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

[@BoomstickGaming]

*This expansion is like an entire other open world game!? From Soft is untouchable.* -BoomstickAlex

[@ArtOfDyingWell]

Wait, does Madness work in PVE now?

[@megadeath098ajb]

Hi Alex please can you tell me where I can get those Throwing Claws? Pretty please! I want to get it as early as I can

[@MemoryMori]

yeah....like how I should accest the new areas bellow??? I cant fly :D and I didnt find any route.....for now... Maybe some hidden path around some river?? Jump under bridge?? Who knows...I will try and die again and again until I find it.....oh whats this? A poisones river.... MIAZAKY!!!!

[@LoudAngryJerk]

there was an old bit from another page, when you started naming the flavors, I thought you were gonna take a page out of that one. "these come in a variety of flavors like green apple, orange, lemon lime and (shows rolling sparks ash of war) GUN!"

[@idofx8722]

I know how they do it, they don’t have to conform to DEI standards and don’t sell their integrity to investors. They hire competent people not just people who check all the boxes.

[@Elbethium]

Considering it still isnt out, yeah, i didnt know 😂👍

[@asraiSOA]

Saw this title and literally was about to post the same comment, like WTF?!? Good seeing you here!

[@danielharrisson]

Boo horrible comment -10/10

[@Bittamin]

King!

[@Starboiiiii]

Absolutely W video for a W expansion. I urge you to make MORE videos about the DLCs secret zones, new weapons, new bosses, maybe even more tips and just bring back the content that was here when Elden Ring first launched. This is like 2022 once again boiiiiisssss ITS ELDEN RINGING TIME 😍💯

[@eternalfps3124]

And just like that I subbed. Great informative video. ❤

[@eddymonies8302]

I am high faith/dex so I am so glad you said that!

[@lozovac]

Great video,really helpful.

[@kylekilgore291]

I brought in my NG+7 level 400 Faith/arcane/strength/dex build and I’ve been SLAPPIN

[@iseverynametakenwtf1]

I went in with my faith strength build. Was shocked that I kept getting new spells again and again. Second playthrough was with my mage, made a bee line for the spells though. Think I'm going with my claw build next. Wish I had a friend I could drop items to trade with my other character.

[@diogitalk]

Im planning to make a faith melee build and use those hand to hand fists accompanied with spellcasting

[@perkinomics]

They scale on int though

[@diogitalk]

@@perkinomics they're dex and strength

[@perkinomics]

And int. Oh nvm, that might be my ash of war adding int. Ignore me

[@diogitalk]

@@perkinomics all good bro

[@bahamutkaiser]

Feels like the design team was watching Clever's videos and said "yeah, we could do that".

[@JetcannonM]

They gave us Elden Ring 2 and said it was a DLC. Trollsoft.

[@Battleguild]

After their questionable absence in the base game, it's nice to see Catalyst Weapons again. Though two sour notes that I've noticed is that 'Impaling Thrust' sadly appears to be the "locked in" Ash of War and the user apparently can't infuse the weapon with neither Dexterity, Frost, or Magic. So close to what we already had in DS2, but yet it's another in a long line of disappointing carry overs from DS3.

[@thesquishogods8015]

Are all the perfumes bottles primarily dexterity, or what do they scale on out of curiosity? >.

[@thebeast8429]

Yeah I'm curious about it too

[@TheAlzabo]

I think they can be given affinities. But the fire sparkflame one is dex. The lightning one is fth. Not sure about poison.

[@thesquishogods8015]

@@TheAlzabo lightning one is dex/fth not just faith. I think they might all be dex hybrid with something. Also i don’t think they will have affinities just interchangeable AoWs

[@oceanwolf4912]

Is there a weapon that can cast incantations too ? Would be really nice to cast some heals on the go.

[@Ashurman666]

Not a melee weapon, no but there is a staff that can cast both sorceries and incantations. However it has worse scaling than a dedicated staff or seal

[@kingcarl1391]

I assume you did a NG+ to get 2 throwing daggers? I wanted to make a throwing dagger build, but im def not gonna do a NG+ just to do it lol.

[@jrs2003]

Arcane dex. Proc status effects

[@Mr_Wheez]

I cannot wait any longer!

[@AlphaMachina]

What is that armor with the purple cloak?

[@xaviersaez310]

add them to my guts build

[@theholyman8147]

Is there Ghostflame Perfume Bottles?

[@KarZak66]

I need whatever the recipe is for heft holy pot

[@Layby2k]

Can you use the new wespons, spells etc in the base game?

[@perkinomics]

Yes

[@ixiahj]

What's that armor he's matching with the blue hood?

[@ashenestus5433]

Looks like the second legacy dungeon boss's armor

[@hidazip]

Shadow tree fragment. Not SKAD TREE.

[@mattiasxxxx7096]

finally some in-depth Perfume showcase

[@cyrusthevirus9878]

It's finally a real alchemist now

[@60iger29]

Jeremy Fragrance is very quiet since this dropped

[@Ryhito]

Dude, the perfume bottle weapons are fcking awesome.

[@sebastianpinoalipaz5935]

I screamed when I saw the catalyst sword

[@todd5purlock497]

Same, it's about damn time too

[@rudcol8164]

I hope there's more than one, Really need a catalyst spear my fan character build

[@TheyCallMeLegendzzz]

Me too bro

[@rudcol8164]

@@TheyCallMeLegendzzz BROTHER. whats your character build?

[@ixiahj]

CATALYST SWORD!

[@BenScrannage]

The fact Miyazaki has said Elden Ring plus Shadow of the Erdtree is "Part Way There" in regards to his perfect vision to a fantasy adventure videogame is mind-bottling dude. One of the Greatest games ever is getting a "yeah, its ok, I guess" from its creator

[@RenegadeStriker7]

I feel that too. ER and ER:SOTET is like a beta version of what is to come

[@gabrielsemipro]

I think he meant is closer to perfection

[@sanguinetales]

No, he means that he himself can't quite make the game he would consider perfect. Not that Elden Ring is just ok. There are probably some systems or mechanics he hasn't thought of yet that he hopes someone else might.

[@sanguinetales]

Also the expression is mind boggling, not Bottling

[@SoulWafflePop]

@@sanguinetalesshutchyo goofy ass up

[@AyeThatsHandsomePete]

I already hate that giant gargoyle mouth cannon.

[@michaelhuebner5179]

Vore nightmare fuel

[@jamesn0va]

That's a medium sized one fyi

[@sion7651]

lol😂 yeah they suck! ...it gets worse tho!

[@NikukaiFightOn]

I'm running full strength beast claws. Incredibly difficult to beat bosses, but I also have a mimic tear to help me out. We call ourselves the beastie boys.

[@yourdaddy53]

Incredibly difficult to beat bosses with a summon? Sounds like a skill issue

[@lockade_9958]

Have you tried using the aggro mask with the mimic tear? Like equip the aggro mask and cast your mimic then take off the mask. It's the best way to play.

[@tlungu962]

spellcasting swords!?

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

Base game dark souls 3 had like 4 or 5. The weapons in Elden Ring were the biggest disappointment to me, with things like catalyst weapons and more creative paired weapons being nowhere to be seen. If this DLC can deliver on a transforming weapon like the aquamarine dagger or the ringed knight straight sword, I'll be fully satisfied. Everything I'd seen only elevates the game to the level of base DS3's weapons imo, if they can meet the expectations set by both DLCs, I'll finally quit complaining about this, even though I still think it's unforgivable the game launched with nothing more creative than standard weapons with several varieties of death laser that does a million bajillion damage on the weapon art.

[@tlungu962]

@@Ezekiel_Allium my first from game was Sekiro. Now elden ring Sometime i see people complain about what is/isn’t in ER from other From games. At this point, i’m kinda glad i’m ignorant of it. Ignorance is Bliss in this moment

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

@@tlungu962 lol, that's a good mindset. I do think elden ring was a huge improvement over ds3 in a lot of ways, like, I do think jumping was a huge stride forward that adds a lot to the flow of combat, and I think the new setting gave them a huge surge of creative freedom. But that's just what makes it so strange to me they walked back all the massive strides they made with the arsenal. IMO Elden Ring should have released with an arsenal to rival DS3's DLCs, but it didn't even live up to the base game. But that's my single huge complaint other than how they handled a certain minor boss, and everything I've heard about the dlc seems to be everything I loved about the base game, and the DLC does also innovate the arsenal in new ways. I'm really looking forward to see how I can incorporate the perfumes into a wacky offhand setup, and the default beast claws and dry leaf arts actually make me want to try out fist weapons for the first time ever lol.

[@tlungu962]

@@Ezekiel_Allium yup despite my ignorance the stuff i hear in some of their older games would 100% be nice. Very excited for those fist weapons too. I also had no interest in that weapon type until the dlc.

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

​@@Ezekiel_Alliumwell theres a boss soul weapon that gives dual wield light greatsword and longswird offhand. moveset is very fun and its Ash is basically night and flame but with blade beams and big ring of fire.

[@zaneattano1311]

2:33 is that ocean of blood

[@claytonvolner5950]

At first I thought so, but if you look closer it’s a bit more pink and has what looks like butterflies at the edges of it.

[@zaneattano1311]

@@claytonvolner5950 I think it's that scorpion boss fight remembrance reward

[@claytonvolner5950]

@@zaneattano1311 I didn’t know there was a scorpion boss fight. So, thanks… I guess…. Remember, not everyone wants every single thing spoiled for them.

[@vincentshinholster5817]

​@@claytonvolner5950 should stay off the Internet for 2 more days.

[@claytonvolner5950]

@@vincentshinholster5817 you’re incapable of reading and reason.

[@nodusink-ink]

My favorite soda flavor is Madness now😂

[@talonstrike01]

7:24 Chacrams!? 7:52 So help me god if there isn't a bloody hell ice paired weapon we riot Also between perfume Bottles, Throwing knives, and the new spells Im sure you can make a magic ninja build

[@Bigdude0444]

0:07 that's good, better to use those than your robot hours. Those are important.

[@BoomstickGaming]

I often feel like a human that is always desperately tring to behave like a normal human b&&p b@@p

[@StreetSoundsSwirln]

YAY! They brought back melee catalysts ❤🎉❤🎉❤

[@ShuckleII]

More video intros designed for people who don't know anything about the game when the video is nearly exclusively gonna be interesting ONLY TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PLAY OR HAVE PLAYED THE GAME. WHY DO I HAVE TO HEAR THE FIRST 10 WIKIPEDIA PARAGRAPHS IF I'M ALREADY AN EXPERT ON THE BASE GAME???????????????????????? STOP WASTING PEOPLE'S TIME

[@Gingaa187]

2:33 Did i just see a Rivers of Blood great katana...my fuckin god i cant wait to play this DLC holy hell

[@lordaizen8004]

So interesting fact, “Scadu” is just the old Germanic way of spelling/saying “Shadow” IMO, just saying Shadow Tree Fragments is better than “Scod” 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Kaotic_Falenhide]

I'm going into the DLC with a Lord of frenzied flame build

[@SpecialistGuava]

I never used bottles in 500hrs of base game because I thought they would be limited use as opposed to infinite😂🤦‍♂️

[@moderategiantx3374]

I switched from my rivers of blood nub build to a straight bonk build with the new meteor ore greatsword. Has done me good

[@gatzcross2391]

I’m like slvl 320 in ng+ 1 so I was thinking of going for a balanced build that gets me close to being able to use and try anything I pick up. An all-rounder build

[@oysterlad]

I get you want to use everything but you can't realistically call any level above 175 a "build" lol

[@gatzcross2391]

@@oysterlad to be fair, my stats wont be strong enough in each area to make it particularly strong. I'll be slightly less good than a specialized build at the end of the day anyway. just able to switch around for fun

[@sPaCe_NiNjA187]

@@oysterladyou can make a dedicated 150 build later. Find and try everything to see what you like.

[@LordofGodsandMen]

Nice anchorman reference lol

[@nemesis2345]

2:33 That's... a bigger version of the Rivers of Blood

[@JaxonThomas-x9s]

IK RIGHT

[@nemesis2345]

@@JaxonThomas-x9s DO YOU KNOW WHAT DAMAGE THIS COULD DO?!

[@matticcusphynch]

"Ocean of Blood"

[@The_Bacon_Dragon]

Went into it and after finding the hand to hand fist weapon I've been running a Cold Fist Monk so far with a Jar Helmet to help enhance jars since I don't really have other projectiles. Might consider the throwing weapon for those situations. Otherwise seeing a throwing dagger just gives more ideas towards an eventual Castlevania character build that would use whips, throwing weapons, and jars.

[@zeussapprentice4718]

Boutta make Judeau from berserk with those new throwing daggers

[@xaviersaez310]

add them to my guts build

[@zeussapprentice4718]

@@xaviersaez310 100% bro

[@nateklempner561]

I'm bringing in a Lightning/Dex-Faith build. It's mostly lightning-based spells and weapons, but I've got some fire spells mixed in there for extra coverage since all the base-game Lightning spells are slower and/or like to be charged up. I'm fully prepared to get by with just Lightning Spear spam until I find more new stuff to add to my arsenal in the dlc.

[@260830]

Need me some green apple Despair😂

[@gizelbelcoot]

Since old hunters ? Opinion invalid. Missed Ringed city, still the peak of FS.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Bloodborne is tied for my favorite game of all time.

[@maverick5474]

I literally can't wait! Can someone please put me to sleep till release??

[@claytonvolner5950]

Honestly the perfume bottles with flavors was on point 😂

[@sPaCe_NiNjA187]

Those are phenomenal. Like instant incarnations.

[@spicydong317]

From added goddamn flamethrowers to the game lol

[@KaiKrimson56]

These might be broken for inflicting Cold on Enemies.

[@TrickyMellow]

Weapon catalyst! That what I want. Are there any straight sword version? Also 2:39 remind me of crow talon from ds3 but mostly on the throwing side. Also feels like lady butterfly weapon.

[@raghebyared8177]

How to unlock these?

[@xcenic]

catalyst sword here i fking go.

[@bobdobbz9334]

I went in Str/Int. But I switched to Str/Arc for Impenetrable Thorns with Maternal staff, and also Heavy Beast Claws with bloodflame blade. The build also worked well for the final boss, only with (bleed aligned) GUTS Greatsword with the Spinning Gravity Thrust ash of War you get off of Commander Gaius' boss remembrance weapon.

[@sageoftruth]

I went in with pure strength. I haven't yet found anything that scales purely with strength, so I'm still sticking with the Great Axe (Wild Swings), the Nightrider Glaive (Giant Hunt) and the Rotten Battle Hammer (Also Wild Swings). I should give some of the new big weapons a try, even though they seem to be meant for Quality Builds, or Strength+Faith builds. It's served me well for the most part. I took down one of the colossal fire siege golems, and pretty much cleared everything I could without beating the first two bosses, but I'm really struggling with the main bosses. I still haven't beaten the Divine Dancing Lion or Rellana yet. With their high poise, tendency to jump around, and very small openings that they leave, it's hard to stagger them, and hard to get a read on their movements. I'm thinking of going back and reloading an old save with one of my other builds to see if they fare better.

[@R4lf84-Productions]

"my friend told me its a 70 dollar game hidden behind a 40 dollar expansion!" "i was like no way!" and i am very pleasantly surprised new movesets whole new enemies and enough veriety and lore accurate placement good cutscenes and what matter the most.... strong ass motherfucking bosses that will take ya some time to chew through! 9.5/10 would recommend

[@smellykat6481]

I went in with my strength greatsword build and quickly upgraded stamina for a strength/poise. I stagger just about everything in 3 strong attacks, some even 2 hits stagger it’s amazing. RL 145

[@FigmentHF]

Imagine watching anything, even a gameplay trailer, for Elden ring before playing it all… it’s the biggest self own you can do, lol

[@jakethesnake6398]

I CANNOT WAIT FOR MADNESS perfume for my merchant build

[@lupusgilbert9012]

I run a high dex/faith build, focusing on armament buffs and weapon skills. The black steel weapons and the crucible incants/ashes make this build insane. Black steel twinblade with wings ash of war + crucible armour set (which increase the damage of crucible ashes) + holy order blade incant = Insta death

[@este2885]

mesmers impaler is my favorite weapon since i got it and my build is built around it cuz the ash of war is goated

[@mayday2237]

I made a duel wielding Uchigatana/Wakazashi with parry build that uses a combination of blood infusion and Dragon communion spells I call "Dragon Hearted"

[@GrandNoble]

I'm starting SOTE DLC with my level 170 dual katana, katana/meteorite build.

[@ANDYWOUNDSABRXS]

Imagine if they had spell/sword or spell/hammer, spell/scythe in the base game at the start? would it break the spell games? I wonder. Or just allow the melee/spell weapons to only have half of your spell slots or something. Kinda missed a trick here From.

[@gopackgo1412]

best video of the day - im going bonk day one with a little faith - level 175 baby - lets ride

[@EliYagami]

2 more days... this is like being violently edged for 2 dayz straight

[@mosthated8848]

I'm going in with every stat at 70 so I can hope to use everything. I am still on my first play though never finished the game just beat Mogh at the forsaken area and, his realm back-to-back. In a few hours, I'll be taken on the fire giant stop there then go into the DLC later tonight.

[@mastermerion]

I went into it with a quality build favoring dex and using the Hand of Malenia. But I keep swapping Weapons around and found that the new Milady with Blood Tax on it is quite OP.

[@Asthmos]

thumbs up for the Sex Panther reference

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

covered in oil you say? AI YAI YAI YAIIIEEEEEEEEE *pillarmen theme intensifies*

[@Divinci112]

I can't lie I'm about 3/4 way through shadow and in 397 I'm ng5 and I just can't stand to lose souls lol 😂 but dlc hits hard 10/10 easy

[@phillyg007]

Great video. I am also looking forward to an NG8 with the new spells and weapons. The staff that lets you use it for both spells and incantions is awesome and with the perfumes the way they are in the expansion it makes them more viable for non experts I think, and more likely to try new things. Again great work on the video thank you!

[@BagelBoi4000]

So for anyone that didnt know, the mohg and morgott shackle items that are normally used to stun their respective bosses can be used in the base game (and the dlc) to reveal any hidden walls in a fairly large area. I belive this is becuase they do 0 damage to anything within a radius as part of a coding quirk in order to initiate their effect during the boss fight, meaning they can still technically hit things. However a new useful way to use these items in the dlc is to reveal the hidden spirit springs that would normally require a rock pile to be knocked over, I disovered this while looking for an invisible wall in a random enclosed area full of animals near a furnace golem in the north west of the map near the last of miquellas crosses. Due to the large radius its likely you dont actually have to hunt down that little rock pile for a lot of these spirit springs but can instead just slam the shackle on the floor.

[@cloud99337]

I had a weapon master sitting at about 250 so I'm a pretty balanced build but running my great sword and the fingerprint shield and just going old school sword and board, been easy

[@kfitz2711]

It’s pronounced “shadow tree fragment”. The “sc” is an old English traditional spelling of the sound “sh”.

[@BlueEyesWhiteJoeWBush]

Your character is wearing the same armor and hood as mine so I had to double-take. We're you originally wearing the Carian Knight armor before as well?

[@omnipresencetv8929]

perfume bottle as a off main for 2 reasons gain muh poison buff (if required) and also mounted combat is quite easy due to the arc hitbox being prety long and wide and yes thats also what she said.

[@jpeg.jordaan]

dont be jelly of faith, bosses dont give you time to cast soft hiting spells but they are good for dealing with mobs in the open world. I have been running crucible incants with the armor and wyrm magma sword + talisman. The ash is a bit too good and i crutch on it

[@ignorant6784]

My build was a lvl 713 collecter ( i spent my time getting every attainable item in the game while i waited for the dlc) i will say on ng+20 the final boss definitely doesnt go down easyily even at max level

[@Thejigholeman]

if attacking the furnace golem's fire directly does lots of damage, wouldn't it be better to use one of those lightning bolt spells, or the aow, or radahn's arrow rain that attacks from above?

[@brucewayne404]

This video is a great example of why Boomstick is one of my favourite channels on youtube. Dude experiments with everything, is skilled at whatever game he plays and is legitimately funny throughout. Cheers for the tips and awesome content mate!

[@BoomstickGaming]

Thanks, the four hundred and fourth Bruce Wayne!

[@iseverynametakenwtf1]

Bot simping too hard

[@brucewayne404]

@@iseverynametakenwtf1 Ya caught me. Beep, boop, etc.

[@iseverynametakenwtf1]

@@brucewayne404 not you ass

[@asraiSOA]

Oh great, I can see at least 4 different builds I want to try. Adding to the damn annoyance of FS refusing to add the option of build saves to this game.

[@bentrieschmann]

Str Int, with high enough faith to use Flame Grant me Strength and Golden Vow. I have been pumping Arcane for extra discovery. Currently sitting around 210-220s in NG+.

[@sPaCe_NiNjA187]

I pumped it to 500 in ng. 80 on strength, dexterity, intelligence, faith and arcane. I want to find everything and use everything without respec.

[@TheTraveler980]

That's not a build, that's a god.

[@rayality4968]

I am ready, level 713👑💪🏻 and Platina trophy in the game. I will crush this Dlc easy🔥🔥

[@sPaCe_NiNjA187]

@@rayality4968 level doesn’t matter. Won’t be easy.

[@rayality4968]

@@sPaCe_NiNjA187 😭😭 i know its a different level system, thats ok its going to be a hell of a game anyway, my level 713 was soo good in Elden ring. But i will continue fighting on in the DLC almost 1 more day, time is going to slow suddenly

[@orioncob5640]

I ran in with a Str Int arc with dex and faith being weak but usable(this character is close to level 200 so it’s still decent.

[@leosaravia01]

Played all the game with Blasfemous Sword but now i cant stop using Rellanas twin blades... too awesome

[@cruxnajii2056]

I brought in a high strength high intelligence darkmoon great sword user and wound up with a high dexterity high faith Rellana twinblade paladin

[@Morgan_BC]

The oil tear os absolutely nuts

[@unamericano]

Just a note! Scadu is apparently pronounced "shadow" and is an old english spelling of the word.

[@Jeremy-ff7gv]

I love the dlc but loading into the game takes over 10mins nowadays which sucks.

[@DBrackz313]

I’m pretty sure the sorcery sword is bugged is it not? No scaling for sorcery so spells just tickle enemies

[@oninomiru]

I was gonna skip it actually, but sword that doubles as a staff for sorceries makes me doubt now.

[@stewiegriffin3000]

Thos throwing daggers and back hand blades need a buff to the distance. They don't go any further than a spear.

[@HansoMo]

The thing you destroy at 8:20 can be easy triggered with Margits shackle from the ground.

[@urbanapache2]

It's confirmed, my ultimate wizard will be a perfume fire ..err wizard again.

[@marcusgodwin3726]

I’m bring in a quality build myself lowest stat at 42 and I think that’s my arcane

[@aaronprince2229]

I'm using my deathmage

[@Bardish]

Battlemage all day long

[@jstagzsr]

what? you can use perfumes bottles as weapons?? wtf?? i have 63 hours into the dlc. 400 in the base game. and im still discovering things i missed all over the place... elden ring is gonna take literally years to 100%