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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree: Painting locations and rewards

Our in-progress guide to finding all of Erdtree's paintings and where they lead.

A warrior looks at a red painting at sunset inside a room in Shadow of the Erdtree.
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Guide by Katharine Castle Managing Editor
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The Paintings in Shadow of the Erdtree are special items that show the location of important treasures in Elden Ring's DLC expansion. They function in exactly the same way as they did in Elden Ring's base game, and by visiting the location shown in each painting, you'll be able to bag yourself special rewards to help you on your journey through Elden Ring's Shadow Realm.

These treasure locations only reveal themselves once you've collected the corresponding painting, however, so you'll need to track down each painting first beforehand. So read our in-progress guide below, where we'll tell you exactly where to find all the Shadow of the Erdtree paintings we've discovered so far, and where they'll lead you.

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The Sacred Tower painting location

A map screen from Shadow of the Erdtree showing the location of The Sacred Tower painting
A warrior approaches a dark cave with a glowing painting inside it in Shadow of the Erdtree
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  • Where to find it: In Gravesite Plain, inside a cave northeast of the Scorched Ruins.
  • Depicted location: Coming soon...
  • Reward: Coming soon...

Incursion painting location

A map screen from Shadow of the Erdtree showing the location of the painting Incursion.
A warrior approaches the Artist's Shack in Gravesite Plain in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.
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  • Where to find it: Inside the Artist's Shack in Gravesite Plain, north of the Site of Grace 'Cliffroad Terminus'. You can only access this part of Gravesite Plain by travelling down the hidden cliff road from the Site of Grace 'Main Gate Cross'.
  • Depicted location: Coming soon...
  • Reward: Coming soon...

Domain of Dragons painting location

A map screen from Shadow of the Erdtree showing the location of the Domain of Dragons painting in the Shadow Keep
A warrior approaches the Domain of Dragons painting in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.
Here's the painting's location inside the Shadow Keep. | Image credit: Eurogamer/FromSoftware
  • Where to find it: Inside the Shadow Keep in Scadu Atlas, before you get to the Storehouse tower. After defeating the Golden Hippopotamus, work your way through the Shadow Keep's western wing, and when you reach a large staircase leading up to the Storehouse, carry on straight to the eastern side of the rampart. Once you've dealt with the demi-humans in the area, you'll see a ladder next to the corpse with the Silver-Pickled Fowl Foot you can loot. Climb down and go behind the waterfall. There you'll find another ladder, and the painting is in a storeroom inside.
  • Depicted location: A view from one of the cliffs in Jagged Peak, after you fight the Ancient Dragon Senessax (though you can skip this fight and run past it if you just want to get to the painting), and before you get to Bayle the Dread at the top of the volcano. The nearest Site of Grace is 'Jagged Peak Mountainside'.
  • Reward: Rock Heart.
A map screen from Shadow of the Erdtree showing a location of a painting reward in Jagged Peak
A view from Jagged Peak in Shadow of the Erdtree in Elden Ring.
Here is where the painting leads to collect your reward. | Image credit: Eurogamer/FromSoftware

More to come...

Need more help? Improve your stats by finding all of Shadow of the Erdtree's Scadutree Fragment locations and Revered Spirit Ash locations. Alternatively, see which Erdtree bosses you've still got left to beat, and track down some great new early weapons to help you on your adventure.

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