06-30-2006, 03:14 PM
Stealth
2 Socket Body Armor
Tal + Eth
Magic Damage Reduced By 3
+6 To Dexterity
+15 To Maximum Stamina
Poison Resist +30%
Regenerate Mana 15%
25% Faster Run/Walk
25% Faster Cast Rate
25% Faster Hit Recovery
Best Created From: Ring Mail or a Breast Plate
This is my favorite low-level Rune Word, and has to be one of the most powerful/useful low-level Rune Words in the game. It is extremely easy to make and you can do so very early on - Tals and Eths are VERY common runes and can be obtained from 5-10 Normal Countess runs easily.
What makes Stealth so awesome are the three "+25%" modifiers: to Run/Walk, Hit Recovery, and Cast Rate. Faster run/walk = reaching/getting away from enemies more quickly, and escaping sticky situations with more ease. Faster hit recovery = your Health Globe refilling more quickly once you have used a potion. Faster cast rate = most of your skills being casted more quickly. All three of these mods are extremely useful, especially early on in the game. The other mods Stealth has are not to be overlooked, however - the faster Mana Regeneration and Poison Resistance can help out a LOT when you need it.
Bottom line: Stealth is a great Rune Word for *any character class* in D2's earlier levels. Sorcs/Necros/Elem Druids can benifit much from its Faster Cast Rate and Mana Regeneration specifically, and melee fighters (Barbs and most Paladins, Assassins, and Druids) will benifit most from the faster Hit Recovery and Magic DMG reduction.
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2 Socket Body Armor
Tal + Eth
Magic Damage Reduced By 3
+6 To Dexterity
+15 To Maximum Stamina
Poison Resist +30%
Regenerate Mana 15%
25% Faster Run/Walk
25% Faster Cast Rate
25% Faster Hit Recovery
Best Created From: Ring Mail or a Breast Plate
This is my favorite low-level Rune Word, and has to be one of the most powerful/useful low-level Rune Words in the game. It is extremely easy to make and you can do so very early on - Tals and Eths are VERY common runes and can be obtained from 5-10 Normal Countess runs easily.
What makes Stealth so awesome are the three "+25%" modifiers: to Run/Walk, Hit Recovery, and Cast Rate. Faster run/walk = reaching/getting away from enemies more quickly, and escaping sticky situations with more ease. Faster hit recovery = your Health Globe refilling more quickly once you have used a potion. Faster cast rate = most of your skills being casted more quickly. All three of these mods are extremely useful, especially early on in the game. The other mods Stealth has are not to be overlooked, however - the faster Mana Regeneration and Poison Resistance can help out a LOT when you need it.
Bottom line: Stealth is a great Rune Word for *any character class* in D2's earlier levels. Sorcs/Necros/Elem Druids can benifit much from its Faster Cast Rate and Mana Regeneration specifically, and melee fighters (Barbs and most Paladins, Assassins, and Druids) will benifit most from the faster Hit Recovery and Magic DMG reduction.