Prepare to take down some tough bosses to get these rare upgrade items.

Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stonesare rare upgrade items inElden Ringand itsShadow of the ErdtreeDLC.

Defeating this dragon will reward you with a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

A menu pop-up for a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone in Shadow of the Erdtree.

Like its Gravesite Plain counterpart, defeating this dragon will reward you with another Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

It will ambush you from the sky as you ride towards the location of theSouthern Shore Map Fragment.

Well, sort of.

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Improve your stats by finding all of Shadow of the Erdtree’sScadutree Fragment locationsandRevered Spirit Ash locations.

A map screen from Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion showing the location of the Great Katana in Gravesite Plain

A map screen from Shadow of the Erdtree showing the location of a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone in Scadu Atlus.

A map screen from Shadow of the Erdtree showing the location of the Ghostflame Dragon on the Cerulean Coast and the Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone you get as a reward for defeating it.

A map screen from Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree showing the location of the Ancient Dragon Senessax in the Jagged Peak.

A warrior fights the Ancient Dragon Senessax in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

A map screen from Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree showing the location of a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone inside Enir Ilim.

A warrior retrieves a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone from a corpse inside Enir Ilim in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.