Runes

Runes are cosmetics that can be applied to items to give them particle effects upon use.

Runic Mobs

Runes are obtained from Runic Mobs. Runic Mobs are normal SkyBlock Mobs, but with 4x higher Health, and deal double Damage. They have a purple name tag, and a much lower chance to spawn.

Mobs that can become Runic have a 0.5% chance of being so when they spawn in.
They are guaranteed to drop a Rune.
They have a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance to drop a Runebook.
They have a 1 in 100,000-500,000 chance to drop a Periwinkle Dye, depending on their level.

All mobs can be Runic except Ender Dragon, Crimson Isle Mini-bosses, Slayer Boss/Miniboss, Dungeon Boss or Dungeon Boss Minion.

Certain runes are also obtained from Slayer or as special rewards.

Runic Pedestal

Runes can be fused on the Runic Pedestal found behind the Blacksmith and owned by Dusk.

Fusing two runes will have a chance of upgrading the rune to the next level, up to the maximum level of 3. Upon success or failure, the second rune is consumed. If this process does not succeed, the remaining rune will not gain a level. The chance of success can be seen in the Runic Pedestal while hovering over the apply trigger. Regardless of the outcome, the player will gain Runecrafting experience. More experience is awarded upon success.

Runes can be fused to Swords, Bows, Chestplates, Boots, Helmets and Axes, depending on the type of rune. The player's Runecrafting level must be greater than or equal to that of the rune, or they won't be able to fuse it. This only applies when fusing runes to items; the player can still fuse runes whose level is above their Runecrafting level. Fusing runes onto items will also grant Runecrafting experience.

List of Runes

Name	Level	Category	Rarity	Description of the effects	Unique Ways To Obtain^{[note-obtain 1]}
Blood	1	Weapons	COMMON	Creates a blood spatter effect.
Snow	2	Weapons	COMMON	Explosion of snow particles
Lava	3	Bows	COMMON	Lava drop particles
Fading White	3	Axes	COMMON	White smoke particles	Tree Gifts
Gem	4	Bows	COMMON	Green star particles
Zap	5	Boots	UNCOMMON	Yellow dust particles
Slimy	5	Bows	COMMON	Slime particles	Rain Slime and Emerald Slime
Fading Green	5	Axes	UNCOMMON	Green smoke particles	Tree Gifts
White Spiral	6	Bows	UNCOMMON	Firework particle spiral
Smokey	7	Bows	COMMON	Smoke particles	Wither Skeletons and Sneaky Creepers
Hot	8	Boots	UNCOMMON	Lava drop particles
Redstone	9	Boots	RARE	Redstone particles	Redstone Pigmen
Hearts	10	Weapons	RARE	Splatter of heart particles
Sparkling	11	Boots	RARE	Firework trail particles
Magical	12	Bows	RARE	Witch particles	Mining Ender Nodes
Fire Spiral	13	Bows	RARE	Flame particle spiral	Blazes and Magma Cubes
Golden	14	Bows	EPIC	Yellow smoke and Gold Ingots, Golden Carrots, Golden Apples, Blocks of Gold and Gold Nuggets drop from behind the arrow
Music	15	Weapons	EPIC	Music note particles and a note plays	Dusk (Garden Visitor)
Clouds	16	Boots	EPIC	White Smoke particles
Wake	18	Bows	LEGENDARY	Water drop particles splatter from behind the arrow	Sea Walkers, Night Squids, Sea Guardians, Sea Witches, Sea Archers, and Monsters of the Deep
Lightning	19	Weapons	LEGENDARY	Lightning strikes where the enemy dies
Rainbow	20	Boots	LEGENDARY	Potion particles of various colors
Empty Rune			UNCOMMON	N/A	Could be obtained while patch 0.7 was being rolled out. It would drop in extremely large quantities from mobs, causing the player's game to crash. Now the only way to obtain is through trading with other players.

↑ All standard runes except Tidal Rune can also be obtained from Dusk when they visit the player's Garden.

Name	Level	Category	Rarity	Description of the effect	How to Obtain	Odds
Pestilence	10	Weapons	RARE	Void particles.	Revenant Horror (Tier II+) Unlocked: Zombie Slayer LVL 2	5Rare
Snake	21	Boots	LEGENDARY	Zig-zag trail of green star particles.	Revenant Horror (Tier IV+) Unlocked: Zombie Slayer LVL 6	9Pray RNGesus
Bite	15	Bows	EPIC	Two trails of Green Star and Lava Drop particles.	Tarantula Broodfather (Tier II+)	5Rare
Darkness Within	17	Boots	LEGENDARY	Black smoke particles surround the boots	Tarantula Broodfather (Tier IV+)	9Pray RNGesus
Spirit	12	Weapons	RARE	Rising trail of enchanting particles on top of which are aqua potion particles.	Sven Packmaster (Tier II+) Unlocked: Wolf Slayer LVL 2	5Rare
Couture	24	Boots	LEGENDARY	Infrequent spiral of flame and critical hit particles.	Sven Packmaster (Tier IV) Unlocked: Wolf Slayer LVL 6	9Pray RNGesus
Endersnake	23	Boots	LEGENDARY	Zig-zag trail of Witch particles.	Voidgloom Seraph (Tier III)	5Rare
End	1	Bows	EPIC	Trail of Black Smoke and Witch particles.	Voidgloom Seraph (Tier IV) Unlocked: Enderman Slayer LVL 5	7Extraordinary
Enchant	25	Chestplates	LEGENDARY	Enchanting particles move towards the wearer.	Voidgloom Seraph (Tier IV) Unlocked: Enderman Slayer LVL 7	9Pray RNGesus
Lavatears	25	Bows	LEGENDARY	^{[More Info Needed]}	Inferno Demonlord (Tier III+)	5Rare
Fiery Burst	25	Hoes	LEGENDARY	^{[More Info Needed]}	Inferno Demonlord (Tier IV) Unlocked : Blaze Slayer LVL 5	9Pray RNGesus
Soultwist	10	Weapons	EPIC	Witch particles accompanied by Smoke particles travel to wearer's location.	Riftstalker Bloodfiend (Tier II+) Unlocked : Vampire Slayer LVL 2	3Occasional

The drop rate of the 3 runes above with "Pray RNGesus" is approximately 0.32%(1/309).

Name	Level	Category	Rarity	Description of the effects	How to Obtain
Ice	8	Bows	RARE	White Smoke particles splatter from behind the arrow.	White Gift - 6.02% Green Gift - 6.15% Red Gift - 10.32%
Tidal	20	Boots	LEGENDARY	Singular wavy trail of water particles	Nightmare, Werewolf, Phantom Fisher, Grim Reaper - ^{[More Info Needed]}
Jerry	4	Weapons	COMMON	Creates a villager spawn egg splatter effect	Green Jerry Box - 0.44% Blue Jerry Box - 0.44% Purple Jerry Box - 0.43% Golden Jerry Box - 0.81%

Name	Category	Rarity	Description of the effects	How to Obtain
Grand Searing	Chestplates	LEGENDARY	Flame spiral around wearer's legs that gets more intense on  Crimson Isle From other players' perspective Smoke particles are also shown.	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - August 5, 2022 - 7,200 stock
Grand Freezing	Chestplates	LEGENDARY	^{[More Info Needed]}	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - August 5, 2023 - 12,000 stock
Spellbound	Helmets	LEGENDARY	^{[More Info Needed]}	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - July 2, 2023 - 8,500 stock
Primal Fear	Chestplates	LEGENDARY	Aura of firework trail and witch particles around the wearer	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - November 4, 2023 - 15,000 stock
Ice Skates	Boots	LEGENDARY	Leaves a trail of white sparkles and packed ice particles	Seasonal Bundle - 350 SkyBlock Gems - Winter 2023
Bark Tunes	Weapons	LEGENDARY	Creates a note particle and plays a dog bark	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - December 16, 2023 - 8,000 stock
Meow Music	Weapons	LEGENDARY	Creates a note particle and plays a cat meow	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - December 16, 2023 - 8,000 stock
Golden Carpet	Boots	LEGENDARY	Two trails of flame particles with golden particles between them	Fire Sale - 650 SkyBlock Gems - February 3, 2024 - 10,000 stock
Smitten	Helmet	LEGENDARY	An outline of a red heart above the player's head	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Valentine 2024
Rainy Day	Helmet	LEGENDARY	A gray cloud rains water onto the player's head	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Summer 2024
Super Pumpkin	Chestplates	LEGENDARY	A pumpkin surrounds the player's body	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Fall 2024
Ornamental	Chestplates	LEGENDARY	Creates yellow, blue, purple, white, green, and red orbs around the player and heart particles above the head	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - December 28, 2024 - 12,500 stock
Heartsplosion	Weapons	LEGENDARY	^{[More Info Needed]}	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Valentine 2025
Blooming	Chestplates	LEGENDARY	Flowers float around the player	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Spring 2025
Flowery Carpet	Boots	LEGENDARY	Two trails of green sparkles with colorful particles between them	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Spring 2025
Blazing Sun	Helmet	LEGENDARY	^{[More Info Needed]}	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Summer 2025
Grand Leaf-ing	Chestplate	LEGENDARY	Rosebush, peony, and critical hit particles circle around feet. Cherry blossom leaves fall around the player on Galatea	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Fall 2025
Soul Slice	Axes	LEGENDARY	Blue skulls and ominous particles	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - September 27, 2025 - 7,500 stock
Turkey	Chestplates	LEGENDARY	Orange and brown particles forming a turkey's tail	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - November 29, 2025 - 4,000 stock
Peafowl	Chestplates	LEGENDARY	Blue particles forming a peacock's tail	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - November 29, 2025 - 4,000 stock
Antlers	Helmet	LEGENDARY	Two brown antlers sit forward from the head	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Winter 2025
Crowned	Helmets	LEGENDARY	Golden particles forming a crown with red and blue gems	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - January 3, 2026 - 5,000 stock
Fading Rainbow	Axes	LEGENDARY	Particles that cycle through the rainbow	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - January 10, 2026 - 5,000 stock
Grand Gardening	Chestplate	LEGENDARY	Two green waves circle the player	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Spring 2026
Rainbow Carpet	Boots	LEGENDARY	Two trails of white particles with rainbow particles between them	Fire Sale - 350 SkyBlock Gems - April 18, 2026 - 5,000 stock
Sunny Spiral	Chestplate	LEGENDARY	Orange diamonds radiate from the player and circle around them	Seasonal Bundle - 950 SkyBlock Gems - Summer 2026
Harmony	Chestplate	LEGENDARY	Less controversial than Stereo Pants.	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - July 11, 2026 - 5,000 stock
Barkshatter	Axes	LEGENDARY	Bark all over the place	Fire Sale - 950 SkyBlock Gems - August 15, 2026 - 5,000 stock

Rates

Different rune rarities grant differing amounts of experience and have different success rates when fusing.

Rarity	Experience	Merge Chance	Expected Runes to Acquire T2	Expected Runes to Acquire T3
COMMON	10	25%	5	25
UNCOMMON	15	35%	3.86	14.88
RARE	25	40%	3.5	12.25
EPIC	30	45%	3.22	10.38
LEGENDARY	35	50%	3	9

F(n), the probability of successfully fusing on the nth attempt is represented as a function of P(n), the probability of merging on a given attempt. This distribution is binomial.

$F (n) = P (n) * (1 - P (n))^{n - 1}$

C(n) the cost in runes on the nth attempt is

$C (n) = 1 + n$

Therefore, we can represent E(n), the expected number of runes during fusing as E(n) = ∑ F(n) * C(n)

$E (n) = \sum P (n) * (1 - P (n))^{n - 1} * (1 + n)$ To calculate the expected runes to acquire

$T_{3}$ , we can represent the cost C(n) in terms of the cost of T2, or

$C_{3} (n) = E (n) + E (n) * n$

Therefore, the cost of T3 rune is

$E_{3} (n) = \sum P (n) * (1 - P (n))^{n - 1} * (1 + n) + n * \sum P (n) * (1 - P (n))^{n - 1} * (1 + n)$ $= E (n)^{2}$ Alternatively, where

$L$ is the level of the rune desired:

$E_{L} (n) = (P (n)^{- 1} + 1)^{L - 1}$

Game Message

Condition	Message
Getting a rune	RUNE! You found a rune! Talk to Dusk in the Mining District to learn about runes. [UNDERSTOOD]
Clicking [UNDERSTOOD]	You can always talk to Dusk... But you will no longer be bothered about it!

History

Alpha Hypixel Network
Mar 21, 2022		Added Fiery Burst Rune.
Mar 21, 2022		Added Lavatears Rune.
Oct 27, 2022		Added Slimy Rune.
		Added Wet Rune.
		Added Darkness Within Rune.
Mar 18, 2025	0.22	Removed Music Rune from Water Fishing loot pool.
Aug 28, 2025		Added Fading White Rune to loot pool.
Aug 28, 2025		Added Fading Green Rune to loot pool.
Jul 15, 2026		Added a message explaining how runes work when player first gets it.
Jul 22, 2026		Added Fading Blue Rune to loot pool.
SkyBlock Prototype
Aug 2, 2019	0.7	Added Runecrafting.
Oct 11, 2019	0.7.2	Added Slayer Runes.
Dec 18, 2019	0.7.5	Added Ice Rune.
Nov 2, 2020	0.9.10	Added Tidal Rune.
Jan 11, 2021		Added Jerry Rune.
May 31, 2021	0.11.5	Added End Rune.
		Added Endersnake Rune.
		Added Enchant Rune.
Aug 13, 2021		Runes can now be sold to Merchants.
Apr 20, 2022	0.13	Added Fiery Burst Rune.
Apr 20, 2022	0.13	Added Lavatears Rune.
Aug 5, 2022		Added Grand Searing Rune.
Mar 28, 2023	0.18.2	Added Slimy Rune.
Jun 20, 2023	0.19	Added Soultwist Rune.
Aug 5, 2023		Added Grand Freezing Rune.
Dec 12, 2023	0.19.9	Added Ice Skates Rune.
Feb 6, 2025		Added Runebook as a drop from runic mobs.
Mar 18, 2025	0.22	Removed Music Rune from Water Fishing loot pool.
Sep 2, 2025	0.23.4	Added Fading White Rune.
Sep 2, 2025	0.23.4	Added Fading Green Rune.
Unknown Date		Changed Grand Searing Rune and Grand Freezing Rune texture.
Sep 25, 2025		Added Soul Slice Rune.
Nov 27, 2025		Added Peafowl Rune.
Nov 27, 2025		Added Turkey Rune.
Jan 1, 2026		Added Crowned Rune.
Jan 8, 2026		Added Fading Rainbow Rune.
Mar 21, 2026		Added Blooming Rune.
		Added Flowery Carpet Rune.
		Added Grand Gardening Rune.
Apr 18, 2026		Added Rainbow Carpet Rune.
Jul 9, 2026		Added Harmony Rune.
Jul 22, 2026	0.26.1	Added a message explaining how runes work when player first gets it.

[1] All standard runes except Tidal Rune can also be obtained from Dusk when they visit the player's Garden.

[note-obtain 1]