Death Runeword - Diablo 2 Resurrected

D2R Death Rune Word

Death is a Runeword. Level Requirement: 55.

5 Socket Axes/Swords.

Rune: Hel Rune Hel Rune + El Rune El Rune + Vex Rune Vex Rune + Ort Rune Ort Rune + Gul Rune Gul Rune.

  • 100% Chance To Cast Level 44 Chain Lightning When You Die
  • 25% Chance To Cast Level 18 Glacial Spike On Attack
  • Indestructible
  • +300-385% Enhanced Damage (varies)
  • 20% Bonus To Attack Rating
  • +50 To Attack Rating
  • Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
  • 7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
  • 50% Chance of Crushing Blow
  • 0.5-49.5% Deadly Strike (+0.5% per Character Level)
  • +1 To Light Radius
  • Level 22 Blood Golem (15 Charges)
  • Requirements -20%

The enhanced damage bonus on this Rune Word is capped at 370% for one-handed weapons, and at 385% for two-handed weapons. This Rune Word only works for Ladder Characters.

Death is one of the most popular budget Rune Words in the game since it is almost as powerful as Breath of the Dying but significantly cheaper to create. It’s also another one of the very few high level Rune Words which grant Indestructible to a weapon which means that you can put this into an Ethereal Weapon without having to worry about it breaking.

The best part of Death isn’t the Enhanced Damage it gives but the 50% Crushing Blow bonus. If you aren’t aware, Crushing Blow does a percentage of the enemies current health in damage making it one of the most powerful attacks possible in the game.

Keep in mind that all Rune Words you create will retain any pre-existing bonuses found on the item. If you find a ‘Superior’ piece of armor with +Enhanced Defense, a Superior Weapon with +Enhanced Damage or a Helm/Weapon that has +Skill bonuses for a certain class, all of these will remain on the final Rune Word that is created. It’s also possible to ‘ebug’ a piece of Ethereal Armor that you find which will increase the Defense bonuses by 50%.

D2R Death Runeword

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