Elden Ring Somber Smithing Stone Locations

What Is A Somber Smithing Stone?
How To Use A Somber Smithing Stone
How Many Somber Smithing Stones Are There?
Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone

One of the reasons that Elden Ring became such a generation-defining game is due to its revolutionization of the world, storytelling and replayable experience of the classic open-world RPG.

While many will argue that it might not have deserved the unequivocal Game of The Year award from fans and critics worldwide, one thing cannot be doubted; Elden Ring is chock-full of unique items, weapons, enemies and a system that marries all of them together perfectly.

So let’s take a look at an item that is highly coveted in terms of player progression and the in-game grind; the Somber Smithing Stones, where they can be found and how they can help you level up quickly!

What Is A Somber Smithing Stone?

In simple terms, a Somber Smithing Stone is an upgrade material that can be found in several locations in the game world.

They are used to upgrade your gear, such as weapons and shields. If you want to make your weapons and other armaments more powerful by increasing their base and multiplier damage, these rare stones are something that you most definitely need.

The Stones are rare items and can only be found in specific places in the game, hence the reason for a guide such as this one. But how do you use one?

How To Use A Somber Smithing Stone

The stones can upgrade any equipment once, for up to 10 points above the weapons existing power. To use these, you must visit a Blacksmith, and carry the number of stones corresponding to the level of the weapon that you are trying to upgrade.

Although you can do it yourself at the Smithing Table at the Church of Elleh in West Limgrave, but only up to a +3 points.

A thing to note however, you can’t simply collect enough of these in one playthrough to upgrade every single weapon and shield, and it might take you a lot of playthroughs to get there.

How Many Somber Smithing Stones Are There?

There are a total of 10 types or ranks of Somber Smithing Stones that you can find in a playthrough of the game.

The rune cost of these depends on the number that you find and can go anywhere from 2000 runes all the way to 97000 for the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Somber Smithing Stone 1

The most common variety of these stones, this one can be found in great numbers in the early regions of the game, including the Limgraves and Weeping Peninsula.

You can also initially purchase them from some merchants you meet early in the game, and then infinitely from the Blind Maiden Husk if you happen to have the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 1.

Somber Smithing Stone 2

Moving up a level, the Somber Smithing Stone is found by exploring a little further into the Weeping Peninsula and all of the Liurnias.

Similar to Smithing Stone 1, Stone 2 can be bought from merchants and then infinitely from the Blind Maiden Husk if you happen to have the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 1.

Somber Smithing Stone 3

Again, moving up another level, the Somber Smithing Stone 3 can be found by exploring the Ainsel and Siofra River Wells as well as in Liurnia.

The Somber Smithing Stone 3 can be purchased infinitely from the Blind Maiden Husk if you happen to have the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 2.

Somber Smithing Stone 4

At the fourth level, similar to the third, these items can drop from some of the more difficult areas of the Siofra and Ainsel River Wells regions.

The Somber Smithing Stone 4 can be purchased infinitely from the Blind Maiden Husk if you happen to have the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 2.

Somber Smithing Stone 5

Level 5 Smithing Stones can be found in the Caelid and Altus regions, as well as the labyrinthine areas of Nokstella and Nokron.

The Somber Smithing Stone 5 can be purchased infinitely from the Blind Maiden Husk if you happen to have the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 3.

Somber Smithing Stone 6

The sixth level of the stones can be found in Leyndell and the Deeproot Depths, in obviously the more difficult areas.

The Somber Smithing Stone 6 can be purchased infinitely from the Blind Maiden Husk if you happen to have the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 3.

Somber Smithing Stone 7

These are found in the Western and Eastern regions of the Mountaintops of the Giants.

The Somber Smithing Stone 7 can be purchased infinitely from the Blind Maiden Husk if you happen to have the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 4.

Somber Smithing Stone 8

These can be found in some of the harder regions of the Mountaintops of the Giants as well as the Mohgwyn Palace.

The Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be purchased infinitely from the Blind Maiden Husk if you happen to have the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 4.

Somber Smithing Stone 9

Found in the toughest regions of the game, Somber Smithing Stones 9 can be found in the most difficult parts of the Crumbling Farum Azula and the Mohgwyn Palace.

The Somber Smithing Stone 9 can be purchased infinitely from the Blind Maiden Husk if you happen to have the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 4.

Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone

The final and possibly one of the rarest artifacts in the game, the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone is found hidden in some of the most difficult boss battles and some character storylines that you have to finish to get your hands on.

How many Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones are there?

Just 13. In the whole of Elden Ring.

Where to find Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone?

At the end of Latenna’s quest, after taking her to Apostate Derelict in the Consecrated Snowfield.
In a chest on a roof near the Prayer Room in Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree.
At the end of Milicent’s quest, defeating Malenia, Blade of Miquella, and inserting the gold needle inside Malenia’s secret flower.
On a corpse near the Fortified Manor in Leyndell.