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In Path of Exile 2, understanding your critical hit stats is important for optimizing your damage output. This guide will show you how to check your critical hit chance and critical damage bonus in the game on both PC or a console (Xbox and PlayStation).

Checking Critical Hit Accuracy on PC

Open the Character Panel:
- First, open your Character Screen by pressing the key that brings up your character stats (default is 'C' on PC).
- You might notice that critical hit stats aren’t directly visible here.
Navigate to the Skill Panel:
- Switch to the Skill Panel by selecting the corresponding tab in your character screen.
- Find your DPS (Damage Per Second) section.
- Next to the DPS value, you will see a small arrow icon.
Click on the Arrow:
- Click the arrow icon to expand the details.
- You will now see additional information, including:
  - Critical Hit Chance: The percentage chance of landing a critical hit.
  - Critical Damage Bonus: The multiplier that applies when you land a critical hit.

Checking Critical Hit Accuracy on Xbox or PlayStation

Select Your Skill:
- Highlight the skill for which you want to check the critical hit stats.
Open Advanced Settings:
- On Xbox or PlayStation, click the button for Advanced Settings (this may vary by controller setup, but it’s typically a trigger or menu button).
- You will now be able to see critical hit information such as:
  - Critical Hit Chance
  - Critical Damage Bonus

Tips for Critical Hit Builds

Critical Hit Chance: For most builds, having a critical hit chance above 30% is ideal if you rely on consistent crits. However, some builds, like those using certain keystones, benefit from extremely high crit chances (up to 100%).
Critical Damage Bonus: This stat determines how much extra damage you deal when you land a critical hit. Higher bonuses result in massive damage spikes, especially when paired with high crit chance.

Good luck, and have fun in Path of Exile 2!