The BEST Elden Ring Builds

Elden Ring has an amazing amount of character customization available through Weapons, Armor, Skills, Magic, Spirits and more. A nearly infinite variety of builds is possible in the game – read on for more ideas!

by Hack The Minotaur

Updated Feb 21, 2022

Elden Ring Build Options

Builds in Elden Ring can be created from a variety of options including:

Attribute Stats
Right Hand Weapon
Left Hand Weapon
Armor
Ashes Of War
Spirit Ashes
Magic Spells

The Best Character Builds For Each Class In Elden Ring

Each Class in Elden Ring has its own strengths and weaknesses which can be optimized to create the best build possible. In this list we’ll be looking at the best build options for each class.

Astrologer

The Astrologer is a great option for caster builds in Elden Ring as this class has the highest starting Mind Stat as well as the highest starting Intelligence. Higher Mind equates to more FP which means you can cast more spells before running out or needing to use a Flask. The Astrologer’s high Intelligence is equally important as a high intelligence stat will be required to cast sorceries which are intelligence based magic spells. Sorceries also scale with intelligence meaning at a base level the astrologer class will also do more damage with those specific spells.

Starting Stats:

9 Vigor
15 Mind
9 Endurance
8 Strength
12 Dexterity
16 Intelligence
7 Faith
9 Arcane

Recommended Weapons:

Magic Staff to cast Sorceries
Dagger or Knife for Melee Combat

Recommended Spells:

Glintstone Stars
Glintstone Arc
Carian Piercer

Bandit

The Bandit class that excels at fast-paced martial combat using Dexterity based weapons including daggers and bows. The bandit also has the highest Arcane stat in the game, much higher than any other class, which is very interesting. We know that the Arcane stat governs Discovery in Elden Ring, which is similar to a Luck Stat, but it could also be much more complicated and help to scale things like bleeds or other status effects, or certain rare weapon arts and spells. In the early game, focusing on your Dexterity by using a bow at range and then daggers in melee range will be most effective.