Elden Ring's Bandit Class Explained

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With the highly anticipated launch of FromSoftware's latest title Elden Ring drawing closer, fans are eagerly learning of the new and exciting classes that the game will offer. Boasting gameplay curated with some of the best aspects of FromSoftware's library of games, as well as new mechanics, the new classes that the game offers will foster even more replayability and unique gameplay.

With a variety of classes being teased and revealed by FromSoftware recently, the Bandit class is undoubtedly one of the most versatile that will be available to play in Elden Ring.

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One of the ten classes in Elden Ring that will be available for players at launch is the Bandit Class. With FromSoftware recently revealing both the Bandit and the Astrologer classes for Elden Ring, fans are starting to gain a better idea of what the class systems will be like and how they will complement gameplay. The primary function and benefit of class choice in Elden Ring is the differing starting equipment and stats that each class offers.

The Bandit class is extremely versatile, perhaps most so of all the classes currently known to be in Elden Ring, billed as a «dangerous bandit who strikes for weak points,» who «excels at ranged combat with bows.» It appears in this way that the Bandit class will have viable effectiveness at all ranges in combat. Perhaps most interestingly, the Bandit will significantly capitalize on the stealth mechanics of Elden Ring, which are adapted from the well-received stealth gameplay of FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

The aforementioned versatility of the Bandit class is reflected well in the starting level stats that the class has to offer. The