What am i doing wrong:

Merc level: 76

Jab level: 17. Attack +%: 154.



http://www.lurkerlounge.com/spirea/Hirelings/Stats.shtml

My merc attack rating (approximately): 3780

Merc defense with defiance: 6014

http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/monsters/act1-fallen.shtml


Not counting in jab. Do so if you like.


142 / 1054 = 0.13

1054 / 142 = 7.42




3780 + 6014 = 9794

3780 / 9794 = 0.38

9794 / 3780 = 2.59


0.13 x 0.38 = 0,0494% .. obviously wrong.


7.42 x 2.59 = 19,2178 = 19% chance to hit. Very low and he hits much more often than that.


Must be wrong. What am i doing wrong?

You would have about 85% chance to hit with Jab, assuming no more increased attack rating from items.

You don't need to manually calculate it if you are struggling. There are more resources out there in recent years.

Try this https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/

You can put gear on the merc and select their level. Then you can go to calculations tab and select the monster, then check the exact correct calculations.

This post was edited by piatek on Jul 15 2024 10:06pm

first of all: your formula is correct. other than that, you missed a lot and it looks like experimental maths ^^

according to the link, Fallen has a level of 67. so the first term yields:
76/(67+76)=0.5315

for the second term, you are supposed to match the AR of the attacker vs the Def of the defender (not the Def of the attacker!!!!). link says Def is 933, so:
3780/(3780+933)=0.8020

in total
cth = 2*0.5315*0.8020 = 0.8525 = 85%