Links to individual types of socketed items will appear at the top of each section, or you can use this hub guide to browse them: These feature the best Runewords for getting a head start on leveling!Īnd, we now have comprehensive guides to socketed base items that you can use to make your Runewords.
We also have a guide for the best Leveling Runewords under level 30. If you need more information about individual Runes, including how to acquire them, upgrade them, remove them, and farm them, please see our separate guide: Blizzard will not restore gear or Runes because you made a mistake! There's no going back once you've put the Runes in, there's no removing them without destroying all your Runes. Runes must be inserted into the correct type of gear, in the correct order, or else it will not create a Runeword and give bonuses. Runewords must be created and inserted carefully into armor and the correct type of weapons. They are not usable for Classic players who choose not to use the expansion. Runewords are only available for players who are using the full Expansion mode of D2:R, which includes the Lord of Destruction (LoD) expansion. It also presents a complete lists of all known Runewords. This guide will explain how to use Runewords, what kinds of gear will accept them, and how to create them. The most commonly used weapon for this rune word is a flail, because of the low requirements (note, not all mace-class weapons work hammers do not work).Īdds 3-14 Cold Damage, 3 sec.Welcome to Wowhead's guide to Runewords in Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.7 & Ladder Season 4. The weapon's melee damage does not affect the result since it is a caster weapon that is mostly used by Hammerdins, Elemental Druids, Fire Sorceresses, Lightning Sorceresses, and sometimes Trap Assassins (Dual claws or Spirit Phase Blades are still more popular for this build). Although a bit expensive, this is a very useful rune word for any caster class. Usually abbreviated to HOTO, Heart of the Oak is a Druid-themed flail or staff rune word.
1.10–current Heart of the Oak is the rune word ' Ko Vex Pul Thul' for staves or maces in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.