Elden Ring: How to increase Robustness

While there are just eight traits in Elden Ring for you to invest your Runes in, your character has a number of other numbers that determine how durable you'll be in battle. Robustness is one of these stats, and it determines how resistant you are to bleeding and frostbite status effects. Endurance is a skill that can help you enhance your Robustness.

You can check your Robustness by going to the "Status" screen from the start menu. Robustness will be displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen under the "Resistance" category. The stronger your Robustness, the more resistant you will be to bleed and ice buildup.

You can increase your Robustness by equipping various pieces of armour or talismans, just like many other characteristics. When equipping items, you can see your stats while highlighting the item you want to equip to see what influence it will have on your Robustness.

We recommend that you keep your Robustness at a reasonable level. Frostbite and bleeding are two of the game's more dangerous condition effects, as they can quickly deplete your health. You can't go wrong with a robust character, especially because the most common way to boost it — spending Runes on endurance — also boosts your maximum stamina and equipment load.