Undecember is a newly released hack & slash ARPG, released October 12th, 2022. Combine endless combinations of Skill and Link Runes, farm enemies and grow as a Rune Hunter. It is free to play on Steam, so feel free to check it out if you are a fan of the ARPG genre. A rather important note: Undecember installs a ROOTKIT on your PC, meaning the developer has full access to your computer. For now, this ROOTKIT remains 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 stat types of Runes that can be obtained. These Top 10 Lists of – Strength, Intelligence and Agility.
Undecember Rune Types
- Skill Rune – These Runes perform close- and long-range attacks. Can also be used to cast spells. Skill Runes can be combined with Link Runes, strengthening the skill effect. Players can only equip 6 Skill Runes at a time.
- Link Rune – Combined with Skill Runes to strengthen the Skill Runes abilities. Link Runes are divided into 3 types with a colour code- Red is Strength, Blue is Intelligence and Green is Agility. If the colour matches that of the Skill Rune, the Link’s abilities will be added to the Skill Rune.
- Runestone -Enchants the Skill Runes with a unique effect. Up to 3 Runestones can be used in one go. Do keep in mind though that you cannot use multiple Runestones on the same Skill Rune slot. Therefore, you can only strengthen one Skill Rune using one Runestone.
10 Best Strength Runes
10. Bloodshed – Bleed chance of +30% to enemies with a Physical DMG of 209%. Costs 4 Mana.
9. Shield Strike – Knocks enemies back whilst inflicting a Physical DMG of 188% with an area of effect of 450. Armour Penetration of +25%. Costs 4 Mana.
8. Shield Charge – Charge at enemies and inflict a damage of 282% on a single enemy. Area of effect is 250. Costs 4 Mana.
7. Fire Storm – Players spins to create a fire storm around them. 1st Fire Storm deals 99% damage with an area of effect of 300. 2nd storm deals 175% fire damage. Costs 6 Mana.
6. Fierce Strike – Summon a hammer to attack multiple enemies with a Physical DMG of 286%. With an area effect of 250. Costs 6 Mana.
5. Fissure- Deals damage to multiple enemies in an area of 500. With a Physical DMG of 220%, the damage decreases against enemies that are further away from the fissure. Costs 4 Mana.
4. Illusion Hook – Throws a hook, with the Physical DMG of 138% and a range of 500. Enemies are also pulled towards the player. Costs 9 Mana.
3. Seal of Defence – Increased Armour by 30%. Costs 15 Amplification.
2. Earth Blow – Strike the ground to deal a Physical DMG of 300% with an area of effect of 300. Increases Critical Attack Rate by 120% if your player is not moving. Costs 4 Mana.
1. Crescent Slash – A swinging attack with a Physical DMG of 250% that damages multiple enemies at once. +120 Weapon range and +30 Wielding. Costs 4 Mana.
10 Best Agility Runes
10. Rapid Shot – Fires multiple arrows in a straight line. Physical DMG 64% + 15% Dampening if arrows hit same target repeatedly. Costs 4 Mana.
9. Piercing Arrow – A single arrow inflicting 95% DMG with a 30% Bleed Chance and +20% Bleed DMG. Costs 6 Mana.
8. Counterattack – Deals Physical DMG of 100% in an Area of Effect of 400 upon dodging an enemy’s attack.
7. Cross Slash – Deals 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 a Fire DMG of 230% and a Damage over Time multiplier of +10% per stack. Deals 30% DMG to Bleeding enemies. Costs 4 Mana.
5. Illusion Strike – Inflicts Physical DMG of 240% with an Area of Effect of 200. Costs 5 Mana.
4. Projectile Acceleration – Increases projectile speed by 30% and DMG by 25%.
3. Vital Strike – +100% increase Attack Critical Rate and +50% Critical DMG. Costs 16.8 Mana.
2. Find Weakness – Critical chance increased by 20%
1. Seal of Dodge – +35 Evasion
10 Best Intelligence Runes
10. Fire Ball – Explodes on hit to deal a Fire DMG of 180% in an Explosive Range of 220. Costs 5 Mana.
9. Protection Totem – +20 to Barrier Regen/Sec and a +30 to Barriers. Aura Radias of 400. Costs 25 Mana.
8. Poison Area – Temporarily creates a poisonious area which deals a Poison Damage over Time of 273%. Costs 25 Mana.
7. Electromagnetic Field – Draws enemies to the center of the electric sphere. Has a Lightning DMG of 262% and a explosion range of 250. Costs 25 Mana.
6. Summon Abyssling – Abyssling deals a Physical DMG of 110% with a Charge Attack of 200%. Costs 22 Mana.
5. Meteor – Falls onto enemies within a 280 Explosion Range, dealing a Fire DMG of 540%. Costs 25 Mana.
4. Plague Spike – deals Poison DMG of +21 with a Thorn Poison DMG of 251%. The plague has a Burst Range of 280. Plague can spread to nearby enemies, inflicting 168% Damage over Time. Costs 5 Mana.
3. Finishing Blow – Applies to your Minions when linked to a Summon Skill. Guarantees the killing blow against enemies below 20% HP. Enemies cannot evade this attack. Increases Resource Cost by 20%.
2. Summon Bursting Rune Knight – Rune Knight has a Basic Attack DMG of 110%, Earth Blow DMG of 200%, and a Flamethrower DMG of 90%. Costs 50 Mana.
1. Time Acceleration – Reduce Rune Skill cooldown speed by 10%
Those are our Top 10 recommendations for Strength, Intelligence and Ability Runes. With seemingly endless possibilities, find out which Runes suit your playstyle and continue to grind to become the greatest Rune Hunter in Undecember.
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