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[SafeOrAlone]

I want to wield a deadly whip, cast spells, and wear something mysterious and cool looking.
Probably going with Confessor or Prisoner.

 

[Rex_DX]

I'd love to go Wretch as I usually enjoy building up from nothing as Deprived in Dark Souls. It makes everything you find feel more impactful even if it's a weapon you'd never consider using if you started with a decent broadsword etc.

But it seems that there's a lot of wasted points with the Wretch. I'm guessing Arcane will be a dump stat for the majority of players and, much like Arcane in Bloodborne, it will be a stat for specific builds only. The point spread for Wretch will waste points no matter what build you're thinking about.

I'll definitely go with a quality build for the first run and I recommend that for pretty much any first run through a new From game because it allows you to test drive almost every weapon in the game for future reference if you do a specialized build. This goes double for new players. (Note to newbies - a "quality build" is a term in From games where you spread points across both Strength and Dexterity and use weapons that scale their damage output across both stats instead of one or the other. This allows you to wield the majority of weapons in the game while still having the potential for min-maxing certain weapons).

Seems Vagabond is a no-brainer for quality builds and might just be the de facto best point spread for a lot of melee builds on top of that.

I'd love an option to start with class-specific point distribution but with none of the weapons/armor - a "Wretch/Deprived Mode" if you will.

Might be refreshing to start one of these games with actual armor for a change though.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I'd love an option to start with class-specific point distribution but with none of the weapons/armor - a "Wretch/Deprived Mode" if you will.

Hey, you always can drop all your equipment right at the start of the game.

 

[GermanZepp]

Ok. im going Astrologer. Heavy magic for occasionally OP long range atacks and a small dagger/sword to make hand to hand combat more challenging.

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Spoiler: No spoilers but just in case - CHARACTER STATS INFORMATION

CHARACTER STATUS INFORMATION​

The information shown here also reflects changes to your attack, defense, and resistances bestowed by armaments and armor that you have equipped.

VIGOR​

Attribute governing HP.
Affects fire and poison resistance.

MIND​

Attribute governing FP.
Affects focus-related resistances.

ENDURANCE​

Attribute governing Stamina.
Affects physical defense power, robustness and raises maximum equipment load.

STRENGTH​

Attribute required to wield heavy armaments.
Boosts attack power of strength-scaling armaments.

DEXTERITY​

Attribute required to wield advanced armaments.
Also boosts attack power of dexterity-scaling armaments, reduces casting time of spells, softens fall damage and makes it harder to be knocked off your horse.

INTELLIGENCE​

Attribute required to perform glintstone sorceries. Boosts magic damage of intelligence-scaling sorceries and weapons as well as improving magic resistance.

FAITH​

Attribute required to perform sacred incantations. Boosts incantations and weapons that scale with Faith.

ARCANE​

Attribute governing Discovery.
Affects death resistance and certain sorceries and incantations.

OFFENSIVE STATS​

Offensive Stats provide useful information on the current offensive stats of the player character.

PHYSICAL ATTACK DAMAGE​

Displays the default standard damage of the equipment, and how much bonus damage you are gaining from the stats bonuses.

MAGIC ATTACK DAMAGE​

Displays the default magical damage of the equipment or spell, and how much bonus damage you are gaining from the stats bonuses.

FIRE ATTACK DAMAGE​

Displays the default fire damage of the equipment, and how much bonus damage you are gaining from the stats bonuses.

LIGHTNING ATTACK DAMAGE​

Displays the default lightning damage of the equipment, and how much bonus damage you are gaining from the stats bonuses.

HOLY ATTACK DAMAGE​

Displays the default holy damage of the equipment, and how much bonus damage you are gaining from the stats bonuses.

CRITICAL ATTACK DAMAGE​

Displays the default critical damage of the equipment, and how much bonus damage you are gaining from the stats bonuses.

BASE STATS INFORMATION​

General Stats provide useful information on the current state of the player character.

HP​

Determines your total Health.

FP​

Determines how many castings of Magic Spells the player can achieve.

STAMINA​

Determines how many actions you can take before becoming exhausted.

EQUIP LOAD​

Total weight of equipped armaments and armor. Movement slows as load increases. Exceed the rightmost number and movement slows dramatically.

DISCOVERY​

Governs likelihood of finding items on the corpses of defeated foes.

MEMORY SLOTS​

The number of slots available for memorizing sorceries and incantations.

ATTRIBUTE SCALING INFORMATION​

STR​

The degree to which this armament's power or passive effects scale with Strength.

DEX​

The degree to which this armament's power or passive effects scale with Dexterity.

INT​

The degree to which this armament's power or passive effects scale with Intelligence.

FAI​

The degree to which this armament's power or passive effects scale with Faith.

ARC​

The degree to which this armament's power or passive effects scale with Arcane.

DEFENSE STATS INFORMATION​

Defense Stats for Elden Ring provide useful information on the current defensive stats of the player character.

IMMUNITY​

Your resistance to various Poisons and Blights. The higher the number, the less susceptible you are to poison and rot. Governed by your attributes, as well as armor and additional effects.

ROBUSTNESS​

Your resistance to Hemorrhage and Frostbite. The higher the number, the lower your susceptibility. Governed by your attributes, as well as protective gear, and active passive effects.

FOCUS​

Your resistance to Sleep and bouts of Madness. The higher the number, the lower your susceptibility. Governed by your attributes, as well as protective gear, and active passive effects.

DEATH​

Your resistance to Death. The higher the number, the lower your susceptibility to die. Governed by your attributes, as well as armor and additional effects.

PHYSICAL DEFENSE​

Your defense power and damage negation against Standard Physical Attacks. The former is calculated via attributes, while the latter is calculated via defensive gear and active passive effects.

VS STRIKE DEFENSE​

Your defense power and damage negation against Striking Physical Attacks. The former is calculated via attributes, while the latter is calculated via defensive gear and active passive effects.

VS SLASH DEFENSE​

Your defense power and damage negation against Slashing Physical Attacks. The former is calculated via attributes, while the latter is calculated via defensive gear and active passive effects.

VS PIERCE DEFENSE​

Your defense power and damage negation against Piercing Physical Attacks. The former is calculated via attributes, while the latter is calculated via defensive gear and active passive effects.

MAGIC DEFENSE​

Your defense power and damage negation against Magical Attacks. The former is calculated via attributes, while the latter is calculated via defensive gear and active passive effects.

FIRE DEFENSE​

Your defense power and damage negation against Fire Elemental Attacks. The former is calculated via attributes, while the latter is calculated via defensive gear and active passive effects.

LIGHTNING DEFENSE​

Your defense power and damage negation against Lightning Elemental Attacks. The former is calculated via attributes, while the latter is calculated via defensive gear and active passive effects.

HOLY DEFENSE​

Your defense power and damage negation against Holy Elemental Attacks. Your body's defense power is determined by your attributes. Damage negation is determined by Armor and additional effects.

EQUIPMENT STATS INFORMATION​

Weapons and Armor Stats provide useful information about the benefits provided by the equipment.

WEIGHT​

Weight of the equipment.

VS STRIKE DAMAGE NEGATION​

The degree to which incoming Striking Physical Damage is negated.

VS SLASH DAMAGE NEGATION​

The degree to which incoming Slashing Physical Damage is negated.

VS PIERCE DAMAGE NEGATION​

The degree to which incoming Piercing Physical Damage is negated.

MAGIC DAMAGE NEGATION​

The degree to which incoming Magic Damage is negated.

FIRE DAMAGE NEGATION​

The degree to which incoming Fire Damage is negated.

LIGHTNING DAMAGE NEGATION​

The degree to which incoming Lightning Damage is negated.

HOLY DAMAGE NEGATION​

The degree to which incoming Holy Damage is negated.

IMMUNITY RESISTANCE​

Armor's capacity to prevent various Poisons and Blights. The higher the number, the less susceptible to poison and rot.

ROBUSTNESS RESISTANCE​

Resistance to Hemorrhage and Frostbite. The higher the number, the lower the chance of succumbing to such ailments.

FOCUS RESISTANCE​

Resistance to Sleep and bouts of Madness. The higher the number, the lower the chance of succumbing to such ailments.

DEATH RESISTANCE​

The resistance your armor offers against Death. The higher the number, the less likely you are to succumb to death from a full death gauge.

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[Bartski]

I still don't know. Either Prisoner to level up faith as first priority or Confessor to level up magic. Dex melee + defensive spells seems like my ideal way to start so I may go for the latter but the prisoner looks SO DAMN COOL

 

[Rex_DX]

Hey, you always can drop all your equipment right at the start of the game.

Thought about doing just this! Might be fun. Might get destroyed. Only one way to find out.

 

[Majukun]

I like dex builds usually, so it's a tossup between warrior, samurai or prisoner
prisoner has the advantage of being also versatile in INT and starting at a lower level..samurai seems more well equipped while warrior is the all rounder with the best starting dex

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

I changed to WRETCH. A little disturbed by people saying it's on the easy side.

Although their explanation of that, that if you get stuck on a boss you can just go anywhere and fight 10 totally different bosses, makes sense.

 

[The_hunter]

Going astrologer, never played a caster in souls before, the temptation to not go a knight build again is real.

 

[bArTl3bY]

I typically go for a traditional knight/strength build for my first playthrough, will probably do the same here. Vagabond it shall be. I am interested in the Prisioner and Prophet, though.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I gotta try samurai on pc, I think.

 

[BabyYoda]

Playing as prophet, resonates with me for various reasons. One of the reasons is it looks derp and I like starting at or near the bottom gear wise.

I usually start as deprived, but faith looks particularly awesome this time. That would be a second reason.

 

[VFXVeteran]

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Confessor is probably closest to my DS1 play style. Haven’t beaten any other FS games. Tempted to go magic/int but probably won’t.

 

[jaysius]

I like to hybrid magic and melee, I guess Confessor, but I'm not sure about Prisoner.

 

[CeeJay]

Full disclosure, I've never played a FromSoft game. Would the Wretch be a stupid starting class for my first time? I like the idea of a clean slate that I can take in whichever direction feels right during the playthrough but, will it be too punishing for a From virgin?

 

[Gaelyon]

I wouldn't recommend Wretch as a first time FromSoft game, it isn't even that optimal as you got 10 in every stat but whatever you choose to play in the end you'll always have dump stats. Arcane for instance is mostly useless unless a very specific build, so taking a class with low arcane mean you have extra points in primary stats.
It's easier to choose a style (Strenght melee, Dex melee, ranged, stealth dex, magic spells, faith spells ...) and take a corresponding class.

However while Jack of all trade is not the most efficient, if it's what you want it's still okay, you'll be fine with a few point in the wrong stat no big deal.

 

[imsosleepy]

great video of a summary

 

[lucius]

Vagabond seems best to start I will try something else if I get to multiple plays but I played Skyrim like 6+ times I never bothered with a full caster, I like hybrid .

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Full disclosure, I've never played a FromSoft game. Would the Wretch be a stupid starting class for my first time? I like the idea of a clean slate that I can take in whichever direction feels right during the playthrough but, will it be too punishing for a From virgin?

If you have patience, no issue. If you're likely to be frustrated then pick something with stats already assigned & a weapon class that interests you.

 

[FunkMiller]

Yeah, I’ll be going Prisoner for that sweet all-rounder feel. This feels like a game that wants you to take advantage of magic and melee combined. Cool headgear too.

Edit: mind you, I do enjoy a quality build though, so maybe vagabond?

Ugh. Decisions, decisions

 

[balls of snow]

From FightingCowboy, quality build is the way to go so Vegabond/ Hero for me. Maybe a hybrid into summoning as well.

 

[imsosleepy]

cant really decide between a dex build or the prisonor that has some magic and a sword

 

[scydrex]

Between prisoner or confessor. Generally i go for a Str melee and shield build but will go different this time. Samurai looks good.

 

[REDRZA MWS]

Never went for a magic build before. Any tips would be appreciated just to get started. Is there a build where it’s leans more toward magic, but can still use a decent weapon/shield?

 

[GermanZepp]

Never went for a magic build before. Any tips would be appreciated just to get started. Is there a build where it’s leans more toward magic, but can still use a decent weapon/shield?

Im going atrologer. I asume you can use any basic weapon from the begining of the game, BUT you might need to look for in the world (or purchace) the nicest ones that scales magic atributes.

 

[Zimmy68]

Never got into a Souls game before.
I want a style with some combat but the ability to conjure up allies or have the enemies fight each other.
Any suggestions?
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Case for Wretch

 

[SafeOrAlone]

Is this game out in the US now? Says not available on the xbox store.

Edit: only the deluxe version available to buy?

 

[FunkMiller]

I’m loving Prisoner so far.

Decent starting spell for ranged attack. Estoc nice and fast for the melee back up.

 

[Strider Highwind]

Confessor on PS5 and an Astrologer on PC for me. I love this game

 

[Icymanipulator]

Confessor or Samurai
Debating as I write this

 

[Kaachan]

Prophet all the way!

 

[GermanZepp]

I tell you is harder than I thought. As I said went astrologer. The initial weapons are very weak and the enemies hit hard.