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==Skill Runes==
*'''Skill [[Runes]]''' are items that can be socketed into skills to improve or change them uniquely based on the rune socketed. The new rune system was announced at Blizzcon 2010. There are 5 runesrune types: Crimson, Indigo, Obsidian, Gold, and Alabaster. Each type of rune has a different effect, but it's not clear just yet how each rune impacts each skill as they've designed them to loosely fit around a type of concept which varies by class and ability. Runes also have ranks. There are 7 ranks - each rank amplifies the original effect of the base rune. Here are a few examples: as it impacts the [Witch Doctor] spell [Poison Dart] ** [[Crimson Rune]]: extra damage/fire** [[Indigo Rune]]: rapid fire** [[Obsidian Rune]]: slows monsters** [[Golden Rune]]: mana recovery** [[Alabaster Rune]]: snakes attack the monster's face! as it impacts the [Barbarian] skill [Weapon Throw]: ** [[Crimson Rune]]: extra damage** [[Indigo Rune]]: ricochets (AOE)** [[Obsidian Rune]]: stuns targets** [[Golden Rune]]: throws a CORPSE instead of a weapon!** [[Alabaster Rune]]: confuses target as it impacts the [Wizard] spell [Hydra]: ** [[Crimson Rune]]: changes from fire to frost** [[Indigo Rune]]: lightning (lightning hydras never miss!)** [[Obsidian Rune]]: hydra spits acid** [[Golden Rune]]: one big hydra head, which spits out walls of fire** [[Alabaster Rune]]: hydra spits arcane orbs
Each type of rune affects every skill differently, although there are similarities. Runes have 7 ranks of quality, each rank is visualized by a spike extruding from the rune (lowest rank doesn't have a spike, highest rank has 6 spikes).
Runes have undergone a tortuous evolution, with a whole new system revealed in August, 2010 and fleshed out at Blizzcon in October 2010. See the [[runestones]] page for all the updates.
