-Headed Turtle Talisman on a corpse in the center of the cave. There are also three angry ghost worms guarding around it, which will start to attack you when you enter the cave. You can also use some simple combat strategies to defeat them. Two-Headed Turtle Talisman is a more powerful version of the regular Green Turtle Talisman, which can help you increase the recovery rate of Stamina. If you have participated in some difficult boss stations before, you must know that the recovery speed of Stamina is very important, because you can’t let your Stamina value drop to the minimum when attacking or dodging. If you face some bosses that require a long fight in the subsequent boss battles, you can equip Two-Headed Turtle Talisman. After getting Two-Headed Turtle Talisman, you can choose to continue exploring the lake just now to the south, and eventually you will reach Ellac River area. Or you can choose to continue exploring this area and find some more interesting events. The above is all the information on how to fully explore Temple Town Ruins. I hope it can help you better understand this place. If you have other places you want to explore, welcome to iGMeet Discord to ask many players. I believe there will be many players willing to help you.

Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana is a newly created weapon type that belongs to Great Katana in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. Together with forceful swings of Greatswords and swift slashes of Katanas, Great Katanas stand a perfect balance in aspects of attack power and speed. Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana belongs to a special blade in view of its particular ability to create extra damage to dragons. By the way, if you want to upgrade your character’s performance and increase some of your attributes of your character, getting some Elden Ring Runes will be a brilliant choice. However, slaying dragons does not constitute the whole features of this weapon. When it is accompanied by Talismans, Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana can be applied to kinds of scenarios, with PvP and PvE being included. The Way To Acquire Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana With Ancient Dragon Man dungeon boss being slayed, Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana will be harvested then. This boss garrison was at the end of Dragon’s Pit dungeon, the entrance to Jagged Peak. Starting with Castle Front Site of Grace, riding south and Dragon’s Pit will be found. Along the way, Ancient Dragon Man, represented as spectral form, will attack you and its physical form will be seen if you enter the end of Dragon’s Pit. The Stats & Scaling Of Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana Though Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana may sound grand and hard to get, actually, players of a kaleidoscope of builds could access to it. Moreover, to wield the weapon to its maximum effect, you even do not need a respec of the character. Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana requires stat attributes of strength to arrive at the level of 15 and dexterity of 20 separately, and reach the scaling of D at the same time. Katana also characterizes its particular skill of Dragonwound Slash, which can not be substituted by another Ash of War. When this weapon being used, Katana will wear a jagged gravel-stone’s aura and release a reaping slash that will create bonus damage to dragons. To optimize its potency, you can charge the skill. And as the integration with a specific talisman, its damage output will be significantly refined. It normally will take three seconds to completely charge Dragonwound Slash skill and during the skill animation, you will not be compensated with hyper armor. Therefore, you’ll need to find the appropriate chance to attack an enemy with this skill, making this combat strategy a high-reward choice at the cost of high risk. The Combination With Talismans It is undoubtedly that Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana is essentially a splendid weapon. However, we can wield its potential to maximum by combining it with certain talismans, and then it could create unbelievably tremendous damage. There are four talisman selections enable the weapon’s Dragonwound Slash skill to enhance the damage output and promote attack power prominently, and they are Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, Godfrey Icon, Shard of Alexander and Two-Handed Sword Talisman, respectively. The Bond With Armor There are numerous armor equipments provided by Elden Ring, each offering various protection of different level and optimizing equipment load. While damage negation can be maximized and high poise can be offered by choosing your favorite armor, transformation tools introduced in Shadow of the Erdtree should be given more attention. Rock Heart transformation will help you represent the appearance of a humanoid ancient dragon and boost resistance while promoting Dragon Communion Incantations. However, this transformation could only be used under the circumstance that any armor should not be equipped, which will decrease your damage negation. So you can choose to bring a lighter equipment load. You can solve Dragon’s Domain painting to acquire Rock Heart. However, if you propose that armor is more appropriate than transformation tools, choose a set that offers decent poise while allow you to maintain moderate equipment roll will be a wise choice. Let’s take Rakshasa’s Set for an instance. It is a set that will increase damage by 2% for each armor worn and then help you create massive damage. Equipped with full Rakshasa’s Set, you’ll get an extra 8% damage, and the buffs you gain from spells, consumables, and talismans are not included. The Integration With Incantations & Sacred Seal The two significant Incantations that you can complete with Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana are Golden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength. They are both of strong potential. Golden Vow incantation increases the damage designated to enemies by 15% and reduces 10% damage you’ve received. Similarly, Flame, Grant me Strength incantation enhances your damage output by 20% and offsets fire damage by 20%. Besides Golden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength, if other spells do not be included in the category of your choice, then choosing a particular Sacred Seal should not be worried about. In comparison, if you choose Rock Heart transformation, you could match it with Dragon Communion Seal to replenish build and further increase the damage output by Dragon Communion Incantations. Just remember to grant yourself the 20-second buff by using Rock Heart in its transformed state. The Unite With Wondrous Flask Of Physick In Elden Ring, Wondrous Flask of Physick is an indispensable element in the progress of accomplishing a build. Through complementing tears, your build can further be enhanced and you are accessible to tailor the effects of the flask as the way you like. In this case, you are going to maximize the damage dealt with Dragon-Hunter Great Katana and ensure proper defense simultaneously. The following mixture of Tears will push your offensive and defensive abilities and leap forward: Deflecting Hardtear: You can acquire it by eliminating Furnace Golem who roams in Gravitesite Plain. This tear could make enemy attacks be deflected before the attack hits you, enabling you to follow up with a forceful guard counter. Stonebarb Cracked Tear: It can be gained upon defeating Putrid Avatar in Caelid. Consuming this tear enhances the stagger damage you deal to enemies, helping you quickly strike poise breaks with fewer attacks. The Combination With Great Rune Finally, a variety of effects could be attained by activating the following Great Runes: Godrick’s Great Rune: 5 flat levels across all attributes will be added to this rune. Radahn’s Great Rune: It will advance the value of HP, FP, and Stamina. Malenia’s Great Rune: It will support you to harvest the lost HP while hitting an enemy. In a nutshell, let’s enjoy the game first. By the way, if you are interested in finding more game resources, you can log in iGMeet discord. You can find the Giveaway channel where we will release product discount messages sometimes. Please keep active in the discord group and do not miss relevant news. In the end, these are the detailed information of Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana. Thanks for your reading.

One of the newest Katanas in Shadow of the Erdtree, Star-Lined Sword, is known for its unique skill attack combination. If you’re looking to build an effective build for this Katana, don’t miss this guide. Here we’ll go over the playstyle for this Cosmic Samurai Build, the gear to use, the best Talismans, and tips for using the game. Let’s get straight to it! Build Basics First, let’s go over the basics of this build. Cosmic Samurai is unique in terms of gameplay, as this build utilizes Damage Overtime Tactics while also utilizing Star-Lined Sword’s skills to perform hard-hitting combos. You’ll see fast high damage numbers when performing combos. It’s also versatile in a lot of situations because of having more ranged spells on its gear. Stats Cosmic Samurai has high Dexterity and Intelligence, and as usual has a little Faith Stat to use spells that enhance attack and defense. Let’s take a look at how the attribute points are distributed for this build: First start with Vigor. I have allocated 45 points to it because you need to dodge properly with this setup. However, if you think this is too low, you can increase it to 50, especially if your Scadutree Blessing is low. Next is Mind, which has 35 points allocated to it, because when using this build, you will be casting a lot of spells and skills, so you need to allocate at least 35 points and above. Next comes Endurance, which has 25 points allocated to it. The unique skill of Star-Lined Sword consumes a lot of stamina, but I think 25 points is enough. You need 10 points of Strength to use Star-Lined Sword, so be sure to allocate at least 10 points. Next up is Dexterity, and since this is our key attribute, it is assigned 69 points. While keeping an eye on Intelligence, another 60 points should be invested here so that our Sorceries can wreak havoc on our enemies. Next up is Faith, with 25 points allocated to Faith so that you can use attack and defense boosting spells to increase the offensive capabilities of the build. Finally, we didn’t assign any points to Arcane because we didn’t need to. Gear Now that the basic playstyle and build stats are covered, let’s move on to Cosmic Samurai’s gear. Main Weapon: Star-Lined Sword Starting with the chief weapon for this build, the aforementioned Star-Lined Sword. This Katana requires 10 Strength, 23 Dexterity and 21 Intelligence so that you can use it properly. In terms of scaling, it has a Strength of D, Dexterity of B, and finally Intelligence of D. This is why we focus on Dexterity in the stat distribution, while having Intelligence will further boost the power of this Katana. In addition, it has an innate blood-loss build-up, which is a delightful bonus. It just shouldn’t be prioritized. Weapon Skill: Onze’s Line Of Stars Star-Lined Sword is indeed an interesting Katana because it is able to perform a heavy-hitting combo attack when performing Onze’s Line of Stars. This is a unique skill that allows the user to perform a series of attacks, up to three combos, when L2 button is pressed. Secondary Weapon: Carian Regal Scepter Moving on to the secondary weapon of this build, I used Carian Regal Scepter mainly because of its appearance and because it fits the theme of this build. It also has an S scaling in terms of Intelligence, and we can also use it to boost the effectiveness of our Sorceries. In addition, we can also access the attack buff of this build by using Finger Seal, which only costs you 800 Elden Ring Runes. Pros And Cons Next, let’s talk about the pros and cons of this Star-Lined Sword. There’s no doubt that the entire heavy-hitting combo will hit the enemy like a truck when the user manages to do it. Since this skill increases its effectiveness after each subsequent attack, anyone can see the amazing range of Onze’s Line of Stars, especially when performing the skill’s combo finisher. This skill can also make ordinary enemies flinch easily when you cleave with its ranged attacks, especially when dealing with humanoid-type targets. This makes this weapon a satisfying weapon to use in the field or in dungeons. Ordinary enemies can barely do anything to this weapon, so you’ll have the upper hand in most cases, and clearing enemies is a breeze for this weapon. Of course, like any other weapon, it also has its drawbacks. Onze’s Line of Stars is definitely powerful, but it’s difficult to complete the long attack animation in most cases. Its combo transitions are quite slow, so there are situations where humanoid-type enemies can act or counterattack even when you’re performing a full combo. I was surprised to find that Sword of Night’s fully charged attack is much easier to pull off than Onze’s full combo, so you can see how long the preparation time is. Also, since its attacks get stronger after consecutive follow-ups, its initial attack is pretty weak. Especially since you’ll be using the first set of attacks most of the time, and that’s the only thing you can do, especially against fast-moving targets. If you want to extend your combo, you’ll be under attack from enemies most of the time, so you can only perform the initial L2 attack. You can easily see that this skill is difficult to maximize, especially when the bosses in DLC are very aggressive and don’t leave you a little time to counterattack. Spells Enough with the weapons. Let’s move on to the spells I recommend. As always, our top pick is Flame Grant me Strength, which grants an additional 20% physical attack boost and stamina recovery buff. The second buff in the list is of course Golden Vow. This buff increases overall damage by 15% and adds 10% damage negation, which is very helpful. Since this build revolves around the power of stars, Stars of Ruin is a great fit for this build. This is a rechargeable spell that will serve as the main area attack for this build. Additionally, I recommend inserting Founding Rain of Stars, which adds a lot of fun to this build. What I usually do is cast it before the target gets close to me, and when it explodes, it rains stars on the target, dealing continuous damage. It is worth noting that you can use Onze while Sorcery is still active. It easily increases the damage. However, only use this combo if you are confident that you can pull it off, as its usage varies from boss to boss. Talismans For the best Talismans for this build, Shard of Alexander is still our top pick. This can increase skill damage by 15%, especially when performing Onze’s Line of Stars. Since Onze’s Line of Stars leaves you vulnerable, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman is a great addition to this build. Its 20% damage reduction can increase your chances of survival, especially if your Scadutree Blessing is low. I still use Rotten Winged Sword Insignia and Millicent’s Prosthesis combo, because I prefer to deal with super high-attack damage when successfully executing Onze’s full combo. But you can always replace Millicent’s Prosthesis with Magic Scorpion Charm to deal more damage. Armor Set Now that the main gear is done, let’s move on to Cosmic Samurai’s Armor Set. For this build, I’m wearing Land of Reeds Helm to preserve the identity of the build, and the rest are Oathseeker’s armor pieces. It really gives a space samurai feel, not to mention that this armor looks really cool in terms of details. Gameplay Finally, let’s talk about the gameplay and optimization tips for this Cosmic Samurai Build. Optimize Your Opener The first tip on the list is to optimize your opener as usual. Before or at the start of a fight, I usually cast Golden Vow and Flame Grant Me Strength. This is followed by popping my Flask of Wondrous Physick for an overall attack boost and dealing as much damage as possible in this burst opener. Use Onze’s Line Of Stars Wisely Next, I must remind you to use Onze’s Line of Stars wisely. As mentioned above, the full combo of this skill is difficult to pull off, and it is wise to stick to the skill’s first attack animation and rely on it instead of doing normal attacks. Depending on who the boss you are facing, mastering this skill takes time and patience. When you use this build, you will know when to perform its full combo, mostly when the enemy is staggered or doing an attack with a long recovery time. Switch Talisman Appropriately When your Scadutree Blessing is high enough, you can swap out Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman for something like Graven-Mass Talisman to increase the effectiveness of your sorcery. Regardless, Cosmic Samurai is a fun build, especially when exploring. By following this guide, you will be able to use it to its full potential and help you gain a foothold in Elden Ring DLC!

Elden Ring’s new expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, will be released on June 21, and many players are wondering if they need to complete the original main quest before entering the new content. Because the base content in Elden Ring is enormous, it will take players hundreds of hours to explore all the content in The Lands Between thoroughly. For those who just want to relax, it may be a very daunting task and take them a long time. The time spent in the game depends on the player’s skill level, and most players will need 40-50 hours. This time is only enough to defeat the 11 necessary bosses, complete the quests in a hurry and do not have a deep understanding of all the plots, etc. But those who are worried about missing out on these plots can breathe a sigh of relief. It has been revealed that the missed content will come in handy when this DLC is finally released. Because FromSoftware did this with previous expansion. Need To Complete The Main Quest? Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has been confirmed to fully complete the main quest before entering the new expansion, but you still need to reach the area where the expansion entrance is located. For example, in Bloodborne Old Hunters DLC, players need to defeat Vicar Amelia's boss to enter Hunter’s Nightmare. This operation has been tried in many DLCs of previous FromSoftware games, including Elden Ring Colosseum DLC. Which Step Can You Unlock New Expansion At? To unlock Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC in the regular way, it takes quite a long game session, but there is an easy way! You only need to defeat two special bosses to enter the new expansion directly. The first is to defeat Starscourge Radahn, which will unlock Eternal City Nokron. Of course, you need to fight Radahn by completing the quest of Ranni or activating Site of Grace by reaching Altus Plateau. After defeating the boss during Radahn Festival, you need to enter the questline in Varre to obtain Elden Ring Items required for Mohgwyn’s Palace in the underground area. You then need to go through this area to find Lord of Blood Mohg - the last boss to be dealt with before entering the new expansion. Once you have killed him successfully, you can actively access DLC by touching Miquella’s hand at the far end of Mohg’s arena. You Can Go Deeper Into Story As You Wish While players are always strongly encouraged to progress in the game, from my point of view, it is best not to lose the battle before entering the new expansion. The first reason is that it takes a long time to defeat both bosses, especially if you want to increase your progress by killing the bosses that appear on the road. If you plan to run it a second time with New Game Plus, it may take longer. The second reason is that New Game Plus makes your game more difficult. Therefore, players may need to defeat Radahn and Mohg besides updating the clearance content. In the worst case, they may not unlock Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. While New Game Plus in some ways increases the health of bosses and other enemies, in another way it also allows players to complete the first attempt of Elden Ring DLC ​​at a higher level. For players who are constantly looking for new and harder challenges, this makes sense. But for players who already find the base game difficult, New Game Plus does increase the difficulty of DLC. Different people have different opinions. Of course, this does not prevent you from making a lot of progress in the game and picking up some of the best endgame weapons and gear. But in fact, you are better off getting as deep into the base game’s campaign as possible. Summary In addition, during Elden Ring DLC ​​hands-on preview sessions, you are also better off setting your character to level 100 or above in advance, so that you can get higher stats and better equipment later. FromSoftware has always had a tradition of DLC being much more difficult than the base game, especially with featured bosses. For example, the ultimate boss of Bloodborne DLC, Orphan of Kos, is a very typical example. What? You think it’s not strong enough? What about Darkeater Midir and Slave Knight Gael from Dark Souls 3? Therefore, players who find the base game difficult are strongly advised not to use New Game Plus to enter the new expansion. However, there are exceptions. Players who rely entirely on Marika’s Hammer or Sacred Relic Sword can kill a lot in those “hard modes”. These two weapons will drop last before the credits. In addition, players can try different builds and weapons in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC to achieve different effects. It should be noted that the weapons obtained by defeating Maliketh, Radagon, and Elden Beast in Elden Ring are the best weapons in the game. But with the updated equipment provided in DLC, you can also try a lot of new options. Like you, I am looking forward to Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, which will be officially released tomorrow. See you in the game and wish you a merry game.