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
Blood Rush	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
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
Healing Hands	+5% Heal per 3 sec in cities	+8% Heal per 3 sec in cities	+10% Heal per 3 sec in cities	+12% Heal per 3 sec in cities	+15% Heal per 3 sec in cities
Numbing Effect	15% Chance to inflict Stun	20% Chance to inflict Stun	25% Chance to inflict Stun	30% Chance to inflict Stun	35% Chance to inflict Stun
Super Stamina	-10% Stamina Regen Time +2 Stamina Regen Points	-15% Stamina Regen Time +3 Stamina Regen Points	-20% Stamina Regen Time +3 Stamina Regen Points	-25% Stamina Regen Time +4 Stamina Regen Points	-30% Stamina Regen Time +5 Stamina Regen Points

Bow runes

Rune	Common effects	Uncommon effects	Rare effects	Epic effects	Legendary effects
Empty Quiver	+1 Arrows	+2 Arrows	+3 Arrows	+4 Arrows	+5 Arrows
Hedgehog	+2 Javelins	+4 Javelins	+6 Javelins	+8 Javelins	+10 Javelins
Round Boulders	+20% Boulder Damage	+50% Boulder Damage	+80% Boulder Damage	+120% Boulder Damage	+140% Boulder Damage
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
Ullr's Quiver	-10% Arrows Replenish Time	-20% Arrows Replenish Time	-30% Arrows Replenish Time	-40% Arrows Replenish Time	-50% Arrows Replenish Time

Unit runes

Rune	Common effects	Uncommon effects	Rare effects	Epic effects	Legendary effects
Bloody Skin	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
Home Sweet Home	+5% Heal per 3 sec in cities	+8% Heal per 3 sec in cities	+10% Heal per 3 sec in cities	+12% Heal per 3 sec in cities	+15% Heal per 3 sec in cities
Rolling Meat		Can dodge forward
No Mercy				Can finish enemies

City runes

Rune	Common effects	Uncommon effects	Rare effects	Epic effects	Legendary effects
A Lot of Booty	+20% Loot from Chests +20% Loot from Crates	+50% Loot from Chests +50% Loot from Crates	+80% Loot from Chests +80% Loot from Crates	+100% Loot from Chests +100% Loot from Crates	+120% Loot from Chests +120% Loot from Crates
Bident	+10% Food Production Not stackable	+20% Food Production Not stackable	+30% Food Production Not stackable	+40% Food Production Not stackable	+50% Food Production Not stackable
Clean Up	+10% Max Food +10% Max Wood	+20% Max Food +20% Max Wood	+30% Max Food +30% Max Wood	+40% Max Food +40% Max Wood	+50% Max Food +50% Max Wood
Fortified	+10% Gates Hit Points	+20% Gates Hit Points	+30% Gates Hit Points	+40% Gates Hit Points	+50% Gates Hit Points
Full Bags	+2 Rations	+3 Rations	+4 Rations	+5 Rations	+6 Rations
Luck of the Gods	+10% Loot from Enemies	+15% Loot from Enemies	+20% Loot from Enemies	+25% Loot from Enemies	+30% Loot from Enemies
Navigation	+10% Fortress Resupply	+15% Fortress Resupply	+20% Fortress Resupply	+25% Fortress Resupply	+30% Fortress Resupply
Strategic Advantage	+20% Enemy Capture Time	+30% Enemy Capture Time	+40% Enemy Capture Time	+50% Enemy Capture Time	+60% Enemy Capture Time
Sturdy Shoes	-20% Required Stamina	-30% Required Stamina	-40% Required Stamina	-50% Required Stamina	-60% Required Stamina
Two-Handed Saw	+10% Wood Production Not stackable	+20% Wood Production Not stackable	+30% Wood Production Not stackable	+40% Wood Production Not stackable	+50% Wood Production Not stackable
Woodworking	-10% Buildings Wood Cost	-15% Buildings Wood Cost	-20% Buildings Wood Cost	-25% Buildings Wood Cost	-30% Buildings Wood Cost

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 fallen 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