Diablo 4 Overpower Damage, explained

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Every ARPG has its own unique systems to allow you to build your character how you want. With Diablo 4, several of these new systems can be quite overwhelming with little to no information available in-game as to how they work. One such mechanic in is Overpower.

While there is an in-game tooltip with some information on how this effect works, it can be a bit confusing based on the wording. After doing a little research, we were able to figure out all you need to know about Diablo 4 Overpower Damage. Check out our explanation below.

What is Overpower Damage in Diablo 4?

At its core, Overpower Damage is an additional modifier that can be triggered when you attack. Each attack—including skills—has a 3% chance to trigger Overpower Damage. The enhanced damage is based on your Life and Fortify stats. Furthermore, this effect stacks with the skill that triggered it, adding a base value of 50% to the damage of the skill. Essentially, this means the more powerful the skill that triggers Overpower, the more damage you will do.

Even though you can’t directly increase the base 3% chance to trigger Overpower Damage, there are some skills, certain items effects, and Paragon Board nodes that will allow you to guarantee Overpower. If your build triggers it frequently, it may be worthwhile to invest in Life and Fortify so you can further amplify your Overpower Damage.

Unfortunately, damage over time, channeled skills, and passive abilities will not trigger Overpower.

How to know when you trigger Overpower Damage

Thankfully, the game has a built-in system to keep track of when you trigger Overpower. Each time an attack connects with an enemy, the amount of damage is shown in one of four colors on the screen. Each of these colors indicate a specific condition that resulted in that damage. These are the four different colors that indicate damage types in Diablo 4:

• White — Base Damage
  • This is the most common damage type. If your attack was not a critical strike or did not trigger Overpower, it will be this color.
• Yellow — Critical Damage
  • Based on your Critical Strike Chance stat, you have a randomized chance to critically strike with each attack. If you do, it will look like this.
• Aqua Blue — Overpower Damage
  • When you trigger Overpower, this is the color of the damage. Once again, the base chance for this is 3%, but you can guarantee it via certain effects.
• Orange — Critical Overpower Damage
  • This rare damage occurs when you trigger Overpower and critically strike based on your Critical Strike Chance stat. This is the highest amount of damage you can deal with an attack.

Now that we have explained how Overpower Damage works in Diablo 4, you may want to consider a build based around it. To help you out, consider checking out our guide with all known Helltide Mystery Chest locations so you can start farming resources to reroll and upgrade your items.

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