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  • How To Get Into Deeproot Depths
  • The Ant Colony
  • Map Fragment Location
  • How To Get To The End Of Deeproot Depths
  • Notable Bosses
  • Notable Loot in Deeproot Depths

Deeproot Depths is 1 of 5 secret underground portions of the map in Elden Band. These depths can be difficult to access to if y'all don't know who to talk to or what hidden wall to punch, merely once in you lot'll observe new armor, incantations, bosses, and more than. We've put together a basic guide on how to traverse the Deeproot Depths and get to the finish, no dilly-dallying attached. All important boss fights and boodle will be listed at the bottom.

This location is strongly tied to Fia'due south personal sidequest, and although you lot can access information technology without the speaking to her at Roundtable Hold to begin the quest line, it's recommended. It's an area full of large ant enemies, undead knights, and fire-breathing sentinels, although all are relatively easy to either avoid or have downwards. There are up to iv bosses in Deeproot Depths, but the existent challenge isn't the enemies — it's figuring out where to go among all the overgrown and abnormally large roots.

How To Get Into Deeproot Depths

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In that location are two means to access Deeproot Depths. The main way is by finding the Siofra Aqueducts, attainable through the Ancestral Forest in Siofra River. Getting to the Ancestral Woods means finding Nokron Metropolis, a chore yous are given by Ranni in her sidequest. The 2nd mode is through a subconscious wall later on defeating a boss in the subterranean clandestine of Leyndell, Royal Majuscule.

Master Path

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From the Ancestral Wood, head towards the large grouping of Ancestral Followers that are singing and dancing around a deer carcass. Behind them, yous tin can drop down a ledge and enter a cave. This will lead you to the Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs Site of Grace. At the very cease of the Siofra Aqueducts volition be a boss battle with two Valiant Gargoyles. After defeating them, yous can walk all the way to the end of the waterfall basin, collect the Site of Grace, and collaborate with the lone coffin at the very terminate. This will teleport yous to the Deeproot Depths.

Alternative Path

After defeating Mohg, the Omen, an optional boss in the Subterranean-Shunning Grounds section of Leyndell Royal Capital, y'all tin parkour your manner into a hidden area. From the boss room Site of Grace, Cathedral of the Forsaken, head northeast through the dungeon. You'll meet a deep chasm with 3 diagonal planks downwardly the way. You can advisedly driblet down each plank, then yous'll take to drop onto stone slabs sticking out of the walls.

On the last slab, y'all'll be able to walk into a window. Head effectually to the left and and so jump down. Heading left lowers the level at which you leap, and so y'all won't die. Go direct s, where yous'll detect a treasure breast. The wall behind the chest can be revealed as imitation, leading yous to the Deeproot Depths instead.

The Ant Colony

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Starting from the Nifty Waterfall Crest Site of Grace, head to the right of where the Ulcerated Tree Spirit spawns. You'll have to walk across the tree roots, drop down, and continue beyond to reach the adjacent area. Hither there volition be a couple of big ants to face. Directly behind them to the west is the next Site of Grace, Deeproot Depths, where you'll also find a Finger Reader.

In this general surface area between the Great Waterfall Crest and Deeproot Depths Site of Grace, you can find an Ashes of War and an Incantation. The Ash of War is retrieved by killing a Teardrop Scarab to the left of where the Erdtree Avatar spawns. This Incantation, however, is trickier to acquire, every bit yous must enter a cloak-and-dagger ant cave. This cave is at first noticeable due to a large opening on the east wall, where you can see an item glowing. The cavern cannot be accessed this way, as that'due south the end of the cave. That particular you see is the Elden Stars incantation.

Directly northward you can continue deeper into the Deeproot Depths, and notice the next Site of Grace. Y'all must walk through a bunch of roots under a tree.

How To Enter The Ant Cave

Go back to the beginning of the roots, before you crossed them to accomplish the ants. Instead of standing frontward, you tin can jump onto another set of roots to your right. By parkouring to your right with Torrent, yous volition notice roots connecting into a missable cave in the wall. There are no Sites of Grace in this cavern, and then you lot'll want to be prepared, every bit you're entering a den filled to the brim with big ants. Y'all can either defeat them or run to the very end for the sake of getting the Incantation.

For each ant you kill in this cave, they drop a Numen'due south Rune. The Numen'southward Rune is i of the higher Golden Runes you lot can find, where consuming or selling them gives you lot 12,500 runes each.

Map Fragment Location

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The map fragment can be constitute on the way to the next Site of Grace, The Nameless Eternal Metropolis. After the Deeproot Depths Site of Grace, get right around the h2o and through the trees to get to the side by side expanse. Keep heading west and follow the photograph above. Accessing the map allows y'all to have more control over where you're going and what your goals are for the electric current expanse.

How To Become To The Terminate Of Deeproot Depths

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From The Nameless Metropolis Site of Grace, all you have to practise is walk up the roots in the correct mode to reach the boss gate. Follow the series of images higher up for a more than authentic understanding. Facing e, leap on elevation of the broken houses to your right. Admission the roots hither.

You'll notice a burn-breathing gargoyle sitting at the end of the root. If yous're non directly in front of these enemies, you will not be harmed. You tin can easily farm them from backside this manner, as they are sentinels and practice not move.

Head up the roots. You'll want to plough right and proceed going up. Gargoyles will attempt to throw burn down at you, just these attacks are like shooting fish in a barrel to avoid as they are released slowly. Y'all can either sprint past before the fire lands in front of you, or you can stand out of range until the gargoyle is done and and then run past.

Afterward the second gargoyle, go along going forward, up the roots. You lot'll meet the third gargoyle. Accept a sharp left past him, where you'll have to jump onto roots going higher. Here is where the quaternary gargoyle volition be, which may cause you lot trouble as you try to brand the leap. Remember, one time you're in their peripheral vision, they can't damage y'all.

Backside gargoyle three and four is where you'll have to drop down to the next Site of Grace, Across The Roots. The boss room will be correct side by side to it.

Notable Bosses

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Bosses Location
Erdtree Avatar Forward in front end of a big tree, later on accessing the first Site of Grace, Peachy Waterfall Crest.
Crucible Knight Sirulia Due west of Nameless Eternal Metropolis Site of Grace, exterior a large hollow tree.
Fia'due south Champions At the end of Deeproot Depths, in one case you traverse through the tree trunk pathing and detect Across The Roots Site of Grace.
Lichdragon Fortissax In the Prince of Expiry'southward Throne arena, from interacting with Fia after defeating Fia'due south Champions.
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Notable Loot in Deeproot Depths

Loot Location
Staff of The Avatar Weapon drop from defeating the Ulcerated Tree Spirit at the beginning.
Ashes of War: Gilded Country Dropped from a scarab beetle to the left of where the Ulcerated Tree Spirit spawns, up a hill.
Elden Stars An incantation found at the finish of a clandestine ant cave at the beginning of Deeproot Depths. Entrance to the cave is through traversing beyond the tree roots.
Prince of Decease Cyst Talisman dropped by a Runebear hidden behind a waterfall. This is establish by accessing the acme of the eastern waterfall, through climbing the tree roots in the main metropolis area.
Ashes of War: Vacuum Slice Found inside a crumbling temple surrounded past roots, east of Nameless Eternal Metropolis Site of Grace.
Prince of Death Staff Weapon institute on top of a tower surrounded by roots, northeast of Nameless Eternal Urban center Site of Grace.
Crucible Tree Armor Set Armor set found northwest of Nameless Eternal City Site of Grace, inside a hollow tree, accessible afterwards defeating Crucible Knight Sirulia exterior.
Mausoleum Soldier Ashes Northeast of the Crucible Knight tree, backside a broken tower.
Fia'due south Mist Rewarded after defeating Fia's Champions.
Fia's Armor Set Boodle from Fia later completing her sidequest.
Twinned Set up Looted from D'south brother.
Inseparable Sword Advantage for giving D'southward brother the Twinned Set.

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