Runes

 Eld Rune: El Rune x3

 Tir Rune: Eld Rune x3
 Nef Rune: Tir Rune x3
 Eth Rune: Nef Rune x3
 Ith Rune: Eth Rune x3
 Tal Rune: Ith Rune x3
 Ral Rune: Tal Rune x3
 Ort Rune: Ral Rune x3
 Thul Rune: Ort Rune x3
 Amn Rune: Thul Rune x3 + Chipped Topaz x1
 Sol Rune: Amn Rune x3 + Chipped Amethyst x1
 Shael Rune: Sol Rune x3 + Chipped Sapphire x1
 Dol Rune: Shael Rune x3 + Chipped Ruby x1
 Hel Rune: Dol Rune x3 + Chipped Emerald x1
 Io Rune: Hel Rune x3 + Chipped Diamond x1
 Lum Rune: Io Rune x3 + Flawed Topaz x1
 Ko Rune: Lum Rune x3 + Flawed Amethyst x1
 Fal Rune: Ko Rune x3 + Flawed Sapphire x1
 Lem Rune: Fal Rune x3 + Flawed Ruby x1
 Pul Rune: Lem Rune x3 + Flawed Emerald x1
 Um Rune: Pul Rune x3 + Flawed Diamond x1
 Mal Rune: Um Rune x2 + Topaz x1
 Ist Rune: Mal Rune x2 + Amethyst x1
 Gul Rune: Ist Rune x2 + Sapphire x1
 Vex Rune: Gul Rune x2 + Ruby x1
 Ohm Rune: Vex Rune x2 + Emerald x1
 Lo Rune: Ohm Rune x2 + Diamond x1
 Sur Rune: Lo Rune x2 + Flawless Topaz x1
 Ber Rune: Sur Rune x2 + Flawless Amethyst x1
 Jah Rune: Ber Rune x2 + Flawless Sapphire x1
 Cham Rune: Jan Rune x2 + Flawless Ruby x1
 Zod Rune: Cham Rune x2 + Flawless Emerald x1

Diablo 2: Resurrected update 2.4 new runewords

 Extraordinary version of the set weapon: Normal set weapon x1
+ Ral Rune x1 + Sol Rune x1 + Perfect Emerald x1
 Elite version of the set weapon: Exceptional set weapon x1 +
Lum Rune x1 + Pul Rune x1 + Perfect Emerald x1
 Extraordinary version of the set armour: Normal set armour x1 +
Tal Rune x1 + Shael Rune x1 + Perfect Diamond x1
 Elite version of the set armour: Exceptional set armour x1
+ Ko Rune x1 + Lem Rune x1 + Perfect Diamond x1
Item changes
 Add a socket to a Rare item: Perfect Skull x3 + Rare item x1 +
Stone of Jordan x1
Sockets can only be added to rare items without sockets, to a
maximum of one socket.
 Change item to new High quality Rare item of the same
type: Perfect Skull x1 + Rare item x1 + Stone of Jordan x1
 Change item to new Low quality Rare item of the same
type: Perfect Skull x6 + Rare item x1
 Magic Sword of the Leech: Any health potion x4 + any Ruby x1 +
Magic rarity sword x1
 Change Magic item to a new Magic item of the same type: Any
Perfect Tier Gems of the same type x3 + Magic rarity item x1
 Magic Shield of Spikes: Magic shield x1 (any type) + Spiked Club
x1 (any quality) + Skulls x2 (any quality)
This shield also has a chance of getting a prefix as well, and it retains
its shield type
 Savage Polearm: Diamond x1 (any quality) + Staff x1 (any
quality) + Kris x1 (any quality) + Belt x1 (any type and quality)
Has a chance of getting a suffix as well
 Secret Cow Level portal: Tome of Town Portal x1 + Wirt’s Leg x1
 Socketed Magic weapon of the same type: Standard gems
(normal) x1 + Socketed weapon (any type) x1
 Add a socket to a Magic weapon: Chipped Gems x3 + Magic
weapon x1
Up to item level 25
 Add a socket to a Magic weapon: Flawless Gems x3 + Magic
weapon x1
Up to item level 30
 Add a socket to body armour: Tal Rune x1 + Thul Rune x1 +
Perfect Topaz x1 + Normal body armour
1-4 sockets added based on item level
 Add a socket to weapon: Ral Rune x1 + Amn Rune x1 + Perfect
Amethyst x1 + Normal weapon
1-6 sockets added based on item level
 Add a socket to helm: Ral Rune x1 + Thul Rune x1 + Perfect
Sapphire x1 + Normal helm
1-3 sockets added based on item level
 Add a socket to shield: Tal Rune x1 + Amn Rune x1 + Perfect
Ruby x1 + Normal shield
1-4 sockets added based on item level
 Change base item type from normal unique weapon to
Exceptional version of weapon: Ral Rune x1 + Sol Rune x1 + Perfect
Emerald x1 + Normal unique weapon x1
Can be used to upgrade Ethereal items. Jewels and Runes remain
socketed.
 Change base item type from normal unique armour to Exceptional
version of armour: Tal Rune x1 + Shael Rune x1 + Perfect Diamond x1
+ Normal unique weapon x1
Can be used to upgrade any armour type. Works on Ethereal items.
Jewels and Runes remain socketed
 Change base item type from Exceptional unique weapon to Elite
version of weapon: Lum Rune x1 + Pul Rune x1 + Perfect Emerald x1 +
Exceptional unique weapon x1
Can be used to upgrade Ethereal items. Jewels and Runes remain
socketed
 Change base item type from Exceptional unique armour to Elite
version of armour: Ko Rune x1 + Lem Rune x1 + Perfect Diamond x1 +
Exceptional unique weapon x1
Can be used to upgrade any armour type. Works on Ethereal items.
Jewels and Runes remain socketed
 Change basic rare weapon to Exceptional Rare weapon: Ort
Rune x1 + Amn Rune x1 + Perfect Sapphire x1 + Normal rare weapon
 Change basic rare armour to Exceptional Rare armour: Ral Rune
x1 + Thul Rune x1 + Perfect Amethyst x1 + Normal rare armour
 Change Exceptional rare weapon to Elite Rare weapon: Fal Rune
x1 + Um Rune x1 + Perfect Sapphire x1 + Exceptional rare weapon
 Change Exceptional rare armour to Elite Rare armour: Ko Rune
x1 + Pul Rune x1 + Perfect Amethyst x1 + Exceptional rare armour
 Fully repair a weapon: Any weapon x1 + Ort Rune x1
Does not work on Ethereal items
 Fully repair an armour piece: Any armour x1 + Ral Rune x1
Does not work on Ethereal items
 Fully repair and recharge a weapon: Weapon (any) + Chipped
Gem x1 (any) + Ort Rune x1
Does not work on Ethereal items
 Fully repair and recharge an armour piece: Armour (any) +
Flawed Gem x1 (any) + Ral Rune x1
Does not work on Ethereal items
 Remove items from sockets: Any socketed item x1 + Hel Rune
x1 + Scroll of Town Portal x1
This will destroy any gems, runes, or jewels in the socketed items. You
can’t get them back
Last time, we looked into how to make Crafted Items and the recipes for specific
crafts. Here, we’ll look into what else you can do with the Cube.

1. Upgrading gems

This is probably the simplest recipe for the Horadric Cube. If you have three
gems of the same level and type, you can put them in your Cube and upgrade
them to a higher level of that gem. The highest level is Perfect, and Perfect gems
are used in many different ways, so make sure you collect all the gems you see.

Material Results

x3 Chipped Gems Flawed Gem

x3 Flawed Gems Gem

x3 Gems Flawless Gem

x3 Flawless Gems Perfect Gem

2. Upgrading runes

At lower levels (rune levels, not hero levels), runes work the same way as gems.
Up to the #10 run, Thul, you need three of the lower level to make the next one.
After Thul, you need to add a specific gem, and after the #22 rune, Um, you only
need two runes and a gem. In the original Diablo 2, you were able to upgrade
runes after #15, Hel, only on ladder, but in Resurrected, these recipes can be
used in any mode.

And by the way, you need more than 14 trillion El runes to make a Zod rune.

3. Upgrading equipment

You can upgrade the level of an item — from normal to exceptional, to elite —
through the Horadric Cube. This is mostly used on low-level unique items, but
sometimes on rare equipment as well. This way, you can gain higher defense
and damage, but as the item is getting upgraded, the required stats (Level,
Strength, Dexterity) go up as well. One of the most frequently upgraded items is
Magefist.

Base Gem Runes Result

Normal Unique Weapon Perfect Emerald Ral + Sol Exceptional Unique Weapon

Exceptional Unique Weapon Perfect Emerald Lum + Pul Elite Unique Weapon

Normal Unique Armor Perfect Diamond Tal + Shael Exceptional Unique Armor
Exceptional Unique Armor Perfect Diamond Ko + Lem Elite Unique Armor

Normal Rare Weapon Perfect Sapphire Ort + Amn Exceptional Rare Armor

Exceptional Rare Weapon Perfect Sapphire Fal + Um Elite Rare Armor

Normal Rare Armor Perfect Amethyst Ral + Thul Exceptional Rare Armor

Exceptional Rare Armor Perfect Amethyst Ko + Pul Elite Rare Armor

4. Changing properties on magic items

By using perfect gems, you can change the properties of a magic item and this
method is used mostly on magic charms. The charms dropped by a high
Treasure Class (TC) monster are said to have more potential for higher and
better properties. Besides that, you can cube a magic weapon with three chipped
gems to gain more gold during the early point of the game.

Material Result

Magic Item + Perfect Gem (x3) Same item with different options

Magic Weapon + Chipped Gem (x3) Same weapon with different options
5. Crafting

Crafting is a method to create a new item using a magic item, perfect gem, a
jewel, and rune. Depending on the craft, you can gain a mix of fixed and random
properties, so if you get lucky, you can gain an end-game item. Most used crafts
are caster belts and amulets, which have Faster Cast Rate as a fixed option, and
Blood gloves, which have Crushing Blow.

Find more details in our Crafting Recipes Guide here.

6. Socketing

The Horadric Cube can also make sockets on normal items for you. Unlike
Larzuk, who creates the maximum number of sockets possible, it’s random, but
sometimes, that’s better. If you have enough perfect gems and have some non-
socket items that need sockets, you can test your chances.

Base Runes Gem Result

Normal Weapon Ral + Amn Perfect Amethyst Random number of sockets on that item

Normal Armor Tal + Thul Perfect Topaz

Normal Shield Tal + Amn Perfect Ruby

Normal Helm Ral + Thul Perfect Sapphire

7. Unsocketing

When there are jewels, runes, or gems socketed in an item, you can also get rid
of them. All you need to do is transmute the item, a town portal scroll, and a Hel
rune in your Horadric Cube. Then all socketed material will be gone. However,
this does not return the material that was in the item. It just gets rid of them, and
you’ll be left with an item with clean sockets. If you have made a Rune word item,
and you don’t like the options, you can get rid of the runes and try again —
obviously, you’ll need new runes for it.

Recipe Result

Socket Item + Hel Rune + Town Portal Reopen all sockets (does not return socketed
Scroll material)

8. Repairing Items

You can also repair items through the Cube. With a chipped gem and Ort or Ral
rune, the durability and charged skills will all be repaired to max level. If you just
want to repair the durability, it works without the chipped gem. However, this
does not work with Ethereal items.

Recipe Result

Weapon + Ort + Chipped Gem Repair Weapon + Restore Charged Skills

Armor + Ral + Flawed Gem Repair Armor + Restore Charged Skills

Weapon + Ort Repair Weapon

Armor + Ral Repair Armor

9. How to enter the Cow Level

Everyone should remember the cow level joke from Blizzard. They actually made
it in Diablo 2, and it’s back in Resurrected as well. You need to get Wirt’s Leg
from Tristram and buy a Town Portal Book. Put those together in the Horadric
Cube, and a red portal that leads you to the cow level will be opened. In the
original Diablo 2, you weren’t able to open it again if you slew the Cow King, but
in Resurrected, it doesn’t matter.

Recipe Result
Wirt’s Leg + Town Portal Book Portal to Cow Level

10. Pandemonium Event (Hellfire Torch)

The portals to the Pandemonium Event are also opened through the Horadric
Cube. You need to find the Keys of Hate, Terror, and Destruction from the
Countess, Summoner, and Nithlatak — three of each. From Harrogath, you can
put one of each key in your Cube and open portals to Forgotten Sands, Furnace
of Pain, and Matron's Den. It’s highly recommended that you do all three in the
same game, as the portals opened will be at random.

After defeating the bosses there, you’ll be able to gain Baal's Eye, Mephisto's
Brain, and Diablo's Horn. These are the keys to open the portal to Uber Tristram.
In Uber Tristram, you’ll have to face Uber Mephisto, Uber Baal, and
Pandemonium Diablo, and the last one you slay will drop the Hellfire Torch.

Material Result

Key of Hate Portal to Forgotten Sands

+ or
Key of Terror Portal to Furnace of Pain
+ or
Key of Destruction Portal to Matron’s Den
 Baal’s Eye
+
Mephisto’s Brain Portal to Uber Tristram
+
Diablo’s Horn

11. Token of Absolution

The last trick of the Horadric Cube is creating the Token of Absolution. If you kill
the Hell bosses of each act, you can sometimes gain the Twisted Essence of
Suffering (Andariel, Duriel), Charged Essence of Hatred (Mephisto), Burning
Essence of Terror (Diablo), and Festering Essence of Destruction (Baal). One of
each put together gives you the Token of Absolution, which resets your stats and
skills.

Material Result

Twisted Essence of Suffering

Charged Essence of Hatred
Token of Absolution
Burning Essence of Terror
Festering Essence of Destruction
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Best Barbarian build and Barbarian Runewords in Diablo 2

The nomadic Barbarian is a character class that specializes in

offensive strategies by applying their Melee Combat knowledge
with Warcries and the use of any Melee Weapons. The native
 ability to dual-wield any weapon makes them unstoppable on the
battlefield.

Frenzy Barbarian Build

This build aims for your Barbarian to attack fast and hit hard,
taking advantage of his Dual-wielding ability. With Frenzy as your
main attack skill, you can rely on Double Swing, Taunt, and
Berserk to synergize with it, and Battle Orders offers the
necessary buff for you and your group.

Passive skills such as Increased Stamina, Increased Speed,

Natural Resistance, and Iron skin, offer great benefits with the
bare minimum investment in them.

Stats Distribution:

 Strength: 100 points approximately, enough to wear the

specific equipment you're looking for, no more than that.
 Dexterity: 100 points approximately, enough to wear the
specific equipment you're looking for, no more than that.
 Vitality: Every point you don't invest in either Str or Dex goes
here, this is by far the priority.
 Energy: Leave untouched, you don't need it.

Skill Points Distribution:

 Double Swing (20)

 Frenzy (20)
 Berserk (10)
 Weapon Mastery (20, invest in the weapon you're gonna use)
 Battle Orders (20)
 Taunt (10)
 Howl (1)
 Shout (1)
 Increased Stamina (1)
 Increased Speed (1)
 Natural Resistance (1)
 Iron Skin (1)
 Bash (1)
 Double Throw (1)
 Stun (1)
 Concentrate (1)

Best Frenzy Barbarian Equipment and Runewords:

 Weapons: Breath of the Dying Runeword Axe

('VexHelElEldZodEth') and Grief Runeword Axe
('EthTirLoMalRal')
 Secondary Weapons: Beast Runeword Axe ('BerTirUmMalLum')
and Lawbringer Runeword Axe ('AmnLemKo')
 Helmet: Arreat's Face, Guillaume's Face
 Armor: Fortitude Runeword Armor ('ElSolDolLo')
 Belt: Nosferatu's Coil, Verdungo's Hearty Cord, String of Ears
 Amulets: Highlord's Wrath
 Rings: Raven Frost x2, Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band x2
 Gloves: Dracul's Grasp, Steelrend, Laying of Hands
 Boots: Gore Rider, Marrowwalk

Hopefully, some of the above builds will give you can edge
across the many difficulties and areas in Diablo 2. Best of luck!