Elden Ring - Race to the DLC - 01 - Map / Blaidd / Multiple Ashes / Golden Seeds / Sacred Tear

In this video we will be grabbing or defeating:

~ Timestamps ~
00:00:00 - Race to the DLC
00:03:46 - Grace #1 - The First Step
00:05:56 - Grace #2 - Church of Elleh
00:07:39 - Grace #3 - Gatefront
00:08 37 - Map - West Limgrave
00:10:29 - Ash of War - Storm Stomp / Whetstone Knife
00:11:47 - Spectral Steed Whistle
00:12:47 - Spirit Calling Bell / Lone Wolf Ashes
00:14:33 - Golden Seed #1 / Smithing Stone [1]
00:15:10 - Grace #4 - Warmaster Shack
00:18:18 - Beast Crest Heater Shield
00:20:40 - Strength-knot Crystal Tear
00:21:20 - Invasion by Rescusant Henricus / Hammer Talisman
00:29:00 - Grace #5 - Stormhill Shack / Stonesword Key / Gesture: Sitting Sideways / Spirit Jellyfish
00:31:55 - Grace #6 - Agheel Lake North
00:32:30 - Ash of War: Determination
00:35:22 - Smithing Stone [1]
00:35:31 - Somber Smithing Stone [1]
00:39:02 - Grace #7 - Third Church of Marika / Flask of Wonderous Physick / Crimsom Crystal Tear
00:39:12 - Sacred Tear
00:41:11 - Kenneth Haight Quest
00:41:50 - Fevor Cookbook [1]
00:43:40 - Grace #8 - Mistwood Outskirts
00:44:52 - Map - East Limgrave
00:46:10 - Grace #9 - Sofia River Well Depths
00:48:05 - Ash of War - Ground Slam
00:49:00 - Grace #10 - Fort Haight West
00::51:39 - Axe Talisman
00:52:33 - Smithing Stone [2]
00:53:02 - Blaidd the Half-Wolf / NPC
01:02:48 - Bloodhouse Knight Darriwil

About Race to DLC

When news broke that Elden Ring was being blessed with a DLC, like the masses, I was ecstatic. However, when I learned that you had to defeat Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood before entering the realm of shadow, I was perplexed. That was until I understood the storied elements behind the decision, then it made perfect sense. It made sense, but it still sucked, because, like many, after beating the game, I stored up upgrade Mats and entered New Game Plus.

By utilizing my new game plus, getting to a starting point for Shadow of the Erd Tree was fairly simple. However, others that are attempting this feat without "New Game Plus" as springboard are struggling. One online friend even gave up outright.

Enter "Race to the DLC". This is NOT a traditional guide by any measurement. I am simply documenting a vanilla run to Shadow of the Erd Tree. I will be taking the most direct route. For example, When I reach Rykard, I will be using the shortcut to the boss fight. I will NOT be tackling the volcano manor assassinations. I will be looking for opportunities to level ASAP, being that the enemies in Shadow of the Erd Tree are NO JOKE.