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Runes

Runes are mob drops that either grant passive effects while in inventory or act as rare crafting materials.

Quick Summary​

  • Runes only drop from mobs killed by a player.
  • Keep runes in your inventory to activate them.
  • Runes cannot be stored in bundles.
  • Looting and Rune Multiplier events both increase drop chance.

Unlock Phases​

  1. Season start: Corrupted Mob Soul Rune and Severed Mob Heart Rune can already drop.
  2. Week 1 (SeasonStart + 7 days): full passive rune pool + special runes unlock.

Activation Rules​

  • Inventory runes apply effects while carried (main inventory/hotbar/offhand).
  • Effect refresh task runs every 199 ticks (about 10 seconds).
  • If multiple runes give the same potion effect, the strongest tier is used.
  • Runes found inside bundles are automatically removed and returned to normal inventory/drop flow.

Bedrock Visual Note​

  • On Bedrock, some rune effects may not always show clear visual indicators (for example, Luck, Saturation, etc.).
  • This is a client limitation.
  • Effects still apply correctly server-side.
  • Dolphins Grace Rune is temporarily vaulted and currently cannot drop or appear in /runes.

Drop Formula​

Per eligible mob kill, rune drop chance is:

effectiveChance = min(1.0, baseChance * (1 + 0.10 * lootingLevel) * runeMultiplier)

  • baseChance is the rune's built-in drop rate.
  • lootingLevel is your weapon Looting enchant level.
  • runeMultiplier is the active server rune event multiplier (1.0 default, 2.0 or 1.5 during events).

Guaranteed First Drop (Most Runes)​

Most passive/special runes track eligible kills and guarantee your first copy after enough kills.

Required kills use:

requiredKills = ceil( ln(epsilon) / ln(1 - baseChance) )

  • epsilon defaults to 0.05 (5%).
  • This means at most ~5% of players should still have zero drops by that kill count.
  • Guarantee is first drop only. After first drop, normal RNG is used.

Runes with no guaranteed first drop:

  • Corrupted Mob Soul Rune
  • Severed Mob Heart Rune
  • Power Stick Rune

Rune Multiplier Schedule​

  • Every Wednesday: Rune Multiplier is active for 24h at x2.0.
  • Some Sundays after progression milestones: Rune Multiplier is active for 24h at x1.5.

Milestone Sundays are tied to:

  • Custom Items + Runes release
  • End opening
  • Monstrous Gauntlet week

Season-Start Crafting Runes​

RuneDrop SourceBase ChanceUseGuaranteed First Drop
Corrupted Mob Soul RuneAny mob0.4% (1 in 250)Extra Heart recipeNo
Severed Mob Heart RuneAny mob0.2% (1 in 500)Extra Heart recipeNo

Week-1 Passive and Special Runes​

RuneDrop SourceBase ChanceEffectRuntimeGuaranteed First Drop
Bad Omen RuneVindicator1 in 200Bad Omen I10s, refreshesYes
Bad Omen Rune IIVindicator1 in 400Bad Omen II10s, refreshesYes
Bad Omen Rune IIIVindicator1 in 600Bad Omen III10s, refreshesYes
Bad Omen Rune IVVindicator1 in 800Bad Omen IV10s, refreshesYes
Bad Omen Rune VVindicator1 in 1000Bad Omen V10s, refreshesYes
Conduit Power RuneDrowned1 in 1250Conduit Power10s, refreshesYes
Fire Resistance RuneBlaze1 in 600Fire Resistance10s, refreshesYes
Haste RuneSilverfish1 in 500Haste I10s, refreshesYes
Haste Rune IISilverfish1 in 1000Haste II10s, refreshesYes
Hero of the Village RuneRavager1 in 50Hero of the Village I10s, refreshesYes
Hero of the Village Rune IIRavager1 in 100Hero of the Village II10s, refreshesYes
Jump Boost RuneSlime1 in 500Jump Boost I10s, refreshesYes
Jump Boost Rune IISlime1 in 1000Jump Boost II10s, refreshesYes
Luck RuneVex1 in 100Luck10s, refreshesYes
Saturation RuneHoglin1 in 300Saturation0.1s pulse every refresh cycleYes
Slow Falling RunePhantom1 in 75Slow Falling10s, refreshesYes
Speed RunePillager1 in 500Speed I10s, refreshesYes
Speed Rune IIPillager1 in 1000Speed II10s, refreshesYes
Strength RunePiglin Brute1 in 200Strength I6s, refreshesYes
Strength Rune IIPiglin Brute1 in 400Strength II6s, refreshesYes
Water Breathing RunePolar Bear1 in 75Water Breathing10s, refreshesYes
Dragon RuneEnder Dragon5% (1 in 20)Infinite elytra durability while carriedPassiveYes

Week-1 Crafting Rune​

RuneDrop SourceBase ChanceUseGuaranteed First Drop
Power Stick RuneAny mob1 in 10000Lifesteal Stick recipeNo