Elden Ring Bandit Class Guide: Here’s How To Create the Best Archer Build in the Game

The Elden Ring offers a deep range of Classes that have been appreciated by all the players. These classes determine the playstyle of the players and also the strengths and weaknesses they need to keep in mind while playing the game.

In total there are 10 classes in Elden Ring, each with their own comprehensive stats, attributes, strengths and weaknesses. The Bandit Class has been gathering a lot of hype recently in Elden Ring, so here’s how to build this class to its strengths below:

• Level 5
• Vigor 10
• Mind 11
• Endurance 10
• Strength 9
• Dexterity 13
• Intelligence 9
• Faith 8
• Arcane 14

The dominant characteristics of this class are Arcane, Dexterity, and Mind. The Bandit can be classified as the thief class in the game. As the class has high Arcane stats, which is basically luck, the player will get some valuable drops throughout the game which in turn will work great with the Dexterity stats. The advisable path for this class would be to create an all-out Archer Build. In this build the player should choose the Golden Seed as their Keepsake, this will provide the player with an extra flask that they can use towards adding extra health or mana.

Arrows

The Bandit Class will have a short bow as their starting equipment and would need a long bow soon after, therefore crafting arrows will be essential for this build. Check out how to craft Arrows in Elden Ring below:

• The players will first have to head over to Church of Elleh, this is an area they need to go to eventually in the game.
• From this area, the players would need to purchase the Crafting Kit and the Normadic Warrior’s Cookbook.
• The cookbook will teach the players to craft Bone Arrows, these are made with thin beast bones that can be obtained by hunting down smaller animals in the game.

Crafting arrows will be essential in the beginning of the game as the players will have to defeat a significant number of enemies to collect enough amount of in-game currency to purchase the stronger arrows from the merchants.

Building the Bandit Class in Elden Ring

The first thing that players should focus on for most classes in Elden Ring is Vigor. Vigor ensures survivability and reduces the damage taken through enemy attacks. This stat is essential in the unforgiving world of Elden Ring. Dexterity would be the next stat to upgrade for the players as this would increase the damage inflicted by them and also this stat upgrade would be needed to obtain different types of weapons in the latter part of the game. The third stat that players should pay attention to is Endurance, this build will consume a lot of stamina as most attacks, dodging and jumping consume stamina.

Combat Strategy for Bandit Class in Elden Ring

There are two special abilities that players will inculcate in their playing style while using the Bandit Class. The first one is Mighty Shot, which is the special ability of the Long Bow and the second one is Barrage, which is the special ability of the short bow. The Barrage ability will sacrifice on the damage inflicted by the arrows but increase their fire rate. This will allow the player to use status effect arrows to cause heavy status effect damage over time. Mighty Shot will be used by the players to take out enemies at a distance with just one or at the most two shots. This ability will also support the player in crowd control when a swarm of enemies is waiting to pounce on them.

Dodging and Jumping will be the key moves that players will have to execute when using this class. These two skills will allow the players to maintain a safe distance and also get their shots off quicker and more accurate than usual. Sprinting and shooting and shooting from their Mount are also advisable combat strategies for the Bandit Class in Elden Ring. One more thing to keep in mind is that players should get closer to the enemy when using the short bow as it has a very short range and can be executed perfectly while being within that range.