An affix refers to a modification to the basic form of an item or monster.
Item attributes are usually determined by a base item plus the attributes of one or more affixes, each of which corresponds to descriptive word(s) in the names of Magic Items. Attributes of Rare Items are also determined by affixes, but without the descriptors in the name.
- Prefix (Diablo II) - leading affixes in the name, e.g. "Bronze" in "Bronze Club"
- Suffix (Diablo II) - ending affixes in the name, e.g. "(of) Strength" in "Club of Strength"
- Magic property (Diablo III) - includes all properties in the current version of the game
- Prefix (Diablo III) - pre-expansion item prefixes
- Suffix (Diablo III) - pre-expansion item suffixes
Elite Monsters usually have one or more abilities granted by standardized "affixes", in addition to the statistics and abilities of normal monsters of their type.