Life
Life is shown in the lower left of the screen. You can use Flasks to restore it, or invest in passives that give you increased life regeneration, or leech.
Every class starts out with 50 Life, and gains +6 per level. Strength increases Life, with every +10 node giving +5 Life. Characters do not begin with any life regeneration, but it is available from gear and passive skills.
The regeneration rate of life gained from life leech is capped at 20% of maximum life per second. If you have 1000 maximum life, and leech 600 life with a single attack, it will take three seconds for that life to be applied to your current life. You always get the full amount of life leeched, it is only the rate at which it regenerates that is capped - if you leech a large amount of life during a battle, you may find that the regeneration continues long after the battle is over. Similar to flasks, the regeneration from leech will stop if you reach maximum life.
Passives
The Chaos Inoculation Keystone will reduce your Life to zero, nullifying any low-life spell damage bonuses, as well as any increased life or life regen passives taken. Pain Attunement will increase your spell damage if your Life is at or below 35% (this can be achieved through Blood Magic and reserves). Blood Magic removes your Mana, letting you use your Life to cast spells.
Please see the Minions page for information on Minion Life and the passives associated with them. Passives also exist which will increase the amount of Life regained from Flasks, as seen here.
Basic Passives affecting your Life are:
- Life (8%,12%,15% Increased Max Life)
- Life Gain on Hit (+2)
- Life Gain on Killing Blow (+10)
- Life Leech (1%,2% of Phys Damage Leeched)
- Life Regeneration (0.5%)
Notable Passives affecting your Life are:
- Bloodless (Enemies Cannot Leech Life from You)
- Fitness (10% Increased Max Life, +20 Strength)
- Golem's Blood (2.0% of Life Regenerated per Sec)
- Heart of the Gladiator (+30 Life, +30 Strength)
- Thick Skin (18% Increased Max Life)
- Troll's Blood (1.5% Life Regenerated per Sec)
Claws naturally Leech Life, but the Soul Raker Notables increase this effect.