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Elden Ring isn't just popular for its immense and in-depth story, punishing gameplay, or open world with millions of things to accomplish. Elden Ring is also popular for its character creation and progression. Progression in Elden Ring can look like a thousand different paths, as it is entirely up to the players on how they wish to proceed in building their character.
There are player builds that just simply focus on dexterity, while there are other complicated builds that focus on affliction, stat, and weapon types. One underrated status in Elden Ring is the sleep status. Sleep is true to its title, as the affliction causes the majority of enemies to fall into a quick slumber.
How Sleep Works
The sleep status in Elden Ring is definitely one of the more unique effects in the game. Like other status effects, there is a bar that needs to be filled so that the opponent is inflicted with the sleep status.
There are many ways to go about putting an enemy to sleep in Elden Ring, with Mists of Slumber, Sleepbone arrows, and even a torch that can put enemies to sleep. Few NPC enemies aren't susceptible to sleep, but it will at least stagger them for a moment. In PvP, this status can prove fatal with enough hits after staggering.
The Best Sleep Weapons
There are many different weapons in Elden Ring, but not many tend to be great for use in a sleep build within the FromSoftware game. If players so wish, they can utilize almost any weapon for a sleep build and rely on Soporific Grease to inflict sleep.
The best weapon for the job is the Sword of St. Trina. The Sword of St. Trina is the only weapon in Elden Ring that can inflict sleep build-up with its unique skill. There is also an off-hand weapon called St. Trina's Torch which has a fire-breathing skill that can inflict sleep.
Best Stats For Sleep Build
Sleep builds in Elden Ring don't necessarily show any limits within the game's character stat progression. With stats, it is entirely up to the player on how they wish to play around with the build. When using the Sword of St. Trina however, there are stats that players should level up more than others to effectively use the sword.
For instance, at anywhere around level 167+ in Elden Ring, players should have focused on the dexterity, strength, and vigor stats. These stats, which were calculated on EIP's Elden Ring stat calculator, are as follows:
- Vigor: 50
- Mind: 20
- Endurance: 30
- Strength: 50
- Dexterity: 55
- Intelligence: 25
- Faith: 7
- Arcane: 9
The Best Class For Sleep Build
The very first step in determining how to effectively create the foundation for a great build is deciding on which class to choose before starting Elden Ring. There are many great classes in the game, and as said above, it is just about up to the player on how they wish to play the game.
If players want to focus on a strength weapon while wielding St. Trina's Torch, then they should choose Hero. But, assuming players want to use the Sword of St. Trina and ignore spells, incantations, and other weaponry, then the best class for a suitable sleep build is the Astrologist.
Which Items To Use For Sleep Build
Items are incredibly important when it comes to the best sleep status build in Elden Ring. That fact is mostly true because of the lack of sleep skills and weapons. There are several great items to utilize within this kind of build, but the most important are the Soporific Grease and the Sleep Pots.
Soporific Grease is the best item to use in a sleep build if players choose to use a different weapon rather than the Sword of St. Trina. Sleep Pots are the best for any sleep build, as they are essentially impact grenades to build up the status and render opponents comatose.
The Best Talismans
There are reportedly over a hundred different talismans in Elden Ring that players can collect throughout their unforgiving journey in the Lands Between. These wearable charms are some of the best items that change the course of Elden Ring builds. The best talismans for sleep-themed builds are ones that help the player deal quick damage, punish enemies, and restore FP.
The Rotten Winged Sword Insignia is a great talisman that raises attack power with continuous attacks. The Ancestral's Sprit Horn is another great choice as kills grant the player FP. The Crucible Feather Talisman is great to help the player dodge attacks as well.
Best Armor For Sleep Build
In order to truly wield the power of slumber in Elden Ring, players may find that they need to be within close range unless wielding a bow or crossbow with sleep ammo. Of course, this could put players wielding St. Trina's power at a small disadvantage against some other player builds in PvP. One type of build is a magic build that harms sleep-build users.
To negate this, the best armor to use may as well depend on the player's choice in design and defense. The Royal Knight Set has a great magic defense, and the Scaled Armor Set has great defense overall in exchange for being heavier.
Best Wondrous Flask Setup
The Flask of Wondrous Physick is one of the more fun items in the game as players can customize it into countless combinations of various effects. This flask is important to character builds in Elden Ring, as they can help with certain attributes or mechanics in the Soulslike game to use their build to better effect.
For the underrated sleep build in Elden Ring, the best Flask of Wondrous Physick setup is the Thorny-Cracked Tear, assuming that players use the Sword of St. Trina, and the Windy-Crystal Tear to boost rolling in a game where rolling is very important.
Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Series X/S, and PC.