An Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC expansion.
As reported by GamesRadar , streamer Distortion2 is kicking off a new speedrunning category centered around Shadow of the Erdtree. Named ‘Rune Level 1 DLC%’, it actually goes far beyond just a level restriction.
While runners do have to remain at Level 1 throughout their playthrough, they’re also limited to weapons found in the DLC’s Land of Shadow map. That means that, no, you can’t bring in that +10 Moonveil katana that’s carried you through the base game.
On top of this, players must defeat every single remembrance boss – which includes some truly nightmarish fights like the Scadutree Avatar and Commander Gaius – as well as Bayle, vile Bayle. Oh, and if all that wasn’t enough, while you’re assumedly free to collect power-increasing Scadutree Fragments throughout the DLC area, you’re limited to leveling up your blessing once per boss defeated.
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Distortion2 explains his reasoning behind this limitations in the challenge’s announcement video. “Just rune level 1 wasn’t really hard enough in my mind,” he explains, “as we all know how strong some weapons from the base game can be.”
He adds that the Scadu blessing limitation was a way to prevent runners from scouring the map for Scadutree Fragments as seems to be the preferred method in standard speedrunning categories.
Best of all, the Rune Level 1 DLC% challenge is open to everyone. So if you fancy yourself a share of that $10,000 bounty (it’s $4,000 for the top spot), you can head over to the category’s Discord server to download a custom PC save file that’ll get you started. If you think you’re enough of a gamer to tackle this monumental challenge, you’ve got until August 11 to set your best time.
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