Becoming as powerful as possible is crucial in Elden Ring, otherwise it is likely the game will crush you.

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Smithing stones are a surefire way to do this, so you’ll want to find all their locations as quickly as possible.

Elden Ring does not hold our hand when we’re playing, and so you can easily spend hours searching for enemies that will drop the stones or locations where they can be farmed.

They are vital to the game as they will improve the stats of your weapons, so you can’t avoid them.

You can get an idea on the exact type of stone you’ll need by checking your weapons at a Smithing Table, so you can focus your attention on locating the right ones.

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If you are sick of getting destroyed in Elden Ring, then read on for some smithing advice that will certainly change your fortunes.

Do enemies drop smithing stones in Elden Ring?

Yes, lots of different enemies will drop smithing stones if you defeat them in Elden Ring, allowing you to loot that handy item from their corpse.

The following enemies have been confirmed to drop smithing stones from time to time:

  • Raya Lucarian Soldiers, Liurnia - Smithing Stone 1
  • Bladed Lion, Stormveil Castle - Somber Smithing Stone 1 (One time only)
  • Glintstone Diggers at Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel - Somber Smithing Stone 2
  • Giant Hands at Caria Manor, Liurnia - Somber Smithing Stone 2
  • Bladed Lions, Caelid - Somber Smithing Stone 4 (One time only)
  • Stone Diggers at Ravine-Veiled Village, Liurnia - Smithing Stone 4
  • Fallingstar Beast, Caelid - Smithing Stone 7, Somber Smithing Stone 6 (One time only)
  • White Dragon, Crumbling Farum Azula - Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone

There may well be more to add to the list here, and if we stumble across any other generous vanquished foes we will let you know.

Keep in mind that powering up the Arcane attribute (in the 'Level Up' menu at any Site of Grace) will boost your odds of finding smithing stones, as will using consumables that boost Discovery (like the Silver-Pickled Fowl Foot that you should be able to loot at Stormveil Castle).

Where to find smithing stones in Elden Ring

Smithing stones can be found in numerous different locations in Elden Ring. We’ve listed out some key areas below:

  • Smithing Stone 1 - near Storm Hill Shack on several bodies lying in a field.
  • Smithing Stone 1 - on a corpse that is on a bridge in Saintsbridge.
  • Smithing Stone 1 - to the north of Summonwater Village on the floor in front of a grave.
  • Smithing Stone 1 - Limgrave Tunnels after killing a miner.
  • Smithing Stone 2 - Weeping Peninsula in among a crashed cart.
  • Smithing Stone 2 - Mistwood Ruins in a treasure chest.
  • Smithing Stone 3 - Academy Gate Town.
  • Smithing Stone 4 - Swamp of Aeonia.
  • Smithing Stone 5 - a bell bearing can be found at the Zamor Ruins, Mountaintop of Giants in a chest underground. Once you have collected it, you can return to the Round Table and exchange for a smithing stone level 5 or 6.

Where to buy smithing stones in Elden Ring

Rather than just whacking random enemies and hoping that they drop smithing stones, we'd recommend hunting down the various bell bearings.

These items are found at very specific locations, and once you've found one and given it to the Twin-Maiden Husks at Roundtable Hold, this will enable you to buy the relevant smithing stones directly from them.

As the video guide above shows, the first bell bearing will allow you to buy smithing stone 1 and smithing stone 2, the second bell bearing allows you to buy smithing stone 3 and smithing stone 4, the third bell bearing allows you to buy smithing stone 5 and smithing stone 6, and the fourth bell bearing allows you to buy smithing stone 7 and smithing stone 8.

If you don't fancy following along with the video above, we've written out where to find these bell bearings below!

How to buy smithing stone 1 and 2 in Elden Ring

  • Head to the Site of Grace called Academy Gate Town near the Liurnia of Lakes.
  • Go north and keep following the cliffs until you come across the Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel.
  • At the bottom of the tunnel, be ready for a boss fight. Once you have killed the foe, you will get the Smithing Stone Miner's Bell Bearing.
  • Return to the Roundtable Hold and speak with the Maiden Husks.
  • Select the option 'give bell bearing' from their menu.
  • After this, you will unlock the ability to buy smithing stones 1 and 2 from their inventory whenever you’re in the area.

How to buy smithing stone 3 and smithing stone 4 in Elden Ring

  • Head to the Sealed Tunnel located between Liurnia and Altus Plateau and visit the Site of Grace.
  • Next to that there is a secret path. Destroy the wall and continue waking until you discover the Smithing-Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing 2.
  • Give this second ball bearing to the Twin Maiden Husks at Roundtable Hold, and they'll permanently add smithing stone 3 and smithing stone 4 to their inventory for you to buy at any time you can afford to do so.

How to buy smithing stone 5, smithing stone 6, smithing stone 7, smithing stone 8 in Elden Ring

  • Smithing-Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing 3 will add smiting stone 5 and smithing stone 6 to their shop, and you'll find that ball bearing down some stairs at Zamor Ruins (way up in the north of the game's map).
  • Smithing Miner’s Bell Bearing 4 will enable you to buy smithing stone 7 and smithing stone 8, and you'll receive it by defeating the Godskin Duo boss fight at Crumbling Farum Azula (which you won't be able to reach until quite late in the game).

How to get somber smithing stones in Elden Ring

Somber smithing stones are needed to upgrade certain weapons, and these stones have a different set of bell bearings associated with them — again, you can give these bell bearings to the Twin Maiden Husks to unlock the ability to buy the relevant somber smithing stones.

The video below shows you where these special somberstone miner's bell bearing items are secreted across the map.

Somber smithing stone 1 and somber smithing stone 2 can be bought from Smithing Master Iji in Lirunia. You should run into him naturally near the Site of Grace named Road to the Manor. Or, if you want to go after the somberstone miner's bell bearing 1, which will allow you to buy somber smithing stone 1 and somber smithing stone 2 from the Twin Maiden Husks, you can pick up that bell bearing by beating the boss at Sellia Crystal Tunnel in Caelid.

Somber smithing stone 3 and somber smithing stone 4 can be bought from the Twin Maiden Husks at Roundtable Hold (if you bring them the somberstone miner’s bell bearing 2, which will be dropped by a pair of Crystalin bosses at the Site of Grace named Altus Tunnel).

You'll be able to buy somber smithing stone 5 and somber smithing stone 6 after you bring somberstone miner’s bell bearing 3 to the Twin Maiden Husks. This particular ball bearing can be found on a corpse near the Site of Grace named First Church of Marika.

Somber smithing stone 7 and somber smithing stone 8 can be bought from the Twin Maiden Husks after you bring them somberstone miner’s bell bearing 4 - that ball bearing is found very late in the game near a Site of Grace named Tempest Facing Balcony (up in the Crumbling Farum Azula area of the map).

Note: you cannot buy somber smithing stone 9 in Elden Ring, but you can find it the Divine Tower of Caelid. Just below that landmark on the map is a cliffside path, that leads you to a pile of corpses. Loot them all and you should find somber smithing stone 9.

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