Summary
There are a lot of new mechanics that have been added toDiablo 4with the first expansion,Vessel of Hatred, and the Hatred Rising season 6 content. Included amongnew and returning features like Mercenaries, The Dark Citadel raid, and the new Spiritborn class is the return of the Runes and Runewords system. When you combine a Ritual Rune and an Invocation Rune on a piece of gear with two sockets, it will create a Runeword.
The Trigger and Effect for this Runeword depends on the Ritual Rune and Invocation Rune used to create it. Pay close attention to the Offerings generated and required by these Runes, as they affect how reliably you can trigger yourDiablo 4Runeword effect. A Ritual Rune that only generates 5x offerings won’t do much to empower an Invocation Rune that requires 1000x, after all.
Updated July 01, 2025, by Abigail Angell:The official start of the Season of Witchcraft has added three new Runewords to Diablo 4 - Nagu, Igni, and Chac. It also includes balance changes for 15 of the Runewords launched with Vessel of Hatred. These balancing changes and new content, while expected after the addition of such an impactful mechanic, change the meta substantially in Season 7.
All Ritual Runes in Diablo 4
Every D4 Ritual Rune: Triggers & Offerings Generated
InDiablo 4, allRitual Runes essentially function as Trigger runes. These Runes have aburning yellowengraving andpoint upwardin your inventory, indicating that they must be placed into theTopslot ofyour two-Socket piece of gear.
When you perform the listed action on each Ritual Rune, it willgenerate a certain amount of Offering, which contributes to the effect of a tied Invocation Rune. When you perform the listed action for every Ritual Rune enough times to reach the required Offerings for your Invocation Rune, the Invocation Rune effect will trigger.
Rarity
Ahu
Lucky Hit: Boosted up to a 100% chance against Injured enemies
10xOfferings
Travel 5m
50xOfferings
75xOfferings
Cast the same non-Channeled skill 3x in a row
1000xOfferings
Rare
Igni
Stores offering every 0.3 seconds. Cast a non-Basic Skill to gain the stored offering. (Up to 500 Offering).
25xOfferings
Lose 1% of your Max Life
2xOfferings
Stand still for 0.3 seconds
Cast 2 Mobility or Macabre Skills
100xOfferings
Magic
Nagu
Maintain at least 1 active Summon for 5 seconds, gaining Offering for each up to 6 Summons.
Deal damage after not taking any within 2 seconds
200xOfferings
Inflict aCrowd Control that isn’t Slow or Chill
Spend 5% of your max Primary Resource
5xOfferings
Your Minion or Companion kills an enemy or dies
Evoke a Skill from another class
150xOfferings
Drink a Healing potion
Cast a Skill with a Cooldown
All Invocation Runes in Diablo 4
Every D4 Invocation Rune: Effects, Overflow, & Offerings Required
AllInvocation Runes inDiablo4essentially function as Effect or Ability runes. These Runes have apurpleengraving andpoint downwardin your inventory, indicating that they must be placed into theBottomslot of your two-Socket piece of gear.
When enough Offerings are generated with your Ritual Rune toreach the required Offeringsof your Invocation Rune, the listed Effect or granted Ability onthe Invocation Rune will activate. If you generate more Offerings than are required for some Invocation Runes,Diablo 4players will boost the Effect listed. This is called anOverflowEffect.
Most Invocation Runes cannot trigger more than once every second, while some take two or even as many as six seconds to recharge, like theRunes that grant another class Skill. Watch the purple buff on your buff bar to see how many Offerings are required for the listed Effect to activate.
Summon a Spirit Wolf to attack enemies for 8 seconds
Summon multiple wolves
20xOfferings
Reduce your active Cooldowns by 0.25 seconds
Further reduced cooldowns
Gain 2.5% Crit Chance for 5 seconds, up to 25%
Gain multiple stacks of Crit Chance
Jah
Replace your next Evade with the Sorcerer’s Teleport, Blinking further, dealing damage, and granting Unstoppable
Store excess offering
250xOfferings
Evoke the Spiritborn’s Vortex, dealing damage and pulling in enemies
500xOfferings
Evoke the Barbarian’s Challenging Shout, reducing damage taken
800xOfferings
Restore 1 of your Primary Resource
Met
You leave theNecromancer’s Desecrated Groundbehind you for 3 seconds, dealing damage to enemies within
Mot
Gain a Shadow from the Rogue’s Dark Shroud, reducing damage taken per Shadow
Ner
Evoke the Rogue’s Countering Concealment, gaining Dodge Chance, Movement Speed, Unstoppable, and Stealth
700xOfferings
Ohm
Evoke the Barbarian’s Enhanced War Cry, increasing your Movement Speed and Damage output
Evoke the Druid’s Dancing Bolts, which seeks out enemies
Qax
Your next non-Basic Skill cast spends all of your Primary Resource, dealing up to 100% increased damage
increased Damage
400xOfferings
Qua
Restore an Evade charge and gain 10% movement speed for 5 seconds, stacking up to 50%
Evoke theSpiritborn’s Pestilent Swarm, dealing damage to enemies
30xOfferings
Teb
Evoke the Necromancer’s Abhorrent Iron Maiden, counterattacking enemies and Healing you when they die
Increase Damage by 1% per Offering
Evoke the Barbarian’s Earthquake, dealing damage to enemies within
Thul
Evoke the Sorcerer’s Mystical Frost Nova, inflicting Freeze and Vulnerable onto enemies
Ton
Evoke the Sorcerer’s Meteorites, dealing damage to enemies in their area
Tun
Evoke the Rogue’s Stun Grenades, Stunning and dealing damage to enemies
Tzic
Evoke the Spiritborn’s Concussive Stomp, dealing damage and Knocking Down enemies
Increased Damage by 1% per Offering
Gain +1 to all Skills for 7 seconds
Increased Skill Ranks (up to 3)
Legendary
Wat
Evoke the Necromancer’s Horrid Decrepify, Slowing & reducing enemy damage, and letting you Execute them
Gain 20% Max Life for 6 seconds
300xOfferings
Xan
Your next Skill cast will bea guaranteed Overpower and Critical Hit
Additional 1% damage per 10x Offerings
Yom
Evoke the Druid’s Petrify, Stunning enemies and increasing your Critical Hit Damage against them
Reduce your active Ultimate Cooldown by 1 second
