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==Runewords==
{{runewords}}This is where Runes really become awesome. A "[[RuneWord]]" is the term for an item that has been [[socket]]ed with special Runes in the correct order. Runewords can only be fashioned in regular (gray name, '[[normal]]') socketed items, with the precise number of sockets required for that recipe. No more and no less.
The most powerful weapons and armor in the game are runewords, though they can be difficult to obtain, since the powerful ones require very scarce, high level runes. In addition to the runes, a suitable item must be found to create the runeword in. It makes no sense to create a high damage runeword in a weapon with a low base damage, so expert players search long and hard for just the right item with just the right number of sockets, while working to store up the runes they'll need to fill them.
==Diablo II Rune Item Generation==
