Mechanic

Dexterity

Dexterity is a primary Attribute used for equipment and gem requirements, especially Evasion and range-aligned equipment. Each point of Dexterity inherently grants 8 Accuracy Rating.
0.5.4d
Current data

Catalog version 0.5.4d

No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.

What Dexterity does

Current rules

Use Dexterity to satisfy exact requirements and add its current Accuracy bonus. Dexterity does not inherently grant Attack Speed, Evasion Rating, damage, or Movement Speed unless another rule explicitly scales those stats from Dexterity.

Inherent Accuracy
Each point of Dexterity grants 8 Accuracy Rating as its current inherent Attribute bonus.
Requirements
Dexterity is commonly required by Evasion equipment, ranged weapons, some melee weapons, and their associated skills. The exact displayed requirement must remain met.
No inherent speed or damage
Dexterity does not inherently grant Attack Speed, Movement Speed, Evasion Rating, or damage. Those benefits require an explicit item, passive, skill, or keystone rule.
Support capacity
Every 5 Dexterity permits one additional green Dexterity Support Gem across equipped skills, subject to available sockets and Support Categories.
Accuracy is still distance-sensitive
Dexterity adds Accuracy Rating, but player Attacks still apply their distance-based Accuracy penalty and compare Accuracy with the target's Evasion and Deflection rules.
Replacement effects
Some effects remove Dexterity's inherent bonus and replace it with another stated benefit. They do not grant both the ordinary Accuracy and the replacement unless explicitly stated.

What Dexterity affects

5 cases
01
Accuracy Rating

+8 Accuracy Rating per 1 Dexterity from the current inherent Attribute bonus.

Related: Accuracy
02
Equipment requirements

Allows equipment with a displayed Dexterity requirement to remain equipped.

Related: Attributes, Evasion
03
Gem requirements

Allows gems with a Dexterity requirement to remain usable at their current level.

Related: Support
04
Green Support capacity

Every 5 Dexterity allows one additional green Support Gem across equipped skills.

Related: Support
05
Explicit Dexterity scaling

Attack Speed, Evasion, damage, Ailment Threshold, or other benefits apply only when their source explicitly refers to Dexterity.

Limits and exceptions

4 rules
  • Dexterity does not inherently grant Attack Speed, Evasion Rating, Movement Speed, or damage.
  • Accuracy gained from Dexterity does not guarantee a Hit and remains subject to Attack accuracy rules.
  • Support capacity is character-wide and does not create Support sockets.
  • Current source data gives 8 Accuracy Rating per Dexterity; older prose or guides that say 6 are outdated for the current version.