Sometimes Diablo 4 makes you feel like you need a math degree to play the game. Damage Multipliers, Paragon Board, Legendary Aspects, Equipment Affixes, Gem System and Passive can be seen everywhere in the game. But what does it all mean?

I’ve done my research on this and have a simplified understanding of Diablo 4’s damage calculations. Understanding how its damage is calculated may help you use Diablo 4 Gold more effectively to maximize character damage.

How Does It Work?

First, we need to fully understand the damage. We can discover the best way to maximize damage in Diablo 4 by understanding how Damage Buckets work. Diablo 4 has 5 Damage Buckets: Main Stat, x Damage, Critical Strike Damage, Additive Damage, and Vulnerable Damage.

Damage Formula

The damage formula in Diablo 4 is this: Each Damage Bucket is multiplicative, and each multiplier within a bucket is additive. This basic concept forms the basis of your damage dealing strategy. In order to do the most damage in Diablo 4, we have to find as many sources of multipliers as possible and fill those Damage Buckets as high as possible.

Additive and Multiplicative can be confusing concepts. Additive means we simply add the multipliers before multiplying them. Multiplicative means that the multipliers will compound each other, which may seem negligible at first glance. When larger multipliers are added and then multiplied, the result is exponential.

Vulnerable & Critical Strike Damage

Let’s review the different sources of multipliers by category. Considering they have their own buckets, Vulnerable and Critical Strike Damage are necessary. Vulnerable and Critical Strike Damage will also appear on Diablo 4 items like weapons, rings, and amulets. Without them, we lose two additional ways to increase damage, which is a significant loss later in the game.

Certain weapon types have an inherent weapon affix that always makes them vulnerable to attacks or deals with critical damage. Weapons with the inherent Vulnerable and Critical Strike Damage affixes may also roll the second affix below.

Other ways to find these are to use passive skills, such as Rogue’s Malice. And use Rare Glyph Exploit or critical damage on Paragon Board, such as Rogue’s Legendary Node, Deadly Ambush.

x Damage

We also known damage percentage multipliers as global multipliers. This multiplier should not be confused with the plus percentage multiplier. The source of the global multiplier comes from anywhere there is a multiplier symbol next to the damage percentage.

You’ll find global multipliers in Legendary Aspects and even Unique Aspects. But we rarely find it on equipment like Chest Armor, and on rare nodes like Paragon Board.

Additive Damage

We can also find Additive Damage in affixes such as amulets. But mainly from gear affixes using the phrases “Damage with”, “Damage vs” and “Damage to.” Also, percentage damage is also the most common form of damage multiplier in Diablo 4.

The problem with such Damage Buckets is that their conditions are extremely limited, and we may not gain damage from them.

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Main Stat

The last buckets are the main statistics. To find your primary stat, hover over each stat until you see the stat for “Increases Skill Damage.”

Don’t overlook the main stat, we increase skill damage by 10% for every 100 points invested. Primary statistics can appear on any piece of equipment, as do all statistics. We can also find main statistics on this Paragon Board of normal nodes, magic nodes, or rare nodes.

Overall, mastering Diablo 4’s Damage Buckets is the key to dealing massive damage. It is crucial to understand how these buckets interact and where to find the multiplier.

Apply Vulnerable to increase your critical chance and critical damage, and allocate your points wisely for optimal performance. Hopefully, this ultimate guide to maximizing damage output has been helpful. Good luck on your path to becoming a Diablo 4 powerhouse!