El Rune in Diablo 2 Resurrected

All runes · Rune #1 of 33 · Required level 11

The El rune can be socketed for the bonuses below or saved for a runeword. Its effect depends on the equipment slot; a rune by itself does not create a runeword.

El rune socket effects

• Weapon: +1 Light Radius; +50 Attack Rating
• Armor / Helm: +1 Light Radius; +15 Defense
• Shield: +1 Light Radius; +15 Defense

El rune Cube recipes

El is the first rune. There is no lower-rune Cube upgrade recipe that produces El.

How to upgrade El

3 El Runes → 1 Eld Rune

Place the listed ingredients in the Horadric Cube and transmute. Upgrading consumes those ingredients; check your planned runewords before spending runes. View all rune upgrade formulas.

Where to farm El runes

Reference farming areas from the app:

• Normal Countess
• Normal Act 1-5

Rune drops depend on difficulty, monster or chest type, and game settings. These are farming suggestions, not guaranteed drops or a fixed drop rate. The Countess's special rune table reaches Ral in Normal, Io in Nightmare and Ist in Hell; her ordinary item drops are a separate table.

Runewords that use El

9 runewords in this database use El. Follow each link for the full stats, compatible base types, sockets and patch requirements.

Full rune list · Next rune: Eld