

Many boss fights feel quite different as a ranged build, they tend to feel a bit more like you’re doing a dance-off. Don’t get me wrong, you can still take down regular enemies with your melee weapon just fine, but you’re meant to be fighting tougher enemies with your sorceries and you don’t have the spare Crimson Flasks and stamina to swing your melee weapon for such long periods of time. In exchange for exceptional ranged performance, you will struggle a bit with prolonged melee combat. You’ll only swing your melee weapon if you want to. And if you want fast gameplay and plan on trying many different combos then go for a Dexterity build.Welcome to my guide on playing a Sorcerer in Elden Ring! This guide is oriented towards PvE and will cover recommended sorceries, catalysts, melee weapons, talismans, Physick mixtures, armor, and stats as well as where you’ll need to go to find all this stuff! My recommendations are focused on what you be working towards in the mid to late game on your first playthrough (basically when it’s finally time to throw out the Meteorite Staff) and what you should have for NG+.Īll of your stats and Flask allocations are designed to boost the power of your ranged attacks (sorceries) and allow you to play the entire game at range. So to sum it up if you want heavier attacks and your character is on the bulkier side, go for a Strength build. These builds are also ideal for both PvP and PvE. In fact, some of the best bleed weapons scale with dexterity. Another advantage of a Dex build is they allow you to apply status effects on your enemies. You also need to be aware of enemy attacks to timely guard or dodge them. So with a Dex build your focus is on light and fast attacks. Dexterity (Dex): You should go for a Dexterity build if you like faster gameplay.This will help you focus on attacking rather than blocking or dodging. As that will allow you to take damage while you can attack. You should use strength weapons if you are going for a tank-like build.The reason is they are slow so if your opponent is fast or a ranged attacker hitting them can be quite hard. Another thing to remember is they work better in PvE and not so much in PvP.

Hence they are suited if you use them two-handed. A minor downside though is that they attack slowly. These weapons are on the heavier side and hence deal more damage to the poise. Strength (Str): Strength builds are ideal for classes like Vagabond and Hero.And lastly, you should also keep in mind if you want to play PvE or PvP. Another thing to keep in mind is if you are planning to use your weapon two-handed or dual-wielding them. While choosing Strength or Dexterity you should consider your playstyle and the build you are going for. Strength (Str) Vs Dexterity (Dex) in Elden Ring
