Diablo 4 Bleed & Bleeding

D4 Bleed

Bleed returns as a mechanic of the Barbarian class. Most Warlord skills apply it upon dealing damage.

Gushing Wounds, Cut to the Bone and Blood Thirst talents are specifically designed to enhance Bleed effects. Ironically, despite most Bleeding skills being of Warlord tree, all three of these talents are located in the Berserker tree instead.

Bleed is a special form of Damage Over Time in Diablo III and Diablo IV. Generally, its damage type is Physical. Bleed is based on Diablo II Open Wounds effect.

Enemies that are Bleeding suffer damage (as a percentage of weapon damage) over a period of time.

Bleeding Damage Bonus:

  • Increases your Bleeding damage dealt. This includes Physical damage over time, but not direct Physical damage.
  • You have +{#} of this stat from items and Paragon.

Damage Reduction from Bleeding Enemies:

  • Reduces incoming damage taken from enemies that are Bleeding.
  • As this stat increases, additional bonuses become less effective.

Bonus Damage vs Bleeding Enemies:

  • Increases damage dealt to enemies who are Bleeding.

Bleed Skills

NameDescriptionTagsPower NameRewards
Tough as Nails

Increase your Thorns by +{3/6/9/12/15/18/21/24/27/30}%. When enemies hit you, they take an additional 10% of your Thorns as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

skill_rankup_desc: Thorns +{3/6/9/12/15/18/21/24/27/30}%

Tags: Bleed, Thorns, Damage

Barbarian Talent Warlord T1 N2
  • e type: 2
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 214021
  • power mod hash: 0
  • reward name: Barbarian Talent Warlord T1 N2
Fighter's Rupture

Hitting at least 1 enemy with Rupture Heals you for 15% of your Maximum Life.

Tags: Weapon Mastery, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Cooldown, Slashing

Barbarian Rupture
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 215027
  • power mod: UpgradeA
  • power mod hash: 2686060809
  • reward name: Barb Mod Rupture UpgradeA
Warrior's Rupture

Hitting enemies with Rupture increases your Attack Speed by +20% for 4 seconds.

Tags: Weapon Mastery, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Cooldown, Slashing

Barbarian Rupture
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 215027
  • power mod: UpgradeB
  • power mod hash: 2686060810
  • reward name: Barb Mod Rupture UpgradeB
Violent Rend

Rend deals x12% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.

Tags: Core, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Fury, Slashing

Barbarian Rend
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 214786
  • power mod: UpgradeA
  • power mod hash: 2686060809
  • reward name: Barb Mod Rend UpgradeA
Furious Rend

Direct damage with Rend grants 4 Fury per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 20 Fury.

Tags: Core, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Fury, Slashing

Barbarian Rend
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 214786
  • power mod: UpgradeB
  • power mod hash: 2686060810
  • reward name: Barb Mod Rend UpgradeB
Battle Flay

When Flay deals direct damage to an enemy, they take x10% increased Bleeding damage from you for the next 3 seconds.

Tags: Basic, Bleed, Slashing, Fury, Damage, Physical

Barbarian Maim
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 210431
  • power mod: UpgradeA
  • power mod hash: 2686060809
  • reward name: Barb Mod Flay UpgradeA
Combat Flay

When Flay deals direct damage to an enemy, you gain 3% Damage Reduction and 50 Thorns for 3 seconds. This stacks up to 4 times.

Tags: Basic, Bleed, Slashing, Fury, Damage, Physical

Barbarian Maim
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 210431
  • power mod: UpgradeB
  • power mod hash: 2686060810
  • reward name: Barb Mod Flay UpgradeB
Gushing Wounds

When causing an enemy to Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 100% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus.

Overpowering a Bleeding enemy creates an explosion that inflicts 11% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

Tags: Bleed, Critical Strikes, Overpower, Damage

Barbarian Talent Berserker T5 N1
  • e type: 2
  • max talent ranks: 1
  • power id: 213961
  • power mod hash: 0
  • reward name: Barbarian Talent Berserker T5 N1
Cut to the Bone

Your Bleeding effects deal x{6/12/18/24/30/36/42/48/54/60}% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.

skill_rankup_desc: Damage Bonus x{6/12/18/24/30/36/42/48/54/60}%

Tags: Vulnerable, Bleed, Damage

Barbarian Talent Berserker T4 N1
  • e type: 2
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 213153
  • power mod hash: 0
  • reward name: Barbarian Talent Berserker T4 N1
Hamstring

Your Bleeding effects Slow enemies by {10/20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100}%.

skill_rankup_desc: Slow {10/20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100}%

Tags: Bleed, Crowd Control

Barbarian Talent Berserker T3 N1
  • e type: 2
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 213021
  • power mod hash: 0
  • reward name: Barbarian Talent Berserker T3 N1
Supreme Iron Maelstrom

Dealing direct damage to an enemy after swapping weapons reduces Iron Maelstrom's Cooldown by 1 second.

Tags: Ultimate, Crowd Control, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Cooldown, Two-Handed, Bludgeoning, Dual Wield, Slashing

Barbarian IronMaelstrom
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 217175
  • power mod: UpgradeB
  • power mod hash: 2686060810
  • reward name: Barb Mod IronMaelstrom UpgradeB
Prime Iron Maelstrom

Iron Maelstrom gains +10% increased Critical Strike Chance and deals x20% increased Critical Strike Damage.

Tags: Ultimate, Crowd Control, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Cooldown, Two-Handed, Bludgeoning, Dual Wield, Slashing

Barbarian IronMaelstrom
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 217175
  • power mod: UpgradeA
  • power mod hash: 2686060809
  • reward name: Barb Mod IronMaelstrom UpgradeA
Iron Maelstrom

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance: 24.167% (per hit)
Activate three times to attach chains to each of your weapons and perform an attack:
First, your Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon slams into the ground, dealing 60% damage and Stunning enemies for 2 seconds.
Next, your Two-Handed Slashing weapon swipes in front of you, dealing 20% damage and inflicting 120% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Finally, your Dual Wield weapons swing around you, dealing 32.5% damage per hit.

Tags: Ultimate, Crowd Control, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Cooldown, Two-Handed, Bludgeoning, Dual Wield, Slashing

Barbarian IronMaelstrom
  • e type: 0
  • max talent ranks: 5
  • power id: 217175
  • power mod hash: 0
  • reward name: Barb Unlock IronMaelstrom
Rupture

Cooldown: {10/9.5/9/8.6/8.2/7.9/7.6/7.4/7.2/7/6.8/6.6/6.5/6.4/6.3/6.2/6.15/6.1/6.05/6} seconds

Lucky Hit Chance: 50% (per hit)
Skewer enemies in front of you, dealing 13% damage, then rip your weapon out, damaging enemies for their total Bleeding amount and removing all Bleeding damage from them.

skill_rankup_desc: Cooldown: {10/9.5/9/8.6/8.2/7.9/7.6/7.4/7.2/7/6.8/6.6/6.5/6.4/6.3/6.2/6.15/6.1/6.05/6} seconds.

Tags: Weapon Mastery, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Cooldown, Slashing

Barbarian Rupture
  • e type: 0
  • max talent ranks: 5
  • power id: 215027
  • power mod hash: 0
  • reward name: Barb Unlock Rupture
Rend

Fury Cost: 35
Lucky Hit Chance: 33% (per use)
Cleave enemies in front of you, dealing {12/13.2/14.4/15.6/16.8/18/19.2/20.4/21.6/22.8}% damage and inflicting {96/105.5/115/125/134.5/144/153.5/163/173/182.5}% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

skill_rankup_desc: Impact Damage {12/13.2/14.4/15.6/16.8/18/19.2/20.4/21.6/22.8}%
Bleeding Damage {96/105.6/115.2/124.8/134.4/144/153.6/163.2/172.8/182.4}%

Tags: Core, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Fury, Slashing

Barbarian Rend
  • e type: 0
  • max talent ranks: 5
  • power id: 214786
  • power mod hash: 0
  • reward name: Barb Unlock Rend
Flay

Generate Fury: 9
Lucky Hit Chance: 50% (per use)
Flay the enemy, dealing {5/5.5/6/6.5/7/7.5/8/8.5/9/9.5}% damage and inflicting {36/39.5/43/47/50.5/54/57.5/61/65/68.5}% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

skill_rankup_desc: Impact Damage {5/5.5/6/6.5/7/7.5/8/8.5/9/9.5}%
Bleeding Damage {36/39.5/43/47/50.5/54/57.5/61/65/68.5}%

Tags: Basic, Bleed, Slashing, Fury, Damage, Physical

Barbarian Maim
  • e type: 0
  • max talent ranks: 5
  • power id: 210431
  • power mod hash: 0
  • reward name: Barb Unlock Flay
Enhanced Flay

Flay has a 10% chance to make the enemy Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Double this chance when using a Two-Handed weapon.

Tags: Basic, Bleed, Slashing, Fury, Damage, Physical

Barbarian Maim
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 210431
  • power mod: SkillRank
  • power mod hash: 2849853803
  • reward name: Barb Mod Flay SkillRank
Enhanced Rend

Dealing direct damage with Rend extends the duration of Vulnerable on enemies by 2 seconds.

Tags: Core, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Fury, Slashing

Barbarian Rend
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 214786
  • power mod: SkillRank
  • power mod hash: 2849853803
  • reward name: Barb Mod Rend SkillRank
Enhanced Rupture

Ripping your weapon out of enemies during Rupture causes an explosion that deals 30% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

Tags: Weapon Mastery, Bleed, Damage, Physical, Cooldown, Slashing

Barbarian Rupture
  • e type: 1
  • max talent ranks: 3
  • power id: 215027
  • power mod: SkillRank
  • power mod hash: 2849853803
  • reward name: Barb Mod Rupture SkillRank

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Armor:

  • Reduces incoming Physical damage taken. This applies to both direct Physical damage and Bleeding damage over time.
  • Non-Physical damage taken is partially reduced according to your Armor Contribution.
  • You have {#} Armor from primary equipment stats, {#} Armor from your Strength, and {#} bonus Armor from other sources.

Damage Reduction from Enemies Affected by Damage Over Time:

  • Reduces incoming damage taken from enemies that are affected by any Damage Over Time effect. This includes Bleeding, Burning, Poisoning, and Shadow Damage Over Time.
  • As this stat increases, additional bonuses become less effective.

Physical Damage Bonus:

  • Increases your Physical damage dealt. This includes both direct Physical damage and Bleeding damage over time.
  • You have +{#} of this stat from items and Paragon.

Related: Diablo 3 Bleed

It can often roll as a Primary affix on a weapon or a quiver. It is an ‘on hit’ effect, subject to Proc Coefficient, that can trigger on any damaging attack.

Bleed usually inflicts a percentage of weapon damage, mostly anywhere from 300%-400%, over 5 seconds. It cannot critically hit, but increases damage proportionally to the Critical Hit Chance / Damage ratio. It also fully benefits from Physical damage increasing traits. Legacy items could sometimes roll a fixed amount of damage over time, but as of Patch 2.0, most Bleed effects depend on weapon damage.

Unlike other ‘on hit’ effects, Bleed has a very high chance to occur, up to 39% at level 70, and may considerably increase total damage. In return, chance to Bleed is a Primary affix, while other chance on hit affixes are Secondary.

Some skills, like Rend and Exploding Palm, are treated as Bleed effects, even if they deal damage of any type other than Physical.

Note that generally the same Bleed effects (same rune and same character) on the same target do not stack, so applying the already active Bleed effect to that the same target will only renew its duration.

The only case in game where Bleed classification is relevant is the Pain Enhancer Legendary gem, which (at rank 25+) grants increased attack speed for every bleeding enemy in close proximity. This does include enemies suffering from conventional Bleed on weapons and quivers, Exploding Palm, and Rend, in addition to the gem’s own Bleed effect.

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