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The Subterranean Shunning-Grounds are located below Elden Ring's Leyndell, Royal Capital, and players can access it by descending into the well that is just northwest of the Avenue Balcony Site of Grace. This underground area can be a bit tricky to navigate, and indeed fans may find themselves lost at several points. Assisting those players is the precise purpose of this guide, which will detail how to quickly reach the boss at the end of Elden Ring's Subterranean Shunning-Grounds.

To note, this walkthrough will only cover the fastest route to the end of the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds. As such, players may want to explore parts of this area beyond what is outlined below, as indeed there is more to see underneath Leyndell. In fact, the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds play a big role in Millicent's questline in Elden Ring, and fans that want to see that story to its conclusion will need to do some very thorough searching.

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Elden Ring: Subterranean-Shunning Grounds Route

  1. After dropping into the well in Elden Ring's Leyndell, Royal Capital, players will find themselves on a path that ultimately leads to a platform that overlooks a corridor with a number of ogres in it. Fans should descend the ladder at the northeast corner of this platform, continue northeast, and activate the Underground Roadside Site of Grace on the left.
  2. Players should now continue northeast, dropping into the hole in the ground on the left side to fall into the sewer.
  3. Start traveling northwest and enter the first pipe on the right.
  4. Follow that pipe as it curves to the left, jump over the hole, continue forward, and follow the pipe as it curves to the right.
  5. Continue forward, jump over the hole, and go through the open gate on the right.
  6. Follow the pipe to reach a small room that a couple of ogres will jump into.
  7. Dispatch the ogres and climb the ladder in Elden Ring on the south side of the room.
  8. Players will now find themselves in a room with an ogre sitting at a statue, and they should continue forward through the door in front of them. Notably, there is a large gate on the west side of this room that can be opened to gain quick access to the Underground Roadside Site of Grace.
  9. On the other side of the door is an extremely deep circular room, and Elden Ring fans should look to the left immediately upon entering it. Players will see some stairs below them from this position, which they should drop to.
  10. Descend the stairs, enter the door on the right, and follow the path to reach a room with a purple poison flower enemy.
  11. Go down the stairs that are just past this Elden Ring enemy and turn around at the bottom.
  12. Walk forward to pass through the gate that is to the left of the stairs, enter the pipe on the left, and immediately enter the pipe on the right.
  13. Follow this pipe up an ascent, pass the basilisks, and enter the pipe on the right just before running into the wall.
  14. Continue up the pipe to reach a room with an ogre sitting in it and climb the ladder at the northwest corner.
  15. Follow the walkway at the top to reach a wooden bridge. Notably, there is a door across this bridge that can be opened to get back to the Underground Roadside Site of Grace.
  16. From the wooden bridge, turn to face southwest and hop onto the ascending pipe. This pipe should be followed to its highest point, where it contacts the room's southeastern wall.
  17. Players should now turn to face northeast and drop to the wood platform that is below them. They should then do a small jump up to another wood platform and follow it to a door that they can enter on the right.
  18. After passing through this door, players will be standing on a platform that overlooks the room with the ogre sitting in it from Step 14. They can kick the ladder at the northwest edge of this platform to drop it for easier access.
  19. From the platform, players should jump off the northeast edge to the sewer pipe below. There is a large circular opening on the top of this sewer pipe that fans should jump into.
  20. Once inside the pipe, players should follow it southeast, curving to the left along with it.
  21. Fans should now continue forward, jump over the hole, and use their favorite Elden Ring weapons to slay the large rat enemy.
  22. Follow the pipe as it curves to the left, enter the first pipe on the left, and fall into the hole that is just ahead.
  23. Walk northeast to descend, take the first pipe on the left, and climb down the ladder at the end.
  24. There is a room with a large jar at the bottom of this ladder, and players should use the lift on the northeast side to descend to the Forsaken Depths Site of Grace in Elden Ring.
  25. From this Site of Grace, players can simply follow the path to the northeast to reach the Subterranean Shunning-Ground's boss in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S.

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