How Attribute Scaling Works in Elden Ring

[@rhyanbrandt3807]

You’re the first video that explained this not only correctly but in a manner that everyone could understand and you kept in under 7 minutes… thank you

[@DiamondLobby]

No problem, thanks for the comment! :)

[@chasehensley9415]

I say no problem way to much it's almost an issue for me

[@PunkinRB]

agreed. earned a new sub.

[@atsylor5549]

This is a common system in rpg's and I think a lot of people take it for granted that everyone is at least mildly familiar with it. And that’s definitely not true

[@JohnnyMerder]

👆🏼💕 this

[@diegoalaniz3244]

S tier video. No bs, straight to the point, and very informative

[@bosskey23]

S tier doesnt always give you the most damage. I went from a S tier to a B tier in str and dex. My weapon ended up doing more damage. Keep in mind that i had 99 Str and Dex.

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

*S scaling video

[@bosskey23]

@Freedom1775 S is the highest tier but not every weapon goes up to S tier. The best way to figure out the highest dmg output is to google the weapon you plan on using. Even though, most weapons will do enough dmg to best any boss.

[@bosskey23]

@Freedom1775 A,B,C,D,E

[@bosskey23]

@Freedom1775 what character did you pick in the beginning?

[@justinwhitsitt7072]

People underestimate how much leveling your weapon helps early game. For every 5 levels you give your character you should give your weapon at least one.

[@soroushkowsarian3364]

So if I have a somber stone weapon , I have to get to 100 to level 10 it ? :P The speed you can level weapons is slower early then much faster late game , what you say is absolutely correct , early game levels matter most

[@jamiehughes5573]

@@soroushkowsarian3364 I know I'm abit late. How leveling special weapons(somber smithing stones) You use 1 of each number (+1,+2,+3 etc then you need something called a somber ancient dragon smithing stone , there are only 8 per playthrough requiring NG+ to get more

[@SuperCoolZomb1e]

@@jamiehughes5573I think they know…

[@rezthemediaruler3768]

There are also Weapons you can‘t change with Ashes of war. Unique Weapons like St.Trina‘s Sword and Boss Weapons like Godrick‘s Axe for example.

[@creeperYT9824]

somber weapons are unable to get ashes of war

[@scottkirchhofer]

This is a fantastic video! I've been looking for a clear explanation for how all this works and you nailed it. Thanks so much for the help.

[@DiamondLobby]

Appreciate the comment and happy I could help!

[@ultranoob9316]

Noob you never played dark souls

[@izzydarkhart4144]

I thing i feel people never bring up is that there are multiple wet stones that will allow you to add any affinity you want on every ash of war. For example, with the black wet stone, you can turn every ash of war into occult affinity, giving the weapon bleed and S scaling in arcane. There is a stone for every affinity type, so if you collect them all, you can literally make any weapon any affinity you want with any ash of war you want. Certain weapons perform stronger with certain affinities, but the option is yours.

[@baewiz5238]

W comment thx buddy

[@Billcipher_fan5]

After 9 playthroughs i had no clue what those whet stones did thanks for this info

[@eMercody]

Important to note, each letter represents a range of values so the difference between a letter can theoretically be as low as less than 1% yet the same letter can differ around the 10-15% area. Of course, afaik there is no way to know the exact value of the scaling atm. Edit: AR calculators show the scaling values, and you can guess the scaling value based on what upgrade level a weapon changes letters which is easy to find on the wiki.

[@TimHarrisVideo]

Absolutely great and intelligent addition is this comment.

[@SirYeesalotThe3rdlordOfMemes]

A D on one weapon can be better than a D on another weapon

[@sealife12]

This is the type of explanation nobody understands. Glad the above video was made because I’m tired of reading and watching poorly translated information.

[@groov3s908]

in all my years of playing souls and Sekiro this is the first video I've seen that has explained it for people without sounding confusing cos you clearly understand it yourself rather than guessing your way through a video. well done

[@tn7403]

Good intro for beginners but there's quite a bit omitted about the nuance of base damage VS scaling. Long story short, some weapons are good for low level cause base damage is high and scaling is low. Some high scaling weapons aren't great at low levels because the base damage tends to be low and they expect crazy high levels to reap benefits. So often weapons with d/e scaling can outperform A/B scaling if you haven't speced much into that stat. Next lesson, so at what point does a high base damage weapon with low scaling start to lose to a high scaling low base damage weapon? Depends, but this is where soft caps and stat tables come in.

[@DiamondLobby]

Appreciate the extra info! This very much was a guide for beginners :)

[@Reece8u]

Hey! Im looking for those stat tables and caps are that you are talking about, is there any easy way to find them? The wiki only has an extremely vague description for the soft caps, and no description for the effects of the actual letter grades themselves. Im looking for info along the lines of S scaling being 1.5x your strength, with soft cap info being like every strength point past 40 is worth 0.7x and past 60 is 0.2x etc, really hoping that info exists somewhere. (Note, numbers in this example are completely made up, as I am looking for information that would give those numbers)

[@kennylaysh2776]

@@Reece8u Easiest is just equip the weapon you want, and as you put puts into an attribute, track how much damage jumps. In Souls games, 40 the general soft cap, but Elden Ring seems to be around 60. You also need 60 in an attribute for some high end weapons anyway, like 60 int for the best magic staff, and 60 str for the big hammer. Beyond 60, the gains are still there, but very slow. So get int to 60 for example, and then work on other stats. Only go over 60 when your other stats are good.

[@oppos727]

Hey dude, I made a recent comment posting a relevant question and I think you might be able to explain it… would you mind looking at it if you get a chance?

[@roadto1001albums]

Annnnnnnnnd you lost me lol

[@CyberMonty2077]

Great video dude. I’m level 155 and 200+ hours in and only now looking up how the scaling works. 😂

[@neblobian01]

Level 117 with 114 hours in here, and have also played demon souls, and all 3 dark souls, with a finished ng+ on each of them, and here I am doing the same thing as you, (just now looking up how it works) hahaha

[@brokecowpoke2077]

Same, just now realizing that S tier is the highest…

[@MithriVideolari]

How can u be level 155 and 200 hours in? I'm not even 70 hours in and level 150.

[@CyberMonty2077]

@@MithriVideolari because I searched every part of the map and collected everything, not all my time was spent fighting enemies. Also I lost a hell of a lot of runes a few times because of stupid deaths and mistakes.

[@jjw1969]

You poor soul 🥹

[@slimshady6401]

i feel so fuckin dumb not figuring this out by myself

[@David-cc3do]

Why??? none of this makes sense unless spelled out.

[@32rekt62]

4:29 It doesn't matter whether we make sure to check the stats before applying any Ashes of War because applying an AoW is never permanent. So many new players to Elden Ring refuse to add Ashes of War to their weapons because they don't want to make a poor choice and fear that it's permanent. Add whatever AoW you'd like because it's very easy to just switch them out whenever you'd like. Experimenting with them is going to help you out way more than being afraid to add an AoW to your weapon out of fear that you chose one that sucks or doesn't match your style.

[@saii221]

this.

[@PabloZaragoza]

So if i have the weapon i want and i like the ash of war on it but i want to make it heavy, i have to finde the ash of war my weapon has?

[@iiinamy]

@@PabloZaragoza correct

[@krishendershott9459]

I just finished my first playthrough, and this is the first video I've seen that explained these mechanics in an easy-to-understand manner. Well done.

[@HNY-B]

Thank you!! I’ve been jumping around from video to video, everyone’s scripts feel the same way the stat pages look. Yours is very clear

[@craiganderson7857]

This was super helpful! Always wondered what those numbers and ashes of war meant

[@DiamondLobby]

Glad to hear it helped!

[@Chooch_The_Dog]

Blood hound gang 😂

[@Zikewamouski]

Come on party people 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@MrMakaveli2786]

Best weapon

[@GnosticJuggernaut.]

Thank you so much. I'm new to Dark souls games and I just got Elden Ring like 3 days ago. I have no idea how this formula worked. You definitely helped me to understand it. Now that I know, it definitely seems fairly simple. So again thank you.

[@scotthughes8863]

Love the way you made this quick and very easy to understand, I’ve been trying to explain to a friend how the scaling works and you put it together so easy to understand 🔥🤣

[@scruffy74]

I just learnt more in 6min 31sec than what I learnt in 631 other Elden Ring videos. Great explanation, great video!

[@paulhammSOLD]

Simple and concise for a complicated game. Thank you for helping me through my first "Souls Game" experience 🙏🏾

[@tenenbaummark]

Absolutely 10/10 video. I've played since release and this is probably the best explanation I've seen so far

[@DaveyDave95]

Thank you man, I remember when people making gaming tip vids were actually about the tip not just another video with filler. Very helpful dude appreciate you

[@lennyteske1864]

Wow! Wow wow wow! I have been playing for about 4 days now and this is my first from software game and I have no idea what I've been doing. I have been watching KZbin videos everyday to try to learn what stats and scaling is but I have been struggling. This is the first video that took the time and explained it in a way that I could understand! I am so excited to start playing again and start looking over my ashes of war and weapons

[@AimeeHope89]

I love this game. It's like a million different games in one. I've never played something that had this crazy range of options for how to play..it's just so well done. There's obviously room for improvement - nothing is ever perfect. However, this game is nothing less than a masterpiece.

[@TheAlienPoison]

Yup, however, I wish it was as elaborately difficult as dark souls.

[@wave9076]

@@TheAlienPoison its hard if you dont make it easy on yourself and get over leveled for every boss

[@TheAlienPoison]

@@wave9076 Yeah, but I still miss the amazement of the oppression of dark souls 1 mobs. Especially the underground skeletons, they're placed very deliberately to persuade you to never venture there again, that place was more of a fortress than I've ever seen anywhere else(including bloodborne and elden ring, the soul games that I played.).

[@joseantoniocueto876]

Man, i have beaten all souls games with no knowledge about all this.... I have wasted my time... thanks for such good explanation

[@FishRepair]

Great video I was interested to see more of a detailed breakdown of specifically the rate at which things increase depending on the letter grade which thinking about it seems like a little bit of a more complex video but I’m sure there’s a hard-core fan out there dedicated enough to figure it out thanks for helping the people

[@1ChristopherCampbell]

I think there's several variables so it would probably look like a chart of information

[@FishRepair]

@@1ChristopherCampbell id like to see that

[@Gazmcl]

I've put 50 hours into this game so far and really had no idea what I was doing with Scaling. Thank you so much for this!

[@mh_golfer]

Don't just pay attention to scaling, base attack rating is also important. A weapon could have B scaling but do less damage when upgraded than a D scaling weapon that has a greater base AR.

[@mattc9598]

at the end of the day if you swing and blood flies, you did right

[@kasumi1245]

At this time you have 14k+ subscribers glad to see you’ve grown so much! Congrats!!

[@jaytaztt]

Finally beat the game and figured I should learn what those number mean... Little late, but your video was gold. Appreciated bro, been confusing 😅

[@abyss7708]

informative and concise video, i was always confused about what happens when there are multiple scaling factors

[@MikeTXBerry]

Great video and thank you for not adding filler to get to the 8 min mark for more ad revenue. Very dense, useful video! (Dense meaning no filler, the entire video is useful)

[@ak2298]

Duuuude thank youuu super good explanation! Really annoys me that almost nothing is explained in the game...Some people say " yeah its a souls game its suppose to be like that" but I say its just annoying af...If you implement so much weird stuff in a game, find a way to make it easy to understand!

[@KaletheQuick]

Note that the actual scaling value is a number behind the scenes. Its put into an S,A,B,C,D value for your convenience and to let the game have a few secrets. You can verify this without hacking because the equip and upgrade screens will have the letters turn blue or red sometimes but the letter will stay the same.

[@elishamorgan]

Thank you! Love when videos are short, sweet and to the point while being easy to understand.

[@user-xw3qk6bo9b]

This video was such a big help. I played all the way through dark souls 3 without knowing what it meant. Your video helped me out a lot and you explained it perfectly. Keep up the great work 👍.

[@Bacaraclaughs]

No bs, straight to the point & so helpful thanks so much

[@kevinbihari]

Clear and helpful. You glanced over one part though. The scaling is tied to a multiplier, this you said. 5% for e. 20%for d. 40% for c, 60% for b, 80% for a, and 105% for s. However that is not the whole picture. The weapon has a scaling. For now that is hidden. This scaling goves your weapon a boost. That boost then gives the letter. For instance your uchi +4 and +5 had the same d and c scaling, but the number after it went up. Base damage was 222. Bonus was 117. That is +52,7%. New damage is 243. With the same bonus percentage you would have 128 extra. You got 130+. This is because the scaling went up too, allongside the base damage. However the scaling did not go over 60%, so it never got to b. 41% ang 59% both are c scaling. But you can not see that, only the letter. If 2 weapons have c scaling they have the same, but they still are boosted diferently. Similarly, 59% and 60% are very close, but here there is a letter difference. One scales c and the other b. But they would have roughly the same boost

[@honcrf450]

Thanks for the breakdown. I’ve never truly understood the scaling until now.

[@josephtripp1696]

Love the breakdown, a couple points I feel like are good tack-ons since it relates to a newbie trap I see from players constantly: 1. The difference between S, A, and B scaling isn't unnoticeable, but Elden Ring tends to compensate by giving lower scaling weapons higher base damage. 2. With that base damage in mind, I'd advise targetting stats based on the minimums of what you need to play how you want, then focusing on your HP, then going back to pump your key damage stat(s). You get more bang for your buck investing in health, stamina, poise, (to some extent) FP than chasing damage cap on A/S scaling ASAP.

[@SpawnOfSweden]

What is lower a or s? Is a the highest?

[@iamraziel13]

@@SpawnOfSweden The highest is S (it means super). So from lowest to highest it looks like this: E - D - C - B - A - S

[@tomeck3902]

Straight and to the point I knew all of this but having a video to send to my friends who just started helps me and them!! This is worth a like and sub!!

[@blackonix606]

Just came across this after watching about 6 others and still no further forward until now you explained it great easy to follow and understand well worth a subscribe

[@kennybakerhvacr5751]

This is the first video that I think I FINALLY understand how it works and what I'm looking at

[@bacon575]

Just now saw this vid. Thanks so much! Been looking forever for explanations on these things and no one has come close to anything that makes sense.

[@deadjuice1880]

Finally, finally, as a newcomer who dabbled in demons souls and dark souls, getting into ER seriously... I finally understand confidently how scaling works. Been looking for this video forever. Ty

[@nobodyfornow]

really good guide for someone new to souls content! been playing since dks1 and this makes scaling so easy to comprehend i honestly wish i had something like this in the early days. good stuff!

[@AnujJoshi7]

Finally no bs, no crap. Straight to point. Thanx

[@troycc6637]

THANK YOU. Best video I’ve seen on this subject.

[@AndrewJens]

Thanks for the explanation. I'm still a bit confused about the "the best rank you can have is S and then it progressively gets worse all the way down to E". So is it: S -> A -> B -> C -> D -> E? It's just that "S" seems at the other end of the alphabet to the rest of the scaling characters, so I don't really understand how it works?

[@MrElectricNick]

So A-E are like grades/ranks, with A being the best of those five, and E being the worst. But think of S as "Special" or "Super" Tier/Rank. It's better than A.

[@DiamondLobby]

Yeah I think it's like those tier lists where S is at the top, not sure why that is but it's fairly common for S to be above A in rankings!

[@AndrewJens]

Thanks for the clarification. To me they could have made it more obvious by having it as A -> F, but S -> A -> E it is.

[@MrElectricNick]

@@AndrewJens It's kind of a video game trope at this point. Lots of other games rank things according to S, A, B, C, and so on. To break free from that unnecessarily would be a poor design choice.

[@PrimeNPC]

S is for Super

[@odneJ]

New player here, amazing video, thank you Spent like 7 hours playing on my first (and so far only) night and managed to beat Margit and the Tree Sentinel in that time, here's hoping I can continue on in that vein 💙

[@MelloSav]

Seems like every custom Ash of War isn’t worth it for my builds. It looks like they always lower the attack power so I always just use “standard”. Maybe I’m still missing something

[@tvanza7791]

Holy crap. This just changed everything for me. Thank you. Sucks being a noob sometimes but yea thankfully folks like you exist.

[@rainsong7773]

I’ve been wondering about scaling but I had no idea your ashes of war affect it too! Thanks so much!! 👍

[@David-zz9bl]

this video is exactly what i needed . thank you for no bs and the substantially straightforward informative video

[@BlueJerry2]

IVE BEEN LEVELING AND SCALING ALL WRONG. MY GOD! Thank you so much man this helps a lot. I'm new to souls games

[@davidjpeacock]

Great video! The only thing I think missing that I would add is that sometimes as you level up a given attribute, the scaling will increase. I.e. Keep on pumping intelligence and eventually a weapon might go from C scaling to B scaling without making any other adjustments. Something else to keep an eye on. 🙂 As others have said, fantastic explanation and great video. S tier quality content indeed! Thank you.

[@chincemagnet]

This was the best explanation for how ashes of war actually works I’ve heard yet, thanks

[@fobbitoperator3620]

Quite an eloquent & concise class on attributes. Hopefully I get an A+ upon entering my next combat adventure. CHEERS!

[@piob9801]

Thanks for the expalnation. I never understood scaling until now.

[@zachary4670]

Totally thought that all the affinities from the Ashes of War were added. Didn’t realize I had to choose. Great vid! Thank you!

[@OhShunz]

Jan 2023 and just bought on PC and this info was handy. Now i just need to find the video that shows how to actually (what key) attach/assign spells to weapons, access pouches, etc. not sure why my learning curve has been so high with this game but it’s fun so far

[@thebeanestbean7188]

So helpfull. I like how u did it a newish character that dident have all the whet blades and fancy weapons to make it more tailored to people just starting coz obviously you understand the more experienced players will already understand this kind of stuff. Thanks bro good guide

[@CableAnna]

As an Elden Ring noob I’ve been going all around with my build and it’s kinda annoying atmy level but thanks for this makes much more sense now

[@Sylveryse]

Thanks for explaining scaling in a nice way so a noob like me can understand. I was clueless about it before now and never thought to check until now.

[@nebulous9280]

One clarification about something you said that could confuse newer players: Ashes of War by themselves DO NOT affect your scaling. It is only Affinities that change this. The reason that every Ash of War changes the scaling as you scroll past them is because each AoW has a "default" Affinity. You'll notice this Affinity will automatically be selected when you select the AoW, even if it isn't the first in the list. If I take a +5 Uchigatana with 20 STR and 20 DEX, and put Bloodhound's Step on it and make it Keen, but then later take it and put Raptor of the Mists on it instead, but still make it Keen, the damage scaling is identical. This applies to Elemental Affinities as well, so even if I take say, Flame of the Redmanes or Gravitas and put it on the same weapon, as long as I make it Keen, it will have the same amount of damage.

[@JaySmith-vq9oy]

Please explain the order of attribute scaling from best to worst. Is it S > A > B > C > D > E?

[@DiamondLobby]

Correct!

[@ArgumentumAdHominem]

A few questions: 1) how does scaling over 2 attributes combine? Is it better to have S in only strength or e.g. B in both strength and dexterity? 2) If a weapon already has S in a certain stat, does it still make sense to upgrade it further?

[@ecurps1]

Oh my gods I'm so glad you used "mana" instead of "FP" or "Focus Points." I know it's not THAT big an issue, it just clicks better in my head.

[@Sam-ei8ib]

First playthrough, level 110 and still didn't understand the attribute scaling. Thank you!

[@dniezby]

Seriously the BEST video I've seen on attribute scaling. Thank you.

[@sannyassi73]

I thought I knew it all so I didn't know that I needed this video. Thank you, this is the best explanation I've found so far! Great work!

[@Albertmars32]

Wow this was really helpful, i beat Demon souls remake without knowing anything about weapon scaling. It all makes sense now.

[@TheCrazzyGuy11]

Tbh I love that you can respec basically all you want. There’s a ball you can farm from unlimited tears. I’ve stopped at 150 as I’m seeing a bunch of people fighting if 150 or 125 is “meta”. Personally 150 feels good and you got some kinda flexibility to really dial in so many different builds. I switched to a int/dex for the moonviel and was having fun with it but got boring super quick and I much prefer the incantations in the game over sorcerery so I’ve been messing around and tryna come up with a faith bleed build (I don’t got everything like I’m missing hella tailsmen and tears for my flask and armour pieces so I can’t really perfect it rn but I’m tryna do a bleed build as I liked that but I want incantations so I’m tryna figure out my own Arc/fai build with how all the weapons I want to use are I can’t seem to get a B or even a C in Arc scaling so I gotta some how figure out a viable Dex/Faith/Arc Build and at 125 that’s just not possible but 150 I think I can make it work. Ik what min stats I needed for everything except endurance (so I may be wasting a few points and I wouldn’t know) but i gotta test the one with min dex before I change it. Maybe I’m just trippin over a D arc scaling for now (lvl 12 or 4 weapons)

[@Bakersvill]

When I try a new weapon I always seem to go strait back to the great swords because of those damn knights lol

[@TheJLAMAR23]

Great video man. There’s no clarification for this in game but I thought that’s what it was as far as the scaling number but thank you for the clarity 🙌🏻

[@Matrriosh]

I already knew all this since i am soulsborne veteran but since i didnt see anyone else post video like this and explaining like you did you have my sub. Cheers and keep up the good work

[@jacari5426]

Excellent delivery. Subscribed.

[@SOULETRED]

For all you new people to elden ring and souls likes, enjoy your gameplay and play the way you want to, now if you don't want garbage late game potential or terrible stat usage that will screw you over later on don't make a faith based katana heavy, play into it's strengths like, oh I don't know, DEX. Yikes, otherwise the guide's pretty good at explaining the basics of it it's not too complicated. All this to say play to the strengths of your stats and yourself and you'll be fine in these games

[@notgabriel8624]

Thanks. Been feeling really weak and this helps a lot with why my sword feeling like a pool noodle

[@TheMysticss]

After 80 hours of gameplay I finally understand this thank you soo much! Fab video dude!!

[@aqui1ifer]

4:34 bear in mind that with the right whetstones you can change the infusion those have to tune your weapon even more

[@elias8444]

Thank you for explaining this!

[@jayroebuck]

So S is the best all the way down to E being the worst, but B is pretty good too. Got it!

[@TheEBauer]

Thanks.. best tutorial ever.. I say all around everything in 7 minutes.. seriously really appreciate that..

[@Steph1]

Great video. Congrats on going from 2k to 14k subs!

[@kokorochacarero8003]

Always keep your calculator ready guys You've gotta be ready to switch your weapon's affinity from base damage to scaling Check your numbers every now and then and see which affinity nets you more damage in total We'll eventually have those graphs on the wiki to easily check all the breakpoints

[@JachymorDota]

As a personal rule of thumb: Just level your main stats until You can wield your weapon/spell of choice, then go for health and stamina. Without at least B in scaling, You only get meager bonuses from offensive stats, so make sure you last longer to deal more Hits.

[@normanbeaulieu4204]

So what are the percentages of each individual letter.? No one has gone over the percentages of for example if you were scaling intelligence in a weapon and that’s a D. What does D stand for? What percentages does the D cover

[@videojeroki]

I gave up on that stats and weapon arrangement part... I use two swords, no ashes, that's all. I jump, I kill, end of story... I collect items and weapons that I don't even look at anymore... I don't craft anything... the only part I like to change is my look at this point :D It makes my journey harder I guess, but my life so much easier...

[@trittster218]

This makes so much sense now! Thanks for the video! I'm on journey 4 and never learned about the grading system, just been killing haha

[@KeivonAreal]

Good job mate. Clear and simplified

[@bahaazewail2277]

one of the best guiding videos i've ever seen , keep up the work mate

[@Henbot]

Do like the bloodhound fang and how you can hold a heavy strike for a follow-up heavy strike after bloodhound step

[@ineedfiles]

Wow thank you so much.. i was kinda on the right track in my understanding but, you explained it very well.. thank you

[@christopheralvarez1551]

I've always just looked at it as "as long as the highest letter is the same as my highest stat I'm good"

[@rBaILeY1421]

Nice video, thanks for breaking down the basics for me! Q: @1:16 When exactly does that "plus damage" (to the right of the weapon's base damage) come in to play? is it randomly applied to enemies as you attack w/ your weapon? Or maybe when charging up a strong attack? Or at the end of a chain attack/combo? so in this example, it would be 222+117=339 total damage

[@austindasilva1216]

I think so but it won’t actually do that much go dmg on the oponent. Depends on the opponents armour and strengths/weaknesses.

[@RadishAcceptable]

Man, I was hoping for some maths, haha. I'm pretty sure that your stats act as a percentage multiplier of the base attack of the weapon, obviously with higher scaling rank grabbing a bigger number from your stats. Upgrading the weapon from +1 to +2 doesn't grant raw "scaling" damage boosts. It just raises the base damage, and since the base damage is higher the scaling boost gets higher, since it's calculated from base damage. I could be wrong, but toying around with everything in game, that model seems to fit the numbers I see when I tweak things. Still, great video! A lot of folks don't understand how this works. This is also why players should be only leveling attack stats to the minimum required to equip the weapon they like in the early game, as it isn't until they can upgrade it and get the correct ash installed to make it scale better that those stat points will be of any use at all. Health helps you the whole game, so players should be leveling that first. It's obvious that (about half of them) aren't since so many people are getting one shotted by the bosses (see it when you try to help people fight bosses).

[@DippedGaming]

As a new Souls player, this was very helpful. I appreciate you for this.

[@guyfoxe]

"thank you!" -Michael Scott

[@frankmendez323]

Ok, so how come when I use the fire attack (Night and Flame sword) I make 1000+ damage? how does the math work out there?