A Gul rune is a high rune which can be socketed into equipment in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. Although Gul is the rarest mid rune, its value is diminished by its availability as a Hellforge drop, and by its lack of popular rune words. In ladder play, Gul runes have some value for transmuting into Vex runes.
Effects
| Equipment type | Effects |
|---|---|
| Weapon | 20% Bonus To Attack Rating |
| Body armor or helm | 5% To Maximum Poison Resist |
| Shield | 5% To Maximum Poison Resist |
Socketing an item with a Gul rune increases the item's level requirement to 53, unless it was already higher.
Sources
The Hellforge on hell difficulty has a 1 in 11 chance to drop a Gul rune as part of its quest reward. Gul is the highest rune that hell Hellforge can drop.
The Act 1 (H) Good treasure class has a chance to drop a Gul rune, as do higher Good treasure classes.
In single-player, open or ladder games only, the Horadric Cube can transmute two Ist runes and one normal sapphire into one Gul rune.
Rune Words
Gul runes are used in these rune words:
- Brand 'JahLoMalGul' missile weapon
- Death 'HelElVexOrtGul' sword or axe
- Fury 'JahGulEth' melee weapon
- Kingslayer 'MalUmGulFal' sword or axe
- Mist 'ChamShaelGulThulIth' missile weapon
- Mosaic 'MalGulAmn' katar(L)
- Principle 'RalGulEld' body armor
- Rift 'HelKoLemGul' polearm or scepter
Recipes
Gul runes are used in one Horadric Cube recipe.
- Transmute two Gul runes and a normal ruby to create one Vex rune. (single-player, open or ladder only)
