Runes

The runes belt

On your journey you will find runes, which can be equipped to gain various bonuses. If Thorald dies on any difficulty higher than Easy he must sacrifice a rune if he has any. He will never lose divine runes.

Thorald has 5 belts for sword, bow, units, city and divine runes. Each one starts with 3 rune sockets, and the limit can be increased up to 6 by finding additional sockets.

Runes come in five levels of quality. Epic runes can only be found after land 1 and legendary runes can only be found after land 2.

Sword runes

Rune	Common effects	Uncommon effects	Rare effects	Epic effects	Legendary effects
Firm Grip	+20% Double Attack Damage Not stackable	+50% Double Attack Damage Not stackable	+80% Double Attack Damage Not stackable	+120% Double Attack Damage Not stackable	+140% Double Attack Damage Not stackable

Bow runes

Rune	Common effects	Uncommon effects	Rare effects	Epic effects	Legendary effects
Through and Through	15% Chance to inflict Bleed	20% Chance to inflict Bleed	25% Chance to inflict Bleed	30% Chance to inflict Bleed	35% Chance to inflict Bleed

City runes

Rune	Common effects	Uncommon effects	Rare effects	Epic effects	Legendary effects
Fortified	+10% Gates Hit Points	+20% Gates Hit Points	+30% Gates Hit Points	+40% Gates Hit Points	+50% Gates Hit Points

Divine runes

Divine runes are colored red and unlock additional attacks. They can only be obtained by releasing altars, which will let you choose one of three runes. Unlike standard runes they cannot be lost if Thorald dies.

Rune	Effects
Power Shot	Arrows can be charged twice
Quick Death	Allows finishing staggered enemies with low health
Roll Attack	Dodging deals damage
Rolling Strike	Allows attacking at the end of a dodge
Shield Wave	Pressing block and attack at the same time will charge a Shield Wave attack
Whirlwind	Enables whirlwind attacks