Elden Ring: All Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone locations
Find all 35 Ancient and Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones across both Elden Ring and Shadow Of The Erdtree
Need more Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones in Elden Ring? Smithing Stones will only take you so far when upgrading your weapons. To truly get the best weapons in Elden Ring, you need to use Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones - and their even rarer cousins, Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones. These are the only crafting materials that will allow you to upgrade a weapon to +25 - the highest weapon level in the game. Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones are used to upgrade normal weapons (like the Uchigatana), while Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones are used to upgrade special weapons (like Bloodhound's Fang).
Unlike regular Smithing Stones and Somber Smithing Stones, which can be purchased infinitely, the Ancient Dragon variants are finite. In fact, you can only find a maximum of 21 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones and 14 Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones per playthrough in the entire base game and expansion combined. What's more, they're not easy to find; many of them are hidden away in hard-to-reach spots, or at the end of long side quests.
Below we've compiled an exhaustive list of all 35 Somber and Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone locations across both Elden Ring and its Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC. You can use the interactive maps and location lists below to track down each one to perfect your favourite weapons, and you can even use our tables to check off the Stones you've already found to help keep track of your progress!
All Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone locations in Elden Ring
There is a grand total of 13 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones and 8 Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones in the base game of Elden Ring. Below is the full list of all their locations, along with an interactive map which you can use to pinpoint each location.
Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones:
| No. | Location | Found! |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rewarded by Nepheli Loux in the Stormveil Castle throne room at the end of her (and Kenneth Haight's) questline. You must not give Nepheli Seluvis's Potion in order to reach this particular quest ending and receive the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone reward. | |
| 2 | Can be purchased for 20,000 Runes from Gatekeeper Gostoc in the Stormveil Castle throne room at the end of Nepheli Loux's and Kenneth Haight's questline. Again, you must not give Nepheli Seluvis's Potion if you want to end the quest in this manner. | |
| 3 | Rewarded by Witch-Hunter Jerren if you side with him against Sorceress Sellen at the end of their joint questline. After you kill Sellen at the Grand Library in the Raya Lucaria Academy, speak to Jerren to receive the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. | |
| 4 | Found in the Mountaintops Of The Giants. Head to the giant skull south-east of the Church Of Repose in the south of the region. Jump inside the mouth of the skull and loot the corpse inside to obtain the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. | |
| 5 | Rewarded by Gurranq, Beast Clergyman in Caelid after you feed him all 9 Deathroot. You can also claim this same Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone by fully killing Gurranq when he attacks you in his Bestial Sanctum, although this is not recommended as it locks you out of the other rewards you gain throughout his questline. | |
| 6 | Dropped by the two Night's Cavalry bosses near the wagon at night in the centre of the Consecrated Snowfield. You must kill both Night's Cavalry in order to claim the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. | |
| 7 | Found on a corpse inside the Yelough Anix Tunnel on the western edge of the Consecrated Snowfield. The corpse is found by the northern wall in the area with the Alabaster Lord, about halfway into the dungeon. | |
| 8 | Found on a corpse in the Consecrated Snowfield, above Great Wyrm Theodorix's arena. You can find Great Wyrm Theodorix at the end of the frozen river heading east, near the Cave Of The Forlorn entrance. | |
| 9 | Found on a corpse in Miquella's Haligtree, at the base of a marble statue guarded by a Leonine Misbegotten. This area is found a short way along the main path beyond the "Haligtree Town" Site Of Grace. | |
| 10 | Can be looted from a chest in Miquella's Haligtree, shortly after defeating Loretta, Knight Of The Haligtree. Take the elevator up to the top of the tower to find the chest and the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone within. | |
| 11 | Dropped by the first Ancient Dragon in Crumbling Farum Azula, which attacks you on the curved platform just beyond the Crumbling Beast Grave Site Of Grace. | |
| 12 | Found on a corpse in Crumbling Farum Azula, shortly after the Godskin Duo boss fight. The corpse is hanging on the edge of a floating platform beyond the spiral staircase, and is guarded by a single Beastman Of Farum Azula. | |
| 13 | Dropped by the red-lightning-summoning Ancient Dragon in Crumbling Farum Azula, towards the end of the region. |
Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones:
| No. | Location | Found! |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found in Mohgwyn Palace, in a chest at the base of the large statue opposite the lift to Mohg's arena. The chest is guarded by several Albinaurics and a Sanguine Noble. | |
| 2 | Dropped by Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater after defeating her third invasion in the Consecrated Snowfield by the frozen river, south of Ordina. | |
| 3 | Rewarded by Latenna at the end of her questline in the Apostate Derelict, in the northwest corner of the Consecrated Snowfield. | |
| 4 | Found on a corpse in Miquella's Haligtree, guarded by a Putrid Avatar on the outer circular walkway in Elphael. | |
| 5 | Looted from a chest in Miquella's Haligtree, beyond the Prayer Room Site Of Grace. From the large balcony beyond the Cleanrot Knights, jump onto the nearby sloped platform and into the arched doorway at the top, where you'll find the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. | |
| 6 | Rewarded by Millicent after completing her questline at the end of Miquella's Haligtree. You must defeat Malenia, Blade Of Miquella, and insert the Unalloyed Gold Needle to the Scarlet Aeonia in Malenia's arena to receive Miquella's Needle and the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. | |
| 7 | Found on the floor in a gazebo near the end of Crumbling Farum Azula. The gazebo can be found just beyond the red-lightning-summoning Ancient Dragon, southeast of the Dragon Temple Rooftop Site Of Grace. | |
| 8 | Found on a corpse in Leyndell, Ashen Capital, only after defeating Maliketh, The Black Blade. From the Leyndell, Ashen Capital Site Of Grace, head west alongside the dragon and use the ledge to reach a ruin on your left. Go up the ladder and stairs, and jump over the railings on your right into an arena with a Twin-Blade Gargoyle. The corpse is at the far end of this arena. |
All Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone locations in Shadow Of The Erdtree
The Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC adds a total of 8 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones and 6 Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones to Elden Ring, all found within the Realm Of Shadow. Here are their locations, alongside an interactive map to help you pinpoint each one.
Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones:
| No. | Location | Found! |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found at the top of the Suppressing Pillar, on the cliff in the southeast corner of the Gravesite Plain. | |
| 2 | Dropped by the Magma Wyrm inside the Dragon's Pit in the Gravesite Plain, near the Suppressing Pillar. | |
| 3 | Found in the Ruined Forge Lava Intake in the Gravesite Plain. At the very end of the dungeon, ascend the large angled pipe and examine the altar in the final room to obtain the Anvil Hammer and an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. | |
| 4 | Found in the Ruined Forge Of Starfall Past, in Scadu Altus. At the very end of the dungeon, examine the altar in the final room to obtain the Ancient Meteroic Ore Greatsword and an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. | |
| 5 | Found in Taylew's Ruined Forge in Rauh Base. In the room guarded by two Smithing Golems, the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone can be looted from the balcony. | |
| 6 | Found in Taylew's Ruined Forge in Rauh Base. At the very end of the dungeon, examine the altar in the final room to obtain Taylew The Golem Smith Spirit Ashes and an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. | |
| 7 | Found on a corpse in Jagged Peak, in a cave guarded by Skeletal Slimes just before the Jagged Peak Summit Site Of Grace. | |
| 8 | Dropped by Ancient Dragon Senessax in the Jagged Peak, in a cavern near the Jagged Peak Summit Site Of Grace. |
Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones:
| No. | Location | Found! |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dropped by the Ghostflame Dragon in the lake on the outskirts of Belurat in the Gravesite Plain. | |
| 2 | Dropped by the Ghostflame Dragon in the centre of the Cerulean Coast. | |
| 3 | Dropped by the Ghostflame Dragon in Scadu Altus, on Moorth Highway heading south towards Fort Reprimand. | |
| 4 | Found on a corpse in Jagged Peak, in a cave guarded by Skeletal Slimes just before the Jagged Peak Summit Site Of Grace. | |
| 5 | Dropped by Ancient Dragon Senessax in the Jagged Peak, in a cavern near the Jagged Peak Summit Site Of Grace. | |
| 6 | Found on a corpse in Enir-Ilim, on some steps at the bottom of the elevator just before the Cleansing Chamber Anteroom Site Of Grace. This area is guarded by a Curseblade. |
That wraps up our guide to all the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone locations available in Elden Ring and Shadow Of The Erdtree. If you want to prepare yourself even more for the strongest enemies on your journey, look no further than our guides on the best builds and best armor in the game. For the DLC in particular, you should also prioritise tracking down all the Scadutree Fragments to make yourself as strong as possible. And for everything else, check out our beginner's guide to Elden Ring and list of things to do first!