Soft Caps in the Elden Ring in 2023
Elen StelmakhHave you ever wondered about Soft Caps in Elden Ring? If this is your first time playing Elden Ring, you may never have known about them, but they are in the game for several different reasons. As players level up, they can put points into different attributes. In Elden Ring these attributes are Energy, Intelligence, Endurance, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Faith and Arcane Magic. So Soft Caps are marks when players start to see a diminishing return on investment in a particular skill. In this piece, we'll talk about Soft Caps for each characteristic in Elden Ring.
Current Soft Caps in Elden Ring
Attribute | Soft Caps | Changes for each level |
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Energy | 40/60 | Up to +48/ +26 to +13/ +6 to +3 HP |
Mind | 50/60 | up to +7/+6 for +4/ +3 to +2 FP |
Stamina | 15/35/50 | +1.79/ +1.67/ +1.25/ +0.31 |
Stamina (In gear) | 25/60 | +1.6/ +1.0 to +1.5/ +1.0 to +1.1 |
Dexterity | 18/55/80 | Depending on weapon type |
Strength | 18/55/80 | Depending on weapon type |
Intelligence (Attack rating) | 20/50/80 | Depending on weapon type |
Intelligence (Spell Scaling) | 60/80 | Depending on type of magic |
Faith (Attack Rating) | 20/50/80 | Depending on weapon type |
Vera (Spell Scaling) | 60/80 | Depending on type of magic |
Arcane Magic (Attack Rating) | 20/50/80 | Depending on weapon type |
Arcane Magic (Spell Scaling) | 30/45 | Depending on type of magic |
This information is useful for the reason that once you reach a certain attribute level, you can focus on improving other attributes of your character. The softcap system does not allow the player to accumulate one attribute and completely break the gameplay. This way, players are encouraged to diversify their build by scaling the return on available attributes.
Types of basic attributes in Elden Ring
- Strength is the most important attribute in Elden Ring. This reflects total health points, physical protection and immunity.
- Intelligence - allows you to use more spells. The attribute represents your total FP (mana) and focus score.
- Stamina - determines your overall stamina for running, successfully blocking, dodging, and performing other actions in combat.
- Strength - The main damage metric.
- Dexterity - Increases your throwing speed, decreases damage when you fall, and makes you more stable when riding.
- Intelligence - improves your damage from spells and resistance to magic.
- Faith - Improves your damage from your spells and allows you to learn advanced spells.
- Arcane Magic - A unique attribute that increases the chances of items falling out and sacred protection.
Don't forget that adding points to any attribute after its value exceeds 90 only makes your character weaker. To limit your players from overcharging any one attribute, the game system suggests that you use other attributes as required and distribute your points over three or four attributes depending on your character.
We hope that this material will help you get your bearings in Elden Ring and give you a better understanding of the game system. With Soft Caps, you can even out any attribute decreases and at the same time redistribute your points in the right way.
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