How Fragile Tarstones work
The August 29 update adds Fragile Tarstones: their durability can run out, breaking the stone and yielding a Tarcore. These items are not unique; more than one copy can be found in a playthrough. The notes identify enemy drops, dungeon rewards and Merrick’s stock as sources, without publishing a complete farming route.
Existing Justicar’s Stone and Gloombound Stone copies were converted to Fragile items in that update. Read the current description rather than relying on an older inventory screenshot. The official posts vary the spelling of Justicar/Justiciar; compare the in-game name when looking for it.
Which later fixes affect the reward?
- September 5: corrected Tarcore payouts when Fragile Tarstones break; recovering Gloom from your own corpse no longer drains Gloombound Stone durability
- September 14: further durability fixes for Justiciar Stone and Gloombound Stone, including Gloom gained from non-enemy sources
A fixed payout does not supply an exact yield table for every item or tempering level. Check the displayed upgrade cost and return before using a valuable copy.
Seals: the confirmed Infinite Seal change
The September 5 notes widen the wind-up window for consecutive Infinite Seal parries, so a sequence of hits can be parried. They do not publish a frame count or a universal parry timing for every Seal.
Before using or upgrading a stone
- Separate active, passive and on-break effects when the description lists them.
- Check whether spending durability is part of the effect you want.
- Distinguish a Fragile item copy from a permanent resource budget: Glimpses and Tarcores are renewable.
- Compare the actual inventory result with your game’s description and update date.
There is no source-backed basis here for treating every Tarstone as a weapon socket material. For the respec item, Egon’s Stone and Glimpse Stone, see items and upgrades.