PoE River Rune – Path of Exile

River Rune

List of River Rune Crafting Mods

Mod	Require	ItemClasses
Adds (7–9) to (14–16) Cold Damage	1x River Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
Adds (11–15) to (23–26) Cold Damage	5x River Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
Adds (16–21) to (31–37) Cold Damage	40x River Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
Adds (12–17) to (26–30) Cold Damage	1x River Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
Adds (21–28) to (42–48) Cold Damage	5x River Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
Adds (29–40) to (58–68) Cold Damage	40x River Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(10–15)% chance to Freeze	5x River Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
(20–25)% chance to Freeze	5x River Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(3–6)% increased Attack Speed	25x River Rune 20x War Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(6–10)% increased Cast Speed	26x River Rune 22x Life Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
(13–18)% increased Cast Speed	26x River Rune 22x Life Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
No Physical Damage Has (50–100)% increased Elemental Damage	500x River Rune 500x Bound Rune 500x Sun Rune	Two Hand Sword
Trigger Level 10 Icicle Burst when you Hit a Frozen Enemy	27x River Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace
(10–15)% chance to create Chilled Ground when you Freeze an Enemy	8x River Rune	Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
(20–25)% chance to create Consecrated Ground when you Shatter an Enemy	18x River Rune 10x Life Rune	Staff and Warstaff
Gain (10–15)% of Cold Damage as Extra Fire Damage against Frozen Enemies	85x River Rune 70x Sun Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(20–30)% chance to Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit	44x Sun Rune 44x Bound Rune 44x River Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
Minions deal (20–30)% increased Damage if you’ve Hit Recently	50x River Rune 50x Sun Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre
(20–30)% of Attack Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage	30x Bounty Rune 27x War Rune 41x River Rune	Two Hand Axe
(10–15)% chance to Cover Enemies in Frost on Hit	88x Bounty Rune 77x River Rune	Two Hand Axe
Your Hits against Marked Enemy cannot be Blocked or Suppressed	20x Bounty Rune 20x Life Rune 20x River Rune	Dagger and Rune Dagger
+1 to Level of all Cold Spell Skill Gems	75x Journey Rune 35x River Rune	Staff and Warstaff
(15–25)% chance to inflict Cold Exposure on Hit	16x Journey Rune 20x Bounty Rune 24x River Rune	Wand
Iron Grip	15x Mountain Rune 38x Life Rune 38x River Rune	Claw
Skills fire an additional Projectile	77x Mountain Rune 99x Bounty Rune 99x River Rune	Two Hand Axe
+(6–8)% Chance to Block Attack Damage while Dual Wielding	12x Mountain Rune 25x River Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre
Gain Elusive on Critical Strike	55x Time Rune 65x River Rune	Bow
Gain Onslaught after Spending a total of 200 Mana	8x Time Rune 55x Bound Rune 78x River Rune	Bow
Insufficient Life doesn’t prevent your Melee Attacks	6x Time Rune 42x Sun Rune 52x River Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre
Curse Enemies with Enfeeble on Hit	3x Time Rune 11x Journey Rune 24x River Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre
(5–10)% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill	4x Time Rune 13x Bounty Rune 22x River Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre
Adds 5% of your Maximum Energy Shield as Cold Damage to Attacks with this Weapon	44x Time Rune 66x Mountain Rune 22x River Rune	Bow
(20–25)% of Cold Damage Converted to Chaos Damage	15x Time Rune 15x River Rune 45x War Rune	Dagger and Rune Dagger
Energy Shield Leech Effects from Attacks are not removed at Full Energy Shield	11x Power Rune 66x War Rune 77x River Rune	One Hand Sword
Gain Flaming, Icy or Crackling Runesurge at random for 4 seconds every 10 seconds	4x Power Rune 33x Sun Rune 33x Bound Rune 33x River Rune	Two Hand Mace
(7–10)% increased Fire Damage per 1% Fire Resistance above 75%	4x Power Rune 44x Sun Rune 55x River Rune	Two Hand Axe
+(50–75)% chance to Suppress Spell Damage while your Off Hand is empty	3x Power Rune 40x River Rune 50x Life Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre

AI Guides

In the Path of Exile’s Settlers of Kalguur expansion, River Runes play a crucial role in enhancing your gear with cold damage and various other beneficial effects. This guide delves into the applications of River Runes and how they can be used to boost your character’s effectiveness in combat.

Understanding River Rune

River Runes primarily increase cold damage but also offer a range of other modifiers such as increased attack speed, cast speed, and various elemental effects. They are versatile and can be applied to various weapon types, making them essential for players focusing on cold and elemental damage builds.

Crafting with River Runes

1. Increased Cold Damage

Objective: Boost cold damage on weapons. Crafting Options:

• Adds (7–9) to (14–16) Cold Damage: Requires 1 River Rune.
• Adds (11–15) to (23–26) Cold Damage: Requires 5 River Runes.
• Adds (16–21) to (31–37) Cold Damage: Requires 40 River Runes.

Tips:

• Early Game: Use the basic cold damage increases to enhance your weapons in the early stages of the game.
• Stack Runes: Save up higher quantities of River Runes for more significant cold damage boosts as you progress.

2. Chance to Freeze

Objective: Add a chance to freeze enemies on hit. Crafting Options:

• (10–15)% chance to Freeze: Requires 5 River Runes for one-handed weapons.
• (20–25)% chance to Freeze: Requires 5 River Runes for two-handed weapons.

Tips:

• Control: Utilize the freezing effect to control enemy movements and prevent them from attacking.

3. Increased Attack and Cast Speed

Objective: Boost attack and cast speed. Crafting Options:

• (3–6)% increased Attack Speed: Requires 25 River Runes and 20 War Runes.
• (6–10)% increased Cast Speed: Requires 26 River Runes and 22 Life Runes.

Tips:

• Speed: Increase your attack and cast speed to enhance your overall damage output and responsiveness in combat.

4. Special Cold and Elemental Effects

Objective: Add unique effects related to cold and elemental damage. Crafting Options:

• Trigger Level 10 Icicle Burst when you Hit a Frozen Enemy: Requires 27 River Runes.
• (10–15)% chance to create Chilled Ground when you Freeze an Enemy: Requires 8 River Runes.
• (20–25)% chance to create Consecrated Ground when you Shatter an Enemy: Requires 18 River Runes and 10 Life Runes.

Tips:

• Elemental Effects: Utilize these special effects to enhance your control and damage over enemies, especially in large groups.

5. Unique Crafting Enhancements

Objective: Utilize River Runes for unique and specialized crafting options. Crafting Options:

• Gain (10–15)% of Cold Damage as Extra Fire Damage against Frozen Enemies: Requires 85 River Runes and 70 Sun Runes.
• (20–30)% chance to Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit: Requires 44 Sun Runes, 44 Bound Runes, and 44 River Runes.
• Minions deal (20–30)% increased Damage if you’ve Hit Recently: Requires 50 River Runes and 50 Sun Runes.

Tips:

• Hybrid Damage: Increase overall damage by converting part of your cold damage to fire damage.
• Minion Boost: Enhance the damage output of your minions, making them more effective in combat.

Conclusion

The River Rune in Path of Exile’s Settlers of Kalguur expansion offers a wide range of crafting options to enhance cold damage, increase attack and cast speed, and provide unique elemental effects to your gear. By strategically using River Runes, you can significantly boost your character’s damage output and overall effectiveness in combat. Follow this guide to master the use of River Runes and elevate your Path of Exile experience. Good luck, Exile!