GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. As you make your way through Elden Ring, you'll definitely want to upgrade your favorite weapons, as they'll be otherwise ineffective when you enter ...

Update: We've added interactive maps to show the location of every Smithing Stone across Elden Ring and Shadow of the Erdtree. So you’ve been playing FromSoftware's gargantuan RPG - Elden Ring - for a ...

Elden Ring is one of the hardest and most renowned action roleplaying games to ever hit consoles and PCs, and its expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, follows suit. After complaints about the DLC's ...

Upgrading your weapon is one of the most important ways to increase your power and progress in Elden Ring. But to do it, you're going to need a lot of Runes, and a lot of Smithing Stones, especially ...

Elden Ring Smithing Stones are vital for upgrading your weapons so you can deal that little bit of extra damage to cope with harder early game areas like Caelid and Liurnia. If there's one surefire ...

While there are many key items to look out for in Elden Ring, the ball bearings are among some of the most important ones. There are a ton of important items you’ll be wanting to keep your eyes open ...

To help you find Smithing Stones early on in the game, we have prepared this guide where we will walk you through all the Elden Ring Smithing Stone Locations. Smithing Stones are one of the most ...

The first distinction to make here is that smithing stones are used to upgrade general weapons while somber smithing stones are used to upgrade special weapons. General weapons, broadly speaking, are ...

The Somber Smithing Stone is a type of Bolstering Material used to upgrade weapons and armaments in Elden Ring. Smithing Stones come in several tiers, and also two types - the other being the Smithing ...

The bell bearing of a miner who once dug for smithing stone. Offer to the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold to gain access to the following items: The Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing 1 is ...

You’ll be able to buy an unlimited amount of both Smithing Stones 1 and 2 from the Twin Maiden Husks found in the Roundtable Hold. However, you’ll need to offer them a Bell Bearing first, specifically ...