Runes (Rift)  

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Main Attributes Resistances Roles Healing and Support Melee DPS Ranged Magical DPS Ranged Physical DPS Tank

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There are many types of Runes, and each type can have multiple tiers.

Runes are applied directly and permanently to weapons and armor, but can be overwritten. Each type of rune will specify what item it may be applied to. This is not to be confused with temporary rune effects, such as the Shrouded Rune, which will stack with permanent runes.

Many faction quartermasters will sell runes for a specific piece of weapon or armor which will require a certain Notoriety with that faction to purchase. For a listing of these, see Armor Runes.

The tiers of craftable runes are Dim, Glowing, Bright, Luminous, Radiant, Brilliant, Blazing, Incandescent, Gleaming, Auroral, and Empyrean. Every tier does not have every type of Rune.

Main Attributes

Name	Description	Dim	Glowing	Bright	Luminous	Radiant	Brilliant	Blazing	Incandescent	Gleaming	Auroral	Empyrean	Slots
Adamant Rune	Endurance												Totem, Shield
Adamant Rune	Endurance												Main Hand, Off Hand
Deft Rune	Dexterity												Chest, Shoulders
Indomitable Runeshard	Toughness												Chest
Insightful Rune	Intelligence												Chest, Shoulders
Potent Rune	Strength												Legs, Helmet
Resolute Rune	Endurance												Feet, Chest, Gloves
Sagacious Rune	Wisdom												Legs, Helmet

Resistances

Name	Description	Dim	Glowing	Bright	Luminous	Radiant	Brilliant	Blazing	Incandescent	Gleaming	Auroral	Empyrean	Slots
Air Resistance Rune	Air Resist												Chest, Shoulders
Earth Resistance Rune	Earth Resist												Chest, Shoulders
Fire Resistance Rune	Fire Resist												Chest, Shoulders
Water Resistance Rune	Water Resist												Chest, Shoulders
Life Resistance Rune	Life Resist												Chest, Shoulders
Death Resistance Rune	Death Resist												Chest, Shoulders

Roles

Healing and Support

Name	Description	Dim	Glowing	Bright	Luminous	Radiant	Brilliant	Blazing	Incandescent	Gleaming	Auroral	Empyrean	Slots
Calamitous Runeshard	Spell Critical Hit												One Hand, Ranged, Off Hand
Calamitous Rune	Spell Critical Hit												Two Handed
Icewall Rune	Healing spells may proc an ice ward around your target	Icewall Rune											Shield, Totem
Insightful Rune	Intelligence												Chest, Shoulders
Invigorating Rune	Damaging abilities may increase Spell and Melee Crit	Invigorating Rune											Two Handed
Lucid Rune	Wisdom and Spell Crit												Helmet
Ravaging Runeshard	Spell Critical Hit												One Hand, Ranged
Recondite Runeshard	Spell Power												Main Hand, Ranged, Off Hand, Seal
Recondite Rune	Spell Power												Two Handed
Sagacious Rune	Wisdom												Legs, Helmet
Savvy Runeshard	Hit												One Hand, Ranged, Off Hand
Savvy Rune	Hit												Two Handed
Sharp Rune	Spell Power and Hit												Legs, Helmet
Tenacious Rune	Endurance and Spell Power												Feet, Chest
Unblurring Rune	Wisdom and Spell Power												Legs

Melee DPS

Name	Description	Dim	Glowing	Bright	Luminous	Radiant	Brilliant	Blazing	Incandescent	Gleaming	Auroral	Empyrean	Slots
Accurate Rune	Attack Power and Hit												Legs, Helmet
Baneful Runeshard	Damaging abilities may curse target dealing Death damage												One Hand
Chilling Rune	Damaging abilities may reduce target movement speed	Chilling Rune											One Hand
Crushing Runeshard	Damaging abilities may reduce targets armor	Crushing Runeshard											Two Handed
Deft Rune	Dexterity												Chest, Shoulders
Devastating Runeshard	Physical Crit												One Hand, Ranged, Off Hand
Devastating Rune	Physical Crit												Two Handed
Intrepid Rune	Crit Power												Feet
Invigorating Rune	Damaging abilities may increase Spell and Melee Crit	Invigorating Rune											Two Handed
Potent Rune	Strength												Legs, Helmet
Smoldering Rune	Damaging abilities may proc 50 Fire damage	Smoldering Rune											Two Handed
Stalwart Rune	Strength and Attack Power												Legs

Ranged Magical DPS

Name	Description	Dim	Glowing	Bright	Luminous	Radiant	Brilliant	Blazing	Incandescent	Gleaming	Auroral	Empyrean	Slots
Baneful Runeshard	Damaging abilities may curse target dealing Death damage												One Hand
Calamitous Runeshard	Spell Critical Hit												One Hand, Ranged, Off Hand
Calamitous Rune	Spell Critical Hit												Two Handed
Dominating Rune	Intelligence and Spell Power												Chest
Insightful Rune	Intelligence												Chest, Shoulders
Invigorating Rune	Damaging abilities may increase Spell and Melee Crit	Invigorating Rune											Two Handed
Lucid Rune	Wisdom and Spell Crit												Helmet
Ravaging Runeshard	Spell Critical Hit												One Hand, Ranged
Recondite Runeshard	Spell Power												Main Hand, Ranged, Off Hand, Seal
Recondite Rune	Spell Power												Two Handed
Savvy Runeshard	Hit												One Hand, Ranged, Off Hand
Savvy Rune	Hit												Two Handed
Sharp Rune	Spell Power and Hit												Legs, Helmet
Tenacious Rune	Endurance and Spell Power												Feet, Chest
Unrelenting Rune	Intelligence and Spell Critical Hit												Shoulders
Unwavering Rune	Spell Critical Hit												Gloves

Ranged Physical DPS

Name	Description	Dim	Glowing	Bright	Luminous	Radiant	Brilliant	Blazing	Incandescent	Gleaming	Auroral	Empyrean	Slots
Accurate Rune	Attack Power and Hit												Legs, Helmet
Baneful Runeshard	Damaging abilities may curse target dealing Death damage												One Hand
Chilling Rune	Damaging abilities may reduce target movement speed	Chilling Rune											One Hand
Crushing Runeshard	Damaging abilities may reduce targets armor	Crushing Runeshard											Two Handed
Deft Rune	Dexterity												Chest, Shoulders
Destructive Runeshard	Physical Crit												One Hand, Ranged
Devastating Runeshard	Physical Crit												One Hand, Ranged, Off Hand
Devastating Rune	Physical Crit												Two Handed
Invigorating Rune	Damaging abilities may increase Spell and Melee Crit	Invigorating Rune											Two Handed
Petrifying Rune	Damaging abilities may root your target	Petrifying Rune											Shield, Totem
Precise Runeshard	Hit												One Hand, Ranged, Off Hand
Precise Rune	Hit												Two Handed
Rage Runeshard	Attack Power												One Hand, Ranged, Off Hand, Seal
Rage Rune	Attack Power												Two Handed
Smoldering Rune	Damaging abilities may proc 50 Fire damage	Smoldering Rune											Two Handed
Steadfast Rune	Physical Crit												Gloves
Vengeful Rune	Dexterity and Physical Crit												Shoulders
Wrathful Rune	Dexterity and Attack Power												Chest

Tank

Name	Description	Dim	Glowing	Bright	Luminous	Radiant	Brilliant	Blazing	Incandescent	Gleaming	Auroral	Empyrean	Slots
Adamant Rune	Endurance and Attack Power												One Hand, Off Hand
Chilling Rune	Damaging abilities may reduce target movement speed	Chilling Rune											One Hand
Crushing Runeshard	Damaging abilities may reduce targets armor	Crushing Runeshard											Two Handed
Deflection Rune	Endurance and Block												Shield
Devastating Runeshard	Physical Crit												One Hand, Ranged, Off Hand
Devastating Rune	Physical Crit												Two Handed
Elusive Rune	Parry												Gloves
Feral Rune	Blocking deals Life damage over time	Feral Rune											Shield
Glancing Rune	Deflect												One Hand, Off Hand
Hardy Rune	Endurance and Block												Chest
Indomitable Runeshard	Toughness												Chest
Mirroring Rune	Endurance and Deflect												Legs
Potent Rune	Strength												Legs, Helmet
Resolute Rune	Endurance												Feet, Chest, Gloves
Stalwart Rune	Strength and Attack Power												Legs
Tenacious Rune	Endurance and Spell Power												Feet, Chest
Thwarting Rune	Block												Shield
Tough Rune	Endurance and Dodge												Legs, Shoulders
Windshielding Rune	Damaging abilities may increase your Parry and Dodge	Windshielding Rune											One Hand

Note: Deflect (from Gleaming Glancing Rune and Auroral Mirroring Rune) is only useful to Rogue Tanks with Guardian mode on.

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