Armor Affixes in Diablo 4 refer to all modifiers added to certain Items such as your Armor. These affixes give your Armor bonus attributes, such as increased resistance, bonus stats, or resource management. Affixes can be found in different item rarities, from Magic. Legendary, and Unique. Affixes can be dropped by enemies or purchased from merchants. Players can use crafting systems to add or modify Affixes on their items. This page will list all affixes found in Armor.
What are the types of Affixes?
There are 3 categories of affixes based on their attributes and they can be split into three:
- Offensive - Affixes that can either inflict damage on Enemies, or increase the damage output of attacks, skills, or certain ailments applied to enemies.
- Defensive - Affixes that grant increased stats or buffs to support HP and Resource management.
- Utility - Affixes that do not fall under Offensive or Defensive will go here. This covers affixes geared toward tactical or strategic benefits such as movement speed, teleportation, and experience gain.
Transfer Affixes Guide in Diablo 4
Transferring Legendary Affixes can be done by visiting any Occultist in a town in Diablo 4. This can be done infinitely if you have the required materials for the transfer. Materials can be gained by salvaging items that you no longer need.
One regular affix per gear can be swapped out by re-rolling through the same NPC but Legendary and Unique affixes can't be re-rolled, although you can swap out Aspects on a gear.
How do Affixes Work in Diablo 4?
Armor Affixes in Diablo 4 are stats or properties modified into an armor from Magic, Rare, Legendary, and Unique items. Armor affixes play an important role that may alter player builds, and skills, or increase the effects, and some can even modify the skills. Below, we listed the number of affixes that will drop depending on the rarity:
- Magic: 1-2 Regular Affixes
- Rare: 2-3 Regular Affixes
- Legendary: 4 Regular Affixes + 1 Legendary Affix
- Unique: 4 Regular Affixes + 1 Unique Affix
Tiers of Affixes in Diablo 4
- Regular Affixes
- Legendary Affixes
- Unique Affixes
To identify which affixes, regular affixes can be seen on an item's description box and is usually in white font color, meanwhile, both Legendary and Unique affixes will be denoted by a star icon and highlighted in an orange font color.
Depending on an item's rarity, each item can have up to 4 Regular Affixes commonly found across different gears. A Legendary item can only have 1 Legendary affix, and a Unique item can only have 1 Unique Affix as well.
Armor Affix Guide Diablo 4
Legendaries and Unique Armor are hard to come by in Diablo 4. They are considered the top gear that will carry you to the Endgame. However, certain affixes may appear for you too early in the game and you will notice that the item power is lower compared to the latter drops. It's a good thing that these affixes can be Extracted by The Occultist, and through the same NPC, you can transfer this to your preferred armor.
Simply travel to a Town with an Occultist, and they can attend to all your needs related to your aspects and affixes. You can do this for all your Weapons and Equipment with some slight differences. There are 3 services that you can get from the Occultist:
- Extract Aspect - Extract an affix from a Legendary item and then it will be stored in an Aspect container. This will destroy the Legendary item forever and will cost a gold fee.
- Imprint Aspect - Transfer an existing aspect from your Codex of Power to your preferred equipment. There will be materials needed for imprinting and a gold fee.
- Enchantment - Re-roll the existing affixes of your Rare or Legendary item for a chance to get better affixes. There's an enchantment fee and the materials required will vary.
These processes are infinite, and you can keep transferring your affixes as needed. However, some crafting materials can be hard to come by and it might take multiple salvage processes to get your needed materials. You can salvage unwanted items to turn them into crafting materials by going to The Blacksmith.
Note: Aspects that were previously extracted may only be imprinted once. After the imprint, it can't be extracted any longer.
Armor Affixes in Diablo 4
Quick Search of all Armor Affixes in Diablo 4
Stat |
Description |
Max Value |
Increased by |
|---|---|---|---|
+X All Stats |
Increase all basic Stats by a fixed [X] amount | -- | -- |
+X Dexterity |
Increase Dexterity by a fixed [X] amount | -- | -- |
+X% Dexterity |
Increase Dexterity by a percentage [X] amount | -- | -- |
+X Intelligence |
Increase Intelligence by a fixed [X] amount | -- | -- |
+X% Intelligence |
Increase Intelligence by a percentage [X] amount | -- | -- |
+X Strength |
Increase Strength by a fixed [X] amount | -- | -- |
+X% Strength |
Increase Strength by a percentage [X] amount | -- | -- |
+X Willpower |
Increase Willpower by a fixed [X] amount | -- | -- |
+X% Willpower |
Increase Willpower by a percentage [X] amount | -- | -- |
+X Thorns |
Increase Thorns by [X] fixed amount | -- | -- |
+X% Vulnerable Damage |
Increase Vulnerable Damage by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X Armor |
Increase Armor by [X] fixed amount | -- | -- |
+X Max Evade Charges |
Increase Max Evade charges [X] fixed amount | -- | -- |
+X Mount Armor |
Increase Mount Armor by [X] fixed amount | -- | -- |
+X% Armor While in Werebear Form |
Increase Armor by [X] percentage while in Werebear Form | -- | -- |
+X% Armor While in Werewolf Form |
Increase Armor by [X] percentage while in Werewolf Form | -- | -- |
+X% Blocked Damage Reduction |
Increase Blocked Damage Reduction by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Chance to Block |
Increase Chance to Block by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Chance to Ignore Damage Taken |
Increase Chance to Ignore Damage Taken by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Chance When Struck to Gain X Life As a Barrier for X Seconds |
Increase Chance to Gain [X] life as a barrier for [X] seconds when struck | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Absorption from Ice Armor |
Increase Damage Absorption from Ice Armor by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Over Time Reduction |
Increase Damage Over Time Reduction by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction for X seconds on Elite Kill |
Increase Damage Reduction for [X] seconds on Elite Kill | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction from Enemies Affected By Basic Skills |
Increase Damage Reduction from Enemies Affected By Basic Skills by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction from Enemies Affected By Core Skills |
Increase Damage Reduction from Enemies Affected By Core Skills by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction From Enemies That Are Damage Over Time |
Increase Damage Reduction from Enemies that are Damage over time by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction From Vulnerable Enemies |
Increase Damage Reduction from Vulnerable Enemies by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction when Injured |
Increase Damage Reduction when Injured by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction While Control Impaired |
Increase Damage Reduction While Control Impaired by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction while Evading |
Increase Damage Reduction while Evading by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction While Standing Still |
Increase Damage Reduction While Standing Still by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction |
Increase Damage Reduction by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Distant Damage Reduction |
Increase Distant Damage Reduction by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Dodge Chance From Enemies That Are DOT |
Increase Dodge Chance by [X] percentage from Enemies that are Damage over Time | -- | -- |
+X% Dodge Chance While Evading |
Increase Dodge Chance by [X] percentage While Evading | -- | -- |
+X% Dodge Chance |
Increase Dodge Chance by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Elite Damage Reduction |
Increase Elite Damage Reduction by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Near Damage Reduction |
Increase Near Damage Reduction by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Reduced Damage from Bosses |
Reduce Damage from Bosses by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Reduced Damage from Elites |
Reduce Damage from Elites by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Reduced Damage from Players |
Reduce Damage from Players by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by X Seconds |
Evade Cooldown Reduced by [X] seconds when attacked | -- | -- |
+X% Barrier Potency |
Increase barrier potency by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Bonus Fortify |
Increase bonus fortify by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Chance When Struck to Fortify X Life |
Increase chance to fortify life by [X] percentage when struck | -- | -- |
+X% Damage Reduction While Fortified |
Increase Damage Reduction While Fortified by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Reduced Duration of Enemy Control Impairing Effects |
Reduce the Duration of Enemy Control Impairing Effects by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Control Impaired Duration Reduction |
Increase Control Impaired Duration Reduction by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X Life On Kill |
Gain [X] life on kill | -- | -- |
+X Life Regeneration per Second While Out of Combat |
Gain [X] Life Regeneration per Second While Out of Combat | -- | -- |
+X Life Regeneration per Second |
Gain [X] Life Regeneration per Second | -- | -- |
+X% Healing Received |
Increase Healing Received by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Healing |
Increase Healing by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
Lucky Hit: 5% Chance to heal X |
Increase Lucky Hit: Chance to heal by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X Max Life |
Gain [X] Max Life | -- | -- |
+X% Bonus Armor while Minions are Active |
Increase Bonus Armor while Minions are Active by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Cold Resistance |
Increase Cold Resistance by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Fire Resistance |
Increase Fire Resistance by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Lightning Resistance |
Increase Lightning Resistance by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Poison Resistance |
Increase Poison Resistance by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Resistance to All Elements |
Increase all Elemental Resistance by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Shadow Resistance |
Increase Shadow Resistance by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Bonus Experience |
Gain [X] Bonus Experience | -- | -- |
+X% Bonus Experience Vs. Elites |
Gain [X] Bonus Experience Vs. Elites | -- | -- |
+X% Helpful Effect Duration |
Increase Helpful Effect Duration by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X Empty Socket(s) |
Increase Empty Socket(s) by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Gem Strength in This Item |
Increase Gem Strength by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Increased Sell Value |
Increase Increased Sell Value by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
-X% Requirements |
Reduce Requirements by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Crafting Material Find |
Increase Crafting Material Find by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Extra Gold from Monsters |
Gain Extra Gold from Monsters by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Movement Speed |
Increase Movement Speed by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
+X% Movement Speed on Elite Kill |
Increase Movement Speed on Elite Kill by [X] percentage | -- | -- |
Evade Briefly Grants X% Movement Speed |
Increase Movement Speed for [X] seconds after using Evade | -- | -- |
