Dofus characteristics: what each stat does and how to allocate your points
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Every level, your character gets 5 characteristic points to spend. The four elemental characteristics get more expensive in tiers, vitality always costs 1 point and wisdom costs 3. The golden rule: one main element, then vitality, and you can always fix things later with a stat reset.
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The six main characteristics
Dofus has four elemental characteristics, each tied to an element of spells, and two support characteristics. The first raise your damage; the second make you tougher or level you faster.
Each elemental characteristic boosts the damage of its element’s spells and adds a little initiative, which sets turn order in combat. Each also gives its own small secondary bonus.
| Characteristic | Element or main effect | Secondary bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Earth spells (and Neutral) | Pods (carrying weight) |
| Intelligence | Fire spells | Heals |
| Chance | Water spells | Prospecting |
| Agility | Air spells | Lock and dodge |
| Vitality | Hit points | — |
| Wisdom | Experience earned | — |
Tip : Power, found on gear, boosts the damage of every element at once. It suits multi-element characters but gives none of the secondary bonuses (pods, prospecting, lock, dodge, initiative).
Stat tiers: why each point costs more
For elemental characteristics, the cost of a point rises every 100 points invested. Tiers only count the points you placed yourself: gear and scrolls do not raise the cost.
In practice, raising a characteristic to 200 costs 300 capital points, and raising it to 300 costs 600. That is why a two-element character can get more out of its points than one pushing a single element very high: the first tiers are the cheapest.
| Points already invested | Cost per point (strength, intelligence, chance, agility) |
|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 1 point |
| 101 to 200 | 2 points |
| 201 to 300 | 3 points |
| above 300 | 4 points |
Vitality and wisdom: two opposite choices
Vitality stays at 1 point for 1, with no tiers. Every point turns straight into hit points: it is the safe pick once you have reached the tier you want in your element.
Wisdom costs 3 points for 1. It increases the experience you earn in combat. Players mostly raise it on characters built for fast levelling, or alongside an element when they want levels quickly and accept being more fragile.
Watch out : A full-wisdom character hits softly and dies fast. If your fights get too long or too hard, shift points back to your element or vitality.
AP, MP and other combat stats
AP (action points) are used to cast spells, MP (movement points) to move. You cannot buy them with characteristic points: they come from your level, your gear and some bonuses. Gear cannot take you beyond 12 AP and 6 MP.
Other stats also come from gear: range (capped at 6 from gear), fixed damage, critical hits, resistances, summons, heals. Percentage elemental resistances are capped at 50%.
- Initiative: decides who plays first; it comes from elemental characteristics and gear.
- Prospecting: improves drop chances, with diminishing returns.
- Lock and dodge: lock makes leaving an adjacent enemy costly, dodge reduces those AP and MP losses.
How to allocate your points for your goal
There is no single right build: it depends on your class, your spells and how you play. Three patterns cover most cases, though.
- 1Single element: raise your element to 300, then put everything else into vitality. At level 200, that gives 300 in the element and 395 vitality before gear.
- 2Multi-element: split points according to the spells you actually cast. Take advantage of the cheaper early tiers rather than pushing one element very high.
- 3Fast levelling: one element up to a comfortable tier, the rest in wisdom, then back to a standard build once you reach your goal.
Tip : New to the game? Focus on one element, the one of your favourite spells, and put the rest into vitality. You can fine-tune later once you have your first real set of gear.
Characteristic scrolls
Scrolls give additional points, separate from those earned by levelling. You can stack up to 100 of them in each of the six main characteristics.
These points are not subject to tiers and stay with you: a reset does not remove them. Scrolls come in several sizes, each usable up to a certain threshold, so check it before buying. Start with the characteristics your character really uses: your element and vitality.
Scrolls trade on the auction house and are a real budget item. Our guide on how to earn kamas helps you fund them, and you can check the kamas price on your server.
Resetting your characteristics
Made a mistake, or switching element? Several options give you back the points earned through levels. None of them touches scroll points.
- With a subscription: a button in the characteristics window resets your allocation outside combat, as often as you like.
- Dopples: one free reset per character, in exchange for a Doplon earned by beating a Dopple or through a wanted notice.
- Orb of Reconstitution: sold in the shop, used with your class master in its temple.
Frequently asked questions
How many characteristic points per level in Dofus?
You get 5 characteristic points each level, for a total of 995 points at level 200.
Should I put points into wisdom in Dofus?
Only if experience is your priority. Wisdom costs 3 points for 1 and makes you more fragile; most players prefer their element and then vitality.
How do I reset my stats for free in Dofus?
Subscribers can reset their points at will from the characteristics window, outside combat. Without a subscription, Dopples offer one free reset per character in exchange for a Doplon.
Do you lose your scrolls when you reset stats?
No. Scroll points are additional points, separate from those earned by levelling, and they are kept when you reset.
What is the maximum AP and MP in Dofus?
Gear cannot take you beyond 12 AP and 6 MP. Characteristic points never give AP or MP.
Is a single-element or multi-element build better?
A single element is simpler and works very well for beginners. Multi-element builds use the cheaper early tiers and adapt to monster resistances, but need more carefully chosen gear.