Diablo 2 Runes

Runes are small stones inscribed with magical glyphs that can be inserted into Socketed Items. Runes are different from other Insertable Items: not only do individual Runes have set magical properties, certain combinations (or Rune Words), when inserted into an item in the proper order, give that item even more wondrous abilities.

Common Runes
Runes are listed from most common to least common: El, Eld, Tir, Nef, Eth, Ith, Tal, Ral, Ort, Amn, Shael, and Thul are pretty common. You receive Ral, Ort and Tal as a quest reward in Act V. You shouldn't trade much for them since you can find them pretty easily with regular play. Don't fall for the "1 Shael or/+ Amn for 1 SOJ" scam. You can find these yourself. If you're thinking of freeing up space, throw those Runes away and save all Runes from Sol through Zod.

Semi-Rare Runes
Listed from most common to most rare: Sol, Dol, Hel, Io, Lum, Ko, Fal, Lem, Pul, Um. Some of these Runes are more valuable than others depending on their stats and how they are used in Rune Words or Crafted Recipes.

Extremely Rare Runes
Listed from most common to most rare: Mal, Ist, Gul, Vex, Ohm, Lo, Sur, Ber, Jah, Cham, Zod. Trade these for good stuff!

Rune Words
If the player puts certain combinations of Runes in the correct order into an item with exactly that number of sockets and of the correct item type, the item's name will change into a "unique" name, displayed in gold, and the item will acquire extra powers, depending on the "rune word" that was used. [Learn more about Rune Words]

Name	Weapon	Armor/Helms/Shields	Level
El	+50 To Attack Rating, +1 Light Radius	+15 Defense, +1 To Light Radius	11
Eld	+75% Damage To Undead, +50 Attack Rating Against Undead	15% Slower Stamina Drain/7% Increased Chance of Blocking(Shields)	11
Tir	+2 To Mana After Each Kill	+2 To Mana After Each Kill	13
Nef	Knockback	+30 Defense Vs. Missile	13
Eth	-25% To Target Defense	Regenerate Mana 15%	15
Ith	+9 To Maximum Damage	15% Damage Taken Goes to Mana	15
Tal	+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds	Poison Resist 30%/Poison Resist 35%(Shields)	17
Ral	Adds 5-30 Fire Damage	Fire Resist 30%/Fire Resist 35%(Shields)	19
Ort	Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage	Lightning Resist 30%/Lightning Resist 35%(Shields)	21
Thul	Adds 3-14 Cold Damage - 3 Second Duration	Cold Resist 30%/Cold Resist 35%(Shields)	23
Amn	7% Life Stolen Per Hit	Attacker Takes Damage of 14	25
Sol	+9 To Minimum Damage	Damage Reduced By 7	27
Shael	20% Increased Attack Speed	20% Faster Hit Recovery/20% Faster Block Rate(Shields)	29
Dol	Hit Causes Monster To Flee 25%	Replenish Life +7	31
Hel	Requirements -20%	Requirements -15%	-
Io	+10 To Vitality	+10 To Vitality	35
Lum	+10 To Energy	+10 To Energy	37
Ko	+10 To Dexterity	+10 To Dexterity	39
Fal	+10 To Strength	+10 To Strength	41
Lem	75% Extra Gold From Monsters	50% Extra Gold From Monsters	43
Pul	+75% Damage To Demons, +100 Attack Rating Against Demons	+30% Enhanced Defense	45
Um	25% Chance of Open Wounds	All Resistances +15(Armor/Helms) +22(Shields)	47
Mal	Prevent Monster Heal	Magic Damage Reduced By 7	49
Ist	30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	51
Gul	20% Bonus To Attack Rating	5% To Maximum Poison Resist	53
Vex	7% Mana Stolen Per Hit	5% To Maximum Fire Resist	55
Ohm	+50% Enhanced Damage	5% To Maximum Cold Resist	57
Lo	20% Deadly Strike	5% To Maximum Lightning Resist	59
Sur	Hit Blinds Target	Maximum Mana 5%/+50 To Mana (Shields)	61
Ber	20% Chance of Crushing Blow	Damage Reduced by 8%	63
Jah	Ignore Target's Defense	Increase Maximum Life 5%/+50 Life (Shields)	65
Cham	Freeze Target +3	Cannot Be Frozen	67
Zod	Indestructible	Indestructible	69

Someone
19 Nov 2011, 05:31

This is my e-mail: survivorrr@mail.bg..........write there :)

Someone
19 Nov 2011, 05:29

Pls help me....I want to play Diablo2 on Battle.net, but i can't......I have v1.13 Diablo2. Do i have to have some patchs or something else??? If yes, please tell me!!!!!

Someone
19 Nov 2011, 05:10

OK. There is a big chance of dropping runes at the Countess on HELL.......I got many good runes from her :) :) :) :) :)

A.F.K.
28 Jul 2011, 12:33

here u got some tips where to find stuff/runes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU29mvRv_dM&feature=related

jake
23 Jul 2011, 14:15

i need a zod rune my char is sexywoman a sorce

Snerwuol
14 Jul 2011, 11:44

I have a couple of hel runes - i can give to u

A.F.K.
20 Jun 2011, 13:50

http://www.diablowiki.com/Runes_%28Diablo_II%29 here u can see the drop chance

MastaFlex
13 Jun 2011, 10:43

I'm desperate for a hel rune. For some reason no one seems to have them atm.
I play on east ladder and if you have info on how to get a hel rune or are on east ladder and are willing to give or trade a hel rune i would be grateful.

lulyo82
23 May 2011, 22:13

dds

thalamon
10 Oct 2010, 09:56

having trouble upgrading runes. Does it have something to do with the reset, cause i don't think i was in the ladder b4, but i was upgrading runes just last week. So is this a bug?

A.F.K.
26 Jul 2010, 01:23

well the best way to find runes is ofc diablo runs ive found a vex and about 3 ists there

Cam
14 May 2010, 01:27

fail?
(im talking about the comment lol)

Adam
19 Apr 2010, 00:45

its almost impossible to get zod ive tryed
where would you get it

Rune Collector
01 Mar 2010, 23:11

Where is the best place to find runes?

jeannie
12 Jan 2010, 00:59

were can i get free hrs