tal rune

A Tal 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 Tal rune provides Poison Resist +35% when inserted in shields or off-hands, Poison Resist +30% in body armor and headgear, and +75 Poison damage over 5 seconds in weapons.

Tal runes are mostly wanted for their use in the Spirit runeword and their many cubing recipes.

You can cube 3 Ith runes together to get a Tal rune. You can also obtain a Tal rune from normal countess.

A Tal rune requires level 17 to use. When you socket an item with a Tal rune, you increase the level requirement to level 17, unless it was already higher.

Clvl 17

low rune

weapon+75 Poison damage over 5 secondsarmor/helmPoison Resist +30%shieldPoison Resist +35%

rune sources
Countess:	normal and above
Hellforge:	n/a
Treasure class:	act 3 good and above
Cube:	3 ith

There are 7 runewords that contain a tal rune

list of all runewords in Diablo 2 made with a tal rune
Runeword	Sockets	Allowed Bases	Runeword Recipe	Level	Stats
Stealth	2 sockets	body armor	tal + eth	17	Magic Damage Reduced By 3+6 To Dexterity+15 To Maximum StaminaPoison Resist +30% (tal)Regenerate Mana 15% (eth)25% Faster Run/Walk25% Faster Cast Rate25% Faster Hit Recovery
Ancient's Pledge	3 sockets	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 secs+3 to Holy Shock (Paladin Only)+5% to Maximum Lightning ResistLightning Resist +60%Level 7 Chain Lightning (60 charges)
Edge	3 sockets	missile weapon	tir + tal + amn	25	Level 15 Thorns Aura When Equipped+35% Increased Attack Speed+320-380% Damage To Demons (varies)+280% Damage To Undead+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds (tal)7% Life Stolen Per Hit (amn)Prevent Monster Heal+5-10 To All Attributes (varies)+2 To Mana After Each Kill (tir)Reduces All Vendor Prices 15%
Spirit	4 sockets	shield, sword	tal + thul + ort + amn	25	Both+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 (3 Sec) (thul)+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds (tal)7% Life Stolen Per Hit (amn)
Insight	4 sockets	polearm, staff	ral + tir + tal + sol	27	Level 12-17 Meditation Aura When Equipped (varies)+35% Faster Cast Rate+200-260% Enhanced Damage (varies)+9 To Minimum Damage (sol)180-250% Bonus to Attack Rating (varies)Adds 5-30 Fire Damage (ral)+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds (tal)+1-6 To Critical Strike (varies)+5 To All Attributes+2 To Mana After Each Kill (tir)23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Venom	3 sockets	weapon	tal + dol + mal	49	Ignore Target's Defense+273 Poison Damage Over 6 Seconds (tal)7% Mana Stolen Per HitPrevent Monster Heal (mal)Hit Causes Monster To Flee 25% (dol)Level 13 Poison Nova (11 Charges)Level 15 Poison Explosion (27 Charges)

Horadric cube recipes with tal runes

transmute 3 tal runes to create a ral rune
transmute normal body armor, a tal rune, a thul rune, and a perfect topaz to create a socketed body armor of the same type
transmute normal shield, a tal rune, an amn rune, and a perfect ruby to create a socketed shield of the same type
transmute normal unique armor, a tal rune, an shael rune, and a perfect diamond to create an exceptional unique armor of the same type