Grief Runeword
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| Runes |      |
| Item Types | |
| D2R Ladder Only? | No |
| RotW Ladder Only? | No |
| Level Required | 59 |
| Patch | 1.10 - Current |
| Expansion | Lord of Destruction |
35% Chance to cast level 15  Venom on striking+30 to 40% Increased Attack SpeedDamage +340 to 400Ignore Target's Defense-25% Target Defense+1.875% Damage to Demons (Based on Character Level)Adds 5-30 Fire Damage-20 to 25% to Enemy Poison Resistance20% Deadly StrikePrevent Monster Heal+10 to 15 Life after each Kill+2 to Mana after each Kill | |
Grief is a Diablo 2 Resurrected Runeword created by combining Eth + Tir + Lo + Mal + Ral into 5 socket Sword or Axe. It requires at least level 59 to equip. Grief was first released in patch 1.10.
Grief is the best melee Runeword without a doubt. The main reason why Grief outclasses all other weapons is because of its flat damage boost. This damage boost is not visible in the character screen or on the weapon itself, so your damage wll be much higher in reality. This allows you to make Grief in a very fast but low damage weapon, like a phase blade. This damage boost is also one of the only modifiers that work with a Paladin's Smite attack.
On top of that, it provides a significant boost to increased attack speed, makes you ignore target's defenses and has 20% chance of deadly strike. Besides all its overpowering abilities, it's not even super expensive, with the highest and only high rune required being the Lo rune. This puts Grief in the top 1 spot of Overpowered Runewords.
Grief Bases
| Sword3 | DamageDmg | SpeedSpeed | StrStr | DexDex | LvlLvl | Earliest drop with 5 OSDrops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phase BladeLvl 54 | 31 – 35 | -30 | 25 | 136 | 54 | |
 Colossus SwordLvl 60 | 1H26 – 702H61 – 121 | 10 | 182 | 95 | 60 | |
 Colossus BladeLvl 63 | 1H25 – 652H58 – 115 | 5 | 189 | 110 | 63 | |
| Axe7 | DamageDmg | SpeedSpeed | StrStr | DexDex | LvlLvl | Earliest drop with 5 OSDrops |
 Ettin AxeLvl 52 | 33 – 66 | 10 | 145 | 45 | 52 | |
 War SpikeLvl 59 | 30 – 48 | -10 | 133 | 54 | 59 | |
 Berserker AxeLvl 64 | 24 – 71 | 0 | 138 | 59 | 64 | |
 Silver-edged AxeLvl 48 | 62 – 110 | 0 | 166 | 65 | 48 | |