Grief

Learn about the powerful Grief runeword in Diablo II: Resurrected. Discover its stats, requirements, and how it can enhance your weapons for devastating attacks.

The Grief runeword is a top-tier option for many melee builds in Diablo II: Resurrected, offering a massive boost to damage and attack speed. It requires the runes Eth, Tir, Lo, Mal, and Ral, and can only be socketed into 5-socket axes and swords.

Grief Stats & Requirements:

• Sockets: 5-socket Axes and Swords
• Required Level: 59 (or weapon base, if higher)
• Damage: weapon base
• Durability: weapon base
• Required Strength: weapon base
• Required Dexterity: weapon base
• On Striking: 35% Chance to cast level 15 Venom
• Increased Attack Speed: +30 - 40% (variable)
• Damage: +340 - 400 (variable)
• Defense: Ignore Target’s Defense
• Defense Penalty: -25% Target’s Defense
• Demon Damage: +1.875 Damage to Demons per Level
• Fire Damage: Adds 5 - 30 fire damage
• Poison Resist: -20 - 25% To Enemy Poison Resist (variable)
• Deadly Strike: 20%
• Other: Prevent Monster Heal
• Mana: +2 to Mana after each Kill
• Life: +10 - 15 Life After Each Kill (variable)

Grief is highly sought after for its incredible damage potential, making it a staple for builds like the Berserker Barbarian and Zeal Paladin. The combination of high flat damage, increased attack speed, and deadly strike makes your attacks hit incredibly hard and fast. The chance to cast Venom on striking also adds a significant amount of poison damage to your attacks.