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In this blog thread I will gather together resources on Diablo 2 gameplay into a single place for reference. Check the blog section in my profile for the latest version of the table of contents for this compendium.

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Faster Cast Rate (FCR) Breakpoints

† = indicates this frame has a "hidden" action frame breakpoint.
AF = action frame.

The term "frames" refers to the amount of time (or total frames) it takes for an animation to complete.
The action frame is the frame on which the particular spell, attack, etc. takes place within the total frames.

Resources:
1. DiabloWiki.net, "Breakpoints" — https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Breakpoints
2. DiabloII.net, "Druid FCR action frames" — https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/druid-fcr-action-frames-good-info-for-pvp-elementalists-i.794229/ (contains a nice breakpoint table including action frames).
3. DiabloII.net, "Updated Necromancer FCR breakpoints" — https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/updated-necromancer-fcr-breakpoints-includes-vamp-style.383515/

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Amazon FCR Breakpoints

Bows

Code

╔════════╤═══════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 7 14 22 32 48 68 ║
║ AF │ 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 ║
║ ║
║ Frames │ 12 11 ║
║ FCR% │ 99 152 ║
║ AF │ 7 6 ║
╚════════╧═══════════════════════════════════╝

Crossbows & Two-handed Swords

Code

╔════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 19 18 18† 17 16 16† 15 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 7 11 14 22 26 32 ║
║ AF │ 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 ║
║ ║
║ Frames │ 14 13 13 12 11 11† ║
║ FCR% │ 48 68 86 99 152 180 ║
║ AF │ 9 9 8 8 8 7 ║
╚════════╧═════════════════════════════════════╝

Javelins*

Code

╔════════╤═══════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 19 18 18† 17 16 16† 15 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 7 10 14 22 23 32 ║
║ AF │ 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 ║
║ ║
║ Frames │ 15† 14 13 13† 12 12† 11 ║
║ FCR% │ 42 48 68 72 99 133 152 ║
║ AF │ 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 ║
╚════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════╝
* These breakpoints also apply to knives, staves, hammers, axes, pole arms, and spears.

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Assassin FCR Breakpoints

Code

╔════════╤══════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 16 15 15† 14 13 13† 12 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 8 15 16 27 39 42 ║
║ AF │ 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 ║
║ ║
║ Frames │ 11 11† 10 9 ║
║ FCR% │ 65 86 102 174 ║
║ AF │ 7 6 6 6 ║
╚════════╧══════════════════════════════════════╝

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Barbarian FCR Breakpoints

Code

╔════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 13 12 12† 11 10 10† 9 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 9 15 20 37 39 63 ║
║ AF │ 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 ║
║ ║
║ Frames │ 9† 8 7 ║
║ FCR% │ 86 105 200 ║
║ AF │ 6 6 6 ║
╚════════╧═════════════════════════════════════╝

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Druid FCR Breakpoints

Human

Code

╔════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 18 17 16 16† 15 14 13 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 4 10 11 19 30 46 ║
║ AF │ 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 ║
║ ║
║ Frames │ 13† 12 11 11† 10 ║
║ FCR% │ 63 68 99 142 163 ║
║ AF │ 7 7 7 6 6 ║
╚════════╧═════════════════════════════════════╝

Bear

Code

╔════════╤═══════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 7 15 26 40 63 99 ║
║ AF │ 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 ║
║ ║
║ Frames │ 9 ║
║ FCR% │ 163 ║
║ AF │ 5 ║
╚════════╧═══════════════════════════════════╝

Werewolf

Code

╔════════╤═══════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 16 15 15 14 13 13 12 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 6 10 14 26 37 40 ║
║ AF │ 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 ║
║ ║
║ Frames │ 11 10 9 ║
║ FCR% │ 60 95 157 ║
║ AF │ 6 5 5 ║
╚════════╧═══════════════════════════════════╝

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Necromancer FCR Breakpoints

Human

Code

╔════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 15 14 14† 13 12 12† 11 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 9 15 18 30 39 48 ║
║ AF │ 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 ║
║ │ ║
║ Frames │ 10 10† 9 ║
║ FCR% │ 75 86 125 ║
║ AF │ 7 6 6 ║
╚════════╧═════════════════════════════════════╝

Vampire (Trang'Oul's)

Code

╔════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 23 22 21 20 19 18 18† ║
║ FCR% │ 0 6 11 18 24 35 39 ║
║ AF │ 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 ║
║ │ ║
║ Frames │ 17 16 15 14* 13* ║
║ FCR% │ 48 65 86 120 180 ║
║ AF │ 5 5 5 4 4 ║
╚════════╧═════════════════════════════════════╝
* Not achievable through normal gameplay.

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Paladin FCR Breakpoints

Code

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Sorceress FCR Breakpoints

Lightning & Chain Lightning

Code

╔════════╤══════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 19 18 17 17† 16 15 14 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 7 15 20 23 35 52 ║
║ AF │ 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 ║
║ │ ║
║ Frames │ 14† 13 12 11 11 ║
║ FCR% │ 63 78 117 194 200 ║
║ AF │ 5 5 5 5 4 ║
╚════════╧══════════════════════════════════════╝

Other Spells

Code

╔════════╤════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Frames │ 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 ║
║ FCR% │ 0 9 20 37 63 105 200 ║
║ AF │ 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 ║
╚════════╧════════════════════════════════════╝

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All Character FCR Breakpoints

Red text indicates a "hidden" action frame breakpoint.
The greyed out breakpoints for the Necromancer are not achievable through normal gameplay.

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Faster Hit Recovery (FHR) Breakpoints

The term "frames" refers to the amount of time (or total frames) it takes for an animation to complete. In this case, it is the "hit recovery" animation.
Not all of these values are achievable through normal gameplay, but they are still informative.

Resources:
1. DiabloWiki.net, "Breakpoints" — https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Breakpoints

All Character FHR Breakpoints

Note: This table is not friendly to mobile or small screens. It is best viewed on a wider browser.

Code

1HS = One-handed swinging weapons (all but knives and javelins).
╔═════════════════════════╦════╤════╤════╤════╤════╤════╤════╤════╤════╤════╤════╤═════╤═════╤══════╤═════╗
║ Frames ║ 17 │ 16 │ 15 │ 14 │ 13 │ 12 │ 11 │ 10 │ 9 │ 8 │ 7 │ 6 │ 5 │ 4 │ 3 ║
╠═════════════════════════╬════╧════╧════╧════╧════╧════╪════╪════╪════╪════╪════╪═════╪═════╪══════╪═════╣
║ Amazon ║ │ 0 │ 6 │ 13 │ 20 │ 32 │ 53 │ 86 │ 174 │ 600 ║
╟─────────────────────────╫─────────────────────────────┴────┴────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼─────╢
║ Assassin ║ │ 0 │ 7 │ 15 │ 27 │ 48 │ 86 │ 200 ║
╟─────────────────────────╫───────────────────────────────────────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼─────╢
║ Barbarian ║ │ 0 │ 7 │ 15 │ 27 │ 48 │ 86 │ 200 ║
╟─────────────────────────╫──────────────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼─────╢
║ Druid ║ │ 0 │ 3 │ 7 │ 13 │ 19 │ 29 │ 42 │ 63 │ 99 │ 174 │ 456 │ ║
║ (Human - 1HS) ║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╫──────────────┴────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┤ ║
║ Druid ║ │ 0 │ 5 │ 10 │ 16 │ 26 │ 39 │ 56 │ 86 │ 152 │ 377 │ ║
║ (Human - Other weapons) ║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╫───────────────────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼─────╢
║ Druid ║ │ 0 │ 9 │ 20 │ 42 │ 86 ║
║ (Werewolf) ║ │ │ │ │ │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╫───────────────────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼─────╢
║ Druid ║ │ 0 │ 5 │ 10 │ 16 │ 24 │ 37 │ 54 │ 86 │ 152 │ 360 │ ║
║ (Werebear) ║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╫───────────────────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┤ ║
║ Necromancer ║ │ 0 │ 5 │ 10 │ 16 │ 26 │ 39 │ 56 │ 86 │ 152 │ 377 │ ║
║ (Human) ║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╫─────────┬────┬────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┤ ║
║ Necromancer ║ │ 0 │ 2 │ 6 │ 10 │ 16 │ 24 │ 34 │ 48 │ 72 │ 117 │ 218 │ │ ║
║ (Vampire - Trang'Oul's) ║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╫─────────┴────┴────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┤ ║
║ Paladin ║ │ 0 │ 3 │ 7 │ 13 │ 20 │ 32 │ 48 │ 75 │ 120 │ 280 │ ║
║ (Spears, Staves)* ║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╫───────────────────┴────┴────┴────┴────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼─────╢
║ Paladin ║ │ 0 │ 7 │ 15 │ 27 │ 48 │ 86 │ 200 ║
║ (Other weapons) ║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╫─────────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼─────╢
║ Sorceress ║ │ 0 │ 5 │ 9 │ 14 │ 20 │ 30 │ 42 │ 60 │ 86 │ 142 │ 280 │ 1480 │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╢ ├────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┤ ║
║ Act 2 Mercenary ║ │ 0 │ 5 │ 9 │ 14 │ 20 │ 30 │ 42 │ 60 │ 86 │ 142 │ 280 │ 1480 │ ║
╟─────────────────────────╫────┬────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼─────╢
║ Frames ║ 17 │ 16 │ 15 │ 14 │ 13 │ 12 │ 11 │ 10 │ 9 │ 8 │ 7 │ 6 │ 5 │ 4 │ 3 ║
╚═════════════════════════╩════╧════╧════╧════╧════╧════╧════╧════╧════╧════╧════╧═════╧═════╧══════╧═════╝
* This row also applies to hammers, axes, and pole arms.

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