Runes

Runes are a collection of early letters commonly used among a number of Germanic languages before being largely replaced by the Latin alphabet.
==History==
Runes were the favored writing system among the Vikings, and they used them to record things as well as for decoration. Inscribing a rune upon a weapon was believed to enhance its abilities.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Sometimes Vikings also tattooed runes upon themselves, as was the case with Valdis.
==List of runes==
===Armor runes ===
Image	Name 	Stat Boosted 	Value	Value 	Value
Image	Name 	Stat Boosted 	Minor	Standard	Greater
 	Aegis Rune 	Elite Resistance 	1.4 	1.8 	?
 	Antidote Rune 	Poison Damage Resistance 	1.0 	1.5 	2.0
 	Assassin Rune 	Assassination Damage 	2.0 	2.7 	3.3
 	Bulwark Rune 	Heavy Resistance 	2.0 	2.7 	3.3
 	Evasion Rune 	Evasion 	1.0 	1.5 	2.0
 	Feather Rune 	Weight 	-1.0 	-1.3 	-1.5
 	Hunter Rune 	Ranged Damage 	1.0 	1.5 	2.0
 	Remedy Rune 	Poison Buildup Resistance	1.0 	1.5 	2.0
 	Rune of Life 	Health 	11.0 	14.9 	18.9
 	Rune of Protection	Light Resistance 	2.0 	2.7 	3.3
 	Rune of Rain 	Fire Damage Resistance 	1.0 	1.5 	2.0
 	Safeguard Rune 	Range Resistance 	1.5 	2.0 	2.5
 	Shadow Rune 	Stealth 	1.0 	1.5 	2.0
 	Shell Rune 	Armor 	3.0 	4.0 	5.0
 	Shield Rune 	Melee Resistance 	2.1 	2.8 	3.5
 	Warrior Rune 	Melee Damage 	1.0 	1.5 	2.0
 	Water Rune 	Fire Buildup Resistance 	1.0 	1.5 	2.0
===Weapon runes===
;Round runes
Image	Name 	Stat Boosted 	Value	Value 	Value
Image	Name 	Stat Boosted 	Minor	Standard	Greater
 	Assassin Rune 	Assassination Damage	2.0 	2.7 	3.3
 	Blunt Rune 	Stun 	3.0 	4.0 	5.0
 	Burst Rune 	Fire Buildup 	2.0 	2.7 	3.3
 	Combustion Rune 	Fire Damage 	2.0 	2.7 	3.3
 	Drengiligr Rune 	Elite Damage 	3.0 	4.0 	5.0
 	Flanking Rune 	Back Damage 	6.0 	8.0 	10.0
 	Headhunter Rune 	Headshot Damage 	1.4 	1.9 	2.3
 	Light Rune 	Weight 	-1.0 	-1.3 	-1.5
 	Rune of Agility 	Light Damage 	3.0 	4.0 	5.0
 	Rune of Finesse 	Critical Chance 	2.0 	2.7 	3.3
 	Rune of Force 	Heavy Damage 	3.0 	4.0 	5.0
 	Rune of Haste 	Speed 	1.0 	1.3 	1.7
 	Rune of Perfection 	Critical Damage 	4.9 	6.5 	8.0
 	Rune of Rage 	Attack 	2.4 	3.2 	4.0
 	Rune of Reinforcement	Block 	3.0 	4.0 	5.0
 	Rune of Tactics 	Ability Damage 	5.0 	6.0 	7.0
 	Shadow Rune 	Stealth 	5.0 	6.0 	7.0
 	Toxin Rune 	Poison Buildup 	2.0 	2.7 	3.3
 	Venom Rune 	Poison Damage 	2.0 	2.7 	3.3
;Diamond runes
Image	Name 	Perk
 	Block Fury Rune 	Increase Attack after a Shield Block
 	Blunt Joint Rune 	Increase Stun when hitting Weak Points
 	Chain Finisher Fury Rune 	Increase Attack after a combo finisher (up to 5 times)
 	Chained Deft Rune 	Increase Critical Chance after each hit (up to 10 times)
 	Chained Fury Rune 	Increase Attack after each hit (up to 10 times)
 	Chained Perfection Rune 	Increase Critical Damage after each hit (up to 10 times)
 	Chained Swiftness Rune 	Increase Speed after each hit (up to 10 times)
 	Critical Knockdown Rune 	Heavy Critical Hits knock enemies on the ground
 	Critical Spark Rune 	Ignite your weapon after critical hits
 	Curative Block Rune 	Restore some Health after blocking 5 times
 	Curative Guard Rune 	Restore some Health on parry
 	Curative Joint Rune 	Weak Point hits restore some Health
 	Curative Perfection Rune 	Restore a low amount of Health for each Critical Hit
 	Dash Fury Rune 	Increase Melee Damage after a Dodge
 	Damaged Fury Rune 	Increase Attack after taking a hit
 	Death Smoke Rune 	Deploy a Smoke Bomb on Kill when outnumbered
 	Deft Joint Rune 	Increase Critical Chance when hitting Weak Points
 	Desperate Deft Rune 	Increase Critical Chance when low Health
 	Desperate Perfection Rune 	Increase Critical Damage when low Health
 	Desperate Swiftness Rune 	Increase Speed when low Health
 	Desperate Tactics Rune 	Increase Ability Damage when low Health
 	Emergency Smoke Rune 	Throw a Smoke Bomb after a Close Range Shot
 	Expert Range Rune 	Increase Attack the further you are from your enemy
 	Fire Execution Rune 	Heavy hits set fallen enemies on fire
 	Fire Guard Rune 	Parrying has a chance to create a small fire around you
 	Flanking Dash Rune 	Increase Back Damage when dodging
 	Forceful Block Rune 	Increase Heavy Damage when blocking
 	Forceful Dash Rune 	Increase Heavy Damage when dodging
 	Heavy Fury Rune 	Increase Ranged Damage the heavier you are
 	Light Deft Rune 	Increase Critical Chance the lighter you are
 	Light Momentum Rune 	Increase Light Damage after a Heavy Finisher
 	Melee Block Rune 	Increase Melee Damage when blocking
 	Momentum Rune 	Increase Heavy Damage after each ligh hit (up to 6 times)
 	Momentum Fury Rune 	Increase Attack after a Heavy Finisher
 	Overwhelmed Deft Rune 	Increase Critical Chance when surrounded by more than 3 enemies
 	Overwhelmed Fury Rune 	Increase Attack when surrounded by more than 3 enemies
 	Overwhelmed Perfection Rune	Increase Critical Damage when surrounded by more than 3 enemies
 	Poison Guard Rune 	Chance of Poison Cloud on parry
 	Ranged Block Rune 	Increase Ranged Damage when blocking a ranged attack
 	Sleep Block Rune 	Detonate a Sleep Bomb after blocking 5 times
 	Spark Guard Rune 	Chance to ignite your weapon on parry
 	Stalwart Flanking Rune 	Increase Ranged Damage when close to full Health
 	Stalwart Fury Rune 	Increase Attack when close to full Health
 	Stalwart Perfection Rune 	Increase Critical Damage when close to full Health
 	Stalwart Swiftness Rune 	Increase Speed when close to full Health
 	Stealth Sleep Rune 	Stealth Headshot creates a Sleep Cloud around the body
 	Strong Chain Finisher Rune 	Increase Heavy Damage after a Heavy Finisher (up to 5 times)
 	Strong Guard Rune 	Increase Heavy Damage when parrying
 	Swift Block Rune 	Increase Speed when blocking (up to 5 times)
 	Swift Dash Rune 	Increase Speed when dodging
 	Swift Joint Rune 	Increase Speed when hitting Weak Points
 	Tactical Block Rune 	Increase Heavy Damage based on how long you maintain the block stance
 	Trap Shot Rune 	Stealth Headshot Kill automatically spawn a trap
 	Venom Guard Rune 	Chance to poison your enemy on parry
 	Venom Momentum Rune 	Heavy Combo Finisher Hits have a chance to drop a Poison Cloud
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla 
**Mastery Challenge
**Dawn of Ragnarök
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga
*Discovery Tour: Viking Age
*Echoes of History 
*Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe
==References==
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