The exceptional +2 to All Skills bonus, up to +35% Faster Cast Rate, and massive up to 112 Mana increase, makes it a dream for any starter character and endgame caster build.Ī Spirit shield is almost exclusively made in a Monarch, because it is the shield with the lowest strength requirement (still high for casters) that can still get 4 sockets.

Level 12-17 Meditation Aura When EquippedĪ Spirit sword is a massively overpowered starter runeword, given its low level requirement and cheap rune cost.A spirit shield on the other hand is an great end-game caster runeword.This puts Grief in the top 1 spot of overpowered runewords. On top of that, it provides a significant boost to increased attack speed, makes you ignore target's defenses and has 20% chance of deadly strike.īesides all its overpowering abilities, it's not even super expensive, with the highest and only high rune required being the Lo rune.

This damage boost is also one of the only modifiers that work with a Paladin's Smite attack. This allows you to make Grief in a very fast but low damage weapon, like a phase blade. This damage boost is not visible in the character screen or on the weapon itself, so your damage wll be much higher in reality. The main reason why Grief outclasses all other weapons is because of its flat damage boost. Grief is the best melee runeword without a doubt. Use the runeword calculator to find out which runewords you can make with the runes you own. Use the advanced search to find specific runewords based on its properties. Some are even so good and unbalanced that we can call them overpowered. Looking at endgame items, with the introduction of runewords, a number of runewords have taken the spot of best in slot item.

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