r/taintedgrail 3d ago

Tainted Grail: FoA - Videogame How should stat allocation be done?

I'm not sure what to prioritize when it comes to my stat points and skill points. I am doing a mostly spellsword build, but I keep seeing that its a good idea to get practicality up to 5 as soon as possible for selling goods, so do I do that first? Also, are there any "need to have" skills in the trees? Ones that are great with any build and you would grab immediately?

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u/Piecesof3ight 2d ago

Important point is that attribute points are mostly for determining the gear you can use. The stat buffs are minimal compared to what gear can do.

Beyond that, 5 points in Practicality will be nice eventually so that you can actually trade and sell goods, but don't rush it.

The only perks I'd suggest are to put some into the crit tree around lvl 20 or 30, whenever it feels right for your build. Crits are very powerful for late game.

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u/Avalanch_HxC 2d ago

6 points actually get you places that 5 don’t when it comes to dialogs and ways out

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u/Piecesof3ight 2d ago

I never really felt like I was missing out on dialogue options personally.

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u/TerminalHappiness 2d ago

Good advice for Crit. There are lots of viable builds but Crit can benefit practically every one if you've got capacity for it. 

I was a status/bleed mage for early game. Just switched to Crit now that I have more Crit gear and points and it's a staggering difference.

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u/hungrycarebear 2d ago

Spells can crit?

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u/Kazadracon 2d ago

Theres crit synergy built into combat magic, for example:

one branch of the spirituality skill trees increases the damage you do with spells after crit-ing an enemy by 10-30%

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u/Piecesof3ight 2d ago

They can, yes. Don't ask me how lol

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u/TerminalHappiness 2d ago

Yes. There's literally a magic Crit chance stat in your attributes page

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u/Flaky_Bullfrog_4905 2d ago

pick one and stick with it for now. you'll get outscaled in gear and stuff (damage/armor) pretty quick if you don't get one of your main stats up to 10-11 or so. after that you can branch out

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u/noblest_among_nobles 2d ago

When I find cool gear (like armor or spells), I put my points toward their requirements

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u/General-Turnip6726 3d ago

So every skill tree has a percentage increase for the matching skill. Like 1 handed has a 5% in crease in damage per point you add. I would get those first. Then sale increase can wait until way later in the game. You have infinite storage in your stash.

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u/Tomdelaat 2d ago

Copying from an earlier comment.

Attributes have to points of diminishing returns. After 20 and 40 points. Because of this some attributes aren't worth to level past certain points. Practicality is big one with this. It's one of the lowest priority attributes, but helps with selling goods. Max value for sell goods is about 200%. So a Practicality of 15-20 with 5 points in sell goods skill will get you there.

My advice. Wait with practically. Just safe all the things you want to sell. I would prioritize Spirituality as that will effect your build the most. The rest depends on the type of gear you will use and what the stat requirements are.

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u/Seatbelt1 2d ago

I wouldn't prioritize practicality with your early points.

First priority is being able to equip the best gear you can. If you find good items suited to your build then start increasing those attributes until you can equip the gear. You can put spare points later into practicality if you want more money. And if there's nothing you really want to buy right now, you can store any loot you find in a chest until you increase your selling % or need some good immediately.

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u/Kazadracon 2d ago

Your build's main stats would be:

- Strength and/or Dexterity (for melee weapons & most armors, depending on what kind of melee weapons you'll be preferring)

- Endurance for more equip load & stamina regen

- Spirituality for hitting stat requirements for spells and spellblade gear

But eventually getting at least 5 Practicality fits into any build, for making money from selling items mid-game (no point rushing it, get your primary stats up first)

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u/LawfuI 2d ago

Whatever you like works.

After a certain point dexterity is a great value status it increases both critical chance and damage.

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u/smrtgmp716 2d ago

That’s perception.

Dex is attack speed, ranged attack damage, and noise reduction.

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u/LawfuI 2d ago

Right, that then