Runes in Guild Wars are great add-ons to armor in the game. It can boost the player’s skills and abilities in a way that the playing style is specced. For each class of character the runes are designed to boost their abilities in their designated skill sets.
All of these runes will give +1 to the skill it is named for a minor rune, +2 to the skill (but -35 to health) for the major rune, and +3 to the skill (but -75 to health) for the superior rune.
Necromancer Runes
These are the ones designed to buff up just the Necromancer skills. The runes that are going to fall under Necromancer runes are in Soul Reaping, Curses, Blood Magic, and Death Magic. So each of the runes listed have a minor, a major, and a superior rank.
Monk Runes
All of the Monk runes are going to buff up the Monk skill set. The runes that are in the Monk Runes category are for Smiting Magic, Healing Magic, Protection Magic, and Divine Factor. Each of those categories will have a minor, a major, and a superior rune.
Mesmer Runes
All of these runes are for giving bonuses to the Mesmer skill areas. These skill areas are going to be in Domination Magic, Illusion Magic, Inspiration Magic, and in Fast Casting. All of those will have a minor rune, a major rune, and a superior rune.
Warrior Runes
These are going to be all the runes that are designed to increase the Warrior class of skills. These areas include the Axe Mastery, Sword Mastery, Hammer Mastery, Tactics, and Strength. Each of these five will have a minor, major, and superior rune for it.
Elementalist Runes
These are going to boost up the classes of magic and energy for the Elementalist class. These skills include Air Magic, Fire Magic, Earth Magic, Water Magic, and Energy Storage. Each of these five runes will have a minor, a major, and a superior rank.
Ranger Runes
Ranger runes are going to buff up the areas of skills designed for ranged weaponry and pet abilities. These skills are going to be Bow Mastery, Beast Mastery, Wilderness, and Expertise. Those four skills have a minor rune, a major rune, and a superior rune.
Overview
As can be seen, the runes are similar in that all have a minor, a major, and a superior version of the rune. The higher the ranking the bigger the hit to healthpoints, but the higher the boost to the skill the player is trying to raise. These are helpful additions to any armor.
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