{"id":881481,"date":"2025-12-21T04:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T04:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-rings-most-popular-mods-make-shadow-of-the-erdtree-far-easier"},"modified":"2025-12-21T04:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T04:05:19","slug":"elden-rings-most-popular-mods-make-shadow-of-the-erdtree-far-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/elden-rings-most-popular-mods-make-shadow-of-the-erdtree-far-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring&#8217;s most popular mods make Shadow of the Erdtree far easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/elden-rings-most-popular-mods-make-shadow-of-the-erdtree-far-easier.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nAs Elden Ring players struggle with the high difficulty of Shadow of the Erdtree, the most popular mods since release focus on easing the challenge.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOver on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/eldenring\/mods\/popular\/\">NexusMods<\/a>, plenty of new mods have already been uploaded since the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-tips-and-tricks\">Elden Ring DLC<\/a> last week, ready for PC players to enter the Land of Shadow.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMany of these mods provide a save file to ensure players are ready for the DLC. To access the new quest, two specific bosses in the base game must be defeated &#8211; unless you&#8217;ve got a mod to do that for you, like those from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/eldenring\/mods\/5181\">byDelamain<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/eldenring\/mods\/5241\">Yticaya<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-rings-most-popular-mods-make-shadow-of-the-erdtree-far-easier\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-rings-most-popular-mods-make-shadow-of-the-erdtree-far-easier\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Elden Ring players struggle with the high difficulty of Shadow of the Erdtree, the most popular mods since release focus on easing the challenge. Over on NexusMods, plenty of new mods have already been uploaded since the launch of the Elden Ring DLC last week, ready for PC players to enter the Land of Shadow. Many of these mods provide a save file to ensure players are ready for the DLC. To access the new quest, two specific bosses in the base game must be defeated &#8211; unless you&#8217;ve got a mod to do that for you, like those from byDelamain or Yticaya. 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