Life

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Attribute Unit Animation Attack Damage Death All Attributes Strength Dexterity Vitality Energy Stamina Stamina Drain Heal Stamina Life Maximum Life Life (on Level) Replenish Life Open Wounds Life Stolen Life After Kill Stamina damage Mana Maximum Mana Mana (on Level) Regen Mana Dmg to Mana Mana Stolen Mana After Kill Mana damage Current and maximum life are displayed both on the character screen and by the contents of the globe in the bottom left of the screen, which empties as life depletes (and turns green when the player character is poisoned). Holding the cursor over the globe displays numerical values, which since 1.13 will remain even when the cursor has been removed after clicking once on the bottom of the globe (clicking a second time will undo this). Life determines how much damage can be sustained before dying. Life displayed is rounded down to the nearest point, but the smallest unit is actually 1/256 point. Life varies depending on chosen class at start of game: Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Warlock 50 50 55 55 45 55 40 55 Life gained as a character gains levels also varies depending on class: Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Warlock +2 +2 +2 +1.5 +1.5 +2 +1 +2 Life can be increased by allocating attribute points to Vitality. Life gained from each additional point also varies depending on class: Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Warlock +3 +3 +4 +2 +2 +3 +2 +3 Unlike mana, life does not naturally regenerate. Player character returns to maximum life upon gaining a level (as does a mercenary upon gaining a level). Returning to town and clicking on a healer will instantly heal to maximum life for a player character and any mercenary or pets, while each drink from a well in the wilderness will heal 50% of maximum life for all. Activating a Health or Refilling Shrine in the wilderness will only heal the player character to maximum life. Player character (and mercenary in Expansion games) can drink a Full Rejuvenation Potion to heal to maximum life (while each Rejuvenation Potion will heal 35% of maximum life). Healing potions can also be drunk to heal life over time; any excess which isn't required to heal to maximum life may not be redundant, since further life can be lost while healing. The amount healed from drinking any healing potion depends on class: Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Warlock 100% 100% +1/3 -1/3 -1/3 100% -1/3 -1/3 [1] Healing from potions also has a chance to double based on total Vitality. Other methods of recovering life are described on separate pages. Charm Small Charm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(5-10) Small Charm of Life 14 1 +(11-15) Small Charm of Sustenance 17 23 +(16-20) Small Charm of Vita 39 47 Large Charm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(6-10) Large Charm of Life 9 1 +(11-15) Large Charm of Life 9 12 +(16-20) Large Charm of Sustenance 19 26 +(21-25) Large Charm of Sustenance 34 42 +(26-30) Large Charm of Vita 50 58 +(31-35) Large Charm of Vita 66 74 Grand Charm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(5-10) Grand Charm of Life 1 1 +(11-15) Grand Charm of Life 6 9 +(16-20) Grand Charm of Life 14 19 +(21-25) Grand Charm of Sustenance 23 31 +(26-30) Grand Charm of Sustenance 37 45 +(31-35) Grand Charm of Sustenance 53 61 +(36-40) Grand Charm of Vita 69 77 +(41-45) Grand Charm of Vita 83 91 +(46-50) Grand Charm of Vita 1 97 110 1 Although enabled, this suffix cannot spawn in unmodified game (affix level is capped at 99). Hence, +45 to Life is the maximum on Grand Charm. Any Socket Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(3-8) Jewel of Spirit 1 1 +(9-20) Jewel of Hope 37 45 Helm Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Chipped Ruby in helm socket 1 No +17 Flawed Ruby in helm socket 5 No +24 Ruby in helm socket 12 No +31 Flawless Ruby in helm socket 15 No +38 Perfect Ruby in helm socket 18 No Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Helm of the Jackal 6 8 +(6-10) Helm of the Fox 13 17 +(11-20) Helm of the Wolf 26 34 +(21-30) Helm of the Tiger 43 51 +(31-40) Helm of the Mammoth 60 68 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +15 Biggin's Bonnet Cap 3 No +15 Milabrega's Diadem Crown 17 No +(10-20) Blood helm 13 No +50 Crown of Thieves Grand Crown 49 No +60 Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest Death Mask 66 No Circlet Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Circlet of the Jackal 1 1 +(6-10) Circlet of the Fox 5 7 +(11-20) Circlet of the Wolf 11 15 +(21-30) Circlet of the Tiger 15 20 +(31-40) Circlet of the Mammoth 18 25 +(41-60) Circlet of the Colossus 22 30 +(61-80) Circlet of the Squid 30 40 +(81-100) Circlet of the Whale 37 50 Pelt Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Pelt of the Jackal 3 4 +(6-10) Pelt of the Fox 8 11 +(11-20) Pelt of the Wolf 20 27 +(21-30) Pelt of the Tiger 35 43 +(31-40) Pelt of the Mammoth 51 59 +(41-60) Pelt of the Colossus 67 75 Primal helm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Primal helm of the Jackal 1 1 +(6-10) Primal helm of the Fox 5 7 +(11-20) Primal helm of the Wolf 11 15 +(21-30) Primal helm of the Tiger 15 20 +(31-40) Primal helm of the Mammoth 18 25 +(41-60) Primal helm of the Colossus 22 30 +(61-80) Primal helm of the Squid 30 40 +(81-100) Primal helm of the Whale 37 50 Amulet Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Amulet of the Jackal 1 1 +(6-10) Amulet of the Fox 5 7 +(11-20) Amulet of the Wolf 11 15 +(21-30) Amulet of the Tiger 15 20 +(31-40) Amulet of the Mammoth 18 25 +(41-60) Amulet of the Colossus 22 30 +(61-80) Amulet of the Squid 30 40 +(81-100) Amulet of the Whale 37 50 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Amulet of the Viper - No +15 Vidala's Snare Amulet 14 No +(10-20) Blood Amulet 13 No +50 Tal Rasha's Adjudication Amulet 67 No +75 Angelic Wings Amulet (2 items) 12 No Body armor Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Chipped Ruby in body armor socket 1 No +17 Flawed Ruby in body armor socket 5 No +24 Ruby in body armor socket 12 No +31 Flawless Ruby in body armor socket 15 No +38 Perfect Ruby in body armor socket 18 No Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Body armor of the Jackal 1 1 +(6-10) Body armor of the Fox 5 7 +(11-20) Body armor of the Wolf 11 15 +(21-30) Body armor of the Tiger 15 20 +(31-40) Body armor of the Mammoth 18 25 +(41-60) Body armor of the Colossus 22 30 +(61-80) Body armor of the Squid 30 40 +(81-100) Body armor of the Whale 37 50 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +15 The Centurion Hard Leather Armor 14 No +(10-20) Blood body armor 13 No +25 Iron Pelt Trellised Armor 33 No +30 Cow King's Hide Studded Leather 18 No +40 Tancred's Spine Full Plate Mail 20 No +50 Lionheart body armor 41 No +60 Shaftstop Mesh Armor 38 No +65 Naj's Light Plate Hellforge Plate 71 No +(50-75) Sazabi's Ghost Liberator Balrog Skin 67 No +75 Haemosu's Adamant Cuirass 44 No +100 Hwanin's Refuge Tigulated Mail 30 No +(100-150) Principle body armor 53 No Axe Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(10-20) Blood axe 13 No +25 Hellslayer Decapitator 66 No Bow Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Pluckeye Short Bow 7 No +50 Cliffkiller Long Siege Bow 41 No Club Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Club of the Jackal 6 8 +(6-10) Club of the Fox 13 17 +(11-20) Club of the Wolf 26 34 +(21-30) Club of the Tiger 43 51 +(31-40) Club of the Mammoth 60 68 Crossbow Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Leadcrow Light Crossbow 9 No +15 Doomslinger Repeating Crossbow 28 No +30 Langer Briser Arbalest 32 No Dagger Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +20 Bane's Authority Light Belt 8 Hammer Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Hammer of the Jackal 6 8 +(6-10) Hammer of the Fox 13 17 +(11-20) Hammer of the Wolf 26 34 +(21-30) Hammer of the Tiger 43 51 +(31-40) Hammer of the Mammoth 60 68 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +50 Schaefer's Hammer Legendary Mallet 79 No Mace Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Mace of the Jackal 6 8 +(6-10) Mace of the Fox 13 17 +(11-20) Mace of the Wolf 26 34 +(21-30) Mace of the Tiger 43 51 +(31-40) Mace of the Mammoth 60 68 Orb Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Orb 3 1 +(6-10) Orb 8 11 +(11-20) Orb 20 27 +(21-30) Orb 35 43 +(31-40) Orb 51 59 +(41-60) Orb 67 75 One of the above or + Mana always spawns on any orb which isn't Unique or Set quality. Required Level (Rlvl) only applies when an orb is magic or rare quality. Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +57 Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye Swirling Crystal 65 No Spear Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +26 Bloodthief Brandistock 17 No +30 The Tannr Gorerod Pike 27 No Staff Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Horadric Staff - No +80 Razorswitch Jo Staff 28 No Sword Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +15 Blood Crescent Scimitar 7 No +80 The Grandfather Colossus Blade 81 No Wand Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +40 Suicide Branch Burnt Wand 33 No +50 Blackhand Key Grave Wand 41 No Shield Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +50 Jah Rune in shield socket 65 No Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Shield of the Jackal 3 4 +(6-10) Shield of the Fox 8 11 +(11-20) Shield of the Wolf 20 27 +(21-30) Shield of the Tiger 35 43 +(31-40) Shield of the Mammoth 51 59 +(41-60) Shield of the Colossus 67 75 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(10-20) Blood shield 13 No +20 Umbral Disk Small Shield 9 No +50 Milabrega's Orb Kite Shield (2 items) 17 No +(20-40) Vigilance shield 53 +50 Lance Guard Barbed Shield 35 No +50 Dream shield 65 Yes +50 Phoenix shield 65 Yes Ring Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Ring of the Jackal 6 8 +(6-10) Ring of the Fox 13 17 +(11-20 Ring of the Wolf 26 34 +(21-30) Ring of the Tiger 43 51 +(31-40) Ring of the Mammoth 60 68 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(10-20) Blood Ring 13 No +20 Angelic Halo Ring 12 No +20 Manald Heal Ring 15 No +40 Dwarf Star Ring 45 No Belt Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-5) Belt of the Jackal 1 1 +(6-10) Belt of the Fox 5 7 +(11-20) Belt of the Wolf 11 15 +(21-30) Belt of the Tiger 15 20 +(31-40) Belt of the Mammoth 18 25 +(41-60) Belt of the Colossus 22 30 +(61-80) Belt of the Squid 30 40 +(81-100) Belt of the Whale 37 50 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(10-20) Blood belt 13 No +20 Hsarus' Iron Stay Belt 3 No +20 Infernal Sign Heavy Belt 5 No +20 Sigon's Wrap Plated Belt 6 No +66 Trang-Oul's Girth Troll Belt 47 No Boots Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Treads of Cthon Chain Boots 15 No +15 Hotspur Boots 5 No +(10-20) Blood boots 13 No +44 Immortal King's Pillar War Boots 31 No +50 Aldur's Advance Battle Boots 45 No +(45-65) Waterwalk Sharkskin Boots 32 No Gloves Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(10-20) Blood gloves 13 No +20 Arctic Mitts Light Gauntlets 2 No +20 Ghoulhide Heavy Bracers 36 No +40 Bloodfist Heavy Gloves 9 No +40 Sander's Taboo Heavy Gloves 28 No Set bonus Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +35 Orphan's Call (2 items) 1 34 No +50 Arctic Gear (3 items) 2 No +50 Berserker's Arsenal (2 items) 3 No +50 Arcanna's Tricks (3 items) 15 No +85 Orphan's Call (Full) 1 42 No +100 Cow King's Leathers (Full) 25 No (D2R only) +150 Griswold's Legacy (Full) 69 No +150 Tal Rasha's Wrappings (Full) 71 No +150 Immortal King (Full) 76 No 1 Another 50 life is added upon equipping the full set, for +85 Life in total. Pet Class Pet Normal Nightmare Hell Amazon Decoy [character life * 0.5 * (100 + (10*slvl) ) / 100] Valkyrie 1 [ (400 to 480) * (80 + (20 * (slvl + Decoy.blvl) ) ) / 100] Assassin Shadow Warrior 1 376 * (85 + (15*slvl) ) /100 Shadow Master 1 376 * (85 + (15*slvl) ) /100 Druid Poison Creeper [ (42 to 58) * (75 + (25*slvl) ) /100] Oak Sage [ (56 to 64) * (70 + (30*slvl) ) /100] Spirit Wolf [ (60 to 82) * (100 + if(Summon Dire Wolf.slvl > 0, 25 + (25 * SDW.slvl), 0) ) /100] Carrion Vine [ (80 to 110) * (75 + (25*slvl) ) /100] Heart of Wolverine [ (128 to 144) * (75 + (25*slvl) ) /100] Dire Wolf [ (98 to 130) * (125 + (25*slvl) ) /100] Solar Creeper [ (138 to 192) * (80 + (20*slvl) ) /100] Spirit of Barbs [ (200 to 226) * (75 + (25*slvl) ) /100] Grizzly [ (550 to 750) * (100 + if(Summon Dire Wolf.slvl > 0, 25 + (25 * SDW.slvl), 0) ) /100] Necromancer Necroskeleton 21 + (8 * Skeleton Mastery.slvl) 30 + (8 * Skeleton Mastery.slvl) 42 + (8 * Skeleton Mastery.slvl) Clay Golem [100 * (65 + (35*slvl) ) /100] [175 * (65 + (35*slvl) ) /100] [275 * (65 + (35*slvl) ) /100] Bone Wall 19 147 431 Necromage 61 + (8 * Skeleton Mastery.slvl) 88 + (8 * Skeleton Mastery.slvl) 123 + (8 * Skeleton Mastery.slvl) Blood Golem [201 * (100 + (20 * GM.slvl) ) /100] [388 * (100 + (20 * GM.slvl) ) /100] [637 * (100 + (20 * GM.slvl) ) /100] Bone Prison 19 147 431 Iron Golem 1 306 595 980 Fire Golem 313 613 1,013 1+ Life from equipped items is also added. Necromancer pets also have +% Life as follows: Pet +% Life Necroskeleton if(slvl < 4, 0, (50*slvl) - 150) Golem 1 (20 * Golem Mastery.slvl) + (5 * Blood Golem.blvl) Bone Wall (25*slvl) + (10 * (Bone Armor.blvl + Bone Prison.blvl) ) Necromage if(slvl < 4, 0, (7*slvl) - 21) Bone Prison (25*slvl) + (8 * (Bone Armor.blvl + Bone Wall.blvl) ) Revived 200 + (5 * Skeleton Mastery.slvl) 1 Excluding Blood Golem Druid Pet Calculator Necromancer Pet Calculator Calculators apply +% Maximum Life from Battle Orders and Oak Sage incorrectly: this is applied after any +% life, not added to it. Revived life is calculated in the same way as a monster's base life (it does not increase with player count). However, if clvl < mlvl then clvl is used to calculate life and it is multiplied by clvl/mlvl; otherwise, mlvl continues to be used. Life of converted and mind blasted is also calculated in the same way as monster's base life (it does not increase with player count). However, if clvl < mlvl then clvl is used to calculate life; otherwise, mlvl continues to be used. Upon expiry of Conversion, if clvl < mlvl then life is 1/256. [2] [3] [4] Reanimated Returned have the same base life as a normal Returned that would spawn in the same area and difficulty level (it does not increase with player count). Monster Monster life varies depending on difficulty level, monster level and monster type: Base life = [MonLvl * MonStats/100] [5] MonLvl values for the relevant difficulty and monster level (without any Champion, Unique or minion bonus) [6] are modified by percentage values stored in the MonStats.txt file, which vary depending on monster type. Monster life increases by 50% with each additional player in the game at time of spawning: Players Life 1 100% (*1).0 2 150% (*1.5) 3 200% (*2).0 4 250% (*2.5) 5 300% (*3).0 6 350% (*3.5) 7 400% (*4).0 8 450% (*4.5) Champion, Unique (including Super Unique) and minion monster life is further modified as follows: Monster Normal Nightmare Hell Berserker 75% 62.5% 50% Possessed 600% 500% 400% Other Champions 300% 250% 200% Unique 400% 300% 300% Minion 200% 175% 150% [7] [8] If a boss receives random Unique bonuses in Nightmare and Hell, the Unique life bonus also applies in all difficulty levels (so this applies to Griswold, Radament and Nihlathak). Reference Hp/Mp Potions (double heal and char class boni) (Phrozen Keep) Kingpin, MonLvl.txt File Guide (Phrozen Keep) Nefarius, Boss Status Modifications (1.11b) (Phrozen Keep) Onderduiker, Monster Bonuses, Death Damage and Corpse Explosion (D2 Technical)