Diablo 2 The Countess | Weapon & Armor Drops, Weaknesses (2024)

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What runes does Countess drop on each difficulty? ›

The Countess's highest monster level is 82 (Hell), and the highest rune drop is a Lo 28 (Hell).

The Countess's extra rune drops on hell difficulty can include Lem runes. The Hellforge on nightmare or hell difficulty has a 1 in 11 chance to drop a Lem rune as part of its quest reward. The Act 3 ( N ) Good treasure class has a chance to drop a Lem rune, as do higher Good treasure classes.

The Countess's extra rune drops on hell difficulty can include Mal runes. The Hellforge on hell difficulty has a 1 in 11 chance to drop a Mal rune as part of its quest reward.

Normal Cows (Hell Bovines) have an 1:730k chance to drop a Ber rune, and an 1:2560k chance to drop a Zod rune. Despite these low chances, such high runes are still the most likely to be found by farming cows, as about 350 to 450 Hell Bovines appear on the Secret Cow Level.

Jah is one of the rarest runes in Diablo II. Two Ber runes and one Flawless Sapphire are needed to create one Jah through the Horadric Cube (this does not work on regular Battle.net).

Chance of 1 key dropping: 1 in 14.43

For comparison, if you feel like getting nearly no runes, you can turn the /players setting up to get more keys instead..

The Countess's extra rune drops on nightmare or hell difficulty can include Ort runes. The Hellforge on normal difficulty has a 1 in 11 chance to drop an Ort rune as part of its quest reward. The Act 4 Good treasure class has a chance to drop an Ort rune, as do higher Good treasure classes.

Normal Countess

In Normal the Countess drops from El to Ral. It is very easy to cube an Ort; Rune Words containing up to Ort are listed here.

Will Magic Find work on Runes? No. It has no bearing on the number of Runes you'll find (you don't find more magic items and less Runes for example, nor is there a greater chance of getting a Rune or a better Rune, etc.).

Where can a ber rune drop? ›

Sources. The Act 3 ( H ) Good treasure class has a chance to drop a Ber rune, as do higher Good treasure classes. In single-player, open or ladder games only, the Horadric Cube can transmute two Sur runes and one flawless amethyst into one Ber rune.

Mal is a rare rune in Diablo II. Two Um runes and one Topaz are needed to create one Mal through the Horadric Cube (this does not work on regular Battle.net). Mal is needed in twelve Rune Words.

Countess will always drop runes. Cows are decent for some. Other than that, it's just a lot of killing everything. For mid runes just run Hell Countess, you get a double bonus of a chance for Keys.

The Zod rune has a mythical place in Diablo II lore. The incredibly rare socketed item, which can make other in-game gear indestructible, has just a 1 in 2,987,183 chance of dropping from the game's highest class of enemy, according to one calculation.