Upgrading most weapons in Elden Ring will require players to gather Smithing Stones, which are available to buy at the 
Twin Maiden Husks if players find all the Smithing Stone Miner’s Bell Bearings. As players level up and explore the Lands Between, they will come across various ranks of Smithing Stones in Elden Ring. These can often be found as loot in the game’s many locations but can also be farmed by killing specific enemies. Acquiring Somber Stone miner’s Bell Bearings also unlocks Smithing Stones to purchase, which makes the process of upgrading armaments far easier.
There are a total of nine ranks of Smithing Stones in Elden Ring, and fully upgrading a weapon to +25 will require players to gather 12 of each, except for the last rank, which requires a single rare Smithing Stone called an 
Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone . As players explore Elden Ring and find several armaments they might want to use, acquiring the ability to buy upgrade materials will provide a lot of versatility regarding their choice of equipment.
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To use the Great Runes found on main bosses in Elden Ring, players will need to climb Divine Towers and consume Rune Arcs to gain their effects.
Where To Find Smithing Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing [1] In Elden Ring
The first Miner’s Bell Bearing is found in Liurnia of the Lakes and will require players to defeat the Crystalean boss in the Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel. Although this boss might seem intimidating at first, it is very accessible, as the trick to defeating it is breaking its poise. Crystalean bosses are very resistant to most forms of damage. However, after breaking their poise, they become brittle and more susceptible to all attacks.
To break an enemy's poise, players should keep performing charged attacks and jumping heavy attacks. Players must keep up the pressure, as enemies will slowly recover their poise over time in Elden Ring. After breaking the Crystalean's poise, players will be able to perform a critical hit to do massive damage and permanently lower their defenses. After that, players can either fight it as they usually would or continue to break its poise to get some more critical hits.
Where To Find Smithing Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing [2] In Elden Ring
To acquire the second Miner’s Bell Bearing, players will first need to get to Altus Plateau by acquiring the two medallions or going through the Ravine-Veiled Village in Liurnia of the Lakes. Obtaining the medallions will require players to travel across the map, but it is ultimately easier than the alternative as they won’t have to defeat a boss to get both pieces.
The first half can be found on a chest in Fort Haight in eastern Limgrave, and the second half in Fort Faroth, located in the easternmost region in Elden Ring, Caelid.
Getting to the Sealed Tunnel after that should be relatively straightforward as all enemies can be avoided with the help of Torrent. Arriving at the mine, players should notice a peculiar-looking wall to the west of the Site of Grace. Hitting or rolling through that wall will reveal it to be illusory and will unlock the way forward into the mines. From here, players can simply hug the right side and proceed through the tunnel to quickly find a chest containing the second Smithing Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing.
Where To Find Smithing Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing [3] In Elden Ring
The third Miner’s Bell is located in one of the hardest regions to reach in Elden Ring, the Mountaintops of the Giants. Accessing this area will require players to first complete Leyndell, the Royal Capital, which translates to defeating the golden shade of Godfrey, the First Elden Lord, and Morgott, the Omen King. After that, players must head east towards the Forbidden Lands and use the Rold Medallion that Melina gifts to ride the Grand Lift of Rold all the way to the Mountaintops of the Giants.
Players should then proceed northeast to find the Zamor Ruins while attempting to avoid the many Knights of Zamor that roam the area. Finally, in the southwest section of the ruins, players should find stairs leading underground to a steel door. Opening the door and looting the chest inside will net players the third Miner’s Bell Bearing, allowing them to buy Smithing Stones [5] and [6].
Where To Find Smithing Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing [4] In Elden Ring
The final Miner’s Bell Bearing is the most straightforward one that players will get, as it is looted from a non-optional boss in Elden Ring, the Godskin Duo. This boss can be found very late in the game, in the northern part of Crumbling Farum Azula. As players enter the Dragon Temple, the boss fight will trigger when they approach the stairs at the end of the room. Defeating the Godskin Duo will reward players with the Ash of War: Black Flame Tornado and the final Smithing Stone Miner’s Bell Bearing.
The Godskin Duo is not the hardest boss in Crumbling Farum Azula, but they can quickly outnumber the Tarnished given their numbers. The good news is that the boss pair share a health bar, so striking one depletes the Godskin Duo’s overall health. Due to this, this fight is much easier if you pick one of the two to focus on. Typically, the Apostle is slightly easier to handle than the noble, and taking the Apostle out early will also reduce the amount of Black Flame spells you’ll need to dodge.
Where To Buy An Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone In Elden Ring
Although there is no Miner's Bell Bearing in Elden Ring that will make Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones sellable with the Twin Maiden Husks, there are several methods to acquire Dragon Smithing Stones throughout the Lands Between. Dragon Smithing Stones are significantly more powerful than the usual Smithing Stones, so acquiring these crafting items is typically far more involved and requires players to complete sometimes very long quest chains. Below are all known quest chains and locations that can reward players with Dragon Smithing Stones.
Stormveil Castle
It is possible to buy one from Gatekeeper Gostoc. This NPC can be found very early in Elden Ring, as players arrive at Stormveil Castle, but many players often kill him because if he is left alive, he will steal some of the player's runes every time they die.
However, those who show restraint against Gostoc will eventually be rewarded, as an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone can be bought from him for 20,000 runes after players complete Nepheli's questline. As there are only 13 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones that can be acquired in the game per run, players who wish to fully upgrade a variety of armaments would do well to spare the rune thief. If left alive, Gostoc can eventually be found in Godrick's Throneroom as a merchant in Elden Ring.
Raya Lucaria Academy
You can acquire a Dragon Smithing Stone by completing Sorceress Sellen’s quest chain. You can find Sorceress Sellen in the Waypoint Ruins in Limgrave. You will need to progress fairly far along the main storyline to complete most of Sellen’s quest, as she requires you to find Sorcerer Azur in the Hermit Village near Mt. Gelmir.
Next, you need to find Sorcerer Lusat in Sellia, Town of Sorcery, and defeat Starscourage Radahn in Caelid. Then, players need to find Sorceress Sellen’s body in the Witchbane Ruins on the Weeping Peninsula. After finding Sellen in Seluvis’ Secret Chamber, you can then fight Witchhunter Jerren and gain your Dragon Smithing Stone.
Bestial Sanctum
The Bestial Sanctum is a rather mysterious area in Caelid that most players are accidentally transported to early in the game. Here, you can acquire a Dragon Smithing Stone one of two ways. First, you can bring Gurranq nine Deathroot to eat. Second, you can also kill Gurranq after you have already defeated Maliketh in Crumbling Farum Azula. Either route you choose, you can get a Dragon Smithing Stone from this region.
Miquella’s Haligtree
Miquella’s Haligtree is a hidden zone in Elden Ring that most players pass by, but it is the location of two Dragon Smithing Stones which are fairly easy to obtain. The first is found off of a Leonine Misbegotten near the Haligtree Town Site of Lost Grace. The second and final of this zone is found after defeating Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree.
This boss is very similar to the Loretta you fight near Ranni’s Rise. After Loretta has been slain, take the elevator which goes to Elphael and you can find the stone in a nearby chest in Elden Ring.
Elden Ring
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Released
- February 25, 2022
- Developer(s)
- From Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment , From Software
- Genre(s)
- RPG , Action
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op , Online Multiplayer
- Platform(s)
- PS5 , Xbox One , PS4 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , PC
