Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is supposed to be hard. It's the pinnacle of FromSoftware's challenging design and employs an alternative scaling and leveling system to help make this work in an entirely new late-game area. Knowing that on its own doesn't make things easier, but FromSoftware hears our cries, and just buffed one key upgrade item to try and help us out.
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