Roll 4d6 Drop Lowest
Roll four six-sided dice and discard the lowest — the standard method for generating Dungeons & Dragons 5e ability scores. It pushes the average up to about 12.2 and makes high stats more likely than plain 3d6. Roll a stat here. Everything runs locally in your browser.
4d6 drop lowest (then drop the lowest 1)
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The odds on 4d6 drop lowest
- Lowest
- 3
- Average
- 12.24
- Highest
- 18
| Result | Chance |
|---|---|
| 7 or more | 97.22% |
| 12 or more | 61.65% |
| 14 or more | 35.49% |
| exactly 18 | 1.62% |
Exact probabilities, not simulated. Want the full distribution and custom targets? Use the full dice roller.
FAQ
How does 4d6 drop lowest work?
Roll four d6, ignore the single lowest die, and add the other three. You repeat this six times to fill out a character’s ability scores. Dropping the lowest die raises the average result to roughly 12.2 (versus 10.5 for 3d6), so heroes come out a little stronger.
Are these 4d6 drop lowest rolls really random?
Yes. Each die uses your browser’s cryptographic random generator with rejection sampling, so every face has an exactly equal chance — no modulo bias, no loaded dice.
Does this dice roller run in my browser?
Yes. Every roll happens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded and it works offline once the page has loaded.
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