Stats

Upgrade requirements

In order to level stats in a new game, you must beat the boss of 1-1 and talk to The Monumental. Only then you can upgrade stats with The Maiden in Black.

General Information

Icon	Stat	Weapon Requirement	Effect
	Vitality	No	Max HP UP Item Burden UP
	Intelligence	No	Max MP UP Magic memory slots UP
	Endurance	No	Max Stamina UP Equip Weight UP Fire/Poison/Bleed resistance UP
	Strength	Yes	Physical damage UP
	Dexterity	Yes	Physical damage UP Falling damage DOWN
	Magic	Yes	Magic power UP
	Faith	Yes	Miracle power UP Miracle memory slots UP Magic damage resistance UP
	Luck	No	Item drop rates UP Disease resistance UP
	Soul Level	No	Increasing any stat increases your Soul Level Physical/Magic Defense UP Fire Resistance UP Soul Points required for next level UP

Notes

General

There are no stat increases for weapon speed, attack speed, or decreases falldown duration, attack delay, or anything else of that nature. If an item is not present in the above table, increasing any stat will not help. Also note that every stat increases your physical defense, so no matter how stat points are spent, less damage will be taken.

Classes

A list of starting stats for each class is on the Classes page.

Maximum Stats

• The highest level for any single stat is 99, making the highest possible Soul Level 712, with all individual stats at 99.
• The maximum is far beyond what's needed to complete three-and-a-half playthroughs and earn the Platinum trophy, and few players will reach Soul Level 712 through normal farming.
• Maxing out one's stats does not give a player any unfair advantage over other players, because of the game's online Soul Level Range Restrictions.
• Prior to Patch 1.03 for the three Asian versions, a glitch allowed for the duplication of souls between two characters within the same player account, so that a player quickly (in about 1.5 hours, starting with 1,000 souls) could produce 999,999,999 souls for each of the two characters. In turn, the duplication of souls allowed characters to quickly achieve the maximum Soul Level.

De-levelling Stats

The only way to de-level a characters stats is to decrease the overall Soul Level, and then build back the relevant stats, as desired. More information is available on the delevelling page.

Stamina

Research information on stamina regeneration can be found here.

Online Character Planner

An online character planner is available at Mugenmonkey.

Formulas

For known formulas used to calculate the influence of stats on attributes and the re-engineering effort, visit the formulas page.

Charts

Find charts for planning your character progress here.