Lucky Hit is a new gameplay mechanic that is unique to Diablo 4, but it’s not very well explained.
That’s a shame, because Lucky Hit has a lot of potential to add a lot of power to your build, and can be used by all classes in the game.
We’re going to cover exactly what Lucky Hit is and how you can best utilize it when playing Diablo 4.
What Does Lucky Hit Do in Diablo 4?
Lucky Hit is a percentage chance for a skill or item’s additional bonus effect to be triggered.
Your character must make use of and have equipped either a skill, item or Legendary Aspect that has a Lucky Chance Effect for a chance for it to be activated.
Each Lucky Chance Effect will come with its percentage chance for it to occur. This on its own is not enough and must be used in conjunction with another skill or item that has a certain percentage of Lucky Hit Chance.
Therefore, you must have skills or items equipped that have a Lucky Chance Effect and also a percentage of Lucky Hit Chance to ensure the desired effect can be procced.
For instance, the Barbarian’s Pressure Point passive has a base 30% chance to apply the Vulnerable status effect. Flay, an active skill, has a 50% Lucky Hit Chance. This means that every time Flay is used, there is a 50% chance of getting a Lucky Hit.
When used in conjunction with each other, the 30% Lucky Hit Effect from Pressure Point is multiplied by the 50% Lucky Hit Chance from Flay. This results in a 15% flat chance for the Vulnerable effect to occur every time the skill is used.
Is Lucky Hit Chance the Same as Critical Strike Chance?
No, Lucky Hit Chance is not the same as Critical Strike Chance. Lucky Hit determines whether a specific effect will be triggered, whereas Critical Strike increases the frequency of your Critical hits.
Even if you have a high Lucky Hit Chance, it’s useless unless you have access to a Lucky Hit Effect. Critical Hit Chance does not have this requirement.
How to Use Lucky Hit in Diablo 4
To use Lucky Hit, equip items and skills that give you access to multiple Lucky Hit Effects at once.
The best way to utilize this is to build with a high Lucky Hit Chance in mind. In this way, you’ll increase your chance of activating multiple powerful effects that can significantly increase your offensive capabilities.
However, this is a bit of a gamble. You have the chance to activate all of your Lucky Hit Effects at once, or none at all. It’s a roll of the dice that has a high risk and high reward.
How to Increase Lucky Hit Chance
There are two main ways to increase your Lucky Hit Chance:
- Use skills that have a high base Lucky Hit Chance
- Look out for gear that has high rolls of Lucky Hit Chance affixes
You can increase your Lucky Hits by keeping an eye on the relationship between your gear, skills, and passive abilities.
