Runes are special attachment stones which provide bonuses to the stats of Monsters. Runes are found in special sets of two or four, with the completion of a set giving a special bonus, in addition to the individual bonuses of runes. Up to a maximum of six runes may be equipped to a monster, although they must be bound to a monster in order to take effect, and cannot be removed unless Mana Stones are spent. Like monsters, runes possess different grades of rarity and star ratings, and may be powered up to increase their effectiveness.
| Rune Name | Set Effect | Set Pieces | Drop Location |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Energy | HP +15% | 2 | Garen Forest Giant's Keep (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Fatal | Attack Power +30% | 4 | Mt. Siz Giant's Keep (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Blade | Critical Rate +12% | 2 | Kabir Ruins Giant's Keep (Cairos Dungeon) |
| Rage | Crticial Damage +40% | 4 | Mt. White Ragon Giant's Keep (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Swift | Attack Speed +25% | 4 | Telain Forest Giant's Keep (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Focus | Accuracy +20% | 2 | Hydeni Ruins Giant's Keep (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Guard | Defense +15% | 2 | Tamor Desert Giant's Keep (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Endure | Resistance +20% | 2 | Vrofagus Ruins Dragon's Lair (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Violent | Get Extra Turn +20% | 4 | Faimon Volcano Dragon's Lair (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Will | Immunity +1 turn | 2 | Aiden Forest Dragon's Lair (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Nemesis | ATK Gauge +4% (for every 7% HP lost) | 2 | Ferun Castle Dragon's Lair (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Shield | Ally Shield 2turns (10% of HP) | 2 | Mt. Runar Dragon's Lair (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Revenge | Counterattack +15% | 2 | Chiruka Remains Dragon's Lair (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Despair | Stun Rate +25% | 4 | Giant's Keep (Cairos Dungeon) |
| Vampire | Life Drain +35% | 4 | Dragon's Lair (Cairos Dungeon) |
 | Destroy | 30% of the damage dealt will reduce up to 4% of the enemy's Max HP | 2 | Chiruka Remains Necropolis |
Runes Slots and Stats
Each individual rune slot has a particular group of stats that will ALWAYS be on that rune no matter what set it is. I will give you all the possible stats per SLOT. Slots 2,4,6 have a special side stat which is specifically for that rune slot which you cannot get from any other slot.
Keep in mind all the best players normally use % over flat defense or offense because it scales much better so always try to go for % over flat numbers.
Fixed stats for every slot:
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| Rune | Static Stats | Special Property |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Rune Slot | Flat Attack | |
| 2nd Rune Slot | Attack,HP,Def (Either flat or %) | Flat Speed |
| 3rd Rune Slot | Flat Defense | |
| 4th Rune Slot | Attack,HP,Def (Either flat or %) | Crit Chance or Crit Damage |
| 5th Rune Slot | Flat Health | |
| 6th Rune Slot | Attack,HP,Def (Either flat or %) | Effect Resistance% or Effect Accuracy% |
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Rules
Rule #1 Never buy White / Green runes unless you’re desperately in need of the bonus or Set Buff and the Set Buff must belong to a 4 piece rune set, Rage / Swift / Violent etc.
The reason for this rule is simply because when you level up the rune you will get a random substat. If you purchase a white rune and raise it to 12 and the substats you gained are +20 Att , +20 Def, +200 hp + 5% def and +8% resist , then that doesn’t seem to impressive and its actually really poor.
Now if you purchased a blue (rare) rune with Att% and Hp% Substats well then guess what? Those stats until level 6 (when a rune becomes Rare) are the only substats that will increase! Imagine buying a Blue rune with 5% Att and from levels 1-6 it became a 15% Att substat! Thats great!!!
Rule #2 Rune slots 1/3/5 are 100% substat based.
Those flat bonuses aren’t worth much at all. Look for 2-3 substats that are beneficial to what your monster needs when purchasing slots 1/3/5.
Rule #3 Fake Substats
Yes this is a thing. If you guys have ever purchased a rune that looks like this, Imgur [1] the bonus below the primary stat is a “fake” substat. Now what I mean by this is that, THAT substat will never increase. It cannot be level’d up so be careful when purchasing these. For example if you’re looking for high hp% substats and the rune has a fake substat of 5% hp, well then thats not a rune you need since its hp value will never go up.
