Runes are equipment exclusive to Pandemonium War & The Exile Mountains content that activate bonus effects to Talismans and provide Advanced class skills with bonus Atk., reduced Cooldown Reduction, and increased Utility.

Description

All runes have a level requirement of 95 and are untradable.
Runes provide special bonuses for all Advanced class skills between Levels 15-80 (Awakenings, certain specialized buffs/actives, Buff Enhancement skills, and passive skills are excluded).
There are four grades of runes:Common (Cracked), Uncommon (Discolored), Rare (Vivid) and Unique (Ornate). The grade of runes affects the effectiveness of the bonuses.
There are five types of runes, each with their own effects/bonuses. Runes of affected skills are color-coded to match their bonuses:
- (Purple) Terra Cotta: Increase Damage.
- (Green) Circle Mage: Decrease Damage & Skill Cooldown.
- (Blue) The Guardians: Decrease Skill Cooldown.
- (Yellow) Ancient Library: Increase Utility. (usually skill size/range)
- (Red)Second Pact: Increase Damage & Skill Cooldown.
Up to 3 runes can be equipped to 1 talisman at a time, and only 1 rune of the same type/grade of the same skill can be equipped at a time to a talisman.
Runes can freely registered/deregistered or added/removed from talismans, even if they are not assigned to the talismans.
Runes cannot be adjusted while in dungeon.

List of Runes

Icon	Name	Effect
	Terra Cotta	Atk. +(1 / 2 / 3 / 4)%
	Circle Mage	Atk. -(1 / 2 / 3 / 4)%, Skill Cooldown -(3 / 4 / 6 / 7)%
	The Guardians	Skill Cooldown -(2 / 3 / 4 / 5)%
	Ancient Library	Utility +(3 / 4 / 5 / 6)% (usually Increased Range/Size)
	Second Pact	Atk. +(2 / 3 / 5 / 6)%, Skill Cooldown +(1 / 2 / 3 / 4)%