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How long is Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree?Here’s how many hours you can expect to put into the new Elden Ring DLC
Here’s how many hours you can expect to put into the new Elden Ring DLC
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Wondering how long Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree is?As the first Elden Ring DLC instalment, there has been much hype and speculation over how longShadow Of The Erdtreewill actually be.
Due to the open-world parameters and a lengthy list of bosses, the base game can take players anywhere from 60-80 hours (even more for extra thorough players who go on to new game plus). If you want to make sure you’ll be getting enough bang for your buck with the Erdtree release, stay tuned and we’ll go through how long we expect it to be.
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How long is Shadow Of The Erdtree?
As Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree has yet to be released (the official release date will beJune 21), we have to speculate somewhat on the exact length of the DLC and how long it will take the average player to complete.
Our resident reviews expert Ed, was lucky enough to spend a few hours in the opening area of the DLC in apreview eventand barely scratched the surface of the various quests, dungeons and bosses on offer. We can safely speculate thatthe DLC will take most players between 40-50 hoursto complete. This is despite previous comparisons of the DLC being of a similar breadth as Limgrave.
During anIGN interview, Elden Ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki stated that the new DLC map area will be “comparable, if not larger, than the area of Limgrave from the base game”. What’s more, this new area called ‘The Land of Shadow’ will feature “open field maps, with large scale legacy dungeons, and with small to medium scale legacies as well”. Ultimately, this means more field bosses, weapons, equipment, magic and the same level of open-world exploration coined with the original base game.
Limgrave can take players on average anywhere between15-20 hoursdepending on how thorough they are. It is one of the major regions in Elden Ring, the first that the Tarnished will visit and contains 15 dungeons and 28 bosses.
Messmer The Impaler is one of the few glimpses we’ve had of the new Shadow Of The Erdtree bosses. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Again, our predictions are down to speculation until the DLC releases and we receive more information. What we do know for sure, is that the initial DLC install size will be a substantial16.502 GB, over 1/3 of the initial base game size of 45 GB.
What is the Land of Shadow?
From the promotional art, not all of The Land of Shadow is dark and dreary. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
The new Elden Ring map area to come with the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC is called ‘The Land of Shadow’. Through promotional material, we know that the DLC will heavily revolve around the Empyrean Miquella, who has retreated in spirit form to this land (most likely due to his unsavoury curse of eternal youth in the Lands Between). The Tarnished must follow his and Marika’s footsteps before him in a land that is within the same realm of The Lands Between but has been disconnected, on a separate map.
Miquella’s cocoon in Mohgwyn Palace is the entry/teleporter point for the DLC. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
That’s all we know so far about how long the Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree is. For more Elden Ringtips and tricksand to prepare for the upcoming DLC, check out ourbest weapons,best armor,Talismans,buildsorboss locationsguides.
