Somber Smithing Stone 8 is an upgrade material to reinforce special armaments in Elden Ring. See a list of all Somber Smithing Stone 8 locations on the map for the DLC and base game and its Bell Bearing location!
List of Contents
- Interactive Map
- Bell Bearing Location
- DLC Locations
- Base Game Locations
- Overview
- Related Guides
Somber Smithing Stone 8 Map
The Interactive Map both shows the location of key points on the map, and doubles as a collectible checker.
- Click an icon on the right side to show all the pins of a specific type, or click the magnifying glass button to search for a specific pin by name.
- Click a pin on the map to see its name and description, and a relevant picture or video if available.
- From here, click Mark as Acquired to indicate that you've gotten a collectible already. This will change its icon on the map to show that it has been collected, and add 1 to that pin type's Counter.
- To undo this, click on the same pin and click Restore to unclaimed.
- To check how many pins you have marked so far, check the Counter in the bottom left, and click the icon that looks like a checklist to see counters for all pin types.
- If the collected pins start to get in the way, you can hide them all by clicking the green Show Pins button on the left side.
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 | Show Names This button reveals the Name of every icon currently shown. |
 | Show Pins This button will toggle between showing and hiding all the pins which you have already marked as acquired. |
 | Fullscreen This button will change the map display to fill the screen. |
 | Search Mode Toggle This button will display a searchbar which you can use to search for an individual pin by its name. |
 | Icon Mode Toggle In Search Mode, this button will toggle you back to Icon Mode, removing the search bar and displaying the icons again. |
 | All Pins This button is shown along with the Icons on the right when there are over 6 types of pins. Click it for a full selection of all available pin types. |
 | Counter Tracks the number of pins you have of a certain type. The pin type shown is set to the page and currently cannot be changed; however, all pin type counters can be viewed by clicking the checklist icon on the right side. |
 | View All Counters This icon is found on the right side of the Counter. When a map has more than one pin type, click this icon to see Counters for all pin types. |
 | Zoom In / Zoom Out This icon is found on the top left side of the map. You can press these buttons, or use your scroll wheel while hovering, to Zoom In and Out of the interactive map. |
Somber Smithing Stone 8 Bell Bearing Location
Crumbling Farum Azula
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The Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing 4 can be obtained beside the Tempest Facing Balcony Site of Grace in Crumbling Farum Azula. This area is accessed by burning the Erdtree from the Forge of the Giants in the Mountaintops of the Giants.
Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing 4 unlocks the Somber Smithing Stone 8, Somber Smithing Stone 7, and Sanctuary Stone as purchasable items from the Twin Maiden Husks.
Crumbling Farum Azula Walkthrough
Use Bell Bearing to Purchase from Merchant
Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be purchased from the following merchant:
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| Twin Maiden Husks | 20000 Runes |
After offering the Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing 4 to the Twin Maiden Husks, you may purchase Somber Smithing Stone 8 in exchange for runes.
All DLC Somber Smithing Stone 8 Locations
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| Outside of Ruined Forge of Starfall Past | Ruined Forge of Starfall Past |
| Shadow Keep | Specimen Storehouse |
| Recluses' River | Taylew's Ruined Forge |
| Ancient Rauh Ruins | - |
Note: These areas are only available in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
Outside of Ruined Forge of Starfall Past
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There are two Scarabs hanging around the pillars outside of the Ruined Forge of Starfall Past that each drop a Somber Smithing Stone 8.
The first is hiding in the tall grass between a pillar and a large rubble near the misbegottens gathered on the hill. The other Scarab is hanging from one of the pillars south of the Ruined Forge's entrance.
Ruined Forge of Starfall Past Walkthrough and Map Location
Ruined Forge of Starfall Past
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be picked up at the room after climbing the ladder in the tunnel after opening the first gate.
Ruined Forge of Starfall Past Dungeon Guide
Under Shadow Keep's Main Gate Plaza Bridge
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be picked up from a corpse sitting by the water in Shadow Keep. Starting from the Main Gate Plaza Site of Grace, exit east up the stairs, turn right, and descend the ladder. Follow the ledge until you spot a corpse.
Shadow Keep Legacy Dungeon Walkthrough and Location
Specimen Storehouse
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be picked up at the structural beams in the Specimen Storehouse. From the Storehouse, Loft Site of Grace, ride the lift and make your way to the corpse to the northwest.
Specimen Storehouse Walkthrough and Ladder Access
Recluses' River
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A Scarab near the Eastern Nameless Mausoleum drops a Somber Smithing Stone 8 when defeated.
Head north and drop down the ledges from the Recluses' River Downstream Site of Grace to reach this area.
Eastern Nameless Mausoleum Location
Taylew's Ruined Forge
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be picked up in Taylew's Ruined Forge by jumping to the southern ledge from the pipe and heading down the stairs.
Taylew's Ruined Forge Location and Walkthrough
Ancient Rauh Ruins
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be obtained in a room full of Bloodfiends below the Viaduct Minor Tower.
Head southeast from the Viaduct Minor Tower Site of Grace and go down the lift. This lift drops down to a hallway which leads to a room full of Bloodfiends. The Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be pillaged from a corpse in one of the room's corners.
Ancient Ruins of Rauh Location Guide
All Base Game Somber Smithing Stone 8 Locations
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| ・ Scarab - Dragonbarrow ・ Pick Up - Subterranean Shunning-Grounds ・ 2x Pick Up - Lake of Rot ・ Pick Up - Moonlight Altar ・ Scarab - Mountaintops of the Giants ・ Pick Up - Mountaintops of the Giants ・ Scarab - Mountaintops of the Giants ・ Pick Up - Castle Sol ・ Pick Up - Castle Sol ・ Scarab - Consecrated Snowfield ・ Pick Up - Consecrated Snowfield ・ 2x Pick Up - Yelough Anix Tunnel ・ Scarab - Ordina, Liturgical Town ・ Pick Up - Haligtree ・ Pick Up - Crumbling Farum Azula ・ Pick Up - Crumbling Farum Azula |
Dropped by a Scarab in Caelid's Dragonbarrow West
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The earliest Somber Smithing Stone 8 you can obtain is from a Scarab located in Dragonbarrow in Caelid. This Scarab can be found on a large protruding tree root between the Dragonbarrow West and the Divine Tower of Caelid.
Caelid Map and Region Guide
Guarded by an Omen in the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds
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Once you can access Leyndell, Royal Capital, another early Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be obtained in the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds.
From the Underground Roadside, drop down the open drainage grate to the northeast and enter the pipe maze. Then, head straight without falling from the holes in the ground and turn right to the open gate. Continue heading straight until you reach a room with an omen guarding the top of the ladder. The Somber Smithing Stone 8 is in the center of this room.
Leyndell, Royal Capital Legacy Dungeon Walkthrough
Two Obtained in the Lake of Rot
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There are two other early Somber Smithing Stone 8 you can obtain in the Lake of Rot in Ainsel River. One can be obtained at the northern edge of the Lake of Rot, while the other is on the ruins to the southeast of the lake.
You can reach this area from Nokstella, Eternal City, which can also be accessed through multiple ways. You can reach this area through a portal in Renna's Rise by progressing Ranni's Quest.
Another route to Nokstella and the Lake of Rot is through a coffin in Deeproot Depth, which, in turn, can be accessed through a hidden wall at the very bottom of the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds or a coffin at the end of the Valiant Gargoyles boss arena.
Lake of Rot Location
Obtained Beneath the Illusory Floor in Moonfolk Ruins
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If you've progressed Ranni's Questline far enough, you'll get access to the Moonlight Altar, which will have one Somber Smithing Stone 8 hidden under an illusory floor in the Moonfolk Ruins.
Ranni the Witch (Renna) Quest and Location
Dropped by a Scarab Near Ancient Snow Valley Ruins
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You can find a scarab that drops a Somber Smithing Stone 8 southwest of Ancient Snow Valley Ruins at the Mountaintops of the Giants.
Mountaintops of the Giants Map Region Guide
Obtained at the Southwestern Edge of the Freezing Lake
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be obtained beside a burrowed giant crawfish in the southwestern shoreline of the Freezing Lake in the Mountaintops of the Giants.
Mountaintops of the Giants Map and Region Guide
Dropped by a Scarab Near Foot of the Forge
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A giant Scarab on top of a large stone pillar where a dead giant drops a Somber Smithing Stone 8 when defeated. The closest Site of Grace from this location is Foot of the Forge.
Mountaintops of the Giants Map and Region Guide
Obtained in Castle Sol's Outskirts
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 is obtained on the ledge south of the Castle Sol Main Gate. However, you would have to go around the castle's outskirts from the north to get there.
Castle Sol Walkthrough and Location
Obtained Beside Castle Sol's Church of the Eclipse
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be obtained on the ledge beside the Church of Eclipse in Castle Sol. Take the church's east exit and continue south to where the ledge and the ladder are. Jump onto the wall and continue walking on the edge until you reach the Somber Smithing Stone 8.
Castle Sol Walkthrough and Location
Dropped by a Scarab on a Stone Pillar in the Consecrated Snowfield
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A Scarab hanging from a stone pillar near the Consecrated Snowfield Site of Grace drops a Somber Smithing Stone 8 when defeated. Stay on the eastern wall from the Consecrated Snowfield Grace and continue north to reach this Scarab.
On Top of a Tall Stone Pillar in the Consecrated Snowfield
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Just south of the Albinauric Rise in the Consecrated Snowfields is a tall stone pillar with a Somber Smithing Stone 8 at the top. Use Torrent to double jump around the edges of the pillar to reach the top.
Two Can be Mined in Yelough Anix Tunnel
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Two Somber Smithing Stone 8 are in the Yelough Anix Tunnel, west of the Consecrated Snowfield. The first Somber Smithing Stone 8 is found in a room after dropping from the first hole on the floor in the Yelough Anix Tunnel and then crossing the ravine. Climb the ladders in this room, and the next one will be in one of the corners of the room where the Alabaster Lord spawns.
Yelough Anix Tunnel Walkthrough and Location
Dropped by a Scarab East of Ordina, Liturgical Town
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There is a Scarab perched on top of the leftmost rock pillar that drops a Somber Smithing Stone 8 upon defeat. You can find the area east of Ordina, Liturgical Town.
Obtained Near Haligtree Town Plaza
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be found on the ledge before a winged misbegotten between the Leonine Misbegotten and the Haligtree Plaza Town Site of Grace.
Miquella's Haligtree Walkthrough and Location
Obtainable After Unlocking the Farum Azula Dragon Temple Lift Area
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You can use a Stonesword Key in the Dragon Temple to unlock a lift into the Dragon Temple Lift Site of Grace. From this Site of Grace, find a way to keep going southwest into the floating debris that leads to a tower. Once you reach the tower, the Somber Smithing Stone 8 will be on the ledge to the left.
Crumbling Farum Azula Walkthrough and Location
Obtained on a Balcony North of Beside the Great Bridge Site of Grace
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A Somber Smithing Stone 8 can be obtained on a balcony north of the Beside the Great Bridge Site of Grace.
Crumbling Farum Azula Walkthrough and Location
Somber Smithing Stone 8 Overview
Somber Smithing Stone 8 Effect
 Somber Smithing Stone 8 | |
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| Reinforce special armaments up to +8 | |
| Type | Bolstering Material |
| Buy Price | Sell Price |
| 20000 | Currently unknown |
Somber Smithing Stone 8 Lore Description
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| "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." |
Elden Ring Related Guides
How to Get All Smithing Stones
Smithing Stones Guides
| All Smithing Stones | |
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| Smithing Stone 1 | Smithing Stone 2 |
| Smithing Stone 3 | Smithing Stone 4 |
| Smithing Stone 5 | Smithing Stone 6 |
| Smithing Stone 7 | Smithing Stone 8 |
| Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone | |
| All Somber Smithing Stones | |
| Somber Smithing Stone 1 | Somber Smithing Stone 2 |
| Somber Smithing Stone 3 | Somber Smithing Stone 4 |
| Somber Smithing Stone 5 | Somber Smithing Stone 6 |
| Somber Smithing Stone 7 | Somber Smithing Stone 8 |
| Somber Smithing Stone 9 | Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone |
| Somber Smithing Stones | |
