Armor is one of the most common item to use Runewords in Diablo 2 Resurrected. Some may be bad or niche, but at the top end runewords can often be the best in slot choice for the weary adventurer who wants to stay a while and live.
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@g3synth2053 years agoAnother great feature of the Fade proc on Treachery that you didn't mention is the 79% reduction in curse duration. It makes amp damage, decrepify, etc., wear off much more quickly. Thanks for the vid. 27
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@jackwebb24252 years agoExcellent video! well spoken, clear concise. I've binge watched all of your videos. 3
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@christopherdeleon4243 years agoVery informative. I also found that you can even boost the armor itself with horadric cube. Including using 2 runes and a perfect gem to role the dice to increase number of sockets 50/50 1
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@om3g48883 years agoI like putting Bramble on a Poison Necro. The thorns aura applied to summons and merc is great plus the bonus to my already massive poison skills is awesome. 6
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@bazzakrak3 years agoI like watching guides for D2Ress specially since it has been many years since I last played D2 or D3 for the matter, but unfortunatly many of the guides are for 85+ and hell, so nice to see guides for someone like me who is down in the 40s at the moment and just popping in to play an hour or 3 from time to time :D ...4
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@T0bi19833 years agoI love Lionheart. A lot of Life, Res, massive Strength and Dex as well. I prefer it to NefLum usually. For the Werewolf Druid it is the better armor by far and for the Merc the 30 Allres is most often enough. And the Strength and Dex Boost lets him use Polearms, he could not use otherwise. ...10
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@M0nkeybomber3 years agoThese rune word videos are freakin awesome. As a player that played diablo 2 when if launched and has just come back for D2R these have been an amazing value. Thanks for the awesome content! 1
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@MrDukeharry2 years agoGreat video dude, another one you can't really find anywhere else on YT. Keep it up! 1
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@christopherdeleon4243 years agoPhenomenal Video I love the Straight to the point from lowest to highest. Awesome 1
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@dugowf7665 months agoStone is so underrated, back in the day of bugged armors you can get 4k defense on some armors, with a defiance merc you would easily stack 15k defense on. Basically at higher levels wazim was unhittable 1
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@VERB4LE2 months agoThanks for the video , I'm still learning !
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@ironreed26542 years agoLion Heart can be great for stat smoothing if your trying to avoid spending on stats you wont need latter and don't want to rebuild the character, also a good filler for Duress and eventually Fortitude since Fal will usually drop/be easier to farm than an Um or Lo. ...3
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@tannwattlast monthGreat vid! I'd be curious to see how the new Runewords stack up in this ranking. Especially Hustle.
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@user-xe5tl3fb6l3 years agoI like how you have 42069 money in stash 5
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@andresisthename10 months agoStone is amazing for mercs. That massive FHR bonus is crucial for keeping them alive. I wish it had more res though. 1
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@MP-oj6zo3 years agothanks i was looking for something for my hell zeal pala as my armor sucked XD nef lum will do for now. 2
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@TheWashout133 years agoIs Stealth the best rune word to use on normal difficulty? 44
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@alabplays64253 years agoStealth is definitely one of the best starter runewords, I use it until I find a better unique such as Skin of the vipermagi. 2
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@jsbaker27952 years agoOne thing to note the runeword "Lionheart" is best used as a cheap merc choice,I don't know if it's a bug but the repair costs are insanely high,
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@clappagemcphee3 years agoHey! Great vid. I wanted to ask specifically about a mid nightmare javazon and what runewords I should go for to prep for hell. Thanks! 1
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@jameshaulenbeek59313 years agoFor sure agree with you on these. I have to say I generally prefer CoH to Enigma, as the majority of the stats are typically far more beneficial than adding teleport for so many builds. Enigma really gained a huge following for PvP and people who like to rush through the game. Even in MF runs, I've usually found better drops off the random champ or boss packs than the act boss. ...4
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@creed52482 years agoI like Peace on my Zon because of the Valkyrie randomly casting when I am shooting off my arrows . Get's the monster off my merc and myself . LoL !! 1
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@mightythor-92863 years agoI found a viper chest in nightmare cows. That will carry me to the enigma finish line. 5
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@belialsinfinitedrama49003 years agoPrudence has self-repair on the word. Put it in ethereal armor for more defense. 3
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@tylee55033 years agoUr content is so helpful thank you for ur effort and nice 👍🏽 voice 😂
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@cconti26002 years agoI have a lvl 85 Orb sorc with skin of the viper is there a better runeword to use in the meantime until I get enigma? Seems like I die so fast
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@jeanmichelbambi25632 years ago May I present, the thorns berserk barbarian
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@alanh31013 years agoCurrently rocking a treachery on my trapsin. My merc will get it when I upgrade or find another lem. 3
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@norskevikingen71892 years agoWhich armor do you think is the best for fury druid boss kill(ubers) Duress or fortitude? I guess forti gives more dmg. But duress have crushing blow and wounds ^^ . I just found my first hr and it was Lo. So wanna make the best use of it. Yes i know smiter pally would be cheaper and better for ubers. But also so meta and boring :) I play on singler player on my switch. So wont be able to trade for runes. ...1
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@1232lesach2 years agoNice video, but myth and peace might not be the best runewords around, compared to other ones, but they require lvl 25 and 29 compared to others being like 45-55 area. That there alone (granted gotta work to get the required runes at those levels but not very hard to get really), will make them quite okay of armors if you use at those levels at end of normal/into nm playing. Though about only time I'd ever use those runewords in end, they just arent good enough to be much use beyond that. Though if Peace's valk spawn would actually last until died over just few seconds, it would have made it useful just to gain a few valk on non-zons. Or guess can be used with zon, to gain high level valk if you can get to proc without needing the pump skill points as just 1 point will cause the spawn valk to actually stay over despawning like usual. But sadly that 2% chance is quite low still hurting the "possibility." But hey if you can get it to proc, thats a free high level valk with just 1 skill point investment :). ...
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@Vydonis2 years agoSol-runed necro at about -77 damage/hit with a bone chest armor makes my bone necro almost physical immune. He runs around with a Grief crystal sword and chops with his skeletons. He's a Poison-max necro using a faith bow rogue. Not a giga build but when you farm Pindleskin and the other two stops in act5 for a pet necro... It ends up very fast. ...
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@bYb813 years agoHey what would you craft for a hc hammerdin ? Im just starting dunno what i should aim for on chest .. i wear stealth obviously bit for mid/endgame if i manage to stay alive ;) 1
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@tommyhamilton907last yearThis may be my personal bias from having used it so much back in the day and what i liked, but I feel like you have stone heavily underrated. Especially since if you put in an Ethereal armor, it is amazing on a Merc for that FHR. They get a lot of tankiness out of it, resist and able to do good damage back. Also I don't feel like its terribly expensive for an armor you can get in NM to take you through Hell till you can get like a Fortitude or other top armor for a Merc. ...
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@energy80253 years agoThere are high runes and then there is Ber and Jah. I am sad E bugged armors was fixed because E bugged Stone was my favorite merc armor. 3
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@AlAtar3603 years agoAnd all this time you left Warriv hanging. Talk to the guy for heaven's sake! ;-) 2
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@TyyTheFlyGuy2 years agoBramble could be fun paired with a ww Barb using stormshield I suppose.
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@sergec.20146 months agoOne thing I have to say... Thank you!
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@yanliechocki2 years agoLike you, i LOVE Bone. Don't understand the hate, is awesome for bonemancer. I made mine with "free" UMs from forge. I love Chains too. But almost everyone says that sux. 1
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@James-wm8gq2 years agoim lost on what to do with my lvl 59 paladin... i do okay... but i seem to just generally struggle sometimes. (getting one tapped my bosses) would generally just like to get my defense up with some resistance and att rate. would be content with that. any suggestions? ...
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@bruzer_84653 years agoto make smoke what base armor should i use? does it have to be a white item? 1
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@njdutoit3 years agoSo do Ladder Runewords work in Single Player in Diablo 2: Resurrected? If not, that severely limits armor options. 3
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@igotMUFFins1239 months agoI dunno what I'm doing wrong :( I have a 4 socket grey ethereal and when I try to do fortitude it doesn't give it to me. And I'm dropping in the correct runes in the correct order
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@manuzitz3 years agostone is damn great tho ^^ back in my days everybody used this for merc tho
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@imaginariumveec39412 years agoTal and eth can go with every 2 socket armour? Thank u 1
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@da-rj5cs2 years agoWould you say CoH beats out Enigma for survivability in SSF HC? 1
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@belazarius7273 years agoDoes the '5% chance to cast fireball on striking' applies to spells (if I cast a fireball) or only for physical attacks (melee, bow/ranged) ? 3
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@ChaoticLegion013 years agoDo I go with Duress for my Act 1 blessed aim Merc? I'm just about to enter HELL difficulty with my Freezadin. However, my Merc dies so fast and is costing me lots of revival gold. So, Duress on him? ...
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@tns68623 years agowhoa..dont think u can sneak in the 42069 in there! Yeah, personal fave bias but i got though Hell with a Duress on kicksin, was lucky nightmare hellforge gave me an Um....used it for what seems like an eternity of MF/LK farming which netted me carpal tunnel syndorm and a Lo rune for Fortitude...then D2R is out and im lazy to farm up to where i was in D2L...kinda depressing to start from scratch while u had Fort in an old char tbh..:') ...5
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@lilselig3 years agoHave they (or are they) released new rune recipes recently? 1
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@jonathanjollimore71563 years agoWell going drop diamond in shield need that resis
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@joelhodoborgas3 years agoBro i love making Wealth RW for some reason. 1
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@Debate_everything3 years agoWhat’s best for sorceress going through hell difficulty 1
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@utubby37303 years agoWhere do you farm high runes? I played D2 back in the day A LOT and IIRC I only ever found 1 BER and 1 ZOD, thats it!!
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@huyquoctran20883 years agoduriel armor vs shaftshop for mercenary? for budget at the moment? I heard shaftshop armor damage reduction 30% don't work well with mercenary.. 1
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@igorfernandomaster3 years agoTalk about repair costs. I have Duress in a gothic plate and boy, its expensive to repair... 1
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@joex2223 years agoThat last statement... It be cool if they added more rune words, but that's not happening right?
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@TheRoguePrince03 years agoArmor runewords that you will never make because its almost impossible to get the runes required. 2
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@hachiejr16 months agoI rock a sorc every ladder. CoH is my bread and butter
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@chanlee19842 years agoThe Word ShaelThulLem doesent work 4 me. Does anybody know why guys?
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@knotts-4-life3432 years agoTried to make fortitude and it didn’t work!?!?
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@Endiemien3 years agoWealth is useful for Gold Find Barbarian and hence much more used than this video make it seem. 1
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@creed52482 years agoSmoke is a great merc. armor that is really cheap !! 1
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@Warhamsterxxx2 years agoCan I provide a small technical critic? If you can EQ your voiceover, please reduce the low and mid-low frequencies on your voice. It'll help the clarity of your speech and reduce the annoying subwoofer which isn't natural in human voices. ...
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@Zombgetsu3 years agoTreachery only 1 you need but never on a sin lo l 2
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@egalitarius85823 years agoDid they nerf Fortitude cause they have it as a C tier runeword?
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@nightowl83633 years agoChains of Honor Diamon Mail for my Zealot 👍👍
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@mk2kayman7943 years agoif we where in prison i would protect you in shower 1
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@daywalker37358 months agoGosh these armor pieces need to get reworked.....almost all of them are just mehhhh I think enigma should just focus on the mobility aspect, so teleport and faster run/walk....make some magic find, and it would still be great, but just not as OP ...
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@Anonymous-is1iv3 years agoThere are so many GARBAGE runewords, like what were the developers thinking? Lol, it’s no wonder why enigma and ber+jah are so sought after. 1
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@Adam-zb5kk2 years agoLionheart is essentially +230 to life for a paladin with all the strength and dex that you wont be spending hard stat points on. I think it's pretty underrated
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@blacklabel1303 years agoprudence not even in a etheral form... waste enigma, no not thanks to +2 skills, TO TELEPORT... WTF not even knowing why enigma is well known -.- pathetic 1
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@Pants693 years agoI think D2 would be better without runewords.
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@abstractdaddy13843 years agoIs "ber" seriously pronounced "bear" or are you just trying to be pretentious?
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@TonyEgg93last yearDo the rune words up the defence? Or is that just the original defence? If its just the original defence, then where the hell do i find these armours???
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Thanks for the vid. 27
I have to say I generally prefer CoH to Enigma, as the majority of the stats are typically far more beneficial than adding teleport for so many builds.
Enigma really gained a huge following for PvP and people who like to rush through the game.
Even in MF runs, I've usually found better drops off the random champ or boss packs than the act boss. ... 4
My merc will get it when I upgrade or find another lem. 3
I just found my first hr and it was Lo. So wanna make the best use of it. Yes i know smiter pally would be cheaper and better for ubers. But also so meta and boring :)
I play on singler player on my switch. So wont be able to trade for runes. ... 1
Though if Peace's valk spawn would actually last until died over just few seconds, it would have made it useful just to gain a few valk on non-zons. Or guess can be used with zon, to gain high level valk if you can get to proc without needing the pump skill points as just 1 point will cause the spawn valk to actually stay over despawning like usual. But sadly that 2% chance is quite low still hurting the "possibility." But hey if you can get it to proc, thats a free high level valk with just 1 skill point investment :). ...
I am sad E bugged armors was fixed because E bugged Stone was my favorite merc armor. 3
Thank you!
I love Chains too. But almost everyone says that sux. 1
I'm just about to enter HELL difficulty with my Freezadin.
However, my Merc dies so fast and is costing me lots of revival gold.
So, Duress on him? ...
Yeah, personal fave bias but i got though Hell with a Duress on kicksin, was lucky nightmare hellforge gave me an Um....used it for what seems like an eternity of MF/LK farming which netted me carpal tunnel syndorm and a Lo rune for Fortitude...then D2R is out and im lazy to farm up to where i was in D2L...kinda depressing to start from scratch while u had Fort in an old char tbh..:') ... 5
I have Duress in a gothic plate and boy, its expensive to repair... 1
I think enigma should just focus on the mobility aspect, so teleport and faster run/walk....make some magic find, and it would still be great, but just not as OP ...
enigma, no not thanks to +2 skills, TO TELEPORT... WTF not even knowing why enigma is well known -.- pathetic 1