The best Runewords for Amazon are as follows:
“Stealth” (Tal + Eth)
Body Armor, 2 Sockets, Level 17
Overall excellent. Helps with survivability, traversal, and cast rate. Cheap enough to make early, but can run through Hell Difficulty.
Magic Damage Reduced By 3
+6 To Dexterity
+15 To Maximum Stamina
Poison Resist +30%
Regenerate Mana 15%
25% Faster Run/Walk
25% Faster Cast Rate
25% Faster Hit Recovery
Rune Name | Level | Lowest Act | Countess | Hellforge | Recipe |
Tal | 17 | Act 1 Normal | Nightmare | Nightmare | Tal |
Eth | 15 | Act 1 Normal | Normal + | Normal | Eth |
“Spirit” (Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn)
Sword / Shield, 4 Sockets, Level 25
Getting +2 to All Skills, with all the other boosts, Spirit is an excellent piece for an Amazon, and makes for an excellent shield.
+2 To All Skills
+25-35% Faster Cast Rate (varies)
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
Adds 3-14 Cold Damage 3 Second Duration (Normal)
+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
+250 Defense Vs. Missile
+22 To Vitality
+89-112 To Mana (varies)
+3-8 Magic Absorb (varies)
+2 To All Skills
+25-35% Faster Cast Rate (varies)
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
+250 Defense Vs. Missile
+22 To Vitality
+89-112 To Mana (varies)
Cold Resist +35%
Lightning Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
+3-8 Magic Absorb (varies)
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Rune Name | Level | Lowest Act | Countess | Hellforge | Recipe |
Tal | 17 | Act 1 Normal | Normal+ | Normal+ | Tal |
Thul | 23 | Act 4 Normal | Nightmare+ | Normal | Thul |
Ort | 21 | Act 4 Normal | Nightmare+ | Normal | Ort |
Amn | 25 | Act 4 Normal | Nightmare+ | Normal | Amn |
“Lore” (Ort + Sol)
Helm, 2 Sockets, Level 27
Easy to afford in the Early Game, with +1 Skills Being especially useful, in addition to the Mana on kills.
+1 To All Skill Levels
+10 To Energy
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
Lightning Resist +30%
Damage Reduced By 7
+2 To Light Radius
Rune Name | Level | Lowest Act | Countess | Hellforge | Recipe |
Ort | 21 | Act 4 Normal | Nightmare+ | Normal | Ort |
Sol | 15 | Act 4 Normal | Nightmare+ | Nightmare | Sol |
“Call to Arms” (Amn + Ral + Mal + Ist + Ohm)
Weapon, 5 sockets, level 57
A great secondary weapon for many builds due to giving All Skills, Attack Speed, and enhancing damage.
+1 To All Skills
+40% Increased Attack Speed
+250-290% Enhanced Damage (varies)
Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
+2-6 To Battle Command (varies)*
+1-6 To Battle Orders (varies)*
+1-4 To Battle Cry (varies)*
Prevent Monster Heal
Replenish Life +12
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Rune Name | Level | Lowest Act | Countess | Hellforge | Recipe |
Amn | 25 | Act 4 Normal | Nightmare | Normal | Amn |
Ral | 19 | Act 3 Normal | Normal | Normal | Ral |
Mal | 49 | Act 5 Nightmare | Hell | Hell | Mal |
Ist | 51 | Act 5 Nightmare | Hell | Hell | Ist |
Ohm | 57 | Act 2 Hell | Hell (very rare) | – | Ohm |
“Chains of Honor” (Dol + Um + Ber + Ist)
Body Armor, 4 Sockets, Level 63
A boost to skills and to damage against some of the most common enemies is nice, but the Resists, Damage Reduction, and Magic Find are even nicer.
+2 To All Skills
+200% Damage To Demons
+100% Damage To Undead
8% Life Stolen Per Hit
+70% Enhanced Defense
+20 To Strength
Replenish Life +7
All Resistances +65
Damage Reduced By 8%
25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items