If you are new to Diablo 4 or considering starting soon, there are certain mechanics you will want to understand early on. The Diablo 4 community on Reddit has shared useful tips for new players, covering armor caps, gold farming, and general gameplay tricks. The thread is long, but many players have shared helpful advice, and some points stand out more than others. So, we have put together a list of the most useful tips from the community to help you get started!
Survival and World Difficulty:
- Armor caps at 1000, meaning anything above that doesn’t help—except in higher Torment levels, where armor gets weaker by 250 per tier.
- Resistances also drop as Torment difficulty increases, so you’ll need better gear to keep up.
- Spiritborns using
Aspect of Unyielding Hits should stack armor past 1000, as it increases their weapon damage. - Sorcerers do not need much armor thanks to their strong immunity skills.
- To be Torment-ready, soloing Pit 20+ generally means you are prepared for Torment 1.
- Torment 4 requires 2000 armor and 185% resistance for optimal survivability.
To find out more about how to best progress through the world difficulties, you can check out our dedicated guide.
Damage and Stats That Matter:
- Attack Power is misleading as it does not account for conditional damage like critical hits or vulnerability multipliers.
- Crit Chance and Crit Damage are superior to flat damage % increases due to better scaling and synergies with certain mechanics.
Combat Gameplay and Movement:
- Movement speed is capped at 200%, anything beyond that is wasted.
- You can set a favorite waypoint to choose as default teleport spot, making travel faster.
- Holding down attack buttons instead of button-smashing makes combat feel much smoother.
Gear and Economy:
- Enable “Advanced Tooltips” to compare gear more easily and make better upgrade decisions.
- Sell gear instead of dismantling it once your materials are stacked. Boss runs can generate millions in gold.
- Reset masterworking on your gear piece if needed to reroll stats for better optimization.
For even more useful resources, check out our Diablo 4 checklists for new players, and season prep on Icy Veins.
If you are an experienced player, drop by the Reddit thread and share your best tricks. You might save new players some hours of trial and error.
And last but not least, explore our current guides on Icy Veins, and let us know on Discord if there is anything you would like us to cover!
