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Three new paintings have been added to theShadow Of The ErdtreeDLC forElden Ring, giving you new riddles to solve for rare items. These rare pieces of art act like treasure maps, leading your character to specific locations in the open world to find hidden loot. The Land of Shadow sees more chances to uncover painting secrets, but only if you may find the artwork first.
Paintings are hidden away off the beaten path, so they can be difficult to track down. One of the easiest ways to find paintings is tomake sure you have discovered many Sites of Graceyour character can travel quickly between. Discovering all theGrace Sites in the Gravesite Plainregion or the other large areas in the Land of Shadow will make the map easier to explore.
Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree - Every Scadu Altus Site Of Grace Locations
In Elden Ring, Scadu Atlus is the secondary region in the Shadow Realm, with many Grace Sites that players can activate, gaining more rest points.
How To Find Every Painting In Shadow Of The Erdtree
Track Each Painting Through Various Landmarks
The Land of Shadow has distinct landmarks you may use to help determine where you are traveling, especially as you gallop through regions on the back of your horse Torrent.Use the directional compassadjacent to your health, FP, and Stamina bars to navigate throughout the world.Start at Site of Grace locationsto make your journey much easier as you try to discover where paintings are hidden.
There are3 paintings in the DLCthat eachdepict a location within the new open worldregion separate from The Lands Between. However, one of themajor flaws inShadow Of The Erdtreeis how fog obscures much of the landscape you find yourself traveling within. As a result, it can be difficult to spot various locations from far away unless you know what direction leads toward them on your map.
As you can see in the above video by YouTube creatorHarryNinetyFour, paintings can be observed once you find them to give you a reference to the image they present. Each painting can be found in these locations:
Gravesite Plain
Cliffroad Terminus
Travelsoutheastfrom Cliffside Terminus along the edges of cliffs until you spot a small shack. The painting will be inside this Artist’s Shack as one of the first things you can see.
“Domain of Dragons”
Shadow Keep
Main Gate Plaza
From the Site of Grace, head left and travel up the side of the Keep until you reach the dining hall. From here, go into the large battlements to the left and travel east until you see a ladder on the left-hand side. Descend this ladder to reach the waterfall below, then go behind the waterfall to another ladder, which will take you down to a series of rooms with the painting.
Scorched Ruins
Headnortheastfrom the Scorched Ruins and investigate the bottom of the large cliff beyond the broken stone gates scattered in the area. You should find a nearby cave that contains the painting, which glows white and gold.
How To Solve The “Incursion” Painting
Search For The Right View
As with all paintings, you have tofind the view where the artist painted the displayed picture, from the right angle that would mimic the work of art. The first painting you will likely find,“Incursion,“shows a view from underneath a large bridge in the Gravesite Plain. Thisrefers to the bridge just ahead of the Three-Path CrossSite of Grace leading to the northeast section of the larger region.
From the Three-Path Cross,go directly northwestusing the small trail where shadow enemies walk to eventually discover a large stone gate. At this point,turn right and search along the nearby cliffto find the spirit who painted"Incursion"still working hard on their art from some sort of memory. This white specter will disappear as you approach, but you can pick up an item after they fade away.
Solving this painting puzzle rewards your character with theSerpent Crest Shield, a Medium Shield that scales primarily with Strength. This could be a good gear piece to pair with some of thebest Strength scaling weapons inElden Ringif your character supports that build. Although it does not have a Unique Skill, this Shield can be upgraded normally or empowered with different Ashes of War you’ve collected.
How To Solve The “Domain of Dragons” Painting
Discover Where The Sky Turns Red
“Domain of Dragons"depicts an eerie sight of the Scadutree seemingly burning, but this is an illusion of the red sky being shown in the artwork. This painting isshowing a landscapewithin the Jagged Peak region, an area dominated by dragons found past the Gravesite Plain. To reach the Jagged Peak, travel south to the Dragon’s Pit, then east until you reach the Foot of the Jagged Peak Site of Grace.
Continue heading east until you reach the Jagged Peak MountainsideSite of Grace, which sits right before the boss fight againstBayle The Dread inElden Ring. This area is extremely dangerous due to the abundance of dragons, including an Ancient Dragon that rests as an optional boss before the Grace Site. Travel past these foes for now to continue toward the painting location uninterrupted.
Due to the enemies present in this area, you may want to collect theDragon-Hunter’s Great Katanabefore traveling to this area, as this weapon deals extra damage to dragons.
Go west up the jagged rocks of the mountain, while taking care to avoid the lightning strikes that hit the ground all over this area. Keep going past the dragon corpses until you find the Spirit Spring that can help Torrent reach a higher platform. Continue going west after you jump along the rocks, then drop down and head slightly north to spot the ghostly chair with the artist who created the"Domain of Dragons"painting.
The item you can collect from this painting puzzle is theRock Heart, a consumable item that transforms your character into a dragon-like form. This only lasts a limited time, but itboosts your Dragon Communion Incantations by 20%, making it great for those who rely on a lot of magic derived from felled dragon foes. The transformation from this item makes it worth collecting, even if not every build will benefit from it.
How To Solve “The Sacred Tower” Painting
Backtrack After An Important Story Moment
Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
The riddle from"The Sacred Tower"painting canonly be solved when you burn the Scadutreeduring a late story section of the DLC. Once you do this,travel back to the Moorth RuinsSite of Grace, an area you may remember where you could challenge Dryleaf Dane for theDryleaf Artsweapon.Go north to the Ancient Ruins BaseGrace Site right before the Shadow Keep to stay on the right path.
Travel southwest from the Ancient Ruins Basepast the massive giants with bows guarding the area by traveling along the small hills and trees to one side. From here, you should see a Spirit Spring, but it cannot boost Torrent’s jump right away. Youhave to break the Spirit Seal located on the southern pathjust past the Spring to activate the well and allow Torrent to leap to the higher cliffs above.
One Hidden Elden Ring DLC Mechanic Makes Exploring The Land Of Shadow Much Easier
Finding a way around the Land of Shadow in Elden Ring’s DLC can be difficult, but a secret Shadow of the Erdtree mechanic makes it much easier.
Go up a second Spirit Spring to reach the top of the mountain, then head south to the very edge of this structure to find the sectral painter you’ve been looking for. This should be a short distance past a small crypt, so use that as a landmark. You will have todrop to a lower ledgeof the mountain at its southern point to reveal the painter, who seems to shine more gold than white.
Your character gains theSpiraltree Sealas a reward for this painting, which scales with both Strength and Faith. This item is a conduit to cast and strengthen incantations, which are usually tied to the Faith stat. Those who rely on holy magic or similar spells may want to equip this Sacred Seal to their character for managing to solve this painting inElden Ring’sShadow Of The ErdtreeDLC.
