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Diablo 2 Best Starter Runewords

This list includes Diablo 2 Best Starter Runewords for early-mid level characters. They will greatly simplify levelling, and their main advantage is the availability of new players who have not yet managed to get high-tier runes. You will receive most of these runes for completing quests:

  • The Forgotten Tower (Act I)
  • Hell’s Forge (Act IV)
  • Rescue on Mount Arreat (Act V)

Diablo 2 Rune Farming Guide

Many of the runes you need will drop out during levelling, and the missing ones will be easy to knock out by farming Countess (Act I, Forgotten Tower level 5th in the Black Marsh) or chests in Lower Kurast (Act III).

How to create Runeword, as well as their full list, you can see here. And below you can see the list of Diablo 2 Best Starter Runewords.

Runeword List


Helm


Lore (2 socket Headgear, Level Required: 27)
Ort + Sol
+1 to All Skills
+10 to Energy
Lightning Resist +30%
Damage Reduced by 7
+2 to Mana after each Kill
+2 to Light Radius


Armor


Stealth (2 socket Armor, Level Required: 17)
Tal + Eth
+25% Faster Run/Walk
+25% Faster Casting Rate
+25% Faster Hit Recovery
+6 to Dexterity
Regenerate Mana 15%
+15 Maximum Stamina
Poison Resist +30%
Magic Damage Reduced by 3


Peace (3 socket Armor, Level Required: 29)
Shael + Thul + Amn
4% Chance To Cast Level 5 Slow Missiles When Struck
2% Chance To Cast level 15 Valkyrie On Striking
+2 To Amazon Skill Levels
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
+2 To Critical Strike
Cold Resist +30%
Attacker Takes Damage of 14


Shield


Spirit (4 socket Shields, Level Required: 25)
Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn
+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)
Cold Resist +35%
Lightning Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
Attacker Takes Damage of 14


Rhyme (2 socket Shields, Level Required: 29)
Shael + Eth
+40% Faster Block Rate
20% Increased Chance of Blocking
Regenerate Mana 15%
All Resistances +25
Cannot be Frozen
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items


Weapon


Steel (2 socket Swords, Axes or Maces, Level Required: 13)
Tir + El
+25% Increased Attack Speed
+20% Enhanced Damage
+3 to Minimum Damage
+3 to Maximum Damage
+50 to Attack Rating
50% Chance of Open Wounds
+2 to Mana after each Kill
+1 to Light Radius


Malice (3 socket Melee Weapons, Level Required: 15)
Ith + El + Eth
+33% Enhanced Damage
+9 to Maximum Damage
-25% Target Defense
+50 to Attack Rating
100% Chance of Open wounds
Prevent Monster Heal
-100 to Monster Defense Per Hit
Drain Life -5


Leaf (2 socket Staves, Level Required: 19)
Tir + Ral
+3 to Fire Skills
Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
+3 to Inferno (Sorceress Only)
+3 to Warmth (Sorceress Only)
+3 to Fire Bolt (Sorceress Only)
+(2*Clvl) Defence (Based on Character Level)
Cold Resist +33%
+2 to Mana after each Kill


Zephyr (2 socket Bows and Crossbows, Level Required: 21)
Ort + Eth
7% Chance to Cast Level 1 Twister When Struck
+25% Faster Run/Walk
+25% Increased Attack Speed
+33% Enhanced Damage
-25% Target Defense
+66 to Attack Rating
Adds 1-50 lightning damage
+25 Defense


Holy Thunder (4 socket Scepters, Level Required: 23)
Eth + Ral + Ort + Tal
+60% Enhanced Damage
+10 to Maximum Damage
-25% Target Defense
Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
Adds 21-110 Lightning Damage
+75 Poison Damage over 5 secs
+3 to Holy Shock (Paladin Only)
+5% to Maximum Lightning Resist
Lightning Resist +60%
Level 7 Chain Lightning (60 charges)


Strength (2 socket Melee Weapons, Level Required: 25)
Amn + Tir
+35% Enhanced Damage
7% Life stolen per hit
25% Chance of Crushing Blow
+20 to Strength
+10 to Vitality
+2 to Mana after each Kill


Spirit (4 socket Swords, Level Required: 25)
Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn
+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)
Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
Adds 3-14 Cold Damage (3 Sec,Normal)
+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds
7% Life Stolen Per Hit


Insight (4 socket Polearms or Staves, Level Required: 27)
Ral + Tir + Tal + Sol
Level 12-17 Meditation Aura When Equipped (varies)
+35% Faster Cast Rate
+200-260% Enhanced Damage (varies)
+9 To Minimum Damage
180-250% Bonus to Attack Rating (varies)
Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds
+1-6 To Critical Strike (varies)
+5 To All Attributes
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items


Honor (5 socket Melee Weapons, Level Required: 27)
Amn + El + Ith + Tir + Sol
+1 to all skills
+160% Enhanced Damage
+9 to Minimum Damage
+9 to Maximum Damage
+250 Attack Rating
7% Life Stolen per Hit
25% Deadly Strike
+10 to Strength
Replenish life +10
+2 to Mana after each Kill
+1 to Light Radius


Black (3 socket Clubs, Hammers or Maces, Level Required: 35)
Thul + Io + Nef
+15% Increased Attack Speed
+120% Enhanced Damage
+200 to Attack Rating
Adds 3-14 Cold Damage (3 sec)
40% Chance of Crushing Blow
Knockback
+10 to Vitality
Magic Damage Reduced By 2
Level 4 Corpse Explosion (12 Charges)


The list of all Diablo 2 Runewrolds and Diablo 2 Resurrected Runes you can see via the links in this sentence.

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