Elden Ring Soft Caps All Stats & Attributes Patch 1.08 (2023)

Knowing soft caps for all stats in Elden Ring is essential if you want to optimize your build as much as possible. Elden Ring is a rather intricate RPG, having eight main stats (or attributes) which handle all your other stats. These stats have several “soft caps”. In contrast to hard caps, which are the maximum number you can reach on a stat, soft caps are points at which the value of increasing that stat drastically drops. In this in-depth guide, you will find all soft caps for all stats and attributes in Elden Ring, updated to correspond balance changes from the latest Elden Ring patch.

What are Soft Caps For Each Stat in Elden Ring Patch 1.08 (January 2023)

Learning skill soft caps in Elden Ring is useful as it will allow you to spend your Runes smarter and where it matters. Runes are not limitless; using them optimally will make your builds more efficient. At one point, levelling up a stat will simply have diminishing returns compared to investing that same rune in another stat. Unlike hard caps, soft caps are not clearly communicated in many games. The same goes for Elden Ring stats soft caps.

Luckily, that’s where the community jumps in! Diligent community members have figured out the numbers for stat soft caps and shared them on Reddit! Reddit user u/AshuraRC was the first one to do the math, which was later updated by u/getcheddarttv. Thanks to them, we now know all skill soft cap in Edlen Ring. With that said, below, you will find soft caps for each stat in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring Strength Soft Caps

• 1st Soft Cap: Level 20
• 2nd Soft Cap: Level 55
• 3rd Soft Cap: Level 80

Elden Ring Mind Soft Caps

• 1st Soft Cap: Level 20 – you receive 6 FP per level
• 2nd Soft Cap: Level 50 – you receive 8/9 FP per level
• 3rd Soft Cap: Level 55 – FP decreases from 7 to 4 per level
• 4th Soft Cap: Level 60 – FP decreases from to 2/3 per level

Elden Ring Vigor Soft Caps

• 1st Soft Cap: Level 40 – HP gain drops from 26 to 13 per level
• 2nd Soft Cap: Level 60 – HP gain drops from 13 to 5/6 per level
• 3rd Soft Cap: Level 90 – HP gain drops from 5 to 3/4 per level

Elden Ring Endurance Soft Caps

• 1st Soft Cap: Level 12 – Endurance gives 1-2-1-2 Stamina alternatively
• 2nd Soft Cap: Level 18 – Endurance gives 2-1-2 Stamina alternatively
• 3rd Soft Cap: Level 32 – Endurance gives 1-2-1-2 Stamina alternatively
• 4th Soft Cap: Level 50 – Endurance gives 1 Stamina point per three levels

Elden Ring Dexterity Soft Caps

• 1st Soft Cap: Level 20
• 2nd Soft Cap: Level 55
• 3rd Soft Cap: Level 80

Elden Ring Intelligence Soft Caps

• 1st Soft Cap: Level 20
• 2nd Soft Cap: Level 55
• 3rd Soft Cap: Level 80

Elden Ring Faith Soft Caps

• 1st Soft Cap: Level 20
• 2nd Soft Cap: Level 55
• 3rd Soft Cap: Level 80

Elden Ring Arcane Soft Caps

• 1st Soft Cap: Level 20
• 2nd Soft Cap: Level 55
• 3rd Soft Cap: Level 80

And those are all soft caps that currently exist in the game as of January 2023 and Elden Ring patch 1.08. Keep in mind that these stats might change as FromSoftware might introduce new balance changes. If they do change, we will endeavour to update the article in a timely manner. It should be added that for Intelligence, the first sorcery cap is at level 60, while the second is at level 80. And for Faith, the first incantation cap is at level 60, while the second is at level 80. When it comes to Arcane, the first incantation cap is at level 30 and the second is at level 45. Finally, all primary stats are hard-capped at level 99.

Very early in your exploration of Elden Ring world you will find out that you need to prepare your character for different tasks. You'll need to learn how to use Ashes of War, how to two-hand weapons, or use magic spells during the course of your adventures. Many secrets are also waiting for you, such as, a hostile NPC Sellen that doesn't let you see her shop, an invisible man in a bush, or a huge turtle with a bell that lets you duplicate some very important items.