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🔥 Damage Bucket System

Diablo 4 DPS Calculator

Calculate your true damage output using Diablo 4's multiplicative damage bucket system

⚔️ Select Class

Base Stats

Weapon DPS: 1000

Attack Speed: 1.20

Bucket 1: Main Stat

Multiplier: 2.00x

Total Bonus

100%

Main Stat Bonus: 100%

From Intelligence/Strength/Dexterity/Willpower

Bucket 2: Critical Strike

Multiplier: 2.00x

Crit Chance: 50%

Crit Damage: 200%

Bucket 3: Vulnerable

Multiplier: 1.48x

Vulnerable Uptime: 80%

% of time enemies are vulnerable

Vulnerable Damage: 60%

Bucket 4: Additive Damage

Multiplier: 2.15x

Total

115%

Core Skill: 40%

To Close: 30%

To Distant: 0%

To CC: 25%

To Healthy: 0%

To Injured: 0%

To Elites: 20%

Other: 0%

ℹ️ All these bonuses add together before multiplying. This is why spreading stats across buckets is more efficient.

Bucket 5: Multiplicative

Multiplier: 1.25x

Mult Bonus 1: 25%

e.g., Damage while Berserking

Mult Bonus 2: 0%

e.g., Overpower damage

Mult Bonus 3: 0%

Additional multipliers

Your DPS

Total DPS

15,910

Low DPS

Early game / leveling

Base Weapon DPS

1,000

Without Crits

7,955

Crit Contribution

+100%

Total Multiplier

15.91x

💡 OPTIMIZATION TIP

Balance stats across all 5 buckets for maximum DPS. Stacking one bucket gives diminishing returns.

⚡ VULNERABLE

Keep vulnerable uptime as high as possible - it's its own bucket and multiplies everything else.

Understanding Damage Buckets

Why Buckets Matter

Diablo 4 uses 5 separate damage "buckets" that multiply together. Stats within the same bucket add, but different buckets multiply.

Total DPS = Weapon DPS × Bucket1 × Bucket2 × Bucket3 × Bucket4 × Bucket5

Example: Additive vs Multiplicative

❌ BAD: Same Bucket

50% + 50% in Bucket 4

= 100% increase (2x damage)

✅ GOOD: Different Buckets

50% in Bucket 3, 50% in Bucket 4

= 1.5 × 1.5 = 125% increase (2.25x damage)

The 5 Damage Buckets

Main Stat

Intelligence, Strength, Dexterity, Willpower bonuses

Critical Strike

Crit Chance × Crit Damage (separate bucket)

Vulnerable

Damage to vulnerable enemies (extremely powerful)

Additive Damage

All conditional damage bonuses (close, distant, CC, healthy, etc.)

Multiplicative

Damage while Berserking, damage for each hit, etc.

Optimization Strategy

• Aim for 50-70% crit chance before stacking crit damage
• Vulnerable damage is the most efficient stat - prioritize high uptime
• Spread additive bonuses across different conditions for versatility
• Each bucket that goes from 0% to 50% is better than one going from 50% to 100%
• Use aspects and skills that enable multiplicative bonuses in bucket 5