Elden Ring movie set photos inspire hope with physical scenery and some loathsome dung eating

Filming for the Elden Ring movie is underway in London, and several set photos making the rounds tease what to expect from A24’s adaptation of the 2022 FromSoftware instant classic.

Look away now if you’re avoiding spoilers, but I have to say, I do like what I’ve seen thus far from the pictures taken. Several photos taken at the set were posted to Reddit over the past day, and I’m happy to say that The Lands Between won’t be entirely recreated in CGI.

One photo shows what looks like several of the excessive amount of bird cages that can be found in Raya Lucaria Academy, so we will likely be getting some Glintstone magic, and maybe even Rennala and the Red Wolf of Radagon. Hell yeah.

Other pictures show banners bearing the Erdtree symbol, what looks like a Leyndell Knight’s helm from afar, and other gilded adornment that you may find in the more regal areas of The Lands Between. And so far, the aesthetic looks to be nailed perfectly, and best yet, in physical and practical form.

One other set photo, however, has some interesting implications. Seen below, it looks a lot like the gallows used in the game’s epic intro where the none other than the loathsome Dung Eater was hanged. Will we be eating dung in theaters? One can only hope.

Dung Eater was part of their own questline in Elden Ring, and players could unlock them as a summon to help in certain battles or as an NPC invader, so it’s possible that they could appear as a character in the movie. The gallows could also indicate that we may be getting that memorable introductory cutscene recreated fully in live-action.

I’m honestly really excited by what I’ve seen thus far, including its promising cast, Alex Garland as director, and apparent $100 million-plus budget, making it the biggest undertaking for A24 thus far.

Update on April 22 at 12:10pm CT: We have Dung Eater confirmation. A new set video from today shows the loathsome one in all their dung-eating glory being strung up for all to see.

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Vampire Crawlers offers different Gems for you to obtain on your run, and you can use them to modify the cards in your deck. They’re obtained randomly, but some of them will dramatically change how your drafted deck works.

You can use this guide to keep track of how every Gem works before you choose one on your run.

All Gem effects in Vampire Crawlers

The table below has a list of every Gem along with its in-game effects.

Name	Effect
Amount	Adds the number of projectiles.
Area	Adds the area effect of a card.
Armor	Adds Armor.
Armor Strike	Deal Armor as damage when played.
Bombard	Adds an explosive bomb.
Coin Card	Creates Coin Shards.
Copy	The card is copied when used.
Countdown	Mana cost reduces when not used.
Crawler Caller	Summon all Crawlers to Hand.
Decimate	Deals 10% of enemy’s health as damage.
Destroy	The card gets destroyed, but you get coins in return.
Double Damage	Hits twice as hard.
Drain	Heals when the card kills an enemy.
Draw	Draws an extra card.
Duration	Increases Duration stat.
Easy Combo	The card always benefits from combo.
Echo	Replays the previous card’s effect.
Evolution	Evolves the card into a more powerful weapon.
Greed	Increases Greed stat.
Growth	Increases Growth stat.
Increase Mana Cost +1	Mana cost is increased by 1, so it can be used in a higher Combo.
Increase Mana Cost +2	Mana cost is increased by 2, so it can be used in a higher Combo.
Kill Count	Deal current kills total as damage to a random enemy.
Leader	Attacks deal extra damage while the card is in your Hand.
Magic Hat	Beckons a dove from above.
Magnetic	Draws another of the same card, if you have one in your deck.
Mana Rebate	If the card would reduce Mana to 0, receive double Mana instead.
Midas	Playing cards earn coins while this is in your hand.
Might	Increases Might stat.
Mug	Earns coins when the card kills an enemy.
Nduja	Deals spicy damage.
Purple Trigger	Adds Purple color trigger.
Quick Draw	The card is always drawn first at the start of an encounter.
Rainbow	Adds all color triggers.
Recycle	Card skips the Discard pile.
Reduce Mana Cost -1	Mana cost is reduced by 1.
Reduce Mana Cost -2	Mana cost is reduced by 2.
Refund	Refunds Mana to play.
Restore HEalth	Recovers health after an encounter.
Retain	When the card is drawn, it stays in Hand until used.
Return	Returns to hand after playing.
Reverse Combo	Allows the next card to continue the combo while breaking the base rule of increasing mana ascendancy.
Triple Damage	Does three times the base damage.
Wild	Makes the card Wild.
Yellow Trigger	Adds a Yellow Color trigger.
Yin Yang	If you’re on even mana, you’ll gain 1 mana. If you’re on odd mana, you’ll draw 1 card.

When drafting in a Gem, you should always pay attention to the character that you’re using in your deck. Vampire Crawlers offer 21 characters to unlock and equip, and they have their unique strengths. Also, pay attention to the weapon combinations and evolutions since the effectiveness of a specific Gem will depend on your existing deck components.

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