Materials can be used by Blacksmith Andre to change the properties of weapons, shields and catalysts.
There are two kinds of materials in Dark Souls III:
- Reinforcement materials, i.e. titanite: Can be used to upgrade an item to the next reinforcement level, i.e. upgrade a Long Sword to a Long Sword +1.
- Infusion materials, i.e. gems: Can be used to change the damage type and attribute bonuses of a weapon, i.e. infuse a Long Sword with a Fire Gem to create a Fire Long Sword.
List of reinforcement materials
Material | Effect | Acquisition |
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Titanite Shard![]() |
Used to reinforce regular weapons up to +3. |
Can be bought from the Shrine Handmaid for 800 souls each after giving her the Dreamchaser's Ashes or the Grave Warden's Ashes. |
Large Titanite Shard![]() |
Used to reinforce regular weapons up to +6. |
Can be bought from the Shrine Handmaid for 4,000 souls each after giving her the Easterner's Ashes. |
Titanite Chunk![]() |
Used to reinforce regular weapons up to +9. |
Can be bought from the Shrine Handmaid for 13,000 souls each, after giving her the Dragon Chaser's Ashes. |
Titanite Slab![]() |
Used to reinforce any weapon to its highest level. |
See the item page for details. |
Twinkling Titanite![]() |
Used to reinforce unique weapons up to +4. |
Can be bought from the Shrine Handmaid for 15,000 souls each after giving her the Dragon Chaser's Ashes. |
Titanite Scale![]() |
Used to reinforce soul-transposed weapons up to +4. |
Can be bought from the Shrine Handmaid for 20,000 souls each after giving her the Dragon Chaser's Ashes. |
List of infusion materials
Material | Effect | Acquisition |
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Heavy Gem![]() |
Increases the Str. scaling, and reduces the base damage and Dex. scaling. |
Dropped from Elder Ghrus, Mad Ghrus and Rotten Slugs. |
Sharp Gem![]() |
Increases the Dex. scaling, and reduces the base damage and Str. scaling. |
Dropped from Carthus Swordsmen and Corvian KnightsAoA. |
Refined Gem![]() |
Balances the Str. and Dex. scaling and reduces the base damage. |
Dropped from red-eyes Lothric Knights wielding either sword and shield, or spear and greatshield. |
Raw Gem![]() |
Increases the base damage, and removes all attribute scaling. |
Dropped from Hollow Assassins, Hollow Soldiers, Large Hollow Soldiers and Praying Hollow Soldiers. |
Crystal Gem![]() |
Adds Magic damage and Int. scaling, and reduces the base damage, Str. and Dex. scaling. |
Dropped from Sage's Devouts (on the Road of Sacrifices), Large Devouts of the Deep (in the Cathedral of the Deep) and Archive Scholars (in the Grand Archives). |
Simple Gem![]() |
Adds Magic damage to a weapon, as well as an FP restoring effect. |
Dropped from Jailers in the Irithyll Dungeon. |
Fire Gem![]() |
Infuses a weapon with Fire damage, but removes all attribute scaling. |
Dropped from Smouldering Conjurator Ghrus, Smouldering Mad Ghrus and Smouldering Rotten Flesh below the Smouldering Lake. |
Chaos Gem![]() |
Infuses a weapon with Fire damage, and adds Int. and Fth. scaling. |
Dropped by Demon Clerics in the Demon Ruins below the Smouldering Lake. |
Lightning Gem![]() |
Dropped from Serpent-men and Large Serpent-men on Archdragon Peak, and from red-eyed, greatsword wielding Lothric Knights. |
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Blessed Gem![]() |
Adds Fth. scaling and a slow health regen effect to weapons, but reduces Str. and Dex. scaling. |
Dropped from Winged Knights, Lothric Priests and Gertrude's Knights. |
Deep Gem![]() |
Adds Dark damage and increases the base damage, but removes all attribute scaling. |
Dropped from Hollow Slaves and Devouts of the Deep in the Cathedral of the Deep, and from Deacons of the Deep in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley and Anor Londo. |
Dark Gem![]() |
Can be used to infuse weapons, adding Dark damage, as well as Int. and Fth. scaling. |
Dropped from Rotten Slugs in the Consumed King's Garden. |
Blood Gem![]() |
Adds a Bleed effect, but reduces the base damage and attribute bonuses. |
Dropped from Irithyllian Slaves, Irithyllian Soldier Slaves, and Sewer Centipede in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley |
Poison Gem![]() |
Adds a Poison effect, but reduces the base damage and attribute bonuses. |
Dropped from Elder Ghrus, Ghrus, and Rotten Slugs in the Farron Keep. |
Hollow Gem![]() |
Adds Luck scaling; Reduces the base damage, and Str. and Dex. scaling. |
Dropped from Corvian Storytellers in Road of Sacrifices and Untended Graves. |
Shriving Stone![]() |
Removes infusions from weapons. |
Dropped from Corvians. |