El Rune
An El Rune is a low tier rune that can be socketed into armor and weapons in Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction and Diablo 2 Resurrected.
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| Mods | |
| Weapon | +50 to Attack Rating+1 to Light Radius |
| Armor | +1 to Light Radius+15 Defense |
| Shield | +1 to Light Radius+15 Defense |
| Sources | |
| Countess | Normal and above |
| Hellforge | Normal |
| Treasure Class | Act 2 Good |
| Cube | 3 Rune |
| Runewords | |
| Original | |
| 1.10 | |
| 2.4 | |
| Cube Recipes | |
| Other | Eld RuneNormal Armor |
| Prev/Next | |
Effects
- Weapon: +50 to Attack Rating, +1 to Light Radius
- Armor: +1 to Light Radius, +15 Defense
- Shield: +1 to Light Radius, +15 Defense
An El Rune requires level 11 to use. When you socket an item with an El Rune, you increase the level requirement to level 11, unless it was already higher.
How to get El Runes
- The Countess on Normal difficulty and above has a chance to drop El Runes.
- The Hellforge on Normal difficulty has a 1/11 chance to drop a El Rune as quest reward.
- The Act 2 Good and higher Treasure Classes can drop El Runes.
Runewords
An El Rune is used in the following Runewords:
- Original
- 1.10
- Breath of the Dying: Vex + Hel + El + Eld + Zod + Eth in Weapon
- Death: Hel + El + Vex + Ort + Gul in Sword or Axe
- Fortitude: El + Sol + Dol + Lo in Weapon or Body Armor
- Voice of Reason: Lem + Ko + El + Eld in Mace or Sword
- Wind: Sur + El in Melee Weapon
- 2.4
- Unbending Will: Fal + Io + Ith + Eld + El + Hel in Sword
Horadric Cube Recipes with El Runes
Upgrade Rune
Upgrade Low Quality Armor
Drop Chance
An El rune will drop from TC Runes 1, which is accessed through Runes 2 or Act 2 Good. Learn more about Treasure Classes here.