Runes add combat, mining and utility effects to equipment in The Forge. They are gear-specific, so a pickaxe rune belongs on a pickaxe and a weapon rune belongs on a weapon. Save valuable runes for gear worth keeping once enhancement and slots become part of your build.
Element
Mining
Miner Shard I
+5-16% Luck OR +3-10% Yield OR +4-12% Mining Speed OR +8-15% Mining Power
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Primary drop
- Various Enemies
Miner Shard II
Pickaxe rune with Luck, Yield, Swift Mining and Mine Power traits.
- Rarity
- -
- Primary drop
- Ice Golem
Element
Ice
Frost Speck I
Ice I: freezes enemies for 1-2s, 10-20% chance on hit, 15-20s cooldown
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Primary drop
- Ice Enemies
Chill Dust II
Snow II: 12-32% attack speed and movement speed slow for 3-7s, 25-60% chance on hit
- Rarity
- Rare
- Primary drop
- Ice Enemies
Frost Speck II
Ice II: freezes enemies for 2-3s, 30-40% chance on hit, 15-20s cooldown.
- Rarity
- -
- Primary drop
- Ice Golem, Frostburn Oni
Element
Fire
Flame Spark I
Burns enemies for damage over time
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Primary drop
- Fire Enemies
Flame Spark II
Burn II: 10-22% of base weapon damage as fire per second for 1-2s, 20-50% chance on hit.
- Rarity
- -
- Primary drop
- Hellflame Oni
Element
Poison
Venom Crumb I
Poisons enemies for damage over time
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Primary drop
- Poison Enemies
Element
Explosive
Blast Chip I
8-20% chance for 20-40% weapon dmg AoE
- Rarity
- Rare
- Primary drop
- Bomber
Element
Drain
Drain Edge I
Lifesteal on hit
- Rarity
- Rare
- Primary drop
- Undead Enemies
Element
Thorns
Briar Notch
Thorn: reflects 2-10% of physical damage taken (capped at 5% of max HP per proc). Armor rune
- Rarity
- Rare
- Primary drop
- Deathaxe Skeleton, Elite Deathaxe Skeleton, Samurai Ape
Element
Rage
Rage Mark I
Berserker I: +12-26% physical damage and movement speed for 4-7s when HP drops below 35%. Armor rune
- Rarity
- Epic
- Primary drop
- Elite Enemies
Rage Mark II
Berserker II: +25-40% physical damage and movement speed for 6-11s when HP drops below 35% (30-50s cooldown). Armor rune.
- Rarity
- -
- Primary drop
- Warlord Oni, Asura's Incarnate
Element
Defense
Ward Patch
Damage reduction on hit
- Rarity
- Epic
- Primary drop
- Monk Panda
Element
Decay
Rot Stitch
Applies decay debuff to enemies
- Rarity
- Epic
- Primary drop
- Undead Enemies









