Diablo 4 can be a big challenge, especially if you don’t already have strong gear or if you don’t want to strictly follow the top meta builds. To avoid constantly dying, Diablo expert Wudijo reveals tricks on how to survive longer with every class and build.
Who is the expert?
- Wudijo is a German expert who has gained recognition in the Diablo scene for years.
- He is one of the specialists from maxroll.gg, one of the most well-known sites about Diablo, and streams on Twitch, but in English.
- In Diablo 4, Wudijo is the first player in the world to reach max level 100 solo in Hardcore mode.
Many players value Wudijo’s assessment, such as his personal tier list of classes. Even Blizzard personally congratulated the expert:
This is what Wudijo says: In a video on YouTube, Wudijo reveals which stats you should focus on for armor if you want to improve your defense. Armor pieces often have different and ambiguous attributes, not all of which are equally strong:
- According to Wudijo, damage resistance is the most important and best defensive stat. You should aim for about 20-30% of it.
- Armor is similarly important, so you should take it whenever you can.
- Resistances to elements are currently the most useless stat, which doesn’t really help you at all.
This aligns with many other observations. We have already explained the mathematics behind the system in another article and why 2 stats are the most important for your defense.
Wudijo himself is a hardcore player, which means: his characters die permanently. For Hardcore mode, defense is even more important than usual. You can see the expert’s video here:
Even gems help you survive easier
In the further video, Wudijo explains which gems you can use to further enhance your defense. Gems have different effects in Diablo 4, depending on where you use them. Accordingly, you can adjust your build easily whenever you need more defense:
- Topaz grants damage reduction in armors when you suffer from control effects. Being frozen or stunned is often the cause of death for many players.
- Sapphire provides damage reduction in armors while you are hardened. This condition and the gems are therefore particularly interesting for druids and barbarians.
- Skulls increase your armor when you use them in jewelry. This is why most of the best builds in the Diablo 4 tier list rely on skulls in amulets and rings.
Is your inventory constantly full? A simple trick helps you carry more gems:
Wudijo’s tips help you if you have problems with the Butcher still turning off the lights too often in dungeons or if you can’t complete the dungeons to unlock the higher world tiers.
However, that won’t help you anymore if a silly mistake costs you your life. This is exactly what happened to the expert:
Diablo 4: Expert accidentally asks the hardest boss to wait – Dies, loses 150 hours of gameplay
