Elden Ring: All Ancient Somber Smithing Stone Locations

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Elden Ring's massive commercial appeal as 'an open-world RPG from the mind of George R. R. Martin' (ostensibly) has pulled people into its maelstrom who'd never have considered playing a game like Dark Souls or Bloodborne - maybe even explicitly avoided them due to their daunting reputation. I've no doubt that Elden Ring has opened many peoples' eyes to the wonder of FromSoft games, but I've also seen the Facebook and Twitter posts of confused (and relatively casual) gamers who have struggled to understand what this weird-ass game wants from them. What superficially may look like a Skyrim or a Witcher 3 is anything but.


The first Somber Ancient Smithing Stone in the Mountaintops of the Giants can be found on the frozen river in the Consecrated Snowfield . Run along the river until you reach the location marked on the map above and get invaded by Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater . Defeating her will provide you with the fifth smithing stone on this l


Return to the Prayer Room Site of Grace and exit the room to the North. This time, upon exiting the room, look east below you. A large path will outline the edge of this massive structure. There are multiple ways to reach this path; once you get to it, run all the way Southwest until you come across a dead body with the Somber Ancient Smithing St

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From the fourth brazier, head north, past a couple of stone torches lighting the path. From there, turn north/northwest. It is also directly northeast of the third brazier, near the right side of the crumbling bridge ruins. You will spot a couple of floating lightning orbs nearby. These lightning orbs send out a volley of devastating lightning attacks, but only for a couple of seconds before they (the orbs) fade away. They can spell a quick death for those unwary, but when you initiate lighting the torch, you will become invulnerable for a short time, allowing you to avoid most of their atta


The eighth and final brazier is located just west of the seventh, but you’ll need to head north and loop back south in order to reach it, as it’s up on a higher plateau . Be careful in this area; several Ancestral Follower Spirit archers are lurking about, and the area is patrolled by fairly aggressive rats. Once you reach the brazier, you’ll find it guarded by two Ancient Follower Spirits, four smaller rats, and one giant rat. It’s probably best to pull the rats and deal with them first, then backstab the two Ancestral Follower Spir


Return to the Siofra River Bank site of grace. With the eight braziers lit, you can now challenge the Ancestor Spirit boss, accessible by interacting with its bones in the Hollowhorn Grounds , which are located just to the east of the Siofra River Bank site of grace. After defeating the Ancestor Spirit boss, you will acquire the Ancestral Follower Spirit Ash


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Fort Gael is more than worth the effort, however, as it is home to some powerful tools. In and around Fort Gael, you can acquire the Flames, Grant Me Strength incantation, Starscourge Heirloom Talisman, and the Katar fist weapon—along with several other powerful tools which any Tarnished would des


A little to the north of the Siofra River Bank site of grace, you’ll find a wooded path heading northwest toward the second brazier. You’ll need to contend with several Ancestral Follower Spirits here, who can be difficult to fight more than one at a time. If you head up the right side of the rock wall toward the brazier, you should come up behind most, allowing you a chance to open with a back s


After riding up and defeating the magical archer, continue around the left side of the keep. Once you reach the rear of the keep, you’ll come across two Flame Chariot enemies sitting against the wall. Between them, you can loot the powerful incantation, Flame, Grant Me Strength . After approaching the central pile of burning bodies, several will rise from the pile and try to explode on you (you can loot six smoldering butterflies off of the corpse on the fire). This battle can prove extremely challenging, so if you’re having trouble acquiring the incantation, you’ll be able to approach the incantation from a different angle shor