Explosive Stone

Type

Throwable

FP cost

0

Maximum held

20

Maximum stored

600

Consumed when used

Yes

About this item

A small stone with a smoldering core.

Explodes when thrown at enemies, inflicting fire damage.

Miners employ these stones as tools for rock blasting, but have long forgotten how to craft them.

Twin Maiden Husks after the Sealed Tunnel bearing

Capital Outskirts

Starting Site of Grace: Outer Wall Phantom Tree

Before you go

• Have 300 runes per item.
• Offer Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing [2] to the Twin Maiden Husks.

1. From Outer Wall Phantom Tree, descend into the water southwest of Leyndell's walls and enter Sealed Tunnel.
2. Activate the grace, then hit the false wall beside the torch to open the mining room.
3. Follow the right side down past the miners and clutter, then open the chest for Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing [2]. The boss farther inside is not required.
4. Give the bearing to the Twin Maiden Husks at Roundtable Hold, then buy Explosive Stones for 300 runes each.

Explosive miners in Limgrave Tunnels

Limgrave

Starting Site of Grace: Limgrave Tunnels

1. Follow the northern edge of Agheel Lake to the mine entrance in the cliff. Ride the lift down and activate Limgrave Tunnels grace.
2. Continue into the mining room and look for the miners who throw explosive stones.
3. Defeat those miners and collect their drops. Rest and repeat for another chance at Explosive Stones.

Notes

• Throws one stone that bursts with Fire damage on impact. Each use consumes a stone but costs no FP; carry up to 20 at once.
• Fire damage scales more strongly with Strength than Dexterity. It does not need Faith simply because the damage is Fire.
• The explosion gives 3 stance damage. It can finish or interrupt a small vulnerable enemy, but is not a reliable single-hit stance break against a boss.
• Fire bonuses improve its damage. Shard of Alexander and incantation bonuses do not improve it as a skill or spell, and pot-specific bonuses do not apply just because it is thrown.
• Fire can reset an active Frostbite effect so buildup can trigger it again. That also removes the ongoing Frostbite vulnerability, so resetting immediately is not always beneficial.
• Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing [2] unlocks unlimited stock at the Twin Maiden Husks for 300 runes each. The bearing chest is near the start of Sealed Tunnel; its boss is unnecessary.
• Explosive miners provide another supply. There is no crafting recipe, so owning ordinary stones and mushrooms does not let you replenish it from the crafting menu.
• Explosive Stone Clump is a separate five-projectile item. Buying this single-stone stock does not unlock the clump.