Runes can also form runewords, powerful combinations of runes, if certain conditions are met: The number of sockets in the item must be equivalent to the amount of sockets needed for the runeword. The table below will rank the runes from most common to rare and also show which boss has the highest dropchance on a given rune. A rune in Diablo II is a small item which can be placed inside socketed items for bonuses to a wide array of different stats and abilities. There are 33 runes in total, the lowest which can be found as early as Act 1 Normal and the last which can only be obtained in Act 5 Hell. This makes it much easier to aquire expensive runes you may need to create high valued Rune Words. As a ladder season progresses and the economy stabilizes, the value of HRs drop substantially due to inflation, eventually reaching a point where each high rune shares a common value. With the release of the D2 expansion Lord of Destruction, HRs replaced the SoJ The Stone of Jordan Ring as the accepted currency among players. The term 'High Rune'('HR' for short) is a term used by players on to refer to the most valuable runes.

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