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Rune Compendium

All effects assume you hit the right slot gates. Swap builds before every boss or mining session.

Rune slots require upgrades (+3/+6). NPC only embeds—you need the rune drop and gold/essence budget.

Last updated

Dec 6, 2025, 14:22 UTC

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YW

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Garbage → god

Slots 0→3

Slot count is the build multiplier

Secondary passives

Weapon vs armor

Rolls can change entire playstyles

Rune drops

1/5–1/35

Depends on enemy type

Runemaker access

Find the Runemaker in both hubs to socket or remove runes.

Runemaker (Stonewake)

Location: Central town square

Fedora NPC; handles rune embedding for early gear.

Runemaker (Forgotten Kingdom)

Location: Main plaza near Enhancer

Same service; closer to mid-game dungeons.

Rune catalog

Every rune we have confirmed so far with drop locations and build notes.

Mining / economy

Stack Miner shards on multi-slot picks.

Miner Shard

Random: Yield/Luck/Swift Mining/Mine Power

Drops: Delver Zombie 1/35; Bomber 1/15

3× Miner shard on Demonic Pick = insane ore flow.

Elemental DPS

Mix for PvE burn/poison/freeze setups.

Flame Spark

Applies burn on hit

Drops: Deathaxe Skeleton 1/35; Reaper 1/5; Blazing Slime 1/12

Best on Colossal swords for AoE burn

Venom Crumb

Applies poison

Drops: TBA future poison mobs

Expect longer duration DoT—pair with daggers

Frost Speck

Freezes

Drops: Snow Island (TBA)

Potential perma-freeze with fast weapons

Kinetic / sustain

High risk, high reward combat buffs.

Rage Mark

Berserk under 35% HP

Drops: Elite Rogue Skeleton 1/25

Stack with Minotaur low HP perk

Drain Edge

12% lifesteal +15% damage

Drops: Reaper 1/12

Best single rune for solo sustain

Utility / AoE

Explosions and crowd control.

Blast Chip

Creates explosion on hit

Drops: Bomber 1/10

Turn single-target weapons into farm tools

Chill Dust

Slow (snow status)

Drops: Future frost mobs

Soft control for PvE

Secondary passives

These passive rolls define whether your enchant is god-tier or trash.

Weapon

Attack Speed

Boosts APS; priceless on daggers/straight swords.

Weapon

Lethality

% damage—great on colossal weapons.

Weapon

Critical Chance

Pairs with Rivalite builds

Armor

Endurance

More stamina for dodging.

Armor

Vitality

% Max HP for tank builds.

Armor

Phase

Longer dash i-frames—meta for PvP

Rune prep checklist

Follow these steps before swapping rune builds.

Step 1

Unlock Runemaker

Visit Stonewake NPC; learn embed costs.

Step 2

Unlock slots

Upgrade gear to +3/+6 so runes can be inserted.

Step 3

Farm target mobs

Focus Reaper for Drain Edge, Bomber for Miner/Blast.

Step 4

Swap builds

Re-embed rune sets before each activity.

Embedding costs gold + essence. Keep plenty stockpiled.

Rune FAQ

Fast answers for high-friction questions.

Sources & trackers

Cross-check reported drop rates with official trackers before trading runes.