A game like Elden Ring brims with enemies that can cut through you like a hot knife through butter. Therefore, carefully prioritizing stats based on your preferred playstyle is of utmost importance if you want to avoid meeting your Maker.
Strength emerged to be the fan-favorite stat in previous Souls games because Herculean offensive abilities have always had a certain charm. But that’s not how it goes for everyone, as some favor a more balanced allocation as well.
Given that approaches to combat are different for everyone, it’s critical first to grasp the concept of Character Attributes. This will ultimately help you spend points in accordance with your playstyle and Character Class.
In Elden Ring, Character Attributes refer to the eight primary stats that are associated with Vigor, Mind, Endurance, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Arcane. Each Attribute dictates the combat prowess of a character by influencing its base HP, FP, stamina, and much more.
Mentioned below is how every Attribute functions:
1. Vigor
Vigor is directly related to your health in Elden Ring. In addition to your overall health, it also increases Immunity & Fire and Poison Resistance. If you plan on living longer in The Lands Between, Vigor is the stat you should prioritize.
The life of a Vagabond in Elden Ring is a physical one that relies on Vigor along with Strength. Therefore, make sure to allocate points to these stats to ensure you’re an exiled knight who sends shivers down an enemy’s spine.
2. Mind
Leveling up the Mind stat will enhance your maximum Focus Points (FP). It also increases your Focus Resistance so that conditions like Sleep or Madness are less of a menace.
Classes like Astrologer and Confessor excel under Mind as it is tailor-made for a magical playthrough.
3. Endurance
Endurance directly ties to your Stamina in Elden Ring. Leveling up this stat will allow you to execute more stunning attacks and nimble dodges before exhaustion. In addition to this, Endurance also increases your Physical Defense, letting you nullify more damage.
But what makes this stat stand out the most is that it strengthens your Robustness to provide resistance against Hemorrhage and Frostbite.
Invest in Endurance if you have selected Samurai as your class as it is a purely physical build that requires a lot of Stamina.
4. Strength
Strength governs the ability of your character to wield heavy armaments. Putting points into this stat increases the power of strength-scaling weapons so that you inflict more damage.
Investing in Strength also enhances your maximum equipment load capacity.
If you belong to the Hero class, raising your Strength would be a wise move since this stat will let you equip heavy weapons and shields with ease.
Note: Newcomers should pledge allegiance to the Hero class as the shields are of immense help while you learn the basics of parrying.
5. Dexterity
Prioritizing this stat will boost the damage of Dexterity-based weapons. Higher the Dexterity, the more advanced Dexterity-related armaments you will be able to equip.
Besides contributing to Physical Damage, putting points into this attribute will see a reduction in Spell Casting time and softening of Fall damage. Intriguingly, Dexterity also makes it harder for enthusiasts to get knocked off Torrent, their mount.
Give DEX your all if you see yourself as a Samurai or Warrior, and your dodging skills are nothing short of sensational.
In addition to these classes, Prisoner also kicks off with high Dexterity that shortens the spell casting time and fosters a life full of magic. Therefore, needless to say, this build will require some backing from the DEX stat.
6. Intelligence
Leveling up the Intelligence stat will enhance the power of intelligence-scaling sorceries and weapons. On top of this, this attribute is needed to perform glintstone sorceries and raise magic resistance.
The Astrologer class comes packed with high Intelligence & Mind and ends up being the perfect fit for a magical playthrough. If you plan on casting wondrous spells and living the life of an Astrologer, then make sure to invest in Intelligence.
The same goes for Prisoner as well since high Intelligence provides it with Magic resistance, attack, and defense.
7. Faith
Besides allowing you to perform sacred incantations, investing in Faith boosts incantations power and armaments that scale with it.
If you see yourself living out your days in The Lands Between as Confessor, emphasize Faith. This class starts off with a high amount of Faith along with Mind and ends up being a good choice for incantations.
Alongside Confessor, the Prophet class has the highest Faith out of any build and will grow to be even more vital as you distribute more points to the stat in question.
8. Arcane
Arcane is very similar to the Luck stat that previous FromSoftware games packed. It is an attribute that dictates Discovery, which increases the likelihood of you finding valuable items from corpses.
Arcane improves death resistance and governs certain sorceries & incantations.
Prioritizing Arcane is a good idea if the stealthy combat style of a Bandit gets your heart going.
Not only does the Bandit class sneak up on foes and kill them with a devastating blow, but they also rely on ranged attacks to kill anyone who dare oppose them. Higher levels of Arcane will also make Bandits magic and death resistant.
Now that we know all about attributes in Elden Ring, the next step is learning how to upgrade these and uplifting your character’s overall level. Doing so will help you survive longer, inflict more harm, and enforce more magic spells against the vicious inhabitants of The Lands Between.
9. How to level up in Elden Ring?
You can level up in Elden Ring by resting at a Site of Grace that can be found in great numbers all around The Lands Between and exchanging Runes with Melina.
Note: It’s worth mentioning that you will get to meet Melina the Finger Maiden only after locating three Sites of Grace.
Upon seeking her help while resting at a Site of Grace, choose ‘Level Up’ from the character level menu, increase the stats of your choice and confirm the decision.
With your attributes elevated to new heights, you will be worthy of wielding gear that demands a higher level and slicing through enemies like nobody’s business.
Elden Ring is releasing on February 25 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
10. About Elden Ring
Elden Ring is a major title released by FromSoftware in 2022, the developers of Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne, and the Dark Souls franchise. Set in the ‘Lands Between’, players are on a quest to repair the Elden Ring and become the new Elden Lord.
Shadow of the Erdtree is a full-fledged expansion for Elden Ring added in June 2024. It is a whole new map with new Weapons, Sorceries, Ashes, and Craftables. It is a challenging DLC and as players continue to explore the map, they find surprises and easter eggs left by the developers every day.
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