Braving the Shadowlands in the newElden Ring: Shadow of the ErdtreeDLC is no easy task. Worse, the monstrous enemies aren’t the only walls you’ll be running into. Let’s face fearsome foes and figure out how to open the sealed and obscured by shadow door in Elden Ring SotE.
When to open the sealed and obscured by shadow door in Elden Ring SotE
If there’s anything I learned by playing the base game, it’s that the game rewards exploration. The same can be said for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, and it doesn’t take long to notice this trend.
We’re going to be getting into light spoiler territory for the opening bosses of the DLC, so use this as yourSpoiler Warning.
For starters, the door in question is found in thearea right after defeating the firstmain bossof the game, theDivine Beast Dancing Lion, in the Belurat, Tower Settlement. Upon reaching this area, you’ll be told that the door is sealed and obscured by shadow. This is FromSoftware’s way of telling you to come back when you’ve got some more blood on your hands.
More specifically, the only thing that will rid the door of this obstruction isMessmer Flames. Toget Messmer Flames, you’ll have to travel east to the Shadowkeep dungeon and complete the dungeonby defeating Messmer the Impaler.
You’ll need to make sure you are sufficientlyleveledfor the DLC area, and even then Messmer will rain some pain onto you. After successfully defeating the box art boss, head back to Belurat where the door is, and use the Flames of Messmer to unblock the way forward.
But before continuing all the way forward, make sure you’ve stopped byHornsent Grandamin Belurat to grab some sweet rewards.
Alex Garcia
Alex Garcia is a freelance gaming journalist with over 20 years of gaming experience, and 3 years of professional writing. I stay up to date on the latest and greatest games out there, be they large AAA releases or a diamond in the rough indie game. I like to write about everything Vampire Survivors, and am an avid RPG fan, from Yakuza/LAD, Persona, Final Fantasy, and more. In my downtime you’ll find me talking about the greatest invention known to man: cheese.
