How does Critical Strike Damage work in D4

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Critical Strike Damage Effect
Stat Effect
Critical Strike Damage
Extra damage granted to Skills when they Critically Strike.
Has a base value of 50.0%.
Capped at 100% against other Players.
Equipment that can have Critical Strike Damage
Ring
Weapon

Best Builds To Use with Critical Strike Damage Stat

We have a total of (18) builds that make use of the Critical Strike Damage Stat. You can click/tap any Critical Strike Damage build below to view the complete Build.

Best Unique Weapons and Armor That have Critical Strike Damage

The best unique equipment to use with the Critical Strike Damage stat in D4 is The Grandfather, which is a Unique Sword.

The Grandfather
AllUnique Sword
D
Best Synergy
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Damage
  • Maximum Life
  • All Stats
  • Ignores Durability Loss
Increases your Critical Strike Damage by [60 - 100%] . The other properties of this weapon can roll higher than normal.
Skyhunter
RogueUnique Bow
?
Strong Synergy
  • Damage to Distant Enemies
  • Dexterity
  • Marksman Skill Damage
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Ranks to Exploit
The first direct damage you deal to an enemy is a guaranteed Critical Strike. If you had maximum stacks of Precision Key Passive when you cast the Skill, gain [20 - 30] Energy, this can only happen once per cast.
Waxing Gibbous
DruidUnique Axe
?
Strong Synergy
  • Damage to Healthy Enemies
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Damage to Injured Enemies
  • Life On Kill
  • Ranks to Shred
Gain Stealth for 2 seconds when killing enemies with Shred. Breaking Stealth with an attack grants Ambush which gaurantees Critical Strikes for [1.0 - 2.5] seconds.
Mother's Embrace
AllUnique Ring
S
Good Synergy
  • Fire Resistance
  • Cold Resistance
  • Critical Strike Chance
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Overpower Damage
  • Core Skill Damage
If a Core Skill hits 5 or more enemies, [20 - 40%] of the Resource is refunded.
Fields of Crimson
BarbarianUnique Sword
A
Good Synergy
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Damage with Two-Handed Slashing Weapons
  • Damage Over Time
  • Cooldown Reduction for Rupture
  • Ranks to Rupture
While using this weapon, damaging at least one enemy with Rupture creates a blood pool that inflicts [20%] Bleeding damage over 6 seconds. Enemies standing in the pool take [15 - 34%] increased Bleed damage.
Doombringer
AllUnique Sword
C
Good Synergy
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Core Skill Damage
  • Damage
  • Lucky Hit: Chance to Heal
  • Maximum Life
Lucky Hit: Up to a 0.7% chance to deal Shadow damage to surrounding enemies and reduce their damage done by 20% for 3 seconds.
Deathless Visage
NecromancerUnique Helm
D
Good Synergy
  • Armor
  • Physical Damage
  • Critical Strike Damage for Bone Skills
  • Maximum Essence
Bone Spear leaves behind echoes as it travels that explode, dealing [.28-.38] damage.
Ramaladni's Magnum Opus
BarbarianUnique Sword
D
Good Synergy
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons
  • Damage to Close Enemies
  • Physical Damage
  • Lucky Hit: Up to a 5% Chance to Restore Primary Resource
Skills using this weapon deal [0.7 - 1.0%] increased Vulnerable damage per point of Fury you have, but you lose 2 Fury every second.
Azurewrath
BarbarianUnique Sword
New
?
Good Synergy
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Attack Speed
  • Skill Damage
  • Non-Physical Damage
  • Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies
Lucky Hit: Your Core Skills have up to a 20% chance to Freeze enemies for 3 seconds and deal [X] Cold damage to them.
Hunter's Zenith
DruidUnique Ring
?
Good Synergy
  • Lightning Resistance
  • Poison Resistance
  • Damage while Shapeshifted
  • Critical Strike Damage While in Werewolf Form
  • Overpower Damage While in Werebear Form
  • Ranks to Quickshift
Gain a bonus when you kill with Shapeshifting Skill: Werewolf: Your next Non-Ultimate Werebear Skill costs no Resource and has no Cooldown. Werebear: Your next Werewolf Skill will Heal you for [X] when damage is first dealt.
The Butcher's Cleaver
AllUnique Axe
?
Good Synergy
  • Damage to Healthy Enemies
  • Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Critical Strike Chance Against Injured Enemies
  • Damage to Injured Enemies
Lucky Hit: When you Critically Strike an enemy you have up to a 100% chance to Fear and Slow them by [40 - 75%] for 4 seconds.
Word of Hakan
RogueUnique Amulet
?
Good Synergy
  • Non-Physical Damage
  • Cooldown Reduction
  • Critical Strike Damage for Imbued Skills
  • Ranks to Imbuement Skills
Your Rain of Arrows is always Imbued with all Imbuements at once.
Condemnation
RogueUnique Dagger
A
Average Synergy
  • Damage to Close Enemies
  • Attack Speed for Basic Skills
  • Critical Strike Chance Against Injured Enemies
  • Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons
  • Core Skill Damage
Your Core Skills deal [20 - 40%] increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Your Skills using this weapon have a 30% chance to generate 3 Combo Points.
Rage of Harrogath
BarbarianUnique Chest Armor
A
Average Synergy
  • Physical Damage
  • Physical Critical Strike Chance Against Elites
  • Damage Reduction From Bleeding Enemies
  • Thorns
Lucky Hit: Up to a [20 - 40%] chance to reduce the Cooldowns of your Non-Ultimate Skills by 1.5 seconds when you inflict Bleeding on Elites.
Frostburn
AllUnique Gloves
C
Average Synergy
  • Critical Strike Chance
  • Cold Damage
  • Freeze Duration
  • Lucky Hit: Chance to Restore Primary Resource
Lucky Hit: Up to a [15 - 25%] chance to Freeze enemies for 2 seconds.
Esu's Heirloom
SorceressUnique Boots
D
Average Synergy
  • Dodge Chance While Evading
  • Movement Speed
  • Movement Speed for X seconds on Elite Kill
  • Shrine Buff Duration
  • Reduced Duration of Enemy Slow
Your Critical Strike Chance is increased by [20 - 30%] of your Movement Speed bonus.
Overkill
BarbarianUnique Mace
D
Average Synergy
  • Overpower Damage
  • Damage to Injured Enemies
  • Critical Strike Chance Against Injured Enemies
  • Damage on Elite Kill
  • Ranks to Death Blow
Death Blow creates a shockwave, dealing [24 - 38%] of its Base damage to enemies. Enemies who die to this effect also reset Death Blow's Cooldown.
Ahavarion Spear of Lycander
AllUnique Staff
New
?
Average Synergy
  • Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies
  • Critical Strike Chance
  • Attack Speed
  • Damage
  • Lucky Hit: Up to a [X]% Chance to Stun
Gain a random Shrine effect for 10-20 seconds after killing an Elite enemy. Can only occur once every 30 seconds.
Eaglehorn
RogueUnique Bow
New
?
Average Synergy
  • Damage to Distant Enemies
  • Critical Strike Chance
  • Physical Damage
  • Vulnerable Damage
  • Damage to Elites
Penetrating Shot has a [30 - 80%] chance to Fire an arrow that bounces off walls and scenery. Hitting enemies from behind with Penetrating Shot will make them Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Gloves of the Illuminator
SorceressUnique Gloves
?
Average Synergy
  • Critical Strike Chance
  • Attack Speed for Fireball
  • Lucky Hit: Restore Resource
  • Ranks to Fireball
Fireball now bounces as it travels, exploding each time it hits the ground, but it's explosion deals [45 - 35%] less damage.

Best Aspects To Use with Critical Strike Damage

The best aspects to use with the Critical Strike Damage Stat in D4 is Aspect of Grasping Veins, which is a Offensive Aspect and can only be used on Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Equipment Slots.

Aspect of Grasping Veins
NecromancerOffensive
Codex
C
Good Synergy
Gain [10-20%] increased Critical Strike Chance for 6 seconds when you cast Corpse Tendrils. You deal [20-40%] bonus Critical Strike Damage to enemies damaged by Corpse Tendrils.
Aspect of Natural Balance
DruidOffensive
C
Good Synergy
Casting a Storm Skill grants your Earth Skills [30.0-45.0%] Critical Strike Damage for 4 seconds. Casting an Earth Skill increases the Critical Strike Chance of Storm Skills by [8.0-12.0%] for 4 seconds.
Aspect of Serration
NecromancerOffensive
C
Good Synergy
The Ossified Essence Key Passive also increases the Critical Strike Damage of your Bone Skills by 1% per Essence, up to [30-40%] .
Aspect of the Rampaging Werebeast
DruidOffensive
Codex
C
Good Synergy
The duration of Grizzly Rage is increased by [1-5] seconds. In addition, Critical Strikes while Grizzly Rage is active increase your Critical Strike Damage by 10% for the duration.
Crashstone Aspect
DruidOffensive
Codex
D
Good Synergy
Earth Skills deal [30-40%] more Critical Strike Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.
Frostbitten Aspect
RogueUtility
D
Good Synergy
Chilled enemies hit by your Grenade Skills have a chance equal to double your Critical Strike Chance to be instantly Frozen for 2 seconds. You deal [10-25%] increased Critical Strike Damage against Frozen enemies.
Aspect of Three Curses
SorceressOffensive
Codex
?
Good Synergy
Meteor deals [20-40%] increased Critical Strike Damage, Double this bonus against Healthy targets.
Accelerating Aspect
AllOffensive
A
Average Synergy
Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by [15-25%] for 3 seconds.
Aspect of Bursting Venoms
RogueOffensive
A
Average Synergy
Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Poison Imbued Skills have up to a 10% chance to create a toxic pool that deals [X] Poisoning damage over 3 seconds to enemies within. While standing in the pool, Poison Imbuement has no Cooldown and no Charge limit.
Smiting Aspect
AllOffensive
B
Average Synergy
You have [10-20%] increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. While you are Healthy, you gain [20-40%] increased Crowd Control Duration.
Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind
BarbarianOffensive
Codex
C
Average Synergy
Whirlwind's Critical Strike Chance is increased by [3-8%] for each second it is channeled, up to [9-24%] .
Aspect of Torment
NecromancerResource
Codex
C
Average Synergy
Critical Strikes with Bone Skills increase your Essence Regeneration by [90-170%] for 4 seconds.
Elementalist's Aspect
SorceressOffensive
Codex
C
Average Synergy
Core or Mastery Skills cast at or above 100 Mana gain a [20.0-40.0%] increased Critical Strike Chance.
Nighthowler's Aspect
DruidOffensive
Codex
C
Average Synergy
Blood Howl increases Critical Strike Chance by [5.0-10.0%]. In addition, Blood Howl also affects Nearby Companions and Players for 3 seconds.
Relentless Berserker's Aspect
BarbarianUtility
Codex
C
Average Synergy
Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy with a Core Skill has up to a [22-40%] chance to extend the duration of Berserking by 2 second. Double this duration if it was a Critical Strike.
Vengeful Aspect
RogueOffensive
Codex
C
Average Synergy
Lucky Hit: Making an enemy Vulnerable has up to a [40-60%] chance to grant 3% increased Critical Strike Chance for 3 seconds, up to 9%.
Wind Striker Aspect
AllMobility
Codex
C
Average Synergy
Critical Strikes grant [8.0-16.0%] Movement Speed for 1 second, up to 6 seconds.
Aspect of Empowering Reaper
NecromancerOffensive
Codex
D
Average Synergy
Critical Strikes from Sever have a [10-20%] chance to spawn a pool of Blight under the target that deals [20-60%] bonus damage. This effect can only happen once every 3 seconds.
Lightning Dancer's Aspect
DruidOffensive
D
Average Synergy
Lightning Storm Critical Strikes spawn 3 Dancing Bolts that seek enemies in the area dealing [.7-.8] Lightning damage.
Stormclaw's Aspect
DruidOffensive
Codex
D
Average Synergy
Critical Strikes with Shred deal [20-30%] of the damage dealt as Lightning damage to the target and surrounding enemies.
Umbrous Aspect
RogueDefensive
D
Average Synergy
Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Marksman Skills have up to a [40-60%] chance to grant a free Dark Shroud shadow.
Runeworker's Conduit Aspect
DruidOffensive
?
Average Synergy
Critical Strikes with Storm Skills that you cast charge the air around you for [1.0-2.0] seconds causing a Lightning Bolt to periodically hit an enemy in the area for [1.4] Lightning damage. This duration can be extended by additional Critical Strikes.

Best Paragons To Use with Critical Strike Damage

The best paragon to use with the Critical Strike Damage stat in D4 is Spirit, which is a Rare Glyph Node.

Deadly Ambush
RogueLegendary Board
A
Good Synergy
  • You deal 22.5% increased Critical Strike Damage to enemies affected by your Trap Skills.
Thunderstruck
DruidLegendary Board
B
Good Synergy
  • Storm Skills deal 30% increased Critical Strike Damage against Vulnerable or Immobilized enemies.
Burning Instinct
SorceressLegendary Board
S
Good Synergy
  • Your Burning damage is increased by 40% of your Critical Strike Damage, further increased by 5% for every 20 Intelligence you have.
Lust for Carnage
DruidLegendary Board
A
Average Synergy
  • Critical Strikes with Werewolf Skills restore 2 Spirit.
Searing Heat
SorceressLegendary Board
A
Average Synergy
  • Casting Fireball or Meteor increases the Critical Strike Chance of further casts of that Skill by +5% for 5 seconds, up to +15%. Additional stacks do not refresh this timer.
Flawless Technique
BarbarianLegendary Board
D
Average Synergy
  • Damaging enemies with One-Handed Weapons increases your Critical Strike chance by 1% for 2 seconds, up to 5%. This can only happen once per Skill cast, or twice per second while channeling Whirlwind.
Carnage
BarbarianLegendary Board
S
Average Synergy
  • While Berserking, Critical Strikes increase your Attack Speed by 2%, up to 10% for 6 seconds.
Essence
NecromancerRare Glyph
C
Strong Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, All damage deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Critical Strike Damage.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Critical Strikes deal x22% increased damage to enemies that are not Healthy.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Dexterity
Spirit
DruidRare Glyph
C
Strong Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, all damage deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Critical Strike Damage.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Critical Strikes increase the damage an enemy takes from you by x2% for 20 seconds, up to x12%.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Dexterity
Destruction
SorceressRare Glyph
D
Strong Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, all damage you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Critical Strike Damage.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Critical Strikes increase all damage the enemy takes from you by x2% for 10 seconds, up to x12%.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Dexterity
Wrath
BarbarianRare Glyph
A
Good Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, All damage deal +1.5 - 7.5% (0.3% Per Level) increased Critical Strike Damage.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Skills that Critically Strike generate 3 Fury.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Dexterity
Cleaver
BarbarianRare Glyph
D
Good Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +2 - 8% (0.3% Per Level) increased damage while wielding an Axe.
  • Radius Bonus:
    While wielding an Axe, you deal x12% increased Critical Strike Damage.
  • Radius Requirement:
    40 Strength
Combat
RogueRare Glyph
S
Good Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, all damage you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Critical Strike Damage.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Skills that Critically Strike restore 12% of their Energy cost.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Intelligence
Bloodfeeder
BarbarianRare Glyph
D
Average Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal +2 - 8% (0.3% Per Level) increased damage to Bleeding targets.
  • Radius Bonus:
    You have 5% increased Critical Strike Chance against Bleeding enemies.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Dexterity

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