Elden Ring Player Shares Important PSA About Radahn

An Elden Ring player pointed out the importance of fighting Starscourge Radahn and how beating him is not as optional as players may think. Not only is Starscourge Radahn a mandatory boss to access Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, but defeating him unlocks a lot of in-game content.

Elden Ring introduced Starscourge Radahn as an optional Legend Boss located in Redmane Castle in Caelid, meaning that avoiding his fight did not impact the progression of the main campaign. However, when the game’s DLC was released, defeating the bosses Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood became prerequisites to play the expansion. Even though Starscourge Radahn is not generally ranked among Elden Ring‘s hardest bosses, he is still a demigod and a tough opponent. Millions of players have now defeated Radahn, but some may not realize just how much content his loss unlocked.

Reddit user Ok_Conflict_6260 shared how Starscourge Radahn is actually Elden Ring‘s most important optional boss. As the player pointed out, defeating this boss is necessary not only to unlock Shadow of the Erdtree, but also to unlock two of Elden Ring‘s endings. Defeating him also unlocks 13 remembrance bosses, the two areas of Nokron and Nokstella, Eternal City, the Mimic Tear boss, and the Black Whetblade item.

Starscourge Radahn Is Elden Ring’s Most Important Optional Boss

Quite a few players were surprised at the revelation, with some commenting they had never noticed such a vital detail. One player joked that developer FromSoftware must really want Starscourge Radahn dead if defeating him hands out so many important rewards. Another user commented that, optional or not, fighting Starscourge Radahn is incredibly fun, be it solo or with five NPCs accompanying the player.

The endings that Starscourge Radahn unlocks are “Age of Stars” and “Age of Duskborn”, since both need the Tarnished to begin Elden Ring‘s Radahn Festival questline. As for the 13 Remembrance Bosses mentioned, three are from the base game while ten are from Shadow of the Erdtree. Any players who have conquered Starscourge Radahn may want to make sure they’ve explored all of this unique content.

Starscourge Radahn became a more relevant boss when the DLC restored him to his prime strength and turned him into the expansion’s final boss. His new form, Promised Consort Radhan, is considered the toughest boss in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. The expansion is already a massive success, breaking the record for the highest-rated DLC in history and selling over five million copies in its first three days.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.

Released

June 21, 2024

Developer(s)

FromSoftware

Multiplayer

Online Co-Op , Online Multiplayer

ESRB

M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence

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