Ruined Forge Lava Intake is one of the optional dungeons in the Elden Ring Shadow of Erdtree expansion pack, where you can find Anvil Hammer and Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone. As well as collect a lot of smithing stones to upgrade your weapons. In this guide, we'll walk you through the entire Ruined Forge Lava Intake dungeon to complete it 100%.

How to get to the Ruined Forge Lava Intake dungeon

To get to Ruined Forge Lava Intake, head southeast of the Castle Front Grace Point in Gravesite Plain. You'll encounter monsters fighting in the valley below, but you can avoid them by sneaking along the hillside, collecting runes as your enemies die.

Walkthrough of the Ruined Forge Lava Intake dungeon

After going down into the dungeon, activate the place of grace. Go further in a straight line from the place of grace, going down the stairs. You will see a ghost, turn right and go on. There will be a cliff at the end, so be careful. Turn left and go down the ladder or just jump down.

After walking a little further, you will see a sign on the ground that says "Hit them where they're weakest". Turn left and go through the corridor. In the room you will see two corpses, search them and pick up Smithing Stone [6] and Smithing Stone [5].

Exit the room and go straight ahead. You will see another body with Smithing Stone [1]. Keep moving forward and pick up Smithing Stone [2], Gas Stone and 7 more Smithing Stones [2].

Turn left again and go straight down the corridor, then go down using the stone block below. On the right in the corner behind you will be a corpse, from which you can pick up Greater Potentate's Cookbook [13].

To the left of the stone block near the ladder (opposite the previous point with the item), you can pick up some resources, including Gas Stone, Smithing Stone [1] and Smithing Stone [4].

Going down below, there will be a corpse with a Somber Smithing Stone [2] in the corner on the right near the stairs. Opposite, among the hot earth and stones, collect some more resources: Smithing Stone [1], Smithing Stone [3] (two pieces), Smithing Stone [4]. Beware of the stone troll and lava clots here.

How to raise the rig

Go up the stairs and turn left onto the slope of collapsed walls. Then go right and go down the ladder. To the left of the entrance, pick up the Glass Shard, pick up the Smithing Stone [1] a little further, and then pull the lever to lower the giant drill.

Go back up the ladder. There, you may be attacked by a lava clot if you didn't kill it earlier. Pick up a Smithing Stone [7] (you'll get 3 of them), and a little further on, another Smithing Stone [1].

Go down to the bottom. Now follow the main path in this room, but do not rush out of it, but turn left behind the destroyed wall where you will find Somber Smithing Stone [6], Smithing Stone [1], Smithing Stone [3] and Smithing Stone [4]. Beware of the stone troll.

Return to the main path and go through the door and continue through a short corridor. In the next room on the left, pick up a Smithing Stone [4], and at the end there will be a Smithing Dagger on the wall on the corpse, and another Smithing Stone [4] near the edge of the platform. Again, be careful with the stone troll.

How to get Anvil Hammer and Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone

Jump onto the previously lowered rig and climb it. There will be lava clots on your way, go around it or overcome it. When you reach the end, turn right, go through the corridor and interact with the altar-forging to take the Anvil Hammer and Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Using the teleporter on the right will take you to the beginning of the dungeon, and thus it can be considered 100% complete. There are no specific bosses in this dungeon.