A dump stat in roleplaying gaming is an informal term for an ability score — in Dungeons & Dragons, Strength, Constitution, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma — which gives little to no benefit to a particular player character build. Some players consider it advantageous to keep such an ability score as low as the rules allow, that is, to dump the ability score. This allows more beneficial ability scores to be higher. Other players choose not to dump an ability score, preferring the versatility of a balanced spread over the specialization a dump stat enables.