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To balance combat and difficulty for those diving intoElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreewithfully built characters and OP builds, FromSoftware has introduced a separate leveling system unique to the DLC area in the form of theScadutree Fragments.
Collecting and using these Fragments to obtain the Scadutree Blessing is the main way for players to increase their strength in the Shadow Realm. Here’s how.
How to Get Scadutree Fragments in Shadow of the Erdtree
Similar toGolden Seeds andSacred Tears, Scadutree Fragments can be found spread out across theopen world in the DLC, mainly obtainable via exploration.
How to Use Scadutree Fragments in Shadow of the Erdtree
Players can use Scadutree Fragments at any Site of Grace.
If you have enough Fragments to increase the level of your Blessing, it will go up by one. The first level of the Blessing costs 1 Fragment, but the price for subsequent upgrades goes up.
Scadutree Blessing increases the damage you deal and reduces the damage you take by a fixed percentage. The boost to survivability is massive, and something players should actively seek out if they’re having trouble tackling content in the DLC.
The effects of Shadow Realm Blessings (Revered Spirit Ash and Scadutree) are confined to the Shadow Realm and will have no effect in the base game.
To give an idea of how much of a difference the Scadutree Blessing makes, a level 180 character without any blessings loses half of their HP when hit by a single attackfrom an enemy in the starting area. The same character, with the same gear and talismans but with one Scadutree Blessing, loses one-third of their HP when hit by the same attack. Obtaining these Fragments and Blessings is not required to play, but it will make surviving a whole lot easier.
