Scadutree Fragments and Revered Spirit Ash are the two upgrade items of Shadow of the Erdtree: you consume them at any site of grace in the Realm of Shadow, fragments raise your own Scadutree Blessing (more damage dealt, less taken) and Revered Spirit Ash raises the blessing for your summons and Torrent. There are 50 Scadutree Fragments and 25 Revered Spirit Ash in total, and neither blessing does anything outside the DLC map.
How the two blessings work
Both items are spent at Sites of Grace, and both only apply while you are in the Realm of Shadow. Once you head back to the Lands Between the bonus switches off, so they only matter for the expansion.
- Scadutree Blessing (from Scadutree Fragments) boosts the damage you deal and cuts the damage you take. At the maximum level 20 you hit a little over twice as hard (2.05x) and take just under half the damage (0.487x).
- Revered Spirit Ash Blessing (from Revered Spirit Ash) boosts the damage your spirit summons deal and lowers the damage they and Torrent take while you ride. It applies to both regular and renowned ashes, though the Mimic Tear Ashes do not get the full benefit.
The blessing is separate from your summon’s regular upgrade level, so for the strongest spirits you want both. See How to Upgrade Spirit Ashes for the glovewort side.
Scadutree Blessing levels
The blessing goes from level 0 to 20. The first levels cost one or two fragments each and the last eleven cost three, so maxing it out takes all 50. Values below are for patch 1.12.2, which made the early levels stronger and flattened the gains toward the top. Most of the benefit arrives in roughly the first dozen levels; after that each step adds less.
| Level |
Fragments (total) |
Damage dealt |
Damage taken |
| 0 |
0 (0) |
1.00x |
1.000x |
| 1 |
1 (1) |
1.10x |
0.909x |
| 2 |
2 (3) |
1.20x |
0.833x |
| 3 |
2 (5) |
1.25x |
0.800x |
| 4 |
2 (7) |
1.30x |
0.769x |
| 5 |
2 (9) |
1.35x |
0.740x |
| 6 |
2 (11) |
1.42x |
0.701x |
| 7 |
2 (13) |
1.50x |
0.666x |
| 8 |
2 (15) |
1.55x |
0.645x |
| 9 |
2 (17) |
1.60x |
0.625x |
| 10 |
3 (20) |
1.65x |
0.606x |
| 11 |
3 (23) |
1.75x |
0.571x |
| 12 |
3 (26) |
1.85x |
0.540x |
| 13 |
3 (29) |
1.87x |
0.533x |
| 14 |
3 (32) |
1.90x |
0.526x |
| 15 |
3 (35) |
1.92x |
0.519x |
| 16 |
3 (38) |
1.95x |
0.512x |
| 17 |
3 (41) |
1.97x |
0.506x |
| 18 |
3 (44) |
2.00x |
0.500x |
| 19 |
3 (47) |
2.02x |
0.493x |
| 20 |
3 (50) |
2.05x |
0.487x |
Revered Spirit Ash Blessing levels
The blessing has ten levels, and later levels cost more ash. Reaching level 10 uses all 25.
| Level |
Ash needed (total) |
Damage dealt (melee) |
Damage dealt (magic) |
Damage taken |
| 0 |
0 (0) |
1.000x |
1.000x |
1.000x |
| 1 |
1 (1) |
1.075x |
1.075x |
0.932x |
| 2 |
1 (2) |
1.150x |
1.150x |
0.875x |
| 3 |
1 (3) |
1.225x |
1.225x |
0.827x |
| 4 |
2 (5) |
1.300x |
1.300x |
0.786x |
| 5 |
2 (7) |
1.400x |
1.375x |
0.730x |
| 6 |
3 (10) |
1.566x |
1.450x |
0.661x |
| 7 |
3 (13) |
1.647x |
1.525x |
0.636x |
| 8 |
3 (16) |
1.728x |
1.600x |
0.613x |
| 9 |
4 (20) |
1.809x |
1.675x |
0.593x |
| 10 |
5 (25) |
1.890x |
1.750x |
0.575x |
At the top level your spirits hit roughly 89% harder in melee and 75% harder with magic, and they (and Torrent) take 42.5% less damage.
Scadutree Fragment locations
All 50 fragments are listed below by area. Most sit at the foot of a Marika statue, beside the Miquella’s Cross at a site of grace, on a corpse, or are dropped by the sparkling pot-carrying Shadows that try to run off and by Lesser Golden Hippopotamus enemies. They are often off the main path, and a camp of knights with a tough enemy usually has one close by.
If the early bosses feel brutal, the Gravesite Plain and Belurat give you 10 fragments before you fight a single boss, enough for level 5. Slipping into Scadu Altus early (via the poison swamp and spiritsprings south of Castle Front, then out past the Fort of Reprimand) and sweeping the Moorth Ruins area, the Church of the Crusade and the Temple Town Ruins brings you to 20 fragments and level 10.
| Location |
How to get it |
| Church of Consolation (2) |
Both lie by the Marika statue. Head east from the Gravesite Plain grace; a Black Knight patrols the church grounds. |
| Three-Path Cross site of grace |
Beside the Miquella’s Cross at the grace. |
| Castle Front |
By the Marika statue in a Messmer soldier camp. From Three-Path Cross, cross the Ellac Greatbridge to the north, minding the ballistae and soldiers. |
| Main Gate Cross site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross where Sir Ansbach and Moore wait. Follow the main road from Three-Path Cross through the tunnel and up the stone steps. |
| Scorched Ruins, northeast |
Dropped by a pot-carrying Shadow in the gravesite east of the grace. It glitters and flees, so kill it quickly. |
| Southwest of Cliffroad Terminus |
Another pot-carrying Shadow in a graveyard west of Prospect Town, surrounded by other Shadows and a dog. It also drops a Silver Horn Tender. |
| Pillar Path Cross site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross. From the Castle Front grace go southeast, keep to the left path and turn left at the fork. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Small room near the Spider-Scorpion hall |
Reach the big northwest room with two Spider-Scorpions. Just before its doorway, hop over the rubble on the right, go through the doorway behind it and follow the path to a small room with a Miquella’s Cross. Expect Man-Flies to ambush you as you enter. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Castle Ensis Checkpoint site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross. A Black Knight stands nearby, so grab the fragment and touch the grace before it reaches you. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Highroad Cross site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross, where you find Hornsent and Needle Knight Leda. |
| Messmer camp at the Shadow Keep main gate |
By the Marika statue in the soldier camp in front of the Shadow Keep. The Furnace Golem nearby can smash the statue, but the fragment stays where it was. |
| Church of the Crusade (2) |
On the floor by the Marika statue inside. Fire Knight Queelign invades when you go in, but you can grab both first. |
| Moorth Ruins site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross, where Dryleaf Dane is. |
| Moorth Ruins camp |
By the Marika statue in the Messmer soldier camp northwest of the Moorth Ruins grace. |
| South of Moorth Ruins |
A pot-carrying Shadow near the huge fissure. Go around the south side of the fissure instead of dropping in. A Curseblade lurks close by. |
| Cave entrance north of Moorth Ruins |
Cross the pond north of the ruins; it lies by the Marika statue just before the cave that leads toward Rauh. |
| Scaduview Cross site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross. It is reached through a sealed spiritspring northeast of the cave leading to the Ghostflame Dragon, starting from the Moorth Highway, South grace. |
Rauh Base (1)
| Location |
How to get it |
| Temple Town Ruins |
Enter through the gap in the wall, take the stairs on the right and climb to the cloth-covered top. Before heading down, look right for a small opening, drop to the middle platform and beat the two enemies. A corpse in the middle of the bridge holds the fragment. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Main Plaza (2) |
Reward for beating the Golden Hippopotamus. |
| Church District |
On the hand of the large Marika statue in the middle of the pool. Much safer after you drain the water, though a well-timed jump works before that too. |
| Back Gate site of grace |
In the room to the right of the grace, at the foot of a Marika statue. |
| Storehouse, Fourth Floor site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross in the Specimen Storehouse. |
| Dark Chamber Entrance |
Through the large double doors before you reach the grace, in front of a small Marika statue. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Scadutree Chalice (5) |
Among the roots in front of the chalice. You pick them up one at a time. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Cerulean Coast Cross site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross. |
| Cerulean Coast West Cave |
Head southwest from the Cerulean Coast grace and follow the northern cliffs into a deep valley. Continue north to a small cave in the north wall guarded by a Demi-Human Chief; the fragment is on a corpse inside. |
| Fissure Cross site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross. |
Recluses’ River, below the Shadow Keep (3)
| Location |
How to get it |
| Recluses’ River Upstream |
In a coffin at the bottom of the waterfall. From the Downstream grace, drop down where the Dryleaf Seal lies, then run back upstream. |
| Recluses’ River Downstream (2) |
Climb down the big stones to the lower level. Two Lesser Golden Hippopotamus enemies live there and each drops one. The area is only reached via the ladder in the Shadow Keep, a teleporting coffin to the Ruins of Unte, and then the cliffs downstream. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Abandoned Church (2) |
In front of the altar inside the church. |
| Abyssal Woods site of grace |
Go north and then west from the grace to a corpse slumped against a tree. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Lesser Golden Hippopotamus |
Dropped by the hippo in this area. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Above Foot of the Jagged Peak |
After the two spiritsprings, take the path on the right and watch for falling boulders. It is on a corpse. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Lake south-southwest of Viaduct Minor Tower |
Dropped by a Lesser Golden Hippopotamus. Either drop down southwest of the grace and keep going south, or take the lift southeast past the upper lake. |
| First cave |
Inside the first cave, take the narrow corridor before the spiritspring hole, go past the Spider-Scorpions and look right near the bright openings for a pot-carrying Shadow. Kill it before it vanishes. |
| Rauh Ancient Ruins, East site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross. |
| Rauh Ancient Ruins, West site of grace |
Go southwest into the building and up the stairs; it lies in front of the large altar at the back. The room has enemies. |
| Location |
How to get it |
| Spiral Rise site of grace |
By the Miquella’s Cross. |
| Past Spiral Rise |
Continue past the birds on the roof and the room holding a Revered Spirit Ash, go up the stairs and it is on the altar in the room to the right. |
| Cleansing Chamber Anteroom site of grace |
On the altar near the grace. |
| Hidden section of Belurat |
Near the Spiral Rise grace, take the stairs down to the room with the Inquisitor Ashes. Outside it, drop onto the broken staircase, then from its east side onto the narrow wall ledge, and follow it to a corpse with Golem’s Great Arrows. Make a running jump south across the gap toward a window and drop into a secret part of Belurat. The fragment is at the foot of a covered statue ahead. |
Fragments you have collected carry over into New Game Plus.
Revered Spirit Ash locations
Revered Spirit Ash usually sits on small altars, statues and ritually placed corpses in the villages and towns of the Realm of Shadow, and a few are dropped by enemies. All 25 are listed below, grouped by area.
| Area |
Where to find it |
Count |
| Gravesite Plain |
On a small altar northeast of the Gravesite Plain site of grace, past the white tree hung with bodies |
1 |
| Gravesite Plain |
On an altar east of the Cliffroad Terminus site of grace, near a pond with turtles |
1 |
| Abandoned Ailing Village |
On an altar surrounded by Man-Flies |
1 |
| Temple Town Ruins |
On an altar near the southern edge of the ruins |
1 |
| Belurat, Tower Settlement |
On the altar in a room full of Spider-Scorpions |
2 |
| Belurat, Tower Settlement |
After the Divine Beast Dancing Lion, take the lift and open the large door; the altar is close by |
1 |
| Belurat, Tower Settlement |
Climb up after the two Gravebirds; a Shadow Pothead drops it along with a Golden Horn Tender |
1 |
| Belurat, Tower Settlement |
Cross the bridge with the Horned Warrior and turn left; the altar faces the central tree |
1 |
| Bonny Village |
Drop from the broken bridge and follow the path north past the Stray to the statue at the end of the road |
1 |
| Moorth Ruins |
In a small shack east of the ruins |
1 |
| Village of Flies |
On a body laid on a pedestal as you enter the village |
1 |
| Ancient Ruins of Rauh (West) |
Dropped by the Shadow Pothead in the area, along with a Silver Horn Tender, a Dewgem and a Rauh Burrow |
1 |
| Ancient Ruins of Rauh (West) |
On the statue in the middle of the area, with enemies nearby |
1 |
| Ancient Ruins of Rauh (East) |
Dropped by a Shadow Pothead west of the Viaduct Minor Tower site of grace |
1 |
| Enir-Ilim |
From the First Rise site of grace, take the stairs and cross the bridge; a Large Inquisitor drops it |
1 |
| Enir-Ilim |
At the base of the statue in an indoor altar room where Man-Flies pray to an idol |
2 |
| Enir-Ilim |
On an altar in a small room guarded by Gravebirds |
1 |
| Ruins of Unte |
On the altar by the stone wall southeast of the ruins |
1 |
| Ellac River Cave |
On an altar near the Ellac River Cave site of grace |
1 |
| Midra’s Manse |
In the library, jump across the bookshelves to a Large Inquisitor and defeat it |
1 |
| Midra’s Manse |
On a body hanging from a chandelier near the Midra’s Manse site of grace |
1 |
| Shadow Keep |
Climb onto the feet of the statue and drop carefully onto the beast statue below |
1 |
| Shadow Keep |
From the Seventh Floor site of grace, jump onto the railings on the left; it sits on a hanging statue |
1 |
Which to prioritize
If you fight mostly on your own, Scadutree Fragments matter far more, since they affect every hit you land and take. If you lean on summons, the ash is worth chasing too, especially around Belurat and Enir-Ilim where several sit close together. Either way, spend them as soon as you find them; there is no reason to hold on to either item.