{"id":881533,"date":"2025-12-21T02:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T02:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-fans-speculate-on-purpose-of-the-scadutree-chalice-in-shadow-of-the-erdtree"},"modified":"2025-12-21T02:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T02:11:11","slug":"elden-ring-fans-speculate-on-purpose-of-the-scadutree-chalice-in-shadow-of-the-erdtree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/elden-ring-fans-speculate-on-purpose-of-the-scadutree-chalice-in-shadow-of-the-erdtree\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring fans speculate on purpose of the Scadutree Chalice in Shadow of the Erdtree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/elden-ring-fans-speculate-on-purpose-of-the-scadutree-chalice-in-shadow-of-the-erdtree.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nFromSoftware is well known for adding seemingly useless items or places in its games to get fans speculating about lore and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-tips-and-tricks\">Elden Ring DLC<\/a> Shadow of the Erdtree is no different.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBut there&#8217;s one particular location that has fans stumped: the Scadutree Chalice.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis is a named location found after beating a specific boss, but it appears to serve no purpose. What could it be? <strong>Spoilers follow<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-fans-speculate-on-purpose-of-the-scadutree-chalice-in-shadow-of-the-erdtree\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-fans-speculate-on-purpose-of-the-scadutree-chalice-in-shadow-of-the-erdtree\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FromSoftware is well known for adding seemingly useless items or places in its games to get fans speculating about lore and Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree is no different. But there&#8217;s one particular location that has fans stumped: the Scadutree Chalice. This is a named location found after beating a specific boss, but it appears to serve no purpose. What could it be? Spoilers follow. 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