Upgrade Materials

Bleed Stone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
Use to make weapons lacerating,
or to provide bleeding reduction to shields.

Sorcerers at the Melfian Magic Academy
once attempted to imbue titanite with
various elements, but are said to have failed.

Someone must have succeeded, though;
what else would explain this stone?

Use


Used to infuse weapons and shields with Bleed.

The upgrade is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff. Weapons infused with Bleed gain Bleed Damage while lowering base damage and current scaling. Shields gain Bleed resistance while lowering other resistances. The Dull Ember is required to perform infusions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 7,000 souls 3 after Drangleic Castle

Enemy drops:


Other sources:


Notes



Infusion Mechanics


The following may not work with boss weapons.

Boltstone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
use to imbue weapons with lightning,
or to provide lightning reduction to shields.

Sorcerers at the Melfian Magic Academy
once attempted to imbue titanite with
various elements, but are said to have failed.

Someone must have succeeded, though;
what else would explain this stone?

Use


Used to infuse weapons and shields with Lightning.

The upgrade is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff. Weapons infused with Lightning gain Lightning Damage and minor Faith scaling while lowering base damage and current scaling. Shields gain Lightning resistance while lowering other resistances. The Dull Ember is required to perform infusions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Blue Sentinel Targray 7,000 souls
Stone Trader Chloanne 7,000 souls 3 after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Other sources:


Notes



Infusion Mechanics


The following may not work with boss weapons.

Darknight Stone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
Use to imbue weapons with dark,
or to provide dark reduction to shields.

Sorcerers at the Melfian Magic Academy
once attempted to imbue titanite with
various elements, but are said to have failed.

Someone must have succeeded, though;
what else would explain this stone?

Use


Used to infuse weapons and shields with Dark.

The upgrade is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff. Weapons infused with Dark gain Dark Damage and Dark elemental scaling while lowering base damage and current scaling, and armor/shields gain Dark resistance while lowering other resistances. The Dull Ember is required to perform infusions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 7,000 souls 3 after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Other sources:


Notes



Infusion Mechanics


The following may not work with boss weapons.

Faintstone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
Use to imbue weapons with magic,
or to provide magic reduction to shields.

Sorcerers at the Melfian Magic Academy
once attempted to imbue titanite with
various elements, but are said to have failed.

Someone must have succeeded, though;
what else would explain this stone?

Use


Used to infuse weapons and shields with Magic.

The upgrade is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff. Weapons infused with Magic gain Magic Damage and Intelligence scaling while lowering base damage and current scaling. Shields gain Magic resistance while lowering other resistances. The Dull Ember is required to perform infusions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold by Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 7,000 souls 3 after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Other sources:


Notes



Infusion Mechanics


The following may not work with boss weapons.

Fire Seed

In-Game Description


A tiny waning flame.
Used to strengthen a pyromancy flame.

A pyromancy flame serves as the catalyst
for pyromancies, and scales the strength of
each spell according to its level.

Fire is a common object of worship.
It can never be grasped, and its mystery
stokes the human imagination.

Use


Used to upgrade Pyromancy Flames at Rosabeth of Melfia or Carhillion of the Fold.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Rosabeth of Melfia 8,000 souls 3

Chests and Corpse locations:


Other sources:


Notes


Fire seeds do not reappear if a Bonfire Ascetic is used, no matter whether it was on corpse or a chest. It is a one-time loot in each location. They do reappear in NG+. The only exception is the seed found in Giant Memory.

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Firedrake Stone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
Use to imbue weapons with fire,
or to provide fire reduction to shields.

Sorcerers at the Melfian Magic Academy
once attempted to imbue titanite with
various elements, but are said to have failed.

Someone must have succeeded, though;
what else would explain this stone?

Use


Used to infuse weapons and shields with Fire.

The upgrade is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff. Weapons infused with Fire gain Fire Damage and minor Fire scaling while lowering base damage and current scaling. Shields gain Fire resistance while lowering other resistances. The Dull Ember is required to perform infusions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold by Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 7,000 souls 3 after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Other sources:


Notes



Infusion Mechanics


The following may not work with boss weapons.

Large Titanite Shard

In Game Description


Large titanite shard used to reinforce equipment.
Reinforces equipment up to +6.

Titanite was discovered in an ancient layer
of earth, and is said to be a gift of the gods.
Titanite of this size has tremendous power,
and is a very rare find.

Use


Reinforces most weapons/shields/armor from +3 to +6.

Six pieces are needed to reinforce from +3 to +6, with a few exceptions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Steady Hand McDuff 2,500 souls
Stone Trader Chloanne 2,500 souls 10 after Old Iron King.
∞ after Drangleic Castle.

Enemy drops:


Chest and Corpse locations:


Farming


Magic Stone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
Use on weapon to convert wielder's intelligence
into attack. Cannot be used on shields.

Sorcerers at the Melfian Magic Academy
once attempted to imbue titanite with
various elements, but are said to have failed.

Someone must have succeeded, though;
what else would explain this stone?

Use


Used to infuse weapons into Enchanted weapons. Cannot be used on shields.

The upgrade is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff. Weapons infused with a Magic Stone gain Intelligence-scaling physical damage while lowering base damage and current scaling. The Dull Ember is required to perform infusions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 7,000 souls 3 after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Other sources:


Notes


Old Mundane Stone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
use to imbue weapons with power of the mundane.
Cannot be used on shields.

People do not look favorably on the banal,
but sometimes even the most mundane of objects
can cast things in a most pleasant light.

Use


Used to infuse weapons with the power of the Mundane. See details below.

The upgrade is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff. Weapons infused with Mundane gain a special scaling with your lowest stat while lowering base damage and removing current scaling. The Dull Ember is required to perform infusions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 7,000 souls 3 after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Other sources:


Notes



Scaling Table



Lowest Player Stat Scaling Bonus
4 74
5 80
6 86
7 92
8 98
9 104
10 110
11 116
12 122
13 128
14 134
15 140
16 146
17 152
18 158
19 164
20 170
21 173
22 176
23 179
24 182
25 185
26 188
27 191
28 194
29 197
30 200
31 201
32 202
33 203
34 204
35 205
36 206
37 207
38 208
39 209
40 210
41 211
50 225
99 250

Palestone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
Use to on a weapon or shield
to undo all imbued powers.

This does not revert reinforcement,
but undoes imbued powers such as
magic, fire, poison, etc.

Use


Removes the current infusion from the chosen piece of equipment. Does not remove any upgrade levels. This is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff.

If you want to change the infusion on a piece of equipment, you do not need to use a Palestone to remove the current infusion first.

Availability


Petrified Dragon Bone

In-Game Description


A large petrified bone.
Reinforces equipment made from special souls.

Commonly called dragon bone, but the
veracity of the name is questionable.
In any case, this petrified bone houses
great power.

Use


Reinforces Boss Soul items to +5. Fifteen bones are needed to reach +5.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold by Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 17,500 souls Three after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Chest and Corpse locations:


Other sources:


Farming Guide


Videos


Poison Stone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
Use to imbue weapons with poison,
or to provide poison reduction to shields.

Sorcerers at the Melfian Magic Academy
once attempted to imbue titanite with
various elements, but are said to have failed.

Someone must have succeeded, though;
what else would explain this stone?

Use


Used to infuse weapons and shields with Poison.

The upgrade is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff. Weapons infused with Poison gain Poison Damage while lowering base damage and current scaling. Shields gain Poison resistance while lowering other resistances. The Dull Ember is required to perform infusions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 7,000 souls 3 after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Other sources:


Notes



Infusion Mechanics


The following may not work with boss weapons.

Raw Stone

In-Game Description


An altered state of titanite.
Changes weapon class to Raw.
Cannot be used on shields.

This unusually hard titanite raises a
weapon's physical attack power,
but lowers strength and dexterity bonuses.

Use


Used to infuse weapons with Raw. This reduces stat scaling but increases weapon base damage. Cannot be used on shields.

The upgrade is performed via infusion by the blacksmith Steady Hand McDuff. Weapons infused with Raw gain a large increase to base weapon damage while lowering stat scaling. The Dull Ember is required to perform infusions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 7,000 souls 3 after Undead Crypt

Enemy Drops:


Other sources:


Notes


Titanite Chunk

In-Game Description


Titanite chunk used to reinforce equipment.
Reinforces equipment up to +9.

Titanite was discovered in an ancient layer
of earth, and is said to be a gift of the gods.
There are said to be only a scarce few
titanite chunks in the world.

Use


Reinforces most weapons/shields/armor from +6 to +9.

Six pieces are needed to reinforce from +6 to +9, with a few exceptions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold by Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 6,000 souls 10 after Undead Crypt.
∞ after Nashandra.

Enemy drops:


Chest and Corpse locations:


Other sources:


Titanite Shard

In-Game Description


Titanite shard used to reinforce equipment.
Reinforces equipment up to +3.

Titanite was discovered in an ancient layer
of earth, and is said to be a gift of the gods.
Titanite of this size has very little power,
but it is still a rare find.

Use


Reinforces most weapons/shields/armor up to +3.

Six pieces are needed to reinforce from +0 to +3, with a few exceptions.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold by Price Stock
Blacksmith Lenigrast 800 souls 10
Stone Trader Chloanne 1000 souls 10 and after Old Iron King

Enemy drops:


Scholar of the First Sin Enemy Drops:

Chests and Corpse locations:


Scholar of the First Sin Chest and Corpse locations:

Other sources:


Titanite Slab

In-Game Description


Titanite slab used to reinforce equipment.
Reinforces equipment up to +10.

Titanite was discovered in an ancient layer
of earth, and is said to be a gift of the gods.
One of the original slabs that provided
the world with all forms of titanite.

Titanite slabs were created to smith
the weapons of the gods, or so the legends say.

Use


Used to reinforce most weapons/shields/armor from +9 to +10.

Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 13,000 souls One after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Chest and Corpse locations:


Other sources:


Notes


Titanite

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Use


Standard titanite can be used at a blacksmith to upgrade basic weapons and armor from +0 to +10.


Titanite Shard


Reinforces standard equipment from +0 to +3.

Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock Maximum Upgrade
Blacksmith Lenigrast 800 souls 10 +3
Stone Trader Chloanne 1,000 souls 10 and after Old Iron King +3

Enemy drops:


Chests and Corpse locations:


Other sources:



Large Titanite Shard


Reinforces standard equipment from +3 to +6.

Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock Maximum Upgrade
Steady Hand McDuff 2,500 souls +6
Stone Trader Chloanne 2,500 souls 10 and after Drangleic Castle +6

Enemy drops:


Chest and Corpse locations:



Titanite Chunk


Reinforces standard equipment from +6 to +9.

Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock Maximum Upgrade
Stone Trader Chloanne 6,000 souls 10 and after Nashandra +9

Enemy drops:


Chest and Corpse locations:


Other sources:



Titanite Slab


Reinforces standard equipment from +9 to +10.

Where to buy:


Merchant Sold By Price Stock Maximum Upgrade
Stone Trader Chloanne 13,000 souls One after Undead Crypt +10

Enemy drops:


Chest and Corpse locations:


Other sources:



Notes


Twinkling Titanite

In-Game Description


A form of titanite with special power.

Reinforce equipment that cannot
normally be reinforced up to +5.

What cosmic event could have created such a
powerful class of titanite?

Use


Availability


Where to buy:


Merchant Sold by Price Stock
Stone Trader Chloanne 15,000 souls Three after Undead Crypt

Enemy drops:


Chest and Corpse locations:


Other sources:


Farming Guide


Videos


References needed for scholar of the first sin.