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Here’s everything we know following PTR and the looming release of Vessel of Hatred.
How do Runes and Runewords work in Diablo 4?

Bac is a Rune of Ritual which sets the condition for your character to move 5 meters.
Runewords are feature only accessible for those that purchase theVessel of Hatred expansion.
It also means that every time your character travels 5 meters, they will generate 50 Offering.
Once they have generated at least 500 Offering, their next Evade is replaced with the Sorcerers Teleport.

Bac is a Rune of Ritual which sets the condition for your character to move 5 meters.
What is Offering?
Runes of Invocation then use this Offering to trigger their effects.
The harder the condition, the more Offering the Rune of Ritual generates.

Jah is a Rune of Invocation which will replace your next Evade with a Sorcerer Teleport skill
Similarly, the stronger the effect of a Rune of Invocation, the more Offering it needs.
Sometimes, you might generate more Offering than needed to activate a Rune of Invocation.
The Helm slot now has an extra Socket, so it can also hold a Runeword.

Any Rune of Ritual can work with any Rune of Invocation.
Runes come in three rarities: Magic, Rare, and Legendary, with higher rarities offering stronger effects.
What are all the Runes in Diablo 4?

How do I find and farm Runes?
However other activities such as Whisper Caches, World Bosses and Strongholds all have guaranteed Rune drops.



















