In the base Diablo 2, end-game builds revolved around certain unique weapons and armor. The expansion added Act 5 and a complete shake-up of the game with the addition of runes. Runes and runewords were introduced in Diablo 2's expansion Lord of Destruction in 2001. + to Vitality (+0.Runes and the runewords they create when combined properly are a powerful part of your arsenal in Diablo 2: Resurrected. Plague (was present in vanilla, but disabled)ĥ0% Chance to Cast Level 20 Chain Lightning when you Kill an Enemyĥ0% Chance to Cast Level 20 Lightning when you Kill an Enemy (Non-Staves Only)ġ5% Chance to Cast Level 20 Lightning on Casting (Staves Only).Pattern (was present in vanilla, but disabled).Obedience can be made in Hammers (in addition to Polearms and now Spears).Voice of Reason can be made in Bows/Crossbows (in addition to Swords/Tipped Maces).Insight can be made in Scepters (in addition to Staves/Polearms and now Spears).Doom can be made in Swords/Scepters (in addition to Axes/Hammers/Polearms and now Spears/Staves).Rift can be made in Swords (in addition to Scepters/Polearms and now Spears).Famine can be made in Swords (in addition to Axes/Hammers).Claws can now also be used to make: Steel, King's Grace, Black, Lawbringer, Crescent Moon.Staves can now also be used to make: Spirit, Beast, Infinity, Destruction, Last Wish, Doom, Pride.All runewords that can be made in Polearms can now also be made in Spears ( Crescent Moon, Insight, Obedience, Rift, Infinity, Destruction, Doom, Pride).Many weapon runewords can be made in additional bases:.Great Maul, Martel de Fer, Thunder Maul.War Hammer, Battle Hammer, Legendary Mallet.To help differentiate the Mace super-type and Mace sub-type, the latter is called 'Tipped Maces' instead. Clubs, Tipped Maces, and Hammers are all commonly referred to as Maces, but Clubs/Hammers are not part of the (Tipped) Mace sub-type.Scepters are not part of the (Tipped) Mace sub-type.Wands/Orbs are not part of the Staff sub-type.Note that the in-game tooltips can sometimes be incorrect since they refer to weapon 'super-types' rather than the 'sub-types' that are relevant in most scenarios. Blink is the same as Teleport, except it costs no mana and doesn't temporarily reduce spell damage.% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items ( % per Character Level) % Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (1% per Character Level) + to Strength (+0.75 per Character Level)

They cannot be made in magic/ rare/ crafted/ unique/ set items. Runewords can only be made in regular items ( ethereal or non-ethereal), and the socket count must be exact.

Diablo 2 1.13 runewords