Elden Ring Player Finds a Hidden Passage in Shadow of the Erdtree's Shadow Keep

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

By Gabriel Machado Pureza

Published Jun 22, 2024

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Gamers are flocking back to Elden Ring to explore the new DLC, which is filled with secrets such as hidden passages.
Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion holds a hidden passage in the Shadow Keep, accessed with the "O Mother" gesture.
With the gesture able to be picked up in a completely different area, finding this passage will take some work.

An Elden Ring player recently discovered a hidden passage in the game’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, which is located in the Shadow Keep and can only be opened using the “O Mother” gesture. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a meaty DLC, adding so many secrets to FromSoftware’s open-world game that gamers are still uncovering every nook and cranny in the new region.

Released in 2022, Elden Ring is FromSoftware’s most successful game yet. Taking the basic Dark Souls formula and inserting it into an open-world proved to be an incredibly popular move, and Elden Ring has managed to sell over 25 million copies so far. With the new DLC released a few days ago, gamers returned to Elden Ring, and they are already discovering tons of secrets.

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Elden Ring Players Are Getting Sick of the DLC's Crafting Books

The difficulty of Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is not the only thing players are unhappy with, as crafting books areleaving many frustrated.

A very well-hidden Elden Ring secret uncovered by a player called Sesmu is a secret passage in the Shadow Keep, one of the Legacy Dungeons in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. The Shadow Keep is a huge area, and this secret passage requires some work to find. To reach the place where the secret passage is located, gamers need to enter the Shadow Keep’s Church District, then jump into a building that has arcs shaped like an X. After going down an elevator, and they will finally be able to access the Shadow Keep’s back gate.

On top of all the work to find the place described by Sesmu in the post, gamers still need to use the “O Mother” gesture to open the passage. To gain access to this Elden Ring gesture, which is exclusive to the DLC, gamers need to visit the Bonny Village Site of Grace, jump over a broken bridge in the east, cross a functional wooden bridge, and then head north until they see a headless statue. This statue will be holding the item that gives the player the “O Mother” emote.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Is a Huge Critical Success

While From Software has not officially revealed how many units of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC have been sold so far, it’s clear that the new Elden Ring DLC has achieved huge critical success. At the moment, the DLC has an average of 94 on OpenCritic, being recommended by 98% of the critics who played it. Among the most praised aspects of the game are its new map, how satisfying its in-depth exploration is, and how the world feels very dense and full of amazing secrets, such as this secret passage in the Shadow Keep.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware's groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.