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11 Vitality is one of Windrose's six core stats. Each point adds 13 Maximum Health to the character's HP pool. Because the game's scaling places frequent high-damage hits on the player, Vitality is the default second stat priority after Endurance in almost every build guide.
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33 At a Glance
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55 PropertyValueStat typeCore attribute (one of six)Per point+13 Maximum HealthScalingLinear, no diminishing returns observed in 0.10.0Soft capNone. Unlike the other five stats, Vitality keeps full value past 20 pointsRespecRespec is free, so re-tune between bosses
66 Effect Per Point
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88 +13 Max Health per point invested.Scales linearly with no diminishing returns documented in version 0.10.0.Does not affect incoming damage resistance (see Just a Flesh Wound talent for that).
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1010 Who Should Invest
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1212 Every build benefits from Vitality, but it scales best for:
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1414 Two-handed melee players wearing Pikeman Set 2-piece (+160 HP) and stacking Vitality on top.Aggressive players who tank hits to land heavy attacks and rely on the Rally System to recover.Solo ironclad runs where the player has to absorb mistakes without a co-op healer.
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1616 Synergies
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1818 Seafood Platter Epic dish granting +20 Vitality for 30 minutes (roughly +260 Max HP).Pikeman Set 2-piece bonus adds a flat +160 HP, stacking on top of point allocation.Stout Frame talent, up to +240 Max HP over three ranks.
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2020 SourceVitality / HP EffectDurationSeafood Platter+20 Vitality (roughly +260 Max HP)30 minutesPikeman Set+160 Max HP (2-piece set bonus)While wornStout FrameUp to +240 Max HP across three ranksPermanent talent
2121 Recommended Allocation
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2323 A common early split is 1 point in Vitality for every 1 point in Endurance, with your weapon-scaling stat receiving one additional point per level once the two survivability stats are in a comfortable range. Respec is free, so re-tune after each major boss encounter.
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2525 How Vitality Compares to the Other Stats
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2727 Windrose gives the character six core stats. Strength powers the Club and Halberd, Agility the Saber, Greatsword, and Blunderbuss, and Precision the Rapier, Pistol, and Musket. Mastery adds 0.5% critical chance per point, while Endurance adds 5 stamina per point. Vitality sits alongside Endurance as the survivability pair: it does not raise damage, it raises the size of the health pool you have to spend on mistakes.
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2929 StatPer PointBest ForStrengthWeapon scalingClub, Halberd usersAgilityWeapon scalingSaber, Greatsword, Blunderbuss usersPrecisionWeapon scalingRapier, Pistol, Musket usersMastery+0.5% critCrit-focused damage buildsVitality+13 Max HealthEvery build, primary survivability statEndurance+5 staminaDodge-heavy and heavy-attack builds
3030 See Also
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3232 Stats and TalentsEnduranceMasteryStrengthAgilityPrecision
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3434 No Soft Cap on Vitality
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3636 Vitality is the only one of Windrose's six stats that scales linearly across the full tested range. Community testing from 1 through 30 points found the full +13 Maximum Health per point at every allocation level, with no observed diminishing returns. This makes Vitality the correct dump stat once the other five stats are each at or near their 20-point soft cap. See Stats and Talents for the comparison against the other stats. Every attribute point spent in Vitality past level 16 pays back more raw HP than a single point in Strength, Agility, Precision, Mastery, or Endurance would past its own soft cap.