The Importance of Leveling Vigor in Elden Ring

Elden Ring is a highly anticipated RPG where players explore an open world and fight powerful bosses. With many different skills to level up, one of the most important stats for survival is Vigor. To understand why it's so critical, let's take a look at how Vigor works and the importance of investing rune levels into it when preparing to challenge late-game enemies like Astel and Stars of Darkness. 

Vigor in Elden Ring determines how much damage you can take before succumbing to defeat. In order to survive hits from some of the game's most formidable enemies towards the endgame, players need to invest several rune levels into this stat. A video shared on Reddit showed just how important it was—the host player had 30 Vigor but was killed by Astel with one hit that dealt 1037 damage! This emphasizes the need for more than 30 points invested in this skill in order to avoid such a fate when facing powerful late-game bosses. 

This isn't all about investment through - particular builds are needed for success as well since there are only so many skill points available when creating a character and thus not enough room for all desired abilities without making them extremely vulnerable—a glass cannon build wherein they could be defeated if hit once or twice due their focus on other abilities instead of Vigor! There are plenty of options available such as mixing up weapon types or focusing solely on melee combat while also using buffs provided by Ash Of War items or various miracles from NPCs throughout your adventure; these allow you to customize your playstyle while still being able ready yourself against foes like Astel who can easily defeat unprepared adventurers no matter what kind builds they have built beforehand.  

Besides having enough skill points in Vigor, equipping shields with high defense numbers helps absorb large amounts of damage taken during boss battles, allowing players extra time to reposition themselves after each attack, which ultimately leads them closer to victory with every move! Some weapons also provide defense boosts depending on their rarity – rarer weapons giving more protection against attacks; these combined together create a build suitable even for challenging nearly insurmountable odds set by tough opponents found deep within Yharnam or Sunken Kingdom areas, as examples showcased throughout gameplay videos published online.     

In conclusion, having ample amounts invested in Rune Levels allocated toward increasing your character’s Vitality stat will go a long way, even against endgame opponents like Astel found within Elden Ring’s world who require much higher defenses compared to other creatures encountered earlier during adventures through Boletaria kingdom designated safe zones (and those beyond!). Combined with proper customizations made via weapon choice/variety along with defensive shield use alongside additional buff acquisition makes both early & difficult fights alike far less daunting, allowing adventurers freedom to explore the world essentially worry-free until encountering the next big foe waiting for them around corner testing their preparedness every step way!