Elden Ring: Where To Find All Smithing Stone Miner's Bell Bearings

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Upgrading most weapons in will require players to gather Smithing Stones, which are available to buy at the Twin Maiden Husks if players find all the Smithing Stone Miner’s Bell Bearings. As players level up and explore the Lands Between, they will come across various ranks of Smithing Stones in . These can often be found as loot in the game’s many locations but can also be farmed by killing specific enemies. Acquiring Somber Stone miner’s Bell Bearings also unlocks Smithing Stones to purchase, which makes the process of upgrading armaments far easier.

There are a total of nine ranks of Smithing Stones in Elden Ring, and fully upgrading a weapon to +25 will require players to gather 12 of each, except for the last rank, which requires a single rare Smithing Stone called an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. As players explore and find several armaments they might want to use, acquiring the ability to buy upgrade materials will provide a lot of versatility regarding their choice of equipment.

To use the Great Runes found on main bosses in Elden Ring, players will need to climb Divine Towers and consume Rune Arcs to gain their effects.

The first Miner’s Bell Bearing is found in Liurnia of the Lakes and will require players to defeat the Crystalean boss in the Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel. Although this boss might seem intimidating at first, it is very accessible, as the trick to defeating it is breaking its poise. Crystalean bosses are very resistant to most forms of damage. However, after breaking their poise, they become brittle and more susceptible to all attacks.

To break an enemy's poise, players should keep performing charged attacks and jumping heavy attacks. Players must keep up the pressure, as enemies will slowly recover their poise over time in . After breaking the Crystalean's poise, players will be able to perform a critical hit to do massive damage and permanently lower their defenses. After that, players can either fight it as they usually would or