Seven stats · soft cap at 60 · one build that fits

Spend the points.Decide who you become.

Every character starts at 10 across all seven primary stats and earns 83 additional points across a full Unbound → Monarch climb. Where you spend those points determines whether you tank, mage, assassin, or something stranger. Soft caps kick in past 60 — the system rewards specialisation, not perfection.

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Six sample S/A/B-tier builds documented

Inner polygon · diminishing-returns soft cap at 60

STR · Strength

DEX · Dexterity

VIT · Vitality

END · Endurance

INT · Intelligence

WIS · Wisdom

PER · Perception

Primary stats

Base value (each)

Points to allocate at Monarch

200

Hard cap

The seven primary stats

STR — Strength

Governs · Physical attack

Physical attack, melee damage, light-armour piercing.

Breakpoints

20+Basic melee competence
30+Strong fighter — recognised by guards
40+Devastating damage — Iron Covenant officer tier
50+Legendary warrior — feared regionally

Contributes to

· Contributes 2× to Physical Attack
· Contributes 0.5× to Physical Defence

DEX — Dexterity

Governs · Speed

Speed, evasion, critical-hit rate, ranged precision.

Breakpoints

20+Decent speed
30+Fast combatant
40+Blur of motion — outpaces most enemies
50+Untraceable — opponents can't track you in melee

Contributes to

· Contributes 0.5× to Physical Attack
· Contributes 2× to Speed (base 100)
· Contributes 0.2% per point to Critical Rate

VIT — Vitality

Governs · Health pool

Health pool, passive regeneration, resistance to lethal effects.

Breakpoints

20+250 HP
30+350 HP
40+450 HP
50+550+ HP — survives single-target Ultimate abilities

Contributes to

· Contributes 10× to Max Health (base 50)
· Contributes 0.5× to Physical Defence

END — Endurance

Governs · Stamina

Stamina, physical defence, resilience under fatigue.

Breakpoints

20+Marathon stamina
30+Heavy-armour tolerant
40+Wall — physical defence dominates encounter
50+Immovable — Storm Riders pass through fortresses around you

Contributes to

· Contributes 5× to Max Health
· Contributes 1.5× to Physical Defence

INT — Intelligence

Governs · Magical attack

Magical attack, spell power, mana ceiling.

Breakpoints

20+Basic spells reliable
30+Skilled mage — village-level reputation
40+Powerful caster — Arcane Assembly recruit
50+Reality-warping — area-of-effect spells reshape terrain

Contributes to

· Contributes 2× to Magical Attack
· Contributes 0.5× to Magical Defence

WIS — Wisdom

Governs · Magical defence

Magical defence, mana regeneration, healing-power scaling.

Breakpoints

20+Reliable self-buffs
30+Group support viable
40+Healing scales above all damage sources
50+Sustained party-wide regeneration

Contributes to

· Contributes 2× to Magical Defence
· Contributes 0.5× to Magical Attack
· Drives healing scaling

PER — Perception

Governs · Initiative

Initiative, awareness, detection, critical-hit follow-through.

Breakpoints

20+Spots most ambushes
30+Initiative dominance in normal combat
40+Detects invisible / cloaked targets reliably
50+Pre-emptive — reacts before most enemies move

Contributes to

· Contributes 0.1% per point to Critical Rate
· Drives initiative ordering

Combat formulas

Combat stats are derived from primary stats. These are the actual formulas the engine runs every tick — equipment and essence bonuses modify the inputs, not the formulas themselves.

Combat stat	Formula
Physical Attack	STR × 2 + DEX / 2
Magical Attack	INT × 2 + WIS / 2
Max Health	50 + VIT × 10 + END × 5
Physical Defence	END × 1.5 + VIT × 0.5
Magical Defence	WIS × 2 + INT × 0.5
Speed	100 + DEX × 2
Critical Rate	5% + DEX × 0.2% + PER × 0.1%

Diminishing returns

Every point you spend doesn't translate 1:1 to combat effectiveness past 30. The engine applies a piecewise efficiency curve that flattens extreme single-stat builds. Balanced builds and dual-specialised builds dodge the worst of the curve; pure-spec all-in-on-one builds eat all of it.

Stat range	Efficiency	Note
0 – 30	100%	Full value. Stats are cheap and powerful here.
31 – 60	75%	First soft cap. Specialisation still pays well.
61 – 100	50%	Returns halve. Most builds plateau in this band.
101 – 150	25%	Niche specialisation only. Diminishing hard.
151 – 200	10%	Almost nothing for almost everything.
200+	0%	Hard cap. Additional points discarded.

Effective Stat =
  if stat ≤ 30:  stat × 1.0
  else if ≤ 60:  30   + (stat -  30) × 0.75
  else if ≤ 100: 52.5 + (stat -  60) × 0.50
  else if ≤ 150: 72.5 + (stat - 100) × 0.25
  else if ≤ 200: 85   + (stat - 150) × 0.10
  else:          90   (hard cap — additional points discarded)

Build archetypes

Six reference builds at Monarch (rank 12, full 83 points allocated). Tier letter reflects competitive viability — S-tier builds outperform other S-tier builds only in their niche, not universally.

Heavy Warrior
S-tier
Tank / damage hybrid
Allocation
- STR: 55
- END: 27
- VIT: 24
- DEX: 17
Output (post diminishing returns)
- Physical Attack: ~119
- Max Health: 605
- Defence: 52
Survivability plus high physical damage. Best solo profile in the game; tanks for parties when no Guardian is available.
Glass Cannon Mage
S-tier
Burst damage / group DPS
Allocation
- INT: 55
- WIS: 33
- PER: 24
- Other: 11
Output (post diminishing returns)
- Magical Attack: ~183
- Cast Speed: +44%
- Mana pool: Large
Maximum magical damage output. Brittle — requires a Guardian or Healer to stay alive in extended fights.
Speed Assassin
A-tier
PvP / kiting
Allocation
- DEX: 56
- PER: 33
- STR: 24
Output (post diminishing returns)
- Speed: 212
- Crit Rate: 19.5%
- Physical Attack: ~62
Dictates engagement range and initiative. Loses sustained fights but rarely has to take them.
Balanced All-Rounder
A-tier
Versatile
Allocation
- All: 22
Output (post diminishing returns)
- No weakness: All stats ~22
No outstanding strength, no outstanding weakness. Best for new players and characters that need to swap roles often.
Tank Specialist
B-tier
Raids
Allocation
- END: 60
- VIT: 23
Output (post diminishing returns)
- Max Health: 550+
- Defence: 98
Pure damage absorption. Limited offensive output; lives or dies by the party's DPS.
Support Healer
B-tier
Group support
Allocation
- WIS: 60
- INT: 23
Output (post diminishing returns)
- Healing: +30%
- Mana pool: Large
Sustained healing output. Essential for any party running Glass Cannon damage; otherwise optional but valuable.

Different essence, different build

Remember that every essence slot allocates points independently (see Essence allocation). A single character can carry multiple of the above builds at once and swap between them by activating different essences.

Common multi-build loadouts:

Heavy Warrior (Fire) + Tank Specialist (Earth): Active Fire for aggressive solo work; swap to Earth for raid tanking when needed.
Glass Cannon Mage (Lightning) + Support Healer (Life): Active Lightning for burst encounters; swap to Life when party HP drops.
Speed Assassin (Air) + Balanced (Wolf): Active Air for engagement-control PvP; swap to Wolf for unpredictable monster fights.

Two-essence combinations also unlock confluence abilities when both are active — which makes the choice of which two to pair more important than the choice of individual essences.

Where to read next

Essence system →

The slot mechanics that hold these stats — five slots, two active, per-essence allocation pools.

Ranks & realms →

Where the 83 points come from. Per-rank point grants, realm transitions, full XP curve.

Class archetypes →

The ability pools that map onto these stats — STR-heavy builds reach into Striker / Guardian, INT-heavy into Caster / Controller.

Abilities →

How a sample Strike, Power Blow, or Fireball gets modified by the stats above plus the active essence aspect.

Source: World-Engine — ESSENCE_RANK_STAT_BALANCING, ESSENCE_RANK_QUICK_REFERENCE, StatCalculator.h, CharacterSystem.cpp.