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Wondering how to get Somber Smithing Stones for your unique Weapons? Look no further; our guide will cover the bestElden Ringitem locations to get these upgrade materials.
Along with that, we’ll also go over where to obtain the Bell Bearings for every Somber Smithing Stone.
That way, you won’t have to do this all over again in the next NG+ cycle, or if you’d just like to avoid the work that goes with having to where Somber Smithing Stones are and hunting them down individually.
How to Get Somber Smithing Stones 1, 2 and their Bell Bearing
Somber Smithing Stones are scattered across the Lands Between, found with extensive exploration.
These are used to upgrade weapons that can’t be upgradedvia normal Smithing Stones (which we also have a guide for), and these weapons will only go up to +10. You only need one Somber Smithing Stone per level.
These are some early-game Somber Smithing Stones locations for 1 and 2.
The Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing [1], which lets you purchase Somber Smithing Stones 1 and 2, is located in the Sellia Crystal Tunnel in Caelid. It’s dropped by the Fallingstar Beast, a boss located in this cave.
How to Get Somber Smithing Stones 3, 4 and their Bell Bearing
These Somber Smithing Stones locations are mostly inElden Ring‘s Liurnia of the Lakes and Caelid regions around various major points of interest.
As for the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing [2], that’s going to require a lot more work. You’ll need to make your way to the Altus Tunnel cave in the Altus Plateau and defeat the Crystalian (Spear) and Crystalian (Ringblade) boss duo.
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The strategy to these foes is quite easy: just poise break them as fast as you can, after which they’ll take high amounts of damage. Until then, they’re pretty resistant to physical damage.
How to Get Somber Smithing Stones 5, 6 and their Bell Bearing
Somber Smithing Stones 5 and 6 are where you’ll have to start venturing intoElden Ring‘s mid-game territory for your upgrade materials. It’s well worth it to take your weapons to the +6, however.
You won’t need to defeat any bosses to obtain Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing [3], but you will need access to Mountaintop of the Giants.
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The Bell Bearing is located on a corpse near the entrance to the First Church of Marika in this area.
How to Get Somber Smithing Stones 7, 8, and their Bell Bearing
You’ll need these upgrade materials to take your unique weapon to +8. From now on, most of these are found in late-game areas.
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While you can gain early access by speedrunning some areas, you’ll struggle to hold a candle to the enemies lurking around unless you’re significantly leveled.
Similar to the previous Bell Bearing, the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing [4] is located on a corpse. This one is at Crumbling Farum Azula, near the cliffside with the closest Site of Grace being the Tempest-Facing Balcony.
How to Get Somber Smithing Stones 9, 10, and their Bell Bearing
These two are some of the hardest to acquire inElden Ring, with Somber Smithing Stone 10 (or Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones) being limited in number. They’re located in highly difficult areas of the game.
The Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing [5] allows you to purchase only the Somber Smithing Stone [9]. You’ll need Crumbling Farum Azula access. It’s on a corpse near an altar in a church reachable from Beside the Great Bridge Site of Grace, guarded by Azula Beastman.
There are no Bell Bearings for the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, similar to how the final level of the normal Smithing Stones lacks one.
That’s it for this guide. Let us know in the comments if thisElden Ringhelpful walkthrough was enough for you to find what you need, and give us a shout if you’d like to see moreElden Ringguides on other subjects!
Vibha Hegde
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Vibha is an avid gamer that has been writing about video games for several years. When they’re not complaining about the lack of a Bloodborne sequel or brushing up on the Yokoverse lore, Vibha is busy watching 3-hour video essays on horror games they’re too scared to play themselves.
