D2R Deadly Strike

With each eligible melee or ranged attack, the game will roll for a deadly strike according to your percentage chance from items. If the roll is successful, your character will deal double damage with that attack.

D2R Deadly Strike

  • Deadly Strike (DS)/Critical Strike (CS) are both a chance to double your Physical damage.
  • They apply to both Melee and Ranged attacks, but not to Spells.
  • They do not apply to Impale, Dragon Talon, Dragon Tail, Dragon Flight, Sacrifice, or Smite.
  • They do work with the Blade Traps.
  • Skills that convert Physical damage to a different type (Magic, Fire and Cold Arrows, Lightning Bolt, Fists of Fire, Berserk, Concentrate, and Frenzy (when synergized by Berserk)) do so after DS or CS are applied, so converted damage is doubled.
  • They will modify your final Physical damage with Vengeance but have *no* effect on the Elemental damage caused by Vengeance.
  • Sources of Deadly Strike stack except from a weapon which is not being used to inflict that particular blow.
  • Different types of Critical Strike do *not* stack (e.g. Barbarian Weapon Masteries and Amazon Critical Strike).
  • There is no point to having more than a 100% chance of DS/CS.
  • Critical Strike and Deadly Strike have the same mechanics and only one of them can trigger on any given attack (so a player can't get quadruple damage)

Lo Rune

Name Weapon Armor/Helms/Shields Level
Lo Rune Lo Rune 20% Deadly Strike 5% To Maximum Lightning Resist 59

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Deadly Strike Crafting Recipe

Crafted Item Crafting Recipe Fixed Effects
Blood Helm Magic Helm/Casque/Armet
Ral Rune Ral Rune
Perfect Ruby Perfect Ruby
Any Jewel
5-10% Deadly Strike
(1-3)% Life Stolen Per Hit
+(10-20) To Life

Deadly Strike Rune Words

Runewords Allowed Items Runewords Recipes Level Complete Stats
Honor 5 Socket Melee Weapons Amn Rune Amn Rune + El Rune El Rune + Ith Rune Ith Rune + Tir Rune Tir Rune + Sol Rune Sol Rune 27 +160% Enhanced Damage
+9 To Minimum Damage
+9 To Maximum Damage
25% Deadly Strike
+250 To Attack Rating
+1 to All Skills
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
Replenish Life +10
+10 To Strength
+1 To Light Radius
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
Death 5 Socket Swords/
5 Socket Axes
Hel Rune Hel Rune + El Rune El Rune + Vex Rune Vex Rune + Ort Rune Ort Rune + Gul Rune Gul Rune 55 100% Chance To Cast Level 44 Chain Lightning When You Die
25% Chance To Cast Level 18 Glacial Spike On Attack
Indestructible
+300-385% Enhanced Damage
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
+50 To Attack Rating
Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
50% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(0.5 per Character Level) 0.5-49.5% Deadly Strike (Based on Character Level)
+1 To Light Radius
Level 22 Blood Golem (15 Charges)
Requirements -20%
Fortitude 4 Socket Weapons/
4 Socket Chest Armor
El Rune El Rune + Sol Rune Sol Rune + Dol Rune Dol Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune 59

Weapons
20% Chance To Cast Level 15 Chilling Armor when Struck
+25% Faster Cast Rate
+300% Enhanced Damage
+9 To Minimum Damage
+50 To Attack Rating
20% Deadly Strike
Hit Causes Monster To Flee 25%
+200% Enhanced Defense
+X To Life (Based on Character Level)
All Resistances +25-30
12% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
+1 To Light Radius

Chest Armor
20% Chance To Cast Level 15 Chilling Armor when Struck
+25% Faster Cast Rate
+300% Enhanced Damage
+200% Enhanced Defense
+15 Defense
+X To Life (Based on Character Level)
Replenish Life +7
+5% To Maximum Lightning Resistance
All Resistances +25-30
Damage Reduced By 7
12% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
+1 To Light Radius

Grief 5 Socket Swords/
5 Socket Axes
Eth Rune Eth Rune + Tir Rune Tir Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune + Mal Rune Mal Rune + Ral Rune Ral Rune 59 35% Chance To Cast Level 15 Venom On Striking
+30-40% Increased Attack Speed
Damage +340-400
Ignore Target's Defense
-25% Target Defense
+(1.875 per character level) 1.875-185.625% Damage To Demons (Based on Character Level)
Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
-20-25% To Enemy Poison Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
Prevent Monster Heal
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
+10-15 Life After Each Kill
Brand 4 Socket Missile Weapons Jah Rune Jah Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune + Mal Rune Mal Rune + Gul Rune Gul Rune 65 35% Chance To Cast Level 14 Amplify Damage When Struck
100% Chance To Cast Level 18 Bone Spear On Striking
+260-340% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
20% Bonus to Attack Rating
+280-330% Damage To Demons
20% Deadly Strike
Prevent Monster Heal
Knockback
Fires Explosive Arrows or Bolts (15)
Destruction 5 Socket Polearms/
5 Socket Swords
Vex Rune Vex Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune + Ber Rune Ber Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune + Ko Rune Ko Rune 65 23% Chance To Cast Level 12 Volcano On Striking
5% Chance To Cast Level 23 Molten Boulder On Striking
100% Chance To Cast level 45 Meteor When You Die
15% Chance To Cast Level 22 Nova On Attack
+350% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
Adds 100-180 Magic Damage
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
20% Chance Of Crushing Blow
20% Deadly Strike
Prevent Monster Heal
+10 To Dexterity
Fury 3 Socket Melee Weapons Jah Rune Jah Rune + Gul Rune Gul Rune + Eth Rune Eth Rune 65 +209% Enhanced Damage
40% Increased Attack Speed
Prevent Monster Heal
66% Chance Of Open Wounds
33% Deadly Strike
Ignore Target's Defense
-25% Target Defense
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
6% Life Stolen Per Hit
+5 To Frenzy (Barbarian Only)
Ice 4 Socket Missile Weapons Amn Rune Amn Rune + Shael Rune Shael Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune 65 100% Chance To Cast Level 40 Blizzard When You Level-up
25% Chance To Cast Level 22 Frost Nova On Striking
Level 18 Holy Freeze Aura When Equipped
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+140-210% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
+25-30% To Cold Skill Damage
-20% To Enemy Cold Resistance
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
20% Deadly Strike
3.125-309.375 Extra Gold From Monsters (Based on Character Level)
Phoenix 4 Socket Weapons/
4 Socket Shields
Vex Rune Vex Rune + Vex Rune Vex Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune 65

Weapons
100% Chance To Cast level 40 Blaze When You Level-up
40% Chance To Cast Level 22 Firestorm On Striking
Level 10-15 Redemption Aura When Equipped
+350-400% Enhanced Damage
Ignores Target's Defense
14% Mana Stolen Per Hit
-28% To Enemy Fire Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
+350-400 Defense Vs. Missile
+15-21 Fire Absorb

Shields
100% Chance To Cast level 40 Blaze When You Level-up
40% Chance To Cast Level 22 Firestorm On Striking
Level 10-15 Redemption Aura When Equipped
+350-400 Defense Vs. Missile
+350-400% Enhanced Damage
-28% To Enemy Fire Resistance
+50 To Life
+5% To Maximum Lightning Resistance
+10% To Maximum Fire Resistance
+15-21 Fire Absorb

Doom 5 Socket Axes/
5 Socket Polearms/
5 Socket Hammers
Hel Rune Hel Rune + Ohm Rune Ohm Rune + Um Rune Um Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune + Cham Rune Cham Rune 67 5% Chance To Cast Level 18 Volcano On Striking
Level 12 Holy Freeze Aura When Equipped
+2 To All Skills
+45% Increased Attack Speed
+330-370% Enhanced Damage
-(40-60)% To Enemy Cold Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
25% Chance of Open Wounds
Prevent Monster Heal
Freezes Target +3
Requirements -20%
Hand of Justice 4 Socket Weapons Sur Rune Sur Rune + Cham Rune Cham Rune + Amn Rune Amn Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune 67 100% Chance To Cast Level 36 Blaze When You Level-Up
100% Chance To Cast Level 48 Meteor When You Die
Level 16 Holy Fire Aura When Equipped
+33% Increased Attack Speed
+280-330% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
-20% To Enemy Fire Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
Hit Blinds Target
Freezes Target +3
Pride 4 Socket Polearms Cham Rune Cham Rune + Sur Rune Sur Rune + Io Rune Io Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune 67 25% Chance To Cast Level 17 Fire Wall When Struck
Level 16-20 Concentration Aura When Equipped
260-300% Bonus To Attack Rating
+1-99% Damage To Demons (Based on Character Level)
Adds 50-280 Lightning Damage
20% Deadly Strike
Hit Blinds Target
Freezes Target +3
+10 To Vitality
Replenish Life +8
1.875-185.625% Extra Gold From Monsters (Based on Character Level)

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