Elden Ring
Elden Ring

Stats in Elden Ring are the attributes that determine where your character is strong and weak, and Poise is unquestionably one of the foundation stats. But what exactly is Poise, and how are you going to enhance it? In this guide we will tell you a whole lot about Poise.

What is Poise in Elden Ring?

Poise is a stat that determines how quickly you collapse when attacked by foes. Essentially, if your Poise stat is high, the chances of being staggered or shocked by opponent attacks are minimal. While your character is attacking the opponent, you will find yourself moving forward without stopping your movement. If it’s low, you’ll be startled more frequently and your attack movement will be disrupted. As you may have guessed, it will be quite destructive to those with melee builds. It also has an effect on the ranged classes, thus it’s best to have a high Poise regardless of which class you’ve picked.

How to Increase the Poise Stat?

Players can boost their Poise stat by equipping armour for their character’s head, chest, legs, and arms. Leveling up will also make it simpler to increase Poise. According to Reddit user comments, the following are some armour and gadgets for raising Poise in Elden Ring.

Armor & Items that Increase Poise

  • Bull-Goat Armor
  • Omen Armor
  • Bull-Goat Gauntlets
  • Bull-Goat’s Talisman
  • Lionel’s Set
  • Veteran’s Set

Poise was essentially an unseen metre in Dark Souls 1 – the more injury you took, the more the metre was drained. You’d be staggered if your “Poise HP bar” ran out. Elden Ring, on the other hand, is less obvious. When do you stop being staggered? There are a multitude of factors that are mostly determined by your stats, weapon, attack, and skills. Once your character has reached a certain level, you will see that he or she can take attacks without flinching.

You can experiment with the Poise stat since it determines how many blows your character can take before being staggered. The good news is that if you just want to play PvE, you won’t have to worry about it too much. That’s because there are solutions for beating enemies/bosses without using Poise. However, if you want to participate in a lot of PvP, this stat is much more important. And if you have strong data about it, you’ll have an advantage in the contest.