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Realm of Shadow, Elden Ring Map

An interactive map of the Realm of Shadow, that is the new area added in the Elden Ring - Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. It shows the locations of Map Fragments, Scadutree Fragments, Revered Spirit Ashes, Miquella's Crosses, new Talismans, Weapons and Armor pieces, Enemies, Shadow Realm Runes, etc.

How to access the Realm of Shadow in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC?

First of all, you have to kill two bosses. One of them is Starscourge Radahn and the other is Mohg, Lord of Blood. The entrance to the Realm of Shadow is located in Mohgwyn's Palace where you fight Mohg, Lord of Blood. After defeating the bosses a new character, Leda, will appear in the Moghwyn Palace, near the withered arm hanging out of the cocoon. Talk to NPC and then interact with the arm and you will be transferred to the new land.

Realm of Shadow

Realm of Shadow - Map Markers Summary

Map Fragments x5, Miquella's Crosses x13, Scadutree Fragments x50, Revered Spirit Ashes x25, Shadow Realm Runes x50, Containers x9, Key Items x15, Sorceries x10, Incantations x25, Cookbooks x45, Talismans x35, Ashes of War x17, Spirit Ashes x19, Merchants x3, Starlight Shards x4, Legendary Materials x19, Crafting Materials x36, Gestures x4, Tools x23, Tears x8, Larval Tears x9, Dragon Hearts x6, NPCs x13, Bell Bearings x9, Bosses x69, Remembrances x10, Weapons x67, Shields x8, Armor x21, Info Items x8, Paintings x3, Puzzle Elements x2, Portals x3, Mausoleums x3, Entrances x12, Sites of Grace x105, Significant Locations x39, Locked Passages x17, Elevators x18, Ladders & Elevators x16, Levers / Switches x12, Spiritsprings x18, Other x8

Legend / Points of interest

The following legend of Realm of Shadow interactive game map defines the points of interest / markers displayed on the map. Each marker corresponds to a specific element to facilitate efficient navigation and interaction with the map.

Map Fragments

Map Fragments are needed to uncover new regions on your map of the open game world available in the Elden Ring.

Icon of Map Fragment Map: Abyss This map is located on the base of a stone stele, near the ruins of the church. To reach this place you must first get to the area southeast of the Shadow Keep. To do this, you should use Shadow Keep Ladder #1 and Shadow Keep Ladder #2, after which you will reach the Coffin that will take you to the "Castle Watering Hole" site of grace. Then head south and reach the "Darklight Catacombs" dungeon. After passing it, you'll emerge close to the "Forsaken Graveyard" site of grace from where you'll straightforwardly reach this map fragment.
Icon of Map Fragment Map: Gravesite Plain This map is located on the base of a stone stele, on the side of the road. You will be able to pick up this map shortly after you arrive in Realm of Shadow.
Icon of Map Fragment Map: Rauh Ruins This map is located on the base of a stone stele, on the side of the road. The map is located on the bottom / ground level of the region (Rauh Base) and you can reach it by going through the Cave Passage, the entrance to which is located in Scadu Altus. Going through this cave you will first reach the poison swamp and then the Ancient Ruins Base site of grace. Walking further west you will reach the place where this map is.
Icon of Map Fragment Map: Scadu Altus This map is located on the base of a stone stele, on the side of the road. In order to reach this map fragment, you need to go through Castle Ensis and defeat Rellana, Twin Moon Knight. After that you will be able to open the back door of the castle and exit to Scadu Altus.
Icon of Map Fragment Map: Southern Shore This map is located on the base of a stone stele, on the side of the road. One way to get to this part of the map is to go through Ellac River Cave. To reach the entrance to this cave you should start near the southern walls of Castle Ensis and make your way down the rocks to the cave entrance. You should eventually reach the Cerulean Coast site of grace. You can also take a slightly circuitous route through the "Dragon's Pit Terminus" site of grace and then "Grand Altar of Dragon Communion" site of grace.

Revered Spirit Ashes

Consume Revered Spirit Ash at site of grace to bolster your Revered Spirit Ash Blessing. The Revered Spirit Ash Blessing bolsters both summoned spirits' and spectral steed's abilities to deal and negate damage but has no influence outside the realm of shadow.

Containers

Containers required for crafting cracked pot / ritual pot / perfume items.

Sorceries

Sorceries are a type of magic in Elden Ring. Sorcery spells are often dependent on the intelligence and they are cast using a staff or similar catalyst.

Incantations

Incantations are a type of magic in Elden Ring. Incantation spells are often dependent on the faith, and are cast using a sacred seal or similar catalyst.

Cookbooks

Cookbooks in Elden Ring are items that provide knowledge on how to make certain items, such as ammunition or consumables.

Talismans

Talismans in Elden Ring are accessories which can be equipped to acquire a variety of offensive, defensive, or utility effects. You can increase the number of talisman equip slots by obtaining talisman pouches.

Ashes of War

Ashes of War in Elden Ring are special items which allow you to change the skills and affinities of your equipment (Weapons & Shields).

Merchants

Merchants are various NPCs that you may meet during your journey through the game world of Elden Ring. You will be able to buy certain items from them and also sell them goods and resources that you no longer need. The currency you will use for trading are runes.

Gestures

Gestures in Elden Ring are basically emotes. They are a useful tool to express yourself to other players. Up to six of them can be bound to a shortcut menu. Certain gestures must be used in certain places to unlock secret passages, etc.

Tools

All sorts of reusable Tools useful during your journey in the Realm of Shadow.

Larval Tears

Larval Tears are special items needed by Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon to grant rebirth meaning that Larval Tears are used to respec your character.

Larval Tears that can be found in the Realm of Shadow can only be found during the night. To locate them look for spectral graveyards that appear at night and are very easy to spot when it gets dark.

Remembrances

Remembrances in the Elden Ring are consumable items that drop out of defeated legendary foes and that provide various powers, such as weapons, sorceries or incantations. Remembrance can either be traded for a substantial amount of runes or handed to Finger Reader Enia in Roundtable Hold to unlock its power.

Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of a God and a Lord Dropped by Promised Consort Radahn. Powers: Greatsword of Radahn (Lord) (Type: Colossal Sword, Skill: Promised Consort), Greatsword of Radahn (Light) (Type: Colossal Sword, Skill: Lightspeed Slash), Light of Miquella (Incantation. Fai: 72. Item Effect: Annihilates foes with a pillar of light.)
Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of Putrescence Dropped by the Putrescent Knight. Powers: Putrescence Cleaver (Type: Greataxe, Skill: Spinning Guillotine), Vortex of Putrescence (Sorcery. Int: 32, Fai: 25. Item Effect: Launches a whirl of putrescent jets.)
Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of the Dancing Lion Drops from Divine Beast Dancing Lion. Powers: Enraged Divine Beast (Item Effect: Raises potency of storms), Ash of War: Divine Beast Frost Stomp (Usable on all melee armaments.)
Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of the Impaler Dropped by Messmer the Impaler. Powers: Spear of the Impaler (Type: Great Spear, Skill: Messmer's Assault), Messmer's Orb (Incantation. Fai: 60. Item Effect: Shapes Messmer's flame into a giant orb that soars at foe.)
Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of the Lord of Frenzied Flame Dropped by Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame. Powers: Greatsword of Damnation (Type: Greatsword, Skill: Golden Crux), Midra's Flame of Frenzy (Incantation. Fai: 41. Item Effect: Summons Lord of Frenzied Flame's head to spew frenzied flame.)
Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers Dropped by Metyr, Mother of Fingers. Powers: Staff of the Great Beyond (Type: Glintstone Staff, Skill: No Skill), Gazing Finger (Type: Colossal Weapon, Skill: Kowtower's Resentment.)
Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of the Saint of the Bud Dropped by Romina, Saint of the Bud. Powers: Poleblade of the Bud (Type: Halberd, Skill: Romina's Purification), Rotten Butterflies (Incantation. Fai: 33. Item Effect: Summons countless butterflies to scatter rot.)
Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of the Shadow Sunflower Dropped by Scadutree Avatar. Powers: Shadow Sunflower Blossom (Type: Colossal Weapon, Skill: Shadow Sunflower Headbutt), Land of Shadow (Incantation. Fai: 58. Item Effect: Fires a hail of golden projectiles toward foes.)
Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of the Twin Moon Knight Dropped by Rellana, Twin Moon Knight. Powers: Rellana's Twin Blades (Typ: Light Greatsword, Skill: Moon-and-Fire Stance), Rellana's Twin Moons (Sorcery. Int: 72. Item Effect: Incarnate twin moons and repeatedly strike the ground.)
Icon of Remembrance Remembrance of the Wild Boar Rider Dropped by Commander Gaius. Powers: Sword Lance (Type: Heavy Thrusting Sword, Skill: Spinning Gravity Thrust), Blades of Stone (Sorcery. Int: 48. Item Effect: Pulls blade-like clumps of rock from the earth.)

Weapons

Various melee and ranged Weapons that you can acquire as you travel through the Realm of Shadow.

Shields

Various Shields that you can acquire as you travel through the Realm of Shadow.

Armor

Various Armor parts that you can acquire as you travel through the Realm of Shadow.

Info Items

Icon of Info / Lore Item Ancient Ruins Cross Message Message left by Dryleaf Dane, addressed to kindred spirits who also pursue Miquella's trail. "We've found the sealing tree just ahead. But if we are to burn it, we need the proper kindling. That of Sir Messmer."
Icon of Info / Lore Item Castle Cross Message Message left by Needle Knight Leda, addressed to kindred spirits who also pursue Miquella's trail. "Kind Miquella seeks the tower sealed by shadow, and the Gate of Divinity found there. If we are to reach him, we must burn the tree that seals the path. And for that we require a flame."
Icon of Info / Lore Item Furnace Keeper's Note A note left presumably by a furnace keeper, containing admonitions regarding the furnace's proper use. "Keep fire pots well clear when the golem's furnace is ablaze - and never let me catch you with pots that produce flaming whirlwinds, for goodness' sake."
Icon of Info / Lore Item Monk's Missive A letter bearing a terse message and an illustration of a monk, his hands held together. "Seek me to the east if you wish to pursue the way of the warrior. When you find me, you will challenge me to a bout. There is no need for words."
Icon of Info / Lore Item Note: Sealed Spiritsprings It can be purchased from Moore for 1,000 Runes. Note found by the forager brood, imparting knowledge in brief. "Should you chance upon a sealed spiritspring, look for stacked stones nearby. By toppling them, you may break the seal."
Icon of Info / Lore Item Storehouse Cross Message On the table next to the Storehouse, Fourth Floor site of grace. Message left by Sir Ansbach, addressed to kindred spirits who also pursue Miquella's trail. "It would seem that the people of the keep have flooded the holy quarter that leads onward to the Scadutree, barring access. However, there is no route that leads there from this storehouse. Perhaps there is another way to reach the holy quarter, from somewhere else in this keep..."
Icon of Info / Lore Item Torn Diary Page Ground level of Midra's Manse. In the first room on the left after entering the hallway hidden behind the painting. A discarded page ripped from a diary, bearing a passage written in a tremulous hand. "I touched him, but only once. When he thrust his staff in my face, I brushed it aside. It was then that I touched him. The aging untouchable."
Icon of Info / Lore Item Tower of Shadow Message Message left by Needle Knight Leda, addressed to kindred spirits who also pursue Miquella's trail. "The Gate of Divinity lies in the tower sealed by shadow. That is surely where Kind Miquella is headed. We are no Empyreans, but we must locate the path that will lead us there. I will follow the crosses east."

Sites of Grace

Sites of Grace are save / respawn points in Elden Ring. They also serve as fast travel points. In order to use a site of grace, you must first reach it and activate it.

Spiritsprings

Jump while on horseback near a spiritspring to ride its current high into the air. You won't take damage from jumping into a spiritspring while on horseback, even from a great height.

Other

Icon of Other Exit
Icon of Other Grave Glovewort [9]
Icon of Other Hole in the Wall
Icon of Revered Spirit Ash Invisible Bridge
Icon of Other Portal to Ancient Ruins of Ruah Destination Point This is where you will arrive when you use the Portal to Ancient Ruins of Ruah.
Icon of Other Sacred Bloody Flesh
Icon of Other Smithing Stone [5] x 2 In the Dragon's Pit dungeon, in the same cave as the Magma Wyrm (DP).
Icon of Other Stone-Sheathed Sword

How to reach Scadu Altus?

In order to reach Scadu Altus region, you need to go through Castle Ensis. After defeating the final boss in this castle - Rellana, Twin Moon Knight - you will be able to open the back door of the castle and exit to Scadu Altus.