Runes in Diablo 2 are small stones inscribed with magical glyphs that can be inserted into Socketed Items. Runes have the particularity of not only being able to grant magical properties per se once placed into an Item, but also you can create certain combinations called Runewords, when inserted in the proper order, to grant the socketed item even more powerful abilities.
Runes may vary depending on if you socket a Weapon or an Armor piece. Runes can be used to create Crafted Items and appear in Orange text.
Best Runes to boost your equipment stats and add special abilities. They are first and foremost used in Runewords, but can also be powerful on its own.
Best Runes in Diablo 2
All Socketed Items in Diablo 2
Runewords
RunewordsIf the player puts a certain combination of Runes in the correct order into an item that has exactly that number of sockets, the item's name will change into a Unique name, displayed in gold, receiving extra powers depending on the Rune Word used. You can learn more about Runewords by clicking the link.
Does Magic Find affect High Runes Drops?
Does Magic Find affect High Runes Drops?No, Magic Find does not affect High Runes drop in any way. Difficulty settings affect Rune Drops. The higher the difficulty setting selected, the rune drop level will be higher.
Where to Farm Runes
Where to Farm RunesThere are some specific areas or strategies in Diablo 2 that are excellent for farming Runes.
- The Countess: She is an excellent Enemy to target-farm in order to obtain low-to-mid Runes. Her rune drop caps at Ist Runes on Hell Difficulty.
- The Secret Cow Level: Great for single-player farming. Just focus on NOT killing the Cow King, only kill the Hell Bovine.
- Travincal: Great Location to obtain up to Cham Runes.
- Lower Kurast Super Chest: There are a total of six Super Chest in Lower Kurast that can net you up to a Ber Rune. One of the most effective methods for farming up to Ber runes in single-player.
Runes Gallery
El
Level Requirement: 11
Eld
Level Requirement: 11
Tir
Level Requirement: 13
Nef
Level Requirement: 13
Eth
Level Requirement: 15
Ith
Level Requirement: 15
Tal
Level Requirement: 17
Ral
Level Requirement: 19
Ort
Level Requirement: 21
Thul
Level Requirement: 23
Amn
Level Requirement: 25
Sol
Level Requirement: 27
Shael
Level Requirement: 29
Dol
Level Requirement: 31
Hel
Level Requirement: -
Io
Level Requirement: 35
Lum
Level Requirement: 37
Ko
Level Requirement: 39
Fal
Level Requirement: 41
Lem
Level Requirement: 43
Pul
Level Requirement: 45
Um
Level Requirement: 47
Mal
Level Requirement: 49
Ist
Level Requirement: 51
Gul
Level Requirement: 53
Vex
Level Requirement: 55
Ohm
Level Requirement: 57
Lo
Level Requirement: 59
Sur
Level Requirement: 61
Ber
Level Requirement: 63
Runes in Diablo 2
Name |
Lvl |
Weapon |
Armor/Helm/Shields |
|---|---|---|---|
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11 | +50 to Attack Rating +1 Light Radius |
+15 Defense +1 to Light Radius |
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11 | +75% Damage to Undead +50 Attack Rating Against Undead |
15% Slower Stamina Drain 7% Increased Chance of Blocking (Shields) |
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13 | +2 to Mana after each kill | +2 to Mana after each kill |
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13 | Knockback | +30 Defense vs. Missile |
|
15 | -25% to target defense | Regenerate Mana 15% |
|
15 | +9 to maximum damage | 15% Damage taken goes to Mana |
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17 | +75 Poison Damage over 5 seconds | Poison resistance 30% Poison resistance 35% (Shields) |
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19 | Adds 5-30 Fire Damage | Fire Resistance 30% Fire Resistance 35% (Shields) |
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21 | Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage | Lightning Resistance 30% Lightning Resistance 35% (Shields) |
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23 | Adds 3-14 Cold Damage | Cold Resistance 30% Cold Resistance 35% (Shields) |
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25 | 7% Stolen per hit | Attacker takes damage of 14 |
|
27 | +9 to Minimum damage | Damage reduced by 7 |
|
29 | 20% Increased Attack Speed | 20% Faster Hit Recovery 20% Faster Block Rate (Shields) |
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31 | Hit causes monster to flee 25% | Replenish Life +7 |
|
- | Requirements -20% | Requirements -15% |
|
35 | +10 to Vitality | +10 to Vitality |
|
37 | +10 to Energy | +10 to Energy |
|
39 | +10 to Dexterity | +10 to Dexterity |
|
41 | +10 to Strength | +10 to Strength |
|
43 | 75% Extra Gold from Monsters | 50% Extra gold from Monsters |
|
45 | +75% Damage to Demons +100 Attack Rating against Demons |
+30% Enhanced Defense |
|
47 | 25% Chance of Open Wounds | All Resistances +15 All Resistances +22 (Shields) |
|
49 | Prevent Monster Heal | Magic Damage Reduced by 7 |
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51 | 30% Better Chance of getting Magic Items | 25% Better chance of getting magic items |
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53 | 20% Bonus to Attack Rating | 5% To Maximum Poison Resistance |
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55 | 7% Mana stolen per hit | 5% to Maximum Fire Resistance |
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57 | +50% Enhanced Damage | 5% to Maximum Cold Resistance |
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59 | 20% Deadly Strike | 5% to Maximum Lightning Resistance |
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61 | Hit Blinds target | Maximum Mana 5% +50 to Mana (Shields) |
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63 | 20% Chance of Crushing Blow | Damage reduced by 8% |
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65 | Ignore Target's Defense | Increase Maximum Life 5% +50 Life (Shields) |
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67 | Freeze Target +3 | Cannot be Frozen |
|
69 | Indestructible | Indestructible |
New patch. you CAN kill the cow king, the secret cow level will NOT close
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