Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

How to Upgrade Weapons in the DLC

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This is a guide to upgrading your weapons in Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. Read on to learn how to upgrade your weapons in the DLC, the best weapons to upgrade in the DLC, and all the smithing stone locations in the DLC's map.

List of Contents

How to Upgrade Weapons in the DLC
Recommended Weapon Level for the DLC
Best DLC Weapons to Upgrade
Related Guides

How to Upgrade Weapons in the DLC

No New Upgrade Methods But has New More Materials

Blacksmith Hewg

The way to upgrade your weapons in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC remains unchanged from the base game. However, the DLC does offer more ways to farm Smithing Stones and more ways to get max level Smithing Stones.

All Smithing Stones

Smithing Stone	How to Get
Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	Obtained from a Corpse in Taylew's Ruined Forge.
Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	Obtained from a Corpse in Taylew's Ruined Forge.
Smithing Stone 7	Found from a Corpse right inside the Ruined Forge Lava Intake dungeon.
Smithing Stone 5	Froun from a Corpse Guarded by a Golem in Ruined Forge Lava Intake.
Smithing Stone 2	Found from a corpse near the dropping slime in Ruined Forge Lava Intake.

We're currently updating this page with a list of all DLC Smithing Stones. If you've found any not listed, let us know in the comments!

How to Get All Smithing Stones

All Smithing Stones Farming Areas

Smithing Stones	Farming Method
Smithing Stones 1-4	Ruined Forge Lava Intake: Head inside the dungeon and kill the Lava Slimes. The slimes all have a chance of droping Smithing Stones levels 1 to 4.
Smithing Stone 3-5	Main Gate Plaza, Shadow Keep: Climb the stairs leading to the upper levels of the keep. There will be several Messmer's soldiers that you'll encounter on your way up (8 in total). All of Messmer's soldiers have a chance of dropping Smithing Stones 5-7.
Smithing Stone 5-7	Ruined Forge Lava Intake: Smithing Stones 5-7 can be farmed by killing the golems that inhabit the area. Aim for the ruby on their backs to easily kill them. Each golem has a chance to drop smithing stones 5-7.
Smithing Stone 7-8	Specimen Storehouse, Shadow Keep: Fire Knights drop Smithing Stones 7-8 and one spawns extremely near the Storehouse, Seventh Floor in Shadow Keep. Keep on defeating it to obtain Smithing Stones 7-8.

All Somber Smithing Stones

Somber Smithing Stones	How to Get
Somber Smithing Stone 9	Obtained by killing the Scarab just outside of Taylew's Ruined Forge.
Somber Smithing Stone 8	Found at the top of the pipe inside Taylew's Ruined Forge.
Somber Smithing Stone 7	Dropped by a Scarab just north of the Ancient Ruines Base.
Somber Smithing Stone 6	Obtained from the corpse guarded by the Lava Golem in the Ruined Forge Lava Intake.
Somber Smithing Stone 1	Can be looted of the corpse just on the outskirts of Castle Ensis.

We're currently updating this page with a list of all DLC Somber Smithing Stones. If you've found any not listed, let us know in the comments!

Somber Smithing Stones Farming Guide

Recommended Weapon Level for the DLC

+24 for Standard and + 9 For Somber Weapons

Due to the difficulty of the DLC, we recommend starting the Shadow of the Erdtree with at least +24 Non-Somber or +9 Somber Weapons. Unless you're playing in an NG+ cycle, +24 or +9 should be more than enough for the early and mid-game of the DLC.

Best DLC Weapons

Only Upgrade To Max Level if Finalizing Your Build

Since max upgrade stones are limited per New Game cycle, you should only +25 or +10 a weapon if you plan to use it as your main weapon for the DLC. Otherwise, it would be better to save them up in case one of the new DLC weapons appeals to your playstyle.

Best DLC Weapons to Upgrade

Weapon	Scaling	Why Upgrade It?
Backhand Blade	STR: D DEX: D	Backhand Blades are perfect for players who want to give their DEX builds more variety, offering the agility of a dagger with the reach of a regular katana.
Black Steel Greathammer	STR: D DEX: D	A great STR+FAI weapon that caters to the Guard Counter playstyle since it gets empowered when used to counterattack.
Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword	STR: D DEX: E ARC: D	This unique weapon scales with STR and ARC, making it perfect for ARC builds that center around colossals and Dragon Communion incantations.
Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana	STR: D DEX: D	On of the new Great Katanas available in the DLC. Its a great STR+DEX weapon that can also deal bonus damage against dragons using its Ash of War.
Milady	STR: D DEX: D	Milady is Light Greatsword that has a unique moveset which allows its light and heavy attacks to flow seamlessly together. Perfect for builds that have highly aggressive playstyles.
Star-Lined Sword	STR: E DEX: C INT: D	The Star-Lined Sword is a DEX-INT katana that can perform sweeping AoE attacks that deal magic damage. Perfect as a main-hand weapon for INT builds if you're tired of the Moonveil.
Sword of Night	DEX: C	Sword of Night is a DEX-scaling katana that has an Ash of War similar to Rivers of Blood's Corpse Piler. Offering high stagger damage and the ability to proc Bleed, this weapon can fit into any pure DEX build's arsenal.
Rellana's Twin Blades	STR: D FAI: D DEX: D INT: D	Probably one of the most unique weapons in the DLC, Rellana's Twin Blades are the Sword of Night and Flame equivalent for Spellsword builds.
Sword of Darkness	STR: D DEX: E FAI: E	While it isn't the Blasphemous Blade, the Sword of Darkness is a great FAI weapon to add to your build since its Ash of War has great AoE damage on top of decent STR scaling for hybrid STR-FAI builds.
Pata	STR: D DEX: D	The Pata is a fist weapon with some of the longest reach in the game. If you're tired of your Star Fists and Katars missing in combat, then definitely get and upgrade this weapon for a more satisfying, fist-only run.

Best DLC Weapons

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