Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred is a massive gameplay improvement overall, and one of its new item types takes the game to the next level.

Runewords are back, being added to Diablo 4 in the Vessel of Hatred DLC, but how do they work and what does each Rune do?

Ritual Runes gather offering, which activates the ability of the invocation rune when the required amount is reached.

Runewords, and not “Rude words” like you thought, are a new mechanic in Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, letting you add new customizable, conditional buffs to your equipment. These socketable items can be dropped by enemies and chests across Diablo IV—here’s how to find them and use them.

Long-time Diablo fans probably remember Runewords from Diablo 2, in which you collected Runes to socket into your gear and combine to create Runewords, whi

That might be the definition of a good problem to have, but it’s still a problem. It’s a problem that ought be solved by the sheer amount of stuff included in Vessel of Hatred, as well as what’s launching alongside it: a new character class,

The new Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred campaign is out, and it is getting slammed by Diablo fans on Reddit and elsewhere.