The Fists of Fate is an interesting Unique item that works for all classes in Diablo 4. Colloquially referred to as the Gacha Gloves, this armor piece throws all caution to the wind and submits players to the unforgiving whims of RNG to (potentially) devastating effect.
Surprisingly, a Unique item that bases its entire concept around luck isn't as novel as some players would think. Diablo 4 already has plenty of RNG-based combat mechanics, and the Fists of Fate doubles down on all of them. Here are some tips on how to get these gloves and some recommended builds that work best with them.
How to Get the Fists of Fate
Like all Unique items, the Fists of Fate can only be obtained via random drops from enemies and chests. Nightmare Dungeon completion rewards may also reward players with a random Unique item. It's unclear if players can get any sort of Unique from Purveyors of Curiosities, so target-farming these gloves from them might be out of the question.
Spiders have a higher-than-usual chance of dropping gloves compared to other monster types, making them ideal for farming the Fists of Fate. They can be found almost everywhere in the overworld, though the best place to farm them has to be Blind Burrows. Spiders comprise the vast majority of enemies in this dungeon, and the mob density in the tunnels is usually very high.
Keep in mind that spiders also have increased drop chances for chest pieces, foci, and 2H swords, which means the odds of getting a pair of gloves from killing them won't be as high as many players expect. On top of that, these monsters still drop other item types as well, so expect to do a lot of farming.
Unique items only start dropping once players reach World Tier 3 and above.
Best Fists of Fate Builds
These Unique gloves are all about getting lucky. They have a chance of making Core Skills hit up to three times harder or reducing their damage to a measly 1%. This effect is not listed as a Lucky Hit effect, which means proc coefficients do not matter.
With that being said, Fists of Fate work best with builds that have high attack speed or fast-hitting Core Skills like the Barbarian's Whirlwind, the Rogue's Rapid Fire, or the Sorcerer's Ice Shards. By attacking quickly enough, players can take advantage of the 300% damage procs more often while making the 1% procs less noticeable.
However, players should still consider speccing into Lucky Hit Chance since the rest of the Fists of Fate's affixes are all about Lucky Hit procs as well. They give players a chance to Daze, Immobilize, heal, or restore primary resource on hit. They each have different chances to trigger, so expect at least one of them to proc on a relatively consistent basis.
Essentially the Fists of Fate's damage bonus works as if the gloves have both Critical Strike Chance and Critical Strike Damage affixes. The main drawback of using these gloves is their lack of defensive stats and inability to provide additional ranks to Core Skills. Keep these limitations in mind when making a build around them.
Diablo 4 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.