All the runes (and what they do)

Summary

  • Ritual runes generate offerings to activate invocation runes: they balance offerings for optimal effect.

  • Combining ritual and invocation runes creates rune words with specific effects in Diablo 4.

  • The Vessel of Hatred expansion added new runewords and updated existing ones, shaking up the Season 7 meta.

Many new mechanics have been added Diablo 4 with the first expansion, Vessel of Hateand the contents of the sixth season of Hatred Rising. New and returning features such as Mercenaries, the Dark Citadel raid, and the new Spiritborn class include the return of the Runes and Runewords system. When you combine a Ritual Rune and an Invocation Rune on a piece of equipment with two sockets, it will create a Runeword.

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The activation and effect of this runeword depends on the ritual rune and invocation rune used to create it. Pay close attention to the Offerings generated and requested by these Runes, as they affect how reliably you can activate yours Diablo 4 Runic word effect. After all, a ritual rune that only generates 5x bids won't do much to boost an invocation rune that requires 1000x.

Updated January 23, 2025 by Abigail Angell: The official start of the Season of Sorcery added three new runewords to Diablo 4: Nagu, Igni, and Chac. Also includes balance changes to 15 of the Runewords launched with Vessel of Hatred. These balance changes and new content, while expected after the addition of such an impactful mechanic, fundamentally change the meta in Season 7.

All ritual runes in Diablo 4

Each ritual rune D4: triggers and offerings generated

All Diablo 4 Rune Ritual Rune Icons

In Diablo 4All Ritual runes essentially function as activation runes. These runes have a bright yellow engraving e point upwards in your inventory, indicating that they should be placed in the Superior slot of your two-socket device.

When you perform the action listed on each ritual rune, it will generate a certain amount of Offerwhich contributes to the effect of a linked Invocation Rune. When you perform the action listed for each ritual rune enough times to reach the required offerings for your invocation rune, the invocation rune's effect will activate.

Name of the rune

Runic activator

Offer generated

Rarity

Ah

Lucky Strike: Chance increased by up to 100% against wounded enemies

10x Offers

Legendary

Bac

Travels 5 m

50x Offers

Legendary

Cem

Launch Evasion

75x Offers

Magic

Cir

Cast the same unchanneled ability 3 times in a row

50x Offers

Magic

Feo

Get injured while the crowd is controlled

1000x Offers

Rare

Igni

Stores that offer every 0.3 seconds. Cast a non-basic ability to gain the stored offering. (Up to 500 offers).

25x Offers

Legendary

Kaa

You lose 1% of your maximum life

2x Offers

Rare

Lith

Hold still for 0.3 seconds

25x Offers

Legendary

Moni

Cast 2 mobility or ghoulish abilities

100x Offers

Magic

Nagu

Keep at least 1 Summon active for 5 seconds, gaining an Offering for each, up to 6 Summons.

100x Offers

Legendary

Neo

Deal damage if you don't take any damage within 2 seconds

200x Offers

Rare

Noc

Inflict crowd control that isn't slow or cold

10x Offers

Rare

Little

Spend 5% of your maximum primary resource

5x Offers

Rare

Tam

Cast an unchanneled core ability

25x Offers

Legendary

Ur

Your minion or companion kills an enemy or dies

10x Offers

Magic

Xol

Summons an ability from another class

150x Offers

Legendary

Yax

Drink a healing potion

200x Offers

Magic

Yul

Cast an ability with a cooldown

50x Offers

Legendary

Zan

Cast an ultimate ability

150x Offers

Magic

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All invocation runes in Diablo 4

Each D4 invocation rune: effects, overflows and required offerings

All Diablo 4 Rune Invocation Rune Icons

All Invocation runes inside Diablo 4 they essentially function as effect or skill runes. These runes have a viola engraving e point downwards in your inventory, indicating that they should be placed in the Put the bottom to slot of your two-socket device.

When enough offerings are generated with your ritual rune for reach the requested Offers of your Invocation Rune, the Effect listed or the Ability granted on the Invocation Rune will activate. If you generate more Offerings than required for some Invocation Runes, Diablo 4 players will enhance the listed effect. This is called a Overflow Effect.

Most invocation runes cannot activate more than once per second, while some take two or even six seconds to recharge, such as runes that grant another class ability. Look at the purple buff on the buff bar to see how many offerings are needed to activate the listed effect.

Name of the rune

Rune effect

Overflow effect

Offer requested

Rarity

Yep

Summons a Wolf Spirit to attack enemies for 8 seconds

Summon more wolves

100x Offers

Magic

Chac

Summons Druid Lightning Bolts, striking a nearby enemy.

Generates more lightning

20x Offers

Rare

Eom

Reduce active cooldowns by 0.25 seconds

Recovery times further reduced

100x Offers

Legendary

Gar

Gain 2.5% Critical Chance for 5 seconds, up to 25%

Get more critical chance stacks

25x Offers

Magic

Yes

Replace your next dodge with the warlock's teleport, which further flashes, deals damage, and grants unstoppable

Store excess supply

250x Offers

Legendary

Kry

Summons the Spirit Vortex, dealing damage and attracting enemies

Increased vortex size

500x Offers

Rare

Lake

Summons the Barbarian's Defiant Shout, reducing damage taken

Increased duration

800x Offers

Rare

Lum

Restore 1 of your primary resources

Greater resource recovery

5x Offers

Magic

Encountered

You leave the Necromancer's Desecrated Ground behind for 3 seconds, dealing damage to enemies within

Increased duration

100x Offers

Magic

Mot

Gain a shadow from the Thief's Dark Cloak, reducing damage taken for each shadow

Get more shadows

150x Offers

Rare

Black

Summons the Rogue's counter cloak, gaining dodge, movement speed, unstoppable, and stealth

Increased duration

700x Offers

Rare

Ohm

Summons the Barbarian's enhanced war cry, increasing movement speed and damage dealt

Increased duration

500x Offers

Legendary

Or not

Summons the Druid's Dancing Bolts, which track down enemies

More Bolts have been generated

25x Offers

Magic

Qax

Your next non-basic Ability cast consumes all your primary resources, dealing up to 100% additional damage

increase in damage

400x Offers

Rare

Here

Restores an evasion charge and gains 10% movement speed for 5 seconds, stacking up to 50%

Increased duration

400x Offers

Magic

Que

Summons the Druid's Earthen Bulwark, granting you a Barrier

Increased duration

800x Offers

Rare

Tal

Summons the Spirit Child's Plague Swarm, dealing damage to enemies

Increased swarms have been generated

30x Offers

Magic

Theb

Summon the Necromancer's abominable Iron Maiden, counterattacking enemies and healing you when they die

Increases damage by 1% per offering

100x Offers

Magic

Tech

Summons Barbarian's Earthquake, dealing damage to enemies inside

Increased size

50x Offers

Magic

Thul

Summons the Sorcerer's Mystical Frost Nova, inflicting Freeze and Vulnerability on enemies

Increased size

400x Offers

Rare

Tonne

Summons the Sorcerer's Meteorites, dealing damage to enemies in their area

Increased meteorites spawned

20x Offers

Magic

Tun

Summons the Rogue's stun grenades, stunning and dealing damage to enemies

More grenades have been spawned

25x Offers

Magic

Tzic

Summons the Spiritborn's Stunning Strike, dealing damage and knocking down enemies

Damage increased by 1% per offer

200x Offers

Rare

Irritating

Gain +1 to all skills for 7 seconds

Increased skill ranks (up to 3)

150x Offers

Legendary

Wat

Summons the Necromancer's Horrific Decrepification, slowing and reducing enemy damage and allowing you to cast them

Increased duration

100x Offers

Rare

Xal

Gain 20% Max Life for 6 seconds

Get more Max Life

300x Offers

Rare

Xan

Your next skill roll will be a guaranteed overrun and critical hit

1% additional damage for 10 offers

700x Offers

Legendary

Yom

Summons the Druid's Petrification, stunning enemies and increasing critical hit damage against them

Increases stun duration

500x Offers

Legendary

Zec

Reduce your active ultimate cooldown by 1 second

Reduced cooldown

100x Offers

Rare

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Diablo IV: Vessel of Hate

Released

October 8, 2024

Type

Action RPG

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