Diablo 4 secretly brought back some of Diablo 2's best Runewords

The Horadric Cube lets you craft classic Diablo 2 Runewords, from Stealth and Enigma to Grief and Infinity.

Jaymo

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Published Sep 16, 20262 min read

Last night, people discovered that Diablo 4 Season 15 had a few more Diablo 2 surprises hiding in Sanctuary, with a collection of classic Runewords that can be crafted through the Horadric Cube. And now, players have shared the full list of currently available Runewords you can craft!

The recipes work a little differently from Diablo 2. Instead of socketing Runes into an item, you need to place the required Runes and a compatible white item into the Horadric Cube. The recipe will initially appear as "???", before transmuting into the corresponding Runeword.

All Diablo 2 Runewords Craftable in Diablo 4

Here are all the Diablo 2 Runewords you can obtain through the Horadric Cube in Diablo 4 so far.

Once you have the required Runes, put them into the Horadric Cube alongside a compatible white item and transmute them.

Keep in mind that the item needs to be in white quality, so if you want to use a Magic or Rare item, you will have to tune it down first. It does not seem to work with anything other than basic white items, at least for now.

As mentioned, the Cube will not show you the name of the resulting item beforehand, it just shows"???".

Once crafted, the item becomes a Unique based on the corresponding Diablo 2 Runeword. The exact effects have been adapted for Diablo 4, so you will not get exact copies of the Diablo 2 versions.

This list might grow with time, and it is also unknown if they stay after the Season ends or not. Right now, it seems that most people already love them and would want to keep them, so we will have to see what Blizzard decides to do.