The Forge Runes List – How to Get Runes

Our The Forge Runes guide lists all of the Runes you can find and add to your equipment. Want to power up your character in The Forge? Roll for a new race to unlock strong passive abilities. You can learn more about them in our The Forge Races guide!

The Forge Runes

Runes help to boost your equipment in The Forge!

All Runes

Frost Speck

• Ice
  • Freeze enemies for a short period of time

Chill Dust

• Snow
  • Slows enemies down, reducing their movement speed and attack speed

Flame Spark

Drops from Deathaxe Skeletons, Elite Deathaxe Skeletons, Blazing Slimes, and Reapers.

• Burn I
  • 15% to 25% chance to deal Fire DMG based on 5 to 10% of your weapon’s DMG for 1 to 2 seconds

Venom Crumb

Drops from Blight Pyromancers.

• Poison
  • 25% to 35% chance of dealing Poison DMG based on a 4% to 7% of your weapon’s DMG
  • Poison deals DMG over time for a 3 to 6 seconds

Miner Shard

Drops from Delver Zombies and Bombers.

• Yield I
  • There is a 3% to 10% chance of an extra ore dropping when you mine
  • Increases

Drain Edge

Drops from Reapers.

• Heal
  • Replenishes HP based on 5% to 13% of Physical DMG dealt

Rage Mark

Drops from Elite Rogue Skeletons.

• Berserk
  • When your HP is below 35%, Berserk mode activates, increasing your Physical DMG and Attack Speed by 12% to 26% for 4 to 7 seconds

Ward Patch

Tutorial reward.

• Shield 
  • 5% to 15% chance of reducing incoming Physical DMG by 6% to 14%

Blast Chip

Drops from Bombers.

• Explosion
  • When you hit an enemy, you have an 8% to 20% chance of summoning an explosion which deals AoE DMG based on 20% to 40% of your weapon’s DMG

Rot Stitch

• Toxic Veins
  • Summons an AoE around your character which deals 9% Poison DMG for 8 seconds (cooldown of 35 seconds)
  • This ability activates once your HP is below 35%
• Stride I
  • Dash distance increases by 11%

Briar Notch

Drops from Deathaxe Skeletons and Elite Deathaxe Skeletons.

• Thorns I
  • Reflects a 2% to 10% of Physical DMG you take, depending on your Max HP

How to Get Runes in The Forge

Runes are reward drops when defeating enemies around the map, though they are not a guarantee.

• Burning Slime
  • Has a chance to drop Flame Spark
• Reaper
  • Has a chance to drop Flame Spark and Drain Edge
• Elite Deathaxe Skeleteon
  • Has a chance to drop Briar Notch and Flame Spark
• Elite Rogue Skeleton
  • Has a chance to drop Rage Mark
• Deathaxe Skeleton
  • Has a chance to drop Flame Spark and Briar Notch
• Bomber
  • Has a chance to drop Blast Chip and Miner Shard
• Delver Zombie
  • Has a chance to drop Miner Shard

How to Equip Runes

You can equip these Runes to your weapons and armor pieces by visiting the Runemaker in Stonewake’s Cross Village.

When speaking with the Runemaker, you can select a piece of armor or weapon that you wish to equip a Rune to. Select the Rune you want to add and pay with in-game coins!

Equipment cannot be equipped with Runes until they are +3. However, some pickaxes automatically have Rune slots available. If you have any Runes that you do not wish to use, you can head to the Cave to find Greedy Cey, who will buy Runes off of you.

Adele Wilson

Editor

With experience working for GameRant and in SEO copywriting, Adele loves to combine her adoration for gaming with her writing craft. She'll talk your ear off about anything fantasy, and if she's not typing away at her desk, she's probably playing an RPG somewhere, watching anime, or reading a book.