Zathong

Hey, I’m Zathong and this guide is about Runes in Diablo 2. Runes are small stones inscribed with magical glyphs that can be inserted into Socketed Items. Let’s just get into the details below!

Diablo 2 rune list

Depending on whether you socket a weapon or an armor component, different runes may apply. Runes show in Orange lettering and can be used to produce Crafted Items.

Name	Lvl	Weapon	Armor/Helm/Shields
El	11	+50 to Attack Rating +1 Light Radius	+15 Defense +1 to Light Radius
Eld	11	+75% Damage to Undead +50 Attack Rating Against Undead	15% Slower Stamina Drain 7% Increased Chance of Blocking (Shields)
Tir	13	+2 to Mana after each kill	+2 to Mana after each kill
Nef	13	Knockback	+30 Defense vs. Missile
Eth	15	-25% to target defense	Regenerate Mana 15%
Ith	15	+9 to maximum damage	15% Damage taken goes to Mana
Tal	17	+75 Poison Damage over 5 seconds	Poison resistance 30% Poison resistance 35% (Shields)
Ral	19	Adds 5-30 Fire Damage	Fire Resistance 30% Fire Resistance 35% (Shields)
Ort	21	Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage	Lightning Resistance 30% Lightning Resistance 35% (Shields)
Thul	23	Adds 3-14 Cold Damage	Cold Resistance 30% Cold Resistance 35% (Shields)
Amn	25	7% Stolen per hit	Attacker takes damage of 14
Sol	27	+9 to Minimum damage	Damage reduced by 7
Shael	29	20% Increased Attack Speed	20% Faster Hit Recovery 20% Faster Block Rate (Shields)
Dol	31	Hit causes monster to flee 25%	Replenish Life +7
Hel	–	Requirements -20%	Requirements -15%
Io	35	+10 to Vitality	+10 to Vitality
Lum	37	+10 to Energy	+10 to Energy
Ko	39	+10 to Dexterity	+10 to Dexterity
Fal	41	+10 to Strength	+10 to Strength
Lem	43	75% Extra Gold from Monsters	50% Extra gold from Monsters
Pul	45	+75% Damage to Demons +100 Attack Rating against Demons	+30% Enhanced Defense
Um	47	25% Chance of Open Wounds	All Resistances +15 All Resistances +22 (Shields)
Mal	49	Prevent Monster Heal	Magic Damage Reduced by 7
Ist	51	30% Better Chance of getting Magic Items	25% Better chance of getting magic items
Gul	53	20% Bonus to Attack Rating	5% To Maximum Poison Resistance
Vex	55	7% Mana stolen per hit	5% to Maximum Fire Resistance
Ohm	57	+50% Enhanced Damage	5% to Maximum Cold Resistance
Lo	59	20% Deadly Strike	5% to Maximum Lightning Resistance
Sur	61	Hit Blinds target	Maximum Mana 5% +50 to Mana (Shields)
Ber	63	20% Chance of Crushing Blow	Damage reduced by 8%
Jah	65	Ignore Target’s Defense	Increase Maximum Life 5% +50 Life (Shields)
Cham	67	Freeze Target +3	Cannot be Frozen
Zod	69	Indestructible	Indestructible

The unique quality of runes is that, when combined with other elements to form what are known as runewords, they can bestow magical abilities on their own.

Read more:

• Where to Farm Runes in Diablo 2
• Diablo 2 Build
• Diablo 2 Tier List
• Diablo 2 Meta
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• Diablo 2 Set Items
• Diablo 2 Weapons
• Diablo 2 Leaderboards
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