Talk:Lost Sinner/@comment-137.118.104.241-20140804065959/@comment-4511886-20141011101425

Shards are easy to get. Large Shards are commonly found in chests, dropped by the Ironclad in Iron Keep and can be bought from McDuff. Chunks can be farmed from the Bell covenant. Lastly, there is a free slab in the Forest of Fallen Giants.

Maxing out a weapon early in this game is not hard at all. I personally tend to have two or three weapons that are atleast +9 after I defeat my first Old One.