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Volpedia/Games/Elden Ring/Progression/Vigor and survival
ELDEN RING / PROGRESSION / BASE GAME

Vigor and survival

Vigor determines maximum HP and is central to early survivability.

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Quick strategy: Raise Vigor steadily while meeting weapon requirements.
OverviewHow it worksHow to approach itCommon mistakesRelated
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Overview

Vigor determines maximum HP and is central to early survivability.

02

How it works

Health is a foundation for learning bosses; more damage means little if every mistake kills you.

03

How to approach it

Raise Vigor steadily while meeting weapon requirements.

04

Common mistakes

Do not focus every early level on a weapon's offensive scaling.

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Choose levels for survival, weapons and spells without wasting limited respec resources.

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Start safely in Limgrave and build the essential survival loop before Stormveil.

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Dodges avoid many attacks through movement and brief invulnerable frames.

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Blocking and retaliating can create powerful stagger opportunities.

Base game / Quick techniqueLevel Vigor before chasing damage

Extra HP lets you survive mistakes long enough to learn attack patterns; weapon reinforcement supplies strong early damage improvement.

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