Runes

The runes below are in order of rarity. There are thirty-three in all, and the level requirement for using one is listed to the far right, with the exception of the Hel rune (which has no level requirement). Runes have different properties when inserted into sockets in armor as opposed to in weapons. Your bonus to magic-find does not affect the ability to find a rune - with runes, everyone has an equal chance. The most valued runes are usually from SOL (#12) on up. MAL (#23), though harder to find for instance, is not used in any current patch 1.09 runeword, so will not be as highly desired as the rune UM (#22) right now. However, Blizzard is supposed to be adding more words in the major patch 1.10.

Three runes of the same type, from the 1st to the 9th rune, can be inserted into the Horadric Cube to upgrade to the next level rune, just as gems can.

Rune Words

To the right on the linkbar are the Rune Word combinations, from names beginning with A-M, followed by N-Z.

Rune Words list all of the runes necessary to socket into an item, in the exact order they are to be placed. It doesn't matter which slot you put the rune into, just the order that you place them. The item needs to have exactly the same number of sockets as the Rune Word in order for the bonus to work.

Rune Words will always retain the bonuses of each individual rune, along with the extra Rune Word bonuses. Even if you improperly make a Rune Word, you'll still receive the bonuses from each of the runes.

Updated with patch 1.09 Statistics

	#	Rune	Weapon Stats	Armor, Helm & Shield Stats	Level
	1	El	+50 To Attack Rating, +1 Light Radius	+15 Defense, +1 To Light Radius	11
	2	Eld	+75% Damage to Undead, +50 Attack Rating Against Undead	15% Slower Stamina Drain, 7% Increased Chance of Blocking (Shields)	11
	3	Tir	+2 To Mana After Each Kill	+2 To Mana After Each Kill	13
	4	Nef	Knockback	+30 Defense Vs. Missile	13
	5	Eth	-25% Target Defense	Regenerate Mana 15%	15
	6	Ith	+9 To Maximum Damage	15% Damage Taken Goes to Mana	15
	7	Tal	+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds	Poison Resist 30%, Poison Resist 35% (Shields)	17
	8	Ral	Adds 5-30 Fire Damage	Fire Resist 30%, Fire Resist 35% (Shields)	19
	9	Ort	Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage	Lightning Resist 30%, Lightning Resist 35% (Shields)	21
	10	Thul	Adds 3-14 Cold Damage - 3 Second Duration	Cold Resist 30%, Cold Resist 35% (Shields)	23
	11	Amn	7% Life Stolen Per Hit	Attacker Takes Damage of 14	25
	12	Sol	+9 To Minimum Damage	Damage Reduced by 7	27
	13	Shael	20% Increased Attack Speed	20% Faster Hit Recovery, 20% Faster Block Rate (Shields)	29
	14	Dol	Hit Causes Monster to Flee 25%	Replenish Life +7	31
	15	Hel	Requirements -20%	Requirements -15%	0
	16	Io	+10 to Vitality	+10 to Vitality	35
	17	Lum	+10 to Energy	+10 to Energy	37
	18	Ko	+10 to Dexterity	+10 to Dexterity	39
	19	Fal	+10 to Strength	+10 to Strength	41
	20	Lem	75% Extra Gold From Monsters	50% Extra Gold From Monsters	43
	21	Pul	+75% Damage to Demons, +100 Attack Rating Against Demons	+30% Enhanced Defense	45
	22	Um	25% Chance of Open Wounds	All Resistances +15% (Armor & Helms), +22% (Shields)	47
	23	Mal	Prevent Monster Heal	Magic Damage Reduced by 7	49
	24	Ist	30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	51
	25	Gul	20% Bonus to Attack Rating	5% to Maximum Poison Resist	53
	26	Vex	7% Mana Stolen Per Hit	5% to Maximum Fire Resist	55
	27	Ohm	+50% Enhanced Damage	5% to Maximum Cold Resist	57
	28	Lo	20% Chance of Deadly Strike	5% to Maximum Lightning Resist	59
	29	Sur	Hit Blinds Target	Maximum Mana +5%, +50 to Mana (Shields)	61
	30	Ber	20% Chance of Crushing Blow	Damage Reduced by 8%	63
	31	Jah	Ignore Target's Defense	Increase Maximum Life +5%, +50 to Life (Shields)	65
	32	Cham	Hit Freezes Target	Cannot be Frozen	67
	33	Zod	Indestructible	Indestructible	69