Mal Rune
A Mal Rune is a mid tier rune that can be socketed into armor and weapons in Diablo2: Lord of Destruction and Diablo 2 Resurrected.
A Mal Rune requires level 49 to use. When you socket an item with a Mal Rune, you increase the level requirement to level 49, unless it was already higher.
| Mods | |
| Weapon | Prevent Monster Heal |
| Armor | Magic Damage Reduced by 7 |
| Shield | Magic Damage Reduced by 7 |
| Sources | |
| Countess | Hell and above |
| Hellforge | Hell |
| Treasure Class | Act 5 (N) Good |
| Cube | 2 Um Rune + Topaz |
| Runewords | |
| Original | |
| 1.10 | |
| 1.11 | |
| 2.6 | |
| Cube Recipes | |
| Other | Ist RuneRenewed Black Cleft |
| Prev/Next | |
Effects
- Weapon: Prevent Monster Heal
- Armor: Magic Damage Reduced by 7
- Shield: Magic Damage Reduced by 7
A Mal Rune requires level 49 to use. When you socket an item with a Mal Rune, you increase the level requirement to level 49, unless it was already higher.
How to get Mal Runes
- The Countess on Hell difficulty and above has a chance to drop Mal Runes
- The Hellforge on Hell difficulty has a 1/11 chance to drop a Mal Rune as quest reward
- The Act 5 (N) Good and higher Treasure Classes can drop Mal Runes
- Transmute 2
Um Runes and a Topaz in the Horadric Cube
Runewords
A Mal Rune Rune is used in the following Runewords:
- Original
- Venom: tal + dol + mal in Weapon
- 1.10
- Beast: ber + tir + um + mal + lum in Axe, Scepter or Hammer
- Brand: jah + lo + mal + gul in Missile Weapon
- Call to Arms: amn + ral + mal + ist + ohm in Weapon
- Grief: eth + tir + lo + mal + ral in Sword or Axe
- Infinity: ber + mal + ber + ist in Polearm or Spear
- Kingslayer: mal + um + gul + fal in Sword or Axe
- Last Wish: jah + mal + jah + sur + jah + ber in Sword, Hammer or Axe
- Oath: shael + pul + mal + lum in Sword, Axe or Mace
- Prudence: mal + tir in Armor
- Sanctuary: ko + ko + mal in Any Shield
- Wrath: pul + lum + ber + mal in Missile Weapon
- 1.11
- Rain: ort + mal + ith in Armor
- 2.6
- Mosaic: mal + gul + amn in Hand to Hand
Horadric Cube Recipes with Mal Rune Runes
Drop Chance
A Mal Rune will drop from TC Runes 12, which is accessed through Runes 13, Act 5 (N) Good or Countess Rune (H). Learn more about Treasure Classes here.






