Solucja Shadow Keep w Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

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Shadow Keep is Elden Ring’s 3rd legacy dungeon in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. You’ll find it to the north of Castle Ensis after defeating Rellana, duplicate Moon Knight.

Our Elden Ring guide will walk you through the Shadow Keep legacy dungeon and point you toward all site of grace, boss fight, and crucial item.

If you want to scope the Hinterlands from the Shadow Keep, we have a dedicated guide for that via the Shadow Keep Back Gate.

Shadow Keep location

Shadow Keep is the first legacy dungeon you’ll research after reaching Scadu Altus. You’ll find it beautiful much consecutive north of Castle Ensis.

Inside the Shadow Keep, you’ll be able to meet up with Redmane Freyja and Sir Ansbach. There are 2 named bosses to tackle as well: the Golden Hippopotamus and Messmer the Impaler.

Entering Shadow Keep

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From the Highroad Cross Site of Grace that you find just north of the fight with Rellana, duplicate Moon Knight, follow the road north. You’ll pass by the Scadu Altus Map Fragment, and then come to a camp. As you enter the camp, watch along the low wall on the right to catch a Scadutree Fragment. Keep heading north through the camp.

There are quite a few Messmer Soldiers and Perfumers — and any Black Knights a Furnace Golem — to deal with as you go, but not a lot to choice up. Past the north end of the camp, head into the giant, imposing black stone keep and ride the elevator up to find the Shadow Keep Main Gate Site of Grace.

Golden Hippopotamus boss fight

As shortly as you enter the Shadow Keep proper, just past the Shadow Keep Main Gate Site of Grace, you’ll gotta tackle the Golden Hippopotamus. For aid with the fight, our guide on how to beat the Golden Hippopotamus can help.

Once it’s defeated, you’ll choice up the Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns Ash of War and a Scadutree Fragment. You’ll besides unlock the Main Gate Plaza Site of Grace.

Open the another door at the Main Gate Plaza

When you leave the fresh site of grace, only 1 way will be open to you. Head through the door to the west. Chat with the ghost in the next room, and then proceed up the stairs. Deal with the Messmer Soldiers, and take the stairs on your right.

At the very first landing just a small up the stairs, duck into the area on your right. Deal with the pair on Messmer Soldiers, and then turn to the area on your right. There are 2 more Messmer Soldiers along with a twinblade-wielding Black Knight. Off to the left, catch the Main-Gauche dagger from the corpse.

Head back to the erstwhile area and jump out of the window to your right (the window where that 1 Messmer Soldiers was standing). You’ll be a courtyard with a glowing tree and a bunch of praying Shadow Undead. The Talisman of Lord’s Blessing, er, talisman is at the base of the tree.

Head through the door in the confederate corner and drop off the ledge. This will bring you back to the area with the ghost.

Retrace your steps up the stairs and past the hall. There are 2 pairs of Messmer Soldiers at the next open area — 1 to the right and 1 to the left. Clear them out and then keep going up the stairs ahead of you.

There are 2 Black Knights in the hall at the top of the stairs — 1 with a greatbow (and a twinblade) straight ahead of you, and a sneaky 1 just to the left of the door. If you’re careful, you can kite the sword-and-shield 1 back down the stairs to fight him without getting shot constantly. erstwhile they’re both dealt with, catch the Golden Vow consumable and the Shadow Realm Rune (6).

Quick aside: the door on the left side of the hall is simply a shortcut, but we’re about to open an even better shortcut, so you can skip it for now. To open it, start at the glowing tree where you picked up the Talisman of Lord’s Blessing, head toward the dead end alley to the west (where there’s a Black Knight guarding a Golden Vow). On the right (north) side, look for an open door. Deal with the Black Knight and Messmer Soldiers inside, and keep working north to find a ladder. That ladder leads to the another side of this door.

Head through the door at the east end of the hall and cross the bridge. catch the Holyproof Pickeled Liver and then take a right. Deal with the Vulgar Militia as you pass the burning ships(?) heading east.

At the center of the rampart, take a right and go down the long ramp, taking out Vulgar Militia as you go. Take a right at the bottom and push open the door to open a shortcut back to the Main Gate Plaza Site of Grace.

Find the ‘Domain of Dragons’ painting

Head back through the door you just opened and climb the rampart ramp back up to the top. Take a right. All the way at the far end, look on the north side for a ladder leading down. Climb down and turn right to walk toward the falling water. Duck under the water to the left to find a hallway and another ladder. At the bottom of this very long ladder, you’ll find a area with the “Domain of Dragons” painting. Head all the way back up to the top of the rampart.

Roll against the right wall of the area to uncover an illusory wall. Head through it and down the stairs. Follow the ramp down. remainder in the coffin there, and you’ll ride down a waterfall. Head out of the tunnel to find the Castle Watering gap Site of Grace. There’s nothing here for us at the minute — it’s a way to the Unte Ruins and the Abyssal Woods — so head back to the Main Gate Plaza and retrace your steps to the rampart.

Reach the Specimen Storehouse

Back at the center of the rampart (and the top of the ramp), turn north. Cross the bridge to meet your first Fire Knight. proceed into the castle and ride the elevator up. At the top, you’ll find the Storehouse, First level Site of Grace.

Reach the West Rampart Site of Grace

Before heading into (and up) the Specimen Storeroom, there are any good items to collect and a(nother) exit to unlock by taking a small diversion.

From the Storeroom, First Floor, start around the area heading left and take the first left. Take out the Shadow Undead and collect the Rune Arc you find there. In the next room, you’ll find an elevator that goes (a long way) down.

At the bottom, take the first left. catch the Ash of War: Wall of Sparks from the corpse on the railing, and then head back into the hall.

Take a left and go all the way to the end of the hall. Take out the surviving Jar, and catch the Gold Pickled Fowl Foot.

Head back out and take the first left. A Those Who Live in Death will jump out at you. Keep going consecutive and deal with another Those Who Live in Death. The hall ahead of you splits. The left side looks like a dead end, but it’s actually an illusory wall. rotation against it to pass through and collect the Battlefield Priest’s Cookbook (4).

Back out of the area and head down the stairs. Clear out the Those Who Live in Death and the surviving Jars in this area and the next. Head over to the left to find an Iris of Grace and a Hefty Cracked Pot under the balcony where you grabbed the Ash of War a second ago.

Continue out the door heading west and down the stairs (either side). Head out the door to find the West Rampart Site of Grace. The remainder of this way leads out and into the Ancient Ruins of Rauh region, so it’s time to warp back to the Storehouse, First level Site of Grace in the Specimen Storeroom.

Reach the Storeroom, 4th level Site of Grace

Loop around the first area of the library clockwise, and clear out all of the Shadow Undead and Vulgar Militia you see. On the far side, there are any stairs down that lead to a very apparent secret passage you can’t do anything with yet. Instead, take the stairs up and to the left.

Snake through the stacks to clear out any enemies (and watch out for the Fire Knight). Your next halt is the area down the stairs at the north end of the room. Inside, past the whale(?) skeleton, you’ll find Sir Ansbach in his second location.

Back in the main room, take 2 rights to find another staircase. Go up. Sweep this level for enemies (including another Fire Knight) and items.

Starting at the top of the stairs, head over to the right and follow the walkway around. Below you on the left, you’ll see an open area with large tables. Jump the railing and drop down to find the Boltdrake Talisman +3.

Along the west wall, you’ll find a lever that moves that conspicuous bookcase we saw a second ago. Retrace your steps up to the second level and then proceed up the stairs against the north wall.

On the next level up, turn back to the south and take on the Fire Knight before they announcement you. Check the area to the west for any more enemies and items. erstwhile you’re done, head onto the balcony around the center of the room.

Head to the left (east) side. Watch on your left for a buttress you can jump onto. usage that to cross to the section of area across from you and head to the south end to find the Dueling Shield.

Hop back across the buttress to the balcony and proceed south. At the end of the walkway, the corpse of a giant(?) will be hanging to your right. Jump over the railing onto its feet. erstwhile you scope his knees, turn to the right and look down. You’ll be standing straight over that goat-thing corpse that’s straight in front of the site of grace. Drop off the knees onto the goat’s back for a Revered Spirit Ash.

Drop to the level and retrace your steps all the way to the hanging god corpse. This time, walk up along its back and onto its head. Jump from its head to the balcony ahead of you to find the Storehouse Cross message from Sir Ansbach, a Miquella’s Cross, a Scadutree Fragment, and the Storehouse, 4th level Site of Grace.

Reach the Storehouse, Seventh level Site of Grace

From the site of grace, head out onto the balcony and take a left. Follow the ledge around and past the Fire Knight.

Around the next corner, you’ll pass any stairs on your left. Go down. Make a U-turn to the left at the bottom to find a Shadow Realm Rune (5).

Head inside. Just to the left of the door, catch the Holyproof Pickled Liver. Walk forward to the edge. Take a right, and choice up the Secret Rite Scroll. Warp back to the Storeroom, First level Site of Grace and head back to Sir Ansbach to hand over the scroll. erstwhile you’re done, travel back to the Storeroom, 4th level Site of Grace and retrace your steps.

Go past the stairs and the Giant Bats, and then take the first left you come to back into the Storehouse (there’s besides a Rada Fruit at the end of the walkway). Take a left and check the area at the end of the hall for a Smithing Stone (6). Go back past the door and follow the level around counterclockwise. Keep going past the Fire Knight and up the stairs.

At the top, you’ll start proceeding Redmane Freyja speaking — but she’s not on this floor. Take a left, go up the stairs, and then another left and more stairs. catch the Sliver of Meat at the top, and then head through the door to find the Storeroom, Seventh level Site of Grace and Redmane Freyja’s second location. Talk to her and exhaust her dialogue. You can’t get much out of her at the moment, though.

Warp back down and talk to Ansbach any more and he’ll have fresh dialogue. Head back up to the Seventh Floor.

Reach the Dark Chamber Entrance Site of Grace

Head back out of the area heading east and cross the bridge to find (oh, surprise!) another Fire Knight. Keep going past them to the end of the walkway.

When it dead ends, turn to the left and jump onto the back of the goat-creature for a Revered Spirit Ash.

Drop down to the area below you. At the east end, there’s a corpse with a Shadow Realm Rune (5) on the right. Against the east wall, throw the lever. That will rise all of the hanging specimens on the central pillar.

Backtrack to the north a small and look for a section of balcony (with no railing) jutting out on your left. Jump across to the beam that you just repositioned.

Climb up the steps, and then jump to the platform on your left. Jump to the right onto the hanging deer(?) corpse. Run up along its back to the head and jump into the area ahead of you.

Out on the balcony, take a right and go up the stairs. At the top, turn left and take out the Flame Knight waiting for you. It will drop the Winged Serpent Helm and the Ash of War: Flame Spear erstwhile defeated. Push through the doors it was guarding to choice up a Scadutree Fragment.

Turn left and head up the stairs to find the Dark Chamber Entrance Site of Grace.

Get the Pearldrake Talisman +3

Before we go any further, there’s a truly good talisman we can choice up now. Fast travel back to the Storeroom, First level Site of Grace. Work around the Storehouse retracing what you did before until you get to the 3rd level (where there’s that Fire Knight standing at the edge). Over to the west, you’ll see that hanging giant has moved. Walk over under its head to choice up the Pearldrake Talisman +3 talisman.

Head back to the Dark Chamber Entrance.

Defeat Messmer the Impaler

Push through the doors next to the site of grace for a cutscene, any insults, and the Messmer the Impaler boss fight.

When you get him to about half health, you’ll get another cutscene that’s not gross or disturbing at all. Messmer will become Base Serpent Mesmer and a second phase of the fight will begin.

Once you defeat him, you’ll choice up the Remembrance of the Impaler and Messmer’s Kindling. Messmer’s Remembrance can be turned into the Spear of the Impaler great spear or the Messmer’s Orb incantation back at Roundtable Hold.

After Messmer

Before you leave, remainder at the fresh Messmer’s Dark Chamber Site of Grace. erstwhile you get up, Hornsent will be kneeling by the statue. talk to him and exhaust his dialogue.

Head down to the First level and go check in with Sir Ansbach. He’ll give you a Letter for Freyja. Return to the Seventh level and pass on the Letter for Freyja. Exhaust her dialog to receive the Golden Lion Shield.

Looking for more Shadow of the Erdtree guides? Check out our guides on fresh Elden Ring DLC weapons, armor, map fragments, sites of grace, and talismans. We’ve besides got location guides on where to find Scadutree Fragments and Revered Spirit Ashes, and an interactive Elden Ring DLC map.