Bloodborne

Bloodborne, like previous Souls games, comes with plenty of character classes to choose from. Knowing what the stats on screen mean and how this could impact your character going forward is important, as starting out on the wrong foot could mean an incredibly frustrating experience. Here is a complete breakdown of all starting stats for every class in Bloodborne, plus a key to explain what it all means for you.

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Key

Level - Your character level. Aside from Waste of Skin (4), all characters start at level 10.
Blood Echoes - Bloodborne’s currency for upgrading your character’s stats. This is unimportant when deciding which character to select, as you’ll earn hundreds of thousands of Blood Echoes during your time with the game.
Vitality - Determines how much health you character has. Also affects physical defence.
Endurance - Determines your character’s stamina. Also affects slow and rapid poison resistance.
Strength - Attribute determines heavy weapon attack (not your gun). Also impacts physical defence. Improving strength also allows you to equip certain weapons.
Skill - Determines “more nuanced” weapon attacks. Also affects physical defence.
Bloodtinge - Governs the power of any gun which uses Quicksilver bullets.
Arcane - Governs the power of Arcane attacks.

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1. Milquetoast

“Ordinary, happy upbringing. All attributes average.”

Level - 10
Blood Echoes - 300
Vitality - 11
Endurance - 10
Strength - 12
Skill - 10
Bloodtinge - 9
Arcane - 8

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2. Lone Survivor

“Lone survivor or lost hamlet. High life essence and vigour.”

Level - 10
Blood Echoes - 420
Vitality - 14
Endurance - 11
Strength - 11
Skill - 10
Bloodtinge - 7
Arcane - 7

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3. Troubled Childhood

“Suffered misfortune in youth. Highly resilient as a result.”

Level - 10
Blood Echoes - 360
Vitality - 9
Endurance - 14
Strength - 9
Skill - 13
Bloodtinge - 6
Arcane - 9

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4. Violent Past

“Terribly violent past. Rash, but stronger for it.”

Level - 10
Blood Echoes - 180
Vitality - 12
Endurance - 11
Strength - 15
Skill - 9
Bloodtinge - 6
Arcane - 7

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5. Professional

“Born specialist, fit for sleuthing or academia.”

Level - 10
Blood Echoes - 240
Vitality - 9
Endurance - 12
Strength - 9
Skill - 15
Bloodtinge - 7
Arcane - 8

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6. Military Veteran

“Experienced in war. A soldier with strength and skill.”

Level - 10
Blood Echoes - 320
Vitality - 10
Endurance - 10
Strength - 14
Skill - 13
Bloodtinge - 7
Arcane - 6

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7. Noble Scion

“Scion to a respectable line with faith in your pedigree.”

Level - 10
Blood Echoes - 540
Vitality - 7
Endurance - 8
Strength - 9
Skill - 13
Bloodtinge - 14
Arcane - 9

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8.Cruel Fate

“Faced terrible hardships, but now confident in your purpose.”

Level - 10
Blood Echoes - 500
Vitality - 10
Endurance - 12
Strength - 10
Skill - 9
Bloodtinge - 5
Arcane - 14

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9. Waste of Skin

“You are nothing. Talentless. You shouldn’t have been born.”

Level - 4
Blood Echoes - 10
Vitality - 10
Endurance - 9
Strength - 10
Skill - 9
Bloodtinge - 7
Arcane - 9