Elden Ring Classes Ranked Explained Tier List

Elden Ring Classes Ranked

Tier List	Class	Explained
1	Vagabond	The best class to choose as a beginner in Elden Ring. This is because of its heavy armor and high Strength, Dexterity, and Vigor stats. Allowing you to take more hits makes it more forgiving than any other class. Its only weakness is that it can't use magic reliably and doesn't have ranged attacks to use at the start.
2	Confessor	Thanks to a high Faith stat and decent physical starting attributes, the Confessor class strikes a nice balance between melee weapon usage and defensive spells. Just be warned though that you begin the game at level 10 — the highest of any starting class. That means you have an ever so slightly smaller chance to customise your build.
3	Samurai	The Samurai class begins with the highest Endurance stat in the game, paired with lots of Dexterity and decent Strength. This doesn't seem like the best option for magic-based builds, but those using a bow and arrow in combination with melee weapons should do nicely.
4	Astrologer	Astrologer has to access powerful Sorcery spells early in the game and is effective against groups of enemies by using AoE spells. It also has a high FP gauge at the start that lets you spam Sorceries. However, it lacks health and stamina, which is a big problem if you aren't playing the class carefully at the start.
5	Hero	Starts with high Strength and Vigor, which allows you to dish out massive physical damage against opponents while having a decent health pool to allow more room for mistakes. The only problem is it does not have any ranged weapons or magic to use from a distance.
6	Prophet	With very high Mind and Faith stats, the Prophet class can cast a lot of defensive spells before having to replenish FP. You also automatically begin with the Heal and Beast Claw spells, so you can both attack and defend using magic straight from the off. The downside is your base physical stats are pretty bad, with the worst starting Endurance in the game.
7	Prisoner	A flexible starting class that is balanced between Dexterity and Intelligence, Prisoner is more suited to the longer game. Its main problem in the beginning low Vigor that makes Prisoner quite feeble. In addition to this, the starting armor offers little protection, making this class very vulnerable to attacks. It's not as effective as a dedicated Dexterity or Intelligence class as its purpose is its versatility.
8	Warrior	Melee class with high Dex and Mind. Warrior starts the game with a Scimitar and decent armor. It also has access to a shield with a parry. Much like all the other classes in S-tier, it does not have any ranged weapon and can't use magic effectively at the start.
9	Bandit	Bandit's playstyle is centered around parrying opponents and picking them off using the bow that the class starts with. Because of its High Dex, performing a Riposte with this class can deal a ton of damage to enemies. However, the downside of using this class comes from its low raw damage, which can prolong your fights against bosses.
10	Wretch	A very weak starting class with a low level and no equipement. Wretch is recommended only for challenge-seekers or veteran players that are planning to make use of its flexible stat changes.

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Elden Ring Classes Stats

Class	Level	Vigor	Mind	Endurance	Strength	Dexterity	Intelligence	Faith	Arcane	Total
Hero	7	14	9	12	16	9	7	8	11	86
Bandit	5	10	11	10	9	13	9	8	14	84
Astrologer	6	9	15	9	8	12	16	7	9	85
Warrior	8	11	12	11	10	16	10	8	9	87
Prisoner	9	11	12	11	11	14	14	6	9	88
Confessor	10	10	13	10	12	12	9	14	9	89
Wretch	1	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	80
Vagabond	9	15	10	11	14	13	9	9	7	88
Prophet	7	10	14	8	11	10	7	16	10	86
Samurai	9	12	11	13	12	15	9	8	8	88

Elden Ring Classes

Stats Explained

Runes are required to level up your stats. You can get Runes from defeating enemies or bosses. Each stat you level up increases your level by 1.

Stats	Description
Vigor	・Increases maximum HP and fire resistance. ・Increases Immunity, making you more resistant to Poison and Rot. ・Called Vitality in Dark Souls and Demon's Souls. Dark Souls II and III used both Vigor and Vitality.
Mind	・Increases maximum FP. ・Increases Focus resistance, making you more resistant to Sleep and Madness. ・In Dark Souls 3, Attunement raised your FP. In Demon's Souls, this was called Intelligence.
Endurance	・Increases maximum stamina. Your stamina will not deplete in the open world, so you will be able to run forever. ・Increases physical defense ・Increases Robustness, which is your resistance to Hemorrhage and Frostbite.
Strength	・Increases damage of strength-scaling weapons. ・Required to equip heavy, Strength-based weapons. ・Increases your maximum equip load.
Dexterity	・Increases damage of dexterity-scaling weapons. ・Required to equip advanced, Dexterity-based weapons. ・Reduces casting time of spells ・Decreases fall damage ・Makes it harder to get thrown off your mount.
Intelligence	・Boosts damage of intelligence-scaling sorceries and weapons. ・Required to perform more advanced sorceries. ・Improves resistance to magic attacks.
Faith	・Boosts power of faith-scaling incantations and weapons. ・Required to perform more advanced incantations.
Arcane	・Boosts discovery, which increases rare item drops. ・Raises your Death resistance. ・In Dark Souls 3, this stat was known as Luck. In previous Souls games, an invisible stat called Item Discovery governed item drop rates.

Elden Ring Starting Classes Equipment

Class	Weapons/Items	Armor
Astrologer	Glintstone Pebble Glintstone Arc Short Sword Astrologer's Staff Scripture Wooden Shield	Astrologer Hood Astrologer Robe Astrologer Gloves Astrologer Trousers
Bandit	Great Knife Shortbow Bone Arrow (Fletched) Buckler	Bandit Mask Bandit Garb Bandit Manchettes Bandit Boots
Confessor	Urgent Heal Assassin's Approach Broadsword Finger Seal Blue Crest Heater Shield	Confessor Hood Confessor Armor Confessor Gloves Confessor Boots
Hero	Battle Axe Large Leather Shield	Champion Headband Champion Pauldron Champion Bracers Champion Gaiters
Prisoner	Magic Glintblade Estoc Glintstone Staff Rift Shield	Prisoner Iron Mask Prisoner Clothing Prisoner Trousers
Prophet	Heal Catch Flame Short Spear Finger Seal Rickety Shield	Prophet Blindfold Prophet Robe Prophet Trousers
Samurai	Uchigatana Longbow Arrow Fire Arrow Red Thorn Roundshield	Land of Reeds Helm Land of Reeds Armor Land of Reeds Gauntlets Land of Reeds Greaves
Vagabond	Longsword Halberd Heater Shield	Vagabond Knight Helm Vagabond Knight Armor Vagabond Knight Gauntlets Vagabond Knight Greaves
Warrior	2x Scimitar Riveted Wooden Shield	Blue Cloth Cowl Blue Cloth Vest Warrior Gauntlets Warrior Greaves
Wretch	Club	None

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