Is it worth saving smithing stones?

The best advice? If you already know what weapon you want to use for most of the game, just upgrade whenever you have the smithing stones to do so. Otherwise, once you've "capped" your level for whatever part of the Lands Between you find yourself, just save the rest.
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What should I spend smithing stones on Elden Ring?

Smithing stones are what you use to level up your weapons, be they blades, staffs, shields or spears. To upgrade your weapons, you offer these stones (plus some runes) to Master Blacksmith Hewg at Roundtable Hold. Smithing Stones can be found out in the world and dropped from a few enemies.
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Are smithing stones important?

Smithing Stones are one of the most important items in Elden Ring, as they allow you to upgrade your weapons.
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Are smithing stones infinite?

Technically, yes: they are finite in terms of the ones you pick up as 'dedicated items' (i.e. when you see a shiny in a location that always holds smithing stones). But you can farm smithing stones from certain enemies (the enemy/location depends on the smithing stone type and level).
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How many smithing stones does it take to upgrade a weapon?

From the chart, you can see that for any given upgrade tier, you will need 12 stones of each type to reach the next upgrade tier (excluding the final tier for a +25 weapon). Once you have located all the Bell Bearings to buy Smithing Stones 1 through 8, it will cost 129,000 Runes to upgrade a weapon to +24.
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Is there a bell bearing for ancient dragon smithing stones?

Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones are used to upgrade normal weapons fully, but there are no Bell Bearings that unlock them for purchase, meaning you have to find them in the world. Just like Titanite Slabs in Dark Souls, one of these stones is used to upgrade the last weapon weapon level, bringing it up to +25.
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Are Smithing Stones farmable?

It's also pretty easy to farm Smithing Stone 2s from some of the slightly higher level enemies found in Castle Morne and other slightly more advanced parts of Elden Ring's early game, but if you need to find a few straggling stones right away, this guide offers a pretty good look at a few early locations where you can ...
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Can you get back used smithing stones?

Yeah once you find the bells you can buy an unlimted amount of all of them save the ones used for the last upgrade, those are limited per playthrough. 1.03 added smithing stones to some merchants in the early game.
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Where can I farm smithing stone?

Where to Find Smithing Stones
  • Limgrave Tunnels - Contains Smithing Stone 1.
  • Morne Tunnel - Contains Smithing Stone 1.
  • Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel - Contains Smithing Stone 2.
  • Ruin-Strewn Precipice - Contains Smithing Stone 4.
  • Gael Tunnel - Contains Smithing Stone 4.
  • Sellia Crystal Tunnel - Contains Smithing Stone 5.
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Can you buy every smithing stone?

Only Smithing Master Iji will sell you somber smithing stones. He's got infinite supplies of [1] and [2], but limited supplies of the others. For large numbers of them you'll need to find the Somberstone Miner's bell bearings [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5].
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What's the best staff in Elden Ring?

Every Stave In Elden Ring, Ranked
  • 8 Crystal Staff. Stat. ...
  • 7 Prince Of Death's Staff. Stat. ...
  • 6 Azur's Glintstone Staff. Stat. ...
  • 5 Meteorite Staff. Stat. Requirement. ...
  • 4 Carian Glintstone Staff. Stat. Requirement. ...
  • 3 Staff Of Loss. Stat. Requirement. ...
  • 2 Carian Regal Scepter. Stat. Requirement. ...
  • 1 Lusat's Glintstone Staff. Stat. Requirement.
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How many ancient dragon smithing stones are there?

However, there are only 13 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones and 8 Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones across the whole of Elden Ring, so you'll need to be careful about how they proceed, unable to upgrade more than a small percentage of your weapons to max power.
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How many Somber Smithing Stones do you need to fully upgrade in Elden Ring?

Total Number Needed. There are a total of 127 Weapons and 10 Shields in the game that utilize Somber Smithing Stones, and you would need 137 of each to fully upgrade everything. Due to the limited number of Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones, this would require you to reach NG+ 17 (18 playthroughs).
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What is the max smithing stone in Elden Ring?

Smithing Stones can be used to upgrade regular equipment up to +25 (For unique equipment please visit Somber Smithing Stones). You'll need to visit a Blacksmith and have the correct level of Smithing Stone in correlation to the current level of your weapon.
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How many weapons can you max in Elden Ring?

1 Answer. Each play through you can upgrade 8 special and 13 normal weapon to the maximum level (level 10 for special and 25 for normal). Though you can eventually upgrade to the previous level (level 9 for special and 24 for normal) any number of weapon in each play-through. As you can later buy upgrades materials.
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Does limgrave tunnels have a boss?

Stonedigger Troll (Limgrave Tunnels Boss)
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How do you get Smithing Stones fast?

You'll find them anywhere, but the best way is to collect the Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearings and give them to the Twin Maiden Husks. They will allow you to buy as many as you want, so forget running around for 10 hours every time you want to upgrade a new weapon and just go right for these.
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Which enemies drop smithing stone 1?

The following enemies have been confirmed to drop smithing stones from time to time:
  • Raya Lucarian Soldiers, Liurnia - Smithing Stone 1.
  • Stone Diggers at Ravine-Veiled Village, Liurnia - Smithing Stone 4.
  • Bladed Lion, Stormveil Castle - Somber Smithing Stone 1 (One time only)
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Can I buy Smithing Stone 8?

With the Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing [4] in hand, players should make their way to Elden Ring's Roundtable Hold and give the item to the Twin Maiden Husks. This action will add Smithing Stones 7 and 8 to the vendors' inventory, and they cost 9,000 and 12,000 Runes respectively.
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Can you give other players Smithing Stones?

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Can regular and somber smithing stones be dropped by another player like runes? If this is possible can any one please help me, and if you have some or alot can I have them? They cannot be dropped unfortunately. They cannot be dropped unfortunately.
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How to get unlimited Smithing Stones 1 and 2?

Return to Roundtable Hold and talk to the Maiden Husks. Select “give bell bearing” and then hand it over to add infinite Smithing Stone 1 and 2s to their inventory. These let you upgrade common weapons to +3 and +6, respectively.
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Can all Smithing Stones be farmed in Elden Ring?

This marks a good starting point for Smithing Stone farming, but you can farm every tier of stone provided you find the corresponding Bell Bearing, including the Somber ones! To get the entire lot, check out the Elden Ring Bell Bearing locations guide we've put together. You'll be very glad you did.
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How many Smithing Bell Bearings are there?

There are 4 Smithing Stone Bell Bearings and 5 Somber Smithing Stone Bell Bearings in Elden Ring. After collecting all Smithing and Somber Smithing Bell Bearings, players gain access to an unlimited number of Smithing Stones 1-8 and Somber Smithing Stones 1-9.
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How many Bell Bearings are there?

There are four bell bearings to find (or murder for) in Mountaintops of the Giants. They are: Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing [2], Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing [3], and Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing [3] and Hermit Merchant's Bell Bearing [2]. For the merchants, you just have to visit and kill them.
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