RPGs are known for having a number of different stats and effects that will affect how you build your character. The Diablo franchise is known for taking this and making it even more complex. So it’s really not surprising if there are certain things you still don’t understand in Diablo 4. One of these confusing stats is the Overpower damage. In Diablo 4 what is Overpower damage?
Well, as you fight enemies in Diablo 4, you will see many different sizes, colors, and values on your screen. These all signify different damage types, and one of them is Overpower damage. This type of damage is different from the others, so to create a powerful and fully optimized build for your Diablo 4 class, you’ll need to understand how Overpower works.
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Overpower damage is the additional damage type that is added to the offensive skills. You have only a 3% chance for it to be triggered with every attack. Once it is triggered, it will provide additional damage based on a combination of your Fortify and Life stats.
Simply put, the Life stat is the total amount of health you have. However, Fortify is a bit more complex to understand. This is because it is mainly available for the Druid, Necromancer, and Barbarian classes. Explained in the simplest manner possible, Fortify can be triggered by the mentioned classes and can provide an additional health layer for a short time period. This makes them harder to defeat.
Other than determining its damage by the Life and Fortify stats, your Overpower damage will stack with the skill that caused it to trigger, adding a base value of 50% on top… meaning that the more powerful and upgraded the skill, the Overpower damage will scale proportionally with it, rather than having a fixed amount.
As one of several damage types, when Overpower damage is activated, it significantly increases the amount of bonus damage you can inflict on your enemies with just one attack. It is similar to critical damage, but it does have some differences. One of the biggest differences is the fact that Overpower damage has a fixed chance of activation, and it will scale with certain stats, while critical chance rates change.
Overpower can be really helpful for crowd control in Diablo 4. But how can you know whether you are dealing Overpower damage? When you see big blue-green numbers on the screen, that means that you are dealing Overpower damage. Critical damage will show up as yellow numbers. You could also deal Overpower Critical damage, in which case the numbers will be orange.
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Remember, Overpower scales mainly with Fortify and Health. This means that if you increase those stats, you can also increase the Overpower damage. That means having a nice bonus that’ll keep you alive for longer in a tough fight. You can also increase some stats that can improve Overpower damage.
Finding fear that improves Overpower damage is not hard. But you can also directly improve the stat with the right Gems. Each Gem provides you with different buffs, depending on the item you socket them into. Currently, Ruby is the only Gem in Diablo 4 that will influence Overpower Damage.
The 3% chance is fixed, and that cannot be increased, but you can influence that with special effects from weapons and armor. Usually, you will not find effects influencing the chance but rather the amount of damage inflicted.
Various skills can help trigger and scale your Overpower damage. Since Overpower damage is usually triggered from strong physical attacks, only Druid, Necromancer, and Barbarian can directly influence this stat.
Overpower damage is the core to “raw” damage builds, together with builds that won’t rely on gimmicks or setups to work properly. However, just like with anything else in Diablo 4, how much you plan to invest in overpower damage will depend on your particular setup. Keep in mind, just because something is meta does not mean you have to do it!
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