ort rune

An Ort rune is a low tier rune that can be socketed into armor and weapons in Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction and Diablo 2 Resurrected. An Ort rune provides Lightning Resist +35% when inserted in shields or off-hands, Lightning Resist +30% in body armor and headgear, and Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage in weapons.

Ort runes are mostly wanted for their use in the Spirit runeword and for repairing and recharging weapons.

You can cube 3 Ral runes together to get an Ort rune. You can also obtain an Ort rune from nightmare countess. You can get an Ort rune from the normal hellforge quest.

An Ort rune requires level 21 to use. When you socket an item with an Ort rune, you increase the level requirement to level 21, unless it was already higher.

Clvl 21

low rune

weaponAdds 1-50 Lightning Damagearmor/helmLightning Resist +30%shieldLightning Resist +35%

rune sources
Countess:	Nightmare and above
Hellforge:	Normal
Treasure class:	Act 4 Good
Cube:	3 Ral Rune

Horadric cube recipes with ort runes

upgrade rune

upgrade rare weapon

repair weapon

repair and recharge armor

Crafting recipes with ort runes

Blood Axe

Caster Armor

Caster Gloves

Hitpower Gloves

Safety Boots

Drop Chance

An Ort rune will drop from TC Runes 5, which is accessed through Runes 6 or Act 4 Good. Learn more about Treasure Classes here.

Act 4 Good

Runes 5

There are 11 runewords that contain an ort rune

list of all runewords in Diablo 2 made with an ort rune
Runeword	Sockets	Allowed Bases	Runeword Recipe	Level	Stats
Ancients' Pledge	3 sockets	any shield	ral + ort + tal	21	+50% Enhanced DefenseCold Resist +43%Lightning Resist +48% (ort)Fire Resist +48% (ral)Poison Resist +48% (tal)10% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
Holy Thunder	4 sockets	scepter	eth + ral + ort + tal	21	+60% Enhanced Damage+10 to Maximum Damage-25% Target Defense (eth)Adds 5-30 Fire Damage (ral)Adds 21-110 Lightning Damage (ort)+75 Poison Damage over 5 seconds (tal)+3 to Holy Shock (Paladin Only)+5% to Maximum Lightning ResistLightning Resist +60%Level 7 Chain Lightning (60 charges)
Zephyr	2 sockets	missile weapon	ort + eth	21	7% Chance to Cast Level 1 Twister When Struck+25% Faster Run/Walk+25% Increased Attack Speed+33% Enhanced Damage-25% Target Defense (eth)+66 to Attack RatingAdds 1-50 lightning damage (ort)+25 Defense
Pattern	3 sockets	hand to hand	tal + ort + thul	23	+30% Faster Bock Rate+40-80% Enhanced damage (varies)10% Bonus to Attack RatingAdds 17-62 Fire DamageAdds 1-50 Lightning Damage (ort)Adds 3-14 Cold Damage (thul)+75 Poison Damage over 5 seconds (tal)+6 to Strength+6 to DexterityAll Resistances +15
Spirit	4 sockets	sword, any shield	tal + thul + ort + amn	25	+2 To All Skills+25-35% Faster Cast Rate (varies)+55% Faster Hit Recovery+250 Defense Vs. Missile+22 To Vitality+89-112 To Mana (varies)+3-8 Magic Absorb (varies)ShieldsCold Resist +35% (thul)Lightning Resist +35% (ort)Poison Resist +35% (tal)Attacker Takes Damage of 14 (amn)SwordsAdds 1-50 Lightning Damage (ort)Adds 3-14 Cold Damage (thul)+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds (tal)7% Life Stolen Per Hit (amn)
Lore	2 sockets	helm	ort + sol	27	+1 to All Skills+10 to EnergyLightning Resist +30% (ort)Damage Reduced by 7 (sol)+2 to Mana after each Kill+2 to Light Radius
Ground	3 sockets	helm	shael + io + ort	35	+20% Faster Hit Recovery (shael)+75% to +100% Enhanced Defense+10 to Vitality (io)Increase Maximum Life 5%Lightning Resist +40% to +60%Lightning Absorb +10% to +15%
Passion	4 sockets	weapon	dol + ort + eld + lem	43	+25% Increased Attack Speed+160-210% Enhanced Damage (varies)50-80% Bonus To Attack Rating (varies)+75% Damage To Undead (eld)+50 To Attack Rating Against Undead (eld)Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage (ort)+1 To Berserk+1 To ZealHit Blinds Target +10Hit Causes Monster To Flee 25% (dol)75% Extra Gold From Monsters (lem)Level 3 Heart of Wolverine (12 Charges)
Rain	3 sockets	armor	ort + mal + ith	49	5% Chance To Cast Level 15 Cyclone Armor When Struck5% Chance To Cast Level 15 Twister On Striking+2 To Druid Skills+100-150 To Mana (varies)Lightning Resist +30% (ort)Magic Damage Reduced By 7 (mal)15% Damage Taken Goes to Mana (ith)
Death	5 sockets	sword, axe	hel + el + vex + ort + gul	55	Indestructible100% Chance To Cast Level 44 Chain Lightning When You Die25% Chance To Cast Level 18 Glacial Spike On Attack+300-385% Enhanced Damage (varies)20% Bonus To Attack Rating (gul)+50 To Attack Rating (el)Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage (ort)7% Mana Stolen Per Hit (vex)50% Chance of Crushing Blow(0.5*Clvl)% Deadly Strike (Based on Character Level)+1 To Light Radius (el)Level 22 Blood Golem (15 Charges)Requirements -20% (hel)
Famine	4 sockets	axe, hammer	fal + ohm + ort + jah	65	+30% Increased Attack Speed+320-370% Enhanced Damage (varies) (ohm)Ignore Target's Defense (jah)Adds 180-200 Magic DamageAdds 50-200 Fire DamageAdds 51-250 Lightning Damage (ort)Adds 50-200 Cold Damage12% Life Stolen Per HitPrevent Monster Heal+10 To Strength (fal)