El Rune
El Rune is the #1 of the 33 runes in Diablo 2: Resurrected, socketable into any item with an open socket for a flat stat bonus, or combined with other runes to build a runeword.
Key Stats
- Weapon: +50 Attack Rating, +1 Light Radius
- Helm / Body Armor: +15 Defense, +1 Light Radius
- Shield: +15 Defense, +1 Light Radius
Why buy this
Buying El Rune outright skips the farming or trading needed to find one naturally, which matters more the higher up the rarity order a rune sits. El is the lowest rune in the game and isn't produced by upgrading anything lower.
- Required for Fortitude, Stealth-tier leveling gear, Steel
- Low rune — common enough to farm directly
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Quick Facts
- Rune order: #1 of 33
- Tier: Low rune
- Required level: 11
- Weapon modifier: +50 Attack Rating, +1 Light Radius
- Armor / helm modifier: +15 Defense, +1 Light Radius
- Shield modifier: +15 Defense, +1 Light Radius
FAQ
What is the order of D2R runes?
Runes are ordered by rarity from El (#1, most common) to Zod (#33, rarest), with required level increasing roughly alongside that order.
What does El Rune do?
As a weapon modifier it gives +50 attack rating, +1 light radius. In a helm or body armor it gives +15 defense, +1 light radius, and in a shield it gives +15 defense, +1 light radius.
What runewords use El?
Fortitude, Stealth-tier leveling gear, Steel, among others.