Rune Scepter

Scepter (Normal)Rune Scepter (Exceptional)Mighty Scepter (Elite)

Rune Scepter

Item Level: 31
Speed Modifier: +0
Range: +0

Damage: 13 to 24
Durablity: 50 of 50
Required Strength: 58
Required Level: 19
Socketed (0 to 2)

A Rune Scepter can spawn with up to 3 individual Paladin skill bonuses with +1 to +3 each. These bonuses will keep the item normal, and still allow runewords to be created with it.

Smite and Holy Shield cannot spawn on a Rune Scepter as a staffmod.

A superior Rune Scepter can also spawn with 2 of the following bonuses:

+5% to +15% Enhanced Damage
Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%
+1 to +3 to Attack Rating

Unique and Set Rune Scepters

Zakarum's Hand

Magic Rune Scepters worth keeping

Most magic Rune Scepters are sold or dropped, but these are worth keeping. The stats shown are the rolls that make them valuable.

Rose Branded Rune Scepter of the Apprentice: +3 Combat Skills and 10% faster cast rate; best with +3 Blessed Hammer, Fist of the Heavens or Concentration on top.

How to upgrade a Rune Scepter

Transmute a Low Quality Rune Scepter, an Eld Rune, and any Chipped Gem to create a Normal Quality Rune Scepter.

How to add sockets to a Rune Scepter

You can add sockets to a Rune Scepter by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 2 sockets (if the iLevel is high enough), the maximum. You can also add sockets with the following horadric cube recipe. This recipes will not work for low or superior quality items.

Transmute a Rune Scepter, a Ral Rune, an Amn Rune, and a Perfect Amethyst to create a socketed Rune Scepter.

This recipes will add between 1 and 2 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 2, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.

Amount of sockets for a Rune Scepter
Roll	Sockets	Odds
1	1 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
2	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
3	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
4	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
5	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
6	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)

The maximum amount of sockets an item can roll with depends on the iLevel of the item. The iLevel is equal to the monster level (mLevel) the item dropped from, the mLevel is equal to the area level (aLevel). Champions will have an mLevel of aLevel+2, Uniques and their minions aLevel+3, and Super Uniques will have a predefined mLevel.

possible sockets for a Rune Scepter
iLvl 0-25	iLvl 26-40	iLvl 41 and up
2	2	2

Vendors that sell Rune Scepters

What each vendor sells of a Rune Scepter per difficulty, and from which character level (cLvl). A vendor can also sell it in place of another item in Nightmare and Hell (from level 26), or on a small chance as the exceptional or elite version of one. The last column says from which level it can roll as Rose Branded Rune Scepter of the Apprentice.

Vendor	How	Magic	cLvl	Worth keeping
AkaraSmall chance, in place of Scepter	Small chance, in place of Scepter	2–6	always	cLvl 70+
DrognanSmall chance, in place of Scepter	Small chance, in place of Scepter	3–7	always	cLvl 70+
OrmusSmall chance, in place of Scepter	Small chance, in place of Scepter	0–3	always	cLvl 70+

Runewords you can make in a Rune Scepter

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Runeword	Sockets	Bases	Runes	Level	Stats
Strength (original)	2 Sockets	Melee Weapon	Amn Tir	25	7% Life stolen per hit ()25% Chance of Crushing Blow+20 to Strength+10 to Vitality+2 to Mana after each Kill ()+35% Enhanced Damage
Wind (1.10)	2 Sockets	Melee Weapon	Sur El	61	10% Chance to cast level 9 Tornado on striking+20% Faster Run/Walk+40% Increased Attack Speed+15% Faster Hit Recovery-50% Target Defense+50 to Attack Rating ()Hit Blinds Target +1 ()+1 to Light Radius ()Level 13 Twister (127/127 Charges)+120 to 160% Enhanced Damage

Compared to other Scepters

Table of base stats
Name	Mindam	Maxdam	Speed	Reqstr	Durability	Level	Levelreq	Max Sockets
Rune Scepter	13	24		58	50	31	19	2
Holy Water Sprinkler	14	36	10	76	60	40	25	3
Divine Scepter	16	38	-10	103	70	45	25	5

Prefixes that can spawn on Scepters

All Prefixes
Name	Property	Affix Level	Level Req	Item Types	Rarity	Group
Cruel	+201 to 300% Enhanced Damage	51	43	Weapon	Magic only	105
Cruel	+201 to 300% Enhanced Damage	56	48	Weapon	Magic and Rare	105
Ferocious	+101 to 200% Enhanced Damage	41	33	Weapon	Magic and Rare	105

Suffixes that can spawn on Scepters

All Suffixes
Name	Property	Affix Level	Level Req	Item Types	Rarity	Group
of Piercing	Ignore Target's Defense	25	18	Staves And Rods	Magic and Rare	3
of Piercing	Ignore Target's Defense	25	18	Staves And Rods, Knife, Hand to Hand	Magic and Rare	4
of Puncturing	-10 to -20 to Monster Defense Per Hit	6	4	Melee Weapon	Magic and Rare	4