Posted:2024-11-14
Source: IGZ
In Diablo IV, Fortify is a life-based stat that enhances survivability. Skills and powers generate Fortify, adding a red overlay to your life orb. When Fortify equals or exceeds your current life, a shield icon appears, granting a 10% damage reduction (modifiable via passive skills or Paragon nodes). Though the concept of Fortify is simple, many players find it confusing, so here are four essential points to clarify.
Fortify Is Not Barrier
First, Fortify is distinct from Barrier. Fortify doesn’t replace life reduction; it simply grants a damage reduction buff when active. Only when Fortify equals or exceeds your current life – indicated by the shield icon – do you gain this damage reduction buff.
Fortify Value and Status Are Temporary
Secondly, Fortify values and status are not permanent. Without new Fortify gains, the value will gradually decline. When it falls below your current life, Fortify status ends, and the damage reduction buff disappears.
Prioritization in Damage Absorption
In combat, if your Fortify value doesn’t reach your current life, any damage taken will reduce non-Fortified health first. However, if Fortify equals or exceeds your life, damage is absorbed proportionally from both life and Fortify. For example, if you have 3000 life and 6000 Fortify and take 1000 damage, both life and Fortify will drop by 900 due to Fortify’s 10% damage reduction.
Fortify Value Growth and Its Relationship to Overpower Damage
Once your Fortify value reaches your current life, it can continue to increase and even exceed it. For example, if your life cap is 9000 and your current life is 3000, reaching 3000 in Fortify will trigger Fortify status and grant damage reduction. However, Fortify can continue growing up to 9000. Some players might wonder: if reaching current life already enables Fortify status, why increase it further? The answer lies in Overpower Damage: for every additional 1% of your base life as Fortify, you gain a 1% boost to Overpower Damage. Accumulating more Fortify not only helps maintain Fortify status but also boosts Overpower Damage, a valuable benefit for certain classes and builds.
With these insights, you’re now equipped to maximize Fortify for greater survivability and damage output!