The Finger Ruins of Dheo are fairly sparse, even more so than the Finger Ruins of Rhia. However, there’s a major questline that requires you travel to this area, and it’s pretty neat to look at the giant stone fingers.…

Braving the Church District of Shadow Keep will allow you to reach Scaduview, a smallish, optional region in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC that is divided into two distinct sections. It’s got some pretty flowers, some familiar foes, and…

Players exploring the Church District of Shadow Keep might eventually wander outside, only to find themselves immediately bowled over by some albinauric riding a giant boar. That’s Commander Gaius, and his charge attack quickly found its way on to the…

As the final boss of Shadow of the Erdtree, Promised Consort Radahn is as challenging as you’d imagine. After what was probably a very tough fight against Leda and her allies, you’ve now got to face the legend himself, in…

At the end of the Lamenter’s Gaol is, fittingly, the Lamenter, a pitiful creature which would be unformiddable, aside from its ability to transfer its Lamentation on to you. Thanks to a tricky gimmick, the Lamenter can be a frustrating…

Deep in Charo’s Hidden Grave, far underneath the place where you first entered the Realm of Shadow, you will come across Lamenter’s Gaol, the smallest of the three Gaols in Shadow of the Erdtree (the other two being the Belurat…

Hidden beyond (and below) the Church District of the Shadow Keep, you can reach the Scadutree Base. Like the Erdtree Avatars in the Lands Between, the Scadutree is also represented by an Avatar, though it is notably more agile and…

At the end of Midra’s Manse, you meet the mansion’s owner, Midra. This boss is no pushover, but you will be rewarded greatly for your efforts. As you probably gathered from the name and manse, this boss specializes in Madness,…

Leda and her allies are your final roadblock before you can face the final boss of the DLC, and it can be a tough fight. Builds that aren’t optimized for fighting NPCs can struggle, and it can quickly become a…

Romina, Saint of the Bud is a non-optional boss found at the end of the Ancient Ruins of Rauh. She inflicts everyone’s favorite status effect, but is arguably the easiest mandatory boss in the Realm of Shadow. Of course, that…