Somber Smithing Stone [8]

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Reinforce special armaments to +8

Somber Smithing Stone [8] is an Upgrade Material in Elden RingSomber Smithing Stone [8] is a rare special smithing stone used to reinforce special armaments to a higher level and to obtain better stats. Upgrade Materials can be acquired through exploration, looting it from specified areas of a Location, dropped by a specific Enemy or Boss, given by an NPC, or sold by a Merchant.

 

Large polar smithing stone drained of color.

Strengthens special armaments to +8.

Special armaments with unique characteristics cannot be strengthened with colored smithing stones. Number of steps and amount strengthened differ from standard equipment.

 

Somber Smithing Stone [8] Location in Elden Ring

See Somber Smithing Stone [9] for upgrades past +8.
Where to find Somber Smithing Stone [8]:

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Elden Ring Somber Smithing Stone [8] Notes & Tips

  • You can hold up to 999 Somber Smithing Stone [8].
  • You can store up to 999 Somber Smithing Stone [8].
  • Sell Value: item value icon elden ring wiki guide 18px 1600

 




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    • Anonymous

      "One can be found in Subterranean Shunning-Grounds below Leyndell: go to the grace "Underground Roadside" go out of the room to the left, past the gate (which is initially locked) and then through the door on the left and down the ladder." Silly instructions since you'll get it on your way to opening the gate.

      • Anonymous

        There is another one in Castle sol hanging on the edge on the outside of the church, you get to it by going around the church clockwise

        • Anonymous

          “One can be found on a teleporting, large Scarab near the Foot of the Forge [Map Link]” - map link is wrong, pointing to Caelid

          • Anonymous

            "One found in Dragonbarrow: Dropped by an explosive Teardrop Scarab sitting on a fallen tree near the center of the region. It is southwest of the Divine Tower of Caelid, and rests on a cliff just above the Somber Smithing Stone (9)."

            Typo? **Somber Smithing stone (8)

            • You may wanna either be more specific with or outright remove the notion of going on top of the Albunauric Rise to get the Smithing Stone; it's genuinely easier to head from Inner Consecrated Snowfield site of grace and just hoof it. You may get snagged by a wolf, but you should be okay as long as Radagon's doesn't see you. The largest cluster of rocks is what you're lookin' for, just yeet up as fast but carefully as you can (horseback worked for me), and you should pop up there and grab it.

              • Anonymous

                I sure would like some tips on how to get the one close to Albinauric Rise. I can get to the chest with the Rune Arc but after that there are some jumps to make that are difficult for me and some big balls spewing blue stuff that kill me fairly quickly.

                • Anonymous

                  The one that says west of the minor erdtree in consecrated snowfields - I just got a somber 7 instead of 8.

                  • Anonymous

                    Can confirm that there are two Somber Smithing Stones(8) in Castle Sol area. First one is INSIDE the main courtyard on a body sitting on a high ledge. (Go through the main gate and look up and right) You'll need to clear the castle walls and hop on the wall edge to get it.
                    Second one is OUTSIDE Castle Sol sitting on a body on the edge of a cliff. It's easy to miss b/c of the lack of contrast between the item and the snow. To get there: Start at the Castle Sol Main Gate site of grace and work your way clockwise round the castle to gain access to the cliff. Watch out for stormhawks!

                    • Anonymous

                      The one on the scarab that will vanish is just west of the foot of the forge site. Go west, get on the horse and jump up the outcroppings a bit. Get off the horse and sneak until you see the scarab. I hit it with one arrow - it fell off the cliff and I got the stone.

                      • Anonymous

                        Having just finished the Lake of Rot, I can confirm there's One Somber 6, Two Somber 7s, Two Somber 8s, and one Somber 9.
                        -Somber 8 #1: Northeast of the "Lake of Rot Shoreside" Grace.
                        -Somber 7 #1: Southeast of the Somber 8 #1, there's some ruins with a couple Basilisks, it is inside the ruins facing the Eastern Wall of the Lake of Rot.
                        -Somber 8 #2: The very Southeastern edge of the Lake of Rot, there are more ruins. A building that's laying diagonal you can walk up has the Somber 8 #2. **Side note, the Mushroom Crown Head is at the end of the little parkour section you can do after the Stone**
                        -Somber 7 #2: Return to the "Lake of Rot Shoreside" Grace, go South to where the Shore meets the lake, and follow the shoreline til to hit the Northern wall of the Lake of Rot. Follow the Wall towards the West and you'll see the Somber 7 #2 sitting on a small island.
                        -Somber 6: The Entrance to the "Temple?" With the "Grand Cloister" Grace, go East along the Southern Wall of the Lake and you'll see a little path you can climb up, just before you climb up, there's a Teardrop Scarab. Kill it, and you have your Somber 6.
                        Somber 9: The pathway mentioned above leads up to the spot where the Alabaster Lord is, activate the stone paths as you progress to the "Grand Cloister" Grace, and you'll raise the platforms to fight him. Should you fall or die, don't fret, the path mentioned leads you to a ladder you can climb back up. Behind him on the second pillar to the East is the Somber 9.

                        • Anonymous

                          One is in castle sol. On a ledge. Come out of grace room, go right, go left, look left. Now find a way there

                          • Anonymous

                            There's one here that isn't listed or shown on the interactive map, it's on the southwest shore of Frozen Lake halfway between First Church of Marika and Spiritcaller Cave, it's on a corpse guarded by 3 giant lobsters

                            • Anonymous

                              I have to admit it. I tried various tactics for like 2 hours. I tried 2 handed greatswords, whips, even swarm of Flys, but i kept getting killed. I caved in because alot of people said it worked so I upgraded my river of blood to plus 10, rerolled to have enough arcane, and used mimic with it. We messed her up the first try.

                              • Anonymous

                                There are two around the Castle of Sol. One on the outside on a ledge by the graves, and one on the ledge by the grace inside.

                                • Anonymous

                                  The one in Dragonbarrow is relatively close to a Somber 9, found on the passage under it. On your way to it from sellia crystal tunnel, you can also snatch a Somber 5 behind the stone sphere.

                                  6 and 7 can be found on Volcano Manor, and 1 to 4 can be bought from Iji. Then you either farm runes or cheese godskin noble and voila, +9 special weapon after only 1 boss lol

                                  • Anonymous

                                    The one near the Foot of the Giants is a 7 not a 8, just went to get it, Unless there is another one near the giant hand that crushes the bird on the same spot where the corpse is that has it.

                                    • I have also found one which isn't listed here in the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds below Leyndell.
                                      To find it go to the grace "Underground Roadside" go out of the room to the left, past the gate (which is down when get there first) and then through the door and down the ladder on the left.

                                      • Anonymous

                                        There's a Somber Smithing Stone [8] a little bit North from where you get the Dragonbarrow's map and is dropped by a Tardrop Scarab or whatever the ones that blow up are called

                                        • There is another outside of Castle Sol, in Mountaintops of the giants. You can see it easily from the Castle Sol Main Gate Grace by walking south east and looking up at the body hanging over a cliff. To get to the body you must go all the way around the outside of the castle (start by heading north) and past some birds. You can grab the stone and jump down the cliff to reach the Grace.

                                          • Anonymous

                                            there is one -174.11719 : 150.59175 north of the church of plague and south-west of fort faroth on the white stone platform in caleid. Use the air stream next to it to jump up there. You will find a bunch of dead bodies. One has the stone (8)

                                            • Anonymous

                                              Their is one in the Leyndell sewers, take the "Underground Roadside" grace, jump into the hole on the hallway, follow the sewers and at the end of the path their is one

                                              • Anonymous

                                                There are two somber 7 and one somber 8 north of the Church of the Plague in Caelid, you have to jump from the updrafe to the top of the white mass.

                                                • Anonymous

                                                  You can buy it with the somber miner's bell 4 found in a body right to the side of the site of grace in Tempest-Facing Balcony in Crumbling Farum Azula

                                                  • Anonymous

                                                    There's an underground treasure room with 3x stones at Lunar Estate Ruins, it's under an illusionary floor

                                                    • right before you enter the caelid tower, theres one of those little sparkling bugs that drops them. and right below the brand which you jump onto to enter caelid tower, is 3 dead dudes sitting on a chair, one of which has a somber smithing stone 9.

                                                      • Anonymous

                                                        I found one of these Sombering smithing stone [8] as a drop from one of those sparkling ball creatures not far from Isolated Merchant's Shack

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