Build planner

A build is a stopping point, not a class you lock in the Dream. The soft caps from the stats page are the planner: Vitality fades after 30 and soft-caps at 50, Endurance at 40, Strength and Skill after 25 and again at 50.

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Attribute & Blood Level planner

Plan your six attributes against a target level. Every added attribute point adds one Blood Level.

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Planned BL = starting BL + sum of all six increases. Points left = target BL minus planned BL. A negative result means the build exceeds your target. Attributes cannot be lowered below their starting values.

Starting values in VIT / END / STR / SKL / BLT / ARC order
Origin	BL	VIT	END	STR	SKL	BLT	ARC
Waste of Skin	4	10	9	10	9	7	9
Milquetoast	10	11	10	12	10	9	8
Lone Survivor	10	14	11	11	10	7	7
Troubled Childhood	10	9	14	9	13	6	9
Violent Past	10	12	11	15	9	6	7
Professional	10	9	12	9	15	7	8
Military Veteran	10	10	10	14	13	7	6
Noble Scion	10	7	8	9	13	14	9
Cruel Fate	10	10	12	10	9	5	14

Weapon prerequisites

Minimum attributes to wield the three weapons with published guides. A dash means no requirement in that attribute, not zero scaling. These are requirements, not recommended builds or damage estimates.

Minimum STR / SKL / BLT / ARC, checked against each weapon's stat panel
Weapon guide	STR	SKL	BLT	ARC	Source
Saw Cleaver	8	7	-	-	Weapon stat panel
Chikage	10	14	12	-	Weapon stat panel
Rakuyo	10	20	-	-	Weapon stat panel

Illustration of a cloaked traveler facing a moonlit gothic cathedral — AI-generated site illustration; not an in-game screenshot or official artwork.

Illustration of a brass lantern, field notes and an iron sword on a stone ledge — AI-generated field-notes illustration; not an in-game item or official artwork.

I sketched five destinations and refused to split them into separate URLs until search data asks. Quality is Strength and Skill together for Ludwig’s Holy Blade. Strength is the axe and the cleaver. Skill is the cane and, later, the Rakuyo. Bloodtinge is the Chikage and a gun you actually fire. Arcane is tools and conversion gems, and it is the easiest path to ruin if you start it by accident at level 20.

A simple planner

Pick the weapon first. If it is the Chikage, stop putting points in strength. If it is the Saw Cleaver, get Vitality to 30 before you chase the second soft cap. Endurance past 40 is a poor trade on the published curve.

Origin sets your starting level and attributes; those points remain part of your build. Violent Past and Military Veteran are comfortable strength starts. Professional is a skill start. Cruel Fate is the arcane-leaning origin. There is no respec, so plan your starting attributes before investing levels.

Questions

Can I respec?

No. Bloodborne has no respec item. NG+ retains your existing levels and attributes; it does not reset them. Start a new character to choose another origin.

What level should I stop?

For a first PvE file, Vitality 30 to 50 and your damage stat at 25 then 50 is the cited curve. PvP meta levels move and were not re-surveyed.

Sources checked 2026-10-24

Beginner Chikage Runes