Mal Rune in Diablo 2 Resurrected

All runes · Rune #23 of 33 · Required level 49

The Mal 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.

Mal rune socket effects

• Weapon: Prevent Monster Heal
• Armor / Helm: +7 Magic Damage Reduced
• Shield: +7 Magic Damage Reduced

Mal rune Cube recipes

How to make a Mal rune

2 Um Runes + 1 Topaz → 1 Mal Rune

How to upgrade Mal

2 Mal Runes + 1 Amethyst → 1 Ist 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 Mal 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 Mal

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

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