Legendary runes are relatively rare in Diablo 4, but a player has a clever tip on how to currently snag some. Those who play in the next few days have the best chances of getting some.
This is what the runes are about: With the Vessel of Hatred, the first expansion for Diablo 4, runes were introduced. They come in three rarities: magic, rare, and legendary. The rarer the rune, the stronger its effect. By combining two of them, a rune word is created with unique bonuses. You can see all runes and their functions in our overview.
Rune words can have a huge impact on your builds and support your skills as well as your stats. However, since runes drop rarely, players are constantly looking for the best farming methods. A player has now discovered a good strategy – and it has to do with the current event. Many of you might not get new cosmetics there, but you will get useful loot instead.
Currently, the “Lunar Awakening” event is underway in Diablo 4, where you can earn various rewards by climbing through prestige levels – the event lasts until February 18 at 19:00. All you need to do is activate event shrines, collect the buff, and mow down hordes of monsters. This way, you collect “Favor of the Ancients”, which serves as reputation for the prestige levels.
“Endless” grind for legendary runes
What does the player recommend? In addition to loot, you will also receive “legendary rune chests of the ancients” during the event, which typically contain six runes. A player on Reddit therefore advises to definitely use the event for rune farming. The last prestige level grants you legendary runes, but also the “endless gifts of the ancients”, which you can continue to farm after completing all levels, contain valuable runes.
Specifically, he writes in the post:
The highest two reward levels of the event give legendary runes. Once you reach level 10 in the event, each subsequent chest contains legendary runes. With this method, you can probably farm 5-6 chests per hour – maybe even more?
It was noted that each chest only contains one legendary rune. That’s true, but 5-6 legendary runes per hour are still quite good. While you are collecting these, you will also receive dozens of lower-tier runes that you can exchange for legendary runes.
What other tips are there for the event? To specifically farm this repeatable reward, the player recommends riding through the bounty hunting zones and hell floods. There are many lunar shrines and plenty of enemy hordes there. The so-called witch floods are also perfect for leveling. Also participate in mini-events, as they spawn particularly many monsters.
Another player on Reddit also recommends repeatedly running the nightmare dungeons Sirokko Cave and Abandoned Tunnel in Kehjistan. Because there, it’s swarming with spiders that spawn even more spiders upon death.
Additionally, he advises to better “reroll” the shrine of connection, as it tends to hold you up rather than help. It suffices to teleport back to town, wait a bit, and then travel back to the area. Upon arrival, a different shrine should be present. On top of that, the player recommends taking the mercenary Subo with you, as he shows you all monsters and resources on the minimap. You can see which mercenaries are available in Diablo 4 and what they can do in our overview.
