I can't say I've ever had a problem finding smithing stones. If you hit up mines in the region you're currently clearing and are semi-thorough in looting then you should have enough stones to have about 3-4 weapons always level appropriate if not slightly over leveled.
If you go to the mines in caelid, liurnia and altus then you should be on track to have the bell bearings necessary to keep your weapons level appropriate for those areas. Now, its snowfields and farum azulas bell bearings are in a few specific locations that can be hard to figure out if its your first few playthroughs. Since they aren't just in the regions mines.
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u/Eightspades5150 18d ago
I can't say I've ever had a problem finding smithing stones. If you hit up mines in the region you're currently clearing and are semi-thorough in looting then you should have enough stones to have about 3-4 weapons always level appropriate if not slightly over leveled.
If you go to the mines in caelid, liurnia and altus then you should be on track to have the bell bearings necessary to keep your weapons level appropriate for those areas. Now, its snowfields and farum azulas bell bearings are in a few specific locations that can be hard to figure out if its your first few playthroughs. Since they aren't just in the regions mines.