Diablo 4 Stats Guide

Introduction

There are many ways to build out your class in Diablo 4. Along with Core Stats or Attributes, There are Offensive Stats, Defensive Stats, Utility, and PVP specific Stats. In our Diablo 4 Stats guide, we’ll break down each Stat and its effects on your character.

For more on the different ways to increase these stats with your gear, check out our Affix Guide!

Core Stats

There are four Core Stats or Attributes in Diablo 4. Each has both general and class-specific bonuses that they provide for your character. Below is a chart of the General bonuses that each Core Stat provides:

Strength	+1 Armor per Stat
Intelligence	+0.05% All Resistance per point
Willpower	0.1% healing Received and 0.25% Overpower damage per point
Dexterity	0.025% Dodge Chance per point

Along with the General Bonus, each class has unique ways to take advantage of some Core Stats. Here is a chart of each class-specific effect of Diablos Core Stats.

Core Stat	Barbarian	Druid	Necromancer	Rogue	Sorcerer
Strength	0.1% Skill Damage	N/A	N/A	0.1% Resource Generation	N/A
Intelligence	N/A	0.1% Resource Generation	0.1% Skill Damage	0.02% Critical Strike Chance	0.1% Skill Damage
Willpower	0.1% Resource Generation	0.1% Skill Damage	0.1% Resource Generation	N/A	0.1% Resource Generation
Dexterity	0.02% Critical Strike Chance	0.02% Critical Strike Chance	0.02% Critical Strike Chance	0.1% Skill Damage	0.02% Critical Strike Chance

EACH CLASSES MAIN ATTRIBUTE IS IN BOLD ITALICS

Offensive Stats

These stats will determine the amount of damage your character will do and how your character deals effective damage. Along with your Class’s Main Core Stat, Weapon Damage is the most important stat in determining the amount of overall damage you can deal, The rest of the offensive stats can help enhance this amount in different ways. Below are the Offensive based Stats in Diablo 4.

Weapon Damage

Weapon Damage is the base damage of your equipped weapon(s)

Skills scale their base damage using this value
When wielding One-Handed weapons, this is the sum of their base attack values
When wielding a Two-Handed weapon, this is its base attack value

Weapon Speed

This is the base Attack Speed inherent to your weapon before applying bonuses

When Duel-wielding One-Handed weapon speeds are averaged

Attack Speed Bonus

You attack and cast abilities X% faster.

Critical Strike Chance

In Diablo 4, when a Skill deals damage, it has a chance to Critically Strike. This % is your Critical Strike Chance.

Critical Strikes deal (50)% bonus Damage – this Value changes with the Critical Strike Damage Stat
Damage over time cannot Critically Strike

Critical Strike Damage

Critical Strike Damage Bonus is the Extra damage granted to Skills when they Critically Strike

Has a base value of 50%
This value is capped at 100% in PVP

Overpower Chance

When you cast a skill, it has a chance to Overpower all of the damage it deals. Overpowered Skills deal bonus damage based on the sum of your current Life and Fortify.

This bonus damage dealt scales with the Skill that Overpowered
Damage over time, Passive abilities, and Channeled Skills cannot Overpower

It’s important to note that you can not increase your chance to Overpower, but Overpowered Skills can be guaranteed by specific effects

Overpower Damage

Overpower Damage is the extra damage granted to Skills when they Overpower. This amount stacks with the bonus obtained from scaling with your LIfe and Fortify

The Bonus damage dealt scales with the Skill that Overpowered
Overpower Damage base value is 50%
This is Capped at 150% in PVP

Vulnerable Damage

Vulnerable Damage is the Extra damage granted against enemies in the Vulnerable state.

This stat has a base value of 20%

All Damage

Increases all of your damage dealt.

Damage Vs, while, with (X)

Increases Damage dealt with X damage type, While X condition is met, or vs X condition.

Thorns

Thorns deal damage to attackers when hit by direct attacks.

This Excludes attacks that are entirely damage-over-time
Damage dealt is affected by your Skill damage increase from your class’s primary stat

Defensive Stats

Defensive Stats in Diablo 4 will help with your survivability in both PVE and PVP. Along with the Core Stat benefits granted, there are many Defensive stats that will help keep your character alive. Below are the Defensive Stats in Diablo IV:

ITS IMPORTANT TO NOTE – ALL Core Attributes give you some form of Defensive benefit. Again here are the benefits of the Core Stats to EVERY CLASS

Strength	+1 Armor per Stat
Intelligence	+0.05% All Resistance per point
Willpower	0.1% healing Received and 0.25% Overpower damage per point
Dexterity	0.025% Dodge Chance per point

Finally, keep in mind is that most Defensive stats have diminishing returns. This means the higher the attribute gets, the less resistance you will get from each stat increase. This is noted the info as well

Maximum LIfe

Maximum Life is your HP value at 100% Health. Each character starts with 40 HP.

Potion Charges

This is the total number of Potion Charges you can have available at a time. Potion Charges are primarily obtained through the Alchemist Vendor from zone progress and item.

The Base Value of potion charges is 4.

Armor

Armor reduces incoming Physical damage taken, This applies to direct Physical damage AND the Bleeding damage over time

Non-physical damage taken is partially reduced by armor
The Armor stat can be obtained from Equipment, the STRENGTH core stat and other sources

Armor Contribution

This stat is the % that Armor contributes to your base daamge reduction against NON-PHYSICAL ATTACKS.

The remaining damage reduction is determined by your appropriate Elemental Resistance (fire, cold, lightning, Poison, Shadow)
This amount differs between PVE and PVP

Dodge Chance

Dodge chance is a chance to dodge direct damage when it’s dealt to you.

Dodged attacks deal no damage
You can not dodge Damage over time effects
As dodge is increased, additional bonuses become less effective.
This stat can only be rolled on boots and pants

Fire Resistance

Fire Resistance reduces incoming Fire damage. This applies to BOTH direct Fire damage and Burning damage over time

This makes up 50% of your initial damage reduction to Fire. (Armor Contributes to the remaining %)
As this Fire Resistance increases, additional bonuses become less effective

Cold Resistance

Cold Resistance Reduces incoming Cold damage

This makes up 50% of your initial damage reduction to Cold (Armor Contributes to the remaining %)
As Cold Resistance increases, additional bonuses become less effective

Lightning Resistance

Lightning Resistance reduces incoming Lightning Damage

This makes up 50% of your initial damage reduction to Lightning. (Armor Contributes to the remaining %)
As this stat increases, additional bonuses become less effective

Poison Resistance

Poison Resistance reduces incoming Poison damage. This applies to both direct Poison damage and damage over time

This makes up 50% of your initial damage reduction to Poison (Armor Contributes to the remaining %)
As this stat increases, additional bonuses become less effective

Shadow Resistance

Shadow Resistance reduces incoming Shadow damage. This applies to BOTH direct Shadow damage and Shadow damage over time

This makes up 50% of your initial damage reduction from Shadow (Armor Contributes to the remaining %)
As this stat increases, an additional bonus become less effective

All Damage Reduction

Reduces Damage taken from all Sources AFTER applying your Armor and Resistances

Damage Reduction From, While X

Damage Reduction from X or when X condition is met. This is calculated after Armor, Resistance, and All Damage Reduction from the Highest percentage to the lowest percentage of available Damage Reduction from, While X

Utility Stats

Max Class Resource

This stat gives you bonus resources used to cast your class abilities. Each class has a different resource, all can increase the max value (Fury, Spirit, Essence, Energy, Mana)

This stat is typically found on rings

Cost Reduction

This reduces the cost to cast your class spells that require your class Resource to cast.

This stat is typically found on Amulets

Cooldown reduction

This stat reduces the cooldown time on your class abilities. This stat stacks in a similar way as the defensive stats and has some diminishing return when stacking

This stat is typically found on Helmet, Amulets, and Off-Hands

Resource Regeneration

This stat increases the regeneration rate of your Class Resource

Movement Speed

This stat increases the run speed of your character. This stat is most commonly found on your boots.

Lucky Hit Chance

This stat is similar to Crit Chance, but instead of dealing Critical damage, you proc a special effect called a Lucky Hit. These effects are typically noted in abilities and on unique pieces of gear that you’ll find on your adventure.

EXAMPLE – Lucky Hit: Up to X% chance to ignite an enemy

For a full explanation of Lucky Hit Mechanic, check out our Lucky Hit Guide.

PVP Stats

These Stats are only available when fighting other players. The PVP-specific stats in Diablo 4 our PVP Damage Reduction and Armor Contribution

Damage Reduction

This stat decreases the damage reduction granted against other Players in PVP

This damage reduction stacks with other Damage Reduction stats

Armor Contribution

The inherent percentage that Armor contributes to your base damage reduction against non-physical attacks in PVP.

This stat is just an extension to the Armor stat that only applies in PVP
The remaining damage reduction is determined by the appropriate Elemental resistance