Upgrading Lords of the Fallen weapons and other equipment is a crucial mechanic for being successful in Lords of the Fallen.

In order to do that, we’ll first need to find and free Gerlinde, the Blacksmith. All of which will be covered in this guide.

Where To Find The Blacksmith? (Pilgrim’s Perch Walkthrough)

To find her, start at the Pilgrim’s Perch Bellroom/Vestige of Blind Agatha.

From there, make your way through the small cave system emerging on a cliffside structure. I recommend fully exploring this area in your own time. Kill some monsters along the way and collect some resources. This will make your subsequent journeys easier.

After going down, the top tall ladder will need to shift to the Umbral before proceeding down the next ladder. A dangerous encounter awaits below and you’ll want to both soul flay the corpse statue and pick up the key Lords of the Fallen Item it drops before proceeding.

(Bonus) Where To Find Bowl Of Revelations?

I’m pretty sure it drops the Bowl of Revelations, which you can give to Molhu at Skyrest Bridge to unlock a new feature. Depending on the Bowl of Revelations you collect, you will unlock different types of features.

There is a shortcut near this place. And I recommend unlocking it before proceeding down to this next area. You’ll need to soul flay three different entities to unlock the way forward.

All you need to do is follow the glowing blue vines to find their sources and use the Umbral Lanterns to soul flay them.

Once you’ve gotten all three links, you can soul flay the final blockage to open the path forward.

After entering the cave, you’ll want to prioritize activating the lift, which opens up a huge shortcut back to the Pilgrim’s Perch Bellroom/Vestige of Blind Agatha, where you can rest to gain back all of your heels and exit the Umbral.

How To Free Gerlinde The Blacksmith?

Once you’ve done that, take the lift back down to the cave system and clear out the spellcaster enemies afterwards.

Climb down into the pit and defeat the three armored dog enemies and the Crusader.

When defeated, the Crusader should drop the Prison Cell Key. Pick it up, then speak with Blacksmith Gerlinde through the prison bars and give her the key.

Then, speak to her until she has nothing new to say.

(Bonus) Where To Find Defiance Ring?

As a quick bonus, before leaving this area, shift to the Umbral and soul flay the nearby blockage to get the Defiance Ring.

Where To Find The Blacksmith At Skyrest? (Hub Area)

At this point, you can return to the Bellroom Vestige and then fast travel back to Skyrest to find that the Blacksmith has set up shop in one of the rooms.

Upgrading Equipment Explained

After speaking through all of the dialogue, you can pick the upgrade equipment option.

This will allow to upgrade weapons, shields and other equipment in exchange for Lords of the Fallen Vigor and Deralium Fragments, which are found throughout the game world.