Elden Ring Somber Bell Bearing Locations: All 5

Quick Answer: Get bearing 1 from the Fallingstar Beast in Sellia Crystal Tunnel, bearing 2 from the Crystalian duo in Altus Tunnel, bearing 3 outside First Church of Marika, bearing 4 beside Tempest-Facing Balcony, and bearing 5 in the church before Beside the Great Bridge. Offer each item to the Twin Maiden Husks at Roundtable Hold. Together they unlock unlimited purchases of Somber Smithing Stones 1–9 for Runes, but not the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone needed for +10.

Version and current status — checked August 30, 2026: Bandai Namco’s current Patch 1.17 notes specify App Ver. 1.17 and Regulation Ver. 1.17 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The update changes some Realm of Shadow rewards but does not list changes to these five base-game pickups or their shop unlocks. Bandai Namco also confirms that Tarnished Edition is available on Nintendo Switch 2; this guide does not assign the 1.17 title-screen number to that port because the patch page does not do so. Shadow of the Erdtree and the Tarnished Pack are not required for any location below.

What do Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearings unlock?

Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearings unlock repeatable Somber Smithing Stone purchases at the Twin Maiden Husks; they do not give you free stones or upgrade a weapon automatically. You still pay Runes for every stone, then take the materials and weapon to Smithing Master Hewg at Roundtable Hold.

1. Travel to Roundtable Hold after collecting a bearing.
2. Speak to the Twin Maiden Husks.
3. Choose the option to offer a bell bearing and hand over the Somberstone Miner’s item.
4. Open the Husks’ purchase inventory and buy the newly unlocked stone tiers.
5. Speak to Hewg and strengthen a compatible special armament.

The name matters. Somberstone Miner’s bearings supply the numbered Somber stones used by special armaments. Smithing-Stone Miner’s bearings are a different set for standard Smithing Stones. If the shop gains the wrong material family, check which bearing you offered.

Where are all five Somber Smithing Stone bell bearings?

All five locations follow the main game’s broad progression from Caelid to Altus Plateau, Mountaintops of the Giants, and Crumbling Farum Azula. Use this checklist to confirm both the pickup and the stock it should add.

Bearing	Region and nearest landmark	How to get it	Shop unlock
Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 1	Caelid — Sellia Crystal Tunnel	Defeat the Fallingstar Beast at the end of the tunnel	Somber Smithing Stone 1 and 2
Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 2	Altus Plateau — Altus Tunnel	Defeat the two Crystalian bosses	Somber Smithing Stone 3 and 4
Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 3	Mountaintops of the Giants — First Church of Marika	Loot the corpse in the snow outside the church	Somber Smithing Stone 5 and 6
Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 4	Crumbling Farum Azula — Tempest-Facing Balcony	Loot the corpse at the nearby cliff edge	Somber Smithing Stone 7 and 8
Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 5	Crumbling Farum Azula — church before Beside the Great Bridge	Loot the guarded corpse at the altar	Somber Smithing Stone 9

The late-game routes are easier to orient once the relevant regions are visible. GamerHeadlines’ Elden Ring map fragment checklist covers the base game and Realm of Shadow separately, so you can reveal the Lands Between regions without mistaking a DLC map objective for one of these base-game bearings.

Where is Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 1?

Bell Bearing 1 drops from the Fallingstar Beast at the end of Sellia Crystal Tunnel in Caelid and unlocks Somber Smithing Stones 1 and 2. IGN’s item reference confirms both the boss drop and the two shop tiers.

1. Reach Sellia Crystal Tunnel through its Caelid entrance near Sellia, or use the trapped chest in Agheel Lake that transports you into the mine.
2. If the trap brought you in early, descend from the arrival area and activate the tunnel’s Site of Grace before attempting the dungeon.
3. Follow the mine route upward through the wooden structures and rooftops.
4. Enter the final arena and defeat the Fallingstar Beast.
5. Collect the bearing from the boss reward, then offer it at Roundtable Hold.

The trap route is access, not a shortcut past the boss. If the mine’s enemies are too punishing, activate the grace, leave, and return after improving your weapon and survivability rather than forcing the fight.

Where is Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 2?

Bell Bearing 2 is the reward for defeating both Crystalians at the end of Altus Tunnel and unlocks Somber Smithing Stones 3 and 4. The tunnel is on Altus Plateau, southeast of the Forest-Spanning Greatbridge area and south of the local Minor Erdtree.

1. Enter Altus Tunnel and activate its Site of Grace.
2. Follow the dungeon’s main path to the boss fog; the bearing is not a chest or wall pickup.
3. Defeat the Crystalian duo to receive the item.
4. Offer it to the Twin Maiden Husks and confirm that tiers 3 and 4 appear.

Crystalians begin with strong damage resistance. Repeated hits eventually break their stance and make subsequent damage much more effective, so avoid abandoning the fight merely because the opening attacks look unusually weak. IGN’s Bell Bearing 2 entry corroborates the dungeon, duo and unlocked tiers.

Where is Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 3?

Bell Bearing 3 is on a corpse in the snow immediately outside the First Church of Marika in Mountaintops of the Giants, and it unlocks Somber Smithing Stones 5 and 6. No boss kill is attached to the pickup itself.

1. Progress until the Mountaintops of the Giants region is available.
2. Reach First Church of Marika and activate its grace.
3. Check the snow at the church entrance for a sprawled corpse.
4. Loot the corpse, then return the bearing to Roundtable Hold.

The surrounding area can still be dangerous, so “no boss required” does not mean the route is enemy-free. The exact church placement and tier pair are independently listed in IGN’s Bell Bearing 3 reference.

Where is Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 4?

Bell Bearing 4 rests on a corpse at the cliff edge directly north of, and overlooking the area from, the Tempest-Facing Balcony Site of Grace in Crumbling Farum Azula. Offering it unlocks Somber Smithing Stones 7 and 8.

1. Reach Crumbling Farum Azula and activate Tempest-Facing Balcony.
2. From the grace, search the immediately adjacent overlooking edge rather than pushing deep toward the next major encounter.
3. Loot the corpse at the cliff edge.
4. Offer the bearing to the Twin Maiden Husks and check for tiers 7 and 8.

This is a field pickup, not a boss reward. If it appears to be missing, confirm that you are at Tempest-Facing Balcony rather than another Farum Azula grace with a similar ruined-stone view. IGN’s item page identifies the same corpse and shop stock.

Where is Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 5?

Bell Bearing 5 is on a corpse at an altar inside the ruined church shortly before the Beside the Great Bridge Site of Grace in Crumbling Farum Azula, and it unlocks unlimited Somber Smithing Stone 9 purchases. The first-time approach starts from Dragon Temple Rooftop.

1. Begin at Dragon Temple Rooftop and continue down the rooftops toward the dragon.
2. Move past the dragon area and continue west up the route.
3. Cross the gap through the broken structures and enter the church on the path toward Beside the Great Bridge.
4. Deal with or evade the Beastmen guarding the room.
5. Loot the corpse at the altar, then offer the bearing at Roundtable Hold.

If Beside the Great Bridge is already active, backtracking from that grace can be shorter than repeating the rooftop approach. The IGN route description confirms the church, nearby grace and Dragon Temple Rooftop approach.

Can bell bearings buy the stone needed for a +10 weapon?

No Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing unlocks the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone required for +10. The five bearings stop at an unlimited supply of tiers 1–9; the final material remains finite and must come from world pickups or quest rewards.

That distinction changes how you should plan upgrades. The renewable tiers let you raise and compare many Somber weapons through +9, but using a +10 stone is still a limited commitment. If the weapon is part of a heavy setup, compare its requirements and alternatives in the GamerHeadlines Elden Ring Strength build guide before spending the final material.

Do Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearings carry into New Game Plus?

Yes. Once offered to the Twin Maiden Husks, the liberated Somberstone Miner shop stock carries into New Game Plus. Bandai Namco made that behavior explicit in the official Patch 1.05 notes, which name Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearings among the carried-over shop unlocks.

The important action is offering the bearing, not merely holding it in inventory. Hand in all five and verify the shop before starting the next journey so the recorded stock is in the state you expect.

Which Somber bell bearings should you collect first?

Collect bearings 1 and 2 when their mine bosses fit your current progression, then pick up 3, 4 and 5 as the main route reaches their late-game regions. There is no benefit to forcing Farum Azula early when its bearings supply tiers intended for later upgrades.

• Early supply: Bearing 1 covers +1 and +2 materials.
• Mid-game supply: Bearing 2 covers +3 and +4.
• Late-game supply: Bearing 3 adds +5 and +6.
• Endgame supply: Bearings 4 and 5 add +7 through +9.

A useful check after every hand-in is to open the shop immediately and look for the expected tiers. That catches a mistaken standard-stone bearing or an unoffered inventory item before you travel away.

What common mistakes prevent the new stones from appearing?

The most common problem is confusing Somberstone Miner’s bearings with regular Smithing-Stone Miner’s bearings, followed by forgetting to offer the item before opening the shop. Use this checklist before assuming the game is bugged:

• Confirm the key item begins with Somberstone Miner’s.
• Use the Twin Maiden Husks’ bell-bearing hand-in option; possession alone does not unlock stock.
• Reopen the purchase inventory after offering the item.
• Check the expected tier pair from the table rather than looking for every tier after one bearing.
• Remember that stones still cost Runes.
• Do not search for a sixth Somberstone Miner’s bearing for +10; no unlimited final-stone bearing exists.
• Do not search the Realm of Shadow for these five pickups; they are all in base-game regions.

Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing FAQ

How many Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearings are there?

There are five. Together they unlock Somber Smithing Stones 1–9 at the Twin Maiden Husks.

Which bearing unlocks Somber Smithing Stone 7 and 8?

Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 4 unlocks tiers 7 and 8. It is on a corpse near the Tempest-Facing Balcony grace in Crumbling Farum Azula.

Which bearing unlocks Somber Smithing Stone 9?

Somberstone Miner’s Bell Bearing 5 unlocks tier 9. Find it at the altar in the church before Beside the Great Bridge in Crumbling Farum Azula.

Do you need Shadow of the Erdtree for these bearings?

No. All five locations are in the base-game Lands Between. Shadow of the Erdtree’s Realm of Shadow is outside this checklist.

Why can’t I buy a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone?

Because no bell bearing makes the +10 material renewable. The Twin Maiden Husks can sell tiers 1–9 after all five hand-ins, while the final stone remains a limited pickup or reward.