D2R Runeword Rolls
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Prepare the runes and a gray socketed item of the required type. The socket count must match exactly.
Insert each rune into the item's sockets, rather than transmuting it in the Cube. The runeword forms when you insert the final rune.
Compare the values you need. To remake it, remove the old runes and obtain a fresh full set of runes.
Getting started Spirit · Insight show the remaking process.
Shared rulesA target roll is not a usability requirement. Start with the breakpoint and equipment role you need. These tables focus on key variable modifiers.
First decide the FCR breakpoint and Mana sustain you need.
Spirit
First target to check Faster Cast Rate 35%
Meeting your required FCR breakpoint comes first. Once you have 35% FCR, compare Mana and Magic Absorb.
35% FCR alone does not mean every variable modifier is perfect. Check base modifiers separately, such as a Paladin shield’s innate resistances.
Insight
First target to check Level 17 Meditation · Also damage and Critical Strike for mercenaries
Meditation helps regenerate Mana. For a mercenary who attacks with the weapon, also check Enhanced Damage and Critical Strike.
Spears and polearms are different item types. Insight cannot be made in a spear.
Compare buff levels and All Resistances.
Call to Arms · CTA
First target to check Battle Orders +6 · three-skill target 6 / 6 / 4
Start with Battle Orders, which increases Life and Mana. The notation 6/6/4 means Battle Command / Battle Orders / Battle Cry in that order.
Battle Command rolls +2~6. A Barbarian's bonus from this oskill is capped at +3, so inspect the rolled values on another class.
Heart of the Oak · HOTO
First target to check All Resistances +40
+3 All Skills and 40% Faster Cast Rate are fixed. All Resistances is the key variable to compare when remaking it.
Hammers and scepters do not count as maces for this recipe. Check the Normal, Exceptional and Elite Flail family.
Self-use and mercenary use prioritize different modifiers.
Grief
First target to check Damage +400 · Increased Attack Speed 40%
Damage is a flat damage bonus, not percentage Enhanced Damage. Judge IAS against your weapon base and build's breakpoint.
Even a low IAS roll can meet your breakpoint. Do not erase a usable result solely because its number is lower.
Infinity
First target to check Self-use: Enemy Lightning Resistance −55% / Mercenary: Enhanced Damage
The level 12 Conviction Aura is fixed. The item's enemy lightning resistance reduction applies to its wearer's attacks; a mercenary's Infinity does not transfer this modifier to the player.
For mercenaries, compare weapon damage, attack speed and ethereal status. Do not use the same criteria as self-use.
Compare the bow base, aura and variable modifiers together.
Faith
First target to check Level 15 Fanaticism · All Skills +2
Fanaticism level and weapon base both affect attack-speed gearing. Also check the base's skill bonus on Amazon-only bows.
Even a lower Fanaticism level can meet the desired speed. First check whether the mercenary can equip the base and meet its requirements.
Harmony
First target to check Enhanced Damage 275% · Valkyrie +6
The level 10 Vigor Aura used for movement is fixed. Check Enhanced Damage if attacking with the bow, or Valkyrie if using the summon.
For movement alone, remaking it for maximum damage is unnecessary.
Assess offense and recovery separately for fire builds.
Phoenix
First target to check Level 15 Redemption · Enhanced Damage for your intended use
Redemption recovers Life and Mana. Enhanced Damage benefits physical attacks, not elemental spell damage.
Weapons and shields have different exclusive modifiers. The following rolls are shared; Enemy Fire Resistance reduction −28% is fixed.
Flickering Flame
First target to check Enemy Fire Resistance −15% · Level 8 Resist Fire Aura
For self-use on a fire build, start with Enemy Fire Resistance reduction. Also check the aura when offsetting a fire Sunder Charm's resistance penalty.
Compare the base's own skill modifiers and requirements, including those on Druid pelts.
Choose your intended use before spending high runes.
Breath of the Dying · BOTD
First target to check Enhanced Damage 400% · Life Leech 15%
Indestructible allows ethereal melee weapons. Compare the base's attack speed and damage alongside the variable rolls.
A Superior base's Enhanced Damage can be added to the display. Do not judge the runeword's own roll from displayed ED alone.
Doom
First target to check Enemy Cold Resistance −60%
Enemy Cold Resistance reduction matters for a cold caster using it directly. Also compare Enhanced Damage when using it for physical attacks.
The level 12 Holy Freeze Aura is fixed. Enemy resistance reduction and aura level are different modifiers.
Last Wish
First target to check Crushing Blow 70% · Enhanced Damage 375%
Check Crushing Blow and physical damage rolls. A Crushing Blow build and a weapon-damage build may prioritize different numbers.
Each attempt uses 3 Jah Runes, a Ber Rune and other runes. Compare your current result with the cost of fresh ingredients before remaking it.
Eternity
First target to check Enhanced Damage 310%
First decide whether your setup needs fixed features such as Indestructible and Revive charges. A high damage roll does not make it suitable for every build.
Choose the role and base before making it. Its high-rune cost makes repeated attempts expensive.
Socketed item + Hel Rune + 1 Scroll of Town Portal go into the Horadric Cube for transmutation.
The item and its socket count remain, but all inserted runes, gems and jewels are destroyed. Insert a fresh runeword set into the empty sockets in order.
Use a scroll, not a Tome of Town Portal. Removed runes are not returned.
Even with sockets, Magic , Rare , Set and Unique items cannot form runewords.
A 3-rune runeword does not form in 4-socket equipment.
Compare Superior, ethereal and class-specific base modifiers along with the rolls. Character level and Magic Find cannot guarantee a high roll.