Heart of the Oak Runeword
| Runes |     |
| Item Types | |
| Ladder Only? | No |
| Level Required | 55 |
| Patch | 1.10 - Current |
| Expansion | Lord of Destruction |
+3 to All Skills+40% Faster Cast Rate+75% Damage to Demons+100 to Attack Rating against DemonsAdds 3-14 Cold Damage7% Mana stolen per hit+10 to DexterityReplenish Life +20Increase Maximum Mana 15%All Resistances +30 to 40Level 18 Oak Sage (85/85 Charges) | |
Heart of the Oak (HotO) is a Diablo 2 Resurrected Runeword created by combining Ko + Vex + Pul + Thul into 4 socket Staff or Mace. It requires at least level 55 to equip. Heart of the Oak was first released in patch 1.10.
Often abbreviated as HOTO, this Runeword is the most obvious choice for almost any caster build. It is a Druid-themed mace or staff Runeword useful to Hammerdins, Elemental Sorceresses, and Elemental Druids. It is most often used by caster builds because of its +3 to All Skills, high bonus to Faster Cast Rate, and All Resistances.
Keep in mind that for Runewords, maces do not include the hammers, clubs, and scepters of the mace class. The only mace, and by extent one-handed weapon, this Runeword can be made in, is the Flail (and its exceptional and elite variant). It is best made in a Flail, because this base has the lowest strength requirement of all the one-handed options.
It is a relatively cheap endgame option, because it only requires a vex rune, the cheapest high-rune.
