Attributes (Rift)

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Introduction
How to View Your Attributes
Attribute Definitions

Major Attributes
Primary Attributes
Secondary Attributes
Resistance Attributes

Introduction

Welcome to the the Rift 101 guide series, This guide below is all about attributes, statistics and numbers that help your character in-game get stronger and more adaptable to certain environments. If you find any information lacking, you are more than welcome to jump in, click Edit and start adding more information.

How to View Your Attributes

Your Options Menu
Top-left button: Character View

Attribute View

Press the hotkey "C" or the Character Button in your micro menu at the bottom left of your default UI setup.
The Character View will show up, press "Stats" in the left-hand menu.
This view now shows your character's current Attributes.

Attribute Definitions

Major Attributes

These are the basic attributes which determine health and resources for your character. While you cannot directly change these, certain primary attributes can raise these values for your character.

Health

Health (Hit points, HP) is the bread of all characters. When it reaches zero, you will die.

Mana

For Mages and Clerics, this statistic gives you the ability to cast spells.

Energy

For Rogues and Warriors, this Attribute gives the player the energy to execute a physical attack

Charge

Built up over casting spells and using abilities, this can be spent on separate spells that do not use mana.

Primary Attributes

These are the attributes which are directly affected by gear and runes.

Attribute	Simple Explanation	Suitable Focus	Complex Explanation
Armor	Reduces Damage	Core Attribute	1pt = 0.017% Reduction in all Damage
Dexterity	Increases Physical Crit Increases Dodge Increases Parry	Melee DPS/Tanking	1 pt = 0.25 pt Attack Power (Warrior) 1 pt = 0.5 pt Attack Power (Cleric, Mage, Rogue) 1 pt = 0.5pt Physical Crit 1 pt = 1 pt Dodge 1 pt = 0.4 pt Parry
Endurance	Increases Health	Core Attribute	1pt = +9 Max Health
Focus	Reduces Resistance to Spells	Caster DPS	1pt = -1% chance for spell to be resisted
Intelligence	Increases Spell Power Increases Spell Crit Increases Maximum Mana	Mana-Based DPS	1 pt = 0.25 pt Spell Power (Cleric) 1 pt = 0.5 pt Spell Power (Mage) 1 pt = 0.5 pt Spell Crit 1 pt = 10 Max Mana
Strength	Increases Attack Power Increases Block Increases Parry Increases Physical Crit	Melee DPS	1pt = 0.4pt Physical Crit 1pt = 0.5pt Attack Power (Cleric, Mage, Rogue) 1pt = 0.75 pt Attack Power (warrior) 1pt = 1pt Block 1pt = 1pt Parry
Toughness	Reduces PvE Critical Strikes	Tank Damage Reduction	Formula is currently unknown, but these are generally considered the caps to be unable to be hit with critical strikes as a tank: 50 pt Tier 1 Expert Dungeons/Expert Rifts 100 pt Tier 2 Expert Dungeons 150 pt Raid Rifts 200 pt Tier 1 Raiding 250 pt Tier 2 Raiding
Wisdom	Inceases Spell Crit Inceases Mana Regen	Healing/Cleric DPS	1 pt = 0.5 pt Spell Power (Mage) 1 pt = 0.75 pt Spell Power (Cleric) 1pt = 0.5 pt Spell Crit 1 pt = 1.5 Mp10
Valor	Reduces PvP Damage	Player Vs Player	Formula is currently unknown.

Secondary Attributes

These are a character's display of certain useful attributes. All these are affected by adjusting primary attributes.

Attribute	Simple Explanation	Suitable Focus	Complex Explanation
Attack Power	Increases Physical DPS	Physical DPS Souls	1pt = +0.1 Physical DPS
Block	Increase chance to block physical attacks Increase amount of damage absorbed from blocks	Tanking	1pt = ~+0.08% 1pt = ~+0.23%
Dodge	Increases chance to dodge an attack	Tanking	1pt = +0.024% chance to dodge an attack
Hit	Increase chance to land physical Damage	Physical DPS Souls	1pt = +0.01% to physically hit the target
Parry	Increase chance to parry a physical attack	Tanking	1pt = +0.28% chance to parry an attack
Physical Crit	Increase chance to critical hit.	Physical DPS Souls	1pt = +0.41% Chance of critical hit
Spell Crit	Increase Spell Based Critical Strikes	Mana-Based DPS	1pt = +0.04% chance to Critical Hit
Spell Power	Increase Spell based DPS	Mana-Based DPS	1pt = +0.2 DPS

Resistance Attributes

These are resistances to planar creatures as well as plane-based spells.

Attribute	Simple Explanation	Complex Explanation
Air Resist	Reduces Air Damage Increase chance to resist Air spells	1pt = 0.05% Air damage Reduction 1pt = 0.1% Chance to resist
Death Resist	Reduces Death Damage Increase chance to resist Death spells	1pt = 0.05% Death damage Reduction 1pt = 0.1% Chance to resist
Earth Resist	Reduces Earth Damage Increase chance to resist Earth spells	1pt = 0.05% Earth damage Reduction 1pt = 0.1% Chance to resist
Fire Resist	Reduces Fire Damage Increase chance to resist Fire spells	1pt = 0.05% Fire damage Reduction 1pt = 0.1% Chance to resist
Life Resist	Reduces Life Damage Increase chance to resist Life spells	1pt = 0.05% Life damage Reduction 1pt = 0.1% Chance to resist
Water Resist	Reduces Water Damage Increase chance to resist Water spells	1pt = 0.05% Water damage Reduction 1pt = 0.1% Chance to resist

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