Learn how to farm, upgrade, and remove runes in diablo ii resurrected. Discover the full list of Runewords and their recipes.
- 1Farming Runes: Since runes are not magical items, items with “Better Chance of Finding Magical Item” will not increase their drop rate. They count as “normal” items, so the only way to get more runes is to increase the number of drops through volume farming. Target areas packed with normal enemies like The Secret Cow Level or the Flayer Jungle, or areas with high enemy density. Lower Kurast runs are also effective for plundering regularly-spawning chests. Be aware that farming can be tedious, and some runes can take thousands of runs and tens of thousands of kills to find.
- 2Upgrading Runes: Runes can be upgraded using the Horadric Cube. Initially, three runes of the same type are needed to upgrade to the next higher rune. For example, three El runes yield an Eld, and three Eld runes transmute into a Tir. As you progress to low-mid-tier runes, you will need to add a Gem of a varying type and quality to the recipe. This process continues up to the Zod rune. There are 33 different types of runes in total.
- 3Removing Runes: To remove runes or gems from socketed items, use the following Horadric Cube recipe: 1x Hel Rune + Scroll of Town Portal + Socketed Item. Place these items in the Horadric Cube and transmute. This process will destroy the runes/gems but recover the base item.
List of Runes and Runewords:
El (Level 11):
Weapon: +50 Attack Rating, +1 Light Radius
Armor/Helmet/Shield: +15 Defense, +1 Light Radius
Eld (Level 11):
Weapon: +75% Damage to Undead, +50 Attack Rating against Undead
Armor/Helmet: 15% Slower Stamina Drain
Shield: +7% Increased Chance of Blocking
Upgrade Recipe: El + El + El
Tir (Level 13):
All: +2 Mana After Each Kill
Upgrade Recipe: Eld + Eld + Eld
Nef (Level 13):
Weapon: Knockback
Armor/Helmet/Shield: +30 Defense vs. Missile
Upgrade Recipe: Tir + Tir + Tir
Eth (Level 15):
Weapon: -25% to Target Defense
Armor/Helmet/Shield: Regenerate Mana 15%
Upgrade Recipe: Nef + Nef + Nef
Ith (Level 15):
Weapon: +9 to Maximum Damage
Armor/Helmet/Shield: 15% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
Upgrade Recipe: Eth + Eth + Eth
Tal (Level 17):
Weapon: +75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds
Armor/Helmet: Poison Resist 30%
Shield: Poison Resist 35%
Upgrade Recipe: Ith + Ith + Ith
Ral (Level 19):
Weapon: Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
Armor/Helmet: Fire Resist 30%
Shield: Fire Resist 35%
Upgrade Recipe: Tal + Tal + Tal
Ort (Level 21):
Weapon: Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
Armor/Helmet: Lightning Resist 30%
Shield: Lightning Resist 35%
Upgrade Recipe: Ral + Ral + Ral
Thul (Level 23):
Weapon: Adds 3-14 Cold Damage
Armor/Helmet: Cold Resist 30%
Shield: Cold Resist 35%
Upgrade Recipe: Ort + Ort + Ort
Amn (Level 25):
Weapon: 7% Life Stolen Per Hit
Armor/Helmet/Shield: Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Upgrade Recipe: Thul + Thul + Thul + Chipped Topaz
Sol (Level 27):
Weapon: +9 to Minimum Damage
Armor/Helmet/Shield: Damage Reduced by 7
Upgrade Recipe: Amn + Amn + Amn + Chipped Amethyst
Shael (Level 29):
Weapon: +20% Increased Attack Speed
Armor/Helmet: 20% Faster Hit Recovery
Shield: 20% Faster Block Rate
Upgrade Recipe: Sol + Sol + Sol + Chipped Sapphire
Dol (Level 31):
Weapon: Hit Causes Monster to Flee 25%
Armor/Helmet/Shield: Replenish Life +7
Upgrade Recipe: Shael + Shael + Shael + Chipped Ruby
Hel (–):
Weapon: Requirements -20%
Armor/Helmet/Shield: Requirements -15%
Upgrade Recipe: Dol + Dol + Dol + Chipped Emerald
Io (Level 35):
All: +10 to Vitality
Upgrade Recipe: Hel + Hel + Hel + Chipped Diamond
Lum (Level 37):
All: +10 to Energy
Upgrade Recipe: Io + Io + Io + Flawed Topaz
Ko (Level 39):
All: +10 to Dexterity
Upgrade Recipe: Lum + Lum + Lum + Flawed Amethyst
Fal (Level 41):
All: +10 to Strength
Upgrade Recipe: Ko + Ko + Ko + Flawed Sapphire
Lem (Level 43):
Weapon: 75% Extra Gold From Monsters
Armor/Helmet/Shield: 50% Extra Gold From Monsters
Upgrade Recipe: Fal + Fal + Fal + Flawed Ruby
Pul (Level 45):
Weapon: +75% Damage to Demons, +100 Attack Rating Against Demons
Armor/Helmet/Shield: +30% Enhanced Defense
Upgrade Recipe: Lem + Lem + Lem + Flawed Emerald
Um (Level 47):
Weapon: 25% Chance of Open Wound
Armor/Helmet: All Resistances +15
Shield: All Resistances +22
Upgrade Recipe: Pul + Pul + Flawed Diamond
Mal (Level 49):
Weapon: Prevent Monster Heal
Armor/Helmet/Shield: Magic Damage Reduced by 7
Upgrade Recipe: Um + Um + Topaz
Ist (Level 51):
Weapon: 30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Armor/Helmet/Shield: 25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Upgrade Recipe: Mal + Mal + Amethyst
Gul (Level 53):
Weapon: 20% Bonus to Attack Rating
Armor/Helmet/Shield: 5% to Maximum Poison Resist
Upgrade Recipe: Ist + Ist + Sapphire
Vex (Level 55):
Weapon: 7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Armor/Helmet/Shield: 5%
- Farming runes requires patience, as drop rates for higher-tier runes can be very low, potentially requiring thousands of runs and tens of thousands of kills.
- Don't focus solely on farming one type of item to avoid burnout. Mix up your farming routes and targets.
- The upgrade hierarchy of runes is mostly determined by the order of upgrade, but generally, higher level runes are higher up on the hierarchy.
- When upgrading runes, ensure you have the correct type and quality of gem as specified in the upgrade recipes for runes beyond the initial tiers.
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