Hel Rune

A Hel rune is a low-mid rune which can be socketed into equipment in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. Hel runes are often as valuable as higher mid runes, due to their use in unsocketing. This allows, for example, rerolling rune words like and  without having to find a new base item, just replacement low runes.

Effects
Socketing an item with a Hel rune decreases the item's strength and dexterity requirements, if any. However, Hel runes do not change items' level requirements.

Rune Words
Hel runes are used in these rune words:

Recipes
Hel runes are used in two Horadric Cube recipes.


 * Transmute three Hel runes and a chipped diamond to create one Io rune. (single-player, open or ladder only)
 * Transmute a socketed item, a Hel rune, and a Scroll of Town Portal to unsocket the socketed item. This deletes the gems, jewels or runes that were socketed in the item, but opens the item's sockets so that new gems, jewels or runes can be inserted.