Runestones

[Doggie]

Another ignorant question from a septuagenarian nubie. Do I want to use runestones to enhance a strength, e.g.incantor runestone for the mages, or to counter a weakness, give the tough guys help with magic?

[Randomizer]

You want to use runestones to avoid getting hit by using for evasion, dexterity, or endurance. Damage reduction is probably the next best use.

 

It also depends upon game difficulty level, since for hard and torment you want to avoid damage, but with normal you want to increase damage since you have an easier time killing things.

 

For armor:

Deep Runestone = +5% harder to hit

Glowing Runestone = +1 to endurance

Purity Runestone = +1 to dexterity

Emerald Runestone = +4% resistance to physical damage

Battle Runestone = +4% magical & elemental resistance

Incantor's Runestone = +5% curse, poison, and acid resistance

 

Shamans need more physical damage resistance.

[Doggie]

Thanks. Is there any point in saving stones for later use, since new and better weapons and armor keep appearing, or is that the game?

[Randomizer]

Armor and weapons improve so you may want to upgrade for your character and pass off older items to the Hands. Most of the runestones are available later so I usually have some left over at the end.

[Doggie]

Thanks again.

[Lilith]

Deep Runestones, Golden Runestones and Emerald Runestones are probably the best ones, so those are the only ones really worth saving for equipment you expect to use forever. Conversely, don't put weak runestones like the one that gives +1% to all resistances on equipment that you plan to use for a long time.

[Doggie]

Thanks, Lilith, that was what I was looking for. As a 73 yr old newbie I don't know what I don't know. And i am not Don Rumstead!