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[[Image:CharacterStats.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A {{2|Barbarian}}'s starting Attributes in ''Diablo II'']]
The '''Character Attributes''' (a.k.a. '''Core Stats''') are a set of values that determine a variety of different statistics that make each character in the [[Diablo Series]]. 

Every time your character gains a level in the first two games, you receive five points to spend on your Character Attributes. In ''[[Diablo (Game)|Diablo]]'' you can also boost your attributes by drinking [[Elixir]]s. In ''[[Diablo II]]'' you are rewarded with 5 attribute points by completing the quest {{q|Lam Esen's Tome}}. In later games, base attribute increases happen automatically, and the vast majority of the contribution to attributes comes from [[items]] or other external bonuses rather than base stats from leveling.

In each game, the set of attributes has been redesigned somewhat, particularly between the second and third games. However, most games have included [[Strength]], [[Dexterity]], [[Vitality]], and a magic-oriented attribute as core stats. Beginning with ''[[Diablo III]]'', each class is associated with one or more [[primary stat]]s, core stats that directly benefit them much more than other stats.

In addition to the core stats, characters have numerous "secondary stats" such as [[Defense]] and [[Resistances]].

==Diablo==
[[Image:D1 attributes.jpg|thumb|Character attributes in ''Diablo I'']]
In the original ''Diablo'', the attributes were:

*'''[[Strength]]''': Increases the damage you deal with your regular attack. Also allows you to wear heavier armor and weapons.
*'''[[Dexterity]]''': Increases your chance to hit the enemy, your AC (Armor Class)and chance to block with a [[shield]]. [[Rogue]]s and in the [[Hellfire]] expansion {{h|Monk}}s and [[Bard]]s gain additional damage from Dexterity. Some weapons require a certain amount of dexterity to wield.
*'''[[Vitality]]''': Increases your amount of [[life]]. For the {{h|Barbarian}} in the Hellfire expansion, it also increases your damage.
*'''[[Magic (attribute)|Magic]]''': Increases the amount of damage done by your magic spells, increases your [[mana]] pool, and allows you to learn more advanced spells.

The damage increase from attributes (also called character damage) is determined by your class and level. It is not affected by the damage on your weapon or by having +% damage modifiers on your weapon. The +50% damage bonus vs. specific monster types depending on your weapon, and the +200% damage to demons bonus on {{1|Civerb's Cudgel}} do apply to it.

==Diablo II==
In ''Diablo II'', the most notable change was the revamping of the Skill system that led to the replacement of the earlier Magic attribute with the more general Energy attribute.

*'''[[Strength]]''': Determines how much damage you deal with your equipped weapon(s), as well as determining the type of armor you are able to equip. Each point of strength increases your damage by 1% of your weapon's damage.
*'''[[Dexterity]]''': Determines how likely you are to hit your targeted enemy and how likely your targeted enemy is to hit you. Dexterity also determines your ability to equip certain weapons, mostly ranged weapons and the chance to block an enemy attack if equipped with a [[shield]].
*'''[[Vitality]]''': Determines the amount of [[life]] and [[stamina]] your character has.
*'''[[Energy]]''': Determines the amount of [[mana]] your character has.

Regardless of class, Vitality is often the character's most invested stat; Strength and Dexterity are mostly invested just to reach equipment requirements. Vitality is arguably the most useful stat due to the low base health that characters have, as well as the fact that health is much more effective than armor in terms of staying alive.

==Diablo III==
In ''[[Diablo III]]'', each [[class]] has a [[primary stat]], one of Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence, where increases to that attribute directly increase damage done by the character. Each of those stats also has a secondary effect, some form of damage mitigation, which applies to all classes. The fourth core stat is Vitality, which simply increases [[life]] and is not a primary stat for any class.

*'''[[Strength]]''': Increases all {{3|Barbarian}} and {{3|Crusader}} damage by 1% per point, and [[defense|armor]] for all classes by 1 per point.
*'''[[Dexterity]]''': Increases all {{3|Demon Hunter}} and {{3|Monk}} damage by 1% per point, and armor for all classes by 1 per point. Before patch 2.1, this increased {{3|dodge}} chance rather than armor.
*'''[[Intelligence]]''': Increases all {{3|Wizard}}, [[Witch Doctor]], and {{3|Necromancer}} damage by 1% per point, and all [[resistances]] at the rate of 10 Intelligence per 'whole' point of resist.
*'''[[Vitality]]''': Initially increases [[life]] by 10 hit points. After a character reaches level 36, the life gains from Vitality begin to go up by only 1 per point, up to level 60, where each point is +35 life (barring the +X% life bonuses).
**Once a hero reaches level 61-65 in ''[[Reaper of Souls]]'', the Life gains go up by +4, rather than +1. This caps out at +55 Life at level 65. Gaining a level within the range of 66-70 increases the gains by +5, up to +80 Life at level 70.

Most [[items]] provide bonuses to one primary stat as well as Vitality, although both have a chance to be absent. As a result most characters have a high primary stat and Vitality, while the other two core stats - which are primary stats for other classes but not their own - remain near their starting values. The maximum core stat bonus from an item is 500 for most types of [[armor]]; however, [[one-handed]] [[weapons]], [[amulets]], [[gloves]], [[off-hand]] items (including [[shields]]) and [[helms]] can roll up to 750 of each stat. [[Two-Handed]] weapons may roll up to 1125. [[Ancient Items]] increase these limits further.

Aside from items, [[Paragon|Paragon Points]] and some {{3|Passive skill}}s can be used to increase core attributes, and some [[Skill|Active skills]] do so temporarily. [[Gems]] and [[Augment]]ation of items can grant even more core stat bonuses.

''Diablo III'' characters also have numerous secondary attributes, divided into "Offensive", "Defensive", "[[Life]]", "[[Resource]]s", and "Adventuring" categories. Standard item bonuses modify some of these values directly, while many skills and {{LoSitem|and}} powers interact with them too.

===Primary stats on items===
{{Main|Primary stat}}
The [[Smart Loot]] system causes most items that provide a primary stat bonus at all to use the stat of the character it dropped for, rather than other classes' primary stats. "Off-class" items still drop, but at much lower frequency. Items never mix stats for different classes, either randomly or by [[Enchanting]].

===Trivia===
The original version of {{Legendary|[[Spectrum]]}} had a bonus to "all core stats" in addition to the standard primary stat bonus. This made it the only non-Ancient one-handed weapon that could grant as much as 923 to a core stat. It has since been updated to have the standard selection of stat bonuses only.

==Diablo Immortal==
[[File:DIStats.jpg|thumb|Core stats of a Monk player]]
''[[Diablo Immortal]]'' continues the [[primary stat]] concept of ''Diablo III'', where each character [[class]] gains damage from a specific stat. This time classes are grouped into only two categories, physical and magical, corresponding to [[Strength]] and [[Intelligence]]. For the first time in the franchise, [[Dexterity]] is not a stat, and there are two new stats, [[Fortitude]] and [[Willpower]].

All core attributes are summed for a single total [[Combat Rating]], which is compared to an opponent's rating to determine damage scaling. The non-primary stats grant secondary benefits to all classes. Typically the primary stat that does not match a character's class will be 0, since it grants no benefits over any other stat, and will not appear frequently on [[items]] dropped for that character.

===Core Stats===

*'''[[Strength]]''': Increases combat rating by {{value|Strength}}. Increases damage dealt (primary stat) by {{value|⅓ × Strength}} for the [[Barbarian (Diablo Immortal)|Barbarian]], [[Blood Knight (Diablo Immortal)|Blood Knight]], [[Crusader (Diablo Immortal)|Crusader]], [[Demon Hunter (Diablo Immortal)|Demon Hunter]], and [[Monk (Diablo Immortal)|Monk]].
*'''[[Intelligence]]''': Increases combat rating by {{value|Intelligence}}. Increases damage dealt (primary stat) by {{value|⅓ × Intelligence}} for the [[Necromancer (Diablo Immortal)|Necromancer]] and [[Wizard (Diablo Immortal)|Wizard]].
*'''[[Fortitude]]''': Increases combat rating by {{value|Fortitude}}. Increases [[defense|armor]] and [[Armor Penetration]] by {{value|⅒ × Fortitude}}.
*'''[[Vitality]]''': Increases combat rating by {{value|Vitality}}. Increases [[Life]] by {{value|3 × Vitality}}.
*'''[[Willpower]]''': Increases combat rating by {{value|Willpower}}. Increases [[Potency]] and [[Resistance]] by {{value|⅒ × Willpower}}.

===Secondary Stats===
The effects of secondary stats usually depends on a core stat, or the opposite secondary stat of an enemy. Items like [[gem]]s and [[vessels]] provide bonus secondary stats.
*'''[[Accuracy Rating]]'''
*'''[[Defense|Armor]]'''
*'''[[Armor Penetration]]'''
*'''[[Damage]]'''
*'''[[Evasion Rating]]'''
*'''[[Life]]'''
*'''[[Potency]]'''
*'''[[Resistance]]'''

==Diablo IV==
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For the first time in the series, ''Diablo IV'' did not use [[Vitality]] as a stat, instead using [[Character Level]] to determine base health, with many bonuses to total Life available. It made [[Willpower]] a [[primary stat]] in addition to the other three from previous generations. All core stats are now primary stats for at least one class, increasing [[skill]] damage done by that class. Each of them also increases [[resource]] generation for a different set of classes, so that every class has a primary ''and'' a secondary core stat to focus on. Finally, they all increase various secondary attributes for all characters regardless of class.

==Trivia==
The three non-Vitality attributes of the first three games ([[primary stat]]s of the third game) correspond to classic RPG archetypes: Fighter (Strength), Rogue/Archer (Dexterity), and Magic User (Magic/Energy/Intelligence). Until ''[[Diablo IV]]'', the franchise did not have a stat matching the final classic archetype, a Cleric or religious magic user. Instead, religious or spiritual characters were divided among the other three types, based on the form of fighting they employed most rather than defining them by their source of power - for example, [[Paladin]]s tend to use Strength, {{3|Monk}}s Dexterity, and [[Witch Doctor]]s Intelligence.

''[[Diablo Immortal]]'' condensed the attribute correspondence down to two archetypes, physical (Strength) and magical (Intelligence). ''[[Diablo IV]]'' then expanded to finally include a form of the fourth archetypal stat, [[Willpower]], the primary stat for {{4|Druid}}s.

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