10 Things You Didn't Know Were Possible In Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree

shadow of the her tree is a gargantuan  expansion that nearly doubles the amount   of content in Elden ring I've been pouring  dozens of my human hours into exploring   every inch of the new region falling in  love with more of the new weapons than   I could possibly man and experimenting with  mountains of new weird items so I'm going to   review this expansion by highlighting the new  unusual and most interesting mechanics that   could go easily missed or underutilized I'm  Alex and these are 10 things that you maybe   didn't know were possible in Shadow of the  earth Tree by the way I will not be showing   any major boss fights and will keep my  head Cannon to myself no story stuff whatsoever okay first the new perfume bottle  weapon type is one of the most satisfying to   wield and has some unique synergies these come in  a variety of flavors like green apple orange lemon   lime and Madness to name a few however if you  put a different bottle type in your other hand   your off-hand attack will hit with both effects  at the same time like inflicting both poison and   Madness green apple despair or lightning and fire  lemon lime arson the jump attack with this combo   is surprisingly strong and these mixtures are  overall pretty potent you can also find different   ashes of War for the perfume bottles and those  skills gain the properties of whichever bottle   or bottles you have equipped here you can see the  off-hand bottle using lightning to ignite those   outgoing Flames two-handing two fisting a single  bottle though will give you access to some really   strong multi-hit AOE attacks the sprinting heavy  attack is a personal favorite since its damage   effect lingers along your sides as you run  and ends with a blast right in front of you   you can also move around during this attack and  if you Arc yourself perfectly around the target   you can multi-hit with this one attack for extra  styly bonus damage easier when you're not locked   on something else that ties in perfectly with the  Firebase bottles is the new oil soak tiar that you   can Equip to your flask that'll make your body all  covered in Slippery oil which will automatically   coat that onto nearby enemies that debuff on the  target along with other fire damage modifiers can   make for a deadly concoction fire can be the  solution to many of life's problems and 60%   of the time it works every time some of the new  weapons have extra attack modifiers like tapping   Dodge while holding the heavy attack button  here that changes the great katana's forward   lunge into an evasive backslash instead of  advancing while throwing these claws you   can instead jump backwards and throw them by  tapping Dodge during the charged heavy attack   same goes for the perfume bottles which let  you cancel out of a heavy attack to spray the   effect while jumping backwards it's useful that  more weapons have access to this combat mechanic   since it lets you make quick adjustments to your  move set in response to what the enemy is doing   in the new region keep an eye out for these  dudes with sparkling pots on their head they   will quickly vanish if you don't despatch them  in time but if you do they'll drop a Scot tree   fragment everywhere in this expansion you'll be  finding jars pots bowls buckets bins ziplocks   recepticles you know what new title idea yeah  I like that I prefer that anyways Scot tree   fragments and revered Spirit ashes are two new  items that can further bolster your character   while they're in the expansion like here you can  see my character stats while on the original map   on the left and the Amplified stats I've earned  in the expansion on the right highlighted yellow   there's new melee weapons that can also cast  spells like the caran sorcery sword this has   access to a string of basic attacks like normal  but the heavy attack button is replaced with   the ability to cast so this one weapon could also  hit like a great sword a hammer or a bow however   you look at it this also works well on Horseback  being able to easily attack or cast spells without   needing to swap hands pair this with a shield and  that gives you access to melee attacks of block   and spell casting like a true warrior Mage without  having to switch anything around in the middle of   combat another option if you prefer using a staff  or seal in your main hand is to pair it with the   new thrusting Shield one button holds up a block  but the other has a full attack move set just   like a traditional melee weapon the outgoing hits  also have a few frames of active block which can   mitigate incoming damage during their animation  casting blocking and attacking is just as seamless   as the last setup just achieved a little bit  differently you'll find a few of these big fire   dudes around the map which are tricky to take down  until you understand what to do get in close and   continually attack their legs while double jumping  with your horse to evade those fire Stomps event   your pedicure will knock them down and then you  can perform a critical hit on their face plate   thing if one of them has armored toes though  you'll have to find a different solution you   can throw the new Hefty pot item into their heads  to deal some damage specifically the Hefty furnace   pot being the most effective another option is to  lock onto their face and Chip Away with spells or   arrows from the ground some of the new weapons  come imbued with elemental properties like fire   but can also be further imbued with weapon codings  to amplify the effect like the fire Knight's short   sword however if you apply an ash of war that  grants a further fire enhancement you won't be   able to apply a traditional weapon cating but with  the Flaming strike skill you can input a heavy   attack right after casting it which will bathe  the weapon in those glorious flames to amplify the   fire damage even higher this also works similarly  with the flame spear skill applying fire to your   weapon after you use it combine that with the  oil soaked tier I mentioned before and some   other Elemental Buffs to create something that  will melt enemies in this expansion it doesn't   have the big dingdong Walker things which are used  to duplicate boss remains but you can find these   coffins in the new area that function exactly the  same if you don't need it right then make sure to   at least Mark these Coffins on your map for later  another new weapon type are the throwing blades   which give you a full melee move set but with  a range of a throw these really change the feel   of the game play and are well suited for a play  style that prefers staying back a little further   even if you don't make these your main weapon  it is a strong viable option now to use these in   your offhand this lets you supplement your main  weapon with quick hitting throwable daggers in   your off hand that's an infinite use free range  projectile for your build you can also find the   smithing Talisman which increases the potency  of those throwing weapons there's other new   weapon classes I haven't mentioned yet like the  ironically named light great sword these have a   really flowy move set and Ashes of war that give  it different stances the hand to hand type is a   quick assault of punches and kicks and I found  it to be pretty effective at staggering these   feel like a totally different combat system the  backhand blades have your character holding swords   the cool upside down way these and some other  weapons can also be thrown with their heavy attack   the Beast claws let you bear with a move set that  lunges you forward in all fours with quick paw   swipes the great Katana is like a katana but with  extra greatness slower to swing but harder to hit   with some different stances you can get for the  weapon skills there's also all kinds of new old   weapon types with altered move sets like the  Swift spear chaining in extra hits with each   input or putting this dagger into your off hand  to change the entire move set of your equipped   piercing sword and real quick make sure to jump  into the options menu and enable Mark new items   and show recent items tab then you'll get this  new inventory tab that shows everything you've   picked up in order of most recent with hundreds of  new things in this expansion this was surprisingly   useful for quickly inspecting all the new stuff  okay final thoughts here we go shadow of the her   tree is vastly larger and scope than I initially  expected I honestly don't know how from software   creates the time to make all this because there's  not just two or three standout epic areas there's   like 8 n maybe 10 that will blow your mind  easily the best expansion to drop since the   old hunters and overall I would gladly give  shadow of the earth tree a strong five out of   five a Masterwork of game design crammed with all  the coolest stuff your character is going to love   before I close this out though I want to know  what character build you're bringing into this   I brought in a high deck High Intelligence  Katana spellcaster but I have to admit all   the the new faith-based weapons and spells I kept  finding did make me a little jelly of Faith users   okay that's pretty much it thanks for watching  everyone I'm Alex and I'll see you next time

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Length: 9min 25sec (565 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 18 2024