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[[Critical hit chance]] (abbreviated as CC or ChC) is one of the most powerful and popular item modifiers in the game. New/naked characters deal 5% Critical hit Chance and 50% [[Critical hit Damage]], and raising these figures considerably is one of the best ways to improve a character's DPS. Items and skills that grand Critical hit Chance increase a character's chance to score a [[critical hit]], which causes an attack to deal bonus damage. Not only does this greatly increase the damage output, but many [[procs]] trigger off Critical Hits, making a substantial value in this stat essential for many of the more popular [[build]]s in the game.

Brand new characters of any class deal 5% critical hit chance at 50% [[critical hit damage]]. This figure can be raised by various skills and items, and boosting these values is one of the best ways to improve a character's damage in Diablo 3. High level characters Characters geared for success in Diablo 3 generally have the [[end game]] look for at least 2530% CCChC, and figures over well-geared characters generally exceed 40-50% or . Much higher values are not uncommon with good gearpossible.

[[Critical hit damage]] increases with gear and skills as well, and high end characters generally have 400-600% CD.  A balance should be sought between the figures; high CD without much CC is a wasted opportunity, as is very high CC with little CD (though high CC can be useful simply to keep the [[procs]] clicking, aside from dealing damage.) The basic guideline is 40% / 400%, though well-geared characters usually exceed 500% CD.

The amount of CC required to succeed varies with character classes and builds, but 2540%/400% is a low figure good guideline for a high level characternew players to aspire to. Most players try for 40% or more in their end game gear, and totals over 50% are not uncommon for very wellWell-geared characterswill generally exceed those values, and should add in as much [[elemental damage]] as possible, to increase damage output exponentially.