Ist Rune in Diablo 2 Resurrected

All runes · Rune #24 of 33 · Required level 51

The Ist 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.

Ist rune socket effects

• Weapon: 30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
• Armor / Helm: 25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
• Shield: 25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Ist rune Cube recipes

How to make a Ist rune

2 Mal Runes + 1 Amethyst → 1 Ist Rune

How to upgrade Ist

2 Ist Runes + 1 Sapphire → 1 Gul 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 Ist runes

Reference farming areas from the app:

• Hell Countess (rare)
• Hellforge
• Travincal
• Chaos Sanctuary
• Arcane Sanctuary

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 Ist

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

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