

Upgrading your weapon past +15 will require you to progress in the game. You can find the last 2 Smithing Stone (5) at Redmane Castle. You’ll have to interact with the Site of Grace near the end to leave. Head west and enter the Gael Tunnel to find 8 more Smithing Stone (4). There, you will find 8 Smithing Stone (5). Teleport back to Limgrave and take the teleporter chest at the Dragon-Burnt Ruins to get to the Sellia Crystal Tunnel.

Head up north to the Ruin-Strewn Precipice to find 9 Smithing Stone (4) and 2 Smithing Stone (5). You can also obtain the Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing (1) by defeating the boss here to buy unlimited Smithing Stone (1) and (2) at the Twin Maiden Husk if you wish. You can find 5 Smithing Stone (2) and 8 Smithing Stone (3) there. Make your way up north to the Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel to collect the rest of your Smithing Stone (2) and (3).

Head southeast to find a gazebo with 3 Smithing Stone (3) in it and slightly further north is a corpse on a chair with another 3 Smithing Stone (3). In the southwestern part of the Academy Gate Town, you’ll find another 3 Smithing Stone (2) on a corpse near a Giant Crab. Head northwest to find 3 Smithing Stone (2) in a gazebo southwest of the Temple Quarter. In tunnels, Smithing Stones can be found on the walls or floors where enemy miners are currently mining, as yellow crystals on the ground, or on corpses lying around.Įxit the tunnel and follow the road going up north to Stormhill. When you get to the end of the collapsed bridge, jump down to the cliffside on the left and follow the path up to Liurnia of the Lakes. Next head south to the Limgrave Tunnels to find 8 more Smithing Stone (1). Make one destroy the stone statue in the area to get 5 Smithing Stone (1) and a Smithing Stone (2). Starting from Limgrave, head up north to Stormhill and go to the cliffside southeast of the Warmaster’s Shack where a bunch of Trolls are hanging out. It isn't possible to get a +24 weapon without clearing some dungeons (namely Leyndell), but you can get at least up to a +15 right at the beginning of the game just through exploration and avoiding enemies. Once you’ve opened a map to a new place, you can find new tunnels by looking for a small black semi-circles surrounded by a faint orange outline on the map. The best place to find regular Smithing Stones in bulk are in tunnels around the world. Early Max Level Regular Weapon in Elden Ring
