Getting started5 min read
How Virtues Work in Soulframe
- What: Courage (melee), Spirit (magick), Grace (ranged) — scale weapon attunement pips and Pact Arcanic slots 1 / 2 / 3.
- P15 respec: Free per loadout in Arsenal → Virtues — Virtue Lith removed; 16 starting points +1 per Envoy Rank.
- Build rule: Meet each weapon's Virtue requirement for attunement bonus — check weapon pages for reqs; then pact-selection.
Courage / Spirit / Grace · pips
How Virtues Work in Soulframe
Quick answer — Soulframe virtues (Courage, Spirit, Grace)
- What are they? Three core stats — Courage (melee / heavy), Spirit (magick), Grace (ranged / agile) — that scale weapon attunement and power one Pact Arcanic each (1st / 2nd / 3rd slot).
- How do you gain points? You start with 16 Virtue points and earn +1 per Envoy Rank. Preludes 15: reallocate free per loadout in Arsenal → Virtues — Virtue Lith was removed (no consumable respec).
- Weapons & pacts: Weapons list gold/silver attunement pips per Virtue; if your total is below the weapon requirement, you get no attunement bonus. Match Virtue to your weapon family, then pick a Pact — starter examples: Wulder (Courage), Thistle (Grace), Gwylen (Spirit). Browse the full weapon catalog; onboarding: Beginner's guide.
How Virtues Work in Soulframe
Soulframe has three Virtues — Courage, Spirit, and Grace — that act like your core stats and damage scalers.
Preludes 15 change
Virtue Lith was removed. Adjust Courage / Spirit / Grace free per loadout in Arsenal → Virtues (no consumable). Preludes 14.5 used Virtue Lith in the Balance slider — that consumable path is historical only; do not farm Lith in P15.
Totems / talismans (P15): equip on the Courage / Spirit / Grace trifecta; they interact with Runes and Smites — see Totems P15.
What each Virtue does
| Virtue | Weapons | Pact slot | |--------|---------|-----------| | Courage | Long blades, heavy, polearms, shields | 1st Arcanic | | Spirit | Magick staves | 2nd Arcanic | | Grace | Bows, short blades, rapiers | 3rd Arcanic |
You start with 16 points and gain +1 per Envoy Rank. Each loadout stores its own split.
Weapon attunement (pips)
Weapons show gold/silver pips per Virtue. Damage scales with:
Courage×(Courage pips÷2) + Spirit×(Spirit pips÷2) + Grace×(Grace pips÷2)
If your Virtue total is below the weapon requirement, you get no attunement bonus.
Why Virtues matter early
- Wulder wants Courage, Thistle Grace, Gwylen Spirit.
- Pact choice should follow the Virtue you plan to stack.
Full combat numbers, parry, and finishers: Combat mechanics.
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