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'''Passive skills''', or just '''Passives''', are a type of character skill in ''[[Diablo III]]'' which benefits the player without the need for active control over it. Passive skills are unlocked when characters reach [[Character Level|level 10]], at which point a few skills become available for selection and the first Passive skill slot unlocks. Passive skills must be equipped in a specific slot to function, similar but using completely separate slots from active skills. Passive skill benefits range from statistical increases, to improvement to specific active [[skill]]s, to completely original effects.

Each [[class]] has different passive skills, sometimes emphasizing their unique qualities, other times similar to each other. As more levels are gained, additional Passives and slots are unlocked, until over a dozen individual skills are available and can be selected into four slots (three prior to the ''[[Reaper of Souls]]'' expansion). The order skills are selected is completely unimportant - they all function to full effect as long as they are selected.

All classes have a Passive which grants some sort of direct protection from death, usually with a 2 minute cooldown. These are highly prioritized by [[Hardcore]] characters for obvious reasons. Other common skill categories include [[life]] increases or regeneration, [[resource]] recovery or cost reduction, increased [[damage]], increased defenses or [[Damage Reduction]], and [[crowd control]].

A fifth Passive can be used by equipping a {{legendary|[[Hellfire Amulet]]}}. This [[legendary item]]'s unique power is to provide the player with a specific Passive skill, which is determined randomly when the item is [[Craftable Items|crafted]]. Several crafting attempts may be required to get a desired Passive skill, but of course, any one of the five desired skills will do, with the remaining four selectable from the Skills screen normally.

[[Category:Diablo III Skills]]
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