One New Elden Ring DLC Item Is Going To Completely Transform Combat

As 's DLC looks to make new additions to the game's combat system, one new item in particular might drastically change how the game can be played. In the lead-up to the DLC's release, several new previews have shown off the first few hours and areas that players will experience in, revealing new weapon types, player progression systems, bosses, and hints at the DLC's narrative and lore.

Like other DLC expansions for FromSoftware games, seems to be making some major shake-ups to the base game's core combat, with new weapons and abilities that greatly expand player options and may even give rise to new potential playstyles or builds. For the most part, this means new weapons, with several new weapon types being introduced in the DLC alongside unique additions to already-existing weapons categories, with the most notable additions revealed so far being weapons that can be thrown with certain attacks. Outside of weapons, however, one new addition could significantly change the game.

Elden Ring is a staggeringly large, nearly perfect culmination of everything FromSoftware has developed since the release of Demon's Souls.

As has been revealed in some previews of the DLC, including a video from YouTuber VaatiVidya (link timestamped, full video below), could be adding a perfect block mechanic to the game, mirroring the deflect mechanics of games like or . While the exact specifics of this mechanic aren't yet known, previews have revealed that it will be made available through a specific Crystal Tear for the Flask of Wondrous Physick in the DLC — which will also mean that players will have to find the item and potentially fight a boss to gain access to it.

However,it's currently unknown exactly how the Crystal Tear works, or even what the specific wording of its description is. Potentially, it could allow for perfectly timed blocks to negate the stamina depletion that normally occurs when blocking attacks, or reduce/negate any chip damage taken from blocking elemental