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Project Diablo 2 runewords
Search the index below for a runeword name, rune order, socketed base and required level. It contains 111 base-specific entries from the official wiki, checked 28 October 2026. Filter by equipment group, maximum level or a named class-specific base, then open the source for stats and exceptions.
I used the wiki table as the data and the New Runewords page for the definition of new. That page says new is versus Lord of Destruction 1.13, not versus Diablo II: Resurrected. A runeword you remember from Resurrected can be “new” here, or missing. I check the wiki row before I tell anyone to socket a base.
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Runeword lookup
111 base-specific entries transcribed from the official wiki on 28 October 2026. This is a single-source index, not an independently confirmed recipe database. Open the linked entry for its current stats and base restrictions, especially entries marked *. Different bases can share a runeword name.
Data: Project Diablo 2 Wiki, All Runewords, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes here: recipe fields reorganized into a searchable index; no stat tables copied.
The class filter finds named class-specific bases. It does not rank builds or exclude general equipment usable by that class.
111 entries
| Name / source | Base | Runes in order | Required level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadir | 2-Socket Helms | Nef • Tir | 13 |
| Radiance | 3-Socket Helms | Nef • Sol • Ith | 27 |
| Lore | 2-Socket Helms | Ort • Sol | 27 |
| Deception | 3-Socket Helms | Fal • Amn • Hel | 41 |
| Wisdom | 3-Socket Helms | Pul • Ith • Eld | 45 |
| Delirium | 3-Socket Helms | Lem • Ist • Io | 51 |
| Flickering Flame | 3-Socket Helms | Nef • Pul • Vex | 55 |
| Dream | 3-Socket Helms - also see Dream (Shield) | Io • Jah • Pul | 65 |
| Ferocity | 3-Socket Helms | Zod • Cham • Shael | 69 |
| Stealth | 2-Socket Chests | Tal • Eth | 17 |
| Peace | 3-Socket Chests | Shael • Thul • Amn | 29 |
| Myth | 3-Socket Chests | Hel • Amn • Nef | 25 |
| Finesse | 3-Socket Chests | Nef • Ral • Dol | 31 |
| Smoke | 2-Socket Chests | Nef • Lum | 37 |
| Hustle | 3-Socket Chests | Shael • Ko • Eld | 39 |
| Lionheart | 3-Socket Chests | Hel • Lum • Fal | 41 |
| Treachery | 3-Socket Chests | Shael • Thul • Lem | 43 |
| Wealth | 3-Socket Chests | Lem • Ko • Tir | 43 |
| Enlightenment | 3-Socket Chests | Pul • Ral • Sol | 45 |
| Duress | 3-Socket Chests | Shael • Um • Thul | 47 |
| Stone | 4-Socket Chests | Shael • Um • Pul • Lum | 47 |
| Gloom | 3-Socket Chests | Fal • Um • Pul | 47 |
| Bone | 3-Socket Chests | Sol • Um • Um | 47 |
| Prudence | 2-Socket Chests | Mal • Tir | 49 |
| Rain | 3-Socket Chests | Ort • Mal • Ith | 49 |
| Principle | 3-Socket Chests | Ral • Gul • Eld | 53 |
| Fortitude | 4-Socket Chests - also see Fortitude (Weapon) | El • Sol • Dol • Lo | 59 |
| Bramble | 4-Socket Chests | Ral • Ohm • Sur • Eth | 61 |
| Dragon | 3-Socket Chests - also see Dragon (Shield) | Sur • Lo • Sol | 61 |
| Chains of Honor | 4-Socket Chests | Dol • Um • Ber • Ist | 63 |
| Enigma | 3-Socket Chests | Jah • Ith • Ber | 65 |
| Innocence | 4-Socket Chests | Gul • Lem • Zod • Hel | 69 |
| Ancients' Pledge | 3-Socket Shields | Ral • Ort • Tal | 21 |
| Spirit | 4-Socket Shields - also see Spirit (Sword/Staff) | Tal • Thul • Ort • Amn | 25 |
| Rhyme | 2-Socket Shields | Shael • Eth | 29 |
| Splendor | 2-Socket Shields | Eth • Lum | 37 |
| Sanctuary | 3-Socket Shields | Ko • Ko • Mal | 49 |
| Exile | 4-Socket Shields (was just 4-Socket Paladin Shields) | Vex • Ohm • Ist • Dol | 57 |
| Epiphany | 4-Socket Shields | Lo • Ith • Lo • Ist | 59 |
| Dragon | 3-Socket Shields - also see Dragon (Chest) | Sur • Lo • Sol | 61 |
| Dream | 3-Socket Shields - also see Dream (Helm) | Io • Jah • Pul | 65 |
| Phoenix | 4-Socket Shields - also see Phoenix (Weapon) | Vex • Vex • Lo • Jah | 65 |
| Shattered Wall | 4-Socket Paladin Shields | Zod • Jah • Ral • Cham | 69 |
| Ancient's Scripture | 2-Socket Quivers | Tal • Ort | 21 |
| Ancient's Foresight | 2-Socket Quivers | Ral • Thul | 23 |
| Echo | 2-Socket Quivers - also see Echo (Weapon) | Sol • Dol | 31 |
| Steel | 2-Socket Swords/Axes/Tipped Maces/Claws/Throwing Weapons/Amazon Spears | Tir • El | 13 |
| Malice | 3-Socket Melee Weapons/Throwing Weapons | Ith • El • Eth | 15 |
| Leaf | 2-Socket Staves | Tir • Ral | 19 |
| Pattern | 3-Socket Claws | Tal • Ort • Tir | 21 |
| Zephyr | 2-Socket Bows/Crossbows/Throwing Weapons/Amazon Spears | Ort • Eth | 21 |
| Holy Thunder | 4-Socket Scepters | Eth • Ral • Ort • Tal | 21 |
| Neophyte | 2-Socket Orbs/Claws/Scepters/Clubs/Staves | Thul • Tir | 23 |
| Strength | 2-Socket Melee Weapons/Throwing Weapons | Amn • Tir | 25 |
| Edge | 3-Socket Bows/Crossbows | Tir • Tal • Amn | 25 |
| King's Grace | 3-Socket Scepters/Swords/Claws/Throwing Weapons | Amn • Ral • Thul | 25 |
| Spirit | 4-Socket Swords/Staves - also see Spirit (Shield) | Tal • Thul • Ort • Amn | 25 |
| Purity | 3-Socket Polearms/Spears/Staves/Bows/Crossbows | Amn • Eth • Thul | 25 |
| Insight | 4-Socket Staves/Polearms/Spears (Bows/Crossbows from Diablo 2: Resurrected not implemented) | Ral • Tir • Tal • Sol | 27 |
| Honor | 5-Socket Melee Weapons | Amn • El • Ith • Tir • Sol | 27 |
| Rampage | 4-Socket Polearms/Spears/Staves | Shael • El • Ith • Eth | 29 |
| Echo | 2-Socket Throwing Weapons - also see Echo (Quiver) | Sol • Dol | 31 |
| Black | 3-Socket Clubs/Hammers/Tipped Maces/Claws | Thul • Io • Nef | 35 |
| White | 2-Socket Wands | Dol • Io | 35 |
| Memory | 4-Socket Staves | Lum • Io • Sol • Eth | 37 |
| Harmony | 4-Socket Bows/Crossbows | Tir • Ith • Sol • Ko | 39 |
| Melody | 3-Socket Bows/Crossbows | Shael • Ko • Nef | 39 |
| Unbending Will | 6-Socket Swords | Fal • Io • Ith • Eld • El • Hel | 41 |
| Obedience | 5-Socket Polearms/Spears/Hammers | Hel • Ko • Thul • Eth • Fal | 41 |
| Passion | 4-Socket Weapons | Dol • Ort • Eld • Lem | 43 |
| Voice of Reason | 4-Socket Swords/Tipped Maces/Scepters/Bows/Crossbows | Lem • Ko • El • Eld | 43 |
| Lawbringer | 3-Socket Hammers/Scepters/Swords/Claws/Throwing Weapons | Amn • Lem • Ko | 43 |
| Loyalty | 3-Socket Spears*/Bows/Crossbows | Pul • Tir • Dol | 45 |
| Crescent Moon | 3-Socket Axes/Swords/Polearms/Spears/Scepters/Claws/Throwing Weapons | Shael • Um • Tir | 47 |
| Venom | 3-Socket Weapons | Tal • Dol • Mal | 49 |
| Oath | 4-Socket Swords/Axes/Tipped Maces | Shael • Pul • Mal • Lum | 49 |
| Rift | 4-Socket Scepters/Polearms/Spears/Swords | Hel • Ko • Lem • Gul | 53 |
| Kingslayer | 4-Socket Swords/Axes | Mal • Um • Gul • Fal | 53 |
| Heart of the Oak | 4-Socket Staves/Tipped Maces | Ko • Vex • Pul • Thul | 55 |
| Silence | 6-Socket Weapons | Dol • Eld • Hel • Ist • Tir • Vex | 55 |
| Death | 5-Socket Swords/Axes | Hel • El • Vex • Ort • Gul | 55 |
| Chaos | 3-Socket Claws | Fal • Ohm • Um | 57 |
| Call to Arms | 5-Socket Melee Weapons (Removed from Bows/Crossbows) | Amn • Ral • Mal • Ist • Ohm | 57 |
| Fortitude | 4-Socket Weapons - also see Fortitude (Armor) | El • Sol • Dol • Lo | 59 |
| Grief | 5-Socket Swords/Axes/Polearms* | Eth • Tir • Lo • Mal • Ral | 59 |
| Jealousy | 3-Socket Amazon Throwing Weapons | Lo • Gul • Thul | 59 |
| Wind | 2-Socket Melee Weapons/Throwing Weapons | Sur • El | 61 |
| Madness | 4-Socket Weapons | Sur • Mal • Vex • Shael | 61 |
| Wrath | 4-Socket Bows/Crossbows | Pul • Lum • Ber • Mal | 63 |
| Beast | 5-Socket Axes/Scepters/Hammers/Staves | Ber • Tir • Um • Mal • Lum | 63 |
| Eternity | 5-Socket Melee Weapons | Amn • Ber • Ist • Sol • Sur | 63 |
| Infinity | 4-Socket Polearms/Spears/Staves | Ber • Mal • Ber • Ist | 63 |
| Fury | 3-Socket Melee Weapons/Throwing Weapons | Jah • Gul • Eth | 65 |
| Famine | 4-Socket Axes/Hammers/Swords | Fal • Ohm • Ort • Jah | 65 |
| Faith | 4-Socket Bows/Crossbows | Ohm • Jah • Lem • Eld | 65 |
| Ice | 4-Socket Bows/Crossbows | Amn • Shael • Jah • Lo | 65 |
| Brand | 4-Socket Bows/Crossbows | Jah • Lo • Mal • Gul | 65 |
| Phoenix | 4-Socket Weapons - also see Phoenix (Shield) | Vex • Vex • Lo • Jah | 65 |
| Destruction | 5-Socket Swords/Polearms/Spears/Staves | Vex • Lo • Ber • Jah • Ko | 65 |
| Last Wish | 6-Socket Axes/Hammers/Swords/Staves | Jah • Mal • Jah • Sur • Jah • Ber | 65 |
| Rapture | 6-Socket Hammers | Vex • Jah • Lo • Ral • Ko • Mal | 65 |
| Plague | 3-Socket Weapons | Cham • Fal • Um | 67 |
| Mist | 5-Socket Bows/Crossbows | Cham • Shael • Gul • Thul • Ith | 67 |
| Dominion | 2-Socket Wands | Cham • Ohm | 67 |
| Doom | 5-Socket Axes/Hammers/Polearms/Spears/Staves/Scepters/Swords | Hel • Ohm • Um • Lo • Cham | 67 |
| Hand of Justice | 4-Socket Weapons | Sur • Cham • Amn • Lo | 67 |
| Pride | 4-Socket Polearms/Spears/Staves | Cham • Sur • Io • Lo | 67 |
| Asylum | 6-Socket Hammers/Two-Handed Swords/Polearms/Spears/Staves/Bows/Crossbows (all two-handed weapons except axes) | Gul • Cham • Hel • Jah • Dol • Um | 67 |
| Obsession | 6-Socket Staves | Zod • Ist • Lem • Lum • Io • Nef | 69 |
| Breath of the Dying | 6-Socket Weapons | Vex • Hel • El • Eld • Zod • Eth | 69 |
| Zenith | 5-Socket Polearms/Spears/Staves/Bows/Crossbows/Two-Handed Swords | Jah • Zod • Ort • Thul • Ral | 69 |
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How to use the filters
Search for a rune or name, select an equipment group and set your character’s level. The class filter searches class-specific base names; general weapons and armor may also suit your class. These fields come from one official source, not two independent confirmations. Check the linked wiki entry before socketing a valuable item.
- Pick the item base you own. A three-socket shield is not a three-socket armor.
- Read the required level before you spend the runes. The wiki prints it on the row.
- If the row is also on New Runewords, it is not in classic 1.13. That is the PD2-only set.
- Class pages do not invent a “best” runeword when the wiki row is the fact.
Ancients’ Pledge is a runeword
Ancients’ Pledge is Ral, Ort, and Tal in a three-socket shield. It shows up in boss-guide searches because the name sounds like the Ancients quest. It is not a boss. The uber ancients are on the boss page. The shield is on the wiki runeword row.
Watch
Travic beginner crafting walkthrough. Upload date (YouTube metadata, single source): 2024-11-02. Beginner's Crafting Guide for Project Diablo 2 on YouTube. The player loads only after you press play.
Questions
How many runewords does PD2 have?
This snapshot contains 111 base-specific entries. Some names appear on multiple bases, so that is not a count of unique runeword names. The official wiki is the only source for this index; follow its live entries for updates.
Are D2R runewords in PD2?
Not by assumption. New Runewords uses 1.13 as the baseline. Look up the name.
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Sources
Checked: 2026-10-28. Single-source claims are attributed; disagreements stay visible.
- Wiki Runewords — 2026-10-28 — Fetched 2026-10-28. Single official-wiki source family for detailed numeric rules; separate wiki pages are not independent confirmation.
- Wiki New Runewords — 2026-10-28 — Fetched 2026-10-28. Single official-wiki source family for detailed numeric rules; separate wiki pages are not independent confirmation.
- Wiki Ancients' Pledge — 2026-10-28 — Former standalone wiki URL returned 404. Replaced with verified Runeword Items anchor; recipe Ral–Ort–Tal, 3-socket shield, minimum level 21. Single wiki source.