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Stout Frame is a talent in the Toughguy branch of the Windrose Talent System. It grants a flat additive bonus to maximum health. The bonus does not scale off Vitality; it is an independent flat value added on top of whatever health Vitality already provides.

Summary

Effect by Rank

Points Versus Vitality

Community Meta

Considered close to mandatory for every melee build. The +240 Max HP at rank 3 is a bigger absolute jump than spending 18 Vitality (at about 13 HP per point, roughly 234 HP) for only 3 talent points, and it stacks on top of the Pikeman 2-piece bonus.

Pairs Well With

• Vitality

• Pikeman Set

• Just a Flesh Wound

See Also

• Toughguy branch overview

• Talent System the four-branch progression framework

• Stats and Talents stat allocation and respec

Build Role

Stout Frame is the max-HP backbone. Paired with Marathon Runner, it is the most common opening 6 talent points on any build aiming for Toughguy survival, giving both a deep health pool and a deep stamina pool before the build specializes further.

Math Example

A Vitality-13 character with base HP approximately 300 gains +240 Max HP at rank 3 Stout Frame, reaching 540 Max HP for only 3 talent points. Comparable Vitality investment to reach +240 HP would require approximately 18 Vitality points (at 13 HP per point), a far worse efficiency per point.

Notes

• Flat additive, does not scale with Vitality. It complements Vitality rather than replacing it, so most tanks still invest in both.

• Stacks with the Pikeman Set 2-piece bonus (+160 Max HP) for +400 total Max HP from set bonus plus talent at rank 3.