Attacker Takes Damage

Diablo II	Notation	Basic	Class	Skill	Item	Ally	Quest	Area	Monster	Tale

Crushing Blow	Enhanced	Minimum	Maximum	Adds Damage	Damage +	% Damage	to Demons
to Undead	Deadly Strike	Magic	Fire	Lightning	Cold	Poison
Skill Damage	ATD/ATLD	DR/MDR	Resistance	Maximum	Enemy Resist	Immune	Absorb

Damage overlay

Attacker Takes Damage applies whenever the user is subject to a successful melee attack. Physical damage returned cannot be blocked in any way, and is not dependent on the user taking any physical damage.

The only way to increase damage is to reduce attacker Damage Resist by casting Amplify Damage or Decrepify.

Item

Any socket

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
(1-5)	Jewel of Malice	29	37

Helm

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
14	Amn Rune in socket	25	No

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
2	Arcanna's Head Skull Cap	15	No
3	Howltusk Great Helm	25	No
(3-7)	Hit Power helm	13	No
8	Sander's Paragon Cap	25	No
10	Cow King's Horns War Hat	25	No
20	Trang-Oul's Guise Bone Visage	65	No

Circlet

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
(1-3)	Circlet of Thorns	10	14
(4-6)	Circlet of Spikes	15	21
(7-9)	Circlet of Razors	26	34
(10-20)	Circlet of Swords	39	47

Primal helm

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(55-77)	Demonhorn's Edge Destroyer Helm	61	Yes

Amulet

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
5	Atma's Scarab Amulet	60	No
(3-10)	Hit Power Amulet	13	No
(8-10)	Telling of Beads Amulet	30	No

Body armor

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	Body armor of Thorns	1	1-13
(1-3)	Body armor of Thorns	10	14
(4-6)	Body armor of Spikes	15	21
(7-9)	Body armor of Razors	26	34
(10-20)	Body armor of Swords	39	47

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
14	Amn Rune in socket	25	No

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
3	Milabrega's Robe Ancient Armor	17	No
5	Cathan's Mesh Chain Mail (2 items)	11	No
(3-10)	Hit Power body armor	13	No
10	Goldskin Full Plate Mail	28	No
14	Myth body armor	25	No
14	Peace body armor	29	No
15	Skin of the Flayed One Demonhide Armor	31	No
20	Sigon's Shelter Gothic Plate (2 items)	6	No
20	The Gladiator's Bane Wire Fleece	85	No
(20-40)	Toothrow Sharktooth Armor	48	No

Blunt weapon

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(3-7)	Hit Power blunt weapon	13	No

Club

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(3-10)	Stoutnail Spiked Club	5	No

Hammer

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
26	The Gavel of Pain Martel de Fer	45	No

Staff

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
15	Razorswitch Jo Staff	28	No

Wand

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
25	Suicide Branch Burnt Wand	33	No

Axe

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
15	Guardian Naga Naga	48	No

Polearm

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
8	Grim's Burning Dead Grim Scythe	45	No

Spear

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
8	Lance of Yaggai Spetum	22	No

Shield

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	Shield of Thorns	1	1-13
(1-3)	Shield of Thorns	10	14
(4-6)	Shield of Spikes	15	21
(7-9)	Shield of Razors	26	34
(10-20)	Shield of Swords	39	47

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
4	Chipped Skull in socket	1	No
8	Flawed Skull in socket	5	No
12	Skull in socket	12	No
16	Flawless Skull in socket	15	No
20	Perfect Skull in socket	18	No

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
14	Amn Rune in socket	25	No

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(4-7)	Blood shield	13	No
(3-10)	Hit Power shield	13	No
10	Swordback Hold Spiked Shield	15	No
14	Spirit shield	25	Yes
30	Taebaek's Glory Ward	81	No
47	Lance Guard Barbed Shield	35	No
1.375*lvl	Spike Thorn Blade Barrier	70	No

Ring

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
3	Nagelring Ring	7	No
(3-6)	Hit Power Ring	13	No

Belt

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	Belt of Thorns	1	1-13
(1-3)	Belt of Thorns	10	14
(4-6)	Belt of Spikes	15	21

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(3-7)	Hit Power belt	13	No
8	Bladebuckle Plated Belt	29	No
(lvl)	Razortail Sharkskin Belt	32	No

Boots

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
2	Gorefoot Heavy Boots	9	No
(3-7)	Hit Power boots	13	No
(5-10)	War Traveler Battle Boots	42	No

Gloves

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(3-7)	Hit Power gloves	13	No

Set bonus

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
5	Hsarus' Defense (2 items)	3	No
12	Sigon's Complete Steel (Full)	6	No
5	Orphan's Call (3 items)	37	No