Question 1

True or false: You can access the DLC without defeating any major bosses in the base game.

Accepted Answer

False. Access requires defeating both Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood, two of the game's toughest bosses.

Question 2

True or false: The DLC includes a new weapon type called 'Backhand Blades' that allow dual-wielding attacks.

Accepted Answer

True. Backhand Blades are a unique weapon class added in the DLC, offering swift, acrobatic combat movesets.

Question 3

True or false: The DLC introduces a new questline involving a character named 'Igon' who hunts a dragon.

Accepted Answer

True. Igon is a memorable NPC who relentlessly hunts the dragon Bayle, with a dramatic voiced vendetta.

Question 4

True or false: The DLC adds a new leveling system called 'Scadutree Blessings' that only works in the Land of Shadow.

Accepted Answer

True. Scadutree Fragments boost your damage and defense exclusively in the DLC area, separate from rune levels.

Question 5

True or false: The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is set in a completely new map called the Land of Shadow.

Accepted Answer

True. The DLC introduces a vast, new region separate from the Lands Between, accessible via Miquella's cocoon in Mohgwyn Palace.

Question 6

True or false: The 'Shadow of the Erdtree' DLC was originally planned as a smaller patch, not a full expansion.

Accepted Answer

False. FromSoftware always intended this as a major expansion, comparable in size to The Old Hunters or Ringed City.

Question 7

True or false: Miquella is the final boss of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Accepted Answer

False. Miquella is a key character, but the final boss is Promised Consort Radahn, not Miquella himself.

Question 8

True or false: You can obtain a spirit ash that summons a giant, friendly ant to fight alongside you.

Accepted Answer

False. There is a 'Finger Mimic' spirit ash, but no giant ant summon; that’s a common rumor from early speculation.

Elden Ring DLC Shadow Trivia Questions