Searching for Elden Ring smithing stones? These pointed rocks are a key part of upgrading your gear in the hit new fantasy game, so you’ll want to be collecting them wherever you can. In the early game especially, upgrading weapons is a great way to improve your damage output without levelling up.
But where do you find the best Smithing Stones in Elden Ring? If you’re rocking one of the best Elden Ring weapons then you’ll need a Somber Smithing stone instead. You’ll also want to eventually find the higher-tier regular stones for normal weapons, as most weapons and shields can be upgraded to +25.
Fortunately, once you manage to defeat some of the main Elden Ring bosses, there are plenty of areas which have an abundance of these rare upgrade materials. By upgrading your armaments and combining them with specific Ashes of War, you can drastically alter your weapons’ stats to allow you to breeze through the game. Here’s everything you need to know about Elden Ring Smithing Stones, where to find them, and how to upgrade your weapons and Elden Ring armor.
Elden Ring Smithing Stones tier 1 – 4
The lower tier smithing stones are easier to find than you think, once you start to get a feel for things. As YouTuber Kibbles points out in his video on the subject, if you go to any site of grace that’s in a tunnel or catacomb, you will likely find some sad looking mobs that are endlessing mining away at the side of walls. In front of them will be a Smithing Stone you will be able to take, although once you do they’ll try to attack you.
The Bell Bearings you need for the first five tiers of Smithing Stones are:
Elden Ring Smithing Stones tier 5 – 8
The best tier 5 Smithing Stone farming locations are the Gael Tunnel, Ravine-Veiled Village, Altus Tunnel, and the Sellia Crystal Tunnel, using the same principle stated above. Higher tier stones are likely to be found in similar locations in higher level areas, but the risk is greater now as you’ll encounter more difficult foes.
As we’ve mentioned already, Somber Smithing Stones are used to upgrade unique weapons. The damage buff you get with each level of stone isn’t as high at the upper range, but these weapons are a lot better to begin with so it’s to be expected.
There are two types of Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones – one for regular weapons and a Somber version for unique weapons. These both sit as the highest ‘tier’ of Smithing Stone you can collect for each category – so tier nine for regular stones (+25 damage), and tier ten for Somber ones (+10 damage). These top tier stones are very rare – we’ve not seen references to many so far.
You can perform low level upgrades to your equipment by heading to the Church of Elleh where you will find a smithing table. These tables give you the option to strengthen your armaments, but you can’t take these upgrades beyond +3. Depending on the item you upgrade, weapons usually receive a buff to their physical attack power and attribute scaling.
