Weapon upgrades are king inElden Ring. Players tackling FromSoftware’s first open-world adventure will have a hard time without the right gear to fight off the hordes of vicious enemies.Among the strongest weapons inElden Ringare the boss weapons, usually retrieved by trading in Remembrance at the Roundtable Hold; however, these weapons cannot be upgraded with ordinary Smithing Stones, but instead require Somber Smithing Stones.
Rarer than their ordinary counterparts, finding Somber Smithing Stones can be a challenge inElden Ring. The best way tounlock unlimited Somber Smithing Stonesfor purchase is by finding Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing’s across the map togive to the Twin Maiden Husks in the Roundtable Hold. This guide willhelp players find Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing (4)to help upgrade the Tarnished’s rarer weapons to +7 and +8.
Where to Find the Bell Bearing (Location Spoilers Ahead)
In order to find Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing (4), the player must firstjourney to Crumbling Farum Azula, a Legacy Dungeon to the west, only reachable by teleportation. This location isaccessed via the Forge of the Giants Site of Graceafter players make their way through the Mountaintop of the Giants and kill the Fire Giant. After talking to Melina at the Site of Grace, she will teleport the player to the Dungeon.
Crumbling Farum Azula shouldonly be tackled by Tarnished above level 100,ensuring not to go over certain level caps, with weapons upgraded as high as possible.
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To reach the Bell Bearing,head to the Tempest-Facing Balcony Site of Grace. From the first Site of Grace, players will come across the ‘Crumbling Beast Grave Depths'; headforward and take a left past the archway.
Head down the stairs and jump onto a long, curved platformleading to two towers. At the end,head left through an archwayilluminated by torchlight andtake a right to the Crumbling Beast Grave Site of Grace.
Continue forward, past a sarcophagus andthrough an archway to the leftflanked by wall sconces and pots. Keep going through another archway andhead down some stairs and to the right; players will pass between rows of braziers andthrough another archway.
Here, they’llreach the Tempest-Facing Balcony Site of Grace, overlooking the shattered, tempest-tossed ruins of a city,one of the many hidden locations inElden Ring.On the north side of the balconyis a broken rail leading out to a cliff; simplydrop down andsee the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing (4) resting on a body at the edge.
After grabbing the Bell Bearing, travel to the Roundtable Hold and follow the left passage to the Twin Maiden Husks, who sell items to the player. Offer them the Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing (4), and they will be supplied with an unlimited stock ofSomber Smithing Stone [7]andSomber Smithing Stone [8]for 16000 and 20000 runes, respectively.
Elden Ringis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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