Elden Rings DLC, Shadow of The Erdtree, contains many difficult bosses, but also introduces new items to make them easier. It should come as no surprise: the new bosses are a major part of Elden Ring‘s DLC, perhaps its greatest selling point. Because both are so expansive, it’s impossible to say definitively whether Shadow of the Erdtree is more difficult than the base game. But it certainly presents an equivalent challenge, with a handful of mandatory and countless optional bosses for players to challenge.