Rune shield¶

A protective layer that absorbs damage after resistances, before block and armour. Spirit and poison damage bypass it. After a pause without damage, the shield recharges; recharge delay and regeneration control this recovery.

Referenced by¶

Passive Tree¶

Notables¶

	Name	Effect
	Armour and Rune Shield	10% increased armour 12.5% increased rune shield
	Blood Within the Circle	7.5% increased maximum health 12.5% increased rune shield
	Caster's Weave	+20 rune shield 12.5% increased rune shield from equipped body armour
	Circlet Inscription	12.5% increased rune shield recharge 12.5% increased rune shield from equipped helmet 25% increased rune shield recharge on evade recently
	Closed Circle	12.5% increased rune shield −12.5% rune shield recharge delay
	Dvergr's Mantle	+20 rune shield 12.5% increased rune shield from equipped body armour
	Eitr Bulwark	12.5% increased maximum eitr 12.5% increased rune shield
	Evasion and Rune Shield	4% increased evasion rating 12.5% increased rune shield
	Forged Inscription	10% increased armour from equipped body armour 12.5% increased rune shield from equipped body armour
	Galdr Ward	12.5% increased rune shield +15 Intelligence
	Ghostly Vestment	30% increased evasion rating from equipped body armour 12.5% increased rune shield from equipped body armour
	Keeper's Circle	+20 rune shield
	Keeper's Vessel	+12.5 maximum eitr 12.5% increased rune shield
	Lucid Veil	−18.75% rune shield recharge delay at full eitr
	Mistveil	10% increased evasion rating 12.5% increased rune shield
	Renewing Rune	12.5% increased rune shield recharge −12.5% rune shield recharge delay
	Rune Beneath Steel	10% increased armour +20 rune shield
	Rune at the Breaking Point	−12.5% rune shield recharge delay +30% healing effect at low rune shield
	Rune at the Feast	15.625% increased rune shield while fed
	Rune by the Bed	+35 rune shield while rested
	Rune of Living Blood	−12.5% rune shield recharge delay
	Rune's Thin Edge	+20 rune shield
	Runeforged Aegis	10% increased armour 12.5% increased rune shield 12.5% increased maximum eitr +8 Intelligence +8 Strength
	Runekeeper's Circlet	12.5% increased rune shield 12.5% increased rune shield from equipped helmet
	Runes After Sleep	15% increased Rested duration 2.5% increased rune shield recharge per point of rested charge 2.5% increased rune shield recharge per 10 points of comfort
	Runewoven Cloak	20% increased eitr regeneration 10% increased evasion rating 12.5% increased rune shield +8 Dexterity +8 Intelligence
	Runic Brew	15.625% increased rune shield while a mead effect is active
	Runic Lining	+20 rune shield 12.5% increased rune shield recharge on spell cast recently
	Runic Shell	+20 rune shield 12.5% increased rune shield recharge
	Shadow Behind the Rune	10% increased evasion rating 12.5% increased rune shield −12.5% rune shield recharge delay
	Shelter of Signs	12.5% increased rune shield
	Sign Upon the Brow	12.5% increased rune shield recharge −25% rune shield recharge delay on block recently
	Strength on the Road	20% increased food nourishment eitr +1.25 rune shield per 50 points of eitr from food 2.5% increased elemental damage per 15 points of eitr from food

Masteries¶

	Option	Effect
	Between Wound and Rune	+10% of maximum health becomes rune shield

Small passives¶

Items¶

Uniques (3)¶

Amber of the First Root, Dead Crown Shard: Veil, Trail of the First Antler

Mentioned in¶

• Armour
• Attributes
• Intelligence
• Spirit damage

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.