Vex Rune in Diablo 2 Resurrected

All runes · Rune #26 of 33 · Required level 55

The Vex 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.

Vex rune socket effects

• Weapon: 7% Mana Stolen per Hit
• Armor / Helm: 5% Maximum Fire Resist
• Shield: 5% Maximum Fire Resist

Vex rune Cube recipes

How to make a Vex rune

2 Gul Runes + 1 Ruby → 1 Vex Rune

How to upgrade Vex

2 Vex Runes + 1 Emerald → 1 Ohm 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 Vex runes

Reference farming areas from the app:

• Travincal
• Chaos Sanctuary
• Lower Kurast
• Secret Cow Level

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 Vex

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

Previous rune: Gul · Full rune list · Next rune: Ohm