Runes

This page lists PD2 changes for insertables (runes, gems, jewels) relative to the vanilla game.

Runes

All runes are now stackable. Runes can be switched between their stacked and unstacked forms with shortcuts, and can only be placed in items when in their unstacked form.

For rune effects that have been changed, changes are shown in blue with the original effects shown in gray.

#	Rune	Name	Level	Weapon	Chest/Helm	Shield	Group
1		El	11	+50 to Attack Rating, +1 to Light Radius	+15 Defense, +1 to Light Radius	+15 Defense, +1 to Light Radius	Low
2		Eld	11	+75% Damage to Undead, +50 to Attack Rating against Undead	15% Slower Stamina Drain	7% Increased Chance of Blocking	Low
3		Tir	13	+2 to Mana after each Kill	+2 to Mana after each Kill	+2 to Mana after each Kill	Low
4		Nef	13	Knockback	+30 Defense vs. Missile	+30 Defense vs. Missile	Low
5		Eth	15	-25% Target Defense	Regenerate Mana 15%	Regenerate Mana 15%	Low
6		Ith	15	+9 to Maximum Damage	15% Damage Taken Gained as Mana when Hit	15% Damage Taken Gained as Mana when Hit	Low
7		Tal	17	+75 Poison Damage over 5 Seconds	Poison Resist +30%	Poison Resist +35%	Low
8		Ral	19	Adds 5-30 Fire Damage	Fire Resist +30%	Fire Resist +35%	Low
9		Ort	21	Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage	Lightning Resist +30%	Lightning Resist +35%	Low
10		Thul	23	Adds 3-14 Cold Damage	Cold Resist +30%	Cold Resist +35%	Low
11		Amn	25	7% Life Stolen per Hit	Attacker Takes Damage of 14	Attacker Takes Damage of 14	Low
12		Sol	27	+9 to Minimum Damage	Physical Damage Taken Reduced by 7	Physical Damage Taken Reduced by 7	Low
13		Shael	29	+20% Increased Attack Speed	+20% Faster Hit Recovery	+20% Faster Block Rate	Low
14		Dol	31	20% Enhanced Damage Hit Causes Monster to Flee 25%	Replenish Life +10 Replenish Life +7	Replenish Life +10 Replenish Life +7	Low
15		Hel	--	Requirements -20%	Requirements -15%	Requirements -15%	Mid
16		Io	35	+10 to Vitality	+10 to Vitality	+10 to Vitality	Mid
17		Lum	37	+10 to Energy	+10 to Energy	+10 to Energy	Mid
18		Ko	39	+10 to Dexterity	+10 to Dexterity	+10 to Dexterity	Mid
19		Fal	41	+10 to Strength	+10 to Strength	+10 to Strength	Mid
20		Lem	43	75% Extra Gold From Monsters	50% Extra Gold From Monsters	50% Extra Gold From Monsters	Mid
21		Pul	45	+75% Damage to Demons, +100 to Attack Rating against Demons	+30% Enhanced Defense	+30% Enhanced Defense	Mid
22		Um	47	10% Chance of Open Wounds, +120 Open Wounds Damage per Second 25% Chance of Open Wounds	All Resistances +15	All Resistances +22	Mid
23		Mal	49	Prevent Monster Heal	Magic Damage Taken Reduced by 7	Magic Damage Taken Reduced by 7	Mid
24		Ist	51	30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items 25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items 25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	Mid
25		Gul	53	20% Bonus to Attack Rating	+4% to Maximum Poison Resist +5% to Maximum Poison Resist	+4% to Maximum Poison Resist +5% to Maximum Poison Resist	Mid
26		Vex	55	7% Mana Stolen per Hit	+4% to Maximum Fire Resist +5% to Maximum Fire Resist	+4% to Maximum Fire Resist +5% to Maximum Fire Resist	High
27		Ohm	57	+45% Enhanced Damage +50% Enhanced Damage	+4% to Maximum Cold Resist +5% to Maximum Cold Resist	+4% to Maximum Cold Resist +5% to Maximum Cold Resist	High
28		Lo	59	20% Deadly Strike	+4% to Maximum Lightning Resist +5% to Maximum Lightning Resist	+4% to Maximum Lightning Resist +5% to Maximum Lightning Resist	High
29		Sur	61	+4 Life after each Kill Hit Blinds Target	Increase Maximum Mana 5%	+50 to Mana	High
30		Ber	63	20% Chance of Crushing Blow	Physical Damage Taken Reduced by 5% Physical Damage Taken Reduced by 8%	Physical Damage Taken Reduced by 5% Physical Damage Taken Reduced by 8%	High
31		Jah	65	Ignore Target's Defense	Increase Maximum Life 5%	+75 to Life +50 to Life	High
32		Cham	67	Freezes Target +3	Cannot Be Frozen	Cannot Be Frozen	High
33		Zod	69	Indestructible	Indestructible	Indestructible	High

The term "high rune" refers to any rune that cannot drop from the Hellforge quest, which is Vex or higher. It is not to be confused with the troublesomely-named "HR" unit of currency, which can be used with any sufficiently-valuable item rather than just high runes.

High runes typically form the core of market trading currencies due to their rarity and general usefulness, while upper "mid runes" (Lem through Gul) are close enough in value to be traded in a similar fashion, especially during the beginning of each ladder season. Below Lem, rune values are too low for individual runes to be practically referred to in terms of HRs, and are traded more often in bulk rather than as individual tokens of currency. Beyond runes, few items are used as ubiquitously as currency, with the most notable exception being Worldstone Shards.

Gems

Flawless and Perfect gems are now stackable. Flawless gems now begin dropping in Act 4 Normal, and Perfect gems can now drop in Hell.

Gem effects have not been changed from vanilla D2, but are included here for convenience.

Gem	Name	Level	Weapon	Chest/Helm	Shield
	Chipped Sapphire	1	Adds 1-3 Cold Damage	+10 to Mana	Cold Resist +12%
	Flawed Sapphire	5	Adds 3-5 Cold Damage	+17 to Mana	Cold Resist +16%
	Sapphire	12	Adds 4-7 Cold Damage	+24 to Mana	Cold Resist +22%
	Flawless Sapphire	15	Adds 6-10 Cold Damage	+31 to Mana	Cold Resist +28%
	Perfect Sapphire	18	Adds 10-14 Cold Damage	+38 to Mana	Cold Resist +40%
	Chipped Emerald	1	+10 Poison Damage over 3 Seconds	+3 to Dexterity	Poison Resist +12%
	Flawed Emerald	5	+20 Poison Damage over 4 Seconds	+4 to Dexterity	Poison Resist +16%
	Emerald	12	+40 Poison Damage over 5 Seconds	+6 to Dexterity	Poison Resist +22%
	Flawless Emerald	15	+60 Poison Damage over 6 Seconds	+8 to Dexterity	Poison Resist +28%
	Perfect Emerald	18	+100 Poison Damage over 7 Seconds	+10 to Dexterity	Poison Resist +40%
	Chipped Topaz	1	Adds 1-8 Lightning Damage	9% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	Lightning Resist +12%
	Flawed Topaz	5	Adds 1-14 Lightning Damage	13% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	Lightning Resist +16%
	Topaz	12	Adds 1-22 Lightning Damage	16% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	Lightning Resist +22%
	Flawless Topaz	15	Adds 1-30 Lightning Damage	20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	Lightning Resist +28%
	Perfect Topaz	18	Adds 1-40 Lightning Damage	24% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items	Lightning Resist +40%
	Chipped Ruby	1	Adds 3-4 Fire Damage	+10 to Life	Fire Resist +12%
	Flawed Ruby	5	Adds 5-8 Fire Damage	+17 to Life	Fire Resist +16%
	Ruby	12	Adds 8-12 Fire Damage	+24 to Life	Fire Resist +22%
	Flawless Ruby	15	Adds 10-16 Fire Damage	+31 to Life	Fire Resist +28%
	Perfect Ruby	18	Adds 15-20 Fire Damage	+38 to Life	Fire Resist +40%
	Chipped Amethyst	1	+40 to Attack Rating	+3 to Strength	+8 Defense
	Flawed Amethyst	5	+60 to Attack Rating	+4 to Strength	+12 Defense
	Amethyst	12	+80 to Attack Rating	+6 to Strength	+18 Defense
	Flawless Amethyst	15	+100 to Attack Rating	+8 to Strength	+24 Defense
	Perfect Amethyst	18	+150 to Attack Rating	+10 to Strength	+30 Defense
	Chipped Diamond	1	+28% Damage to Undead	+20 to Attack Rating	All Resistances +6
	Flawed Diamond	5	+34% Damage to Undead	+40 to Attack Rating	All Resistances +8
	Diamond	12	+44% Damage to Undead	+60 to Attack Rating	All Resistances +11
	Flawless Diamond	15	+54% Damage to Undead	+80 to Attack Rating	All Resistances +14
	Perfect Diamond	18	+68% Damage to Undead	+100 to Attack Rating	All Resistances +19
	Chipped Skull	1	2% Life Stolen per Hit, 1% Mana Stolen per Hit	Regenerate Mana 8%, Replenish Life +2	Attacker Takes Damage of 4
	Flawed Skull	5	2% Life Stolen per Hit, 2% Mana Stolen per Hit	Regenerate Mana 8%, Replenish Life +3	Attacker Takes Damage of 8
	Skull	12	3% Life Stolen per Hit, 2% Mana Stolen per Hit	Regenerate Mana 12%, Replenish Life +3	Attacker Takes Damage of 12
	Flawless Skull	15	3% Life Stolen per Hit, 3% Mana Stolen per Hit	Regenerate Mana 12%, Replenish Life +4	Attacker Takes Damage of 16
	Perfect Skull	18	4% Life Stolen per Hit, 3% Mana Stolen per Hit	Regenerate Mana 19%, Replenish Life +5	Attacker Takes Damage of 20

Jewels

Rare jewels now always get 4 affixes. Several jewel affixes have changed.

Also see: Unique Jewels