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Best Runes Tier List (February 2026)

Criteria Explanation
Effectivity Runes should provide useful effects.
Modifiers The overall damage your weapon can do will determine how fast you can defeat overworld enemies and bosses.
Ease of Use A weapon’s practicality and ease of application in overworld gameplay will be taken into account.

Rank Rune
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Drain Edge Tier List Icon Frost Speck Tier List Icon Chill Dust Tier List Icon
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Rage Mark Tier List Icon Blast Chip Tier List Icon Miner Shard Tier List Icon
A Icon Flame Spark Tier List Icon
B Icon
Ward Patch Tier List Icon Briar Notch Tier List Icon
C Icon Venom Crumb Tier List Icon

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SS Runes

Rune Explanation
Drain Edge Drain Edge is an essential rune throughout the mid-endgame due to its valuable lifesteal. For most builds, you will most likely want to have a Drain Edge to quickly heal back enemy damage.
Frost Speck /
Chill Dust		 These two runes offer very similar effects and can synergize well when used together. Additionally, these are common in Island 3 and 4. Since they have tier 2 variants, it is easier to get vital stats such as Critical Hit Rate, Critical Hit Damage, and Attack Speed.

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S Runes

Rune Explanation
Blast Chip This rune is available fairly early on in Island 2, and is a great generic rune for an easy DPS boost. When paired with high Attack Speed, you can expect this run to continuously activate!
Rage Mark Rage Mark will most likely be your default Armor Rune in the mid - endgame. Though they may not activate as often when you have good armor, this gives a massive boost in Physical Damage, allowing you to burst down enemies when you have low HP.
Miner Shard Miner Shards are the only runes available to insert into your Pickaxe. However, it is not recommended to use them at all unless you already have the Prismatic or Dragon Head Pickaxe. This is because slotting Miner Shards in and out can be expensive, and you will most likely move onto better pickaxes as you progress through the game.

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A Runes

Rune Explanation
Flame Spark The Flame Spark Rune can consistently burn enemies over a period of time. With the addition of a second tier in Island 4, this rune provides more value than ever before.

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B Runes

Rune Explanation
Ward Patch This rune can now also be obtained by defeating Monk Pandas in Island 4. Though it can provide some survivability, the chance to trigger its effects can be low.
Briar Notch Briar Notch has a very niche use, and is relevant only to very tanky builds. You will most likely be better off using Rage Mark for an increased damage boost when you have low HP.

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C Runes

Rune Explanation
Venom Crumb Venom Crumb provides a chance to deal damage over time to enemies you hit. However, applying Damage Over Time to enemies is generally not very effective. Since the DoT application is not guaranteed, you are better off slotting in a Blast Chip to immediately defeat enemies instead of having to prolong fights.

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