Runes

Runes are PebbleQuest’s take on custom enchantments. Apply them to your gear for powerful effects — but each gear piece holds at most 3 runes, so choose your build carefully.

Rarities

Every rune has a rarity. Rarer runes are far harder to find and hit much harder — the magnitude multiplier scales the effect, so a Mythic rune is more than three times as strong as a Common one at the same level.

Rarity	Power
⬜ Common	×0.80
🟩 Uncommon	×1.00
🟦 Rare	×1.25
🟪 Epic	×1.60
🟧 Legendary	×2.00
🟥 Mythic	×2.50

Weapon runes

Rune	Effect	Rarity · Max
Sharpened	Deal bonus melee damage	Common · X5
Venom	Chance to poison foes on hit	Uncommon · X5
Wise	Bonus Combat XP per kill	Uncommon · X10
Lifesteal	Heal a share of the damage you deal	Rare · X5
Hitstreak	Each consecutive hit adds damage	Epic · X5
Executioner	More damage to foes below 30% health	Legendary · X5

Armour runes

Rune	Effect	Rarity · Max
Parry	Chance to reflect a hit to a nearby foe	Common · X5
Swift	Grants Speed while equipped	Common · X3
Thorns	Reflect melee damage to attackers	Uncommon · X5
Aegis	Reduce incoming damage	Rare · X5
Featherfall	Negate all fall damage	Rare · X1
Vitality	Gain maximum health	Epic · X10

Tool runes

Rune	Effect	Rarity · Max
Harvest	Chance to double crop harvests	Common · X5
Prospector	Bonus Cash when mining ores	Uncommon · X10
Experienced	Bonus skill XP	Uncommon · X10
Telekinesis	Mined drops go straight to your inventory	Rare · X1
Shardseeker	Chance to find island Shards while mining	Epic · X5

Finding & applying runes

Runes drop in the Dungeon: normal special mobs have a small chance to drop a hidden rune, and bosses always drop one (bumped up two rarity tiers).

Applying a rune is a gamble. Each dropped rune carries a success chance — and the rarer and higher-level it is, the lower that chance. A high-level Mythic is spectacular when it lands and painful when it doesn’t, so weigh the risk before you apply.