Origins

Origins are combat archetypes in Elden Ring which offer different base stats and equipment at the start of the game. While some Origins start with a higher level, their total attribute values are always the same. No Origin has fewer or more attribute points than another - when they are at the same level, their total attribute values will be equal.

During Character Selection, the player can choose body Type A ("male"), or Type B ("female"), followed by the desired origin. Three character origins that appeared in the Closed Network Test didn't appear in the final game, the three being Enchanted Knight, Champion and Bloody Wolf.

Origins/Characters[]

List of Origins[]

List of CNT Characters[]

Comparison Table[]

Comparison Table Between Origins[]

Icon	Meaning	Info
Icon Explanation
	Level	A cumulative figure that represents overall attribute strength. You can level up using runes.
	Vigor	Attribute governing HP. Also affects fire resistance and immunity.
	Mind	Attribute that determines FP. Also affects focus.
	Endurance	Attribute governing stamina. Also affects robustness. This attribute also determines how heavy your equipment can be.
	Strength	Attribute required to wield heavy armaments. Also boosts attack power of strength-scaling armaments and affects your physical defense.
	Dexterity	Attribute required to wield advanced armaments. Also boosts attack power of dexterity-scaling armaments, reduces casting time of spells, softens fall damage, and makes it harder to be knocked off your horse.
	Intelligence	Attribute required to perform glintstone sorceries. Also boosts magic power of intelligence-scaling sorceries and improves magic resistance.
	Faith	Attribute required to perform sacred incantations. Also boosts magic power of faith-scaling incantations.
	Arcane	Attribute governing discovery. Also affects holy defense, vitality, and certain sorceries and incantations.
	HP	Your life. If reduced to nothing, you die. Replenish it by drinking from the Flask of Crimson Tears or resting at a site of grace.
	FP	Energy consumed to use spells and skills. Replenish it by drinking from the Flask of Cerulean Tears or resting at a site of grace.
	Stamina	Required for various actions. Depletes when certain actions are taken, but recovers automatically.
	Equip Load	Total weight of equipped armaments and armor. Movement slows as load increases. The rightmost number is the maximum weight that can be equipped; exceed it and movement slows dramatically.
	Discovery	Governs likelihood of finding items on the corpses of defeated foes
	Standard Defense	The body's capacity to endure standard physical damage
	Strike Defense	The body's capacity to endure striking physical damage
	Slash Defense	The body's capacity to endure slashing physical damage
	Pierce Defense	The body's capacity to endure piercing physical damage
	Magic Defense	The body's capacity to endure piercing magical damage
	Fire Defense	The body's capacity to endure piercing fire damage
	Lightning Defense	The body's capacity to endure piercing lightning damage
	Holy Defense	The body's capacity to endure piercing holy damage
	Immunity	The body's capacity to resist various poisons and rot. Higher values make it more difficult to succumb to these ailments.
	Robustness	The body's capacity to resist blood loss and frostbite. Higher values make it more difficult to succumb to these ailments.
	Focus	The body's capacity to resist sleep and bouts of madness. Higher values make it more difficult to succumb to these ailments.
	Vitality	The body's capacity to resist death. Higher values make it more difficult to be afflicted with instant death.

Name
Astrologer	6	9	15	9	8	12	16	7	9	396	95	94	46.6	109.0	76	76	76	76	105	79	73	91	91	91	91	100
Bandit	5	10	11	10	9	13	9	8	14	414	82	96	48.2	114.0	76	76	76	76	91	80	73	101	91	91	91	105
Confessor	10	10	13	10	12	12	9	14	9	414	88	96	48.2	109.0	79	79	79	79	93	82	75	93	92	92	92	101
Hero	7	14	9	12	16	9	7	8	11	499	75	99	51.4	111.0	79	79	79	79	88	83	74	96	92	92	92	103
Prisoner	9	11	12	11	11	14	14	6	9	434	85	97	49.8	109.0	78	78	78	78	103	82	75	93	92	92	92	101
Prophet	7	10	14	8	11	10	7	16	11	414	91	92	45.0	110.0	77	77	77	77	88	80	74	94	92	92	92	102
Samurai	9	12	11	13	12	15	9	8	8	455	82	101	52.9	109.0	79	79	79	79	93	83	75	91	92	92	92	100
Vagabond	9	15	10	11	14	13	9	9	7	522	78	97	49.8	107.0	79	79	79	79	93	85	75	89	92	92	92	99
Warrior	8	11	12	11	10	16	10	8	9	434	85	97	49.8	109.0	77	77	77	77	94	81	74	92	92	92	92	101
Wretch	1	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	414	78	96	48.2	110.0	75	75	75	75	91	78	71	91	90	90	90	100

Comparison Table Between CNT Characters[]

Icon	Meaning	Info
Icon Explanation
	Level	A cumulative figure that represents overall attribute strength. You can level up using runes.
	Vigor	Attribute governing HP. Also affects fire resistance and poison immunity.
	Mind	Attribute governing FP. Also affects focus-related resistance.
	Endurance	Attribute governing stamina. Also affects physical defense power and robustness.
	Strength	Attribute required to wield heavy armaments. Also boosts attack power of strength-scaling armaments and raises maximum equipment load.
	Dexterity	Attribute required to wield advanced armaments. Also boosts attack power of dexterity-scaling armaments, reduces casting time of spells, softens fall damage and makes it harder to be knocked off your horse.
	Intelligence	Attribute required to perform glintstone sorceries. Also boosts magic power of intelligence-scaling sorceries and improves magic resistance.
	Faith	Attribute required to perform sacred incantations. Also boosts incantations that scale with faith.
	Arcane	Attribute governing discovery. Also affects death resistance and certain sorceries and incantations.
	HP	Your life. If reduced to nothing, you die. Replenish it by drinking from the Flask of Crimson Tears or resting at a site of grace.
	FP	Energy consumed to use spells and Skills. Replenish it by drinking from the Flask of Cerulean Tears or resting at a site of grace.
	Stamina	Required for various actions. Depletes when certain actions are taken, but recovers automatically.
	Equip Load	Total weight of equipped armaments and armor. Movement slows as load increases. Exceed the rightmost number and movement slows dramatically.
	Discovery	Governs likelihood of finding items on the corpses of defeated foes
	Standard Defense	The capacity to endure standard physical damage
	Strike Defense	The capacity to endure striking physical damage
	Slash Defense	The capacity to endure slashing physical damage
	Pierce Defense	The capacity to endure piercing physical damage
	Magic Defense	The capacity to endure piercing magical damage
	Fire Defense	The capacity to endure piercing fire damage
	Lightning Defense	The capacity to endure piercing lightning damage
	Holy Defense	The capacity to endure piercing holy damage
	Immunity	The body's capacity to resist various poisons and blights. The higher the number, the less susceptible to poison and rot.
	Robustness	The capacity to resist hemorrhage and frostbite. The higher the number, the lower the chance of succumbing to such ailments.
	Focus	The capacity to resist sleep and bouts of madness. The higher the number, the lower the chance of succumbing to such ailments.
	Vitality	The capacity to resist death. The higher the number, the lower the chance of instant death from a full death gauge.

Name
Bloody Wolf	5	14	11	12	16	12	7	9	6	515	98	111	52.9	106.0	81	81	81	81	82	86	77	81	108	108	108	108
Champion	5	13	9	12	14	8	5	15	11	483	87	111	44.3	111.0	81	81	81	81	80	86	77	84	108	108	108	108
Enchanted Knight	5	10	13	11	15	12	16	5	5	403	109	107	48.6	105.0	81	81	81	81	89	84	77	81	108	108	108	108
Prophet	5	9	16	10	12	9	8	16	7	381	124	103	40.0	107.0	80	80	80	80	82	83	77	182	108	108	108	108
Warrior	5	12	10	15	11	15	9	7	10	454	93	115	40.0	110.0	81	81	81	81	83	85	77	84	108	108	108	108

Notes[]

Origins Bloody Wolf, Champion, Enchanted Knight, Prophet, and Warrior were announced November 25, 2021.
Origins Hero and Vagabond were announced February 4, 2022.
Origins Prisoner and Warrior were announced February 8, 2022.
Origins Bandit and Astrologer were announced February 11, 2022.
The Wretch Origin was announced February 18, 2022.