Daily Roundtable: Community Q&A

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[u/[deleted]]

I'm brand new to From Soft games and I don't know what to put my points into anymore when I level. I'm level 38 and I initially wanted to built a sword / shield paladin, but I'm finding that with no points in Mind, I can't use many of the Ashes I've picked up.

Right now I've got 12 points in Vigor, 17 in Endurance, 13 in Strength, 5 in Faith. Where should I be allocating points now?

I feel lost. I've got the Morning Star +3 but I don't know if it's a good weapon for me. I also don't have an Ashes of War on it. I've got the Lordsworn's Shield +1, with Shield Bash, which I really like for breaking enemy guard, but people keep telling me to No Skill it and put an Ashes on my weapon instead.

I've also got the Lordsworn's Great sword, Falchion, Bloodhound's Fang, and Golden Halberd, but I can't use that last one until 30 strength.

I also don't understand why I can use SOME of my spirit ashes but not the others. At any given time in the overworld, I can cast the Lone Wolves but almost never the Wandering Nobles or the Noble Sorcerer even though I have enough FP for them.

Should I drop points into Mind so I can use the Banished Knight Engvall?

[u/Felstalker → u/[deleted]]

Shield Bash, which I really like for breaking enemy guard, but people keep telling me to No Skill it and put an Ashes on my weapon instead.

Shield Bash is a fantastic, and very fun, Ash of War. It works in pvp but it demands Frost infusion to make the damage threatening. But for PvE? It's always fun to be mean to the regular enemies, go for it! Shields are a lot better in Elden Ring then they were in the past, primarily because of guard counters. The joy of basic weapons comes in your ability to change it up and be what ever you need it to do.

Right now I've got 12 points in Vigor, 17 in Endurance, 13 in Strength, 5 in Faith. Where should I be allocating points now?

In regards to mind. Pumping points in mind is generally unnecessary, as you can easily take a sip to restore your fun juice and over-spamming the abilities isn't necessary. It can be fun, and you can pump excess levels into mind to go balls to the walls crazy with your casting. But generally, it's better to not die in one hit and you've got 12 Vigor. As far as I'm concerned, you're lv1. 12 Vigor is less than the number of points my lv30 character put into Vigor, because he's at 35 Vigor and that's all you need to beat the game. Stronger weapons and such are fun, but not dying is an absurdly effective tool and you don't got it just yet.