Runes (Equipment)

Runes are attachable items for a player's gear and can be unlocked when a player reaches **[A Rank]** that add bonus stats and certain buffs to the skills of a player depending on which element to improve a player's gameplay based on the Core Runes the player using.

Core Runes must be the same element and rune type in order for the full effect to be activated. The effects take place when a player equips **3** or **6** core runes of the same type and element. When a player equips random runes that are not of the same type or element there will be no additional bonus effects that will be activated. [**Take Note that Core Runes provides a different bonus for different classes according to the element and rune type]**

### Rune Menu Basics

Once you access the main rune page, player can choose to:

* Socket Core and Aux runes to their equipment,

* Merge Aux runes into more powerful ones,

* Forge new Core and Aux runes, split core and aux runes,

* Reforging their equipment sockets into different elements

* Adding of slots to different equipment

**Rune Socketing
--------------**This is the First page a player will see when they open the runes tab, on the left side it shows the other different tabs such as the **[Merge], [Forge], [Split], [Reforge]** and **[Add Slots]** tab

The Main Rune Socketing Tab is where a player can view which among their pieces of equipment can they equip their runes into. The tab shows:

*** Where players can socket their core and aux runes available
* View the stats of their runes
* View the available core and aux runes they have collected**

**Rune Merging
------------**The rune Merging tab is only applicable for aux runes, it merges 4 same lower level aux runes into 1 higher level aux stone.

An example would be merging 4 level 2 AP aux runes into a level 3 AP aux rune.

Level 1-6 runes can be found in different stages of Hell Isle, the higher the level of Hell Isle the higher the chances for Higher level runes to drop

Level 7-9 Aux runes can only be obtained through merging.

**Core Rune Forging
-----------------**The Core Rune Forging Menu shows which core Rune a player can forge with the Rune Shards they have. The higher a player progresses through the dungeon, the higher level runes the player unlocks. Take note the cost will also increase for forging the higher level the rune being forged is.

**### Core runes**Core runes consume core rune shards when forging take note **[players can only forge 10 core runes at a time].** Core rune forging can also have different stats depending on different pieces of equipment. By smelting them the player gets 50% of the original rune value.

 ****Rune Crafting Cost (Core Rune)****

*** LV.1 - 10
* LV.2 - 15
* LV.3 - 22
* LV.4- 33
* LV.5 - 50
* LV.6 - 75
* LV.7 - 100****#### **Possible Headgear Rune Stats******* Defense
* Crit Damage
* Elemental damage****#### **Possible Robe Rune Stats******* Crit Damage
* Elemental Damage
* Shielding****#### **Possible Armor Rune Stats******* Defense
* Crit Rate
* Elemental Energy
* Shielding****#### **Possible Charm Rune Stats******* ATK Mod
* Crit Rate
* B.DMG
* VS. Shield****#### **Possible Ring Rune Stats******* ATK Mod
* Crit Rate
* B.DMG
* VS. Shield****#### **Possible Footwear Rune Stats******* Defense
* Elemental ATK
* Elemental Energy
* Shielding**

**Aux Rune Forging
----------------**Aux Rune Forging is similar to Core Rune forging, it features different stats such as strength, resilience, vitality, focus, lethality, elementalist, water RES, fire RES, wood RES, Impaler, Protection and Wrecker. these Aux runes when attached to gears provide additional bonus stats to improve a player's character.

 **Aux Rune Forging Cost**

Level 1 - 2 *[Energy 5]*

Level 2 - 8 *[Energy 9]*

Level 3 - 32 *[Energy 15]*

Level 4 - 128 *[Energy 22]*

Level 5 - 512 *[Energy 32]*

**Level 6 - 2048 *[Energy 40]***

Level 7 - 8192 *[Energy 50]*

Level 8 - 32768 *[Energy 60]*

Level 9 - 131072 *[Energy 70]*

**Rune Splitting
--------------**The Rune Split Menu allows players to get rid of core and aux runes they don't need and convert them into Core Rune shards and Aux Rune coins. When a player Splits Core runes or Aux runes they get 50% of the original Rune Value in return

A player can Also Smelt multiple runes at the same time by selecting the **[Quick Done]** button in the upper right corner, when a player selects the highest rune level, it will set that level as the maximum level to smelt and all lower level Core or Aux Runes will be smelted along with it

This process allows the player to select what level core or aux runes they want to smelt without the process of individually selecting runes.

[**Take note that once smelted runes it cannot be undone so choose wisely].**

**Rune Reforging
--------------**The Rune reforging menu is where the player can reforge their slotted equipment to different elements. Players can choose which among their slotted gears to change **[slotted equipment will not appear in this menu].**

A player can select any of the slotted gear they have in their inventory and change the elements provided they have the resources available. The chance of reforging is completely random for all available slots.

When Players Reforge their Gear they can choose to lock any of the slots with a limit of 3 locked slots. These locked slots will not change element but consume additional resources which can increase depending on the base level of the gear being reforged.

Additionally rarer and more powerful materials are also needed the more slots of a gear a player decides to lock **[a player can only lock 3 among the 4 maximum possible slots in their gear].**

**### Rune Reforge Lock Costs:**1 Lock: Consumes Elemental Catalyst

2 Lock: Consumes Elementalite:

3 Lock: Consumes: Elemental Essence

**Rune Slot Adding
----------------**The Rune Add Slot menu allows Players to add additional slots to their equipment **[take note any piece of equipment with 4 slots won't be included].** Any other gear that does not have 4 slots will be available for slotting. Slotting consumes Slot Punchers  The amount of slot punchers also increases the higher level the gear base level is.

If a player has a piece of equipment that contains 3 available Aux rune slots but no Core rune Slot, a core rune slot cannot be added into the gear whatsoever, Similarly If a player has a piece of equipment that contains only a core rune slot, the player can add more aux rune slots

**Energy Overload Efffect
-----------------------**The rune energy Overload effect is unlocked when a player reaches the first overload effect at 900 rune energy, These additional Buffs do not change regardless of a player's element type and can further increase the more rune energy a player accumulates.

**Rune Overload Effects
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 1200
 1300
 1400