Runestone & Glyph Crafting

Learn how to craft and utilize Runestones and Glyphs to enhance your gear in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Discover recipes, materials, and strategic uses for these powerful enhancements.

Runestones and Glyphs are powerful enchantments that can be socketed into your gear to provide various bonuses. Crafting them requires specific diagrams and materials found throughout the world.

Crafting Runestones and Glyphs:

1. Obtain Diagrams: Find Runestone and Glyph diagrams from merchants, treasure chests, or as quest rewards.
2. Gather Materials: Each diagram lists the required crafting components. These can include ores, monster parts, and other alchemical ingredients.
3. Visit a Craftsman: Take the diagram and materials to an Armorer or Blacksmith. They will have the option to craft the Runestone or Glyph for you.

Using Runestones and Glyphs:

• Item Slots: Weapons and armor have a certain number of empty slots.
• Socketing: Interact with an Armorer or Blacksmith to socket a crafted Runestone or Glyph into an available slot on your gear.
• Bonuses: Each Runestone and Glyph provides a specific bonus, such as increased attack power, sign intensity, or resistances. Combining them strategically can significantly boost Geralt's effectiveness.
• Removal: Runestones and Glyphs can be removed from gear, often at a cost, allowing you to transfer them to better equipment.