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The word can also be used to describe how a patch changes stats in the game. If a monster get +1 damage, that is a small buff for that monster.
* Other [[Reference]] game terms.
==Examples==
An example of a straight forward buff is the [[Barbarian]]'s [[Battle Cry]] skill to strengthen himself and other characters. It applies to a single target (the Barbarian), or targets in an [[Area of Effect]] but it retain this buff even when they move around.
Other [[item]]s, like [[potion]]s or [[scroll]]s can also give the character a buff, as can [[shrine]]s.
Buffs are generally applied by a [[character]]/[[monster]] of [[caster]] type, or some effect in the game like a [[shrine]].
Some buffs, are represented by visual effects on your character, Glowing arms, an orb over his/her head or a halo surrounding your torso. However, every game has its own approach to buffs, [[World of Warcraft]] displays buffs on the character, but not all. While some buffs give effects to the character, it is hard to keep track which ones affect what, and are they active at the moment. In World of Warcraft, Buffs are displayed in the top right corner, to the left of the minimap, in the form of icons. These icons can be customized in the options or by various addons that change the user interface (UI).
In [[Diablo II]], buffs weren't represented by icons anywhere on the UI, they were represented on the character only. [[Diablo III]], however, will have dedicated icons representing active buffs, their duration and their purpose. The icons will be located above the skill bar, next to the [[health]] orbon the left. So far, only a limited selections of (De-buffs are known. ===Buffs Seen So far===*Fortune: A 60 second buffshown on the right, given from a [[Shrine]] that increased near the chance for a character to find magic [[item]]s and [[goldresource]]bulb.*[[Ice Armor]]: A 3 minute buff) So far, given by only a [[Wizard]], that slowed the attack and movement speed limited selections of anyone who attacked the Wizard (It is unknown if this buff can be given to allies)buffs are known.
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