Rune Farming Priority Guide

Optimize your Summoners War monsters by prioritizing rune farming. Learn which rune sets like Fatal and Energy offer the best early-game stat bonuses for your .

Prioritizing rune farming is essential for optimizing your monster's performance in Summoners War. The most crucial aspect of rune farming is understanding the set bonuses and the main stats that benefit each monster type. For early-game progression, focusing on the Fatal set (increases Attack Power) and Energy set (increases HP) is generally recommended. These can be farmed effectively in early stages of Cairos Dungeon, such as Garen Forest for Energy runes and some early Fatal runes.

As you progress, you'll want to farm more specialized runes. The Swift set (increases Speed) is vital for almost every monster, especially those that rely on going first or applying debuffs. Farming Swift runes is often done in the Wind Dungeons. For damage dealers, the Blade set (increases Critical Rate) is a must-have to ensure consistent critical hits. This can be found in the Fire Dungeons. Defensive monsters often benefit from the Guard set (increases Defense) or Focus set (increases Accuracy), which can be farmed in their respective elemental dungeons.

The ultimate goal is to farm runes from higher levels of Cairos Dungeon, particularly Giants' Keep (for the all-important Violent set, which grants extra turns) and Dragon's Lair (for the Swift and Rage sets). These dungeons drop 5-star and 6-star runes with better main stats and substats. When farming, always aim for runes that match your monster's primary role. A damage dealer needs Attack%, Critical Rate%, and Critical Damage%. A tank needs HP% and Defense%. A support monster might need Speed, HP%, and Resistance. Don't be afraid to use lower-quality runes temporarily to get your monsters functional, but always strive to upgrade to better ones as you progress.