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If you want to progress inElden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, you’ll no doubt make a stop early at Belurat Tower Settlement. If you’ve had your eye on any of the DLC’s teasing trailers or pictures, you likely are familiar with the look of this grand settlement from inside and out.
But navigating this familiar landscape is not as easy as it sounds. Filled with crafty enemies and hidden items, you’ll get lost in all the intricacies of this spiraling ascent to the grand stage above. What awaits you at the top? To find out, you’ll probably want to have this guide handy to prepare you properly.
How To Reach The Belurat, Tower Settlement Site Of Grace
After opening the main entrance doors to the tower settlement, you’ll find a warm welcome from thegiant scorpion at the top of the stairs.
More scorpions await you in the chamber after guarding theRevered Spirit Ashsitting on the central statue.
You can find aShadow Realm Rune [1]behind the statue.
Ascend the stairsto the left of the statue to avoid being accosted by thegiant scorpion on the right.
Through the door at the top of the stairs, there are - congratulations - more stairs (this will be a theme). Once again,a giant scorpion will lie in wait on the right side, ready to ambush you.
Thankfully,a Site of Grace can already be found up the next set of stairs,as well as the area Summoning Pool.
To the left and through the giant doors ahead are areas you cannot yet reach.
There’s nothing for you from where you came, so you cansafely sit at this Site of Grace before continuing.
How To Reach TheSmall Private Altar Site of Grace
Up at the fountain plaza, there are only two enemies.One of them is hiding behind the waterfall on the left,guarding aKnot Resin.
After dispatching them,climb the stairs nearbyand grab theSomber Smithing Stone [3]on the right before preparing to turn around andcontinue along the main path.
There is a ladder to a sewer area below, but a key you do not have is required for this area, so there’s not much to do here.
Going along the main path, you will encounter several enemies. The most notable to watch out for aretwo mages up on the bridge above.
Avoid their strikes by making S-patterns,detouring down the right path momentarily for someMessmerfire Grease.
Inside the door at the end of the path, up the stairs, and to the left, you’ll find a room withthe Small Private Altar Site of Graceup top.Rest here.
How To Find Fire Knight Queelign
You can get some revenge by defeating the two mages on the bridge from earlier now.They’re guarding the Storeroom.
You do not yet have the key for this area, but it will be important to note for later.
Instead,return to the ascending stairs and continue upuntil you find an area where a new type of enemy is patrolling: the Horned Knight.
This particular Horned Knight isdual-wielding a set of scabbards.It’s quick and aggressive, but you should be able to dispatch it with some well-timed dodges and strong attacks.
Venture to the rightdown a set of stairs and into the rubble.
There are several shades here, but the most important is amage hiding behind the rubble to the right.
Continue onward to a set of descending stairs toward a dead tree. Before continuing, you’ll want toprepare yourself.
An invader, the Fire Knight Queelign, will attack you once you’ve entered the area. His coming will be announced, so don’t worry about him dropping in unexpectedly.
Theonly things you need to knowabout this meddlesome invader are:
Your rewardfor defeating himis the Crusader’s Insignia, bolstering your attack power for each defeated enemy.
TheAsh of War: Shriek of Sorrowcan be looted from a corpse in the center of this arena area.
How To Open The Belurat, Tower Settlement Shortcut
Return to the ruinswhere you fought the shades andjump onto the broken rooftopsabove.
There’s nothing to the left, so journey down the path to the right.
Be wary of the shade hiding behind a pillar on the left (before you reach the corner). Another shade is hiding in wait around the corner and to the left.
As you reach the running water ahead,stop and lure out the knight shade ahead.This will prevent theknight shade hiding to your leftfrom surprising you.
There are several man-flies to your right through the bars. Certain weapons can destroy them through the bars by thrusting forward or jump-attacking. This can lower the amount of enemies in the upcoming area.
Continue down the watery path to thedoor on the right.
There are two shades in here, so dispatch them and thenclimb the nearby ladder. TheStoreroom Key can be found at the top, on a corpse.
Through the door,climb the stairs and take a left.Ahead, there aretwo paths:
Theshortcut is down the first set of stairs to the leftvia an elevator.
Take the elevator downanduse the levernear the large doors ahead. This will open the shortcut to the ____ SIte of Grace.
The Treasure End will lead you to a group of small scorpions around a doorway.
Inside the room ahead,a giant scorpion can be seen guarding a treasure.However, it distracts you from the threat ofanother (slightly less) giant scorpion on the wall up to your left.
Rather than fall for the trap:
Once everything is dealt with, you cantake theBone Bowweaponthe scorpions were guarding andreturn to the area near where you found the Storeroom Key(past the shortcut).
You can receive a Revered Spirit Ash, x5 Beast Bones, and the Dried Bouquet Talisman (raise attack power when your spirit summons dies) by making an immediate left as you exit this side area. You should spy a pile of rubble that you can jump on. Follow it to enter a secret room with these treasures inside.
Where To Find The Old Lady Of Belurat Tower Settlement
This is the most optimal time totravel to the Small Private Altar Site of Grace, rest, andenter the Storeroom.
The Storeroom can befound across the bridge where the shade mages stand.
After using the key you found inside the settlement, you canfind the Old Lady sitting on a table near the back of the room.
There is nothing you can do with her now, but if youreturn to this location later wearing the reward helmet from the area’s boss, you willreceive a special incantation: Watchful Spirit.
When you are finished with this area,use the Storeroom Key to open the shortcut beside the Old Ladyto the Small Private Altar Site of Grace as well as rediscover Hornsent Grandam.
Belurat Tower: How To Reach The Stagefront Site of Grace
Continuing on the main path from the shortcut, you’ll find a set of stairs to your right leading to threeThrowing Daggersand another enemy.
This path isn’t intriguing at first, but there’s asecret ledge at the middlepoint of the stairsthat you may follow around the tiled rooftop corner to the edge.
From this edge,jump across to a secret passagewaywhere you canfind the Well Depths Key inside the end.
We’ll hold onto that for now andreturn to the previous rooftops.
Be wary of the shade hiding around the corner inside the secret room.
Challenge the Grave Birdson the rooftops. There are four in total.
For the best outcome, try using a ranged attack to lure out the birds and then step behind the railing on the main path to deflect any range attacks.
As you come off the rooftops,race ahead to strike the shade carrying the jar.It holds aRevered Spirit Ashand aGolden Horn Tender.
Grabbing those items and theBlack Pyreflyon the ground nearby, you’llface another strong Horned Warriorguarding the ascending route.
This enemy is much like the last but insteadwields a greatsword.
This enemy has more range than you think it does. Never underestimate its ability to close the distance. If you’re having trouble with this enemy, we suggest waiting for an opening after its long combos or punishing it with powerful ranged attacks.
At the top of the route, youcanchoose to take a detour to an area of little note if you take the right path.It is not generally recommendedunless hunting for certain items.
This detour leads to a lower swampy area of plagued man-flies. There are a few items down in this area, but they are mostly relegated to:
The main path is to the left of the top of the tunnelwhere you fought the Horned Warrior.
Climb the stairs, defeating all enemies on the way, to a large tree. Here there are:
The next area is protected by a Stake of Marika for a reason.
Up the stairs is a Curseblade.You may have encountered this fast, unpredictable enemy before in your adventures. If you haven’t, you could be in a world of hurt.
Thebest strategy is to stay in melee, attempting to stagger this beast and remain on the offensive.
If you defeat it, you could berewarded with the Curseblade’s Cirque and access to the Stagefront Site of Graceat the top of the stairs.
But before we go marching on the boss, it’s time for a quick detour to wrap up the Belurat Tower Settlement.
The Well Depths Detour
With our newfound key,you’ll need to:
Down here, there is no shortage of poison, so we recommend bringingNeutralizing Bolusesto negate the build-up and damage.
Use your Well Depths Key toopen the doordown here after grabbing theMessmerfire Grease.
Ahead, you’ll enter a new swamp area (thank you, Miyazaki, yet again). While there are several items to loot and a miniboss to find, our first order of business is a new shortcut.
Take an immediate rightin the swamp, staying wary of any plagued man-flies lurking about.Your goal is the tall tower toward the back of this area.
Ascend the ladderof that tower to find a door to the Belurat Tower Settlement Site of Grace, opening your shortcut.
Return to the swamp(yay!), andventure forward and slight rightto a rubble-cladden island where a lone Horned Warrior stands.
Defeating him and picking up the nearby items will reward you with x5Knot Resin, aBeast Liver, and theHorned Warrior’s Sword.
Looking left, you’ll spy a tall building sticking up from the poison swamp. An item sits on top of it.
However, attempting to reach that item will attract the attention of several swarming man-flies. Your only reward is x8Serpent Arrows.
If you don’t have a good sweeping attack or area spells,we recommend leaving the arrows behindand ignoring this building entirely; it’s not worth the headache.
Instead, you’ll probably want to look for the nearby church where you may pick up thePoisoned Handweapon.
Continuing forward, you’ll seetwo towers lying on their sidesahead. You’ll want togo past these.
In the following area, there’s a wide space where you’ll have tofight the Lesser Ulcerated Tree Spirit miniboss. Defeating it willreward you with anImmunizing Horn Charm+2.
With the charm in hand, you canreturn to the Stagefront Site of Graceto finish the Belurat Tower Settlement.
The tree spirit is weak to Fire, should you find yourself struggling in this area. It is also a good area for spirit summons.
Belurat Tower Settlement: How To Defeat The Divine Beast Dancing Lion
The Divine Beast Dancing Lion is a tricky boss primarily because of its effect on the camera and its strange movements that, compared to the telegraphed attacks of the base game, can prove challenging to avoid at first.
If you have spoken to her outside, you cansummon Redmane Freyjato your aid.
We recommend summoning Freyja both for ease of combat and for story-related reasons.
The bosshas three distinct phasesdepending on its remaining health:
The Dancing Lion willalways begin its Single-Element phase with Lightning damage, calling lightning down to the field and tossing it about.
However, there aretwo other types of elemental damageit can deal:
Each has its own moveset thatshould becarefully studied before it begins its final phase, swapping rapidly between these elements.
This beast can be affected by status conditions, but itappears to have an extremely large build-up meterthat is difficult to fill.
If you are struggling with this creature,we suggest the following strategies:
It isn’t an easy fight, and the music - while awesome - can be mildly distracting.
However, should you remain patient and demonstrate great skill,your reward will be theDivine Beast HeadandRemembrance of the Dancing Lion.
Ahead,continue up the pathuntil you receive theTower of Shadow Message. It will inform you that there’s nothing else to do in this area, soyou’ll have to find another way in.
For now, put the Belurat Tower Settlement behind you andfocus on exploring what remains of the Gravesite Plain.
