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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreewill feature ten new bosses, publisher Bandai Namco has said. This revelation indicates that the upcoming DLC will increase the total count of uniqueElden Ringbosses by nearly 25%.
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have been fairly tight-lipped about the hit soulslike’s first and only expansion up until recently. But ever sinceElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree’s story trailer droppedin late May, the game’s marketing campaign kicked into the highest gear, with new information about the DLC now arriving every few days.
Shadow of the Erdtree To Feature 10 Bosses, Some of Which Will Be Optional
The latest such tidbit was shared by Bandai Namco in early June, when the publisherrevealedthatElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreewill feature ten bosses in total. As is tradition with FromSoftware soulslikes, not all of these fights will be mandatory for completing the DLC’s main quest. While Bandai Namco did not disclose how many of them will fall into this category, the fact thatElden Ringfeatures many easily missable bossessuggests that its upcoming expansion may continue that tradition.
Specifically, out of the 238 bosses in the base game, the player only needs to down 13 of them to completeElden Ring. Granted, the former figure denotes all boss encounters in the game, many of which recycle enemies. In reality,Elden Ringhas a bit over 40 unique bosses, only eight of which are fought just once. Although Bandai Namco did not elaborate on its recently shared figure, precedent suggests that the ten bosses promised to arrive inShadow of the Erdtreewill all be unique.
As for their actual identities,Elden Ring’s Messmer the Impalerseems all but certain to be part of the expansion’s boss list. Not only have the existing marketing materials painted him as one of the central characters of the upcoming DLC, but the very firstShadow of the Erdtreetrailer even offers a glimpse of the Tarnished fighting him.
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Another potential boss that players might have to tackle in the upcoming expansion is the horrifyingwicker man that has been teased in severalElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreepromos. However, its size doesn’t necessarily guarantee that this terrifying creature will be a full-fledged boss, not least because the base game doesn’t exactly shy away from using giant enemies as regular mobs.Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreereleases June 21, priced at $40. Alternatively, those who haven’t yet experienced the base game can grab its complete edition for $79.99.
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ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to date. Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
