Diablo 2 Runes Guide

Runes can be used to create Crafted Items.

Runes appear in Orange text.

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