Elden Ring isn't just popular for its immense and in-depth story, punishing gameplay, or open world with millions of things to accomplish. Elden Ring is also popular for its character creation and progression. Progression in Elden Ring can look like a thousand different paths, as it is entirely up to the players on how they wish to proceed in building their character.
There are player builds that just simply focus on dexterity, while there are other complicated builds that focus on affliction, stat, and weapon types. One underrated status in Elden Ring is the sleep status. Sleep is true to its title, as the affliction causes the majority of enemies to fall into a quick slumber.
Updated on August 24th, 2024 By Joshua Leeds: Shadow Of The Erdtree introduces the new status effect Eternal Sleep, which is much more deadly than regular sleep. The existing tips in this list have been updated to include information from Shadow Of The Erdtree along with additional tips covering Eternal Sleep.
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How Sleep Works
Leave An Enemy Asleep While You Attack Them
The sleep status in Elden Ring is definitely one of the more unique effects in the game. Like other status effects, there is a bar that needs to be filled so that the opponent is inflicted with the sleep status.
There are many ways to go about putting an enemy to sleep in Elden Ring, with 
Mists of Slumber Skill, Sleepbone arrows, and even a torch that can put enemies to sleep. Few NPC enemies aren't susceptible to sleep, but it will at least stagger them for a moment. In PvP, this status can prove fatal with enough hits after staggering.
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The Best Sleep Weapon Enhancements
Any Weapon Can Build Up Sleep
There are many different weapons in Elden Ring, but not many tend to be great for use in a sleep build within the FromSoftware game. If players so wish, they can utilize almost any weapon for a sleep build and rely on 
Soporific Grease to inflict sleep.
There is also the 
Drawstring Soporific Grease that bows can use, along with a 
Sleepbone Arrow which can be crafted in bulk to constantly build up sleep without a time limit on uses. 
St. Trina's Torch is also an off-hand weapon that can be used to build up sleep naturally, with only one other weapon being able to do so mentioned later in this list.
Best Stats For Sleep Build
A Heavy Focus On Dexterity
Sleep builds in Elden Ring don't necessarily show any limits within the game's character stat progression. With stats, it is entirely up to the player on how they wish to play around with the build. When using the Velvet Sword of St. Trina however, there are stats that players should level up more than others to effectively use the sword.
For instance, at anywhere around level 167+ in Elden Ring, players should have focused on the dexterity, strength, and vigor stats. These stats, which were calculated on EIP's Elden Ring stat calculator, are as follows:
- Vigor: 50
- Mind: 20
- Endurance: 30
- Strength: 50
- Dexterity: 55
- Intelligence: 25
- Faith: 7
- Arcane: 9
The Best Class For Sleep Build
Start Building The Right Stats Early On
The very first step in determining how to effectively create the foundation for a great build is deciding on which class to choose before starting Elden Ring. There are many great classes in the game, and as said above, it is just about up to the player on how they wish to play the game.
If players want to focus on a strength weapon while wielding St. Trina's Torch, then they should choose Hero. But, assuming players want to use the 
Velvet Sword of St. Trina and ignore spells, incantations, and other weaponry, then the best class for a suitable sleep build is the Astrologist.
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Which Items To Use For Sleep Build
Consumables Can Build Sleep From A Distance
Items are incredibly important when it comes to the best sleep status build in Elden Ring. That fact is mostly true because of the lack of sleep skills and weapons. There are several great items to utilize within this kind of build, but the most important are the Soporific Grease and the Sleep Pots.
Soporific Grease is the best item to use in a sleep build if players choose to use a different weapon rather than the Sword of St. Trina. Sleep Pots are the best for any sleep build, as they are essentially impact grenades to build up the status and render opponents comatose.
The Best Talismans
Keep Getting FP To Keep Building Sleep
There are reportedly over a hundred different talismans in Elden Ring that players can collect throughout their unforgiving journey in the Lands Between. These wearable charms are some of the best items that change the course of Elden Ring builds. The best talismans for sleep-themed builds are ones that help the player deal quick damage, punish enemies, and restore FP.
The 
Rotten Winged Sword Insignia is a great talisman that raises attack power with continuous attacks. The Ancestral's Spirit Horn is another great choice as kills grant the player FP. The 
Crucible Feather Talisman is great to help the player dodge attacks as well.
Best Armor For Sleep Build
Stay Armored & Alive While Building Sleep
In order to truly wield the power of slumber in Elden Ring, players may find that they need to be within close range unless wielding a bow or crossbow with sleep ammo. Of course, this could put players wielding St. Trina's power at a small disadvantage against some other player builds in PvP. One type of build is a magic build that harms sleep-build users.
To negate this, the best armor to use may as well depend on the player's choice in design and defense. The 
Royal Knight Set has a great magic defense, and the 
Scaled Set has great defense overall in exchange for being heavier.
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Best Wondrous Flask Setup
Stay Safe While Building Up Sleep
The 
Flask of Wondrous Physick is one of the more fun items in the game as players can customize it into countless combinations of various effects. This flask is important to character builds in Elden Ring, as they can help with certain attributes or mechanics in the Soulslike game to use their build to better effect.
For the underrated sleep build in Elden Ring, the best Flask of Wondrous Physick setup is the Thorny-Cracked Tear, assuming that players use the Velvet Sword of St. Trina, and the Windy-Crystal Tear to boost rolling in a game where rolling is very important.
Eternal Sleep vs. Regular Sleep
Eternal Sleep Is So Much Better
Eternal Sleep is a new status effect added with Shadow Of The Erdtree. Against regular enemies, Eternal Sleep does exactly what its name implies and permanently puts them to sleep no matter how many times you attack them.
While this doesn't work against bosses or players, it does function the same as regular sleep, making it an ideal status to use since it is a straight upgrade from regular sleep. There are a few consumables that inflict eternal sleep that players should consider using: 
Eternal Sleep Pot, 
Drawstring Eternal Sleep Grease, and 
Eternal Sleep Grease.
Velvet Sword Of St. Trina
The Best & Only Sword To Build Up Eternal Sleep
The Velvet Sword Of St. Trina is an absolute must for any sleep build, as it naturally builds up Eternal Sleep. It also comes with its own unique ability that greatly builds up Eternal Sleep and can put most enemies to sleep in only a few hits.
While this weapon is found a bit later in the Shadow Of The Erdtree expansion, it is well worth the wait and should be fully upgraded the second you get it. While all other options on this list help build up sleep, this weapon will be the foundation that all the other things mentioned only build on.
Elden Ring
- Released
- February 25, 2022
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- From Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, From Software
- Engine
- Proprietary
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PS4 & PS5 and Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
- Cross Save
- no
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- yes
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
- How Long To Beat
- 58 Hours
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
