How DPS is calculated
DPS = average hit × attacks per second.
- Physical DPS = (min + max) ÷ 2 × attacks per second
- Elemental DPS = the same for each fire, cold and lightning line, added together
- Total DPS = physical + elemental + chaos
A bow with 20-38 physical damage and 1.10 attacks per second has (20 + 38) ÷ 2 × 1.10 = 31.9 physical DPS.
Expected DPS with crits
Crits add your critical damage bonus (+100% by default), so on average you get
total DPS × (1 + crit chance × crit damage bonus)
5% crit chance with a +100% bonus is 1.05 × total DPS.
Comparing two weapons
Paste the weapon you use and press Use as reference. Every weapon you paste after that shows how much higher or lower its DPS is.
Not included
Passive tree, skill gems and “increased damage” from other gear, and per-skill speed or damage multipliers. It won’t match your skill’s damage, but it’s enough to see which weapon is stronger when nothing else changes.