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Now this is living.

I repeat: 97!

Elden Ring smith

What the hell,FromSoftware?

What am I gonna do with one stone, Miyazaki?

See how many times I can skip it across the surface of the Lake of Rot?

Elden Ring combat

Iexclusivelyuse somber weapons on new characters for this exact reason.

This is especially true of the throwable Smithscript weapons, which all use smithing stones.

It seems kind of stupid to get one or two at a time then, doesn’t it?

Elden Ring DLC spear throw

I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.

Can I just live here, kindly?

Everything is so cheap.

Aran holds a huge sword aloft, mouth open in a battle cry in the promotional key art for Blades of Fire used as the header on storefronts

I didn’t even need to buy stones most of the time in Shadow of the Erdtree.

Every last one, including the freebie on the anvil at the first church.

That should be two free stones for a starter upgrade and I won’t hear any argument.

Avowed

Ask me how I know.

Somber stones are just that much more available, and they’ve had it too good for too long.

Some duplicate smithing stones aren’t going to hurt game balance in the slightest.

Elden Ring Nightreign

I’m not asking for a power boost here, and I certainly don’t want somber weapons nerfed.

Here are some handyElden Ring smithing stonelocations to help you on your way.

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