Coal Types Needed for Chaos Gem Infusion and Locations to Find Them

Dark Souls 3 Coal & Infusion: Blacksmith Andre’s Secret Menu (and Where to Find the Ingredients!)

Are you stuck in Dark Souls 3? Are Lothric Knights flattening you? You’re in the right place. Infusions can change your weapon. You might transform it into an elemental destroyer or just make it look different. To unlock this potential, bring coal to Blacksmith Andre. This isn’t ordinary coal. It’s special blacksmith coal. Confused? Don’t be. Let’s solve this coal and infusion mystery.

Coal Types and Locations: Your Shopping List for Andre

Coal opens new options for Andre. Without the right coal, you can’t access infused blades. Here’s how to locate those precious pieces:

• Farron Coal

  • Location: On the Road of Sacrifices. This swampy area is dangerous. Head to the eastern entrance of the keep. It’s rough, but worth it for that coal!

• Sage’s Coal

  • Location: Still in Farron Keep. Start from the first bonfire and go left. Because left is the way to go in Dark Souls, generally.

• Giant’s Coal

  • Location: Anor Londo. Yes, that Anor Londo. Find the dead giant left of the main doorway. Even giants fall to coal weakness.

• Profaned Coal

  • Location: Irithyll Dungeon. It’s gloomy, but perfect for finding Profaned Coal! Look near the exit. Follow the screams, you can’t miss it.

Infusion Mechanics: Andre’s Crafting Secrets

You have your coal. Now what? Let’s understand infusions. This isn’t rocket science, but it’s Dark Souls science.

• How to Actually Infuse Stuff

  • First, befriend Andre with the right coal. Think of it as giving him a cheat code.
  • You need a Gem. These little things are necessary for infusion. Chaos Gem for Chaos, Sharp Gem for Sharp… you got it.
  • Lastly, Souls. Andre demands payment. Infusing weapons costs souls, since he’s no charity case.

• Infusion Ground Rules (aka, what you CAN’T do)

  • No Christmas trees here. One infusion per weapon only. But you can have many infused weapons!
  • Infusions can be tricky! Some reduce your physical damage but add elemental damage. It’s a trade-off, pick your poison… or element.
  • If pure physical damage is your goal, then Heavy, Sharp, Refined, or Raw infusions suit you best. Sometimes that’s all you need to smash a hollow.

Gem Infusions: Choose Your Flavor of Pain

Let’s dive into details of Gem infusions. Each gem type offers its own form of damage. Some need specific coals to activate. Here’s your infusion menu.

• Chaos Gem

  • Scales with: Fire! Chaos weapons focus on fire damage, scaling with Intelligence and Faith. If you love pyromancy or faith, Chaos is your combat friend. Who needs just spells when you have flames?

• Dark Gem

  • Scales with: Dark damage, which is rather predictable. Like fire, Dark infusions also scale with both Intelligence and Faith.

• Sharp Gem

  • Coal Needed: Farron Coal. Remember that swamp trek? Worth it for Sharp infusions!

• Heavy Gem

  • Coal Needed: Also requires Farron Coal. It seems to be key for physical upgrades.

• Deep Gem

  • Coal Needed: Sage’s Coal. Once again, that left turn in Farron Keep delivers!
  • Infusion Effect: Deep infusion adds Dark damage evenly with physical damage. Great for a balanced approach to darkness.

• Blessed Gem

  • Coal Needed: Sage’s Coal again! This coal unlocks unique infusions.

• Blood Gem

  • Coal Needed: Profaned Coal. A reason to explore that dungeon! Benefit from bloodier weapons.

Embers and Upgrading: Fueling the Fire

Embers aren’t coal, but they help weapon upgrades. Think of them as boosting Andre’s abilities.

• Large Ember

  • Should you give it to Andre? YES! Giving him the Large Ember is like a masterclass in smithing. He can upgrade standard weapons to +10.

• Very Large Ember

  • Prerequisites: You must give him the Large Ember first. Andre prefers to work in order.

• Chaos Flame Ember

  • Give to Vamos: Vamos is another blacksmith hiding in the Catacombs. This ember is for him.
  • Effect: Give him the Chaos Flame Ember for +5 Fire weapons down the Chaos path.

Game Locations & NPCs: Where’s Waldo (But with Coal and Blacksmiths)

This is a quick recap of item and NPC locations. Consider this your Dark Souls 3 GPS, without a nagging voice.

• Farron Keep

  • Sage’s Coal Location: Left from the first bonfire. Simple enough (for Dark Souls).
  • Farron Keep Skip? Yes, there are ways to skip it for those who despise swamps

• Firelink Shrine

  • Blacksmith Andre: He’s your go-to for upgrades and infusions. Find him hammering at Firelink Shrine.

• Anor Londo

  • Giant’s Coal Location: Next to the dead giant by the main doorway.

• Irithyll Dungeon

  • Profaned Coal Location: Near the exit. Grab coal as a dungeon souvenir!

• Road of Sacrifices

  • Farron Coal Location: From the eastern section of the keep. Start your coal collection early!

• Rosaria’s Bed Chamber (Cathedral of the Deep)

  • Rosaria: Not related to coal or infusions, but helpful! Rosaria allows you to reassess your stats or change appearance.

Weapons & Infusions: Some Marital Advice (Weapon Edition)

Not every weapon enjoys infusions. Some are meant for it, and others… not so much. Here are some weapon personalities:

• Chaos Blade

  • Infusion? Buffs? Nope! The Chaos Blade cannot be infused or buffed. It remains chaos.

• Uchigatana

  • Sharp Infusion is your friend: Good Dexterity scaling makes Sharp infusion ideal.

• Astora Greatsword

  • Infusion King: This weapon is lightweight with low requirements and excels with Dexterity.

• Drakeblood Greatsword

  • Already Elemental, Still Infusible! This sword deals Magic and Lightning damage while still being buffable or infusable.

• Deep Battle Axe

  • Early Game Powerhouse: Found early and deals extra damage to non-hallow enemies, a great early choice despite lack of later scaling.

• Great Club

  • Infuse and Buff Away! It has long reach and can be infused easily.
• • Buffed with consumables. The Great Club excels with infusions and buffs. Smash foes!

• Dragon Greatsword

  • Raw Power: It boasts the highest base damage in the Greatsword class, with 585 pure physical damage. Sometimes, power alone solves issues.

Coal in Other Games: Not Just Dark Souls!

Believe it or not, coal exists beyond the gloomy world of Dark Souls! Who knew? Other games use coal too. It can even be… helpful? Let’s take a brief look:

• Stardew Valley

  • How to get Coal: Defeat slimes, Stone Golems, and other mine monsters. Or, buy it from Clint the blacksmith. More convenient.
  • Best Mining Levels: Check levels 41-79 for coal. Happy mining!

• Terraria

  • Coal’s Purpose: It does nothing. Yep, just sits there. Terraria coal is the Dark Souls 2 of coal. (Controversial opinion?)

• Palworld

  • Finding Coal: Mine coal deposits in warm desert areas. Wear heat-resistant armor, unless you want to be cooked.

• Minecraft

  • Coal Generation: Coal ore spawns between Y=1 and Y=191. It peaks around Y=96. Go dig!

• Anno 1404

  • Coal Production: Use a Charcoal burner’s hut or Coal mine. Industrial revolution!

• Thorium Mod (Terraria Mod)

  • Smooth Coal: A crafting material found in Underground and Cavern layers. Modded Terraria gives more value to coal than the regular game. Ouch.

So there you have it! A guide to Coal and Infusions in Dark Souls 3, with a quick look at coal in other games. Now go find that coal, chat with Andre, and infuse your way to victory… or at least reduce your deaths. Good luck, Ashen One!