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Shadow of the Erdtree
1. Walkthrough
  1. How to Start the DLC
  2. Main Areas
    1. Belurat, Tower Settlement
    2. Castle Ensis
    3. Shadow Keep
    4. Enir-Ilim
  3. Optional Locations
    1. Catacombs
      1. Darklight Catacombs
    2. Forts
      1. Fort of Reprimand
    3. Gaols
      1. Belurat Gaol
      2. Bonny Gaol
    4. Pits
      1. Dragon's Pit
    5. Ruined Forges
      1. Ruined Forge Lava Intake
      2. Taylew's Ruined Forge
  4. Points of Interest
    1. All Miquella Cross Locations
    2. How to Reach Abyssal Woods
    3. How to Reach Cathedral of Manus Metyr
    4. How to Reach Cerulean Coast
    5. How to Reach Jagged Peak
    6. How to Reach Rauh Ruins
2. Boss Fight Strategies
  1. Gravesite Plain
    1. Blackgaol Knight
    2. Ghostflame Dragon
    3. Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze
    4. Ancient Dragon-Man
    5. Castle Ensis
      1. Rellana, Twin Moon Knight
    6. Stone Coffin Fissure
      1. Putrescent Knight
    7. Jagged Peak
      1. Jagged Peak Drake
      2. Ancient Dragon Senessax
  2. Land of the Tower
    1. Belurat, Tower Settlement
      1. Divine Beast Dancing Lion
    2. Enir-Ilim
      1. Promised Consort Radahn
    3. Ancient Ruins of Rauh
      1. Romina, Saint of the Bud
  3. Scadu Altus
    1. Curseblade Labirith
    2. Jori, Elder Inquisitor
  4. Shadow Keep
    1. Golden Hippopotamus
    2. Messmer the Impaler
3. Upgrades
  1. All Scadutree Fragment Locations
  2. All Revered Spirit Ash Locations
4. Help
  1. DLC Release Times
  2. Should You Devour Draconic Essence?
Boss Fight Strategies
1. Limgrave
  1. Tree Sentinel
  2. Demi-Human Chiefs
  3. Flying Dragon Agheel
  4. Grave Warden Duelist
  5. Leonine Misbegotten
  6. Margit, the Fell Omen
2. Stormveil Castle
  1. Godrick the Grafted
3. Liurnia of the Lakes
  1. Magma Wyrm Makar
  2. Omenkiller
  3. Grafted Scion
  4. Bloodhound Knight
  5. Cleanrot Knight
  6. Glinstone Dragon Smarag
  7. Royal Knight Loretta
4. Academy of Raya Lucaria
  1. Red Wolf of Radagon
  2. Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
5. Altus Plateau
  1. Elemer of the Briar
  2. Draconic Tree Sentinel
  3. Ulcerated Tree Spirit
6. Volcano Manor
  1. Godskin Noble
  2. Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy
7. Leyndell, Royal Capital
  1. First Visit
    1. Godfrey, First Elden Lord
    2. Morgott, the Omen King
  2. Second Visit
    1. Hoarah Loux, Warrior
    2. Radagon of the Golden Order
    3. Elden Beast
8. Caelid
  1. Starscourge Radahn
  2. Fallingstar Beast
  3. Nox Priest and Nox Swordstress
9. Mountaintops of the Giants
  1. Fire Giant
  2. Commander Niall
  3. Ancient Hero of Zamor
10. Miquella's Haligtree
  1. Malenia, Blade of Miquella
11. Ainsel River
  1. Astel, Naturalborn of the Void
12. Siofra River
  1. Mohg, Lord of Blood
  2. Valiant Gargoyle
  3. Fia's Champions
  4. Lichdragon Fortissax
13. Crumbling Farum Azula
  1. Godskin Duo
  2. Beast Clergyman and Maliketh, the Black Blade
14. Reocurring Bosses
  1. Mad Pumpkin Head
  2. Beastman of Farum Azula
  3. Erdtree Burial Watchdog
  4. Crystalian
  5. Night's Cavalry
  6. Tibia Mariner
  7. Mimic Tear
  8. Erdtree Avatar
  9. Black Knife Assassin
Walkthrough
1. All Sites of Grace Locations
2. Main Areas
  1. Stormveil Castle
  2. Academy of Raya Lucaria
  3. How to Get Around the Grand Lift of Dectus and Reach Altus Plateau
  4. How to Reach Altus Plateau Using the Grand Lift of Dectus and Dectus Medallions
  5. Volcano Manor and Find Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy
  6. Leyndell, Royal Capital
  7. Mountaintops of the Giants
  8. How to Reach Miquella's Haligtree Using the Grand Lift of Rold
  9. Crumbling Farum Azula
3. Quests
  1. Kenneth Haight's Quest
  2. Boc the Seamster's Quest and Alter Garments for Free
  3. Bloody Finger Hunter Yura's Quest
  4. Iron Fist Alexander's Quest
  5. How to Help Roderika at Stormhill Shack and Upgrade Ashes
  6. How to Help Irina Deliver Irina's Letter to Her Father Edgar
  7. White-Faced Varré's Quest and Get the Pureblood Knight's Medal
  8. All Glintstone Key Locations and How to Complete Sorcerer Thops' Quest
  9. Sorceress Sellen's Quest
  10. Ranni the Witch's Quest
  11. Preceptor Seluvis's Quest
  12. Fia's Quest
4. Optional Locations
  1. Dungeons
    1. Castle Morne
    2. Caria Manor
    3. Redmane Castle
    4. Nokron, Eternal City and Find the Fingerslayer Blade
    5. Ainsel River Main and Nokstella, Eternal City
    6. Deeproot Depths
    7. The Shaded Castle
    8. Castle Sol
  2. Catacombs
    1. Stormfoot Catacombs
    2. Impaler's Catacombs
    3. Black Knife Catacombs
    4. Murkwater Catacombs
    5. Tombsward Catacombs
    6. Cliffbottom Catacombs
    7. Road's End Catacombs
    8. Deathtouched Catacombs
    9. Minor Erdtree Catacombs
    10. Wyndham Catacombs
    11. Caelid Catacombs
    12. War-Dead Catacombs
    13. Giants' Mountaintop Catacombs
    14. Consecrated Snowfield Catacombs
  3. Caves
    1. Groveside Cave
    2. Coastal Cave
    3. Murkwater Cave
    4. Highroad Cave
    5. Earthbore Cave
    6. Tombsward Cave
    7. Stillwater Cave
    8. Academy Crystal Cave
    9. Gaol Cave
    10. Lakeside Crystal Cave
    11. Abandoned Cave
    12. Dragonbarrow Cave
    13. Sage's Cave
    14. Volcano Cave
    15. Seethewater Cave
    16. Spiritcaller Cave
    17. Cave of the Forlorn
  4. Tunnels
    1. Limgrave Tunnels
    2. Morne Tunnel
    3. Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel
    4. Sellia Crystal Tunnel
    5. Altus Tunnel
    6. Sealed Tunnel
    7. Old Altus Tunnel
  5. Hideaways
    1. Sellia Hideaway
  6. Graves
    1. Fringefolk Hero's Grave
    2. Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave
    3. Auriza Hero's Grave
    4. Gelmir Hero's Grave
    5. Sainted Hero's Grave
  7. Grottos
    1. Perfumer's Grotto
  8. Tombs
    1. Auriza Side Tomb
Upgrades, Weapons, and Armour
1. Upgrades and Collectibles
  1. All Golden Seed Locations
  2. All Sacred Tear Locations
  3. How to Level Up and Where to Meet Melina
  4. Best Locations to Farm Runes to Level Up Fast
  5. How to Upgrade Weapons and Armour
2. Weapons and Armour
  1. All Weapons List and Weapon Locations
  2. Best Weapons to Get First
  3. All Shields List and Where to Find Them
  4. All Armour List and Armour Sets and Where to Find Them
  5. All Spells List and Where to Find Them
  6. All Legendary Armament Locations
  7. Best Ashes of War and How to Get Them
3. Crafting, Items, and Talismans
  1. All Crafting Recipes List and How to Craft
  2. All Stonesword Key Locations
  3. All Talismans and Where to Find Them
  4. All Legendary Talismans Locations
4. Classes and Keepsakes
  1. Best Starting Class for All Playstyles
  2. Best Keepsake and All Starting Items Explained
5. Multiplayer and Summons
  1. How Multiplayer and Summons Work
  2. How to Summon Spirits and Use Ashes Summons
  3. All Summon Spirits and Where to Find Them
  4. All Legendary Ashen Remains Locations
6. Locations and Points of Interest
  1. All Maps Locations
  2. All Painting Locations and Rewards
7. Statistics
  1. How to Respec Character Stats
FAQs and Additional Help
1. Puzzle Solutions
  1. How to Break the Blue Barriers at Sellia, Town of Sorcery
  2. Chest Teleport: How to Get Out of Sellia Crystal Tunnel
  3. How to Reach Mohgwyn Palace
  4. How to Solve the Ordina, Liturgical Town Puzzle
2. New Game+: What Carries Over and How to Start New Game+
3. How to Replenish Flasks
4. How to Use Great Runes
5. How to Get on Your Horse
6. How to Two-Hand and Dual-Wield / Power Stance Weapons
7. How to Gesture and Emote
8. How to Pause the Game
9. All Patch Notes
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How do you two-hand a weapon in Elden Ring? If you're keen to maximise your offensive potential, then two-handing a weapon is the way to go – but if you've played Souls games like Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice in the past, you might be confused about how to actually do it.

Although it's not obvious, you can two-hand weapons in Elden Ring – the game just doesn't do a very good job of telling you. While we're on the topic of stances, you might also be wondering how you dual-wield weapons in the game – something which is also known as the Power Stance.

As part of our Elden Ring guide, we're going to explain how to two-hand and dual-wield weapons.

On this page: How Do You Two-Hand and Dual-Wield / Power Stance Weapons in Elden Ring?

1.How to Two-Hand Weapons
2.How to Dual-Wield / Power Stance Weapons

How Do You Two-Hand and Dual-Wield / Power Stance Weapons in Elden Ring?

On this page, we're going to explain how to two-hand and dual-wield weapons.

How to Two-Hand Weapons

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Two-handing a weapon means holding a single weapon with both hands, which increases its power.

In previous Souls games, switching to a two-handed stance with a weapon was quite simple – you'd just press the Triangle button to toggle between a one and two-handed stance – but in Elden Ring, the process has an additional step, and this has befuddled some players.

In Elden Ring, you need to press Triangle and either L1 or R1 to wield the left or right weapon with two hands. When two-handing a weapon, you'll do a lot more damage (and, with some weapons like the Twinblade, gain access to new skills) but you won't be able to use a shield to parry or defend yourself.

You can still use your weapon to block incoming attacks, but you'll take a small amount of damage when doing so.

To switch back to a one-handed stance, simply repeat the button combination.

How to Dual-Wield / Power Stance Weapons

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Dual-wielding – or adopting the Power Stance in Elden Ring's parlance – is basically when you equip two weapons of the same type in each hand. To do this, you simply select the same weapon for your left and right hands in the equipment menu.

L1 and R1 give two different combinations of attacks when dual-wielding. These vary depending on what weapon you're using, so be sure to experiment to find the right balance between power, speed, and useful skills.

Again, like using a weapon two-handed, the Power Stance approach leaves you wide open, but the increased damage is often worth the trade-off, especially if you're using swift weapons.

Were you having trouble learning how to two hand and dual-wield weapons in Elden Ring? Check out our Elden Ring guide, and let us know in the comments section below.