{"id":61729,"date":"2024-03-08T06:23:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T06:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/candletree-shield-messmers-faction-dlc"},"modified":"2024-07-19T20:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T20:35:53","slug":"candletree-shield-messmers-faction-dlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/candletree-shield-messmers-faction-dlc","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring Candletree Shield Hints at Messmer’s Faction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Praise the sun! The Elden Ring<\/a> community might have found the final Shadow of the Erdtree clue hidden in the Lands Between, hinting towards the faction of Messmer the Impaler…the Candletree shield!<\/p>\n

Before the release date announcement for Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki did tease<\/a> that there’s still “a small element” that has yet to be uncovered in the main game, sending fans into a frenzy.<\/p>\n

Elden Ring Candletree Shield & Messmer<\/h2>\n
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The Candletree Shield in Elden Ring! (Picture: FromSoftware)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Messmer the Impaler is, of course, looking like the main enemy and final boss of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This, of course, could be misdirection, but let’s not go further down that rabbit hole. <\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the medium-sized blue shield’s description in Elden Ring:<\/p>\n

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A tall, medium-sized wooden shield. Light for its size, and easy to handle.<\/p>\n

Thought to represent a surreptitious prophecy of cardinal sin, the lit candle-tree design was forbidden.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That last part is what gets you pointing toward Messmer, who is shown with a bunch of candles in the Shadow of the Erdtree trailer. Further, the symbol on the Shield is represented in the trailer multiple times. Well done, FromSoftware, well done!<\/p>\n

cudakid210 on Reddit first posted<\/a> the discovery and some comparisons of the symbol and images from the Shadow of the Erdtree trailer, leaving little doubt that the Candletree Shield is somehow connected to Messmer the Impaler or a faction created to serve his wishes.<\/p>\n