Where Will Elden Ring DLC Begin... 

Fellow tarnished bros, you look everywhere but forget to look right in your inventory. The tool to access the DLC has been with us from the beginning. The SPIRIT CALLING BELL. Given by Ranni, it was entrusted to her by: TORRENTS FORMER MASTER. Aka Miquella, as evident on the poster for DLC. Whenever we try to unsummon a spirit, it says the spirit will be sent back to the world Beyond. What if this is the DLCs location. It's where we see Miquella and TORRENT IN THE FLESH, not as a spectral steed, as evident in the poster. So there you have it.

I expect it to be the St Trina hideaway or Godwyn's corpse. Miquella's hand and Malenia's boss room are both areas you are intended to reach in the endgame. Something no other DLC has done, besides the Ringed City, which was the 2nd one for its game anyway

I would love to return to Mohg's Palace to find the egg not only empty, but a bloody trail leading off the edge and into the abyss below.

Honestly, based on how Elden Ring works - I think it could actually be a mix of some or all of these options. Different possible entrances to different areas in the new DLC space.

My thoughts on Miquella's egg being the access point. They patched Varre's quest so that you can get the pureblood knight medal without being online by killing Magnus in the Altus plateau. Not only that, but Varre's and the medal says that "it's not the time to answer the call yet, but be patient, it will come soon", which maybe means that once the DLC is released, the text on the item will change to explain the time has come and if we use the Pure knight medal to access Moghwyn palace, Mogh will not be hostile and ask us to retrieve Miquella from his dream. And even if we missed varré and his quest, the DLC would still be accessible through the consecrated snowfields, so it wouldn't even be locked away by a quest.

Elden Ring seems to be a bit more new-player friendly and accessible. I wouldn't be surprised if a new NPC arrives in Roundtable Hold, and then we get a red marker on our map, or some kind of quest to access it.

The wait feels never ending

I really like the way you considered both the story and the gameplay with these options, and not just one or the other. And I think you made really great points in terms of both!

I cannot imagine the only DLC entrance being behind such difficult bosses. Now there could be multiple entrances which would be really interesting. You could have one where it is the 'main' entrance or the intended path in the Dynasty at the cocoon but also have an entrance somewhere else. I honestly believe that the entrance to the DLC will be in the Round Table Hold. I think when you beat the boss on the lower floor one of the doors will be able to be opened. Using the Ruined Manor in Leyndell as the base I think the path you'd take to get to the Divine Bridge is where the entrance will be, its the area with the Virgins and Stormhawk Axe. I'm sure that might be the hub area for any future DLC. Honestly at this point I just pray that the DLC will be for all versions and not just the new gen consoles.

watch the entrance be in some random cave like the cave with the Runebear guarding the Bull Goat Talisman

There is another option. Crafting is a major mechanic in the game, and Miquella already has two uncommon items associated with him, one of which is known to cause sleep. So the entrance to the dlc might be locked behind a consumable. Keep in mind that another of Miquella’s lore items, his needle, is also a consumable item. We might be given a new cookbook in, say, the Roundtable Hold’s library or servant quarters (where the Cipher Pata is) that gives us a recipe for mystical LSD which uses the lilies. This would already require a good deal of progress from players, as well as exploration to find the materials. They could even provide a simple map to lead us to a third ingredient, if Fromsoftware wanted to especially gatekeep the dlc.

I hope this dlc gonna be really hard ! With a secret area thats hardest of all areas from the souls series.

The large grave by the sea at Castle Morne, where the leonine misbegotten rests with the grafted ultra. Calling it now. Also, the idea of a "skill check" is a bit dubious, because said "skill check" could be the very first boss you fight upon arriving at the area, if not every immediate mob. This is a Souls game, not Monster Hunter. Just consider earlier games. Take DS3 and Ariandel. It's relatively easy to arrive there, but it's a different thing to fight and beat Friede to then enter the Dreg Heap. We can be allowed to enter the DLC only to be ruthlessly punished if we have no dmg and no hp. Another example is Old Hunters. Go ahead and beat Amelia, sure, and then get into the Hunter's Nightmare and feel the heat. There is no reason for the DLC to be tied to mid/endgame areas, like at all.

Maybe Roderika might have some play in it. With her connection with spirit tuning and all.

The amber starlight shard specifies that it belongs to *a* demigod that lost their fate so it belonged to someone specific. Maybe Miquella? Tempted to say Ranni but the chest containing the sword used to kill Two Fingers that it can only be opened by someone with the fate to do so. Interesting stuff.

The dlc entrance will probably be either via jumping off the broken bridge behind mohgs boss arena or miquella's hand. Mainly because well theres no real reason to go to mohgs area. It also wont be a dream rather a spirit world Also it makes sense for it to be in mohgs area because we can get there as soon as the lakes due to varre

This DLC may be less of a traditional harder near or at endgame zone, but instead a massive area expansion which functions closer to Sekiro's Hirata Estate, where we are expected to return to the zone throughout the game. (Not a transforming zone, but just a massive section like Caelid or Liurnia with multiple distinct zones of different challenge level)

Bro really loves the coded sword

Two cents: I wonder if Miquella's ring or his greatrune prevented him from being corrupted by Mohg despite his obvious change in physical appearance. Leaving his mind and spirit intact.

I’ve kinda given up on dlc and if we get nothing by the February then I would be shocked if it ever came out. All they have to do is officially say something, another picture even and I’m back on the hook

What is the actual chance at this point it drops on the anniversary? I'd at least imagine we get the trailer/release date.

I believe it will be in the consecrated snow fields. Somewhere between Blade of Calling and the black gargoyle. The red grace will light the way. I also believe having the Helphen's Steeple could add a bonus to the side quest I suppose.

I think it will be behind Mohg or somewhere close to him. With the updates they made to Vares quest so you can even do it offline so you can access the area

I think it's important to consider that the DS3 Ringed City DLC had it's entrance literally placed right before the last boss so I don't know that we should discount placement not caring about level or progression.

I'm surprised there hasn't been no leaks at this point I'm tired of assuming what it will be how big it will be when in reality it could be small in totality

I love your videos! They are so good, you could speak of any minute details in this game and I would love it

I do think the best candidate would be by Miquella. I don't know if it'll be at the hand though, but instead the walkway behind it, given that it's gated off during Mogh's boss fight, and currently there's nothing back there. Or different entrances to level appropriate DLC areas could also be likely. There's an empty campsite tucked away in Siofra near the tiny erdtree area that gives a golden seed which I think seems inconspicious enough to be one. Another entrance could be in Nokstella. After the giant ball, but before the final staircase leading to the 2 mimic tear minibosses, there's a house with a door that can't be opened. I haven't been curious enough to clip myself in to see what's inside, but with legitimate means, there's no way in. Granted it's not a huge house, but it's big enough that I think an npc and a DLC entrance could be hidden behind it. No matter what, I plan on starting from scratch anyways and forecully having to check everywhere for the entrance anyways

I suspect that there will be multiple entrance points for the DLC, because it could be similar to DS2's DLC: Maybe Cocoon of the Empyrean, Haligtree Roots and the hidden spot in Altus each grant access to different parts of it.

I was just watching a speculation video last night by Moxie Watts and she brought up the doors with the light in the Haligtree too. Now that both of you have brought it up I can't stop thinking about it lol.

Technically got to the plateau before even entered stormveil castle 😂

im headed to that map icon north of the shaded castle personally, or the cloud in the crater, happy to see the door in this vid tho- never noticed the baldachin connection!

Your "What's going on, guys" opening is an amazing brand. I say it at the opening of every video.

Man, that music 👌 I'm about to start a playthrough with earbuds on the Switch for the 1st time.

Dude the Metroid Prime Banger in the back. Awesome

How will we cope when the DLC isnt announced in february

I'm absolutely shocked we haven't had a leak or an official announcement yet...

My guess, the giant tombstone that you retrieve the grafted great sword. Based off of the last video with the comparison with Griffith, I'm leaning towards the idea of revenge being apart of Miquella's story. Pulling from another comment, I like the idea of the Spirit Calling Bell being the item for entry, but story wise (depending on the ending) someone could ring the bell as the giant tombstone is your grave. Just theory crafting at this point, but I'm just excited for dlc!

Of these options I woould go for St Trina's hideaway if the DLC is more dreams oriented. if its more time travel I would go for the minor erdtree chapel. I don't think the "being too easy for players to access is not really an issue as the old hunters DLC entrance is really early on. and the painted world in DS3 is also found very early if you go the intended path

Im guessing its going to be a late/endgame area kinda parallel to the Haligtree in progress. Im guessing through Mohg, hence why they updated his quest to get to him more toward midgame.

I find the area behind Mohg's arena very weird. there's some sort of balcony there with no purpose at all, which is closed during the fight, with 2 fog walls. I kept coming back there while progressing the game to see if something happened, on my first play through

I love Elden RIng but god lord, I need at least a little sneak peak of the DLC, I don't mind if it releases in another couple months but give us something to get that hype up again :)

Ive always loved that dlc in fromsoft games require you to start a fresh save and character, i just got a pc and i beat Elden ring on console so im probably gonna get it on pc when the dlc comes out and play through again. This game is the best game that ive ever played in my entire life lmao

Theres 2 unique obducter virgins in the game, one in redmanecastle and one in gelmir, i feel like those might have to grab you, like the one in raya lukaria that transports you to volcano manor. And then you will get to the dlc (like the amygdala in bloodborne)

I think whatever item of importance you receive at the end of the DLC, you will have to bring to Miquellas hand to receive like a rune of perfect order or something. Maybe you will have to bring all the Great Runes in the game to his hand or something since im sure there will be at least a few more to grab in the dlc. In short I think Miquellas hand will be the very LAST thing the DLC has to offer.

i think the place in the mountains of the giants where the death birds and red grace stuff is

Only your videos are keeping me from going hollow

Im placing my bet on the big egg, but you might need to pick up some item first which could be anywhere.

I believe it will be either the cocoon or the corrupted tree near the erdtree south of the city. We could get a surprise and it would be a new location all together like a delve or ruin.

Loving that Metroid Prime ambient music 😤

My prediction is that we're going to get a director's cut like with Dark Souls 2.

Im checking the Ephael door frame 1 when the DLC drops. I am convinced though vibes alone that that door is important.

I think we'll hear some news in december or even get a trailer without a release date

Ansiel River, where you see that merchant next to the hanging boss, the room on top could be potential because there is nothing in there

One thing I would like to see is depending on what ending you pick a different part of the dlc you will be telepored to or can enter to, I think that would be a really cool idea

I think there might be multiple entrances. It’s called an expansion, so it’s possible it is something like the underground where there are new areas with different access points

I think an amazing way to set the difficulty of the DLC would be to make an entirely new boss who gate-keeps the access. This boss could be REALLY hard which would allow it to be placed anywhere in the game, following the open-world theme of ER; you could access the DLC at any point, but doing it early on is just REALLY HARD.

I hope it is somewhere accessible early on that way we can get early access to Regular and Somber 7s, 8s, and Somber 9s since they are so hard to come across in base game early on.

There's a weird glowing door in the Halgtree that's covered in tree vines. I always thought that was the most obvious entrance point

I have a feeling there will be a way to get there from the RT hold. Likely an item will be available at one of the places mentioned in the video, available after certain conditions are met.

I’m like 99% sure it’s gonna be godricks throne room it’s super early but it’s the only combat locked area I’ve found and it’s almost completely empty for being such a large room

Big unlikely hope from me, the dream side quest is added back in to get to the DLC.

It’s not the most exciting idea, but I think there’s a good chance it’s just accessible at the round table hold. They could put it behind a door that only unlocks after you fulfill certain story parameters, much like how the Hold works in the base game

There is a saint statue hidden in the hill leading to the elevator in Leyndel, behind the misbegotten and perfumers praying at the gravestones. It has lilies carved in the side. This might also be an entrance/exit to the DLC.

There will be several different entrances for a series of dreams. It will be similar to the hub world system in DS.

I think we'll be able to find a new secret medallion, but it will be used in the lift going to the Altus plateau instead. This parallels the hidden medallion we use to get to the consecrated snow field.

One of the Altus areas makes a lot of sense for newer players to access the open world content of the dlc.

That place could probably be the first halig tree location for miquela but idunnoe, maybe unknown lore they traveled away from the lands between instead

Gotta activate all of the boss runes, fingers and carry malenias golden toes to the middle of the ocean where all the towers connect. Then do a backflip in real life (miyazaki will know)

I feel like it will began with/at Miquella "Egg"... the one wrinkle I'm hoping for is if Miquella is an actual boss we fight, I hope there is a whole different cutscene if we kill Melania before fighting him then if we don't.

I do think there will be some sort of dream world associated with the DLC, but I also think the tarnish could visit an entirely different land by boat. There's plenty of artwork of little boats scattered about the waters on the world map, so I honestly think that that'd be the primary means of travel to another land in-game. ⛵ There's this one neat location in game that I could possibly see a boat docking at. Near the Saintsbridge site of grace, under the bridge, north within the chasm, where the ocean meets the rock. I suggest checking it out in-game.🙂

One spot that is intriguing could be the four belfries. Requiring players which I honestly doubt most have to unlock all of them.

I think it's the hand of Roderika, handholding is a means of transportation in this world and who else but the spirit tuner to guide us to the spirit world? It'd probably have a item to unlock it however.

The door you show in the end,there is like a wheat grass coming out of the door,and in the dlc leak it shows a huge field of it below the tree so maybe it's a door to it??

I’m expecting the access point will be in Lyndell Capitol. Somewhere in the castle. That’s about a point that teeters on end game and put people at a comfortable rune level to start the dlc. My guess anyway

I think you'll have to eat Miquella's cocoon. Having him inside you will make it possible to go to dreamland, or something.

I think besides having one or two entrances into DLC specific areas, there are going to be a bunch of new NPCs, quest lines, items, and overall discoveries riddled all over the entire map, almost like an overhaul

I predict the new location will be near the helphen and that’s the tree miquella was really trying to grow in the dream world or whatever it is called

Imagine both the haligtree and the cocoon are both entrance points, one being a dream the other being a nightmare and to fully traverse miquella's dream is by going through both dream and nightmare

imagine you have to kill mohg, and you enter the dlc through his blood in his intro but you need a specific amulet similar to DS1 dlc

I think the place will be in the hideaway since most of DLC's can be accessed early on. Bloodborne after defeating Vicar Amelia, DS3 after defeating the crystal Sage and entering the catheral of the deep, and the suppossed Sekiro dlc on the Sempo temple where the centepide boss was (i think it was speculated to be there). DS1 DLC can be accessed just after defeating O&S since you can access the Duke's archives, which is just halfway through the game.

I think it will be multiple entrances. One throught a sudequest probably. One hidden in the open world behind a boss (Mogh) And then one deeply hidden, as from use to do

I just thought of something; how dope would it be if we got a fifth talisman pouch and either a new wondrous physick flask that holds 3 tears at like a 5 to 15% reduction in efficacy or duration or a new flask that only holds one tear but enhances its effects or duration. Especially if you could the vanilla and the dlc flasks both

That door at the haligtree after the avatar was my best guess. That light and thatched door is weird AF to me. Didnt even think about it being similar to the blessing.... if thats true that is p wild.

I put 1,400 hours into Elden Ring and now I've just been playing BG3 waiting for the dlc to drop! I love these videos so much!! I come here more than any other Elden Ring channel!

I think we will have to find the pendant.

If I had to guess the dlc will definitely have a few options to access including a whole new option not associated with any base game areas just for reasons of accessibility! Either way I have two characters on pause for now one endgame character & one mid game character just in case! Hope to see a trailer in the next month or so!

I think the hand makes sense because it can be either a mid or late game area depending on if you follow varres quest. Though Mohg is still a barrier. The dlc will likely start with mid game difficult and get harder as you go through.

It would be cool if it was at Godwyns corpse, honestly anywhere underground, Nokron and Nokstella were some of my favorite areas in the game, just loved the looks of those areas. My guess it will be there or at Miquella's cocoon. You're right though, typically the DLC is accessible mu h earlier in the game. Maybe the Church of Vows where Turtle Pope is, maybe you'll get a new interaction with him and he gives you something from Radagon that will let you access Miquella's dream world.

i believe that we will enter dlc in a center of a map, where is cloud right now, and it’s right in a middle of towers that are around that cloud 😅

Through “Finger but whole”

First point: I find it really weird that I never see the volcano manor lava lake coffin ever mentioned in these descussions, i know there are a lot of open coffins in this game but go check it out, if that coffin isn't placed specifically to be a lava lake flume ride, then they are doing a very bad job at making it not look significant. Second point: I personally believe that the game won't have any one enterance point and will likely be a consitent experience throughout the playthrough, probably with some new NPCs scattered throughout the map, possibly giving the player new interactions with the sharbearers or characters surrounding them in the lore and while I do believe there will be new areas added to the game I'm envisioning a multi emterance kind of deal spread throughout the main experience kind of like the siofra and ainsel underground segments which would approach the skill check issue in a smart way because they could spread the content accross multiple early/mid/endgame milestones. Considering that this game is FS's first open world game it seems more appropriate to make the DLC an expansion of their open world formula rather than their traditonal late game area approach to DLC.

I think with the size of ER and the what seems like the size of the DLC (being also very large), the level scaling will not be like past games, I think it will be accessible very early, and some parts of the new map will be low level and some higher. I also think it will scale specifically to your character a bit to account for the amount of players at different levels (no souls game has this big of an audience and I think they will take that in to account). I think multiple areas will lead one to the "other world" and one of them is the Godwyn freaky fish body below Stormveil, and other places that represent death like this.

Could be like mohgs badge or whatever that varre gives you in liurnia

Personally, I’ve thought Miquella’s hand to be the most obvious choice. The Cocoon of the Empyrean. In cut content you could change the ring in his hand for another one. As well as collecting dream mist.

I'm calling it, the entrance will be the root filled doorway by the Elphael Inner Wall grace.

Question for Souls veterans: This is my first Fromsoft/Souls DLC I get to play on release. Does Fromsoft usually say how to access the DLC or will we have to find it ourselves?

I genuinely think it'll be somewhere totally unexpected and easily accessible from the early game. Wouldn't be surprised if a random ghost boat appeared on a beach in Limgrave or something. Lots of people will have entered NG+ and not gotten far, so it makes sense that it'd be accessible from the beginning.

I could see it starting after you beat morgott in the capital, before heading to mountaintop of the Giants. Or after burning of the erd tree, in between the time you go to farum azula. The difficulty of enemies when you get to mountaintop or after the fire giant seems rather steep and I could see the difficulty curve being adjusted with dlc there.

I just wish that in the dlc characters and even miquella will have different dialogue for the tarnished if he inherited the frenzied flame

Grafting Godrick to Godwyn's corpse on stormveil castle just cause i dont think anyone has thought of that one.