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All players start the season at 0, and the only way to increase their rating is to win a rated PVP match. MMR (Matchmaking Rating): The rating that your team is averaged at, for the purpose of matching you against other teams.
Dec 7, 2022 · Is there arena matchmaking and level scaling in Elden Ring’s Colosseum PvP mode? Elden Ring patch 1.08 is here! And there, it’s all about PvP battles. There are three new PvP arenas, each with its own rules. However, what about the Colosseum matchmaking? Is there any system, and how does it work?
- Overview
- Elden Ring PvP multiplayer details: How it works
- Invasions
- Duels
- Co-op and 'Hunting'
- Elden Ring PvP multiplayer: Items you'll need
- Elden Ring PvP level: Meta and invasion range
- Elden Ring PvP builds and how to make them
- Elden Ring PvP arena: Where to duel
- Elden Ring PvP multiplayer: Rules and etiquette
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In Elden Ring, there are three types of PvP that you can participate in: invasions, duels, and co-op. In the sections below, we'll go over each type of PvP experience in detail and explain how they work.
Invasions are a form of PvP in which you can invade another player's world as a "Bloody Finger" or "Recusant" and attempt to kill them. As an invader, the enemies in the level will not target you, and your compass will also show you which direction you need to go in to find the host player (dubbed the "Host of Fingers" in-game). Additionally, you're also given three Phantom Bloody Finger items at the start of each invasion that allow you to teleport to a new spawn location in the level if you want to retreat or approach the Host of Fingers from a different angle.
Even with these utilities and benefits, though, you're ultimately at a disadvantage when invading. This is because the host can summon two "Furled Finger" cooperators to make it a 3v1 fight, and unless the host is using the Taunter's Tongue item, you'll only be able to invade worlds with multiple players in them. On top of this, you only get half of your healing and mana flasks each time you invade, and you're not allowed to use a Rune Arc to activate a Great Rune like the host is, either. You can even get hit by large enemies and minibosses in the level, though they'll never actively target you.
For those looking to battle mono a mono with other players in fair and even engagements, duels are the best PvP option. Duelists can't forcibly invade worlds and are instead directly summoned by host players. They still only get half of their flasks and can't use Rune Arcs, though, and as a result, using healing flasks or Rune Arcs in duels is stro...
If you want to PvP but would prefer to fight invaders instead of becoming one, try jumping into Elden Ring co-op as a Furled Finger summon. In addition to helping the host with the level's enemies, minibosses, and main boss, it's also your job to defend them from any invaders that arrive. Note that like invaders, Furled Finger summons only get half of your flasks and can't use a Rune Arc to activate your equipped Great Rune.
Another way to help hosts is to activate the Blue Cipher Ring item, which will automatically summon you into worlds that have invaders in them as a Hunter. Like Furled Finger cooperators, you can damage level enemies, but your ultimate purpose is to hunt and kill the invader. Once they die, your objective will be completed and you'll be removed from the host's world. Note that if you're a host and you want Hunters to arrive in your world when invaded, you'll need to activate the White Cipher Ring item.
To participate in the forms of PvP described above, there are a variety of different multiplayer items you'll need. In the table below, we've listed all of the important multiplayer items in the game, including their names, what they do, and where you can find them in the Lands Between.
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To promote build diversity and prevent players from being able to use all types of weapons and spells effectively, Elden Ring's PvP community has decided to make the game's "meta level" 125. As a result, the best way to find as many players as possible for duels is to stick to level 125, and most invasions in Elden Ring's endgame areas occur at level 125 as well. Something important to note, however, is that Elden Ring's PvP is still very healthy above this level — you'll still be able to find tons of duels and engage with plenty of lategame invasions at level 150, and a fair number of players like to duel at the level 151-200 range as well. For the best experience, though, we recommend leveling no further than 125-150.
If you want to invade players in particular areas throughout the Lands Between, it's also important to understand what level most players are at and how upgraded their weapons are when they play through each location. This is because Elden Ring prevents high-level invaders with highly upgraded weapons from being able to invade players that have a lower level and weaker gear. In the table below, we've listed the level and weapon upgrade level that PvP players should stick to when planning to invade in a specific area.
Now that you've got a good understanding of how PvP works, have the items you need, and know what level range you should aim for with your character, the next step is putting a PvP build together. We won't go over specific builds here — check out our best Elden Ring builds guide for those — but we will cover important things to keep in mind when making a build, as well as some ways you can optimize a build for PvP instead of PvE.
At the heart of any powerful PvP build, you'll find a min-maxed stat spread that was built with stat softcaps in mind. Each character stat you can level up has a handful of softcap values, and each time you reach a softcap, further levels in that stat will provide weaker and weaker benefits. For example, 60 is the final softcap for Vigor, so leveling the stat above it will yield meager increases to your HP instead of substantial ones. Note that while a stat's first softcap will only reduce the benefits of additional levels slightly, further softcaps reduce them much more. Never level a stat beyond its final softcap when making a PvP build.
Since you only have 125-150 levels available before you start to push beyond Elden Ring's meta, you need to target softcaps to get as much value out of your levels as possible. The only stat softcaps you should never try to hit are the ones for Mind and Endurance, as the amount of FP and stamina they provide at that point is overkill. The table below shows all of the softcaps for each character stat in Elden Ring.
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While every build needs Vigor for HP and at least some Endurance for stamina, you should choose the other stats you level based on the gear you want to take into combat. Keep an eye on the stat requirements of the weapons and spells you want to use, as well as the stat (or stats) their damage scales best with. For example, you'll need plenty of Strength if you want to effectively use large weapons and shields, as these items require a lot of Strength to wield and generally have B, A, or even S-grade damage scaling with it. Weapons that are smaller and swing quickly generally work best with lots of Dexterity, while medium-sized weapons like halberds and spears often benefit the most from a hybrid build that utilizes Strength and Dexterity.
Staves and the sorceries you can cast with them are almost completely Intelligence-based, while Sacred Seals and incantations scale highly with Faith. Weapons that scale strongly with Arcane are few and far between, but the stat does improve your ability to inflict status effects like Bleed, Poison, and Scarlet Rot. On top of that, it's also the primary stat for Dragon Communion incantations, which are some of the strongest spells in Elden Ring. No items in the game benefit from Mind, but it's important to have a decent amount of it if you're a caster or you like using your weapon's Ash of War frequently since spells and Ashes of War use the FP it provides.
So, you've put together your PvP build and you're ready to try dueling, but Elden Ring doesn't have dedicated duel arenas or duel matchmaking like Dark Souls 3 did. Where in the Lands Between should you go if you're looking to 1v1?
There are a handful of different places that players like to duel, but the main one is the Main Academy Gate Site of Grace located right by the entrance to the Raya Lucaria Academy in Liurnia of the Lakes. The vast majority of players duel here since the large and flat circular platform gives duelists plenty of room to work with while fighting. Also, since this spot can be reached swiftly after starting a new game, players who use trading and item duplication glitches to equip a fresh character with gear and plenty of runes for rapid leveling can jump into PvP duels incredibly quickly.
While Elden Ring PvP doesn't have any official rules, the community has developed some guidelines that players should follow and keep in mind while participating in PvP activities. Generally, there are significantly more guidelines for duels than there are for invasions, though there are some things you should avoid doing in invasions, too.
Duels are intended to be fair and respectful one-on-one fights, and as a result, the following rules help ensure that type of gameplay experience while dueling:
•If playing as a host, do not begin spamming your opponent with attacks as they're spawning in.
•Greet your opponent with a friendly gesture. Players typically use the Wave or Casual Greeting gestures.
•You may buff your character with spells, consumables, and your Flask of Wondrous Physick. However, use of the Cerulean Hidden Tear, Leaden Hardtear, and Winged Crystal Tear in the flask is frowned upon since infinite FP, infinite poise, or a huge reduction to your Equip Load provides a massive advantage in duels.
•Do not heal the HP loss caused by the Seppuku Ash of War buff or the Fire's Deadly Sin incantation, as taking advantage of these buffs without dealing with their drawbacks is frowned upon.
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Rune level is calculated completely separately from weapon level. They both influence your matchmaking range, but there's no overlap where weapon level might affect rune level matchmaking or vice versa. Character level matches to character level, and weapon level matches to weapon level.
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