Breakpoint Tables

Introduction

Diablo characters will generally benefit from equipping them with items that grant certain modifiers. In some cases this improvement will proceed continuously (e.g. Faster Run Walk); in other cases modifiers will take effect only after reaching a certain threshold or breakpoint. Thereafter, the performance will stay the same until the next breakpoint is reached.
Modifiers that use the "breakpoint system" are:

• Faster Block Rate (FBR)
• Faster Cast Rate (FCR)
• Faster Hit Recovery (FHR)
• Increased Attack Speed (IAS)

Given below are tables for FBR, FCR and FHR. Breakpoints for IAS depend on too many variables to be put in simple tables. There are on-line IAS calculators available.
In DiabloII, durations are generally measured in "frames". One frame is 1/25 of a second.
The information provided here should be accurate for patch 1.11b

Faster Block Rate

General Information

A character goes into block animation if its opponent succeeds in the hit check and the character succeeds in a blocking check. The character can do nothing else during the blocking animation.
In some cases the equipped weapon influences the blocking speed.
The Assassin's Weapon Block skill is also affected by her Faster Block Rate, and the same values as for shield blocking apply.
Act 3 mercenaries do not block even thought they are capable of using a shield.

Faster Block Rate Breakpoints

Character	Weapon / Skill / Form	Block Frames
		17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Amazon	1H swinging weapon (*)	0	4	6	11	15	23	29	40	56	80	120	200	480
	Other weapons													0	13	32	86	600
Assassin	all													0	13	32	86	600
Barbarian	all											0	9	20	42	86	280
Druid	Human form							0	6	13	20	32	52	86	174	600
	Bear form						0	5	10	16	27	40	65	109	223
	Wolf form									0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Necromancer	all							0	6	13	20	32	52	86	174	600
Paladin	normal													0	13	32	86	600
	with Holy Shield																0	86
Sorceress	all									0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Character	Weapon / Skill / Form	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
		Block Frames

(*) 1-handed swinging weapons include 1-handed axes, clubs, 1-handed maces, orbs, scepters, 1-handed swords, 2-handed swords wielded in one hand, throwing axes, and wands.

Faster Cast Rate

General Information

The Faster Cast Rate (FCR) determines how rapidly a character can make use of non-timered spells.
Note that the sorceress' spells Lightning and Chain Lightning have different breakpoints than her other spells.

Faster Cast Rate Breakpoints

Character	Skill / Form	Casting Frames
		23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7
Amazon	all					0	7	14	22	32	48	68	99	152
Assassin	all								0	8	16	27	42	65	102	174
Barbarian	all											0	9	20	37	63	105	200
Druid	Human						0	4	10	19	30	46	68	99	163
	Bear form								0	7	15	26	40	63	99	163
	Wolf form								0	6	14	26	40	60	95	157
Necromancer	Human									0	9	18	30	48	75	125
	Vampire	0	6	11	18	24	35	48	65	86	120	180
Paladin	all									0	9	18	30	48	75	125
Sorceress	Lightning / Chain Lightning					0	7	15	23	35	52	78	117	194
	other spells											0	9	20	37	63	105	200
Merc Act 3	all							0	8	15	26	39	58	86	138
Character	Skill / Form	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7
		Casting Frames

Faster Hit Recovery

General Information

Faster hit recovery (FHR) comes into play when a target (monster or player) is struck by a successful attack that causes any type of damage greater than 1/12 of the target's maximum life. When this happens, the target (in this instance, your character) goes into a "hit stun" animation. When your character is stunned, it can't make any other kind of movement during the recovery phase. You can be stunned repeatedly while stunned. This is known as "stun lock" and it is potentially lethal, especially in PvP.
Please note that in some cases the equipped weapon influences the hit recovery rate.

Faster Hit Recovery Breakpoints

Character	Equipped weapon	Hit Recovery Frames
		17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Amazon	all							0	6	13	20	32	52	86	174	600
Assassin	all									0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Barbarian	all									0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Druid; Human form	1H swinging weapon (*)				0	3	7	13	19	29	42	63	99	174	456
	Other weapons					0	5	10	16	26	39	56	86	152	377
Druid; Bear form	all					0	5	10	16	24	37	54	86	152	360
Druid; Wolf form	all											0	9	20	42	86	280
Necromancer; Human form	all					0	5	10	16	26	39	56	86	152	377
Necromancer; Vampire form	all			0	2	6	10	16	24	34	48	72	117	?	?	?	?
Paladin	Spears and staves					0	3	7	13	20	32	48	75	129	280
	Other weapons									0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Sorceress	all			0	5	9	14	20	30	42	60	86	142	280
Merc Act 1	all							0	6	13	20	32	52	86	174	600
Merc Act 2	all			0	5	9	14	20	30	42	60	86	142	280
Merc Act 3	all	0	5	8	13	18	24	32	46	63	86	133	232	600
Merc Act 5	all									0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Character	Equipped weapon	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
		Hit Recovery Frames

(*) 1-handed swinging weapons include 1-handed axes, clubs, 1-handed maces, orbs, scepters, 1-handed swords, 2-handed swords wielded in one hand, throwing axes, and wands.

Credits

All information has been compiled from various sources, mainly the Diabloii.net Facts & Formulae Archive (FBR, FCR, FHR), Tommi Gustafsson's pages (FBR, FHR, including formulae), The Amazon Basin (accurate Act3 Merc breakpoints) and Technomage-C01's tables (Necromancer Vampire form FCR & FHR, accurate FHR for Paladins wielding spears and staves).