Diablo 4 Critical Strikes
Direct damage includes all damage dealt to enemies that is not from damage over time effects. Only direct damage can Critically Strike, Damage over Time cannot. Each hit has a random chance to be a Critical Strike. This chance is equal to your Critical Strike Chance (CSC) stat, which can be increased in many different ways.
D4 Direct damage
Direct damage includes all damage dealt to enemies that is not from damage over time effects.
Diablo 4 Critical Strikes
- Critical Strike = 5% chance to deal 50% bonus damage. You can increase both of these numbers with skills and gear.
All damage can be divided into direct damage and Damage over Time (Burning, Bleeding, Poisoning). Direct damage happens instantly, while damage over time is spread over a set duration. We didn’t mention this distinction earlier because in terms of numbers and buffs direct damage and DoTs behave exactly the same, up until we get to the topic of Critical Strikes. Only direct damage can Critically Strike, Damage over Time cannot.
Each hit has a random chance to be a Critical Strike. This chance is equal to your Critical Strike Chance (CSC) stat, which can be increased in many different ways: You get 5% baseline, 0.02% for each point of Dexterity or Intelligence depending on class, rolls on Gloves and Rings, and many skills and passives.
When you trigger a Critical Strike your damage is increased by your Critical Strike Damage (CSD) stat, which you can similarly increase: 50% base, rolls on weapons and rings, implicit stat on Swords, etc. Your damage when Critically Striking can be written as:
If we want to calculate our average damage, we need to include Critical Strike Chance (CSC) into the equation:
From this formula we can see that CSC and CSD become more powerful the more you stack them. At low level when your Crit Chance is in single digits and Crit Damage is barely above 50%, you won’t get a lot out of another CSC roll on your new ring. On the other hand, if you have something like The Dire Whirlwind Aspect giving your Whirlwind +80% CSC, then every single point of Critical Strike Damage becomes extremely valuable.
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Precision Elixir
| Name | Requires | Description |
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| Weak Precision Elixir | Level 30 | Increases Critical Strike Chance by 4%, Critical Strike Damage by 25%, and Experience by 5% for 30 minutes. |
| Precision Elixir | Level 60 | Increases Critical Strike Chance by 6%, Critical Strike Damage by 25%, and Experience by 5% for 30 minutes. |
| Strong Precision Elixir | Level 70 | Increases Critical Strike Chance by 8%, Critical Strike Damage by 25%, and Experience by 5% for 30 minutes. |
| Potent Precision Elixir | Level 80 | Increases Critical Strike Chance by 10%, Critical Strike Damage by 25%, and Experience by 5% for 30 minutes. |
| Heady Precision Elixir | Level 95 | Increases Critical Strike Chance by 12%, Critical Strike Damage by 25%, and Experience by 5% for 30 minutes. |
| Elixir of Cruelty | Level 36 | Increases critical strike chance by 15% and Experience gained by 5% for 30 minutes. |
| Elixir of Savagery | Level 36 | Increases critical strike damage by 25% and Experience gained by 5% for 30 minutes. |
You may only have one Elixir active at a time.
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