Radiance: Helm Rune Word - Diablo 2
Radiance is a low level Helm Rune Word that is often overshadowed by the Lore Helm Rune Word since it has the same level requirement and Lore offers + Skills. As you can tell by looking at the Radiance Rune Word it grants many defensive caster benefits like Damage & Magic reduction, Damage Taken Goes To Mana and + to Vitality, Energy and Mana.
Keep in mind that all Rune Words you create will retain any pre-existing bonuses found on the item. If you find a 'Superior' piece of armor with +Enhanced Defense, a Superior Weapon with +Enhanced Damage or a Helm/Weapon that has +Skill bonuses for a certain class, all of these will remain on the final Rune Word that is created. It's also possible to 'ebug' a piece of Ethereal Armor that you find which will increase the Defense bonuses by 50%, check out my Ebugging Guide for more information.
Farming High Runes: Out of all locations in the game one stands above the rest for farming specifically High Runes, the Countess during Act 1. The Countess has a guaranteed chance to always drop a High Rune and can even drop more than one. Check out my The Countess Farming Guide for more information.
Required Runes:
Level Req: 27
Other Req: N/A
Slots: Helm
+75% Enhanced Defense
+30 Defense vs. Missiles
+10 to Vitality
+10 to Energy
+33 to Mana
Damage Reduced by 7
Magic Damage Reduced by 3
15% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
+5 to Light Radius
