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Magic find enjoys diminishing returns, in terms of generating Rares, Sets, and Uniques, as the amount of magic find increases. This is a balancing effect; in v1.07 short after the Expansion was released there were no diminishing returns, and it was possible to get all set or unique drops (if sets/uniques existed for the item type in question). This was changed with the introduction of diminishing returns, and as of v1.11 they function as shown in the following table.
A higher % of magic find from your character's equipment will always make more of the items that are dropped be at least magical. Higher magic find % will make more of the items that are dropped generate as unique, set, or rare, but the added benefit decreases with more points in the bonus.
- See the Magic Find page for more general information about this and related issues.
- All values are expressed in percentages (%).
| Magic Items | Rare Items | Set Items | Unique Items |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| 50 | 46 | 45 | 41 |
| 75 | 66 | 65 | 57 |
| 100 | 85 | 83 | 71 |
| 125 | 103 | 100 | 83 |
| 150 | 120 | 115 | 93 |
| 175 | 135 | 129 | 102 |
| 200 | 150 | 142 | 111 |
| 250 | 176 | 166 | 125 |
| 300 | 200 | 187 | 136 |
| 350 | 221 | 205 | 145 |
| 400 | 240 | 222 | 153 |
| 450 | 257 | 236 | 160 |
| 500 | 272 | 250 | 166 |
| 550 | 286 | 261 | 171 |
| 600 | 300 | 272 | 176 |
| 650 | 312 | 282 | 180 |
| 700 | 323 | 291 | 184 |
| 750 | 333 | 300 | 187 |
| 800 | 342 | 307 | 190 |
| 850 | 351 | 314 | 193 |
| 900 | 360 | 321 | 195 |
| 950 | 367 | 327 | 197 |
| 1000 | 375 | 333 | 200 |
| 1050 | 381 | 338 | 201 |
| 1100 | 388 | 343 | 203 |
| 1150 | 394 | 348 | 205 |
Unique Effective Magic Find
This table, taken from a huge MF strategy guide, shows the effective Magic Find for Uniques, and how little it improves at higher levels, thanks to the diminishing returns.
| Magic Find % | Unique MF% | Real | % gained |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 50 | 41 | 1.41 | 41.0 |
| 100 | 71 | 1.71 | 21.28 |
| 150 | 93 | 1.93 | 12.87 |
| 200 | 111 | 2.11 | 9.33 |
| 250 | 125 | 2.25 | 6.64 |
| 300 | 136 | 2.36 | 4.89 |
| 350 | 145 | 2.45 | 3.81 |
| 400 | 153 | 2.53 | 3.27 |
| 450 | 160 | 2.60 | 2.77 |
| 500 | 166 | 2.66 | 2.31 |
| 550 | 171 | 2.71 | 1.88 |
| 600 | 176 | 2.76 | 1.85 |
| 650 | 180 | 2.80 | 1.45 |
| 700 | 184 | 2.84 | 1.43 |
| 750 | 187 | 2.87 | 1.06 |
| 800 | 190 | 2.90 | 1.05 |
| 850 | 193 | 2.93 | 1.03 |
| 900 | 195 | 2.95 | 0.68 |
| 950 | 197 | 2.97 | 0.68 |
| 1000 | 200 | 3.0 | 1.01 |
Diminishing Returns Graph
Visual representation of the phenomena.
