Strength (attribute)

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 Strength is often needed by player character and mercenary to meet requirements for equipping armor and weapons, and applies a +% Damage bonus to physical attack damage when the following item types are used as weapons: +% Damage = [Strength * Bonus/100] Weapon Bonus Strength Dexterity Unarmed 100 Amazon javelin 80 50 Amazon spear 80 50 Claw 75 75 Dagger 75 75 Hammer 110 Javelin 75 75 Throwing axe 75 75 Throwing knife 75 75 Other melee weapon 100 Boots 120 Shield 100 Player character Strength varies depending on chosen class at start of game: Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Warlock 20 20 30 15 15 25 10 15 Player character can increase Strength by allocating attribute points, while player character, mercenary and pets can also gain bonuses from equipped items, and charms in inventory in Expansion games. Typically, a character only needs enough Strength to meet item requirements, although more experienced players with better equipped characters applying physical attack damage may allocate more points if it increases that damage, usually at the expense of Vitality. Charm Small Charm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +1 Small Charm of Strength 5 7 +2 Small Charm of Strength 16 22 Large Charm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(2-3) Large Charm of Strength 2 3 +(4-5) Large Charm of Strength 13 18 Grand Charm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(3-4) Grand Charm of Strength 1 1 +(5-6) Grand Charm of Strength 10 14 Any socket Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-4) Jewel of Virility 13 18 +(5-6) Jewel of Virility 25 33 +(7-9) Jewel of Virility 42 50 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Fal Rune 41 No Helm Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +3 Chipped Amethyst in helm socket 1 No +4 Flawed Amethyst in helm socket 5 No +6 Amethyst in helm socket 12 No +8 Flawless Amethyst in helm socket 15 No +10 Perfect Amethyst in helm socket 18 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +5 Nadir helm 13 No +10 Metamorphosis helm 67 Yes (D2R only) +10 Ondal's Almighty Spired Helm 69 No +15 Naj's Circlet Circlet 28 No +15 Guillaume's Face Winged Helm 34 No +15 Veil of Steel Spired Helm 73 No +(10-20) Natalya's Totem Grim Helm 59 No +(10-20) Horazon's Countenance Demonhead 62 +20 The Face of Horror Mask 20 No +(25-30) Andariel's Visage Demonhead 83 Yes (LoD only) +(25-35) Giant Skull Bone Visage 65 No Circlet Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Circlet of Strength 1 1 +(3-5) Circlet of Might 8 10 +(6-9) Circlet of the Ox 19 26 +(10-15) Circlet of the Giant 34 42 +(16-20) Circlet of the Titan 50 58 +(21-30) Circlet of Atlas 63 71 Pelt Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +20 Jalal's Mane Totemic Mask 42 No Primal helm Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(8-15) Wolfhowl Fury Visor 79 No +20 Arreat's Face Slayer Guard 42 No Amulet Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Amulet of Strength 1 1 +(3-5) Amulet of Might 8 10 +(6-9) Amulet of the Ox 19 26 +(10-15) Amulet of the Giant 34 42 +(16-20) Amulet of the Titan 50 58 +(21-30) Amulet of Atlas 63 71 Body armor Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Body armor of Strength 3 5 +(3-5) Body armor of Might 15 21 +(6-9) Body armor of the Ox 30 38 +(10-15) Body armor of the Giant 47 55 +(16-20) Body armor of the Titan 66 74 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +3 Chipped Amethyst in body armor socket 18 No +4 Flawed Amethyst in body armor socket 18 No +6 Amethyst in body armor socket 18 No +8 Flawless Amethyst in body armor socket 18 No +10 Perfect Amethyst in body armor socket 17 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +5 Rockfleece Field Plate 28 No +8 Corpsemourn Ornate Plate 55 No +10 Twitchthroe Studded Leather 16 No +10 Gloom body armor 47 No +10 Toothrow Sharktooth Armor 48 No +(10-15) Templar's Might Sacred Armor 74 No +15 Tancred's Spine Full Plate Mail 20 No +15 Spirit Forge Linked Mail 35 No +15 Duriel's Shell Cuirass 41 No +16 Stone body armor 47 No +20 Griswold's Heart Ornate Plate 45 No +20 Chains of Honor body armor 63 No +20 Aldur's Deception Shadow Plate 76 No +25 Lionheart body armor 41 No +25 Sazabi's Ghost Liberator Balrog Skin 67 No +(20-30) Tyrael's Might Sacred Armor 84 Yes (LoD only) +[0.375*lvl] Dragon body armor 61 Yes (LoD only) +(40-50) Leviathan Kraken Shell 65 Yes (LoD only) +[0.75*lvl] Enigma body armor 65 No Melee weapon Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Melee weapon of Strength 1 8 12 +(3-5) Melee weapon of Might 1 25 33 +(6-9) Melee weapon of the Ox 1 37 45 +(10-15) Melee weapon of the Giant 1 51 59 1 Excluding blunt weapons Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Honor melee weapon 27 No +20 Strength melee weapon 25 No Axe Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +8 The Gnasher Hand Axe 5 No +8 Boneslayer Blade Gothic Axe 42 No +10 Kingslayer axe 53 No +10 Famine axe 65 No +(15-20) The Minotaur Ancient Axe 45 No +25 Goreshovel Broad Axe 14 No +(20-30) Humongous Giant Axe 29 No +(25-40) Beast axe 63 No +[0.5*lvl] Hellslayer Decapitator 66 No Claw Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +6 Pattern claw 23 No (D2R only) +10 Chaos claw 57 No +20 Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons 42 No Club Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Club of Strength 1 1 +(3-5) Club of Might 8 10 +(6-9) Club of the Ox 19 26 +(10-15) Club of the Giant 34 42 +(16-20) Club of the Titan 50 58 +(21-30) Club of Atlas 63 71 Dagger Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(8-12) Void dagger 69 Hammer Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Hammer of Strength 1 1 +(3-5) Hammer of Might 8 10 +(6-9) Hammer of the Ox 19 26 +(10-15) Hammer of the Giant 34 42 +(16-20) Hammer of the Titan 50 58 +(21-30) Hammer of Atlas 63 71 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Ironstone War Hammer 27 No +10 Famine hammer 65 No +25 Bloodtree Stump War Club 48 No +25 The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul 87 No +(20-30) Stone Crusher Legendary Mallet 68 No +(25-40) Beast hammer 63 No Mace Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Mace of Strength 3 5 +(3-5) Mace of Might 15 21 +(6-9) Mace of the Ox 30 38 +(10-15) Mace of the Giant 47 55 +(16-20) Mace of the Titan 66 74 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +15 Crushflange Mace 9 No +15 Aldur's Rhythm Jagged Star (2 items) 42 No +15 Baranar's Star Devil Star 65 No +30 Aldur's Rhythm Jagged Star (3 items) 45 No +45 Aldur's Rhythm Jagged Star (Full) 76 No Polearm Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Obedience polearm 41 Yes (LoD only) +10 Stormspire Giant Thresher 70 No Scepter Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Scepter of Strength 3 5 +(3-5) Scepter of Might 15 21 +(6-9) Scepter of the Ox 30 38 +(10-15) Scepter of the Giant 47 55 +(16-20) Scepter of the Titan 66 74 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(25-40) Beast scepter 63 No Spear Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Bloodthief Brandistock 17 No +10 Kelpie Snare Fuscina 33 No +10 Obedience spear (D2R only) 41 No (D2R only) +15 Razortine Trident 12 No Amazon spear Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +20 Lycander's Flank Ceremonial Pike 42 No Sword Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +5 Sazabi's Cobalt Redeemer Cryptic Sword 73 No +10 Skewer of Krintiz Sabre 10 No +10 The Patriarch Great Sword 29 No +10 Unbending Will sword 41 No (D2R only) +10 Kingslayer sword 53 No +12 Griswold's Edge Broad Sword 17 No +15 Headstriker Battle Sword 39 No +16 The Atlantean Ancient Sword 42 No +(10-20) Flamebellow Balrog Blade 71 No +20 Bing Sz Wang Dacian Falx 43 No +20 Bul-Kathos' Tribal Guardian Mythical Sword 66 No Wand Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Gravenspine Bone Wand 20 No Amazon javelin Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +20 Titan's Revenge Ceremonial Javelin 42 No Bow Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +3 Raven Claw Long Bow 15 No +5 Blastbark Long War Bow 28 No +8 Stormstrike Short Battle Bow 25 No +10 Windforce Hydra Bow 73 No Shield Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Shield of Strength 8 12 +(3-5) Shield of Might 25 33 +(6-9) Shield of the Ox 37 45 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +2 Pelta Lunata Buckler 2 No +5 Bverrit Keep Tower Shield 19 No +10 Hsarus' Iron Fist Buckler 3 No +10 The Ward Gothic Shield 26 No +30 Stormshield Monarch 73 No +[0.375*lvl] Dragon shield 61 Yes (LoD only) Auric shield Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +20 Herald of Zakarum Gilded Shield 42 No +(15-25) Dragonscale Zakarum Shield 80 No Shrunken head Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +25 Trang-Oul's Wing Cantor Trophy 54 No Ring Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +1 Ring of Strength 1 1-4 +(1-2) Ring of Strength 3 5 +(3-5) Ring of Might 15 21 +(6-9) Ring of the Ox 30 38 +(10-15) Ring of the Giant 47 55 +(16-20) Ring of the Titan 66 74 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(1-5) Blood Ring 13 No +10 Cathan's Seal Ring (2 items) 11 No Belt Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(1-2) Belt of Strength 1 1 +(3-5) Belt of Might 8 10 +(6-9) Belt of the Ox 19 26 +(10-15) Belt of the Giant 34 42 +(16-20) Belt of the Titan 50 58 +(21-30) Belt of Atlas 63 71 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +5 Bladebuckle Plated Belt 29 No +10 Credendum Mithril Coil 65 No +15 Nosferatu's Coil Vampirefang Belt 51 No +20 Thundergod's Vigor War Belt 47 No +25 Immortal King's Detail War Belt 29 No Boots Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +5 Sander's Riprap Heavy Boots 20 No +5 Tearhaunch Greaves 29 No +10 Tancred's Hobnails Boots (3 items) 20 No +10 War Traveler Battle Boots 42 No +(10-15) Sandstorm Trek Scarabshell Boots 64 No +(10-15) Horazon's Legacy Mirrored Boots 67 +(10-20) Marrowwalk Boneweave Boots 66 No Gloves Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +1 Gloves of Strength 1 1-11 +(1-2) Gloves of Strength 8 12 +(3-5) Gloves of Might 25 33 +(6-9) Gloves of the Ox 37 45 +(10-15) Gloves of the Giant 51 59 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Sigon's Gage Gauntlets 6 No +10 Gravepalm Sharkskin Gloves 32 No +10 M'avina's Icy Clutch Battle Gauntlets 32 No +(10-15) Dracul's Grasp Vampirebone Gloves 76 No +(15-20) Steelrend Ogre Gauntlets 70 No +20 Immortal King's Forge War Gauntlets 30 No Set bonus Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +5 Arctic Gear (2 items) 2 No +10 Isenhart's Armory (2 items) 8 No +10 Vidala's Rig (Full) 14 No +10 The Disciple (4 items) 63 No +15 Civerb's Vestments (Full) 9 No +20 Cow King's Leathers (Full) 25 No +20 Orphan's Call (Full) 42 No +20 M'avina's Battle Hymn (2 items) 45 No +20 Griswold's Legacy (2 items) 66 No +20 Naj's Ancient Vestige (Full) 78 No