Gravesite Plain
Your first steps in the Land of Shadow, through Miquella's cocoon in Mohgwyn Palace. Scadutree Fragments raise your Scadutree Blessing here and everywhere in the DLC.
- Suggested level: 120–150
- DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree
Bosses
- Knight of the Solitary Gaol: Guards the Western Nameless Mausoleum, west of the Scorched Ruins grace. He swaps between greatsword and crossbow, so close the gap when he reaches for the bow.
- Ghostflame Dragon: Lives in the lake beside the Greatbridge, North grace (on its western side), along the way to Belurat. Its ghostflame inflicts Frostbite, so fight from Torrent and strike its legs; it drops a Dragon Heart and a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
- Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze: Waits at the bottom of Belurat Gaol, south of the tower settlement. He is quick but fragile; block his sword chains and counter right away.
- Chief Bloodfiend: The brute at the end of Rivermouth Cave. Roll toward it through the club swings and back off when it starts its blood-soaked body slam.
- Death Knight: Boss of the Fog Rift Catacombs, which lie north-west of the Castle Front grace. It mixes axe combos with golden lightning; Holy damage and patient dodging carry the fight.
Sites of Grace
- Gravesite Plain
- Scorched Ruins
- Three-Path Cross
- Greatbridge, North
- Belurat Gaol
- Cliffroad Terminus
- Main Gate Cross
- Fog Rift Catacombs
- Ruined Forge Lava Intake
- Pillar Path Cross
- Pillar Path Waypoint
- Dragon's Pit
- Ellac River Cave
- Rivermouth Cave
- Ellac River Downstream
Items found here
- Greatjar (Shadow of the Erdtree): In Belurat Gaol, past the jar maze, ride the lower side jar up instead of the main one and hop across the platforms to its pedestal.
- Curseblade Mask (Shadow of the Erdtree): Curseblades drop it; one ambushes you a little east of the first Gravesite Plain grace.
- Oathseeker Knight Helm (Shadow of the Erdtree): A hanging corpse beside the Church of Benediction, south of the Cliffroad Terminus grace, holds the whole set.
- Helm of Solitude (Shadow of the Erdtree): Win against the Knight of the Solitary Gaol in the Western Nameless Mausoleum on the Gravesite Plain to receive it.
- Gravebird Armor (Shadow of the Erdtree): Near Belurat's outer walls, well west of the Abandoned Ailing Village, a ring of Gravebird statues (most wake up) guards it.
- Ascetic's Loincloth (Shadow of the Erdtree): Curseblades drop it; one ambushes you a little east of the first Gravesite Plain grace.
- Oathseeker Knight Armor (Shadow of the Erdtree): A hanging corpse beside the Church of Benediction, south of the Cliffroad Terminus grace, holds the whole set.
- Armor of Solitude (Shadow of the Erdtree): Win against the Knight of the Solitary Gaol in the Western Nameless Mausoleum on the Gravesite Plain to receive it.
- Armor of Solitude (Altered) (Shadow of the Erdtree): Altered look of the Armor of Solitude, which is won from the Knight of the Solitary Gaol; switch it at a grace and back whenever you like.
- Gravebird Bracelets (Shadow of the Erdtree): Loot the body slumped against the stone altar just south of the Pillar Path Waypoint grace.
- Ascetic's Wrist Guards (Shadow of the Erdtree): Curseblades drop it; one ambushes you a little east of the first Gravesite Plain grace.
- Oathseeker Knight Gauntlets (Shadow of the Erdtree): A hanging corpse beside the Church of Benediction, south of the Cliffroad Terminus grace, holds the whole set.
- Gauntlets of Solitude (Shadow of the Erdtree): Win against the Knight of the Solitary Gaol in the Western Nameless Mausoleum on the Gravesite Plain to receive it.
- Ascetic's Ankle Guards (Shadow of the Erdtree): Curseblades drop it; one ambushes you a little east of the first Gravesite Plain grace.
- Oathseeker Knight Greaves (Shadow of the Erdtree): A hanging corpse beside the Church of Benediction, south of the Cliffroad Terminus grace, holds the whole set.
- Greaves of Solitude (Shadow of the Erdtree): Win against the Knight of the Solitary Gaol in the Western Nameless Mausoleum on the Gravesite Plain to receive it.
- Ash of War: Savage Lion's Claw (Shadow of the Erdtree): By a campfire at a small camp under the cliffs, following the left wall north from the Three-Path Cross grace.
- Ash of War: Blind Spot (Shadow of the Erdtree): Comes fitted to the Backhand Blade found near a large monument ringed by spiral towers northeast of the Scorched Ruins grace; remove it at a smithing table.
- Ash of War: Overhead Stance (Shadow of the Erdtree): Comes fitted to the Great Katana lying in the lake beside the sleeping Ghostflame Dragon, west of the Greatbridge, North grace; remove it at a smithing table.
- Ash of War: Savage Claws (Shadow of the Erdtree): Comes fitted to the Beast Claw dropped by Logur, the Beast Claw, who invades at night in the woods south of the Scorched Ruins.
- Ash of War: Blinkbolt (Shadow of the Erdtree): Fog Rift Catacombs: in the third spike-trap room, stand where the sorcerer was, let the spikes drop and ride one up to a hidden chest.
- Cross Map (Shadow of the Erdtree): Hornsent gives it to you at the Three-Path Cross when you first talk to him.
- Black Syrup (Shadow of the Erdtree): Moore hands it to you at the Main Gate Cross as his quest moves on.
- Map: Gravesite Plain (Shadow of the Erdtree): Ride north-east from the Gravesite Plain grace, your first steps in the Land of Shadow, to the stele.
- Forager Brood Cookbook [2] (Shadow of the Erdtree): A friendly forager by a pond east of the Cliffroad Terminus grace hands it over; Torrent's double jump helps you reach it.
- Forager Brood Cookbook [3] (Shadow of the Erdtree): Ellac River: speak with the forager in the north-east corner of the lightning-ram woods, by the Furnace Golem.
- Forager Brood Cookbook [7] (Shadow of the Erdtree): Moore gives it at the Main Gate Cross once you have helped all the other foragers, including warming the cold one.
- Greater Potentate's Cookbook [1] (Shadow of the Erdtree): Scorched Ruins: starting from the body with the Hefty Cracked Pot, bear right, climb the steps that appear on the left and keep going.
- Greater Potentate's Cookbook [2] (Shadow of the Erdtree): On a body inside the Run-Down Traveler's Rest, the hut below the bridge east of the Greatbridge, North grace.
- Greater Potentate's Cookbook [3] (Shadow of the Erdtree): Fog Rift Fort: take the wooden bridge west out of the fort; it lies just beyond the first little tower.
- Greater Potentate's Cookbook [5] (Shadow of the Erdtree): In the lightning-ram forest: follow the cliff south from Prospect Town, south-east of the Cliffroad Terminus grace.
- Greater Potentate's Cookbook [7] (Shadow of the Erdtree): In the poison swamp south-east of the Castle Front grace, on its east side where Bloodfiends fight Messmer's soldiers, behind Miranda Sprouts.
- Greater Potentate's Cookbook [10] (Shadow of the Erdtree): In a run-down shack on the cliff north of the Greatbridge, North grace; jump onto its roof with Torrent and drop through the hole.
- Greater Potentate's Cookbook [11] (Shadow of the Erdtree): Belurat Gaol: inside the maze of large jars.
- Greater Potentate's Cookbook [12] (Shadow of the Erdtree): West of the Ellac River Cave grace: use the rocks by the waterfall as steps down to a corpse propped against one of them.
- Greater Potentate's Cookbook [13] (Shadow of the Erdtree): Ruined Forge Lava Intake: after the first ladder, climb the steps on your right; a body against the far wall has it.
- Ancient Dragon Knight's Cookbook [1] (Shadow of the Erdtree): Fog Rift Catacombs: once past the sorcerer's chamber, explore the right side first; it lies on the floor near two imps.
- Moore's Bell Bearing (Shadow of the Erdtree): A reward from Moore's questline; how soon you get it depends on your answers to him at the Main Gate Cross.
- Herbalist's Bell Bearing (Shadow of the Erdtree): In the ravine linking the Pillar Path Waypoint and Dragon's Pit graces, on its western wall.
- Mushroom-Seller's Bell Bearing [2] (Shadow of the Erdtree): South of the Ellac River Downstream grace a jar hangs beside a waterfall; shoot it loose and pick up the bearing below.
- String-Seller's Bell Bearing (Shadow of the Erdtree): Prospect Town: a pot hangs on the side of a ravine; break it with an arrow.
- Incursion Painting (Shadow of the Erdtree): In the Artist's Shack on a rocky rise south-east of the Cliffroad Terminus grace, past the forest of lightning rams. Solve it at the north-west corner of the Ghostflame Dragon's lake, west of the Greatbridge, North grace, facing Belurat.
- The Sacred Tower Painting (Shadow of the Erdtree): Inside a little cave a short way north-east of the Scorched Ruins grace. Solve it on the high ground above the Temple Town Ruins (spiritspring up), down the western slope past the Northern Nameless Mausoleum where two jagged rocks line up.
- Horned Bairn (Shadow of the Erdtree): Kill the Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit close to the Ellac River Cave grace.
- Dragon Heart (Shadow of the Erdtree): Defeat the Ghostflame Dragon by the lake west of the Greatbridge, North grace.
- Dragon Heart (Shadow of the Erdtree): Dropped by the Magma Wyrm inside the Dragon's Pit dungeon.
- Hefty Cracked Pot (Shadow of the Erdtree): Scorched Ruins: from the ghost south of the ruins head north, turn right up onto the higher ground and search the body among the Shadows.
- Hefty Cracked Pot (Shadow of the Erdtree): Belurat Gaol: drop down past the hanging pots in that room and open the chest below.
- Hefty Cracked Pot (Shadow of the Erdtree): Belurat Gaol: in the jar maze you fall into when the staircase collapses.
- Hefty Cracked Pot (Shadow of the Erdtree): Belurat Gaol: on top of some jars close to the previous one.
- Electrocharge (Shadow of the Erdtree): Deep in the Fog Rift Catacombs, drop through a hole in the second spike room and follow the path to a chamber with two mages.
- Bloodfiend Hexer's Ashes (Shadow of the Erdtree): Reward for beating the Chief Bloodfiend in Rivermouth Cave.
- Black Knight Commander Andreas (Shadow of the Erdtree): Reward for beating the Death Knight in the Fog Rift Catacombs.
- Demi-Human Swordsman Yosh (Shadow of the Erdtree): Reward for the Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze in Belurat Gaol.
- Crimson Amber Medallion +3 (Shadow of the Erdtree): Awarded for defeating the Death Knight at the bottom of Fog Rift Catacombs.
- Blessed Blue Dew Talisman (Shadow of the Erdtree): Inspect the statue of Marika inside the Church of Benediction, well south of the Cliffroad Terminus grace.
- Two-Headed Turtle Talisman (Shadow of the Erdtree): Behind a waterfall in the open area outside Rivermouth Cave, not inside the cave itself.
- Outer God Heirloom (Shadow of the Erdtree): Chest in the little tower at the top of Prospect Town, just south of the Cliffroad Terminus grace.
- Ailment Talisman (Shadow of the Erdtree): On a body at the end of an unfinished wooden bridge in the Abandoned Ailing Village.
- Talisman of the Dread (Shadow of the Erdtree): On a body in the Elder's Hovel: go through the huge rock arch north of the Ruined Forge Lava Intake, cross the poison swamp eastward and enter the hut.
- Blade of Mercy (Shadow of the Erdtree): Chest in the northeast tower of the Scorched Ruins, reached by climbing over the cloth-covered rooftops and the bridge roof.
- Scadutree Fragment (Shadow of the Erdtree): A glowing Shadow carrying a pot drops it in the graveyard east of the Scorched Ruins grace. It runs off, so strike fast.
- Scadutree Fragment (Shadow of the Erdtree): Lying beside Miquella's Cross at the Three-Path Cross grace.
- Scadutree Fragment (Shadow of the Erdtree): The Marika statue in the Church of Consolation, at the end of the road curving south from the Scorched Ruins, holds two fragments; this is one.
- Scadutree Fragment (Shadow of the Erdtree): Second fragment at the Marika statue in the Church of Consolation. A Black Knight patrols the church grounds.
- Scadutree Fragment (Shadow of the Erdtree): Beside Miquella's Cross at the Main Gate Cross grace outside Belurat, where Sir Ansbach and Moore wait.
- Scadutree Fragment (Shadow of the Erdtree): A pot-carrying Shadow in the graveyard south-west of the Cliffroad Terminus grace, west of Prospect Town, drops it along with a Silver Horn Tender.
- Scadutree Fragment (Shadow of the Erdtree): Next to Miquella's Cross at the Pillar Path Cross grace, south-east of the Castle Front.
- Revered Spirit Ash (Shadow of the Erdtree): On a small altar below the cliff east of the Scorched Ruins, past the pale tree hung with bodies and across the gap from the Church of Consolation.
- Revered Spirit Ash (Shadow of the Erdtree): On an altar by the little turtle pond just east of the Cliffroad Terminus grace.
- Revered Spirit Ash (Shadow of the Erdtree): On a broken statue in the Abandoned Ailing Village, watched by Man-Flies, below the Greatbridge, North grace.
- Revered Spirit Ash (Shadow of the Erdtree): Down in the Ellac River east of the Castle Front: pass the Miranda flower and find the altar just before the Ellac River Cave grace.
- Deflecting Hardtear (Shadow of the Erdtree): Dropped by the Furnace Golem that walks the main road beside the Scorched Ruins, usually the first one you meet.
- Viridian Hidden Tear (Shadow of the Erdtree): The Furnace Golem pacing the Ellac River a short way above the Cerulean Coast grace drops it.
- Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone (Shadow of the Erdtree): Light the furnace found at the far end of Ruined Forge Lava Intake; the Anvil Hammer comes from it as well.
- Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone (Shadow of the Erdtree): Dropped by the Magma Wyrm inside the Dragon's Pit.
- Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone (Shadow of the Erdtree): Chest on the summit of the Suppressing Pillar, in the eastern Gravesite Plain.
- Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone (Shadow of the Erdtree): The Ghostflame Dragon resting in the lake beside the Greatbridge, North grace (to its west) drops it.
- Larval Tear (Shadow of the Erdtree): Night only: a ring of blue-lit gravestones appears on a small hill south-east of the Prospect Town ruins, with the tear in its center.
- Larval Tear (Shadow of the Erdtree): Night only: inside the ring of glowing gravestones south-east of the Scorched Ruins.
- Larval Tear (Shadow of the Erdtree): Night only: inside the ring of glowing gravestones north-east of the Suppressing Pillar.
- Larval Tear (Shadow of the Erdtree): Night only: inside the ring of glowing gravestones south of the Abandoned Ailing Village, east of the Greatbridge, North grace.
- Smithscript Dagger (Shadow of the Erdtree): In the Ruined Forge Lava Intake, follow the main path, drop down on the right, climb the rubble and drop into a gap; the dagger waits at the end of the hall past the right-hand door.
- Stone-Sheathed Sword (Shadow of the Erdtree): The first of three hidden sword altars you touch grants it: on top of the trap platforms in the Fog Rift Catacombs, behind the Furnace Golem at the Ruins of Unte, or on a tower in the Ancient Ruins of Rauh.
- Lizard Greatsword (Shadow of the Erdtree): Imps wielding it drop it at around 2%; the first Imp in the Fog Rift Catacombs is the one to farm.
- Greatsword of Solitude (Shadow of the Erdtree): Beat the Knight of the Solitary Gaol inside the mausoleum that sits west of the Scorched Ruins grace.
- Backhand Blade (Shadow of the Erdtree): Lies by a large monument ringed with spiral towers, north-east of the Scorched Ruins grace.
- Curseblade's Cirque (Shadow of the Erdtree): Curseblades carrying it drop it about 4% of the time; one ambushes you east of the cave you exit when first entering the Land of Shadow.
- Great Katana (Shadow of the Erdtree): Lies in the lake north of the Greatbridge, North grace, where the Ghostflame Dragon roosts.
- Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana (Shadow of the Erdtree): The Ancient Dragon-Man drops it; he waits down in the depths of the Dragon's Pit.
- Death Knight's Twin Axes (Shadow of the Erdtree): Earned from the Death Knight at the end of Fog Rift Catacombs.
- Black Steel Greathammer (Shadow of the Erdtree): Follow the U-shaped trail that loops south from the Scorched Ruins grace and beat the Black Knight waiting at its far end.
- Bloodfiend's Arm (Shadow of the Erdtree): Kill every Bloodfiend in Prospect Town; one of them always drops the arm.
- Anvil Hammer (Shadow of the Erdtree): Waits at the far end of the Ruined Forge Lava Intake; work through the whole forge to reach it.
- Swift Spear (Shadow of the Erdtree): Lies beside the road between the Castle Front and Pillar Path Waypoint graces.
- Bloodfiend's Fork (Shadow of the Erdtree): Bloodfiends carrying it drop it about 4% of the time; a few roam in and around Prospect Town.
- Pata (Shadow of the Erdtree): Head far south-east from the Cliffroad Terminus grace toward the Church of Benediction; it lies on the cliff directly above the church.
- Beast Claw (Shadow of the Erdtree): Logur, the Beast Claw drops it; he invades only at night in the woods directly south of the Scorched Ruins grace.
- Deadly Poison Perfume Bottle (Shadow of the Erdtree): Thiollier sells it for 6,000 runes once you meet him by the Pillar Path Cross grace.
- Messmer Soldier Shield (Shadow of the Erdtree): Messmer Soldiers carrying it drop it about 2% of the time; they are common across the Gravesite Plain and Scadu Altus, for example near the Castle Front grace.
- Serpent Crest Shield (Shadow of the Erdtree): Reward for solving the Incursion painting; its spot is near the Ghostflame Dragon's lake by the Greatbridge, North grace.
Walkthrough: Gravesite Plain: Crossing into the Land of Shadow
- Before the DLC opens you need two base-game kills: Starscourge Radahn in Caelid and Mohg, Lord of Blood in Mohgwyn Palace.
- Speak with Needle Knight Leda, who now stands beside Miquella's cocoon at the Cocoon of the Empyrean grace.
- Reach out to the withered arm hanging from the cocoon to be carried into the Land of Shadow.
- Ride a short way north-east from where you arrive and touch the Gravesite Plain grace.
- Keep going north-east past the pale tree hung with corpses; a small altar beyond it holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
- Further north-east, read the stele to add Map: Gravesite Plain.
- Spare every friendly, Pest-like Forager you meet in the DLC; killing them angers Moore and can cost you cookbooks and quest rewards.
- Ride north through the burned-out settlement to the Scorched Ruins grace.
- In the graveyard east of Scorched Ruins, chase down the glowing Shadowpot before it flees; it drops a Scadutree Fragment.
- Optional detour: take the road south from Scorched Ruins to where it ends at the Church of Consolation for two Scadutree Fragments.
- Head north-west along the road and touch the Three-Path Cross grace.
- Examine Miquella's Cross beside the grace and pick up the Scadutree Fragment at its foot.
- Chat with Redmane Freyja by the grace until she has nothing new to say.
- Talk to Hornsent sitting nearby; he gives you the Cross Map, which marks more of Miquella's Crosses.
- Ride west along the road until the Main Gate Cross grace comes into view, and activate it.
- Check Miquella's Cross by this grace too; another Scadutree Fragment lies beneath it.
- Meet Moore, the merchant who leads the Forager Brood; browse his stock and keep chatting to hear him out.
- Speak with Sir Ansbach at the same cross until his lines start repeating.
Walkthrough: Gravesite Plain: Cliffroad, Stew and the Pillar Path
- At Main Gate Cross, tell Sir Ansbach about the cross you found inside Belurat.
- Climb the rocky trail south to the Cliffroad Terminus grace.
- On the cliff just east of the grace, a statue holds a Revered Spirit Ash.
- Go south-east up a low rise to a friendly Forager and talk to it for Forager Brood Cookbook [2].
- Optional: in the graveyard west of Prospect Town, south of Cliffroad Terminus, kill the glowing Shadowpot for a Scadutree Fragment.
- Return to Three-Path Cross and catch up with Redmane Freyja now that the Dancing Lion is dead.
- Hand Hornsent the Scorpion Stew; he repays you with three Furnace Visage.
- Cross the great bridge north-east to the Castle Front grace in the soldiers' camp.
- Pick up the Scadutree Fragment at the Marika statue inside that encampment.
- Follow the road south-east, then trace the cliff edge south-east to the Pillar Path Cross grace.
- Search the ground at the Miquella's Cross here for a Scadutree Fragment.
- Introduce yourself to Thiollier, who rests near the cross.
Walkthrough: Gravesite Plain: Down the Ellac River
- From Castle Front, ride down the slope south-east into the swamp, then bear north-east and north until you drop into a pond.
- Past a Miranda Flower, just before the Ellac River Cave grace, take the Revered Spirit Ash from the statue.
- Turn south-west from the statue and rest at the Ellac River Cave grace.
- Follow the river south, hopping across rocks and down slopes, past a huge stone bridge to the bottom of the gorge.
- Search the eastern corner for a Forager and talk to it for Forager Brood Cookbook [3]; it sometimes glitches upside down, so look closely.
Walkthrough: Gravesite Plain: Black Syrup and Thiollier's Concoction
- Warp to Main Gate Cross and tell Sir Ansbach about every cross you have visited.
- Now that you have met Thiollier, talk to Moore; he hands you some Black Syrup to deliver.
- Speak with Moore again for Forager Brood Cookbook [7], then keep talking until he runs out of new lines.
- At Pillar Path Cross, give the Black Syrup to Thiollier.
- Ask him about the syrup and pick the reply saying you are tired of life to receive Thiollier's Concoction.
Walkthrough: Gravesite Plain: Questlines After the Charm Breaks
- Visit Thiollier at Pillar Path Cross and hear what he has to say now.
- At Three-Path Cross, speak to Redmane Freyja three times until her lines loop.
- At Main Gate Cross, talk to Sir Ansbach about the broken charm.
- Keep talking to Moore until he asks what to do about his sorrow.
- Answer him: 'Put it behind you' saves his gear for a later battle, 'Remain sad forever' leaves it by the Church of the Crusade, 'I don't know' delays.
Walkthrough: Stone Coffin Fissure: St. Trina's Garden
- Descend the eastern slope below The Fissure grace and rest at the Stone Coffin Fissure grace.
- Head south-east along the fissure floor to the Fissure Cross grace.
- Collect the Scadutree Fragment at the Miquella's Cross beside it.
- Optional: go west from Fissure Cross, drop across two ruined ledges and enter the cave to the east for the Velvet Sword of St. Trina.
- Work north along the stone coffins to the Fissure Waypoint grace.
- Keep descending through the coffin-strewn chasm to the Fissure Depths grace.
- Jump down into the arena and defeat the Putrescent Knight for the Remembrance of Putrescence.
- Touch the Garden of Deep Purple grace beyond the arena.
- Enter the cave, find St. Trina and choose to imbibe her nectar; it kills you, which is expected.
- Pick up St. Trina Disciple's Cookbook [3] lying next to her.
- Warp to Pillar Path Cross and tell Thiollier where St. Trina is.
- Rest, return to the Garden of Deep Purple, then keep talking to Thiollier in the cave until his lines start repeating.
- Imbibe St. Trina's nectar again and again, about four times in all, until her voice speaks to you after death.
- Talk to Thiollier and choose to pass on St. Trina's words, then try a second time to anger him.
- Drink the nectar once more to provoke his invasion and defeat Thiollier for St. Trina's Smile.
- Talk to the revived Thiollier, then imbibe the nectar one more time.
- Relay St. Trina's words to Thiollier once more.
- Reload the area and speak with Thiollier to wrap up this part of his story.
Walkthrough: Gravesite Plain: Igon and the Dragon's Pit
- Leave Castle Front by the south-eastern road and light the Pillar Path Waypoint grace along it.
- Find Igon groaning on the ground nearby and talk to him until he repeats himself.
- Head south-west down the road lined with dragon statues; an Ancient Dragon-Man may invade along the way.
- Watch the right-hand cliff for a hanging jar and break it for the Herbalist's Bell Bearing.
- Enter the cave on the left with a lit brazier and touch the Dragon's Pit grace.
- Clear the pit and defeat the Ancient Dragon-Man for the Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana.