Insight Runeword

Insight is a Diablo 2 Resurrected Runeword created by combining Ral + Tir + Tal + Sol into 4 socket Polearm, Staff or Missile Weapon. It requires at least level 27 to equip. Insight was first released in patch 1.10.

Insight is one of the most important progression runewords in Diablo 2 Resurrected because the

Meditation Aura almost completely solves mana sustain for caster builds.

Because the required runes are relatively cheap (all runes can be easily obtained from Nightmare Countess), players often reroll Insight to get level 17 Meditation aura. There is a 1/6 chance to roll level 17.

Best Insight Bases

Best Mercenary Bases

• Ethereal Thresher
• Ethereal Giant Thresher
• Ethereal Cryptic Axe

Thresher and Giant Thresher are popular because of their fast attack speed, while Cryptic Axe provides higher damage.

Best Early Game Bases

• Partizan
• Bill
• Poleaxe

These bases are easier to obtain during Normal and Nightmare progression, but really any 4-socket polearm you can find will do the trick. In very early ladder it can be handy to use Larzuk's Siege on Harrogath reward on a Voulge or Bill as this will guarantee a 4-socket base given the item level is higher than 25.

Note that Insight works in polearms, not spears!

Since Patch 2.4, Insight can also be made in Bows and Crossbows.

Mercenary Usage

Insight is most commonly used on Act 2 mercenaries because the

Meditation aura affects both the mercenary and the player.

Triple Prayer healing

A Prayer Act 2 mercenary can effectively apply Prayer’s healing three times when equipped with Insight and Cure:

1. The mercenary’s native
   
   Prayer aura restores life.
2. Insight provides
   
   Meditation, which uses Prayer as a synergy and adds another healing instance equal to Prayer’s healing.
3. Cure provides
   
   Cleansing, which also uses Prayer as a synergy and adds a third healing instance.

All three healing effects trigger once every two seconds, so the combination is commonly described as triple Prayer healing.

Iron Golem

Necromancers sometimes create an

Iron Golem from Insight to gain the Meditation aura while the golem survives, without using a mercenary weapon slot. This is especially popular on Summon Necromancers and caster-focused builds.