What are Diablo 4 runes and runewords? The feature is one Diablo fans will recognize. The idea was that you could combine individual runes into runewords and insert them into socketed items, adding to their powers and abilities. But with no runes in Diablo 4 just yet, we – like you – are eager to know whether they’re coming, so we asked the devs, of course.

We know that D2’s beloved runeword system is not returning in time for the Diablo 4 release date, but that doesn’t mean they’re not making their way to Diablo 4 in the future. Whichever of the five Diablo 4 classes you choose, runes would be combined and added to your items, just like gems, to increase their abilities. So what do we know about Diablo 4 runes, runewords, and when they’re coming to the game?

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