Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Brings Back This Beloved Dark Souls 3 Feature
Jun. 21, 2024Let’s be honest, we are all loving Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (review). The Elden Ring DLC has introduced multiple game-changing features to the base game. Whether it is the new weapon types, a huge number of spells, incantations, talismans, armors, or more. There’s so much on offer! But while playing the game, I realized that much finer secrets hide beneath the surface. I can honestly say that this little feature made me appreciate FromSoftware a lot more,and I thought I was already maxed out!Here’s what it was.
Stumbling on the Lamenter’s Mask
After playing the Elden Ring DLC for well over70 hours, I finally stumbled upon ahidden area named Charo’s Hidden Grave. Although this place is absolutely breathtaking to look at, that’s not the secret I am talking about. At the outskirts of Charo’s Hidden Grave, I found a beast named the Lamenter.
After what seemed like a classic Elden Ring Erdtree fight, I defeated him and gained theLamenter’s Mask. What seemed like a perfectly normal headpiece at first glance turned out to be much more than that.
As you would expect, curiosity overtook me.I followed the item’sinstructions and disrobed, throwing aside my dignity, and used the Lamenter’s mask. And lo and behold, I was transformed into apitch-perfect copy of the Lamenter.
While transformed as the Lamenter, I wasunable to equip any other armor, but I could still equip the weapons and do everything else normally.
When I used the Lamenter’s mask again after turning into the Lamenter, itmade my head twice its sizefor a couple of seconds and I couldn’t help but burst out in laughter! I love games that add features like these which don’t have any technical value but are just there to have some fun.
Something like transforming into another creature was first,andlast implemented by FromSoftware inDark Souls 3where players could transform into the Dragon form after putting together the Dragon statue.Dark Souls 3 Dragon Transformation | Image Courtesy: Reddit
While I was appreciating FromSoftware’s game-designing brilliance, I realized that there might be more items like this in the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. And so my search began, only to find that I was correct!
Soon after finishing my Lamenter shenanigans, I came across a much cooler transformation, somethingmuch closer to the Dark Souls 3 dragon form. After going through an hour of despair fighting Bayle the Dread and defeating him, I reached out to the Ancient Dragon Priestess,who sent me out for the task in the first place, to only find her heart lying next to theAncient Dragon Communion Alter.
Like the Lamenter’s mask, the Priestess Heart transformed me into anexact copy of the Dragon Priestess. However, unlike the Lamenter’s mask, the Ancient Dragon transformation also came with some benefits. Using this heart again after transforming into the Ancient Dragon wouldtemporarily boost incantations of the capital’s ancient dragon cult.
Reading all this must have you excited and itching to do some transforming yourself. Transforming in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is quite simple. All you need is the transformation item anduse it while being disrobed. After you are transformed, it cannot be undoneexcept by death.
Some of the transformations have clear benefits, while others appear to be just for fashion. Want to know where to find all the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree transformations? Well, stay tuned because we have something on the way!
What do you think about the newest Elden Ring DLC bringing transformation items? Let us know in the comments below!
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