Respec is a lifesaver in any massive RPG, especially in a game as complex as Elden Ring. This process allows you to distribute your points into different attributes than you have already invested in.
While a lot of other games have nailed this process by making it extremely simple, the Respec process is pretty complex in Elden Ring. The game never tells you about it, and you must go through a series of steps to unlock it. Moreover, you must obtain a rare item to be even able to respec.
How to respec Stats in Elden Ring
The ability to respec your stats and attributes in Elden Ring can often come in quite handy. It lets you re-allocate all the points that you have earned into leveling up into different stats.
There may come a time to do this when you’re planning to go for a different build or just simply trying out a new item requiring a different set of minimum stats.
You need to complete two separate prerequisites before you can reset your stats and rebuild your character.
The first of these prerequisites is the more difficult one. To actually unlock the ability to reset your stats, you must first have defeated a major shard-bearing boss in the game – Rennala, The Queen of the Full Moon. This lady resides in Raya Lucaria Academy, and you’ll eventually have to face her one way or the other as part of the main story.
Regardless, beating Rennala calms her down, and after you claim her ‘Rune of the Unborn,’ she grants you access to reset your stats at her arena in Raya Lucaria, but for a price, which is the second pre-requisite.
The price to carry out the respec is a Larval Tear, which is a pretty rare item and often hard to come by in the world of Elden Ring.
How many times can you Respec
Respec is not an unlimited process in Elden Ring. As Larval Tear is a limited resource, you can only respec as long as your supply lasts.
You can only obtain 18 Larval Tears per playthrough, so the respec process has an upper limit of 18 during each run. However, there is a glitch that can respec you indefinitely on PC.
When you talk to Rennala, she will ask you to hand over a Larval Tear and go under Rebirth. This will revert you back to your original starting stats with all the souls available to invest in new ones.
Once you are done selecting new stats, you will have the option to select Yes or No. Select Yes and quickly press Alt+F4 to quit the game on the desktop. Wait a couple of minutes and log in to the game again.
You will have all the new stats, and your Larval Tear won’t be consumed. As always, try any glitch at your own risk and make a backup copy of your saved data.
When to Respec your character in Elden Ring
As you progress through the game, you’ll come across new items like spells, pieces of equipment, or weapons that you cannot use due to not meeting the minimum requirement of stats that it has.
Resetting your stats, for that matter, will simply solve that problem for you, but there’s so much more to it than just that.
Elden Ring is a pretty long game and has a variety of different bosses to face. If late in the game, you ever feel bored of your current playstyle due to your build or are having trouble defeating a boss. You can completely reset your character without actually restarting the game. This will allow you to try out and perfect other different builds or to make a particular build that revolves around a particular weakness of a boss you’re having trouble defeating.
Moreover, you can also reallocate your points to other stats in case you’ve made a mistake somewhere along the way.
