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Where to get Runes in No Rest For The Wicked and how they workHere’s everything you need to know about Runes in No Rest For The Wicked
Here’s everything you need to know about Runes in No Rest For The Wicked
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios.
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios.
Looking for No Rest For The Wicked Runes?Runes inNo Rest For The Wickedare special skills or powers you can equip to weapons. Using these Runes in combat uses Focus. You’ll start the game with one bar of Focus but this can be increased if you put levels into your Focusstat.
Runes will vary in function and can even come already equipped to certain weapons. Below we’ll tell you how to unequip and equip Runes to your weapons, where you can get new Runes for your playthrough, how to use Runes and also how to use Gems to buff your combat even more.
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Where to get Runes in No Rest For The Wicked
You can get Runes already equipped to weapons fromcheststhroughout the map. Loot in chests is randomised, however, so it’s pretty much down to luck which ones you get this way.
Alternatively, you can buy Runes fromEleanor the enchanter in Sacrament. This is the main town you’ll visit first inNo Rest For The Wickedwhere several merchants offer different services.
There are various other merchants in this area of Sacrament worth visiting like Fillmore the blacksmith. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios.
You can find Eleanor located in theMerchant square, as seen on the map above. In her shop, she will have the following Runes (note that as of writing, there is no way of seeing Rune effects before applying them to gear. We’ve managed to ascertain the following Rune effects):
What do Gems do in No Rest For The Wicked?
You can buy Gems from Eleanor or find them in chests throughout the world. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios.
Eleanor also sells various Gems which, when infused with weapons or armour, will give the item a passive buff. The following Gems have these effects:
To infuse a Gem with weapons or armour, select theInfuseoption in Eleanor’s menu.
How to equip Runes in No Rest For The Wicked
You can only extract one Rune per weapon before it is destroyed. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios.
You can alsoextract Runesin this menu. Extracting a Rune will place it into your inventory and give you the option to infuse it to another weapon. In doing so, you’lldestroy the weaponthe Rune was originally in, however.
This means that you can onlyextract one Rune per weapon, so make sure you prioritise your favourite as once one Rune is extracted the whole weapon is forfeit.
Although the durability system has since been patched, the ‘Repair’ rune is an excellent way of keeping your gear intact without having to report back to a blacksmith often. We recommend having a secondary weapon with utility Runes like this so you can swap to these and get the buffs without having to give up the opportunity for high-damage Runes on your main weapon.
Enchanting weapons and rarity values
Unique weapons will appear gold in your inventory. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios.
From the enchanter’s menu you can also ‘Enchant’ weapons and armour which will essentiallywipe all the Runes and Gemsalready attached to them. In doing so, you willincrease the rarityof the item. Rarities in No Rest for the Wicked fall into these categories:
Transforming a Common gear item at the enchanter will turn it into either a Rare or Plagued Item. Beware, as although Plagued items allow you to equip better enchantments, they will also have a random negative effect applied.
It is not possible to gain a unique weapon or piece of armour through enchanting. These are usually picked up from boss fights.
How to perform a Rune attack
Some Runes are classed as Spells and take a little longer to cast in combat. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Moon Studios.
In combat, press the number key that corresponds to the Rune you wish to cast. You’ll notice awhite ringaround the Rune that is currently equipped in the bottom left corner of your screen.
Now, to cast the Rune,right-click. Note that if the Rune is a spell, they will sometimes require you to hold the right-click to charge it up.
That rounds off our guide to Runes in No Rest For The Wicked. For more No Rest For The Wicked tips and tricks, see our guide to thebest stats to level upfirst in the game or see our guide torepairing equipment.
