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How to Get Water Rune and Effects

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Water Rune is a type of Rune you can acquire in Suikoden 1 HD Remaster. Learn how to get Water Rune, its effects and spells, characters who can use Water Rune!

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Water Rune Effects and Info

Water Rune Info

Water Rune
Type Magic Rune
Rune Group Five Elements
Shop Price 7000
Element
Water Water
Effect Spells
・Lv. 1 Spell: Drops of Kindness
Restores 1 ally's HP to full.
・Lv. 2 Spell: Fog of Deception
Reduces enemy accuracy by 20%.
・Lv. 3 Spell: Rain of Kindness
Restores about 300 HP to all allies.
・Lv. 4 Spell: Water of Kindness
Restores all allies' HP to full. ・Allows the bearer to use Water magic.

How to Get Water Rune

Bought from Shops

Related Shops
Seika Sarady

Water Rune costs 7000 Potch in every available shop where you can purchase it. All shop locations listed above will have Water Rune in its wares.
List of All Shops

Dropped from Enemies

Water Rune can be dropped by the following enemies. While it is possible to find the same enemies in a different location, their item drops may not be the same as the ones in the locations mentioned.

Monsters Who Drop Water Rune

Monster Location Chance
Dagon Around Kirov Medium

List of All Enemies and Item Drops

Alternative How to Get Water Rune

Alternative
How to Get		 Recruit Sonya

(○) = Attached Permanently to Character

Apart from the conventional ways of getting Water Rune, you can also get one from the method mentioned above. Permanently attached Runes can still be used when that character is on your party.

Compatible Characters

Characters Initially Equipped with Water Rune

Compatible Characters
Sonya Shulen

The Water Rune can be found already equipped to Sonya Shulen when you recruit them.

Characters Compatible with Water Rune

This Rune can be equipped on any Character with no permanently attached Rune.

The Water Rune can be equipped on any of the 66 Combat Characters who do not have permanently-attached Runes.

List of All Characters and Recruit Conditions

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Suikoden I - Runes

List of Runes and Effects

List of All Runes

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Falcon Rune Hate Rune Shrike Rune
Clone Rune Haziness Rune Double-beat Rune
Turtle Rune Sunbeam Rune Gale Rune
Spark Rune Killer Rune Phero Rune
Counter Rune Champion's Rune Prosperity Rune
Fortune Rune Holy Rune

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