Elon Musk details his Elden Ring character build for fans

metro.co.uk:

The world’s wealthiest man has been explaining what kind of character he plays as in Elden Ring, and it turns out he prefers to be a mage.

Elon Musk is many things, including, but not limited to, the richest man in the world, a pioneer in electric cars and space exploration, and an internet troll.

He’s also a keen gamer and has had a cameo in Cyberpunk 2077 and got in trouble for allowing people to play Sonic The Hedgehog while driving a Tesla. So apart from assuming he wouldn’t have the time, it’s not much of a surprise to find he’s also a fan of Elden Ring.

He first got onto the subject on Twitter when replying to a photo of the Tree of Life mosaic from Hisham’s Palace, which he described as having ‘Elden Ring vibes’ – which, to be fair, it definitely does.

Musk was then asked what class build he’s playing at in the game, to which he gave a surprisingly long and detailed answer.

He didn’t indicate which character class he’s using but said it was an Intelligence/Dexterity build, that emphasised magic and, to a lesser extent, melee combat – so probably an Astrologer or possibly a Confessor.

That means he usually has a staff equipped to cast magic but can also quickly swap to a rapier for medium range melee combat and claws for close combat (which means he must also have a high Endurance stat to carry all that at once).

He doesn’t seem to have a preference for any particular talisman but reveals that he often changes his armour from heavy to medium, which will also have a big influence on how much he can carry.

‘Many small hits in a row to damage stack is important. Summon!,’ was his parting advice.

Although most of these concepts are similar to other Soulsborne games he’s clearly played Elden Ring quite a bit, although there’s no