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Elden Ring DLC Scadutree Fragment Stat Upgrade Scaling

A side-by-side comparison for how using Scadutree Fragments to upgrade your stats helps when raising your Shadowtree Blessing level by one, two, three and four tiers.

David Lumb
David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade, he's reviewed phones for TechRadar as well as covered tech, gaming, and culture for Engadget, Popular Mechanics, NBC Asian America, Increment, Fast Company and others. As a true Californian, he lives for coffee, beaches and burritos.
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An Elden Ring menu screen showing lots of stats not enhanced by Shadowtree Blessings. Key ones: level 143, my main weapon does 762 damage, physical defense is 23 to 26, magical defenses are 20 to 24.
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Elden Ring DLC shadowtree blessing baseline

Baseline stats for my level 143 character (an INT-heavy spellblade build using Dark Moon Greatsword). Whenever you leave the Land of Shadow DLC area, your stats will revert to their non-Shadowtree Blessing levels, as seen here.

A screenshot showing one level of Shadowtree Blessing. Key ones: main weapon damage to 800, physical defenses from 26 to 28, magical defenses from 25 to 27.
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Elden Ring DLC shadowtree blessing level 1

With one level of Shadowtree Blessing for Scadutree Fragments, my stats leap up -- note the yellow tint for DLC-area-only boosts.

A status screen for two levels of Shadowtree Blessings in Scadutree. Key ones: damage is up to 838, physical defenses are 29 to 31, magic defenses are 28 to 30.
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Elden Ring DLC shadowtree blessing level 2

With two levels of Shadowtree Blessings for Scadutree Fragments, attack and defenses continue to rise.

A status screen for three levels of Shadowtree Blessings in Scadutree. Key ones: damage is up to 877, physical defenses are 32 to 34, magic defenses are 31 to 33.
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Elden Ring DLC shadowtree blessing level 3

At the third level of Shadowtree Blessings with Scadutree Fragments, damage and defenses continue to rise.

A status screen for four levels of Shadowtree Blessings in Scadutree. Key ones: damage is up to 920, physical defenses are 35 to 38, magic defenses are 34 to 37.
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Elden Ring DLC shadowtree blessing level 4

With Shadowtree Blessings for Scadutree Fragments up to level four, damage and defenses continue to rise.

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