Hel Rune
A Hel Rune is a low tier rune that can be socketed into armor and weapons in Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction and Diablo 2 Resurrected.
A Hel Rune does not require any level to use.
The primary use of Hel Runes, beside Runewords, is removing Gems, Runes, and Jewels from socketed items.
| Mods | |
| Weapon | Requirements -20% |
| Armor | Requirements -15% |
| Shield | Requirements -15% |
| Sources | |
| Countess | Nightmare and above |
| Hellforge | Nightmare |
| Treasure Class | Act 1 (N) Good |
| Cube | 3 Dol Rune + Chipped Emerald |
| Runewords | |
| Original | |
| 1.10 | |
| 1.11 | |
| 2.4 | |
| 3.0 | |
| Cube Recipes | |
| Other | Io RuneClear Sockets on Item |
| Prev/Next | |
Effects
- Weapon: Requirements -20%
- Armor: Requirements -15%
- Shield: Requirements -15%
A Hel Rune requires level 0 to use. When you socket an item with a Hel Rune, you increase the level requirement to level 0, unless it was already higher.
How to get Hel Runes
- The Countess on Nightmare difficulty and above has a chance to drop Hel Runes
- The Hellforge on Nightmare difficulty has a 1/11 chance to drop a Hel Rune as quest reward
- The Act 1 (N) Good and higher Treasure Classes can drop Hel Runes
- Transmute 3
Dol Runes and a Chipped Emerald in the Horadric Cube
Runewords
A Hel Rune 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
- Doom: hel + ohm + um + lo + cham in Axe, Polearm or Hammer
- Obedience: hel + ko + thul + eth + fal in Polearm or Spear
- Rift: hel + ko + lem + gul in Polearm or Scepter
- 1.11
- Myth: hel + amn + nef in Armor
- 2.4
- Unbending Will: fal + io + ith + eld + el + hel in Sword
- 3.0
- Authority: hel + shael + ral in Armor
Horadric Cube Recipes with Hel Rune Runes
Io Rune
Clear Sockets on Item
Drop Chance
A Hel Rune will drop from TC Runes 8, which is accessed through Runes 9, Act 1 (N) Good or Countess Rune (N). Learn more about Treasure Classes here.