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Diablo 4is filled with a lot of different Statuses. These Statuses normally apply some sort of effect, such as an enemy that is chilled suffering from a reduction in their movement speed. If you keep applying this status, the enemy will eventually become Frozen.
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However, there are two Status Effects that are different from all the others. This is because, while other effects do something, these exceptions merely track the state of the enemies Life. These Status Effects are Healthy and Injured and play an important part of the game’scombat.
Updated by Chad Thesen onOctober 20, 2023:Thisarticlehas been updated to modify existing entries to give them greater clarity and addembedded linksto similar articles. This will help navigate readers to articles of the same nature to further enrich their experience. This includes one guide for Thorns and another for Barriers.
What Is The Injured Status?
While a character’s Life is sittingabove 80 percent, they will have theHealthyStatus. Once it has dropped below this threshold, it will no longer be considered Healthy. Once theirLife has dropped below 35 percent, they willacquire a Status called Injured. On its own, Injured doesn’t do anything. It justlets the game know that the character has the Status. Keep in mind, this isnot just for enemies.Your characters can also receive this Status.
How Do You Make Use Of The Injured Status?
You will find variousskills and gear that will specifically call out how they impact an Injured enermy. A weapon you find might state that it does increased damage against Injured Enemies. Another might say that it can instantly Execute an Injured Non-Elite as a result of a Lucky Hit.
Don’t Forget About Aspects
There are two Aspects that also make use of the Injured status, these are the Eluding Aspect and Smiting Aspect. The first grants you unstoppable when you are injured, and the other grants you an increased critical strike chance against injured enemies.
Do All Classes Have Skills For The Injured Status?
No. Only two of the five classes make use of the Injured Status, but others can make use of the Healthy Status instead. TheBarbariancan dealincreased damage while they are Injuredand while their enemies are Healthy. TheRoguecan dealincreased damage to enemies while they are both Healthy and Injured.This is great for when a rogue darts into a group of enemies and starts to deal massive damage.
TheDruidcandeal increased damageand gainOverpowerwhile they remain Healthy. TheSorcerermakes use of theHealthy Statusin the form of theirHydrahaving an additional head and Fire Skills dealing increased damage, which can be thecornerstoneof some of theirbuilds. TheNecromancersees all manner of bonuses depending on if they are Healthy and how long they have been Healthy.Different classes will make use of different statusesand values to maximize damage for their playstyle — such asThornsandBarriers.
Which Skills Make Use Of The Injured Status?
Skill Name
Slaying Strike
You deal increased damage against Injured enemies
Invigorating Strike (Enhanced)
Damaging a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy with Invigorating Strike increases its energy regeneration bonus
Invigorating Strike (Primary)
Invigorating Strike additionally grants an additional percentage to Lucky Hit Chance. Hitting a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy increases this bonus.
You deal increased damage to Healthy and Injured enemies.
Shadow Imbuement (Enhanced)
You have an increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement.
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