Best Runes in Undecember, Ranked

Undecember is a newly released hack & slash ARPG, released on October 12, 2022. Combine endless combinations of Skill and Link Runes, farm enemies, and grow as a Rune Hunter. It’s free to play on Steam, so don’t hesitate to check it out if you’re a fan of the ARPG genre. A very important note: Undecember installs a ROOTKIT on your PC, which means that the developer has full access to your computer. For now, this ROOTKIT stays on your PC even after you have uninstalled the game. This is why there are a lot of mixed reviews on Steam.

With this in mind, this list will show you the 30 Best Runes to use in Undecember. The ranking will be divided into the 3 types of Rune stats that can be obtained. These top 10 lists of: strength, intelligence and agility.

December rune types

• Skill Rune: These runes perform short and long range attacks. It can also be used to cast spells. Skill Runes can be combined with Link Runes, which strengthens the effect of the skill. Players can only equip 6 skill runes at a time.
• Link Rune: Combined with Skill Runes to strengthen Skill Runes abilities. Link runes are divided into 3 color-coded types: red is strength, blue is intelligence, and green is agility. If the color matches the skill rune, Link’s abilities will be added to the skill rune.
• Runestone – Enchant skill runes with a unique effect. Up to 3 runestones can be used at a time. However, please note that you cannot use multiple Runestones in the same Skill Rune slot. Therefore, you can only strengthen a skill rune using a runestone.

Top 10 Strength Runes

10. Bloodshed: +30% bleed chance for enemies with 209% physical DMG. Costs 4 mana.

9. Shield Bash – Knocks back enemies while dealing 188% Physical DMG with 450 Area of ​​Effect. +25% Armor Penetration. Costs 4 mana.

8. Shield Charge – Charge into enemies, dealing 282% damage to a single enemy. The area of ​​effect is 250. It costs 4 mana.

7. Firestorm: Players spin to create a firestorm around them. The first firestorm deals 99% damage with an area of ​​effect of 300. The second firestorm deals 175% fire damage. Costs 6 mana.

6. Fierce Strike – Summons a hammer to attack multiple enemies for 286% Physical DMG. With an area effect of 250. Costs 6 mana.

5. Fissure: Deals damage to multiple enemies in an area of ​​500. At 220% physical DMG, damage decreases against enemies further away from the rift. Costs 4 mana.

4. Illusion Hook – Throws a hook with 138% physical DMG and 500 range. Enemies are also pulled towards the player. Costs 9 mana.

3. Seal of Defense: Armor increased by 30%. Costs 15 Amplification.

2. Ground Slam – Slams the ground for 300% physical DMG with 300 area of ​​effect. Increases critical strike rate by 120% if your player is not moving. Costs 4 mana.

1. Crescent Slash – A swinging attack with 250% physical DMG that damages multiple enemies at once. +120 weapon range and +30 hilt. Costs 4 mana.

Top 10 agility runes

10. Rapid Shot – Shoot multiple arrows in a straight line. Physical Damage 64% + 15% dampening if arrows hit the same target repeatedly. Costs 4 mana.

9. Piercing Arrow – A single arrow that deals 95% damage with a 30% bleed chance and +20% bleed damage. Costs 6 mana.

8. Counter: Deals 100% physical DMG in a 400 area of ​​effect when dodging an enemy attack.

7. Cross Slash: Deal damage twice to enemies in front of you. With an initial physical DMG of 128% and a subsequent physical DMG of 128% in a 450 area of ​​effect. Costs 5 mana.

6. Fire Arrow: Has 230% fire damage and +10% damage over time multiplier per stack. Deals 30% DMG to bleeding enemies. Costs 4 mana.

5. Illusion Strike: Deals 240% Physical DMG with 200 Area of ​​Effect. Costs 5 Mana.

4. Projectile Acceleration: Increases projectile speed by 30% and DMG by 25%.

3. Vital Strike: +100% Critical Attack Rate Increase and +50% Critical Damage. It costs 16.8 mana.

2. Find Weakness: Critical Chance increased by 20%

1. Seal of Dodge – +35 Evasion

Top 10 intelligence runes

10. Fireball – Explodes on hit for 180% Fire DMG at 220 explosive range. Costs 5 Mana.

9. Protection Totem: +20 Barrier Regen/Sec and +30 Barriers. Aura Radis of 400. Costs 25 Mana.

8. Poisonous Area – Temporarily creates a poisonous area that deals 273% poison damage over time. Costs 25 mana.

7. Electromagnetic Field – Pulls enemies into the center of the electric sphere. It has a Lightning DMG of 262% and an explosion range of 250. It costs 25 Mana.

6. Summon Abyssling: Abyssling deals 110% physical DMG with a 200% charge attack. It costs 22 mana.

5. Meteor – Falls on enemies within 280 blast range, dealing 540% Fire DMG. Costs 25 mana.

4. Plague Spike – Deals +21 Poison DMG with a Thorn Poison DMG of 251%. The plague has a burst range of 280. The plague can spread to nearby enemies, dealing 168% damage over time. Costs 5 mana.

3. Final Blow – Applies to your Minions when linked to a summon ability. Guarantees the killing blow against enemies below 20% HP. Enemies cannot evade this attack. Increases resource cost by 20%.

2. Summon Rune Knight Exploding: Rune Knight has 110% Basic Attack DMG, 200% Earth Slam DMG, and 90% Flamethrower DMG. He costs 50 mana.

1. Time Acceleration: Reduces rune skill cooldown by 10%.

Those are our top 10 recommendations for strength, intelligence, and skill runes. With seemingly endless possibilities, find out which runes suit your playstyle and keep striving to become the best runehunter in Undecember.

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