Diablo 4 (D4) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki

Diablo 4 (D4)

Class Resources Explained: What are Resources?

★ Season 3 is live as of January 23, 2024!
┗ S3 Journey | S3 Questline | S3 Battle Pass
★ Season 3 Class Tier List | Best Season 3 Blessings
★ Learn more about Seneschal Companions
┗ Governing Stones | Tuning Stones
★ Vaults | Nightmare Vaults | Arcane Tremors

Diablo 4 - Class Resources Explained

Class resources in Diablo 4 (D4) are mechanics unique to each class in order to cast skills and abilities. See how each class generates their own resource, as well as their properties!

List of Contents

What Are Class Resources?

Unique Mechanics for Skill Usage

Diablo 4 - Unique Mechanics for Skill Usage

Each class has a unique resource with its own mechanics. Class resources govern the usage of skills and abilities. Each class also has their own tools of generating resources, which is slightly indicative of their play style.

Resource Cap can be Increased by Gear and Passives

Diablo 4 - Resource Cap can be Increased by Gear and Passives

The maximum amount of class resources can be increased by wearing certain equipment and by investing in Skill Passives such as Tempered Fury for Barbarians, and the Sorcerer's Devastation.

Best Class Tier List: All Classes Ranked

Class Resource Types

Class Resource Summary
Checkmark Barbarians use Fury
Checkmark Druids use Spirit
Checkmark Necromancers use Essence
Checkmark Rogues use Energy
Checkmark Sorcerers use Mana

Fury - Barbarian

Resource Properties
Diablo 4 - Barbarian Fury
Fury 		・Generated by using certain Skills including Basic Attacks such as Flay, Lunging Strike, Frenzy, and Bash.
・Also generated by taking damage.
・Depletes over time.

Barbarians are powered by their rage and anger that manifests as Fury. It is built up by using certain Skills and taking damage, but slowly decreases when out of combat. Fury is used to unleash devastating melee attacks and other powerful abilities.

Barbarian Class Guide

Spirit - Druid

Resource Properties
Diablo 4 - Druid Spirit
Spirit 		・Generated by using certain Skills including Basic Attacks such as Maul, Storm Strike, Wind Shear, Claw, and Earth Spike.
・Does not regenerate or deplete over time.

Druids call upon the forces of nature through Spirit. They use Spirit to cast destructive elemental spells and physical attacks in Werebear and Werewolf form.

Druid Class Guide

Essence - Necromancer

Resource Properties
Diablo 4 - Necromancer Essence
Essence 		・Generated by using certain Skills including Basic Attacks such as Hemorrhage, Reap, Decompose, and Bone Splinters.
・Slowly regenerates over time.

Necromancers are able to manipulate life and death through their mastery of Essence. It is used to cast potent spells with Crowd Control effects, and raise an army of the undead.

Necromancer Class Guide

Energy - Rogue

Resource Properties
Diablo 4 - Rogue Energy
Energy 		・Quickly regenerates over time.
・Consumed for the unique class mechanics of Combo Points, Inner Sight, and Preparation.
・Several Skills generate Energy.

Rogues are able to dish out massive AoE and single-target damage but are limited by their Energy. Unlike other classes, the Rogue does not rely on Basic Attacks to generate Energy. The Rogue has plenty of tools like Concealment, Adrenaline Rush, Momentum, and more.

Rogue Class Guide

Mana - Sorcerer

Resource Properties
Diablo 4 - Sorcerer Mana
Mana 		・Regenerates in combat when using Skills and over time.
・Needs to be managed when in battle.

Sorcerers utilize Mana which represents their control over elemental magic. Mana is used to cast incredibly powerful offensive spells, as well as defensive spells like Ice Armor and Teleport to protect themselves.

Sorcerer Class Guide

Diablo 4 Related Guides

Diablo 4 - Tips and Tricks

Beginner Guides and Best Tips for Getting Started

Tips and Tricks

Starter Guides
Skill Tree Explained List of Controls
Character Customization Options How to Make a Battle.Net Account
Best Settings for PC Best Settings for Console
Difficulty Settings and World Tiers Guide Best World Tier: Adventurer or Veteran?
List of All Status Effects: Buffs and Debuffs Compatible Video Card List
Best Equipment for Early Game Does Diablo 4 Beta Data Carry Over?
PC Controller Support Best Quest Order
What to Spend Gold On Combat Guide: How to Beat Hard Enemies
Stat Guide: All Stats Explained Early Game Guide: What to Do First
Tips, Tricks, and Game Mechanics
Respec Cost Guide EXP Farming Guide
Battle Pass Guide Renown System Guide
Where to Sell Items Faded Plaque Puzzle Solutions
How to Evade What is the Codex of Power?
How to Summon the Golem What is Hardcore Mode?
How to Get a Whispering Key and Open Silent Chests How to Highlight All Interactables
Elective Mode: How to Assign Skills Can You Change Classes?
How to Stagger Bosses How to Create a Clan
List of Shrine Effects How to Get Missed Legendary Drops
Legendary Farming Guide List of Challenges and Titles
Trophies and Achievements Guide Multiplayer Guide: How to Play Co-Op With Friends
How to Use Aspects How to Skip Campaign and What Carries Over
How to Claim All Rewards and Preorder Bonuses How to Farm Expertise Quickly
How to Teleport to a Party Member's Location How to Target Farm Legendaries
Party Bonuses and Group Scaling Explained What is Level Scaling?
Mutterlock Chest Puzzle: How to Open How to Get the Darkblade
What Does Mark For Blood Do? Powerleveling Guide
How to Make a Build How to Clear Dungeons Fast
How to Trade Best Season Blessing for Season 1
How to Hunt for Treasure Goblins Close vs Distant Explained
What is Strength What is Dexterity
What is Intelligence What is Willpower
How to Reset Dungeons -
Currency Farming Guides
Gold Farming Guide How to Farm Obols
Platinum Aberrant Cinders
Endgame Content
Endgame Content Guide Leaderboards Release Date
Sacred and Ancestral Items Explained How to Farm Uniques
Class Specializations
Barbarian Arsenal System Rogue Specialization
Sorcerer Enchantments Druid Spirit Boons
Necromancer Book of the Dead -
FAQs
What is the Max Level? Should You Uninstall the Beta?
Can You Zoom Out? Do You Need to Play Diablo 3 First?
Are There Set Items in Diablo 4? Does Diablo 4 Have Followers?
Can You Change Your Name? How to Use Two-Handed Weapons
What Is the Maximum Party Size? Can You Augment Equipment?
Where is Kyovashad? What to Inscribe into the Wood in Kyovashad
Is There WASD Movement? How to Update Graphics Drivers
How to Change Voice and Text Language List of Accessibility Features
Should You Use Keyboard or Controller? How to Show FPS and Latency
Campaign Length: How Long to Beat Should you Sell or Salvage?
How to Save What Happens If You Die?
What Happens When Items Break? Is There A Guest Pass?
How to Use Voice Chat List of Hairstyles and Hair Colors
Can You Minimize the Map? How to Save Outfits
How to Take Screenshots on PC Rarity Explained: What Does Rarity Affect?
Is Deckard Cain in Diablo 4? Is There a Monthly Fee?
Is Loot Shared Between Characters? Missables and One-Time Events Guide
Best Character Name: Are Names Unique? List of Secrets and Easter Eggs
Are There Private Servers? Is There a Loot Filter?

Comment

Post (0 Comments)

Author

Diablo 4 (D4) Walkthrough Team
This article was created by Game8's elite team of writers and gamers.

    Walkthrough Menu

    Seasons and Season 3

    Season 3 News

    Season 3 Guides

    Cow Level

    Latest News and Events

    News and Info

    Classes

    Class Guides

    Best Builds

    Leveling Builds

    Endgame Barbarian Builds

    Endgame Druid Builds

    Endgame Necromancer Builds

    Endgame Rogue Builds

    Endgame Sorcerer Builds

    Tips and Tricks

    Starter Guides

    Tips, Tricks, and Game Mechanics

    Currency Farming Guides

    Endgame Content

    Class Specializations

    FAQs

    Maps and Regions

    Waypoint Locations

    Cellar Locations

    Story Walkthrough

    Priority Quests

    Class Specialization Quests

    Side Quests

    PVP (Fields of Hatred)

    Tree of Whispers

    Helltide

    World Events

    Legion Event

    Aspects

    Aspects by Type

    Unique Items

    Unique Items

    Rare Spawns and Drops

    NPCs

    All NPC Vendors

    All PvP NPC Vendors

    Skills

    Paragon

    Items

    All Consumables

    All Upgrade Materials

    Dungeons

    Capstone Dungeons

    Fractured Peaks Dungeons

    Altars of Lilith

    Strongholds

    Fractured Peaks Strongholds

    Dry Steppes Strongholds

    Hawezar Strongholds

    Scosglen Strongholds

    Kehjistan Strongholds

    Gems

    Transmog and Cosmetics

    Shop Bundles

    Mounts

    World Bosses

    Bosses

    Boss Guides

    Vessel of Hatred

    Glossary

    Other News

    Updates and Patch Notes

    All Bugs and Error Codes

    Characters

    Affixes

    All Activision Blizzard Wikis

    Game8.jp Japanese Walkthrough

    Rankings

    Popular Articles
    Message Board
    • We could not find the message board you were looking for.

    Gaming News

    Stellar Blade’s Skin Suit Makes It Harder

    Stellar Blade’s Skin Suit Makes It Harder

    Popular Games

    Recommended Games

    All rights reserved

    ©2022 BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
    All trademarks referenced herein are the properties of their respective owners.

    The copyrights of videos of games used in our content and other intellectual property rights belong to the provider of the game.
    The contents we provide on this site were created personally by members of the Game8 editorial department.
    We refuse the right to reuse or repost content taken without our permission such as data or images to other sites.