How do you get a plus 10 somber weapon in Elden Ring?
To get a plus 10 somber weapon in Elden Ring, you will need to follow a few steps and understand how somber upgrading works in the game.
The process of somber upgrading
Somber upgrading is different from regular upgrading. The process starts with obtaining the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, which strengthens special armaments. With this stone, you can upgrade special weapons up to +10. Unlike regular upgrading, which is tied to level, Somber upgrading can be performed separately.
Acquiring the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone
The Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone can be acquired from specific areas of the location, dropped by certain enemies or bosses, gifted by NPCs, or sold by merchants. Keep in mind that the available Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone quantity is limited to only 8 throughout the game. This is to ensure balance and keep upgradable special weapons within bounds.
Upgrading through Somber Smithing
To upgrade your Somber weapon to +10, you need to perform several steps. Here are the steps you need to take:
- Get the Reinforce weapon enchantment for your specific armament (bonfire or blacksmith) to reach +0.5 upgrade.
- Acquire Large Ember at Andri. Modify equipment can be applied to take an upgrade step from +5 to +6 at a blacksmith.
- Now, Reinforce Weapon Upgrade can help you skip all the upgrades by going straight from +0 to +10 in certain cases (check which and how by testing them!)
Finding Somber Weapon Locations and Enemies/Bosses Dropping Smithing Stones
Here is the information on finding Somber Smithing Stone locations, Enemies, and Bosses.
| Area Locations | Drops by Enemy/ Bosses |
|---|---|
| Nepheli Loux | Gatekeeper Gostoc has Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone for sale after his quest is completed for a price |
| Lyndell, Ashen | Crumbling Farum Azula, found in Ashen Castle |
| * Leyndell, Ashen Capital , Found in certain Location | |
| Elphael, bracelet of Haligtree (Prayer Room). Found inside the Chamber after completing some quests | |
| Prayer Room Body has Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone | |
| Elphael, Brnace | of *Haligtree: |
| Elphael, | |
HaligTree::Prayer Room & |
Found in different quests |
As you play through Elden Ring, you might collect more Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones without realizing you were doing it. They aren't wasted, just yet. Don't go collecting them willy-nilly, just in case because you could use any new ones after you finally beat the story. Now make sure it's easier so you could upgrade at whatever level when you upgrade Somber upgrades.
Finally to get +10 weapons requires ancient dragons's smithing stone which should be combined with Smithing Stone at a designated Area as mentioned at and the level of and more. With the guide.