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Elden Ring, much like its predecessors, rewards the players with currency and XP upon killing enemies, selling items, or using consumables that contain Runes within them for hundreds, even thousands of them. You will use Runes to level up the stats of your starting class, allowing you to increase your health, stamina, and magic pools, as well as equip heavier armor and weapons.

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While Elden Ring does have a respeccing option, it's important that you level the stats that matter to your build first. Casters will want to level Faith or Intelligence, while greatsword-wielding warriors will want to bump their Strength stats. Let's go over how these stats work and what sort of ailments you can expect to find in the Lands Between.

Updated December 19, 2023, by Sean Murray: If you're looking to have Elden Ring's stats explained, this guide is your answer. We've improved this guide with some formatting tweaks, more breakout tips, and additional links to other helpful Elden Ring topics.

Core Stats

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Before we talk about what your attributes do, we must first discuss your character's core stats. You have three resources as a Tarnished: HP, FP, and Stamina.

HP

Your effective health pool. If this drops to zero, you die and drop all of your current Runes—Elden Ring's currency—at your corpse's location.

FP

Your mana bar, allowing you to use Ashes of War, cast spells, and summon spirits.

Stamina

allows you to roll, attack, and block damage with your shield. Stamina replenishes over time, while FP and HP do not.

There are three secondary stats that are quite important: Equip Load, Discovery, and Memory Slots.

Equip Load

How much you can currently equip on your character while remaining nimble. Reaching an Equip Load at 70% or lower allows you to quickly roll. Over 70% will cause you to "fat roll," making it harder to avoid attacks. Should you reach over 100%, you won't be able to roll at all.

Discovery

How likely enemies will drop items when they die. You can increase this through certain items and by raising your Arcane attribute.

Memory Slots

How many spell slots your character has. Unlike past Soulsborne titles, your spell slot limit is no longer tied to an attribute. You'll find Memory Stones throughout your journey that will increase this stat.

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Character Attributes

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Character Attributes in Elden Ring refer to the eight primary stats you will level up with Runes at various Sites of Grace found throughout The Lands Between. Each Attribute will grade a wide range of offensive and defensive skills, even passive ones that can give you the edge in battle. Attributes are the foundation of your character and allow you to fine-tune your character.

Below is a list of every Attribute in Elden Ring and their corresponding benefits.

Attribute

Effects

Vigor

  • Increases HP
  • Increases Fire and Poison Resistance
  • Increases Immunity

Mind

  • Increases FP
  • Increases Focus Resistance

Endurance

  • Increases Stamina
  • Increases Robustness
  • Increases Equip Load

Strength

  • Increases Physical Defense
  • Increases Physical Damage

Dexterity

  • Increases Physical Damage
  • Shortens Casting Time
  • Softens Fall Damage

Intelligence

  • Provides access to more Sorceries
  • Increases Magic Damage
  • Increases Magic Defense

Faith

  • Provides access to more Incantations
  • Increases Magic Damage

Arcane

  • Increases item Discovery
  • Increases Death and Holy Resistance
  • Allows use of certain Sorceries and Incantations

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How To Increase Your Attributes

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Attributes can be increased at any Site of Grace by spending Runes, a currency obtained by slaying enemies and breaking Golden Runes. Each time you level an attribute this way, increasing your character's level again will become slightly more expensive.

Additionally, some talismans in Elden Ring will increase your character's stats while equipped.

Should you invest in stats you later find irrelevant for your build, you can respec your character's attributes by talking to Rennala after beating her. Each respec costs one Larval Tear, a rare resource found throughout the world and on certain tough enemies.

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Status Effects And Ailments

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You will see many Status Effects and Ailments in Elden Ring as you and your opponent are capable of inflicting them on one another via special weapons and items. However, as touched on above, you can build resistance to these effects by upgrading specific skills, allowing you to endure areas or attacks for a longer duration before succumbing to them.

Below is every Status Effect and Ailment present in Elden Ring, all of which apply to Offensive and Defensive stats directly affected by Attributes and your current equipment.

Status Effect

Description

Stat Mitigation

Cure

Frostbite

Lowers its target's Stamina Recovery and Damage Absorption.

Robustness via Endurance Attribute

  • Thawfrost Boluses

Hemorrhage

Slowly builds a hemorrhage on the target, exploding when full, causing significant damage.

Robustness via Endurance Attribute

  • Staunching Boluses

Deathblight

Immediately kills the target via rapid application of the effect.

Death via Arcane Attribute

  • None

Madness

Lowers its target's FP, damaging them in the process.

Focus via Mind Attribute

  • Clarifying Boluses

Poison

Slowly damages its target over a long period.

Immunity via Vigor Attribute

  • Cure Poison
  • Neutralizing Boluses

Rot

Take continuous damage over time.

Immunity via Vigor Attribute

  • Preserving Boluses

Sleep

Makes its target unconscious.

Focus via Mind Attribute

  • Stimulating Boluses

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