Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones are special upgrade materials that allow you to strengthen your special weapons and shields by a whole +10 in Elden Ring.
Once your armaments have reached +9 with the help of Somber Smithing Stone 9, your next (and final) step to max out your weapons and shields will be to start searching for Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones.
Note that the Somber Ancient Dragon Stone pieces differ from the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones. The latter is specifically for regular armaments.
There are a total of 8 Somber Dragon Smithing Stones that you can find in Elden Ring. Similar to the other Smithing Stones, be ready to travel across the map to find all of them.
Miquella’s Haligtree Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones
- Head into the Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree dungeon, and go to the Prayer Room Site of Grace in Elden Ring. From there, go down the path that leads to the city and run to the end of the path. Then, go into the pavilion to your right and defeat the soldiers. Run up the support beam that’s positioned diagonally, and it will lead you to a small alcove with a chest inside that contains the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
- Once you have defeated Malenia, get the Unalloyed Gold Needle from her scarlet flower and take it to the Scarlet Aeonia within the same room. You will get a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone in return.
- Return to the Prayer Room Site of Grace and go down the path below you. There will be a Putrid Avatar on the path, guarding a doorway.
Instead of going toward the doorway, go down the path to your right until you find a corpse to loot for another Somber Dragon Stone.
Mountaintops of the Giants Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones
The Mountaintops of the Giants allow you to access the Consecrated Snowfield and provide you with two more Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones in Elden Ring.
- Head to the Consecrated Ground on the northern side of the Consecrated Snowfield. In this area, you’ll find a ghost town called Ordina, Liturgical Town. On the frozen river southwest of this town, Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater, will do her third invasion. She will drop a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone if you defeat her here. This is the earliest Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone you can find, so if you haven’t got that far in Elden Ring, this is where you should look first.
- The other Somber Ancient Stone in Elden Ring can be obtained as a reward for completing Latenna’s questline. She awards the stone after you summon her in front of the Albinauric Woman.
Moving north from the Walking Mausoleum in the Consecrated Snowfield, you can easily find the castle.
Crumbling Farum Azula Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone
You will be farming Crumbling Farum Azula a lot in Elden Ring for a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone and several Somber Smithing Stone 8 and Somber Stone 9.
- Make your way to the Dragon Temple Rooftop Site of Grace. From there, head towards the plaza to the southeast. You will see a Farum Azula Dragon at the end of the plaza. Defeat the dragon and go inside the gazebo behind him to find the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
Leyndell Royal Capital Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone
- Head to Leyndell, Ashen Capital, and go to the main Site of Grace inside in Elden Ring. Go inside the building to the west (past the dragon). Climb the ladder to reach the upper area to find a corpse next to a gargoyle. Loot that dead body for another Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
Siofra River Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone
For the last Somber Ancient Stone, you have to move toward the palace located in Siofra Region.
- Head to the Dynasty Mausoleum Midpoint, located in Mohgwyn Palace. Go towards the giant statue and look below it to find a chest containing the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
Can You Buy Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones in Elden Ring?
There is no Bell Bearing available in Elden Ring that you can give Twin Maiden Husks to buy Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones. So, the only way to get them is to look for them in the world. There is also no location to farm infinite Somber Ancient Dragon Stones. Your only bet to get more of this upgrade material is to start a New Game Plus in Elden Ring.
