Leveling & scaling

The real numbers behind every build, read straight from the game's data files (regulation v1.14) — so the soft caps here are exactly what the game uses, not estimates.

Damage attribute soft caps

As you raise Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Faith or Arcane, each point adds less than the last past these breakpoints. The game's scaling curve:

Attribute value	Scaling reached	Meaning
1	0%	base
18	25%	early ramp
60	75%	main soft cap — growth slows sharply
80	90%	second soft cap
150	110%	hard cap — minimal gains beyond

Most damage stats give their best returns up to 60, a smaller bump to 80, then crawl. Source: regulation CalcCorrectGraph.

Survival stats — HP / FP / Stamina per point

Real per-level values from the game data. Bold rows are the soft caps where each point starts giving much less.

Level	Vigor → HP	Mind → FP	Endurance → Stamina
20	652	121	113
25	800	147	121 ◀
40	1450 ◀	235	142
50	1704	300	155 ◀
60	1900 ◀	350 ◀	158
80	2015	401	164
99	2100	450	170

Max: Vigor 2100HP · Mind 450FP · Endurance 170Stamina. ◀ = soft cap. Vigor (HP) is the universal survival stat; soft caps at 40 then 60.

What a scaling letter means

A weapon's S/A/B/C/D/E grade is a multiplier on how much your attribute adds to its damage:

Grade	Multiplier
S	×1.75
A	×1.4
B	×0.9
C	×0.6
D	×0.25
E	×0.01

An S-scaling weapon converts your stat into damage 2.9× as efficiently as a C. See exact AR on the calculator.

The attributes

Vigor Vigor governs HP gains, which ramp up as you level it. Because of those gains, the guide r… Mind Mind governs FP, supporting spellcasting, Ashes of War, and other FP-consuming abilities. … Endurance Endurance governs stamina and determines how heavy your equipment can be. Leveling Enduran… Strength Strength supports Strength-based builds and weapons, which often use non-unique weapons wi… Dexterity Dexterity affects weapon scaling, including increased scaling when applying Ashes of War w… Intelligence Intelligence supports casting-focused builds, especially offensive sorceries, with full In… Faith Faith governs incantation casting power and damage, such as Flame Sling when used with a F… Arcane Arcane affects hemorrhage buildup, which softcaps at 45, and Blood-infused weapons scale w…

Upgrading your gear

Weapons level with Smithing Stones at any Site of Grace. There are 446 Smithing Stone pickups mapped across the Lands Between — find the nearest on the interactive map (toggle the Smithing Stone layer).