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PaperclipPerfector  4d ago (text post)   2644 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for July 25, 2025

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I'm playing Elden Ring for the first time. It's fun and gripping.

I picked the noob friendly Vagabond class. I've upgraded the hp flask quantity twice and got my steed and killed three dungeon bosses. I've put some points into dex, str, end.

Can I get some spoiler free advice? :)

Should you focus on only one type of combat, or can you create a mixed build with success? It would be nice to have a good ranged damage option but I also want to kick butts with badass melee weapons.

Don't undervalue vigor. After meeting whatever attribute requirements for your preferred weapon you should level vigor to its soft cap of 40. Damage primarily scales through weapon upgrades before the late game so using your attribute upgrades for health is a good idea. It makes things far more forgiving and you won't be one-shotted, and you're not giving up much damage anyway.

Noted! And I'll try to get my hp flask's effectiveness upgraded too. It heals less than half my hp currently.

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