How tall is the Elden Ring?
As an avid gamer with hundreds of hours exploring the Lands Between, the question I get asked most often by new players is: just how tall is the Elden Ring?
While the Elden Ring itself is an abstract, lore-laden concept, this question encapsulates the sheer vertical scale that FromSoftware has realized in their latest dark fantasy masterpiece. Let‘s measure the soaring heights of the Erdtree, colossal enemies, and sweeping vistas that make Elden Ring such an aspirational experience.
The Erdtree: A Mile-High Marvel
Rising from the Mistwood Forest, the Erdtree is arguably Elden Ring‘s most iconic structure and centerpiece. This towering Golden Tree governs the Lands Between with its roots, boughs, and canopy enmeshed throughout the realm.
According to dedicated players‘ calculations, the Erdtree stretches nearly 5,050 meters (16,570 feet) tall from its underground roots to the tallest foliage and buildings nestled in its upper branches. For comparison, this makes the Erdtree over 3 times taller than the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai, the tallest building in the real world. Truly a mile-high marvel!
Developer interviews revealed the Erdtree was designed as a visual representation of the Elden Ring and its mythos. Its dizzying height reinforces this symbolism of grandeur, with players often needing to crane their camera skywards to glimpse its upper reaches.
Colossal Foes That Dwarf the Screen
While the Erdtree may be Elden Ring‘s largest structure, it pales in comparison to some of the colossal foes and creatures that roam the Lands Between.
The recipient of over 329 million boss attempts, Dragonlord Placidusax is an Ancient Dragon with tattered, glorious wings that stretch over 270 feet tip-to-tip. His massive frame charges and leaps to barrage players with earth-shaking blows.
Perhaps the largest boss enemy award goes to the sleepy Greyoll, Dragonlord of Caelid – estimated at over 300 feet long from snout to tail by dedicated fans measuring her gargantuan, battle-scarred frame.
And what discussion of larger-than-life enemies would be complete without Starscourge Radahn? References suggest the legendary General stood at least 27 feet tall astride his loyal horse before succumbing to scarlet rot. Even hunched and twisted, he towers threateningly over players.
Dizzying Drops that Emphasize Verticality
While much praise goes to the sweeping plains and dense forests of the Lands Between, Elden Ring‘s legacy dungeons emphasize impressive verticality with depth and dizzying height.
Stormveil Castle‘s shattered bridges and crumbling ramparts have players nervously edging along precipices hundreds of feet in the air. Elevator contraptions whisk adventures over gaping chasms in the royal capital Leyndell. And who can forget navigating Raya Lucaria Academy‘s grand archives and libraries ascending impossibly above a lake of mist? Vertigo-inducing vistas lie around every corner.
This sense of elevation permeates open world exploration too. Standing atop the Divine Bridge or one of Limgrave‘s towering plateaus emphasizes the tiny scale of our Tarnished against the sprawling kingdoms and cloud-piercing Erdtree leaves on the horizon. Few realms capture scale and height so impactfully as Elden Ring.
The Vast Scale Beckons Us Ever Upwards
While often formidable, Elden Ring‘s scale fills players with determination – spurring us to explore every hidden corner, seeking higher vantage points to glimpse new challenges and regions of its vast mythos. Vestiges and ruins hint that this kingdom has towered even larger in ages past.
As fan speculation continues about Elden Ring DLC expansions, we yearn to ascend even loftier branches of the Erdtree and face towering Everest-sized elite bosses FromSoftware can conceptualize. Because at the heart of every true fan lies the burning desire to gaze out from new soaring precipices, down on the sprawling realm we‘ve already traversed far below.
The dizzying vertical scale of Elden Ring casts a tall shadow indeed, unlikely to be eclipsed anytime soon by the wider gaming world. This is the magic that brings millions of adventures back time and again.
