What is a soft cap in Elden Ring?

A soft cap is the attribute level where scaling returns start to drop sharply. Below the soft cap (around 60 for most damage attributes) each point adds meaningful attack, while past it each point adds far less, so points are better spent elsewhere.

How does weapon scaling affect my damage?

Each weapon allocates a portion of its attack to specific attributes, shown as scaling letters in game. This tool lets you express that split as percentages so the attribute bonus is applied only where the weapon actually scales.

Which stat should I level first?

Level the attribute with the highest marginal attack gain shown by the tool. That is usually whichever scaling stat is furthest below its soft cap, because pre-soft-cap points return the most damage per level.

Are the attack numbers exact?

They are a faithful model of Elden Ring's saturating scaling curve, not a frame-perfect game export. Use the ranking and relative gains to decide where to spend runes rather than treating the totals as exact tooltip values.

Does this account for split-damage weapons?

Enter the combined scaling split across physical and elemental contributions as percentages. The tool ranks each attribute's marginal gain on the same base, which is what you need to choose your next level-up.

Elden Ring Stat Optimizer

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Levelling the wrong attribute in Elden Ring wastes runes you can never get back. This optimizer applies the game’s saturating scaling curve — fast gains before the soft cap, diminishing returns after it — so you can see your total attack power and pick the single best stat to level next.

How it works

Each scaling attribute contributes attack on top of the weapon base:

bonus(stat)   = base × scalingPct/100 × scalingFactor(level)
total attack  = base + Σ bonus(stat)

The scaling factor rises quickly up to the soft cap near level 60, then flattens toward the hard cap, mirroring Elden Ring’s calc-correct attack growth. To rank upgrades the tool measures the attack gained from adding a single point to each scaling attribute and sorts them highest first.

Example and tips

A 120-base weapon scaling 60 percent Strength and 40 percent Dexterity, with Strength at 30 and Dexterity at 20, will usually show Dexterity as the better next point because it sits further below its soft cap. Once both attributes pass their soft caps, the marginal gains shrink — that is the signal to pivot runes into vigor, endurance, or a second damage stat instead.