What is overkill in Diablo 4? (explanation)

Diablo 4 has a lot of complex combat mechanics, and Overpower Damage is one of them. In this role playing game, you will face many fierce enemies from hell. To defeat them, it is important to learn all the combat mechanics in this game. When dealing damage to enemies, you may see the amount of damage in a different color than normal, such as teal or orange. In this guide, we’ll tell you what that means.

Diablo IV: what is excess damage?

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Overpower Damage in Diablo 4 is a new type of bonus damage based on the sum of your Current Life and Fortified Life. When Overpower Damage is activated, you will deal significant damage to your enemies. This can be very useful against bosses or tanks. It can be compared to critical damage, however there are a few differences.

• The Overpower mechanic has a fixed activation chance of 3%. You cannot scale or upgrade it.
• The bonus damage dealt increases with a Skill that surpasses strength.
• It has a base value of 50% and is capped at 150%.
• When using the skill, there is a chance to overpower all the damage it deals.
• Overpower will not work on Damage-over-Time (DoT), passive abilities and channeling skills.
• Your Overpower Damage chance cannot be increased as a base stat, but can be guaranteed by special effects.

The Overpower mechanic can prove to be the difference between life and death when fighting strong enemies. Enemies with huge health bars are hard to deal with. However, with this mechanic, you can land heavy and effective attacks, dealing a lot of damage. You will also notice that in some cases the damage numbers are orange. This is when an Overpowered attack lands a critical hit. This attack will drain more enemy health than the Turquoise attacks.

That’s all we’ve covered about what Overpower Damage is in Diablo 4. If you’re looking for other helpful guides like How to Infuse Weapons, be sure to check out our Diablo IV section.