Le Titanites are essential items in Dark Souls, as a bargaining chip needed to upgrade our weapons, shields and armor in various ways.
They differ in type and color, and each of them will be useful for different upgrades; even the methods to get hold of them vary from type to type: they can in fact be bought, dropped by the various mobs / bosses of the game or found as treasure in chests.
A separate mention should be made of Dragon Scale, which is not a Titanite but remains a necessary item for upgrading a certain type of weapon, and therefore has been added in this guide.
So let's see the world of these magical stones in detail, revealing their availability and their specific use.
TITANITE
utilization: Upgrade from +0 to +5 Normal weapons; Upgrade from 0 to +3 non-unique armor
Merchants (cost in souls): All Blacksmiths (800); Sen Fortress Merchant (1000)
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Heavy Knight (Church of the Undead - safe drop, does not respawna); Undead Soldier (Hamlet of the Undead; Church of the Undead - rare drop); Knight of Balder (Church of the Undead; Fortress of Sen - common drop); Crystal Lizard (various maps - common drop, does not respawna)
Availability of maps (quantity): None known
Exchanges possible (quantity received): Exchanging a Large Green Titanite with Frampt (5); Trading a Large Titanite for Frampt (5)
LARGE TITANITE
utilization: Upgrade from +5 to +10 Normal weapons; Upgrade from +5 Normal weapons to +5 Raw weapons; Upgrade from +3 to +6 non-unique armor
Merchants (cost in souls): Merchant of Sen's Fortress (4000); Giant Blacksmith (3800); Hawkeye Gough (3800 - DLC only)
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Heavy Knight (Painted World of Ariamis - safe drop, does not respawna); Slime (Depth - rare drop); Knight of Balder (Fortress of Sen - rare drop); Giant Leech (Infamous City - rare drop); Bloathead (Oolacile County - common drop, DLC only); Crystal Lizard (various maps - common drop, do not respawn)
Availability of maps (quantity): Depth (1); Infamous City (2); Sen Fortress (3)
Exchanges possible (quantity received): Exchanging a Piece of Titanite with Frampt (3)
PIECE OF TITANITE
utilization: Upgrade from +10 to +14 Normal weapons; Upgrade from +10 Normal weapons to +4 Crystal weapons Upgrade from +10 Normal weapons to +4 Electric weapons; Upgrade from +6 to +9 non-unique armor
Merchants (Cost in souls): Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Black Knight with Sword (Undead Hamlet - safe drop, does not respawna); First and Third Black Knight (Kiln of the First Flame - safe drop); Giant guarding the gate and Giant throwing explosive stones (Fortress of Sen - drop safe, do not respawn); Giant Sentinels (Anor Londo - rare drop); Darkwraith (Petit Londo Ruins - rare drop); Crystal Lizard (various maps; rare drop)
Availability of maps (quantity): Anor Londo (1); Great Void (1); Ruins of Petit Londo (2)
Exchanges possible (quantity): Exchanging a Titanite Slab with Frampt (3); Trading Junk with Snuggly the Crow (1)
TITANITE SHEET
utilization: Upgrade from +14 to +15 Normal weapons; Upgrade from +4 to +5 Crystal weapons; Upgrade from +4 to +5 Electric weapons; Upgrade from +9 to +10 non-unique armor
Merchants: Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Demon Boss of Refuge (return to Refuge of the Undead - common drop, does not respawn); Darkwraith (Ruins of Petit Londo - very rare drop); Crystal Lizard (Great Void - rare drop)
Availability of maps (quantity): Royal Gardens (1) -DLC only-
rewards: By completing Sieglinde's quest of Catarina and her Father so that he is left with more than 50% of his HP when you meet him at Lost Izalith if you go to Ash Lake you will receive a Titanite Slab as a gift from Sieglinde
Exchanges possible: Nobody
LARGE GREEN TITANITE
utilization: Upgrade from +5 Normal weapons to +5 Magic weapons; Upgrade from +5 Normal weapons to +5 Divine weapons; Upgrade from +5 Normal weapons to +5 Flame weapons
Merchants (cost in souls): Sen Fortress Merchant (5000); Giant Blacksmith (4800) Hawkeye Gough (4800 - DLC only)
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Slime (Depth - rare drop); Giant Leeches (Infamous City - rare drop)
Availability of maps (quantity): Infamous City (1); Catacombs (1); Ruins of Petit Londo (1); Demon Ruins (3)
Exchanges possible (quantity received): Exchanging a Piece of Blue Titanite with Frampt (3); Exchanging a Piece of Red Titanite with Frampt (3); Trading a Piece of White Titanite with Frampt (3)
PIECE OF BLUE TITANITE
utilization: Magic weapons upgrade from +5 to +9; Upgrade from +5 Magic weapons to +4 Enchanted weapons
Merchants: Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Crystal Golem (Dark Root Basin; Crystal Cave - rare drop); Crystal Butterfly (Crystal Cave - rare drop); Crystal Lizard (Crystal Cave - safe drop, does not respawna); Black Knight with Halberd (Dark Root Basin - safe drop, does not respawna); Fourth Black Knight (Kiln of the First Flame - safe drop)
Availability of maps (quantity): Archives of the Duke (1); Big Vacuum (2)
Exchanges possible (quantity received): Exchanging a Blue Titanite Slab with Frampt (3)
BLUE TITANITE SHEET
utilization: Magic weapons upgrade from +9 to +10; +4 to +5 Enchanted weapons upgrade
Merchants: Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Crystal Lizard (Crystal Cave - very rare drop, does not respawn)
Availability of maps (quantity): Crystal Grotto (1); Royal Gardens (1) -DLC only-
Exchanges possible: Nobody
PIECE OF WHITE TITANITE
utilization: Divine weapons upgrade from +5 to +9; Upgrade from +5 Divine weapons to +4 Hidden weapons
Merchants: Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Pile d'Ossa (Tomb of the Giants - rare drop); Pinwheel's Servants (Tomb of the Giants - common drop); Chaos Eater (Lost Izalith - very rare drop); Black Knight with Halberd (Tomb of the Giants - safe drop, no respawna); Third Black Knight (Kiln of the First Flame - safe drop); Crystal Lizards (various maps - rare drop, do not respawn)
Availability of maps (quantity): Tomb of the Giants (1)
Possible Exchanges (quantity received): By donating a White Titanite Slab to Frampt (3)
WHITE TITANITE SHEET
use:+9 to +10 Divine weapons upgrade; +4 to +5 Occult weapons upgrade
Merchants: Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Pinwheel minions (Tomb of the Giants - very rare drop)
Availability of maps (quantity): Tomb of the Giants (1); Chasm of the Abyss (1) -DLC only-
Exchanges possible: Nobody
PIECE OF RED TITANITE
use: Upgrade from +5 to +9 Burning weapons; Upgrade from +5 Flame weapons to +4 Flame of Chaos weapons
Merchants: Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Black Knight with sword (return to Undead Refuge - safe drop, does not respawn, there are two); Second Black Knight (Kiln of the First Flame - safe drop); Rockworm (Ruins of the Demon - rare drop); Chaos Eater (Lost Izalith - rare drop); Insects of Chaos (Shortcut between the Ruins of the Demon and Lost Izalith - very rare drop); Crystal Lizard (various maps - rare drop, does not respawna)
Availability of maps (quantity): Lost Izalith (1); Big Vacuum (2)
Possible Exchanges (quantity received): By trading a +0 Pyromancy Flame with Snuggly the crow (1); Exchanging a Red Titanite Slab with Frampt (3)
RED TITANITE SHEET
utilization: Upgrade from +9 to +10 Burning weapons; Upgrade from +4 to +5 Flame of Chaos weapons
Merchants: Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Chaos Eater (Lost Izalith - very rare)
Availability of maps (quantity): Lost Izalith (1)
Exchanges Possible (quantity received): By trading a +0 Advanced Pyromancy Flame with Snuggly the Raven (1)
SPARKLING TITANITE
utilization: Upgrade from +0 to +5 Unique weapons; +0 to +5 unique armor upgrade
Merchants (cost in souls): Giant Blacksmith (8000)
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Clams MangiaUomini (Crystal Cave; Ash Lake - common drop); Stone Giants (Royal Gardens - rare drop, DLC only); Crystal Lizard (various maps - drop safe, don't respawn, each leaves two)
Maps availability: None
Possible Exchanges (quantity received): Exchanging Blood-Red Moss with Snuggly the Crow (1); Exchanging some Purple Moss for Snuggly the Crow (1); Exchanging some Flowering Red Moss for Snuggly the Crow (2);
TITANITE OF THE DEMON
utilization: +0 to +5 upgrade weapons created with Boss Souls
Merchants: Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Titanite Demons (various maps - drop safe, do not respawn)
Availability of maps (quantity): Anor Londo (3)
Possible Exchanges: Trading a Prismatic Stone with Snuggly the Raven (1); Trading Droppings with Snuggly the Crow (1)
SCALE OF DRAGON
utilization: Dragon weapon upgrade from +0 to +5
Merchants: Nobody
Monster Drop (location - rarity): Boss Hydra (Dark Root Basin - safe drop, does not respawn); Boss Hydra (Ash Lake - safe drop, does not respaw, drops 2); Boss Dragon Zombie (Painted World of Ariamis - safe drop, does not respawna); Boss Dragon Zombie (Valley of Dragons - drop safe, does not respawn); Dragons (Valley of Dragons - rare drop)
Availability of maps (quantity): Infamous City (1); Ash Lake (3)
Possible Exchanges (quantity received): Trading a Vermifuge Egg with Snuggly the Crow (1)
There is therefore nothing left to do but wish you good hunting for these magical stones!
