Faster Run Walk | Diablo 2 Wiki | Effects, How to Increase & Equipment

Faster Run/Walk is a Stat in Diablo 2. Faster Run/Walk is represented in percentage, to determine the walking and running speed of your character. Faster Run/Walk can be increased with certain Equipment, which is useful to flee from dangerous situations, or something to take in consideration for ranged Builds. Unlike other Faster Rates, Faster Run/Walk has no breakpoints, or at least they are not noticeable enough to consider them. 

Item Based Faster Run/Walk

Increasing the Faster Run/Walk using items, will increase the walk and run speed only, it will not increase the speed of movement abilities like Charge from the Paladin.

Effective Faster Run/Walk

Effective Faster Run/Walk can be calculated using Faster Run/Walk as follows:

This only applies to Faster Run/Walk increased by items. The Effective Faster Run/Walk makes it easier to understand that the increment is not linear, instead it has diminishing returns. Every 1% Effective Faster Run/Walk, the walk and run speed increases by 0.06 yards per second.

Reference Values

Here's a list of values that you can use as reference:

FRW is Faster Run/Walk. EFRW is Effective Faster Run/Walk. Yards/S is Yards per Second added to your Base Speed.

Skill Based Faster Run/Walk

The Faster Run/Walk obtained by Skills equals their Effective Faster Run/Walk. Every 1% or Faster Run/Walk increases your movement speed by 0.06 Yards per Second for normal movement, and 0.09 Yards per Second for Charge Speed. In this case the increase is linear, it has no diminishing returns.

Reference Values

Movement Speed and Charge Movement Speed are added to your character's speed in Yards per Second.

Speed Reduction

Even though Speed Reduction from Armor and Shields is not directly related to Faster Run/Walk. You should consider for a fast speed movement Build that the following equipment will reduce your movement speed:

• Medium Armor and Medium Shields reduce your movement speed by 0.30 Yards per Second
• Heaver Armor and Heavy Shields reduce your movement speed by 0.60 Yards per Second

PVP Builds

PVP Battles might get frustrating if a player just keeps running away or remains unreachable to the point that many open games in multiplayer make verbal restrictions to avoid making the PVP unbalanced, too long or simply not fun. It is said that it's good manners to limit your final Faster Run/Walk speed to a maximum of 110% Faster Run/Walk Speed. This makes PVP more balanced and not unnecesary long. You should consider moderating your Faster Run/Walk stat for your PVP Build. For detailed information

For more information about setting up your character for PVP, visit Builds.

Skills, Stats & Equipment that provide Faster Run/Walk