Strength is one of the main attribute stats in Elden Ring.
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Attribute required to wield heavy armaments. Also boosts attack power of strength-scaling armaments and affects your physical defense. - Elden Ring explanation.
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The Tarnished's Strength stat affects which weapons they can wield effectively and affects the damage output of weapons which have Strength scaling. In addition, leveling Strength will also increase the Tarnished's Physical Defense.
The Tarnished can level Strength by spending Runes at Sites of Grace. Strength has soft caps for raising Physical Defense at 30, 40 and 60 points. Soft caps for Strength scaling weapons varies by weapon type and affinities.
When two-handing a weapon Strength is increased by 50%, rounded up, for the purpose of scaling and meeting weapon requirements. A partial exception to this is paired weapons, such as all Fists and Claws, and the Ornamental Straight Sword, who will not get the boost to scaling. The Starscourge Greatsword, however, still receives the Strength bonus in spite of being a paired weapon.
Note that this Strength-boost also can be applied to Incantations via the Clawmark Seal, but that it doesn't apply to skills with a separate "bullet" attack that scales with Strength, such as Flame of the Redmanes, Ground Slam, or Storm Blade.
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Items that increase Strength[]
- Semi-permanent
- Divine Beast Head
: Head armor that increases Strength by 4. Also increases Dexterity by 4 but decreases the recovery from Flask of Cerulean Tears and Flask of Crimson Tears by 11%. - Haima Glintstone Crown: Head armor that increases Strength by 2. Also increases Intelligence by 2 but decreases FP by 10%.
- Imp Head (Fanged): Head armor that increases Strength by 2.
- Omensmirk Mask: Head armor that increases Strength by 2.
- Radagon's Scarseal/Soreseal: Talisman that increases Strength by 3/5. Also increases Vigor, Endurance, and Dexterity by 3/5 while increasing damage taken by 10%/15%. Cannot both be worn at the same time.
- Starscourge Heirloom: Talisman that increases Strength by 5.
- Temporary
- Godrick's Great Rune: Great Rune that increases Strength by 5 upon activation with a Rune Arc. Lasts until death or until the Great Rune is switched out, and also increases Vigor, Mind, Endurance, Dexterity, Intelligence, Faith, and Arcane by 5 until death or the Great Rune is switched out.
- Oath of Vengeance: Unique skill of the Grafted Blade Greatsword that increases Strength by 5 for 60 second upon activation. Costs 20 FP and also increases Vigor, Mind, Endurance, Dexterity, Intelligence, Faith, and Arcane by 5 for 60 seconds and greatly increases Poise for 5 seconds.
- Strength-knot Crystal Tear: Crystal Tear that increases Strength by 10 for 3 minutes when the Flask of Wondrous Physick is used if it's equipped. Only two Crystal Tears can be equipped at the same time.