Rune Song

Rune Song
Details
Type	Weapon Light source
Rarity	Legendary
Level	13
Melee damage	234−284
Attack rate	2.5 per second
Secondary	Trailing Melody
Durability	Infinite
Effects	+10 life on melee hit +5% chance on melee hit to increase melee attack speed by 50% for a short duration
Tooltip	A legendary sword that hums when swung through the air. Its durability is a sign of extraordinary craftsmanship and it has the power to defeat enemies in one strike.
Category	Equipment Melee weapon
Details
Type	Weapon Light source
Rarity	Legendary
Level	14 (+1)
Melee damage	250−304 (+18)
Attack rate	2.5 per second
Secondary	Trailing Melody
Durability	Infinite
Effects	+12 life on melee hit (+2) +5% chance on melee hit to increase melee attack speed by 50% for a short duration
Tooltip	A legendary sword that hums when swung through the air. Its durability is a sign of extraordinary craftsmanship and it has the power to defeat enemies in one strike.
Category	Equipment Melee weapon
Details
Type	Weapon Light source
Rarity	Legendary
Level	15 (+2)
Melee damage	267−325 (+37)
Attack rate	2.5 per second
Secondary	Trailing Melody
Durability	Infinite
Effects	+13 life on melee hit (+3) +5% chance on melee hit to increase melee attack speed by 50% for a short duration
Tooltip	A legendary sword that hums when swung through the air. Its durability is a sign of extraordinary craftsmanship and it has the power to defeat enemies in one strike.
Category	Equipment Melee weapon
Details
Type	Weapon Light source
Rarity	Legendary
Level	16 (+3)
Melee damage	283−345 (+55)
Attack rate	2.5 per second
Secondary	Trailing Melody
Durability	Infinite
Effects	+13 life on melee hit (+3) +5% chance on melee hit to increase melee attack speed by 50% for a short duration
Tooltip	A legendary sword that hums when swung through the air. Its durability is a sign of extraordinary craftsmanship and it has the power to defeat enemies in one strike.
Category	Equipment Melee weapon
Details
Type	Weapon Light source
Rarity	Legendary
Level	17 (+4)
Melee damage	300−366 (+74)
Attack rate	2.5 per second
Secondary	Trailing Melody
Durability	Infinite
Effects	+13 life on melee hit (+3) +5% chance on melee hit to increase melee attack speed by 50% for a short duration
Tooltip	A legendary sword that hums when swung through the air. Its durability is a sign of extraordinary craftsmanship and it has the power to defeat enemies in one strike.
Category	Equipment Melee weapon
Details
Type	Weapon Light source
Rarity	Legendary
Level	18 (+5)
Melee damage	316−386 (+92)
Attack rate	2.5 per second
Secondary	Trailing Melody
Durability	Infinite
Effects	+15 life on melee hit (+5) +5% chance on melee hit to increase melee attack speed by 50% for a short duration
Tooltip	A legendary sword that hums when swung through the air. Its durability is a sign of extraordinary craftsmanship and it has the power to defeat enemies in one strike.
Category	Equipment Melee weapon
Details
Type	Weapon Light source
Rarity	Legendary
Level	19 (+6)
Melee damage	333−407 (+111)
Attack rate	2.5 per second
Secondary	Trailing Melody
Durability	Infinite
Effects	+17 life on melee hit (+7) +5% chance on melee hit to increase melee attack speed by 50% for a short duration
Tooltip	A legendary sword that hums when swung through the air. Its durability is a sign of extraordinary craftsmanship and it has the power to defeat enemies in one strike.
Category	Equipment Melee weapon
Technical
8951 (0) LegendarySword

Rune Song is a legendary sword.

Its secondary use, Trailing Melody, creates a damaging trail in a line towards the cursor. This travels through walls and reaches 2–6 tiles away, depending on charge time.

The trail deals 1–3× the sword's damage (depending on charge time) and has a 25% chance to inflict stun for 2 seconds.

Obtaining

Crafting

Materials	Recipe
Broken Handle Chipped Blade Clear Gemstone Iron Bar (50) Ancient Gemstone (10)	Rune Parchment

Notes

• Since the Rune Song has no durability, it cannot be reinforced.
• The melee attack speed effect lasts for 2 seconds and its chance is unaffected by upgrades.

Achievements

The Rune Song • "Obtain Rune Song" (Silver • 25 G • 20 XP) Obtain the Rune Song.

Tips

• The earliest this weapon can be obtained is after the Great Wall is removed. While the Broken Handle can be obtained though The Hive Mother drops quite early then expected, the Chipped Blade is locked in Azeos' Wilderness.
• This weapon deals more damage at its base level than both the Slippery Slime Sword and Galaxite Sword at base, which are higher levels. At the same level, Rune Song typically deals more damage then all other swords currently in the game, meaning this weapon can be brought to endgame quite easily.
  • Instead of crafting the sword of the next ore you get, upgrading this weapon is almost always a better option.

Trivia

• Prior to 1.0.1.0, the Rune Song had a 15% chance on hit to instantly kill any target with health lower than the player.

History

• 1.0.1.4: Trailing Melody's damage is now based on the sword's damage.
• 1.0.1.0:
  • Added secondary use.
  • Now provides a unique +5% chance on melee hit to increase melee attack speed.
  • Base life on melee hit increased from +3 to +10.
  • Base +62 max health removed.
  • Unique +15% chance on hit to kill any target that has lower health removed.
• 1.0.0.1: Base damage increased from 206−250 to 234−284.
• 0.3.0-297a: Introduced.