Elden Ring Nightreign is, at its core, an RPG with character stats that grow each time you level up. Because of the rapid pace of runs, however, FromSoftware simplified that process and turned it into a one-button affair.
When you reach a Site of Grace, you press that to gain new levels, without having to worry about stat allocation. The game does that in the background, though in different ways depending on your chosen class.
But what about those starting attributes and their letter grades? Well, it’s complicated.
FromSoft dataminer and all-around Souls investigator, Zullie the Witch, have revealed some interesting details about the way stats and levelling work in Nightreign. Their latest video attempts to show the true stats of each of the game’s different classes.
Each class has an attributes screen that lists a few of the more common stats: HP, FP, Strength, Faith and so on. It also assigns a letter grade to each to signify which areas of that spectrum they’re strong/weak in. It does this, however, without revealing any hard numbers, or really explaining what each grade corresponds to.
As you may have already guessed, each class does have a traditional stats screen, which we see in the Zullie’s latest video. Looking at that screen, you can also see that the jump from level 1 to 2 is the biggest across the entire system, with level 12 being the softcap.
The true nature of each class, of course, is dictated by which attributes they favour, but the grading system itself does not appear to follow a set formula. The Duchess, for instance, has a B in in DEX and an A in INT, despite their values being almost identical.
The video also reveals that Relics that boost attack stats are more powerful at lower character levels, but tend to not matter much once you upgrade your weapon, and gain damage bonuses through other sources.
As Zullie points out in the video, of course, Nightreign’s random nature doesn’t make it easy to target specific builds, but knowing each characters’ true stat sheet means you can better pick Relics and other items that you know will benefit your class the most.
In other Nightreign news, the game received a new update yesterday that brought a couple of balance changes, as well as some bug fixes. It’s not a big one, but more is on the way. For more on FromSoft’s latest, hit up our mega Elden Ring Nightreign guide for some juicy tips and walkthroughs.