Assault
The primary hit deals 10% additional damage.
Guide · Runes
Write your power
Equipment rune capacity, activation sequences, the complete alphabet, and seven current runewords.
How it works
The runic cycle
A sequence built hit by hit
- Learn runes found in the inventory.
- Build a sequence outside a dungeon.
- Every eligible successful primary hit activates the next rune.
- An exact sequence charges its runeword.
- The next eligible hit triggers the word and restarts the cycle.
Reference damageThe hit’s offensive value before target defences
It includes the roll, critical hit, and offensive multipliers. Each derived runic effect is then mitigated separately by Armour or its matching resistance.
Equipment
Active sequence capacity
| Grade | Required pieces | Maximum capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | 1 | 1 |
| Soldier | 2 | 2 |
| Knight | 3 | 3 |
| Noble | 4 | 4 |
| Runic | 7 | 7 |
| Infernal | 5 | 5 |
Seven slots count
Right hand, left hand when holding a shield, head, torso, hands, feet, and belt contribute.
Capacity for each grade is limited by both equipped pieces and its cap. The best result is kept: seven Runic pieces open seven runes, while Infernal currently caps at five.
Library
The 26 runes
Barrier
Increases Armour by 10% for 3 seconds.
Celerity
Increases attack speed by 10% for 3 seconds.
Decline
Reduces the target’s Armour by 10% for 3 seconds.
Energy
Restores 10% of maximum Energy.
Fire
Deals 15% reference damage as fire.
Frost
Deals 10% as cold and slows by 10% for 3 seconds.
Haemorrhage
Deals 20% bleed damage over 5 seconds; applications stack.
Insight
Adds 5 critical-chance points to the primary hit.
Judgement
Deals 20% more damage below 50% target Health.
Fracture
The next basic attack always hits and ignores all reductions.
Life
Restores 10% of maximum Health.
Might
Increases Strength by 5 for 3 seconds.
Negation
Reduces all incoming damage by 10% for 3 seconds.
Wave
Deals 20% physical damage to other enemies within 2 m.
Poison
Deals 20% poison damage over 5 seconds; applications stack.
Quintessence
Amplifies the next numerical value from one rune by 35%.
Rage
Adds 50% to the hit, then the hero takes 25% of reference damage.
Support
Restores 5% of maximum Health and Energy.
Thunder
Deals 6% damage to up to two nearby enemies.
Urgency
Increases movement speed by 10% for 3 seconds.
Vigour
Increases Vitality by 5 for 3 seconds.
Will
Increases Intelligence by 5 for 3 seconds.
Protection
Adds 5 block points for 3 seconds.
Echo
After 0.5 seconds, repeats 20% reference damage without triggering a proc.
Zeal
Reduces all active skill cooldowns by 1 second.
Combinations
The 7 runewords
I · C · E
Frozen Strike
+30% reference damage as cold and a 25% slow for 3 seconds.
A · S · H
Ash Wound
75% burn over 5 seconds. A target that dies while burning explodes for 30% within 2 m.
H · E · A · L
Restoration
Immediately restores 20% of the hero’s maximum Health.
F · I · R · E
Firestorm
100% fire damage within 3 m, then 40% burn damage over 4 seconds.
D · E · A · T · H
Death Sentence
+75% to the hit, then executes a surviving non-boss target at or below 30% Health.
P · O · I · S · O · N
Poison Nova
100% poison damage over 5 seconds within 2 m; applications stack independently.
I · N · F · E · R · N · O
Inferno
200% fire damage within 3 m, then 100% burn damage over 5 seconds.