RPG DPS Calculator
Calculate average DPS, critical hit contribution, and buffed damage output for RPG characters and builds.
Results
What is it?
DPS (Damage Per Second) is the expected average damage output per second accounting for critical hit chance and multiplier. The formula uses the expected value of a random crit: avg hit damage = base x (1 + crit rate x (crit multiplier - 1)). Buffed DPS then multiplies by attack speed and bonus damage modifiers.
How to use
Enter your base damage per hit (from your character stats), critical rate %, critical multiplier, attacks per second, and any additional damage bonus percentage. The calculator shows your theoretical average DPS, and compares it to the theoretical maximum at 100% crit rate.
Example scenario
Base damage 1,000, 50% crit rate, 2.0x crit multiplier, 1.5 attacks/second, 0% bonus: avg hit = 1,500, DPS = 2,250. At 100% crit with same setup: DPS = 3,000. Current crit rate gives 75% of maximum possible DPS.
Pro tip
The crit ratio rule in many games suggests keeping crit rate and crit damage balanced. For a 2.0x crit multiplier, 50% crit rate gives 75% of 100% crit DPS — very efficient. Increasing crit rate from 50% to 100% at 2.0x multiplier doubles the crit contribution. Always compare upgrades with the same DPS formula to make data-driven gear decisions.