Throughout your adventure through Elden Ring, you will come across a multitude of dungeons, enemies to defeat, secret paths, and areas that are only accessible thanks to the Stonesword Keys, elements that will allow us to access secret places to get rich.
It is because of these Stonesword Keys that you will be able to break a series of special seals and locks called Imp Statues to access new secret areas, ranging from dungeons to small rooms with a multitude of treasures. To use these keys to open a seal, you must go to each of these statues and interact with it having this item in your inventory. Some seals will require multiple stone keys while others will only require one.
Although at the beginning of the adventure they are very difficult to obtain, you will be able to find all of them with this guide.
Where To Purchase Stonesword Keys
If you are ready to make an investment, you can acquire a total of 17 Stonesword Keys by purchasing them from Merchants in the following locations from The Lands Between.
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Amount |
NPC |
Price (for each) |
Location |
Map |
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3 |
Isolated Merchant |
2,000 runes |
Weeping Peninsula |
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1 |
Nomadic Merchant |
2,000 runes |
Weeping Peninsula |
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1 |
Nomadic Merchant |
5,000 runes |
Mt. Glemir |
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3 |
Twin Maiden Husks |
4,000 runes |
Roundtable Hold |
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1 |
Nomadic Merchant |
4,000 runes |
Caelid |
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1 |
Nomadic Merchant |
2,000 runes |
Mistwood Outskirts |
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3 |
Nomadic Merchant |
5,000 runes |
Mountaintops of the Giants |
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5 |
Imprisoned Merchant |
5,000 runes |
Mohgwyn Dynasty Mausoleum |
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1 |
Patches |
5,000 runes |
Murkwater Cave |
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You can get your first two Stonesword Keys, which will surely give you an advantage in the game, just as you create your character. Make sure you choose them as your Keepsake.
Where to Find Stonesword Keys
If you are feeling like saving some coin, or if you think 16 Stonesword Keys is nowhere near enough, you can find 26 more scattered throughout the map.
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Area |
Location |
Instructions |
Map |
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Limgrave |
Dragon-Burnt Ruins |
A corpse in a chamber with a gigantic Rat holds a Stonesword Key in Dragon-Burnt Ruins, near to the main arc. |
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Limgrave |
Bridge of Sacrifice |
On the Bridge of Sacrifice, you can find a Stonesword Key. It's on the ground beside a wooden barrier at the bridge's southern end. |
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Limgrave |
Bridge of Sacrifice |
Once you have crossed the bridge, keep heading south. Atop a mountain, you will find this one on a corpse sitting in a chair. |
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Weeping Peninsula |
Castle Morne |
Walk down towards the west back onto a portion of the castle from the "Behind the Castle" Site of Grace and look to the left for a wooden platform. The key is located on a body that is dangling from this platform. |
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Stormhill |
Stormhill Shack |
On Stormhill Shack, very near to the Site of Grace, you will find another Stonesword Key. |
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Stormhill |
Stormveil Castle |
A Stonesword Key can be found on a corpse inside a building section with a broken roof, accessible from the top of the Rampart Tower in Stormveil Castle |
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Mt. Gelmir |
Fort Laiedd |
This one can be found on a body under a burned tree near the cliffs north of Fort Laiedd on Mt. Gelmir. |
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Mt. Gelmir |
Sage's Cave |
This one is hidden behind a fake wall in Sage's Cave in a chest (Northeast of Abandoned Coffin site in Altus Plateau) |
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Liurna of the Lake |
Raya Lucaria Academy |
There is another one inside a fountain in the courtyard of Raya Lucaria Academy. |
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Liurna of the Lake |
Debate Parlor |
This one is accessible in Raya Lucaria via an Illusory Wall immediately before the Site of Grace at Debate Parlor. |
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Caelid |
Gaol Cave |
In the same cell as Wakizashi, you will find a corpse holding another one. |
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Caelid |
Sellia, Town of Sorcery |
Another Stonesword Key can be found on a corpse laying on a ledge linking two buildings. |
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Altus Plateau |
Near Leyndell Royal Capital |
This Stonesword key can be found on the outskirts of the city, held by a corpse sitting on the pedestal edge. |
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Altus Plateau |
Leyndell Royal Capital |
Right in front of the city entrance, there will be another corpse with a Stonesword Key. |
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Altus Plateau |
Leyndell Royal Capital |
Two Stonesword Keys can be found in this area. One is outside the manor in a small building accessible by jumping from the dragon's foot. The other one is on a corpse in the graveyard near three enemies praying |
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Altus Plateau |
Auriza Hero's Grave |
One may be discovered in Auriza Hero's Grave when passing the third half of the two gigantic chariots, on a little platform in the middle. |
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Altus Plateau |
Sealed Tunnel |
Another one can be found near the end of the upper terrain of the Sealed Tunnel's third secret sector. |
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Consecrated Snowfields |
Yelough Anix Ruins |
One may be found within a tiny open structure in the ruins' northern portion. |
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Underground |
Hallowed Grounds |
Climb across a ruin near to the Hallowed Grounds in Siofra River to find it. A Spiritspring Jump may be discovered near the cliff's edge closest to the ruin, propelling you to the top. |
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Underground |
Nokron, Eternal City |
This one can be found on a corpse resting near a cliff overlooking the destroyed temple in Nokron, Eternal City.
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Underground |
Uhl Palace Ruins |
Right beside the Giant Poison Flower, there is a corpse with another Stonesword Key. |
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Underground |
Nokstella, Eternal City |
A corpse overlooking the waters of this location holds another key. |
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Underground |
Crumbling Farum Azula |
One is located near a dead body in an open area near the corner. |
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Underground |
Deeproot Depths |
You will find this one on the far northwest at the top of the building near the Crucible Knight Sirulia by jumping on the Spiritspring behind. |
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Underground |
Mohgwyn Palace |
The last of them is on a corpse by the cliffs east of the mausoleum, behind some other praying corpses. |
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