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Runes of Magic as I am sure you can imagine is all about runes and how you can use them. Sure you will get gear, weapons, trinkets, and other items but runes are really what make the world go around. You can and will certainly strive for these things to increase your ability as a player but if you ignore runes in your quest for glory not only will you never reach your full potential but it will become near impossible to be effective on any level for end game content.

History

Runes are said to have been created by the god of Ayvenas when the land of Taborea was created. Everything beyond the mundane that is accessible to the inhabitants of the land is made possible through the use of runes. Every rune has a unique power that when combined with other runes to form words, paragraphs and even entire tomes will create the ability to produce a power that is unknown in today's Taborea. The ancient kingdom had great understanding but after the crumbling of the walls the realms were facing destruction; and as the walls crumbled so did the understanding of the runes and the power the held.

In today's Taborea the human and elven inhabitants have very little understanding outside of shouting certain rune combinations to influence the elements for basic creation and destruction.

Need to Know

Runes and Stones are the same thing and can be used interchangeably.

Now when playing Runes of Magic you will not really hear your character shouting out random phrases nor will you have to take up studying a foreign language so you can create spells, but you will be using the runes in various other capacities to make your gear and weapons better and better.

Your runes will drop off of random mobs and your collection will begin as early as you killing your first mob. You may not get any for a while or they may seem to drop right out of the sky. The important thing is you will use so many runes throughout your adventures that until you get to end game selling even one should not cross your mind.

There are several types of runes for both crafting and for other activities throughout the land of Taborea. Let’s take a look at these runes and what each one of them does.

The first set of runes there really is not a table for. They are what I refer to as “basic runes” these are the runes that are directly tied to strength, wisdom, health, mana, and many other basic stats that you enhance not only through your gear but also through adding these runes to your gear. There are however two other types of runes that are only used for special things. Not to say that the basic runes are not special it’s just they are used about as frequently as drinking a health potion.

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Rune	Type	Effect
Activate	Cooking	Cooking recipes for level 11 and above require 1 Activate Rune
Blend	Alchemy	Alchemy recipes for level 11 and above require 1 Blend Rune
Disenchant	Tailoring	Tailoring recipes for level 11 and above require 1 Disenchant Rune
Frost	Blacksmithing	Blacksmithing recipes for level 11 and above require 1 Frost Rune
Link	Carpentry	Carpentry recipes for level 11 and above require 1 Link Rune
Purify	Armor Crafting	Armor Crafting recipes for level 11 and above require 1 Purify Rune

The above runes are used for your crafting. It’s really straight forward and when you start using them it is very uniform. This could put a hamper on how much crafting you do as you level up because even though the runes drop randomly they do not seem to drop all the time.

Rune Name	Effect
Transport Rune	Transports you to a location selected from your Transport Book
Transport Portal Rune	Opens a portal to a location from your Transport Book. Can be used by party members
Passageway Rune	Opens a two way portal to a location form your Transport Book. Then you can come back
Guild Castle Transport Stone	Transports you to your Guild Castle. Cannot use while in your home.
Home-sweet-home	Transports you to your own home.
Guild Rune	Contributes one Magical Essence to your Guild
Basic Skill reset Stone	Resets the TP of your primary class below level 15
Advance Skill reset Stone	Resets all TP of your primary class

These are the names of some of the special runes that are not crafting runes. You will use these only for the task indicated.

Now there are many other types of runes that were indicated briefly before. These were what I referred to as the “basic runes”. The only thing is there is nothing really basic about them. There are more of them and they are everywhere.

The first thing you are going to need to make sure that you do is that you have opened up your Arcane Transmutor (AT). You will do this through a quest that you receive at level 10 or above from a trainer in the class hall in Varanas. After you have completed this simple quest you will be able to access your Arcane Transmutor through the treasure chest icon in your backpack. In order to be able to use the AT you need to have charges on it. Charges can be purchased off the Auction house or by using Phirius tokens gained from your daily quests. Also, it’s a good idea to make sure you have enough charges before you start to make a piece of gear; there is no worse feeling then getting to the end and not having enough to finish.

Everything in Runes of Magic is based on tier. The first rule of thumb is that everything has to match in tier. Only runes/stones of the same tier should go into the AT at the same time.

Tier bumping (TB) is one of the most common tasks you will complete when using the AT. The math for this is very simple. Five stones of similar stat and tier go into the AT and one of the tier above comes out. Example: 5 tier I strength runes/stones = 1 tier II strength rune/stone. You really cannot go wrong with doing this as you go along. Even though not every mob drops these runes you will have lots and lots of them so do not be afraid to consolidate your runes/stones as you go.

You can also create new runes/stones, including some that are not even found naturally but only by combining two or more different runes of the same tier to create all new runes. These are just the basics of creating runes themselves which can be sold on the auction house for lots of cash. I have thought about this and if you are not into crafting in the traditional sense you could go into rune crafting and make quite a lot of gold I would think.

Enhancing Stats through Gear

When using runes or stones to enhance your gear there are two main stones you need. They are Power Stones and Mana Stones.

Power Stones can be purchased from NPC's in most cities or from the item shop. If you get them from the item shop using diamonds they will possess a single attribute but, if you use your Phirius Tokens which you get from doing your daily quests, then you will get a random additional attribute as well.

Mana Stones are created by dropping a piece of gear with a Power Stone into the AT and hitting the confirm button. You have one distinct advantage here that you can see what the attribute of the resulting stone will be before you click the confirm button. So unless it’s something you have found somewhere else or have done before don't be afraid to try out a few things.

You can also increase the power of the Mana Stones by dragging 3 Mana Stones of the same tier into the AT and hitting the confirm button again. Be careful here because if you start mixing up the attributes on the Mana stones only a certain amount will transfer and the weakest ones will transfer first so putting together Mana Stones with similar level will help increase you chance in getting a better mix.

Once you have Mana Stones with the desired stats you were looking for you drag three of them and the piece of equipment you want to enhance into the AT and review the end product if its good, hit confirm, and if not try and mix a few things up to get what you are looking for.

Summary

Using this information you can mix and match endless possibilities to make your equipment anything you want it to be. You can get everything you want to get from the auction house or by creating it yourself. There is a certain satisfaction in creating it yourself as well as getting a final product that is exactly what you need and want.

The only down side I have found with this whole process is the trial and error that it comes with. For somebody who is a theory crafter or a real min/max player then this is certainly for you but if you just want the best recipes to get the best results then you will have a fair amount of research as the game is just coming up on its first year and there are not a lot of stock recipes out there. Really just get out there and experiment with all of the different options and don't be afraid to try something.