Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree: Scadutree Blessing explained

All about Shadow of the Erdtree’s new progression

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Shadow of the Erdtree’s Scadutree Blessing is one of the first things that greets you in the Elden Ring DLC, but if you accidentally skip a message, it’s easy to have no idea what the Blessing and its associated parts do. Scadutree Level and Revered Ash Level are the most important things you can focus on during your time in the Land of Shadow, and they’re more essential than Runes in ensuring you stay alive – or die a little less quickly, at least.

This Elden Ring guide explains what Scadutree Fragments and Revered Ash are and what they do for you. 

If you’re after more Elden Ring help, head over to our Shadow of the Erdtree guides hub for tips on finding every Land of Shadow map fragment and all the Miquella’s Cross locations.

Scadutree Fragments explained

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Scadutree Fragments are what you use to increase your Scadutree level. That level increases your stats and how much damage you deal and decreases how much damage you take from attacks. It’s an across-the-board set of buffs that foregoes stat points in favor of just making you hit harder, and it’s not tied to your level. 

You can still use Runes to level up in and out of the Land of Shadow, but bumping up your Scadutree level is what you really want to focus on for the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

Revered Ash explained

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Revered Ash is basically Scadutree Fragments, but for your Spirit Ash summons. Collecting and using Revered Ash will increase how much damage your summons deal and reduce how much damage they take. An important point tucked away in there is that using Revered Ash to increase your Revered Ash level also reduces how much damage Torrent takes. 

That means he’ll stick around on the field for longer during battle and won’t just vanish the second he takes a hit. Considering Shadow of the Erdtree’s enemies hit much harder than those you find in The Lands Between, that extra buff is very good for him to have. It’s also essential for even the best Spirit Ash summons like the Mimic Tear to stand a ghost of a chance against bosses like Rellana, Twin Moon Knight.

Bear in mind that you’ll still need to use Glovewort items to enhance your Spirit Ash summons with Roderika. Don’t neglect that part of enhancing them.

Once you're powered up and ready to explore, check out our guide for how to reach the Cerulean Coast and how to find the Charo's Hidden Grave location for some bigger challenges.