Sticks and Stones

A Mystic Stonebite in the Ivory Citadel

Sticks and Stones is a side quest in Darksiders II that spans much of the game. It is given, along with the Lure Stone ability, by the construct Blackroot in the Fjord area of the Forge Lands. This quest will task Death with obtaining Stonebites to feed Blackroot. These diamond-shaped stones found throughout the realms are acquired by destroying them (usually by shooting them with Redemption), and can be located via the high pitched "glowing" sound that emanates from them. These magical stones can then be returned to Blackroot in any combination of three in exchange for permanent bonuses to Death's stats.

There are three varieties of Stonebites:

Type	Color	Amount
Mystic	Blue	34
Power	Red	25
Resistance	Yellow	10

Note that all Stonebites appear to be blue, however they do have a faint aura of blue, red, or yellow depending on their type.

Locations

Type	Realm	Zone	Description
Mystic	The Forge Lands	The Fjord	South of Blackroot on a cliff face.
Power	The Forge Lands	Charred Pass	On inside of Large broken pipe in front of The Scar front door.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Shadow Gorge	Entrance to The Shattered Forge. Northeastern cliff face.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Stonefather's Vale	Northeastern corner. In the area with the first Book of the Dead page.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Tri-Stone	Maker's Forge, on the backside of the forge itself.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Baneswood	In small ruin in the NW corner of area.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Baneswood	On north wall of area in a small nook, on cliff face.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Baneswood	In a ruin at the start of the path into The Charred Pass
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Weeping Crag	On archway near Vulgrim.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Charred Pass	Above entrance to the Scar.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Charred Pass	In side room of tiny ruins near entrance to The Cauldron.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	Charred Pass	In tiny ruins on eastern side of path, NE end of area.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	The Fjord	On wall of curved tunnel at entrance to Drenchfort
Mystic	The Forge Lands	The Drenchfort	Above tunnel under south-central door, large room with construct.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	The Lost Temple	1F, on side of hole in floor, S side of first large room.
Mystic	The Forge Lands	The Nook	B1, above northen elevator in exit from Bheithir 's Lair.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	Serpent's Peak	On the very beginning of the road, on the way to Vulgrim's shop.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Gilded Arena	When first entering the arena, the stone is visible on the statue in the right side alcove.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Gilded Arena	In the area with the first Animus stone. It is located on one of the hanging cages in the distance.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Gilded Arena	Through the grate on the ceiling of the rectangular room on level B2.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Maw	Bottom section of Maw, in outside window of building as you head to the Spine and City of the Dead.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	Phariseer's Tomb	In the stone arch next to the crystal elevator, past the pressure plate puzzle.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	Judicator's Tomb	In the area with the final soul. It is located up high in one of the alcoves.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	Psychameron	After defeating some mini-bosses, including a Bone Giant, you will push a lever and unlock a door/raise a bridge. After going through this door (which leads to the southern passage), you will reach a wooden bridge. Turn around: the crystal is above the doorway.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	Boneriven	Located on the 2nd floor on a thin rock face above a set of pressure plates.
Mystic	The Kingdom of the Dead	Soul Arbiter's Maze	Between floor 7 and 8.
Mystic	Lostlight		Outside the Death Tomb
Mystic	Lostlight	The Crystal Spire	On the sword of the large angel statue (entrance)
Mystic	Lostlight	The Crystal Spire	On the sword of the other large angel statue (entrance)
Mystic	Lostlight	Earth	First area, near the chain hanging from a building corner
Mystic	Lostlight	Earth	Before the staff of Arafel
Mystic	Lostlight	Earth	Just after finding the grenade launcher
Mystic	Lostlight	Earth	F1 on the large bridge, after killing the two Suffering, turn around. It is located on the northern side of a bridge pillar.
Mystic	Lostlight	The Ivory Citadel
Mystic	Lostlight	The Ivory Citadel
Power	The Forge Lands	Charred Pass	In small room with chest through underwater passage.
Power	The Forge Lands	The Fjord	Small ruin on northern pass at end of Fjord, above inside door.
Power	The Forge Lands	The Lost Temple	2F, on outward-facing corner of small room
Power	The Forge Lands	Weeping Crag	B3, Gorewood's chamber, high on rock E side of room.
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	Lair of the Deposed King	At the bottom of the spiral staircase, above the Vault door
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Maw	At the bridge intersection in the Maw, go west. Continue as far west as you can, curving north and dropping down into a ruin. Go into the ruin, look at the portal on the west wall, and from there look up and left.
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Gilded Arena	After getting the first Stone, you will exit east through a narrow passage. The stone is being clasped by a skeleton hanging from a grate in the ceiling.
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	Phariseer's Tomb	On the face of the tall statue on the 3rd floor.
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Spine	On the east outer wall of the gatehouse between the Maw and the Spine. Climb the gatehouse exterior and look around next to the chest.
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Spine	Top of tower to the east of Judicator's Tomb
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	Judicator's Tomb	3rd large room from enterance. On the bottom of hanging cage.
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	Sentinel's Gaze	On the back of the head of statue on top of center building.
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	The City of the Dead	In the area with a chest and two Wraiths. It is visible on the wall to the right of the chest.
Power	The Kingdom of the Dead	Soul Arbiter's Maze	Entrance room.
Power	Lostlight	The Crystal Spire	Upstairs, on the statue near the bomb
Power	Lostlight	Earth	After completing the staff, in the building
Power	Lostlight	Earth	F1 in the tunnels on the wall above the chest in the southern most area
Power	Lostlight	The Ivory Citadel
Power	Lostlight	The Ivory Citadel	large statue in center water room, in chest, get from 3rd floor
Power	Shadow's Edge	The Black Stone (past)	opposite keyed door
Power	Shadow's Edge	The Black Stone (present)	next to keyed door
Power	Shadow's Edge	The Black Stone (past)	on many armed statue at end of main room
Power	Shadow's Edge	The Black Stone (present)
Power	Shadow's Edge	Death Tomb	Above the exit.
Power	Shadow's Edge	Death Tomb	Ceiling.
Resistance	The Forge Lands	The Foundry	1F, First room, on moving bucket.
Resistance	The Forge Lands	The Fjord	Near Vulgrim, requires Voidwalker.
Resistance	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Breach	On the 2nd floor, on the rock face north of the chest. Requires the player to turn the lantern statue atop the building opposite the entrance to Sentinel's Gaze.
Resistance	The Kingdom of the Dead	The Eternal Throne	On pillar to the right of Serpent Tome.
Resistance	The Kingdom of the Dead	Leviathan's Gorge	under main bridge
Resistance	The Kingdom of the Dead	The City of the Dead	On 3F, two rooms east of the square room with a hole. There are flying creatures in the sky. The stone is in the window of a tilted tower.
Resistance	Lostlight	Earth	Before falling into pit for first Noss encounter, look to right and it's on the wall
Resistance	Lostlight	The Ivory Citadel
Resistance	Lostlight	The Ivory Citadel
Resistance	Shadow's Edge	The Black Stone (past)

Rewards

The stones are returned to Blackroot in sets of three. The combination of the stones will define the reward you will receive. The order in which the stones are given is irrelevant and the combinations are as follows:

Stone 1	Stone 2	Stone 3	Reward
Mystic	Mystic	Mystic	Arcane +5
Mystic	Mystic	Power	Arcane Critical Chance +2%
Mystic	Mystic	Resistance	Arcane Critical Damage +10%
Mystic	Power	Power	Critical Chance +2%
Mystic	Power	Resistance	Health +30
Mystic	Resistance	Resistance	Wrath +20
Power	Power	Power	Strength +5
Power	Power	Resistance	Critical Damage +10%
Power	Resistance	Resistance	Defense +20
Resistance	Resistance	Resistance	Resistance +20