Should I level strength in a DEX build?

you normally only want enough strength to equip your weapon/shield. keen ashes tend to remove strength scaling. some dex focused unique weapons do scale with strength a bit but usually not enough to be worth points that are better spent elsewhere.
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Does a dex build need strength?

As a Dexterity-focused build, your starting class should reflect this with more Dexterity than other classes. However, a bit of Strength, Endurance, and Vigor will be helpful too. The Warrior is the consummate Dexterity starter class, followed in close second by the Samurai.
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What should I level up for Dex build?

Around level 50 we are aiming for 18 Strength, because this allows you to wield most Dexterity weapons, even the later ones. Aside from that, we follow the standard upgrade path for Dexterity, Vigor, and Endurance getting them all up. Look to get Dexterity to 60 around level 100 and max out Endurance at 30.
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Should I upgrade strength and dex in Elden Ring?

Leveling up both is wasteful as the Scimitar mainly scales off of Dex. The more you upgrade it, the better it's scaling gets. You can enhance it's scaling even more by infusing it with keen Ashes or War.
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Do strength fighters need Dex?

If you're playing a traditional melee-oriented fighter or paladin, a strength focus will do you better than a dex focus. If you want a skirmisher who can also attack from range, or a fully ranged martial, then dex is certainly the pick. Dex provides initiative bonus and thats super powerful in a 3d dnd game.
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Can you use Dex instead of strength?

Strength is mostly for melee weapons only, but DEX can be used for both melee and ranged attacks, as well as benefitting your initiative, AC (in some cases), 3 skills including the frequently used stealth skill, and even being a common saving throw ability.
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Do short swords use strength or dex?

Finesse. When making an attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls.
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What are the strongest dex builds in Elden Ring?

Elden Ring Best Dexterity Builds for all Game and Levels
  • The Lightning Dragoon.
  • The Golden Champion.
  • The Black Knife Assassin.
  • The Black Flame Bushido.
  • The Serpent Samurai.
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What is the best weapon for Dex strength in Elden Ring?

If you want to create a solid Dexterity build, the Bloodhound's Fang is a fantastic curved greatsword that is relatively easy to pick up near the beginning of Elden Ring, within Limgrave. The Bloodhound's Fang can inflict bleed buildup on enemies, which will take a huge chunk of any health bar over time.
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How high should strength be in Elden Ring?

Strength is calculated a bit differently to most other stats in Elden Ring and many builds will tell you to push it as high as 80, where it still has worthwhile returns.
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Should I level up both dex and strength?

Depends on the weapon, for the most part. There isn't even a definitive scaling path within weapon classes and all stat paths can be very effective on the right weapons. However, Quality (str+dex) typically doesn't have the same returns as investing in one skill, but there are exceptions.
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Is Dex Faith viable in Elden Ring?

If you want to survive in Elden Ring, a Faith/Dex build comes in clutch for a variety of situations. Combining some of the strongest weapons in the game with some of the best buffs does tend to have positive results. After all, a Dex/Faith build lets you become lightning incarnate with a strong melee weapon to boot.
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What is the best armor for the Dex build?

Dexterity setups are some of the best Elden Ring builds, and the best overall armor to use with them is the White Reed Set. The chestplate, gauntlets, and greaves all offer a great balance of protection and weight, and the set's Okina Mask helmet provides you with an extra three points of Dexterity.
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Do you use strength or Dex for longbow?

A longbow with no additional effects or abilities does 1d8 plus your dexterity modifier damage when you hit with it unless you roll a critical hit, usually rolling a 20 on the d20 to hit, although some characters can score a critical hit more easily and some circumstances cause a critical hit automatically.
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Do blood hunters use Dex or strength?

Blood hunters have more freedom in their ability scores than most D&D 5e classes. Their design encourages them to use either Strength or Dexterity for weapon attacks. With a DM's permission, their Hemocraft features can use Wisdom instead of Intelligence.
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What is the best starting weapon in Dex?

As attested in our guide to the best Dexterity weapons in Elden Ring, the Bloodhound's Fang is a brutal curved greatsword that can deliver successive slash attacks to enemies whilst maintaining a good measure of distance. The Uchigatana is also a fan-favourite and for good reason.
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Is Dex a good stat in Elden Ring?

In most games, dexterity is the counterpoint to strength; speed vs power, but in Elden Ring, dexterity is just a worse strength. Both do physical damage scaling but strength has poise breaking while dex has faster attacks that maintain roughly the same DPS as strength excluding that.
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Do katanas scale with dexterity?

Uchigatana. This is an entry-level katana that comes with 115 Physical damage, scaling based on Dexterity and Strength. In addition, this weapon adds buildup hemorrhage to the target. With an initial value of 45 Bleed, it takes very few hits to trigger the effect in regular enemies.
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What weapon requires the most dex in Elden Ring?

The Hand of Malenia is a late-game boss drop that is the perfect katana for players looking to make a bleed build. This katana is reserved only for the most dedicated dex builds. It requires a staggering 48 dexterity to wield, but its high cost is more than worth it.
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What is the best damage build in Elden Ring?

Best Elden Ring Faith build: Lord of Lightning

If you want to use a Faith build, then Lightning incantations are the way to go. Many of the best incantations in Elden Ring will deal lightning damage, and combining them all into one build is sure to make you unstoppable.
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What is the best level 170 build in Elden Ring?

What are the best level 170 builds in Elden Ring? Weapons: Dark Moon, Great Sword, Moonlight, Greatsword, Lusats, Glintstone staff. Armour: Karolos, Glintstone Crown, Azurs, glintstone robe, all-knowing gauntlets and greaves. Item Effect: Ritual, sword, tailsman, Graven-School, Dragoncrest, Greatsheild, Green turtle.
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Is it better to level strength or Dex?

At the beginning when you don't know what weapon you will be settling on or you are undecided it is always typically going to be better to level dex a bit before Str. You can get the Str bonus from 2 handing to make up a bit when you are lacking to meet a req for a weapon you might want to experiment with.
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Is Dex or strength better for fighter?

Fighter: Both strength and dexterity builds work great. Very diverse builds possible here. Bear in mind that Fighters get more attacks than almost anyone, so the damage bonus from great weapon fighting goes further here than on other builds, but dexterity fighters are perfectly capable as well.
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