Elden Ring: Over 60% of all players cannot play the DLC because they have not yet defeated a certain boss

To play the upcoming DLC of Elden Ring, you need to defeat a certain boss – but many players have not done that yet.

On June 21, 2024, the release of Shadow of the Erdtree is scheduled, which is the upcoming expansion for Elden Ring. Many players are eagerly waiting for the release of the DLC, after all, Elden Ring was very popular and was awarded Game of the Year in 2022.

However, to play Shadow of the Erdtree, you need to have defeated a certain boss in the base game – and over 60% of players have still not done that.

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The Blood Lord Awaits

Which boss is it? To play Shadow of the Erdtree, you need to defeat “Mohg, the Blood Lord.” He is “only” an optional boss, but closely tied to the game’s lore.

Mohg is located in the Mohgwyn Palace under the Interlands and guards the husk of the demigod Miquella, whom he has abducted and tortured. This husk of Miquella will represent the entrance to the DLC.

For former MeinMMO author Marko, Mohg is among the 5 best bosses of Elden Ring, due to his “exciting moveset”. He embodies the essence of Elden Ring and everything that makes FromSoftware games so special.

What makes FromSoftware games so special, we also see in the trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree:

60% of players have not yet defeated Mohg

What are these numbers? There is an achievement or trophy that players receive when they defeat Mohg. On Steam, only 38.7% of all players have achieved this (as of June 11, 6:00 PM, via Steam).

This means that around 61% of “Elden Ring” players on Steam need to defeat Mohg before the release of Shadow of the Erdtree, otherwise they will not be able to start the DLC.

On PlayStation, the situation is not better. Apparently, only 34.7% of all players have the trophy for defeating Mohg (via psnprofiles.com). However, since it is not an official site like Steam, we cannot say how reliable the numbers are. Compared to Steam, they do seem plausible.

Therefore, defeating Mohg necessarily counts among the things you must accomplish in Elden Ring before the release of Shadow of the Erdtree. What else you should have on your to-do list, you can find out on MeinMMO: 9 things in Elden Ring that you should accomplish before Shadow of the Erdtree